No Agenda - Recurring Themes and Catch Phrases

Recurring Themes and Catch Phrases

• Bogative- A term originally used once by Bill O'Reilly, 'Bogative' has been propagated by Curry and Dvorak since the 11/20/11 show, "Bogative Charity." It has been defined by Dvorak to mean the combination of 'negative' and 'bogus' (e.g. A charity that scams its donors is a bogative charity.)
• Gitmo Nation- The combined United States (Gitmo Nation West), United Kingdom (Gitmo Nation East) and Netherlands (Gitmo Nation Lowlands) whose governments, in the eyes of the hosts, are in the process of stripping citizens of their rights. The phrase comes from the terrorist prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. During the introduction to the show the hosts tell the listeners from which part of Gitmo Nation they are broadcasting. John usually is at his home in "Northern Silicon Valley" and adds that location after he states he is in Gitmo Nation West. When he is at his compound in Port Angeles, Washington he says that he is speaking from Gitmo Nation Northwest. Italy is known as Gitmo Nation Pizza
• Crackpot and The Buzzkill- Nicknames for Curry and Dvorak respectively. The term stems from Adam usually having wild ideas and theories about the news while John tries to ground Adam in reality.
• IN THE MORNING!- Inspired by the Family Guy episode "Mother Tucker" where Stewie and Brian become DJs. The phrase was taken from “Weenie and the Butt in the morning 97.1 WQHG” where the two DJs use a lot of sound clip jockeying. Originally used by Adam Curry to mock DJs and traditional radio media, it soon became a popular phrase with both Curry and the listeners. Adam then had the line professionally recorded in a typical Top-40 radio station style, and it now adorns most show bumpers and intros. It is also interspersed at various moments of the show as a "rimshot" or just thrown in by Curry as an ironic sting. The letters ITM are also used (much like the word mahalo is used in Hawaiian) when chatting with other users in the No Agenda show chat room and on Twitter.

Over time, Adam and John have said "In The Morning" to many entities. While this list is NOT definitive it IS updated as of Show 382 when Adam introduced a whole new list of entities:

"In the morning to all the to all of the boots on the ground, feets in the air, farmers in the fields, guns to the head, wings in the skies, foots in the oceans, bums on seats, fingers in the dikes, rats in the sewers, asses in the air, checks in the mail, ankles in the straps, drones in the sky, bakers in the kitchens, dung in the pit, truckers on the highways, astronauts manning the moon and mars base stations, hams on the air, drones overhead, earthquake machines in the oceans, aliens underground, moon bases on the dark side, spooks in the wires, bankers in the government, special ops in the sand, clones in the White House, shills in the congress, shills on the hill, stooges in the media, hackers in the ballot machines, sysadmins on the inside, producers on the job, knights in the service, formulas in the propagations, memes in the cold, fractals in the universe and all of our human resources in the chatroom!"

