If it bothers you, then I would stop listening. I was in the military, so I just tone it out naturally. Idle thumbs has become one of 3 podcasts I'll bother to listen too.

Yeah I do not notice it that much at all. I really love the podcast and I would suggest you go back and listen to old episodes the guys really grow on you.

I am loving this podcast now.

I would recommend to give the older episodes a listen because like Wired said they grow on you.

I only noticed because the level is higher than that of GWJ CC, but it still doesn't bother me. 1-up also tends to be higher in the f-bomb content, especially if they're really drinking.

Sounds like the Sharkey appearance on Listen Up from a couple of weeks ago.

The Idle Thumbs episode I tried didn't have that, but it had a whole bunch of other stuff that effectively turned me off from it. Not exactly the best first impression. That being said, Chris Remo seems pretty sharp (from what I've heard on the GWJCC and seen on Twitter), so I may give it another spin down the line.

I have not checked out their podcast, but this is the fourth time in a week I've heard about it. Might have to check it out. Like Shoal, my time in the military desensitized me to just about all forms of derogatory, lewd, lascivious, nasty, totally inappropriate forms of speech. Though if I were listening to a podcast and it was coming at me a million miles an hour, it might grow tiresome.

My real initial concern is quality. GWJ is really the first 'amateur' podcast I started listening to, and the quality has absolutely spoiled me. I ldo isten to a couple of others, Three Moves Ahead being the most regular, and the audio quality there is sometimes distracting. I don't mean to give Rob a boner, but he does great work, and your use of good equipment shows.

I thought you were talking about Garnett Lee for a second.

I'd really like to know why it seems to be acceptable to be drunk during a podcast. I've stopped listening to some podcasts because they talked about drinking so much, and what they were drinking AT THAT MOMENT, and how drunk they were. I got enough of that in college and I don't care if they're having one to relax, but do they really need to drink so many you can tell they're tipsy? Do they really need to let us know about it?

And that's the reason I stopped listening to 1-Up. Nothing against the guy, just not a fan of how he interacts with the others on the podcast. I won't go into it because I don't want to bash him.

This is very true of me. I don't want to suck up too much but the GWJ podcast is so far above the normal. The production quality, the dialog, everything. Just head and shoulders above, and I've started wondering why I (or anyone else) should settle for anything less.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm an elitist who demands a professional product for an amateur price.

I'm a huge Idle Thumbs fan. I've never noticed the cursing, probably because I do it all the time. What episode where you listening to? Did you find all the guys did it or just one of the guys and which one?

I highly recommend you stick with it. For people thinking about jumping into Idle Thumbs, i suggest you go back and listen to the older episodes. One thing that makes Idle Thumbs a little off putting to new listeners if there are a good amount of inside jokes or running jokes.

You can probably thank the poolside episodes of 1UP Yours for that.

Other than a couple personal preferences about the words they choose (I find using the word "rape" to replace "I lost a lot in a game" to border on the offensive, and is boring anyways), I haven't noticed their language on Idle Thumbs to be any worse then anywhere else.

Anyways, the quality of the podcast is worth it. I've been singing their praises in the podcasting thread for ages. (You know, finding a relevant thread instead of starting a new one, Lobster Mobster. It's a hot new trend). As PXA noted, gaming media that talks about PC gaming that isn't either elitist or boring is hard to come by. In general though I think they fill in the gap that GFW Radio left, intelligent gaming discourse mixed with silliness. The episode with Chris Remo's "Killzone 2" song is pure gold.

And yeah, I like Sharkey on Retronauts and he's obviously knowledgeable, but he's clearly the typical nerd who is uncomfortable socializing because the two times I've heard him on ListenUP, he's come off as a confrontational douche.

I dunno... seeing as people are doing this for free and to have fun, I think they're entitled to do things however they wish (just as you're entitled to hit that big "unsubscribe" button...).

I don't think that it's a matter of 'he can't find a better verbal pause' as much as it's just that 'he doesn't care to'.

I don't swear in front of my bosses and I don't swear in front of my parents (or gf's parents). In those situations I know my audience. I care how they view me and I don't want flagrant swearing to get in the way of the meaning of my words. On the other hand, when I'm at home or in conversation with friends, I swear like a f***in' sailor who just stubbed his f***in' toe. I drink. I swear. I like colorful use of language.

The Idle Thumbs' are probably just like me. They can behave themselves given the right situation. In this situation, though, maybe they don't want to. They've created a Podcast so that they can talk about games, freely. Before their first episode they had no audience. They are creating their own audience. I'm supposing that's an audience that can tolerate a few curses.

I like the Podcast because the guys seem to have a lot of good ole' fashion fun talking to each other. They were reading listener emails, last week, and one of the Thumbs thought the guy's last name was "Cyborg". The ensuing banter had me laughing out loud in my car.

I guess, its just, "are you the audience for this particular Podcast?". I would give it more time, because they really do know what they're talking about. They can actually be quite intelligent about games, even if its hidden beneath a blanket of foul language.

No, my comments weren't aimed at you I was just saying that people (mostly) do podcasts for free, and they take up a lot of time and energy. Some people turn it into a "party" kind of thing, apparently, in order to have a bit more fun while recording.

Maybe I'm a bit defensive because I produce my own podcast. I often feel a bit bothered when people expect professional production values on something that is being done as a labor of love.

I've started listening to the Drunken Gamers, and they do a pretty top notch job, as well. But Jesus f*cking Christ, don't let Lobster listen to it! I have not heard Idle Thumbs, and do plan on trying it, but I don't think you can drop more F-Bombs than they do. Al Pacino blushes when listening to these guys. But they really do some nice reviews, and are pretty funny as well. Thanks to Shawn for getting me to give them a try!

Here's a clip of a movie I was watching with Lobster's mom the other night.

Oh and it is NSFFW!