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Season 3, Episode 9: National Sausage Month!

This episode’s celebratory title asserts that every month, even every day, is national sausage month if America declares it to be so. Old Man Boxing starts us off, between George Nestlerode and Verne Kerbseid, former Retirement Initiative Planners (RIP) who’ve neglected to plan for their own retirement. Then we’re off to Ireland, for adventures at Fiona Lynch’s Irish Burrito Stand and Backyard Boxing Gym. Wandering Yanks, beware! Next follows Unitarian Horror: a house is haunted, and who but a Unitarian minister can step in with the brutal hand of Pluralism. More excitement follows when step-brothers Mel and Karnack visit the Miss Precious Lingerie Espresso Stand. Unfortunately, it’s not what it sounds like, quite. Finally, we hear the next in the series of Life Lessons with Oswald Spellman. Oswald takes his dog for a walk, and then a rampage. If only the elderly were more aware of their surroundings…

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