Out of the Blue

What a disappointment, I was actually able to finish that jawbreaker I mentioned yesterday, making it a one-day gobstopper, far indeed from everlasting. A reader named Mat made a post to our forums pointing the way to a 1/3-lb Jumbo Jawbreaker if you want to experience the questionable joys of candy too large to fit in your mouth for yourself, but as my experience proves, there's a wide range of possible outcomes to working on one of these guys, though the ad does promise "This one will keep you busy for AWHILE."

We're still in mail hell, so let me repeat that the best bet for reaching us for the time being is to use our temporary bluesnews@abydos.com email address.

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Freud?
Jul 9, 2002, 09:31
anon@209.215
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Freud? Jul 9, 2002, 09:31
Jul 9, 2002, 09:31
anon@209.215
 
Does Blue's newfound obsession with putting something big, hard and long-lasting in his mouth seem somewhat freudian to anyone else?
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Re: Freud?
Jul 9, 2002, 09:37
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Re: Freud? Jul 9, 2002, 09:37
Jul 9, 2002, 09:37
 
Does Blue's newfound obsession with putting something big, hard and long-lasting in his mouth seem somewhat freudian to anyone else?

I'd probably tend to make that observation about what you took from my comments, rather than what I meant by them.
Stephen "Blue" Heaslip
Blue's News Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, El Presidente for Life
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Re: Freud?
Jul 9, 2002, 09:41
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Re: Freud? Jul 9, 2002, 09:41
Jul 9, 2002, 09:41
 
I'd have thought he'd be a bit shy about big long hard things in his mouth after the trips to the dentist.

I still havent been yet.

Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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Re: Freud?
Jul 9, 2002, 09:45
anon@209.215
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Re: Freud? Jul 9, 2002, 09:45
Jul 9, 2002, 09:45
anon@209.215
 
I'd probably tend to make that observation about what you took from my comments, rather than what I meant by them.

It works both ways, I guess. And the circle of life goes on...
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Re: Freud?
Jul 9, 2002, 09:45
anon@209.215
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Re: Freud? Jul 9, 2002, 09:45
Jul 9, 2002, 09:45
anon@209.215
 
I'd probably tend to make that observation about what you took from my comments, rather than what I meant by them.

It works both ways, I guess. And the circle of life goes on...
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aaaah...
Jul 9, 2002, 09:51
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aaaah... Jul 9, 2002, 09:51
Jul 9, 2002, 09:51
 
Creepy.
I was just reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory this
morning(need to make a trip to the library and get something
new to read). Cease your ESP-wielding powers, Blue. You
saw what happened to that kid in Akira, didn't you?

"It's my HEAAAAAD!!!!"
-John Malkovich in 'Being John Malkovich'

-Hyatus
"da da da"

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vegans story
Jul 9, 2002, 10:20
anon@24.45
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vegans story Jul 9, 2002, 10:20
Jul 9, 2002, 10:20
anon@24.45
 
the story about oppressed bees is just the negative points from this week's Time magazine story on being a vegetarian. I think Time has the article up if you want to read the whole thing there.
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Duelin' Firemen
Jul 9, 2002, 10:28
WRE
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Duelin' Firemen Jul 9, 2002, 10:28
Jul 9, 2002, 10:28
WRE
 
At the risk of sounding like someone who can't grasp a joke, did anyone else cringe when they saw a plane crashing into the Sears Tower played for comedic reasons?

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Re: Duelin' Firemen
Jul 9, 2002, 11:39
anon@64.229
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Re: Duelin' Firemen Jul 9, 2002, 11:39
Jul 9, 2002, 11:39
anon@64.229
 
Just downloading it now, but that sounds f'd up.
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Re: Duelin' Firemen
Jul 9, 2002, 11:50
anon@64.229
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Re: Duelin' Firemen Jul 9, 2002, 11:50
Jul 9, 2002, 11:50
anon@64.229
 
Yep, downloaded it and it's definitely f'd up. Not funny.
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Re: Duelin' Firemen
Jul 9, 2002, 12:23
anon@64.7
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Re: Duelin' Firemen Jul 9, 2002, 12:23
Jul 9, 2002, 12:23
anon@64.7
 
It's from an unreleased 3DO game, which dates it as probably back in the mid '90s. Long before OBL and his retard clown posse got any bright ideas involving planes. Calm down, people.
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Re: Duelin' Firemen
Jul 9, 2002, 12:45
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Re: Duelin' Firemen Jul 9, 2002, 12:45
Jul 9, 2002, 12:45
 
But, #11, it's oh so hip to make a trite current event a personal drama. Even if it defies all reasoning.

