Whimsy

bearphonium · Post by **bearphonium** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:47 am

Just gotta say that I love bloke's new avatar--Pong is back!
and TJ's sig line "processing attempt to give a damn-process failed, damn not given". I lack the computer savy for that, but I enjoy both of those!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:12 pm

bearphonium wrote:process failed, damn not given

I get damned all the time, must be something personal

The Big Ben · Post by **The Big Ben** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:15 pm

bloke wrote:(I lost my reading glasses.)

Hey elephant,

What did that guy say about the back of my thong...??

If you *really* want TubeNet thongs, it *can* happen.

(but *I'm* not wearing one at Blokestock...)

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:19 pm

The Big Ben wrote:but *I'm* not wearing one at Blokestock...

For a lot of us, it would take TWO, anyway...

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:08 pm

bloke wrote:(I lost my reading glasses.)

Hey elephant,

What did that guy say about the back of my thong...??

He might say every time you sit on a small stool, you get a huge hangover.

EuphDad · Post by **EuphDad** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:56 pm

Maybe you should consider something like this on TV?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfPz6XPZ6a0

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:14 pm

The Big Ben wrote: (but *I'm* not wearing one at Blokestock...)

Blokestock? I'm pretty sure I know what that means but must have missed the naming cycle for the event.

I"d love to go but my lack of ability to imbibe alcoholic beverages would surely put a damper on my ability to be good company during the event. What good is a sober pixie in the midst of drunken behemoths?

MA

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:46 pm

MaryAnn wrote: What good is a sober pixie in the midst of drunken behemoths?
MA

I can't say that I know what good a "sober pixie" is in the midst of drunks, but it sure can be fun to watch them. I find myself doing this often when I perform at such functions. In fact, they can be encouraged to make even bigger fools of themselves. It's great sport.

The Big Ben · Post by **The Big Ben** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:48 pm

MaryAnn wrote:
The Big Ben wrote: (but *I'm* not wearing one at Blokestock...)
Blokestock? I'm pretty sure I know what that means but must have missed the naming cycle for the event.

The Elephant named it. Doc has a poll about 'Hangin' with Joe" and eating fried chicken. I think it might have been my idea to ride a bus from the farthest NW Point in the Continental U.S.A. to go to Joe's house, eat chicken, pork and drink Doc's homebrewed beer. I can't remember the reason but who needs a reason?

Jeff "A bag of cheese sandwiches, some sleezy detective novels and 1000 cups of bad coffee and I'm there" Benedict

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:43 pm

MaryAnn wrote:What good is a sober pixie in the midst of drunken behemoths?

Would just make it more like the original event...

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:14 pm

When Pong first came out, as a young lad, I saw a demo in a local department store. As my mother perused the various departments, I glued myself to the demo. I lost badly. So, I studied very carefully how the game worked, having a natural knack for geometry (angle of incidence equaling the angle of reflection and all that -- which earned me medals at district and regional math relays in high school, but I digress). As with most young children, my reflexes were a lot faster than they are now. I started slow, studied the screen angles, and worked into it. Pretty soon, I was actually at the top speed of the game on the TV, with the knob full clockwise on speed. Then, it stopped. By itself. Not because I missed a pong. I thought it broke. Then, I looked at the bottom of the screen. I had a point. Yes, I actually was able to play that first generation, at about 11 years old, faster than that primitive processor could keep up with the accumulated number of pongs and position the "paddle" at the same time. For one brief, shining moment, I beat the machine.

Then, within a year, processors became better and faster exponentially, and I never tried again, knowing from thence forth they were programmed to be faster than the fastest human reflex.

But I did have my one brief moment of glory on a computer game.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:25 am

iiipopes wrote: But I did have my one brief moment of glory on a computer game.

Congratulations! We should all aspire to such greatness.

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:23 am

MaryAnn wrote:
The Big Ben wrote: (but *I'm* not wearing one at Blokestock...)
Blokestock? I'm pretty sure I know what that means but must have missed the naming cycle for the event.

I"d love to go but my lack of ability to imbibe alcoholic beverages would surely put a damper on my ability to be good company during the event. What good is a sober pixie in the midst of drunken behemoths?

MA

Does this mean you won't be wearing a Tubenet thong either?

TubeNet

Whimsy

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Thong Advertise on TV?

Whimsy