• The Fractal- A theory put forth by John that the world power structure is based on a mathematical fractal, an infinite self-replicating shape. He came to this realization after news of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal broke. Dvorak contends that the Madoff scandal is merely a replication of the larger financial system's deceitful nature and shortcomings. The fractal principle has been used by both hosts to describe similarities between a specific example of wrongdoing and the larger failings of the system.
• Now Back to Real News- An ironic intro for stories in the news that have little importance or serve only to distract. These tend to be of the celebrity gossip or other soft subject variety. Adam and John mock the media's fascination with stories that appeal to the lowest common denominator, or simply giving the public what it wants rather than what it needs.
• Adam Curry's/John C. Dvorak's Pet Peeve of the Day. - When either Adam and John discuss a topic they find to be most irksome (usually termed a rant) they will nominate it as the pet peeve of the day. The nomination usually occurs after a deconstruction of why they find the topic to be irksome.
• Nothing to See Here!- Usually played when something that the hosts feel is important receives little or no coverage in the mainstream media which is instead focusing on the latest celebrity gossip or other issue of relatively minor importance. Examples may include a debate in the senate over an important law or a presidential visit to a foreign country that may not have received coverage.
• You Will Obey! - Refers to situations where the hosts feel those in power are using their power to control others. An example given by the hosts includes the security checkpoints at airports where people are forced to take off their shoes in the name of security.
• Shut up Slave! - Used with examples of media or government authorities not allowing others to finish their opinion. This also represents situations where in the hosts opinion government officials would rather the public at large just obey laws quietly instead of trying to change things. This is commonly used in conjunction with discussions about the "New World Order."
• Mon-san-to!- played when the duo discuss GMO foods, usually involving the Monsanto Corporation and their agriculture products.
• Our formula is this: We go out; we hit people in the mouth!- The quote is from a commercial spoken by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary. In the show this refers to the hosts desire to bring the news and issues to their listeners without being controlled or censored by government officials or any big business sponsors. It is the opinion of the hosts that many mainstream news sources are under the control of their sponsors and/or government officials.
• To the gate, to the gate, to the Climategate. - news related to Climategate, or climate change in general.
• Two to the head. - refers to deaths that were reported as suicides, where the victims shot themselves twice, in the head. It is the opinion of the hosts that this is very unlikely if not impossible. In their view being shot twice in the head instead is a result of a professional assassination made to look like a suicide. In their opinion this could be done by a professional hitman hired by big business or by a government agent. In this scenario the gun is often placed in the left hand (assuming the person being 'suicided' is right-handed) further insinuating that the suicide was not genuine.
• No Agenda Swine Flu Minute - comments on the marketing aspects of Swine Flu management
• No service for you! - liberal use of this catchphrase from Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi." This represents certain services that the hosts feel could be denied to rebellious citizens. A recurring example is the ACTA treaty that if signed may be used to cut off Internet service to those accused of file sharing by media companies.
• The distraction of the week, on No Agenda. - This refers to a relatively unimportant story that has garnered a lot of media attention which in turn leads to news issued the hosts feel are important receiving little or no coverage. Examples often include celebrities in the news.
• Trains good, planes bad refers to topics regarding the "big business" side of high speed passenger rail, including efforts by government officials, professional public relations corporations, and rail manufacturers to surreptitiously marginalize air transportation. The hosts think that U.S. high speed rail plans, as opposed to the ostensible goal of speeding passenger transport, are actually schemes to provide government-funded infrastructure improvements to politically connected freight railroads, such as BNSF.
• Earthquake Machine refers to a constant topic raised by Adam, where every earthquake or natural disaster is because of a secret weapon that can cause earthquakes, or weather modifications.
• Just send your cash refers to the Haiti earthquake and its aftermath, where Adam theorizes that the Haiti earthquake was done on purpose by an earthquake machine so that Bill Clinton can build hotels on the northern shores of Haiti. The "just send your cash" quote comes from George W. Bush during a fundraiser for Haitian relief.
• Hot Pockets the Hot Pockets jingle plays when Adam feels something is inedible or could make a comment generally more enjoyable. During the 9/2/2010 No Agenda show live stream, Curry (wrongly) mentioned that CitizenX, a member of the No Agenda chat room, had created the new catch phrase "Twat Pockets" after hearing a story about people who are tattooing their vaginas and Curry played the Hot Pocket's ding after the story.
• That's A Great Question one of John C. Dvorak's biggest pet peeves is when a normal question is asked and then the response is "That's NOT a Great Question." This inspired the creation of a wiki website called TNAG? where users can post examples of "Great Questions that aren't.
• Guardians of Reality is one of the many titles of honor held by the dynamic Curry/Dvorak duo. The No Agenda Show is rooted in and appeals to a philosophy of skepticism, therefore the intention behind the cogent media assassination and deconstruction is to guard reality.
• Dvorak's Law The worse the economy, not only do the hookers get better looking, but they get cheaper.