How Long Is Toilet Roll Dangling From Space?

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Sophie, Josie, Matthew and special guest Paul Stubley discuss Randy Gardner's ribbon, Josie drinking waterpark water, and a bathtub of ice-cream with two portions of fries.

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A Piece of String

How Long Is Toilet Roll Dangling From Space?

A Piece of String

published 6 years ago

MP3•Episode home

Sophie, Josie, Matthew and special guest Paul Stubley discuss Randy Gardner's ribbon, Josie drinking waterpark water, and a bathtub of ice-cream with two portions of fries.

32 episodes

#Comedy #Josie A Peters, Matthew Shribman, Sophie Ward #Josie A Peters #Matthew Shribman #Sophie Ward #Special Guests

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How Long Is An Antarctic New Year? 34:48

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How Long Is Falling In Love With Everyone? 32:30

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How Long Is A Bird Moving Like A Robot? 41:05

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James, Matthew, Fran and Sophie discuss eating an aeroplane, Martian sunsets, and a pillar made of slugs.

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Matthew, Sophie, and two special guests, Philly and Nathan, discuss Demogorgon robots, penises with legs and eating chips and gravy off the floor.

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How Long Is Toilet Roll Dangling From Space? 37:24

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How Long Is A Cylindrical Wolf? 39:38

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Matthew, Josie, Sophie and special guest Paul Stubley discuss an atmosphere made of fish, Champagne Boy, and eating three breals a day.

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How Long Is Santa Claus On A Pendulum? 37:09

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In our festive special Fran, Sophie, James Wells and Matthew discuss the Christmas stick, 1000 mince pies, and teething toddler Jesus.

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How Long Is A Gorilla's Pet Dog? 47:00

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James Hay, Josie, Matthew and special guest Paul Stubley discuss Clever Hans the maths horse, not chomping, and laser guided udder seekers.

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How Long Is An Elizabethan Cat? 44:07

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How Long Is A Slug In A Gun? 37:48

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Josie, Matthew, James Wells and special guest James Hartley discuss being like Mario, living underwater in a shopping centre, and death by jiggling.

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How Long Is Riding A Plane To Safety? 34:23

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James, Fran, Matthew and Tom discuss hangover causes and flying cats, with Fran speaking some Spanish thrown in. Warning: if you’re a nervous flier, this episode discusses plane crashes.

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How Long Is A Thirsty Fish? 49:09

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How Long Is A Hole At The Pole? 51:21

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How Long Is A Democratic Dog Sneeze? 52:50

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How Long Is An Immigration Official On A Slide? 52:42

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How Long Is A Pair Of Leopard's Sunglasses? 45:05

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How Long Is A Sweaty Platypus? 47:45

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How Long Is A Tin Can In The Antarctic? 43:02

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How Long Is A Self-Cloning Crayfish? 35:38

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