Wursterisms

[moonshake]

That manic laughter... "eeeeeehehehehe", it's pretty contagious.

[Wes]

That manic laughter... "eeeeeehehehehe", it's pretty contagious.

It is, especially when it comes from Roy.

"What's that?!"

I actually love it even more when the "Who's THAT?" or "What's THAT?" comes from Tom, to a normal caller. Especially when it seems like he decided to say it at the last second, and then gets the caller to spend five minutes trying to explain something that he obviously already knows. Bonus points when he gets someone to do it in relation to a movie sequel/remake.

When either of them does it, though, it's just the way they manage to sound so proud of not knowing something that really makes me laugh.

[jed]

Another classic: "Can you send me a JPEG?"

I've always heard "shoot me a JPEG" which is even funnier.

Also, "Define ______."

[moonshake]

JW going "higher", "lower", "little higher", "little lower", "waaay higher" etc. while Tom counts up/down to a number. I love how long it always takes Tom to finally make a correct guess.

[MichelleinGB]

It's "Yeah, why?" and all of its variations that kill me each and every time.

Same here.  That, and "Wait - whaaaaaaat?"

[Itslikeimsayin]

JW going "higher", "lower", "little higher", "little lower", "waaay higher" etc. while Tom counts up/down to a number. I love how long it always takes Tom to finally make a correct guess.

You failed to mention the added bonus of Wurster's character usually acting like Tom is ridiculous once he actually passes the correct number.

[Stupornaut]

Not that frequent, but slays me every time: references to gym shorts.

[Deric W. Haircare]

I actually love it even more when the "Who's THAT?" or "What's THAT?" comes from Tom, to a normal caller. Especially when it seems like he decided to say it at the last second, and then gets the caller to spend five minutes trying to explain something that he obviously already knows. Bonus points when he gets someone to do it in relation to a movie sequel/remake.

When either of them does it, though, it's just the way they manage to sound so proud of not knowing something that really makes me laugh.

Starting to drift off-topic, but: YES! I was just listening to the 2001 show wherein Tom insists to callers (for over half an hour) that they're mistaken about The Producers having been a movie before it was a play, and that an IMDB search only pulls up results for The Directors, starring Gene Wilder and Dom DeLouise (a la the later Dawn of the Dead dust-up). Radio magic.

[masterofsparks]

I actually love it even more when the "Who's THAT?" or "What's THAT?" comes from Tom, to a normal caller. Especially when it seems like he decided to say it at the last second, and then gets the caller to spend five minutes trying to explain something that he obviously already knows. Bonus points when he gets someone to do it in relation to a movie sequel/remake.

When either of them does it, though, it's just the way they manage to sound so proud of not knowing something that really makes me laugh.

Starting to drift off-topic, but: YES! I was just listening to the 2001 show wherein Tom insists to callers (for over half an hour) that they're mistaken about The Producers having been a movie before it was a play, and that an IMDB search only pulls up results for The Directors, starring Gene Wilder and Dom DeLouise (a la the later Dawn of the Dead dust-up). Radio magic.

I liked when he did this re: the announcement of the death of Gleason Jones, who he insisted, over the objections of numerous callers, was the actor who played the prinicipal in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Or when he claimed that The Flintstones actually pre-dated The Honeymooners.

[perry]

"oh you gotta be KIDDING me!!"

"you mean to tell me that you have a radio show..."

and one of my favorite things is when he insists that the best show is on a high school radio station.  makes me laugh every time.

"aw, c'mon guy!"

[team minus zero]

"Right in the juggler" as opposed to " jugular"

[Steve in North Hollywood]

The insulted "Noooooouuu!" that PBR always shouts when Tom gets something wrong.

"Philla-minion"

"Eng-uh-land"

And any time PBR starts rattling off a list and he drops into that mellow tone, i.e. Rambocky: "Footlong, salami, balogna, ham ... onions, banana peppers, extra oregano, extra mayo ... lettuce ... ... ... peanut chews."

[Fig Neutron]

I actually love it even more when the "Who's THAT?" or "What's THAT?" comes from Tom, to a normal caller. Especially when it seems like he decided to say it at the last second, and then gets the caller to spend five minutes trying to explain something that he obviously already knows. Bonus points when he gets someone to do it in relation to a movie sequel/remake.

When either of them does it, though, it's just the way they manage to sound so proud of not knowing something that really makes me laugh.

Starting to drift off-topic, but: YES! I was just listening to the 2001 show wherein Tom insists to callers (for over half an hour) that they're mistaken about The Producers having been a movie before it was a play, and that an IMDB search only pulls up results for The Directors, starring Gene Wilder and Dom DeLouise (a la the later Dawn of the Dead dust-up). Radio magic.

I liked when he did this re: the announcement of the death of Gleason Jones, who he insisted, over the objections of numerous callers, was the actor who played the prinicipal in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Or when he claimed that The Flintstones actually pre-dated The Honeymooners.

The CNN crawl guy was my Furst Wurst (before I was on the 'in').  What a good one to start with, as I don't think it was planned out, and he seemed like a real (though weird) person.

Then, "I wonder what I'm gonna say at your funeral?  Which I have a feeling will be rather soon."  And to the caller, not Tom.  That actually freaked me out a little.

Tom did a GREAT Producers-esque one tonight, going all over the map with Bob Dylan's chronology.

[namethebats]

Tom did a GREAT Producers-esque one tonight, going all over the map with Bob Dylan's chronology.

Not to mention the Cubs' World Series win in 1999. He looked it up!

[Pat K]

A rare gem, but my favorite:

"How old are you, son?!"