Comments on: Aims. Fires. Blasts Own Foot Into Smithereens

By: Kip W

Kip W — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:34:55 +0000

If you want to name the disemvowelment script, how about TNH, in honor of Teresa Nielsen Hayden, who invented the technique at “Making Light” before bringing it over to bOINGbOING?

I’d like to join in with the “you think that was primitive?” crowd, but it would soon turn into such a boring reminiscence that it would be censored for sheer torpidity, so let me just summarize briefly:

“I’M OLD!!”

(Really, I’m a youthful 52, but I think old.)

By: Zuzu's Petals

Zuzu's Petals — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:10:19 +0000

The really hilarious thing is that in the video – to which Andy links – the announcer describes the soldiers as “the Royal Anglian Regiment” more than once. Out loud. Can’t miss it.

By: Southern Beale

Southern Beale — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:27:36 +0000

I have it on very good authority that the soldiers of East Anglia really DID go to hell, just ask King Arthur so THERE nyah nyah nyah liberal scum !!!1111!!!1!

By: Penises everywhere

Penises everywhere — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:46:35 +0000

Why do you think there’s a hole in it?
As an afficiando of all things PENIS, let me say that molten metal sounding sounds like it would HURT LIKE A FUCKING SON OF A BITCH. DO NOT WANT!

Amen.

By: OneMan

OneMan — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:55:07 +0000

"You aren’t old unless you’ve toggled in the OS from the front panel." Yup, true dat. My senior project in college was writing an assembler for an Interdata 32, a "mini-computer" the size of a refrigerator into which you had to toggle the initial boot code via front panel switches. DO NOT MISS. Right at the end of the year, the lab got a brand new PDP-11 running an early Unix. That was teh shit, right there. My first two years of college was batch jobs on punch cards and 2 day turnaround on your final project during finals week. Stress? No, not at all.

By: Smut Clyde

Smut Clyde — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:21:41 +0000

Why do you think there’s a hole in it?
If Zombie Rotten McDonald happens to have holes in his hands, he would hardly be the first one.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:31:44 +0000

So British Muslims are pissed that British soldiers are going to Muslim countries and killing Muslims? The horror!

And how exactly does Andy explain Fred Phelps celebrating at American soldiers’ funerals? Or are Phelps and his followers really Muslims pretending to be Christians?

By: Dragon-King Wangchuck

Dragon-King Wangchuck — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:53:26 +0000

Why do you think there’s a hole in it? As an afficiando of all things PENIS, let me say that molten metal sounding sounds like it would HURT LIKE A FUCKING SON OF A BITCH. DO NOT WANT!

By: Hob

Hob — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:17:17 +0000

Drove nails with a hammer? LUXURY! We had to make our own nails by pouring molten metal into our hands, then drive them with our PENIS. Criminy -- kids these days know nothing. You drive the nails with your hands. The mold for casting the molten nails is your penis. Why do you think there's a hole in it?

By: MzNicky

MzNicky — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:37:16 +0000

Mr. Burns: I still celebrate the day I quit working for you, you chintzy old cheapskate.

By: OB-GYN Kenobi

OB-GYN Kenobi — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:22:17 +0000

I’m talking 197fucking7, the MagCard monstrosity which if I recall correctly had these interchangeable cartridges that looked sort of like VHS tapes.

They were considerably smaller than that in 1985, but still cumbersome and finicky. I hated them with a passion.

By: Mr. Burns

Mr. Burns — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:45:58 +0000

Smithers? Did we have those picto-cubes delievered by autogyro this morning? Someone get out the dictabelt and take a memo…

By: MzNicky

MzNicky — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:39:47 +0000

1985? 1985? No no, my young friend. I’m talking 197fucking7, the MagCard monstrosity which if I recall correctly had these interchangeable cartridges that looked sort of like VHS tapes. I was so thrilled to not have to use carbon packs anymore, although I still took dictation from a magnetic-belt player. Now I’m going to get someone to help me up and assist me in fixing the first of the evening’s toddies.

By: OB-GYN Kenobi

OB-GYN Kenobi — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:19:33 +0000

“Memory typewriters,” anyone? Anyone?

You evil thing. Yes, yes, circa 1985.

By: OB-GYN Kenobi

OB-GYN Kenobi — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:16:38 +0000

My drink’s at home, waiting to be mixed and poured. I’m trying to decide if I need to make a stop for mixers on the way home this evening.

By: wordyeti

wordyeti — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:16:29 +0000

Tintin

It means I have to do some javascript editing, and I’m better at php than javascript, so please bear with me.

By all means.

By: Smut Clyde

Smut Clyde — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:39:21 +0000

Of course in my day we didn’t even have 1s and 0s; we had to use capital-letter i’s and o’s instead.
/Dilbert

By: N__B

N__B — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:37:11 +0000

“Where the hell’s my drink?”

I know the answer to that one. Lunch’s pint of Bass is resting comfortably in my bloodstream.

By: OB-GYN Kenobi

OB-GYN Kenobi — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:35:48 +0000

Mea cupla

Latin for “Where the hell’s my drink?”

By: N__B

N__B — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:24:22 +0000

Mea cupla – I think I started it with fond reminiscences of paper tape. AND HEY – you can write your program comments ON THE TAPE!