Xombie x0mbie x0mb|e Xombie
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Re: Duelin' Firemen
Jul 9, 2002, 12:46
WRE
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Re: Duelin' Firemen Jul 9, 2002, 12:46
Jul 9, 2002, 12:46
WRE
 
Would be curious to learn your source regarding its origin. Regardless of the date it was created, releasing it at this time seems a little ghoulish.

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Re: Duelin' Firemen
Jul 9, 2002, 12:57
anon@216.27
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Re: Duelin' Firemen Jul 9, 2002, 12:57
Jul 9, 2002, 12:57
anon@216.27
 
"Would be curious to learn your source regarding its origin. Regardless of the date it was created, releasing it at this time seems a little ghoulish."

Look at the dates on the site and you can clearly see it predates 9/11. I'm interested in the fact that this objection has been raised in the same forums where there were all sorts of complaints about plans to remove references to the WTC from various media.

Not to mention the fact that most of the games mentioned here focus on guns and shooting, which are responsible for far more deaths than 9/11 ever could be... I'm not saying 9/11 isn't a sensitive topic, but this seems an excersize in selective sensitivity.

Given that the video pre-dates the tragedy, I'd say it's more appropriate to appreciate it for the insanity it was trying to represent, rather than to use it as a vehicle for still more political correctness.
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Re: aaaah...
Jul 9, 2002, 14:02
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Re: aaaah... Jul 9, 2002, 14:02
Jul 9, 2002, 14:02
 
tettsssuuoooooooooooo!

man, why did they have to redub the dvd of akira? the old voices were so much better.

dave snider
comicvine.com
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Re: Duelin' Firemen
Jul 9, 2002, 14:32
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Re: Duelin' Firemen Jul 9, 2002, 14:32
Jul 9, 2002, 14:32
 
#14: I'm interested in the fact that this objection has been raised in the same forums where there were all sorts of complaints about plans to remove references to the WTC from various media.

Ok, good point, but you do have to admit that there's a bit of a difference between acknowledging that the World Trade Towers once existed, and joking about an airplane smashing into a skyscraper.

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Me? Mentioned?!?!
Jul 9, 2002, 15:45
Mat
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Me? Mentioned?!?! Jul 9, 2002, 15:45
Jul 9, 2002, 15:45
Mat
 
I've now been mentioned (by name I might add) on my favorite hip gaming site.

Do I get to be a hipster yet?

Until then, I'll still be waiting to break my teeth on that jawbreaker I ordered (btw thanks for the bottlecap suggestion blue).

Later,
Mat

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Akira
Jul 9, 2002, 17:15
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Akira Jul 9, 2002, 17:15
Jul 9, 2002, 17:15
 
"the old voices were so much better."

I totally agree. Plus, with the 1 million+ they put down
to re-dub it, it's very unlikely we'll ever hear the
original voices on DVD.

I still prefer watching anime in the original japanese, tho.

-Hyatus
"da da da"

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Analemma
Jul 9, 2002, 19:30
anon@24.167
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Analemma Jul 9, 2002, 19:30
Jul 9, 2002, 19:30
anon@24.167
 
How about that APOD. Analemma, that's a porn star name if I ever saw one
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From the Bee Article...
Jul 9, 2002, 21:17
anon@24.162
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From the Bee Article... Jul 9, 2002, 21:17
Jul 9, 2002, 21:17
anon@24.162
 
"If animals weren't meant to be eaten, then why are they made out of meat?"

Wasn't this a quote from The Simpsons? Seem to remember it being a Homerism.
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