{"id":2924,"date":"2019-09-28T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2019-09-28T08:12:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T20:12:50","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-thirty-i-owe-it-all-to-my-digital-wristwatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2019\/09\/episode-one-hundred-and-thirty-i-owe-it-all-to-my-digital-wristwatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Thirty &#8211; I Owe it All To My Digital Wristwatch"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5651\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2924-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-130-IOweItAlllToMyDigitalWristwatch.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-130-IOweItAlllToMyDigitalWristwatch.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-130-IOweItAlllToMyDigitalWristwatch.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-130-IOweItAlllToMyDigitalWristwatch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2924-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-130-IOweItAlllToMyDigitalWristwatch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-130-IOweItAlllToMyDigitalWristwatch.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/130-DigitalWristwatch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/130-DigitalWristwatch.jpg 613w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/130-DigitalWristwatch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/130-DigitalWristwatch-588x441.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Time travellers attempting to blend in run into problems when they don&#8217;t know that they&#8217;re not using the right language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheesy 80&#8217;s Kids Shows, where sly end-of-episode comments are a private joke between the protagonists and the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corporate executives combine the powers of their ludicrously expensive watches to form \u2026 Captain OfIndustry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backwards &amp; Ford: Gerald Ford travels through time, possibly with a team of plucky youngsters, righting wrongs &amp; setting history straight.  (Possibly battling Evil Nixon in an effort to restore Good Nixon, or maybe subtly influencing the timeline to produce the best possible Nixon )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of police officers notice that the weirdness they&#8217;re seeing matches elements from their theological or cultural backgrounds. Many different cultural or theological backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When aliens issue a challenge for dominance, electric cart jousting is the only logical option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RNZAF_Base_Auckland\">Whenuapai Air Base<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Cronenberg\">David Cronenberg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cheesehead\">Cheesehead Hat<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cow_dung\">Cow Pat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moore%27s_law\">Moore&#8217;s Law<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calculator_watch\">Calculator Watch<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Game_%26_Watch_series\">Game &amp; Watch<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pocket_watch\">Pocket Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourmeme.com\/memes\/how-do-you-do-fellow-kids\">Hello Fellow Kids<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/index.php\/category\/products\/timewatch\/\">TimeWatch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timeless_(TV_series)\">Timeless<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.modiphius.net\/products\/tales-from-the-loop-rpg-rulebook\">Tales From The Loop<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renegadegamestudios.com\/kids-on-bikes\">Kids On Bikes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Goonies\">The Goonies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jankcast.com\/\">The Jank Cast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Kids_from_Owl\">The Kids From OWL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Never_Say_Never_Again\">Never Say Never Again<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thunderball_(film)\">Thunderball<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albert_R._Broccoli\">Albert R. Broccoli<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Power_Rangers\">Power Rangers<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Captain_Planet_and_the_Planeteers\">Captain Planet and the Planeteers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Hoffa\">Jimmy Hoffa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance\">The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skeksis\">Skeksis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerald_Ford\">President Gerald Ford<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagecalculators.com\/html\/pulsar_calculator_watch1.html\">Pulsar Calculator Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hodinkee.imgix.net\/uploads\/images\/1518630053998-3sb0phg3amj-a0a385b92e44c5da90d649c771556dee\/pulsar_3.jpg?ixlib=rails-1.1.0&amp;fit=crop&amp;ch=Width%2CDPR%2CSave-Data&amp;alt=&amp;fm=jpg&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;s=b94c4cd001aaccc91481210e5368aee5\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-hackaday\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KcscrC2QiB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2018\/03\/19\/inventing-the-digital-watch-again-and-again-and\/\">Inventing The Digital Watch Again And Again And&#8230;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Inventing The Digital Watch Again And Again And&#8230;&#8221; &#8212; Hackaday\" src=\"https:\/\/hackaday.com\/2018\/03\/19\/inventing-the-digital-watch-again-and-again-and\/embed\/#?secret=OOcN3qkA3E#?secret=KcscrC2QiB\" data-secret=\"KcscrC2QiB\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hodinkee.com\/articles\/four-revolutions-led-watches\">The Lost Chapter: A Concise History Of The LED watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/epochs.co\/articles\/digital-dust-a-short-history-of-the-digital-watch\">Digital Dust: What happened to the digital watch?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Carter\">President Jimmy Carter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpg.net\">RPG.net<br><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/forum.rpg.net\/showthread.php?t=174148\">Time Travelling Teddy Roosevelt &amp; His Time Travelling Rough Riders<\/a><br><em>( This link might work, or you might need to be an RPG.net member and be given access to the specific board ~ T. 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