FIMM's 150th Episode

We’re celebrating FIMM’s 150th episode this month. I starting writing for Foot in Mouth Man on April 19, 2006.  At first he was over on my blog each week, but eventually after his popularity grew, we gave him his own page on Art of Eloquence.com where he has his monthly episodes, his FIMM Speaks audio and his own You Tube video!

Check out FIMMology 101: The FIMMportant, FIMMtastic and FUNbelievable Study  of the Humorous Sins of Our Mouths!  It has thirty nine pages and over 30 lessons packed with hilariously, creative Foot in Mouth Man episodes teaching various communication skills!  This is NOT your traditional communication study!

* eBook available immediately as a download
* Over 30 fun-filled, creative lessons
* Adorably illustrated
* Links to even more FIMM Fun
* PERFECT for shy communicators!
* FUN lessons you can share with children of various ages
* Can be used as a homeschool study by teaching one lesson per week and using discussion to explore its implications!
* Have students rewrite each FIMM Faux Pas the way it should have been handled or share it orally!
* Perfect for adults who need a giggle break!
* Makes a great gift too!

Check out FIMMology 101 and celebrate FIMM’s 150th episode today with your very own copy.  Don’t let anyone you know be a FIMMpersonator.  Get your copy of FIMMology 101 today!

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FIMM Fun

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Read all about it!  FIMM sticks both feet in his mouth this month!  Check it out: Here!


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Have you ever seen a FIMMpersonator?

Monday Q of the Wk. Here’s how it works:
Each Monday I ask a thought provoking question about life.  Pose the same question to your blog readers on your own blog along with your answer to the question.  Then come back here and post a comment with a link to your blog post so we can all read everyone’s answers!  It’s been a lot of fun getting to know my readers and their readers and so on and so on…

This week’s question:

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FIMM (Foot in Mouth Man) is the Art of Eloquence mascot and resident MIScommunicator.  He sticks his foot in his mouth so often he has Athlete’s Tongue!  He is a cartoon character who started off on my blog.  People loved to read  FIMM’s wacky misadventures so much that he quickly became very popular.  It’s so much more fun to learn communication skills by pointing miscommunication out in OTHERS, especially when it’s so funny.

Very soon FIMM’s Fame grew and we moved him to our website where he now has his own video.  FIMM has been a guest on Grace Talk Soup, a speaker at the Say What You Mean Convention, a tShirt line over at CafePress called FIMM Wear, a fan club on Facebook, and now his own eBook, FIMMology 101: The Study of the Humorous Sins of Our Mouths which includs the best of Foot in Mouth Man’s misadventures!

While nobody communicates as badly as FIMM, everyone is a FIMMpersonator at times in their lives.  Even Ronald Reagan, The Great Communicator must have had times when he stuck his foot in mouth.  We all do.  I take those times, exaggerate them to the fullest extent of the funny bone and post it once a month.

After more than two years of writing for FIMM (and for the first two he had WEEKLY episodes!) I was running out of ideas so I had FIMM get married and have quintuplettes: Timm, Jimm, Slimm, Kimm and Enrique.  Thankfully in blog years, kids grow up pretty quick so now I am beginning to FIMMerize his children so I have introduced some FIMM Faux Pas that involve his now 4 year old’s.  But, I’m always on the look out for a good FIMM storyline.

That’s where you come in this week!  Most of the FIMM episodes are taken from real life, things I’ve done or seen.  So this week, I thought I’d ask for ideas from your life.  If I use your suggestion, I’ll give you credit when I post it too.  Have you ever seen or been a FIMMpersonator?  Share your story here!

JoJo’s Answer:
There are several FIMM episodes that come from real life, things I saw and one thing I actually typed!  Due to a typo, I said something like…”Unfortunately, so and so and his wife are no longer speaking…” making it sound as if they were getting a divorce or something.  What I had meant was that they were no longer on the speaking circuit.

What about you?  Ever see or been a FIMMpersonator?  Happens to the best of us!  Share your story!

Have you ever seen/been a FIMMpersonator?
Please post your answers here as a blog comment. Then post this question on YOUR blog and come back here to link your blog post so all of us can read about YOUR readers!

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Enter our contest for a chance to win!

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Did you enter our contest yet this week?  It’s easy!  Just leave us a comment on the Grace Talk Soup podcast site with your comments, feedback or suggestions (topics you want to see covered on future shows) and we will be picking one at random this week prior to Thursday’s show to be our winner!


How to enter:

Scroll down to where the talk bubbles are to rate the show and underneath where it says “Write a full comment?”  Click there to leave your feedback or show topic suggestion.


How to see if you are a winner:

Listen to the show on Thursday to hear if your name is called and how to claim your prize!  Our winner will have 48 hours to claim the prize!


What you could win this week:

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FIMMology 101: The study of the humorous sins of our mouths!  Staring FIMM: Foot in Mouth Man and his most hilarious misadventures.

FIMM is a bumbling communicator who sticks his foot in his mouth so often he has Athlete’s Tongue!  This is a creative and fun study for all ages and a great discussion starter with younger children about communication!

Each episode is packed with humor and fun and illustrates an important communication skill!


Grace Talk Soup’s new segment “I Love Language” stars Lucy Linguist and Ethel the Editor each Thursday morning at 8am PST/11am EST!   http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/19736

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