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EPISODE 296 - The Blackccent

June 09, 2014

How To Lose Your BlackccentUsually when we don’t get to a story I tease at the top of the show it’s because we run out of time. However, this time there’s a story not told on today’s show simply because I skipped it. Note to self, pay closer attention to the bottom half of page two in the future. It’s a good story about a product called The Galactic Cap that I’m sure the fellas will have a lot to say about. So we’ll save it for next week. You should too! No Googling ’til then.


We warm up with some video gaming news starting with the world’s largest video game collection going up for sale. Michael Thomasson has spent 30-years collecting over 11,000 games and dozens of consoles. You name it, he’s got it. He even holds the Guinness World Record for his giant collection. But due to “family commitments” (i.e. a nagging wife probably) he’s selling everything including the Guinness certificate. It’s all on the auction block for the next week. Check it out in the Show Links. The entire collection is estimated to be worth around $800,000.


If you’re an Xbox 360 or One owner, you’ll be able to collect a number of new apps coming to the machines this Fall. Facebook, Twitter, HBO Go, MTV, EPIX, iHeartRadio, TuneIn… the list goes on. In all, 45 new apps will debut by year’s end.


After hearing the REAL plot of JURASSIC WORLD, one listener — who may or may not be related to our own Charlie DeLong — decided to send us a voice message with what he’d like to see in the film. Then he posed a question to us wanting to know what our ultimate plot would include. I won’t spoil it, you’ll have to tune in to hear our JURASSIC WORLD plot. I will say it involves dinosaurs — obviously — and eye patches.


It’s been awhile since we checked in on that Seattle, Washington superhero named Phoenix Jones. We told you about him back in 2011. With a homemade costume he patrols the downtown streets of the Emerald City intervening in petty crimes. Just like some heroes found in the comics, the police barely tolerate him. But Seattle’s a big place and he needs help fighting crime. So today we bring you up-to-date on his recent exploits into an Avengers-style group and why things didn’t go exactly as he envisioned. We then come up with our own superhero names and weapons we’d use if we were gonna move there to help him out.


We also bring you up-to-date on that Robocop statue we first told you about back in 2010. A Detroit company called Imagination Station raised money on Kickstarter to create an 8-foot tall monument to Alex Murphy. The original Robocop, by the way… not this new bullshit. Due to a confusing sentence in a press release regarding a party for that new ROBOCOP movie coming to DVD, the Internet was told by numerous media outlets the statue would be unveiled! Last we’d heard it was still in the bronzing stage and the city council was still trying to decide where to put it. Well, that’s STILL where we’re at. “Robocop Day” as the movie studies proclaimed, didn’t include a statue ceremony after all. Instead it simply had the new bullshit Robocop throwing out the first pitch at a Tigers game. In the words of ‘The Old Man’ running OCP, “I’m very disappointed.”


If you’re one of those people who goes above and beyond at work… stop. A new study finds that people don’t care if you’re really good at what you do. The research involved keeping and intentionally breaking promises to bosses and customers to gauge their overall reactions. Turns out when you deliver as promised or even ahead of schedule, the reaction is the same. A sort of, ‘meh’. When you turn in that report late though, it’s noticed and there’s trouble. Researchers also found that if you didn’t make any promise or set any deadline and just completed the project in a normal timeframe, the boss was MORE excited than if you did. So, don’t give 110%… it’s not worth the stress and will go widely unappreciated. You wouldn’t want to end up like Mr. Kenny did in the ED209 demonstration at OCP. Tune in to see where we stand on these findings.


How would you like to own a hat worn by George RR Martin? For $7,500 you can! I know, that’s a lot of money to pay for a sweat-stained cap owned by the guy who brought us the world of Westeros. It’s for a good cause though. There’s a reason wolves are part of his ice and fire song, he’s a big fan of the creatures. Martin has launched a crowd funding campaign to raise money for the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in his hometown of Sante Fe, New Mexico. You can pitch in a lot less to help out, and you can pitch in a lot more too. In fact, there’s a pretty interesting reward if you throw in $20,000. We explain on today’s episode.


And finally, when SkyNet takes control and our robot overlords rule the day, they’re going to remember all the embarrassing, tedious tasks we had them doing for us. Case in point, serving drinks. The Marquee Dayclub here in Las Vegas had a big pool party over the Memorial Day weekend and while shooting aerial footage of all the skin, the club management discovered the small drones they had cameras strapped to could lift and carry 12-pounds. So they started serving drink orders to guests via air. It was such a hit, the club plans to break out the drones more often to deliver booze to guests who rent out their pricy, private cabanas. You’ll hear us imagine the moment the drones turn on their masters and start shooting everyone ED209-style.


Show Links:

GameGavel.com: The World’s Largest Video Game Collection recognized by Guinness – 11,000+ Games

Engadget: Xbox One getting Twitter, Vine, and HBO Go by year’s end

Phoenix Jones’ Facebook Page

Wikipedia: Rain City Superhero Movement

Imagination Station’s Kickstarter Blog – Stay up-to-date on the Robocop statue

Prizeo.com: Support Wild Spirit and Food Depot

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