I'm never going to understand why anyone would adulterate perfectly good banana bread with chocolate chips.
Because it tastes better that way. And far better than it tastes when filled with nuts or t ack! ptui! ruined by raisins.
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 57 Varieties
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Susan W. - Mar 06, 2008 6:34:37 am PST #3245 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
amych - Mar 06, 2008 6:38:18 am PST #3246 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I never really got good at the football game, because it was Something My Cousins Had and I only got to play it on vacation (other Things My Cousins Had: Atari. Cable TV. VCR. Commodore 64. Thank you, Uncle Bob, for being a total gadgethead!)
Instead, I got a Merlin ( [link] ), because it was fucking educational. And it was: it taught me that Tic Tac Toe gets really boring about 3 seconds after you figure out how to force a tie every time, ages before War Games came out.
tommyrot - Mar 06, 2008 6:40:39 am PST #3247 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Instead, I got a Merlin
We had that too. I remember liking it, but not for the Tic Tac Toe game. What were the other games it could play?
Sue - Mar 06, 2008 6:42:50 am PST #3248 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I still have my Merlin, and a few years ago I showed it to my nephew, as an example if the Electronic games I had growing up. He could not have thought it lamer.
shrift - Mar 06, 2008 6:42:59 am PST #3249 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I am starving. And I have totally failed at bringing my lunch this week, but that's mostly due to me barely having time to make dinner let alone cook extra food to bring to the office.
I'm not going to a concert for two whole days! Thank god. I need some naps.
tommyrot - Mar 06, 2008 6:44:08 am PST #3250 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
We also had some sort of "guess the word" game. I don't remember what it was called or who made it, so I haven't found it at that site yet. It had a membrane keyboard with all the letters, and an oval-shaped display. Any ideas?
msbelle - Mar 06, 2008 6:44:28 am PST #3251 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
mac currently has a leapster and v-smile both of which are educational, but I think we may only have another 9-12 mos for them. There are games, specifically math ones for leapster that could stretch the use for a few more years, but that is only if he stay interested and will actually use it.
Nora Deirdre - Mar 06, 2008 6:46:04 am PST #3252 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I still have my Merlin, and a few years ago I showed it to my nephew, as an example if the Electronic games I had growing up. He could not have thought it lamer.
Hee!
Kathy A - Mar 06, 2008 6:46:44 am PST #3253 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
it taught me that Tic Tac Toe gets really boring about 3 seconds after you figure out how to force a tie every time, ages before War Games came out.
'Greetings, Professor Faulken. How about a nice game of chess?"
Sue - Mar 06, 2008 6:49:05 am PST #3254 of 10001
hip deep in pie
My nephew thought I was BS-ing him when I told him Merlin was "state of the art" when I was 10-11. It was pretty funny