TOTP - Top Ten Times You Really Wish You Had Your MP3 Player

Hannah co-wrote this list with Rob, bringing together the ten worst times in your life when you forgot your mp3 player:-

• 10 - Random song stuck in your head
• 9 - Doctors
• 8 - Showing off
• 7 - Family meals
• 6 - Car
• 5 - Shopping
• 4 - Treadmill
• 3 - Noisey environments
• 2 - Public buildings
• 1 - Daily walks that go much quicker with an iPod

Thanks for that Hannah, and everyone please keep those mp3 audio comments coming to topofthepods@gmail.com. The easiest way to record an audio comment is to plug a microphone into your computer, use free software like Audacity (PC / Mac / Linux) to record your message, then attach the saved WAV or MP3 file to an email. Try to keep 'em short and sweet - no clever stuff needed, we just like hearing you say nice things about us!

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TOTP - Top Ten Household Appliances That Are Catastrophic If They Break Or Go Wrong

James from Luton clearly hasn't heard of extended warranty, here is a list of things that he can't live without around the house:-

• 10 - Iron
• 9 - Vacuum Cleaner
• 8 - TV
• 7 - Stereo System
• 6 - Fridge Or Freezer
• 5 - Microwave And Cooker
• 4 - Shower
• 3 - Washing Machine
• 2 - Central Heating Boiler
• 1 - Kettle

We have almost run out of audio comments - send your mp3 messages over to topofthepods@gmail.com and try and keep them as short and sweet as possible.

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TOTP - Top Ten Things You May Not Know About Marilyn Monroe

The beautiful Melinda from the My Marilyn Podcast is a keen fan of Marilyn Monroe, one of the best examples of a specialist podcast. She has chosen to share with the world ten things you may not know about Marilyn Monroe :-

• 10 - She was married 3 times.
• 9 - She was smart.
• 8 - She appeared in 29 films during her 13 year career.
• 7 - The dress she wore to sing Happy Birthday to John F Kennedy was sold by her estate at a Christies auction for 1.13 million dollars in 1999.
• 6 - She suffered from a gynaecological disorder and was unable to have children.
• 5 - She was a talented actress.
• 4 - She never met Elvis Presley or James Dean.
• 3 - She started her own production company.
• 2 - She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson.
• 1 - She was the first Playboy centerfold.

If you 'd like to know more about Marilyn Monroe we suggest heading over to http://www.mymarilyn.ca, its way more educational and entertaining than anything the biography channel would churn out.

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TOTP - Top Ten List Of Hardcore Tunes

Hardcore - you know the score. Loyal listener Bazza took off his raving shoes, pink bobble hat, neon glow sticks and whistle just to write down his list of the best techno hardcore tunes:-

• 10 - Unique - Feelin' Fine
• 9 - Cris.E.Manic - Just One More
• 8 - Darren Styles - Cutting Deep (VIP Mix)
• 7 - Euphoria - Silver Dawn
• 6 - Gammer - A New Feeling
• 5 - Force and Styles - Heart Of Gold
• 4 - Deddley and Gammar - Mars ATX
• 3 - Force and Styles - Pacific Sun
• 2 - CLSM - Free Your Mind (Sy and Unknown Remix)
• 1 - Frantic and Resist - Spending My Time

Keep those audio comments and lists flooding into topofthepods@gmail.com. If you are interested in podcasting then you might like to download the free Podcast User Magazine - available now at http://www.podcastusermagazine.com featuring Top of the Pods!

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TOTP - Top Ten Things That Irritate Emos

XLoserXChickX is not just a fine example of British Jewth, but also an Emo. In todays show we find out a little more about Emos and what upsets them:-

• 10 - Adults that don't understand
• 9 - Emus
• 8 - Don't know what one is
• 7 - Pop stars that try
• 6 - No charge in your ipod
• 5 - Christmas
• 4 - Paying for gigs
• 3 - Chavs
• 2 - Emo boys being called gay
• 1 - Being called goths

Sorry about the sound quality of tonights show, slightly bad settings for the first 5 minutes but the rest of the show is much better - worth staying around for the Jewish quiz at the end we think. We also added another artist to our backing tracks; the talented Rob Hughes of www.robhughesmusic.com sent us the album Butterfly - worth a trip to the web site to sample some of the tracks properly.

