I regret nothing.

In which we learn about baking grandmothers in toaster ovens, and shipping live trees across international borders.

P is for Presents! As in gifts! What are some gift giving traditions in your family? What was the best, or worst, gift you’ve ever received?

Today’s present participants:

• Charles – @chicken_missile
• Kay – @kaysavetz
• Kat – @ladyailuros
• Mark
• Carrington – @carrington
• Quinn – @quinndunki

Links mentioned (but probably cut for time) in this episode:

• Tee Turtle https://teeturtle.com
• Happy Socks https://happysocks.com
• Puggy Smalls https://www.cameo.com/thepuggysmalls
• Dump Quiz  https://recnet.com/te-1987
• Puppets on Twitter https://twitter.com/KaySavetz/status/1436767130259652609
• Douglas Adams’ biscuits: http://littleatoms.com/words/watch-douglas-adams-tell-greatest-story-ever-told

O is for Optimism! What makes you optimistic? How can you maintain your optimism when everything is awful and everyone is awful and the world is awful all the time? Shiny, happy good vibes only! (Warning, this one gets dark)

Our Optimal Operators include:

• Charles – @chicken_missile
• Kay – @kaysavetz
• Kat – @ladyailuros
• Mark

Today’s nattering nabobs:

• Charles – @Chicken_Missile
• Mark
• Cat – @ladyailuros
• Carrington – @carrington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_(number)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/57_(number)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/73_(number)

This time, on a very special episode of Chicken Missile, we check in with most of the retro computing podcasting community at KansasFest 2021.

Presenting “Poly Retro Assembly Cast Chicken Missile Drop Grue Museum“

• Charles — @Chicken_Missile
• Paul — @yesterbits
• Carrington — @carrington

M is for Magic. Cast fireball!

Brainchild: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainchild_(TV_series)
Monkey Business: https://youtu.be/IGQmdoK_ZfY
Darren Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBPG_OBgTWg
Strange Luck (TV Series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Luck
Machi Koro (card game): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143884/machi-koro
The Gamers (movie series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gamers_(film)

• Charles — @Chicken_Missile
• Kay — @KaySavetz
• Carrington — @carrington
• Mark
• Cat — @ladyailuros 

K is for knowledge. And knowing is half the battle, or so I’ve heard.

These knuckleheads drop some serious knowledge. And dick jokes. So many dick jokes.