22/11/2012 James O'Brien Show - Gaza Ceasefire, Babies and Dogs, Mystery Hour

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Hour 1

• Following the Gaza ceasefire agreement, James asks: who won and what was won?

Hour 2

• Following the death of a baby after getting attacked by the family dog, James wonders why anyone would take the chance of keeping a dog around your newborn baby.
• Scary stuff. All I can say is Dr Freud would have had fun with some of the callers.

Hour 3 - Mystery Hour

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• If stars die, how come astronomical studies appear to be the same?
• Is there a restriction on the height of basket ball players?
• Why do we refer to the mince meat pie thus when there's no meat involved?
• Why do we teach kids times tables up 12?
• What would have to happen for us to see things around us in slow motion?
• Can the internet ever be turned off?
• Can birds fly backwards?
• Can an animal procreate with an from a different species?
• Can a hair that's fallen off a dog grow on a human body?  Duh!
• Today being Thanksgiving in the US, what happens to the two turkeys that President Obama will pardon?

15/11/2012 James O'Brien Show - Sniper, Gaza, Mystery Hour

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Hour 1

• The Sgt Danny Nightingale story
• Should a soldier go to prison for possessing a firearm?

Hour 2

• After the tragic events in Gaza overnight, James braves the treacherous waters that is the Middle East politics.  

Hour 3

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• The origins of snod
• Shortsightedness - does it ever get reversed?
• Why do patients not bleed when they're being cut open in surgery? 
• Lieutenant, why do Americans pronounce it differently?
• Do colour blind people have to purchase a colour TV licence?  It didn't make it to the board.
• Do fish drink water, or whaEVER? It didn't make it to the board.
• Who invented the game of IT or tig or tag? I don't know either
• Why do we pull the face when we taste something sour?
• What is the difference between brook, stream and river?
• Why do push sprockets, gears on the right hand side? In the words of Homer Simpson: BORING!
• Can you record a smell? Duh!
• Phone boxes.  Do they come in different colours?
• How is the art industry having to buy all the colors when just three colours (magenta, yellow, cyan) would do when mixed?