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TOTP - Top Ten Winners In A Marshall Arts Fight

Robs mind conjoured up an imaginary fight with ten of the worlds best marshall artists, here is the results table which we made into a podcast:-

• 10 - Steven Segal
• 9 - Jean Clawed Van Damm
• 8 - Jet Lee
• 7 - Jackie Chan
• 6 - Neo
• 5 - Kill Bill Chick
• 4 - Monkey
• 3 - Tony Jaa from Ong Bak (Purchase from Amazon)
• 2 - Bruce Lee
• 1 - Mr Miagi

Thanks to Baxter for emailing topofthepods@gmail.com with a short mp3 for us to play, why don't you do the same?

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TOTP - Top Ten Reasons Why We Haven't Done A Podcast Since Friday

Hello friends. I know you're wondering where we are and I am wondering why we haven't put a single show together this week. So instead of leaving the comments board to fill up with where are we's, i thought I would write a top ten reasons why we ain't been around. I am thinking I may record a little voice thing to go with it, but not having access to the Top Of The Pods studio today would mean a really crappy show and of course one without Rob too. So if there is a crappy show, soz for the crappyness and if there isn't soz for wetting your appetite :-

• 10 - The Dog ate us
  
• 9 - Jon is taking the week off to catch up with Rob's obsessive LOST viewing
  
• 8 - Rob finally heard a girl fart and has been admitted to Peterborough General with Palpitations
  
• 7 - Jon decided to start his own podcast, "JEWnews"
  
• 6 - Rob is decorating his entire house with laminate flooring both on the floors and walls, but strangly he is leaving the ceilings as they are.
  
• 5 - Jon has decided everything is 'Rubbish' and has refused to leave his rubbish house
  
• 4 - Rob's Pocket PC ran out of battery on Monday afternoon and he is currently lost trying to find his way home from work.
  
• 3 - Jon has been banned from broadcasting for mentioning Israel far too many times and all the other countries are feeling left out.
  
• 2 - Rob confided to Jon that he loves him and Jon is just a little bit worried that an affiar really could complicate the smooth running of the show.
  
• 1 - Jon (this is my list so of course I am at number 1) is taking time apart from Top Of The Pods and is concerntrating on a solo project which is titled 'How To Deal With Fame After Podcasting'.
  

Erm that's it. Sorry it's not the real deal, but we have both been working like moogs to hit some pretty important deadlines and we hope to be back in the driving seat either tomorrow or by the latest, Monday. I may put up additional crap if we don't get back before monday so sorry again if that happens. Other than that, you know the score at the alley and stuff like that so do what you all love to do and keep the emails rolling and the comments board filling up. Peace guys... Jonathan...TOTP

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TOTP - Top Ten Things That Make A Cheesy Summer Hit

Our wonderful SMS text addict sent us in a list that will take us all down a musical memory lane:-

• 10 - Usually an unknown artist from Europe, often Holland
• 9 - Bought by millions of teeny boppers
• 8 - You secretly like the tune
• 7 - The unique dance
• 6 - A-list celeb creation
• 5 - One hit wonders
• 4 - Catchy and annoying
• 3 - One of these tunes every summer
• 2 - Played every 10 minutes
• 1 - You cringe a year later

Download and listen to the mp3, and don't forget to have a good weekend. Got nothing to do? Then write us a list and email it to topofthepods@gmail.com.

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TOTP - Top Ten Impersonations Billy Would Like To Hear Rob Attempt

How embarrassing! Billy sent Rob a list of impressions he'd like him to do :-

• 10 - John Wayne
• 9 - Jerry Adams
• 8 - The Queen
• 7 - Darth Vader
• 6 - Mr Humphries
• 5 - George Bush
• 4 - Sean Connery
• 3 - Michael Cane
• 2 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
• 1 - Delia Smith

Download the mp3 of the show here to cringe more than Rob did. Horrid, horrid show...

