{"id":36449,"date":"2017-01-09T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=36449"},"modified":"2017-01-09T02:37:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T07:37:19","slug":"diecast-183","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=36449","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #183: Jokes, Final Fantasy XV, Dishonored 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast183.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast183.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast183.mp3' download='diecast183.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast183.ogg' download='diecast183.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\nHosts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Host<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rainmaker0000lariat\/status\/685283024099913728\">Reginald<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Campster\">Errant Signal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/rutskarn?ty=c\">Gustav<\/a>. Episode edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueberrystarstudio.com\/site\/\">Rachel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been ages since I did a videogame podcast and I don&#8217;t quite remember how it goes, but the guys assured me the show should start with about 20 minutes of random non-videogame bullshit. <\/p>\n<p>Show notes: <!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>0:02:03: Favorite Jokes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We talked about our favorite jokes. Here is mine:<\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xtxHoneTJfo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xtxHoneTJfo'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p>I laughed at this joke when I saw it in ~1996. I laughed at it every time I saw it afterwards. I laughed every time my brother quoted it at me in the early 2000&#8217;s. I laughed at it when I tried to repeat the joke on the show. I laughed at it when I looked up the video just now. <\/p>\n<p>I dunno. It&#8217;s like this is the Everlasting Gobstopper of jokes. It never runs out for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:05:37: Man Walks Into a Bar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A horse walks into a bar. The bartender looks at him and says, &#8220;Why the long face?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This segment isn&#8217;t so much about the &#8220;Man walks into a bar&#8221; style of joke as it is about how we visualize jokes in our head. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned Martin&#8217;s Bar before. If you&#8217;re trying to keep the continuity of your whole Shamus backstory straight, it was mentioned in <a href=\"?p=13314\">this grim chapter<\/a> of my childhood. The building is still standing today, but it&#8217;s empty now. You can see it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/411+E+Locust+St,+Butler,+PA+16001\/@40.862801,-79.8911607,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x883362ee8c57afb3:0x1f96429f101796ab!8m2!3d40.862797!4d-79.888972\">here<\/a>. (It&#8217;s the red brick building facing the corner.)<\/p>\n<p>I suppose this means the Battlezone machine is gone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:20:23: ASMR Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As it&#8217;s been described to me, ASMR videos are designed to trigger that feeling of tingling excitement you get when you&#8217;re extremely happy. The sensation where you get goosebumps due to your overwhelming emotional state, and you feel simultaneously excited and yet serene. The last time I remember having that sensation was 1982. I was sitting on the couch by myself. The family had just set up the Christmas decorations and I was sitting in the darkened living room, staring at the constellations of colorful lights. Soft Christmas music was playing. I remember having this meta-thought about how soon this perfect moment would end, so I tried to memorize as much as I could. (And yet, I can&#8217;t remember what music was playing.)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll probably never feel like that again. But maybe I should watch the Happy Gilmore clip a few more times to see if that does the trick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:22:31: XCom 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My favorite part of the Xcom story is the part where I remembered that Bradley existed. Or was it Bradford? <\/p>\n<p>Ah well. Whoever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>0:37:42: FINAL Fantasy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Josh has been playing the very last fantasy game. <\/p>\n<p><strong>0:55:22: Dishonored 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chris has just finished Dishonored 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:12:02: GTA V<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been playing GTA V for some reason. I have a love-hate relationship with this game. Parts of it are extraordinary. Parts of it sicken me. 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