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Episode 257 - Life Skill Gaming, Olympics, and Schrödinger's Ranch
02/23/2026
Episode 257 - Life Skill Gaming, Olympics, and Schrödinger's Ranch
This week Fatty talks about a new gaming device he has for Sarcastro to try during the annual Guys Weekend trip which leads into a discussion about games they played in the arcades and computers in the 80's and 90's (and for Commando, still plays them today) including a game where you simulate working as a bartender and for Sarcastro and Fatty a text based game where you work the ecomonics of being a drug dealer in a supply and demand simulation. They also reflect on the early days of the consumer internet where they would just create and download sound clips after Fatty discloses he found the catalog from his first Gateway desktop from the late 90's and remember what it was like to use services like Napster or LimeWire to wait hours or days for a four minute song. In Olympics coverage, Commando admits his new obsession with the sport of curling as it's a sport he could play it but he wouldn't understand how the scoring works and the group determines bobsled racing would be their team sport. Fatty suggests that they have their own version of Olympic events at Guys Weekend. After finding that Lady Jarvis was guilty of trying to use expired condiments, Banky poses the question of how long are condiments stored in your refrigerator safe to consume once they pass that printed on date. Commando's poor choice for the week comes down to falling prey to the ads in his social media feeds while doomscrolling which becomes relatable to the rest of the gang. Fatty's poor choices is not letting well-enough alone and always pushing for that one step beyond on a project. Sarcastro sacrifices his recording space to Prince Sarcastro and a friend to play video games. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar)
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