Slowly, we are returning to something resembling a pre-Covid state. In England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales at least, the final remaining restrictions have been lifted, or are likely to be lifted in the coming weeks. Offices are filling up, the queues at your chosen sandwich shop chain are getting longer, and for many the dreaded commute to work has returned. Which, in turn – for some of us – means the return of something else: the strange looks from other commuters as we try (and fail) not to laugh at podcasts.
I felt that familiar rush of embarrassment earlier this week when, on The Always Sunny Podcast, Rob McElhenney recalled how, as a child, his mother would spray him with vinegar at the beach. I’m still not entirely sure why McElhenney’s mother sprayed him with vinegar on the beach – something to do with horseflies I think – but his description, and the comedic savaging he received from co-hosts Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day started me snorting.