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TOTP - Top Ten Mistakes Men Make With Women

From those casanovas who send out emails to lonely men comes a long list of mistakes that fellas make with the girls. Download the mp3 of the show or get yourself some free software like iTunes which automatically downloads the mp3 for you:-

• 10 - Getting help
• 9 - Not knowing what to do
• 8 - Giving away power
• 7 - Money and looks
• 6 - Not understanding how attraction works
• 5 - Letting your feelings be known
• 4 - Buying her affection
• 3 - Approval and permission
• 2 - Convincing her to like you
• 1 - Too much of nice guy

If you are a girl then let us know some of the mistakes us men make using the comments board. Failing that if you want to get into a debate about the latest episode of Lost on the comments board like everyone does.

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TOTP - Top Ten Worst Hair Styles

David from Austin, Texas went to a lot of trouble to send us his list of the ten worst hair styles - here is the mp3 of the show to download:-

• 10 - Elvis Impersonator
• 9 - Perm
• 8 - Afro
• 7 - Mushroom
• 6 - Skullet
• 5 - Beehive
• 4 - Bowl
• 3 - Mohawk
• 2 - Comb-over
• 1 - Mullet

If you are still visiting www.topofthepods.com on a daily basis to check for new shows then why not use some free software like iTunes or Juice instead. These will automatically download our latest shows direct onto your computer or mp3 player.

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TOTP - Top Ten Unofficial Ambassadors For England

Discussions with Chicago Matt brought to light some of the unofficial ambassadors for England available to download in this mp3 file. Sound quality on this podcast isn't perfect as Rob forgot to switch his mic on, but what the heck, tomorrows show should be better:-

• 10 - Sir Elton John
• 9 - Prince Charles and Prince William
• 8 - Tony Blair
• 7 - David Beckham
• 6 - David Brent
• 5 - Gordon Brown
• 4 - James Bond
• 3 - Hugh Grant
• 2 - Paul MacCartney
• 1 - Mr Bean

Once again, don't forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley and drop us a review at Podfeed.net.

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TOTP - Top Ten Things That Come Out Of Fall Or Grow In The Sky Or Trees

Sean sent this email to topofthepods@gmail.com with a list of ten things that fall from various places - probably one of the strangest lists we have had so far:-

• 10 - Bird feces
• 9 - Rain, snow and sleet
• 8 - Cats and dogs
• 7 - Money
• 6 - Aeroplanes
• 5 - Fruit
• 4 - Suicide
• 3 - Squirrels
• 2 - 40 Ton Anvils
• 1 - Balloons

Now it's near the weekend you should have time to visit podcast alley and drop us a vote if you haven't already.

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TOTP - Top Ten Things You Get For Christmas That You Didnt Want

Sarah from Texas might seem ungrateful, but at least she is honest. Here is the mp3 file to listen to containing a list of ten things that she gets every christmas that she didn't want:-

• 10 - Earmuffs
• 9 - Bath supplies
• 8 - Letters but no cash
• 7 - Clothes
• 6 - School supplies
• 5 - Jewelry
• 4 - Big jackets
• 3 - Socks
• 2 - Towels
• 1 - Fruitcake

Thanks for all the great emails from people over this last week, keep 'em coming to topofthepods@gmail.com - if you include an mp3 with it we'll probably play it on the show. We mentioned about Tivo adding podcasting to it's feature list (such a shame it's not available here in the UK - we only get Sky Plus). We think it would be an ideal opportunity for Tivo audiences to be able to have access to our show if it is easy to find in their built in directory , if you think this is a great idea too then why don't you ask Tivo?

Update: there is a known issue with using Feedburner with Libsyn so this is a repost - just waiting for the support departments from both companies to get in touch, neither have contact us yet. This is a repost, meaning that we've had to archive the old comments.

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TOTP - Top Ten Things System Administrators Do To Annoy Users

Mr Admin (if that is his real name) has some series issues which he chooses to share with us, here are the top ten of the most evil things that he gets up to whilst in control of computer networks:-

• 10 - Remotely rebooting PCs just as users try and save their data
• 9 - Putting in email filters to send yourself a copy of all the jpegs that people email
• 8 - Coming into work early and making sure you are visibly seen tampering with a users system.
• 7 - Hiding critically important user files
• 6 - Randomly deleting email with a subject line of test
• 5 - Asking users to reboot their systems while holding down specific key combinations
• 4 - Leafing through users browser history for dodgy blackmail material
• 3 - Mis-directing email for fun and profit
• 2 - Reacting really slowly when someone asks "My god - Can you stop an email I've just sent?!"
• 1 - Making someones PC play the theme tune to Heidi at random intervals through the day

Here is the mp3 of the show. Plus another quiz and a badly rendered (probably non-child safe) song in our outtakes section at the end. When you are done listening to this can you do us a big favour and pay a visit to the Top Of The Pods page at podcast alley for a quick vote? If you would like to send us your list of top ten items then email topofthepods@gmail.com as we are also low on audio comments so get recording now!

