From the Meh Slack Channel

daveHey, @sam, I had an idea for the metal detector writeup. You can talk about how great Detectorists is.samaredave*??samthe plural of detector is detectors. sorry, ur not a writer. cant expect u 2 kno these thingsdaveNo, Detectorists. The BBC show.samhavent seen. whats it about?daveIt might be my favorite show. Its about a bunch of friends who are really into metal detecting.samso its like Cops for those weird dudes on the beach?daveNo, its not real. Its made up.samall reality TV is these daysdaveIts a fictional show. With actors.samaha. why would that be good?daveWatching the show makes it seem like a metal detector hobby is a way to relax, get outside, be mildly social without having to talk much, and you have an infinitesimal chance you find gold.samsounds like golf with a chance of precious metalsdaveYep, with bonus of wearing dont talk to me headphonessamso like playing Golden Tee while wearing headphones, with a chance of finding an actual golden teedaveSure samor like playing putt-putt golf with a Japanese businessman where neither of you speak each others language and one of his diamond cufflinks looks like it could fall off at any moment.daveUmmsamor like visiting Japan to see your long-lost love and discovering that you speak fluent Japanese, suggesting you spent some time in the country before the government experimental weapons project that wiped your memory. and your bones are made out of a rare indestructible metal that you can detect with a metal detector.daveI think that metaphor may be getting a little far afield. Maybe just talk about Detectorists.samThe DetectoristsdaveNo, its just Detectorists, no The.samsure youre the bossdaveSigh. How much time do you need to write it?samabout 3 minutes