[quote author=masterofsparks link=topic=3693.msg146202#msg146202 date=1266361162
but I think my favorite moment, which happened near the beginning of the show, was the Dania heave-ho. It's the sort of stealth hang-up that I love so much, when a perfectly pleasant conversation turns on a dime and the caller gets an absolutely undeserved heave-ho. This one was so sudden and unexpected that even Tom laughed about it.
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I like these too. They're super funny no matter what, but I think its kind of a deeper thing that gets exposed too... Sometimes Tom acknowledges it as such, sometimes he doesn't, and it is just The Way of Things.
Frankly, if you're ever afraid to call in, a call like this should make you less and not more afraid. The show is its own thing, and there's really nothing you can do to avoid the heave ho. This should free you from the constraints of being interesting.