We'd like to see some ideas on the www.topofthepods.com comments board for this post for things that users can do to annoy system administrator too. Be inventive and the best ideas will make it into a forthcoming list.

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TOTP - Top Ten Daily Annoyances

Jon and Rob are both back from their festive break to bring you Simon's Top Ten Daily Annoyances (mp3 file). These are things that got on Simon's nerves so much that he emailed topofthepods@gmail.com with his list:-

• 10 - Lawn long
• 9 - Wheelie bin full
• 8 - Window adverts
• 7 - Partner TV chats
• 6 - Car indicators
• 5 - Washing up
• 4 - Motorway service coffee machines
• 3 - No toilet paper
• 2 - Going back out for milk and bread
• 1 - Overtake then slow down

We also do some late Christmas present opening and a special truck related transportation quiz at the end of today's show. Do us a favour and email us some audio comments to topofthepods@gmail.com.

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TOTP - Top Ten Happy Things That Creep Me Out

We do daily shows and our subscribers go down, we disappear for two weeks and figures go through the roof - is someone trying to tell us something here? Rob got thinking about ten seemingly innocent things that really give him the willies and recorded this mp3 podcast with them all on:-

• 10 - Music boxes
• 9 - Peewee Herman
• 8 - Twins
• 7 - Brass ornaments
• 6 - Roosters spurs
• 5 - Boots makeup girls
• 4 - Masks
• 3 - Yoko Ono
• 2 - Puppets
• 1 - Clowns

You like these lists? Then send us yours to topofthepods@gmail.com and we'll be sure to read it out on www.topofthepods.com. Thanks everyone for sticking with us while we took time off podcasting, we'll make up for it we promise.

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TOTP - Top Ten Christopher Walken Films

Now standing for President in the States, here is Rowleys Top Ten of Christopher Walken Films:-

• 10 - Things to do in Denver when you are dead
• 9 - Antz
• 8 - The Stepford Wives
• 7 - American Sweethearts
• 6 - Pulp Fiction
• 5 - Batman Returns
• 4 - The Dead Zone
• 3 - The Deer Hunter
• 2 - Sleepy Hollow
• 1 - A View To A Kill

Looking at the huge drop in stats it seems like half our audience have gone to visit their parents for Thanksgiving. So take advantage of becoming technical support, while you are fixing your Moms email account then why install Juice or iTunes and subscribe to www.topofthepods.com? You might also want to test Moms email account by generating a test message from www.podcastalley.com. Happy holidays, we'll be back on Monday.

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TOTP - Top Ten Ways To Tell You Are An SMS Text Message Addict

On today's show Paul sends us ten tell tale signs that we could be using our mobile phone text messaging a little too much:-

• 10 - Text only friends
• 9 - T9 is quicker
• 8 - Bluejacking
• 7 - Quicker than QWERTY
• 6 - The arrival buzz
• 5 - Spam yourself
• 4 - TXT SPK
• 3 - Communicate more via text than by talking
• 2 - Withdrawal symptoms
• 1 - Checking the phone every 10 seconds

What more can we say? Send us your audio comments to topofthepods@gmail.com so we can play you on the show.

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TOTP - Top Ten Things That Are 99 Percent Unlikely To Happen

Richard sent us this wonderful top ten list about things that ain't gonna happen:-

• 10 - Time Travel
• 9 - Teleporting
• 8 - Living Forever
• 7 - Classless Society
• 6 - End of Technology Development
• 5 - End of Human Curiosity
• 4 - World Peace
• 3 - End of Taxes
• 2 - End of Pollution
• 1 - End of the Universe

Sorry if the show goes on a little too long, feel free to complain to topofthepods@gmail.com - we are just making up for not doing a show this friday.

This is another repost - either feedburner or libsyn are playing up - does anyone else who uses this combination have the same problem?

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