The Psychology of Turtlenecks & a 1980s Time Traveling Computer

Why do turtlenecks evoke images of timeless style, power, and confidence? Kathleen does a deep dive on the underrated shirt we need to give a second look to! Then, Bebe discusses “The Dodleston Messages,” aka that time in the mid-‘80s when a BBC Microcomputer started posting mysterious letters from both the 1500s AND the year 2109! What the heck was going on? And who’s Gary? Plus, “Encanto” musings, a special appearance from Neil, and your voicemails!

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KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/history-of-turtleneckshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo_neckhttps://www.businessoffashion.com/education/fashion-az/turtleneckhttps://stylecaster.com/cute-turtlenecks/https://allthatsinteresting.com/beatniks-new-yorkhttps://threadcurve.com/types-of-turtlenecks/https://nypost.com/2015/05/18/surprising-news-ladies-men-think-your-turtlenecks-are-sexy/https://www.gq.com/story/male-sex-appeal-turtlenecks

BETHANY’S SOURCES:

Nostalgia Nerd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEDgG5MKndo https://www.higgypop.com/news/was-a-retro-computer-used-to-contact-a-ghost/ https://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/ghost-in-the-machine/ https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/did-a-ghost-inhabit-this-computer-or-was-it-a-long-con/97259/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro https://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/content/BBC-Computer-Literacy-Project/ https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l2632&_nkw=the+vertical+plane&_sacat=261186 https://bestlifeonline.com/crazy-useful-facts-youve-never-heard-before/