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Merlin MannJake Tapper is talking about how Gen X was raised to believe that quicksand is a ubiquitous and deadly hazard that we’d frequently be battling for the rest of our lives.
I see you, Jake Tapper.
Jeff Atwood
Pitfall and Moon Patrol were my 2600 jam!
@hotdogsladies heh. Funny you should say that. I just bought this shirt yesterday: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/21216269-moon-patrol
JessamynI... literally me getting this connected to my tv 45 min ago.
Western Infidels@jessamyn @codinghorror @hotdogsladies I can hear that squarewave Tarzan yodel in my head right now.
And my lifelong fear of quicksand has apparently kept me out of quicksand danger.
techsuppork@jessamyn that is VERY cool
@techsuppork I had one when I was a kid. Nerdy friend of mine had one and wasn't playing with it. When I moved to this house two years ago I got my first-ever TV (a big one, my neighbor was selling it) and my nerdy friend asked if I wanted his 2600. I said "Sure!" Doesn't have all the games I want... yet, but it was wild how fast the muscle memory came back to me
Cyber Yukisynthesized Tarzan sound
Gavin Graham@hotdogsladies Covered brilliantly by Blindboy in this episode of his podcast from 2021 ... https://shows.acast.com/blindboy/episodes/prixenquicksand
Prix En Quicksand | The Blindboy Podcast
Why was Quicksand so important in Childrens Cartoons of the 80's and 90's? A hot take that places Quicksand in the dark depths of the American psyche.
Eric Beavers@hotdogsladies That and the Bermuda Triangle!
Also the number of people we'd encounter wearing gorilla suits.