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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 7 of 11 1 2 … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Go to page... Re: I see the whites of their eyes #60439 03/14/02 08:59 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 >>So if it is not for fun, then...Why are we talking? You never heard people talking with no reason? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter . #60440 03/14/02 09:02 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: I see the whites of their eyes #60441 03/14/02 09:05 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Max, you're absolutely WRONG!!! That number of angels CAN dance on the head of a pin! [grrrrr -e] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: I see the whites of their eyes #60442 03/14/02 09:15 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Keiva: An infinite number can dance on the head of a pin. Somewhat fewer can dance on the point of the pin. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_132.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: I see the whites of their eyes #60443 03/14/02 09:25 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass oh goody... let's talk some about slightly more than and slightly less than infinity. we can keep notes on our definitive conclusions in the margin. http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is that what's bothering you, Bunky? #60444 03/14/02 09:33 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Well, since Dr. Bill ventured to lapse into humor here , let me share a little anectdote I was saving: In '86 when I first worked in Atlantic City, I was employed in slot promotions at the Claridge Casino/Hotel. At that time their marketing campaign centered around the material of an old comedian, Eddie Lawrence, who billed himself as "The Old Foolosopher." He had a character and a vast repertoire of sayings (ala Rodney Dangerfield's "ain't got no repsect" focus) centered on his fractured philosophy. A sample might go like this (always said with a patronizingly sad and understanding tone): "You say the days never seem to get better but only get worse, that your wife just ran off with the postman in your brand new car, that your nearest bus stop is three miles away, that taxi drivers will never let you in when they see your face, and your dog just peed on your left foot...is that what's bothering you, Bunky?" ("is that what's bothering you, Bunky?" is the catch-phrase repeated at the end of every scenario). So...the marketing department decided that "Bunky" would become their mascot-character! He was drawn as a little guy similar to the old gent on Monopoly cards. I worked in the Bunky Booth, we had coupons called Bunky Bucks, we had a Bunky Lounge, and there was actually a guy in a papier maché Bunky suit who walked around all day and night as the character! No one really knows where The Old Foolosopher got "Bunky" from... Now how's that for a load of real bunk? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Bunky always leaves them laffing #60445 03/14/02 11:35 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 P plutarch OP veteran OP plutarch veteran P Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 Is that what's bothering you, Bunky? I wonder if your Claridge customers ever figured out that the "Bunky" joke was on them. Whatever their fate with Lady Luck, Bunky's fortunes were always worse. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Debunkers #60446 03/15/02 02:57 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 We have a lot of talented debunkers in Afghanistan. Ask the Al-Quaeda. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: infinity #60447 03/15/02 03:26 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... -- 8 -- You got a problem with that!? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what's bothering you, Bunky? #60448 03/15/02 11:20 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 where The Old Foolosopher got "Bunky" from Allus thunk it was from bunkmate. 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