A trip to Sin City prompts thoughts of the one thing people usually don't think about when they think of Games, but something absolutely essential: sound. Music. Melody. The burbles of the casinos to the chimes of pinball to the soundtracks of computer games – it's an essential part of losing yourself in another world.

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How much Fargo was in the TV show "Fargo”? Let's listen to a true Fargoan explain. Don't worry – it's not a recap of a show you didn't see. It's something quite different. How did eminent domain affect the Mary Tyler Moore show? Why did a one-hit-wonder rocker end up dead in his car smelling of gasoline? Why do I think of the seven hills of Rome when someone mentions Wild Bill Hickok? The Ramble explains all.

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