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Men in Charge Season 11, Episode 19: Room for You on the Lord's Sofa

There’s room for you on the Lord’s sofa because Tony and Kevin have come to the end (that is, they’ve “put down”) two long-running series. The first to have dirt shoveled over it is RV Rapture 12, in which Fred, along with his dog Bitsy, are offered a promotion to Heaven. Will Margaret be permitted to come along on the Ascension? Does she deserve to? Does that matter? Stay tuned. This apocalyptic disorder is followed by a death-adjacent commercial for “Norwegian Hiking River Cruises.” Yes, climate change has dried up those former European rivers, so now you can hike through those mucky riverbeds to collect valuables dropped over the side from previous trips when the rivers were navigable! Finally, CHAOS 8, the final appearance of astronaut/funeral director Anders Lurkawhile and his amazingly patient wife Enid, as he takes their young son Chester on trip through the Kiosk of Imagination. Thanks goodness there’s all that room on the Lord’s Sofa! Goodness gracious!

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Tony Flinn, known around the model railroad track in his basement as “Professor of English, Emeritus,” recently retired from Eastern Washington University to age in place, like an old car up on blocks in the barn, convenient for climbing behind the wheel and saying “Vroom! Vroom!” He and his co-host and co-producer, Kevin Decker, have been writing and performing in “Men in Charge” since probably 2014, or even earlier, depending on whether you’re using the Julian or Gregorian calendar.
Kevin Decker, Professor of Philosophy, was left holding the bag when Tony Flinn recently retired from Eastern Washington University. That bag was full of cats. At first, he thought they were cute, but then they woke up and started mauling him. It turned out that the cats were mountain lion cubs, often referred to incorrectly as “cougars.” One had rabies. From his now-permanent hospital bed, Kevin writes for and co-produces “Men in Charge,” the title of which may or may not be ironic
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