Josh admits he doesn't know his grandfather's name. Doesn't know when he was born, doesn't know where he lived. Is that fair enough, or is it something he should know? More clear-cut is Josh never computing that his parents had grandparents. 

Then Josh gets thanked for a birthday gift he had absolutely nothing to do with. His housemate Georgia did all the work, and Josh signed his name on the card. How do you redirect the thanks without making it weird? And are you allowed to accept praise you didn't earn? The boys then design a tiered membership system for group gift contributions, complete with font size proportional to donation.

Plus: when the sun is beaming into someone's eyes during a chat, whose responsibility is it to call it out?

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And for a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork

Josh admits he doesn't know his grandfather's name. Doesn't know when he was born, doesn't know where he lived. Is that fair enough, or is it something he should know? More clear-cut is Josh never computing that his parents had grandparents.&nbsp;
Then Josh gets thanked for a birthday gift he had absolutely nothing to do with. His housemate Georgia did all the work, and Josh signed his name on the card. How do you redirect the thanks without making it weird? And are you allowed to accept praise you didn't earn? The boys then design a tiered membership system for group gift contributions, complete with font size proportional to donation.
Plus: when the sun is beaming into someone's eyes during a chat, whose responsibility is it to call it out?
Remember to follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook: linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork
And for a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork">www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork</a>

**Nominated for 'Best Comedy' at the Australian Podcast Awards 2018 & 2019**

Have you ever wondered if it’s acceptable to bring food to someone's house and take it back home if no one has eaten it? Well if you have, then you’re in good company. Christian, Dion and Josh are Welcome to Patchwork: An Australian comedy podcast that thinks too hard about the monotony of life. By debating the obvious, challenging social conventions and improvising sketches, we're more concerned with the crumbs than the cookie.

Have you ever wondered if it’s acceptable to bring food to someones house and take it back home if no one has eaten it? Christian, Dion and Josh are Welcome To Patchwork: An Australian comedy podcast that stares far too hard at everyday life.

Welcome To Patchwork

Have you ever wondered if it’s acceptable to bring food to someone's house and take it back home if no one has eaten it? Well if you have, then you’re in good company. Christian, Dion and Josh are Welcome to Patchwork: An Australian comedy podcast that thinks too hard about the monotony of life. By debating the obvious, challenging social conventions and improvising sketches, we're more concerned with the crumbs than the cookie.

Patch #161 - Do You Deserve Credit For Organising A Group Gift?

It's Bonus Patch time. Josh's mum spots Elle Macpherson at dinner in North Queensland and reports back that she was eating Vita Wheats with cheese. We piece together what this means, how tall Elle actually is, and whether the age of the supermodel is behind us.

Then Dion pours Christian three-quarters of a cup of tea and refuses to be sorry about it. The boys debate whether "filling up exactly the right amount" is a life skill or just something that didn't can't be done. 

Plus: is it a compliment when someone falls asleep to your podcast, and what else in the world deserves the word "super"?

Thank you so much, Patreons! Love you and love your work, and your pets!

It's Bonus Patch time. Josh's mum spots Elle Macpherson at dinner in North Queensland and reports back that she was eating Vita Wheats with cheese. We piece together what this means, how tall Elle actually is, and whether the age of the supermodel is behind us.
Then Dion pours Christian three-quarters of a cup of tea and refuses to be sorry about it. The boys debate whether "filling up exactly the right amount" is a life skill or just something that didn't can't be done.&nbsp;
Plus: is it a compliment when someone falls asleep to your podcast, and what else in the world deserves the word "super"?
Thank you so much, Patreons! Love you and love your work, and your pets!

How Much Water Do You Need For A Cup Of Tea?

Josh went in for a routine pathology test and came out lightly shaved. Nobody warned him. The boys try to work out whether a phlebotomist should ask before taking a razor to your chest, whether this is a chance to nuke the whole thing, and whether chest hair actually grows back thicker.

Then somehow the conversation turns into a career pivot. Dion is convinced becoming a phlebotomist is a great get-rich-quick scheme. Josh points out that a salaried job is, by definition, not quick. 

Plus: why chest hair stops growing at a certain length, whether Josh's aversion to getting medical tests is stoicism or emotional avoidance, and a phlebotomless pit of a pun to close it out.

Thank you so much, Patreons! Love you and love your work.

Josh went in for a routine pathology test and came out lightly shaved. Nobody warned him. The boys try to work out whether a phlebotomist should ask before taking a razor to your chest, whether this is a chance to nuke the whole thing, and whether chest hair actually grows back thicker.
Then somehow the conversation turns into a career pivot. Dion is convinced becoming a phlebotomist is a great get-rich-quick scheme. Josh points out that a salaried job is, by definition, not quick.&nbsp;
Plus: why chest hair stops growing at a certain length, whether Josh's aversion to getting medical tests is stoicism or emotional avoidance, and a phlebotomless pit of a pun to close it out.
Thank you so much, Patreons! Love you and love your work.

 Should A Phlebotomist Warn You Before Shaving Your Chest?

Are you a rule follower, or is a warning sign more of a suggestion? Josh finds himself stuck behind a temporary fence on a coastal walk while everyone in front of him just strolls straight past it - is that healthy scepticism of authority, or something else entirely? Is a road sign a genuine safety measure, or the government covering its own back? And does "keep off the grass" deserve more respect than any other sign in existence?

That same instinct tests Dion on a much smaller scale - a single "no photos" sign on one table at a busy craft fair - and then in a far more personal way, when he walks out of an accessible toilet to find someone waiting who actually needed it.

Elsewhere, Christian has very strong feelings about what his newborn son should call him, and an equally strong belief that his partner is getting it wrong. 

Plus: the great debate over whether you should split up from your partner while wandering a market, and the particular heartbreak of watching someone drift off mid-way through your favourite scene.

Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork

For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork

Are you a rule follower, or is a warning sign more of a suggestion? Josh finds himself stuck behind a temporary fence on a coastal walk while everyone in front of him just strolls straight past it - is that healthy scepticism of authority, or something else entirely? Is a road sign a genuine safety measure, or the government covering its own back? And does "keep off the grass" deserve more respect than any other sign in existence?
That same instinct tests Dion on a much smaller scale - a single "no photos" sign on one table at a busy craft fair - and then in a far more personal way, when he walks out of an accessible toilet to find someone waiting who actually needed it.
Elsewhere, Christian has very strong feelings about what his newborn son should call him, and an equally strong belief that his partner is getting it wrong.&nbsp;
Plus: the great debate over whether you should split up from your partner while wandering a market, and the particular heartbreak of watching someone drift off mid-way through your favourite scene.
Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork
For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork">www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork</a>

Patch #161 - Do You Deserve Credit For Organising A Group Gift?

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