Changes: Floundering

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Floundering refers to moments on the show where former host Joe has made things awkward, and must recover. This was often pointed out by Lars (or Joe himself) to humorously draw more attention to it.

History

A certain amount of floundering is inevitable based on Joe's style of comedy, being very intentional and "grabby". At any moment, he may have grasped at an opportunity for a joke. This could be hit-or-miss; while some of the funniest moments on the show came from his jokes, this also led to many awkward moments.

Likewise, Joe would sometimes fail to deliver a line properly, with "ums" and "uhs" as well as a throat-clearing (or several of them). A notable example of this can be found on the last guest appearance by Alexis. He usually requested that the floundering in these cases was left in, or even exaggerated in the editing room.

Episodes with excessive floundering and awkwardness by Joe are called "extra-Joe" by the hosts.

Lars floundering?

While Lars very occasionally flounders, his style of comedy is much more observational and less scrappy, so it is not nearly as common.

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-'''Floundering''' refers to moments on [[The First Podcast|the show]] where [[Joe]] has made things awkward, and must recover. This is often pointed out by [[Lars]] (or Joe himself) to humorously draw more attention to it.
+'''Floundering''' refers to moments on [[The First Podcast|the show]] where former host [[Joe]] has made things awkward, and must recover. This was often pointed out by [[Lars]] (or Joe himself) to humorously draw more attention to it.
 == History ==
-A certain amount of floundering is inevitable based on Joe's style of comedy, being very intentional and "grabby". At any moment, he may grasp at an opportunity for a joke. This can be hit-or-miss; while some of the funniest moments on the show come from his jokes, this also leads to many awkward moments.
+A certain amount of floundering is inevitable based on Joe's style of comedy, being very intentional and "grabby". At any moment, he may have grasped at an opportunity for a joke. This could be hit-or-miss; while some of the funniest moments on the show came from his jokes, this also led to many awkward moments.
-Likewise, Joe will sometimes fail to deliver a line properly, with "ums" and "uhs" as well as a throat-clearing (or several of them). A notable example of this can be found on the last guest appearance by [[Alexis]]. He usually requests that the floundering in these cases is left in, or even exaggerated in the editing room.
+Likewise, Joe would sometimes fail to deliver a line properly, with "ums" and "uhs" as well as a throat-clearing (or several of them). A notable example of this can be found on the last guest appearance by [[Alexis]]. He usually requested that the floundering in these cases was left in, or even exaggerated in the editing room.
 Episodes with excessive floundering and awkwardness by Joe are called "extra-Joe" by the hosts.