Yep, literally the only time I watch a sponsor segment on YouTube, insane the effort they go through compared to other channels

Amazing level of detail, love it 🙌

Map Men / Jay Foreman

Interesting and genuinely amusing for about 15 years at this point.

I’d personally have…

My Master System plugged into my grandparents’ old wood-effect TV. Along with my Amiga and PS1, and a 90s Mac with The Settlers II.

The Sophtware Slump on CD and my cassette I made with the first two Garbage albums, one on each side.

Ghostbusters and The Goonies recorded onto VHS off TV, both with all their 90s ad breaks. On a TV that otherwise broadcast early Simpsons, X Files and Ren & Stimpy.

A Scalextric set and tons of Lego.

And all of the crisps (potato chips).

I used to genuinely worry as an 8 year old that I’d get older and just lose all sense of fun and silliness.

Turns out in my early 40s I’m just that very same 8 year old but I know a few more things and like boobs more than I used to.

The Ramones.

If it’s been a while, I’ll listen to 5 tracks and be like “Yes, The Ramones!!!”

Then after a couple of tracks more I suddenly really need to put on something else.

Not a particularly cool band these days, and not well-known outside the UK, but Madness have a great rhythm section.

Or maybe “had”… their newer stuff is pretty unbearable to me…

But songs like Our House and Wings Of A Dove would be great to play along to on drums. If you happen to like the music, which you might not!

Invincibility!

I just found a scan of the manual for Sonic 1 on the Master System, the first Sonic version I ever played, which refers to that monitor as “Invincible”

Nope, never.

I live in the UK, I’m in my 40’s and I’ve only ever known a single person who needed to be circumcised for medical reasons.

Beyond medical reasons, which are honestly pretty rare in reality, there’s no need.

I’ve literally never heard an uncircumcised person express a desire to be circumcised.

I thought cars were awesome as a kid and teenager, and couldn’t wait to pass my test. Had my license within 6 months of being old enough to drive.

But then as soon as I went to uni I didn’t have the money for a car or a use for it in a major city.

And then I started to view cars way more negatively due to their impact on society and the environment and never became a car guy.

I love cars in computer games, but in real life I’m more of a “fuck cars” guy these days.