I was at a cafeteria. Standing next to the napkins and plastic flatware was a container of "tomato ketchup."
Is there any other kind of ketchup?
That was a very Seinfeldian moment for me... What's the deal with that?
The times, they sure are a-changin'... Last night, I spent the better part of an hour on the phone with Microsoft Indian technical support diagnosing my Xbox 360 and arranging to have it shipped out for service. (Sorry, DK, no Xbox Live dates for a little while. Apparently, even my Xbox needs time and treatment in order to recover from your shame from when you ran away from my challenge like a gutless punk.) They told me that the video card needs to be fixed or replaced. The VIDEO CARD. Back when console games didn't require discrete graphics cards, it used to be that "technical support" entailed blowing on the contacts in the system and/or cartridge. High level tech support guys like Dan and Peter taught me high level tech support troubleshooting techniques like jamming a second cartridge in above the first, blowing under the removable panel underneath the system, and the "edge-snap" trick. These remedies were used in REALLY desperate situations, but you never had to ship things to the manufacturer.
I think I must be going through some sort of weird quarter life crisis. I'm finding myself pining after simpler times a lot lately. Life really seemed to move slowly back when I played Nintendo, read Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics, watched Animaniacs, and didn't worry about the things that I worry about now.
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From wikipedia: "Mushroom ketchup is still available in some countries, such as the UK, and banana ketchup is popular in the Philippines."
Were you in England or the Philippines?
I still play my Nintendo. Video games are waaaay too complicated now a days. Just the other day I was saying to myself "geez, video games are waaaay too complicated now a days."
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