Like, this totally put so many questions - and fears - to rest.
Years of uncertainty were instantly forgotten, as I slowly took a virtual step into an Era of Elluminescence. I don't know if that is a word, but it should be, for it is the only word that can fully describe the joyousness and life that now rushes through my entire inner being.
For today I relay to you, the black veil of confusion and the fog of doubt have been lifted and dispersed, respectively.
Yesterday, while in the middle of one of what I like to call my internet "blackouts" (during which I aimlessly, and quite inexplicably, wander through the twisted halls of the interweb and eventually find myself in some corner so weird and impossible to understand, that I wonder in sheer amazement how many hyperlinks I fell victim to in order to arrive at this bizarre location.)
Alright. So this has been quite dramatic so far. I'll just cut to the chase.
According to YoJoe.com (G.I. Joe enthusiast website):
In the G.I.Joe episode Sins of Our Fathers, Cobra Commander evokes a monster that dwelled in the ruins beneath Destro's ancestral home. Destro and G.I.Joe team-up and Destro uses an ancient chant to lure the monster away. Destro is voiced by actor Arthur Burghardt, Dialtone is voiced by Hank Garrett.
- Listen to it normally (.MP3) [103K]
One of the scares of the 1980s was the "subliminal message" scare - where individuals were convinced that there were occult messages hidden in rock music, commercials, etc. Even cartoons. This subliminal message can be found when listening to Destro's chant backwards.
You put it so plain and elegantly.
"Anybody listening to this backwards for a secret occult message is a big... Dweeb."
Wow. Talk about a HUGE weight being lifted off your mind. I mean, seriously. The man speaks the truth here. You hear that, all you dweebs out there, conspiring to make us do things that we otherwise wouldn't do? Stop messing with our routines.
Oh, now what was that? Why was I on a G.I. Joe website? Oh that's not important. And it has nothing to do with my G.I. Joe P.J.'s or Sergeant Slaughter Wrestling Buddy. And of course nothing to do with my vintage figurines collection, most of which are still contained in their original packaging. (EBay, here I come...)
What is important is this: we no longer need to worry about our multimedia sources piggy-backing occult, hidden messages anymore. (Hooray!) Cold War be damned.
Thank you, "Arthur Burghardt" for your bravery and thought leadership on this issue that has plagued us for over 25 years.
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