Catchphrase Description

What's Up, Hot Dog? "What's up, hot dog?" was the catchphrase Scott used to open the show beginning in 2010. It comes from a story Aukerman told on 'Never Not Funny' in which he witnessed a man awkwardly trying to initiate conversation with the cashier of a convience store by telling him "What's up, hot dog?" repeatedly, while holding a hot-dog. In 103: These Times They Are A-Changin', Scott announced his intentions to retire the catchphrase and pay homage to it by renaming the Plugs Section the 'What's Up, Hot Dog?' Memorial Plugs Section. Scott has since gifted the catchphrase to Weird Al Yankovic.

B-b-b-b-bonus-s-s-s-s! Starting on Best of 2011 Pt. 1, Scott and Paul have introduced bonus clips by alternatively repeating b or s, respectively.

Heynong Man! This originally came from Jason "Heynong" Mantzoukas saying "hang on, man," and there have been several variations such as "shame nong you." Jason hates all of the variations.

How the bread is made This expression refers to behind-the-scenes details of the show, and originated when Scott was trying to say "how the sausage is made."

'Sclusie When a celebrity guest drops unique information, or premiers a new story on the podcast, Scott will often refer to it as a 'sclusie, a Hollywood shortening of the word "exclusive."

Maybe it's just me, but for me... Scott often points out that his opinions may not be your opinions or the opinions of anyone else.

Thank you, Reggie Watts On earlier episodes of the show, Scott would thank Reggie for his performance of the theme song, explaining that he traveled to the studio solely to perform the song and would leave immediately afterward.

This is not that kind of show Scott likes to keep the show clean and tries to avoid controversy. Although PFT has pointed out that, in fact, it is that kind of show.

Technicality-No-Down-Boo-Over! Scott enforcing any specific point of law or specific rule.

Big ups to people of all stars and stripes Used when Scott emphasizes his tolerance towards others. Originated when Scott presumably attempted to say "people of all stripes".

The show where we talk to interesting people As of 2017, Scott's new tagline, which beautifully and succinctly describes the show.

Life is a race to death, and we all hope to come in last. Scott shows his philosophical side when pondering the true meaning of life, or whenever one of his guests mentions the concept of racing.

All joking a salad Scott said this to Ben Schwartz instead of "all joking aside," possibly because his favorite side dish is salad.

..and I pray that you do Often when Scott (or a guest of the show) starts a sentence addressing the listener with "If you ..." Scott will interject with this, praying that the listener is on board with whatever is being suggested.

The Widow Howl App Scott's current nickname for his wife, Kulap Vilaysack (previously known as "My former girlfriend whom I married"). A portmanteau of "The Widow Kulap" -- which Scott called Kulap when he and Jason "Heynong" Mantzoukas were musing about Scott's eventual death (entitling Jason to become the next host of CBB as well as marrying Scott's widowed wife) -- and Howl App, the app for the incessantly-touted Howl.fm which is the place for all Earwolf archived & premium content.

R2-D Too Soon Originally used anytime one is discussing the death of a droid. Used in place of "too soon" when a tragedy hasn't had the time needed for the equation tragedy + time = hilarity.

Murderer Heaven In 236: Murderer Heaven it was established by the ghost of Richard Harrow that there are various heavens; this has been since mentioned in several episodes.

Five, Four, Three, Nose, One Sometimes prefaced by "liftoff imminent," it is used in place of conventional countdowns. Scott originated the phrase during a game of Would You Rather in 76.5: Don't Cry Rolling Skate Train.

Ghostburgers Poops are the ghosts of old burgers.

Side-by-Side A side-by-side is a type of hermaphrodite wherein a person has both sets of genitalia alongside each other. Chip Gardner is a notable side-by-side who is known to perform surgeries on homeless people to make them fellow side-by-sides.

Andy Daly suicides Andy Daly's characters have a tendency to commit suicide, or at the very least have suicidal thoughts. This is most evident in 148: "Wipeout!".

R.I.Possible Said when Scott is unsure if someone mentioned on the show is still alive or not.

Open Door Policy Scott employs an open door policy on the show, which often destroys his attempts to make the show more like WTF with Marc Maron, which conducts "actor's pain" interviews.

President Barack Hussein Obamacare How Scott refers to the president and his policies.

"iPod, iPad, I don't even know anymore!" Scott is often confused by new technology, especially Apple products.

Computer.com An all-purpose website.

Everyone born in the '80s is in their 80s Scott believes your age is the same as the decade in which you were born.

If you're gonna Bing it, use Google Scott originally asked listeners to Google things using Bing but switched allegiance in later episodes.

Tear Basin When a character or guest on the show cries, Scott tries to collect them in his tear basin.

International waters There are no laws on the high seas, which is frequently mentioned by Andy Daly's characters.

You should have your improv card revoked. Often said to Matt Besser when he makes a less-than-stellar joke; for example, in 146: Climbing the Ladder, when Ben Schwartz asks: "Of everything available at a deli, what sandwich would you get?", and Besser, as Bjork, replies: "A pulled Bjork sandwich."

Reference-o-meter If Scott makes a pop culture mistake, he will often blame his reference-o-meter being on the fritz.

Branches are trees' dicks No explanation needed.

Look it up, Scotty! Look it up! PFT first sang "Look it up, Garon! Look it up!" on the Never Not Funny podcast. Scott later performed the same song. Shortly thereafter it made the jump to CBB.

Engineer Cody Originating on U Talkin' U2 to Me when Adam Scott referred to a different engineer as Engineer Cody, the job titles of all Earwolf engineers are now Engineer Cody (i.e., Engineer Cody Brett, Engineer Cody Cody).

SFX Record Scott often mentions he and Paul F. are starting a sound effects record. Tracks 9 and 12 are water being poured.

Dads and Grads During the month of June, Scott tends to get angry at the fact that dads and grads have the month to themselves.

C+ Rating When Scott gives a rating, the highest possible rating is a C+. Since C is average, a C+ means above average and a C- is below average. No more grades needed.

CBB Bump Scott commonly asks visiting musical acts or television actors to report back with how many sales/views they received after appearing on the show.

Jeremy Piven Piven's name is sung very dramatically, usually over the Would You Rather theme song.

"And I'll introduce you in a minute..." Scott likes to build listener anticipation by describing the guest's accomplishments at the top of a segment. Like the professional he is, Scott prefers the guests follow radio etiquette and remain silent during the introduction.

"The throes of ____-doggy" Scott initially began describing the state of being in August as being in "The throes of 'Augy-doggy', and re-uses this phrase in later months that made less phonetic sense, including the throes of "Octy-doggy" and "Novy-doggy".

Washington Clowns "A circus passed through Washington DC. The circus then moved along, but the clowns? They all stayed behind." This hacky joke and many variations of it are repeated since the early days of CBB, back when it was CDR. Eventually the reference to the joke became something even Scott couldn't remember, and lately he mumbles through it and fails to deliver it correctly. It appears as an easter egg in the TV universe.

"That sounds good to me" Believed to originate from Neil Campbell's opening act during the 2016 live tour. He said the phrase in a funny way and it got the other members of the tour tickled, becoming an inside joke. They continued doing it while traveling and then started referencing it live.

Eatin' Ain't Cheatin' Scott and PFT impersonate Bill Clinton saying his famous catchphrase "Eatin' ain't cheatin'."