The Sickos reflect on board games, a hobby that's impossible to do but also tricked them into spending hundreds of dollars anyway. Then, Cog Talk discusses the "skills gap," the fun way companies blame the bad economy on the proletariat deciding to be too stupid to live, and NPR is like, that sounds right! Follow Anime Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe on Twitter @ShariaUncle Follow Tom on Twitter @TomHarrison19
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