Smells Like Yukon Flog

The next segment of Smells Like Yukon has been delivered to CBC for its scheduled broadcast at around 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1. Last time we checked, that was tomorrow.

Whether or not the new segment airs as scheduled is another question. CBC has warned us that the segment could be pre-empted by a story that’s actually important, as opposed to “important.”

Of course, we strongly recommend that you still tune in at the scheduled time. If you’re lucky, you’ll hear the new Smells Like Yukon piece, in which “reporters” Jesse Devost and Mark Koepke attempt to solve a Yukon housing crisis–but probably not the housing crisis you’re thinking of. On the other hand, if the segment is bumped, you might hear a story that actually matters. Hopefully, CBC will also provide some hint of a new date and time for the pre-empted SLY segment.

The previous segment, “Seducing Dr. Michal,” has now been posted to the audio archives for the listening pleasure of Smells Like Yukon Members Club members.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Mark’s wife recently issued an ultimatum: unless he gets his old 1985 Subaru out of their driveway soon, he won’t be allowed to play with Jesse anymore. The two issues are completely unrelated, of course. It was just the worst punishment Mark’s wife could think of.

Since this threat could jeopardize the future of Smells Like Yukon–and no one wants that–our editorial board has reluctantly agreed to use the Flog for the questionable purpose of trying to offload Mark’s vehicle.

The car in question is a 1985 Subaru GL 4X4 with some body rust and an engine whose rings are in questionable health. What is certain is that the vehicle requires a carb kit, which would have the potential to put the car back on the road, albeit with an engine that blows some oil into the air filter etc. The interior of the car is in very nice shape, it has all its glass, and plenty of other useable parts.

And the amazing price for this vehicle?

Let’s call it $1.

Then, all you have to do is get it out of his driveway by the means suggested above or a tow truck, if necessary. Mark might even split the cost of the latter.

This is NOT a joke. If you or someone you know wants or needs a car for next to nothing, get in touch through the Flog or call 633.6364.

Just when we were starting to despair that the Google-served ads for Gaybear and Gay Chubby Dating services had all but dried up, this handsome cowpoke rode to the rescue. We hope he’s wearing assless chaps.

The question now is “Why?“

Smells Like Yukon’s Caption Contest has now been revamped to make it much less work for the same tepid reader response. We don’t know what the problem was. The prizes? The quality of the images? The daunting prospect of challenging Mark or Michael? Actually, don’t tell us the problem; we don’t really care.

We haven’t forgotten about Caption Contest #16, however. We received a total of seven captions, which we’ve posted below, along with the photo.

1. Yukon’s Vinyl Dog Cafe…Eat here today!
2. The Flying Pisces fish stand began to wonder how it could ever compete with the new dinner theatre down in Shipyards Park.
3. After missing the boat on April Fool’s Day, a team of precocious local kittens chooses Canada’s national holiday to make up for lost time.
4. The butter chicken was so good, Mike Grieco almost forgot the reason he was here. Moments later, the concession was firebombed.
5. In response to consistent hounding on the part of dinner guests, local establishment removes dogs (chilli and hot) from menu.
6. Only in the Yukon! Where dogs are number one!!!
7. As Smells Like Yukon’s official photographer approached their mock sandwich board, the diabolical geniuses from What’s Up Yukon’s Revenge Squad realized they were one step closer to achieving their dream of sabotaging the integrity of the Yukon’s only caption contest.

We can’t be bothered with setting up an online poll to determine the winner (changes are coming in that department, as well). So, if anyone has an opinion about the best caption, this is the time and place to share it. Otherwise, our Editorial Board will make the final decision internally.

The first segment of Smells Like Yukon’s third season aired this morning on CBC Yukon. Our website has now been updated with a plot summary, music details and behind-the-sounds commentary, including six audio outtakes and the script.

If you have something to say about “Seducing Doctor Michal,” here’s the place to do it. If you’re interested in actually seducing Dr. Michal, forget it–he’s taken.

In a media release that wasn’t released on September 14, 2008, the first paragraph originally described the Smells Like Yukon radio series as “mildly popular.” The text was intended to read “wildly popular.”

Smells Like Yukon apologizes for any misunderstanding.

Barring technical difficulties, the premiere of Smells Like Yukon’s third season will air on CBC Yukon tomorrow morning–sometime between 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. PST. If necessary, you can listen online by clicking the link on the homepage of the Smells Like Yukon website.

In the new segment, Smells Like Yukon “reporters” Jesse Devost and Mark Koepke entertain the romantic notion that they can help the Yukon attract a much-needed doctor. In the process, they touch on a theme that will certainly be familiar to many Yukoners: the pain of having your Yukon friends trade you in for a “better” life Down South.

Distinguishded members of the Smells Like Yukon Members Club will want to prepare themselves for the new season by listening to all the previous segments in our online archive. The rest of you–get your acts together!

As usual, the Smells Like Yukon website will be updated with a bunch of content related to the newest segment. Mostly, it’s a waste of time. Ignore it at your peril.

Details about Smells Like Yukon’s third season, scheduled to begin on Wednesday, September 17, have finally been released. These details were released last night in a media release that never was and never will be released to the media. We just call it that because it sounds all professional and stuff.

The media release has a link to the schedule for the first six segments of the season. Or you can just click right here to see the schedule–but then you’ll miss out on all the other juicy details contained in the media release that really isn’t.

What the media release won’t tell you, however, is that the start of the new Smells Like Yukon season was delayed because the senior producer of CBC’s morning show has been in China pursuing his dream to create a handcrafted line of bouncy rubber balls.

It’s nice to see that the Mayor of Whitehorse isn’t the only one who’s been smelling like Yukon.

Apparently, SLY’s efforts to keep the Yukon’s Coat of Arms on the minds of Yukoners has finally inspired the mainstream media–in this case, Air North’s inflight magazine–to take a kick at the story. Notwithstanding the fact that Smells Like Yukon’s groundbreaking Coat of Arms work is never acknowledged in this magazine piece, we still give it two paws up.

Mark and Jesse paid no attention to the actual history behind the Coat of Arms during the research for “Best in Snow” and “Knock It Off,” so they found the article quite informative, though they might have enjoyed it even more had there been a stronger focus on the dog and a little less stuff about the history. And, seriously, why would anyone go to the trouble of writing a story about the Yukon’s Coat of Arms without suggesting a few things to replace the dog?

At any rate, we think it’s about time to finally put that dog down–and perhaps, while we’re at it, place a moritorium on stories about the Yukon’s Coat of Arms.

Well, it appears our plan to populate the Flog with display ads for Gaybear Dating has produced some unexpected if not entirely unwelcome consequences.

The number one search term generating visits to the Flog is now “gaybear”. These visits are coming from all around the world, primarily southeast Asia–and at least a few have resulted in Mark receiving flattering invitations to visit Hanoi. We assume this attention is the result of a misunderstanding related to the numerous photographs of a bearded Mark that appear throughout the SLY.com site.

At this point, if Mark doesn’t cut back on the time he spends corresponding with his newfound long-distance suitors, we’ll have no choice but to remove all images of him–and his beard–from the website. Hopefully, that will stem the tide of come-ons and allow him to get back to the important work of smelling like Yukon.