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St. Luke’s has been Beddy Beddy Good to Me

May 20th, 2008 | Category: Misc Silver Spring

Nintendo Entertainment SystemMy first ever excursion to the St. Luke’s Tent Troupe Yard Sale this past weekend yielded spectacular results. For a mere $25, I scored a Nintendo Entertainment System and a plethora of games:

  • The Adventures of Zelda
  • The Adventures of Link
  • Blades of Steel
  • Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
  • Chessmaster 2000
  • DuckHunt
  • Gyromite
  • Paperboy
  • Star Wars
  • Super Mario Brothers
  • Super Mario Brothers 2
  • Super Mario Brothers 3
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • StarTropics
  • Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
  • World Cup

I also managed to nab Battleship (original with all pieces contained therein) and a complete set of (wooden) Lincoln Logs. My two favorite toys growing up were Lincoln Logs and matches – used to play a little game I liked to call “Insurance Fraud.” Good times.

Dead bird! I’m gonna put it on you!
The listservs indicate a rash of dead birds in the area. Fire up the grill!

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  1. Bonifant more sinister than Thayer May 20th, 2008 2:31 pm

    Maybe you can make a doo doo stick from one of those Lincoln Logs. Doo doo stick…. put it on you!!!

  2. Silver Spring Penguin May 20th, 2008 3:27 pm

    Old-skool Nintendo? Eric, you truly are da man.

  3. Eric May 20th, 2008 3:35 pm

    Thanks. :-) Feel free to come over anytime for a Blades of Steel smackdown.

    BTW… Super Mario Bros. looks bitchin’ on an HD widescreen.

  4. Sligo May 20th, 2008 3:48 pm

    Holy crap I am so pissed I missed this. I was trying not to think about it but you had to go rub it in.

    I have an NES already, but that’s not the point. At least you didn’t get Mega Man.

    I am going to cry now.

  5. Sligo May 20th, 2008 3:51 pm

    FYI I found a dead bird in my yard, too. What the hell is going on? Is this caused by the power source of the alien spacecraft?

  6. Eric May 20th, 2008 3:59 pm

    I think this is the first step toward colonization. Must convene Extraterrestrial Affairs Committee.

    And yes, I posted this largely for your benefit knowing full well what your reaction would be.

  7. Sligo May 20th, 2008 4:11 pm

    Hmpf. I hope you have to blow on the cartridge 10 times every time you switch games.

  8. Eric May 20th, 2008 5:46 pm

    If it makes you feel any better, I almost hyperventilated blowing inside the console itself to clear out the dust before the first cartridge even worked.

  9. Niko May 20th, 2008 11:05 pm

    yea i found 4 dead birds in my backyard.

  10. rd May 21st, 2008 10:08 am

    Does West Nile Virus kill birds? I’ve seen plenty of mosquitoes…

  11. Sligo May 22nd, 2008 8:49 am

    You can get a new 72 pin connector to install in your NES. Makes it play games without the blowing.