OTFPOTD-Fantastic Contraption addition (also, Halloween)
Okay, so Fantastic Contraption now rules my life. Feel free to post your triumphs, tribulations, and disasters here (I still can't make a suitable catapult, but my tanks kick ass).
Also, y'all are invited to my local pub for Halloween. Big costume contest and cash prizes if any of you are in the north end (also a chance to meet Thingray and Jeanuts). Details to follow if anyone is interested (I won't advertise for them unless someone is interested).
Please reference LL bowling night. I haven't read the post yet, but I'm already excited!
BTW, I didn't jump the gun this time, I was just the only one up late enough to post this thing this early in the morning! HA!!
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I'm going to go to bed now, but everyone have fun.
I’ll read you in the morning.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
God I suck at that game
Stuck on level 6 or so, how do you make a catapult?
by OlSalty on Oct 31, 2008 1:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck catapults, quantity over quality I say
by OlSalty on Oct 31, 2008 1:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent
I love the ones that take a long time
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love that one.
MIne was boring compared to that.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Make a triangle with a moving wheel at the top
then put a wood rod out straight out from the side of the circle, then attache a blue rod to the end of the wood rod and to one of the hooks on the wheel. This is really basic but you’ll get more ideas from seeing this simple one in action.
by coolguyrob on Oct 31, 2008 1:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's the one I did to complete the last level.
by Coach Owens on Nov 1, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where's the link?
"Hole in one, eh?"
by Coach Owens on Nov 1, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the only way that I could do it.
by coolguyrob on Oct 31, 2008 1:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is what I did:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3720009
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've watched that about 6 times now.
I’m hypnotized.
by azruavatar on Oct 31, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This explains why you're up at 1:43 AM
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 5:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was up for another two+ hours.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 31, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey nice meeting you ac
Have fun at the show tonight. I am going to spin some of my old Sonics vinyl and wish I was there.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it due to the FC game?
Oooh. I was supposed to send you something.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Partially, then I just couldn't sleep.
And I was just going to mention that.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 31, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Confucius Say:
Man with 4 balls cannot walk!
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by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are guys with only one ball who probably hate you.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I played this level for so long
and a conveyor belt never came to mind. I just built a car:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3685867
Ryan Rowland-Smith for President
by darmok on Oct 31, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But....
How did you start out with one ball already in the front?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of the balls is inside the box
So it can be moved to wherever you want
Having four in the back wasn’t a huge problem, though, I think it might’ve been possible
Ryan Rowland-Smith for President
by darmok on Oct 31, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I did that level, all four were back on the ramp at the start.
Weird.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But part of that ramp is in the box.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I figured out a desing that should work.
I’m obsessed with it because it contains just three wheels, but so far I haven’t gotten the placement right.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 31, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I made a freaking catapillar and it inched along and made it.
I don’t think I’m doing this right.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, if it works, you're doing it right.
Ryan Rowland-Smith for President
by darmok on Oct 31, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you tried a catapult? Those are always fun.
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get how some of you guys can make catapults
Mine never work
Ryan Rowland-Smith for President
by darmok on Oct 31, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a fairly simple kind:
http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=3734021
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I guess that's more of a paddlewheel.
Here’s a catapult: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=3734021
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well son of a gun. Turns out it's spitting out the same link over and over, isn't it?
Sorry.
Here’s the paddlewheel: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3742883
Here’s the catapult: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3727290
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am motherfucking going to get this motherfucking coal car device to motherfucking work if it motherfucking kills me.
Motherfuckin.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Nov 2, 2008 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acblue on Nov 2, 2008 3:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very nice!
Ryan Rowland-Smith for President
by darmok on Nov 2, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey I need bar recommendations in the walkable area in the vicinity of the Paramount. Like 10-15 minute walk range.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 31, 2008 1:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You can get to the Nitelite in ten minutes from there.
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Niiiice
I’m probably going to be at the Nitelite then, if I can get up to seattle before the show at all…
by marc w on Oct 31, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to go and try to figure out who you are.
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look over your shoulder, nemesis.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm now picturing you dropping random, desirable records around the bar at random.
All turning around real quick to see if anyone’s flying out of a bar stool
by marc w on Oct 31, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, but then you'll have everyone in the bar climbing over each other to get them.
Too many false positives.
But on the other hand… Pretzels!
by marc w on Oct 31, 2008 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Times like these I miss the Cloud Room
But, straight down Pine gets you to Von’s which is ok. Up the hill 2.5 blocks to Baltic Room. Six Arms is over on Pike, but meh. There is a bar in the convention center last time I was in there, also meh. You could hit the bar in Gameworks also.
All that said Nitelite may be the best choice.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am wearing my Carmen hat and playing Fantastic Contraption.
What has this place done to me?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 7:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You can put things anywhere in the box.
In fact, putting wheels on top helps if you have a tank that likes to roll over.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The mental image from this is hilarious.
I don’t know what you look like so I’m just imagine Carmen San Diego sitting at a computer playing FC.
by Phildopip on Oct 31, 2008 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also picture Carmen cursing up a storm while playing the game
And Rockapella in the background singing her daily narrative
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Carmen San Diego
going to be seen on Frenchman St. tonight?
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 31, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes--are you going to be there?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course!
Halloween on Frenchman St is pretty much the greatest thing ever. It’s like all of the fun of Mardi Gras compressed into a single night. Have you been before?
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 31, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, which is why I'm going this year. Going to the parade first (my friend is rolling) and then heading across.
It’s just a big street party, isn’t it?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it's just people in the streets everywhere with really great costumes.
There’s bars and clubs playing live music, but I’d recommend bringing some booze along, because it takes forever to get a drink. I always end up running into just about everyone I know in town while I’m down there. I’ve never been to the Krewe of Boo before, but that should be fun. I’m going to a party before I head down there at my friends’ house.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 31, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Krewe of Boo is new this year, but the Mollie's parade that rolls after it is awesome.
If you see Carmen come say hi. I should be with an apple tree. What will you be?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and I'd already planned to bring my flask as today is my first non-no-alcohol day...weeeee.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Non-no-alcohol?
That has a great ring to it
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Possibly why it sounds as though I've been drinking.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh good, flasks are just so darn handy.
I’m building a costume right now, but I’m not sure if it will work. I’m planning on making a cylinder out of cardboard that I can wear, and painting it brown and sticking branches on it. Then I’ll but a big red letter B on it and go as a B-log.
If that doesnt work then I’ll go with my permanent stand-by: a baseball costume my mother made for me when I was eight. It’s “signed” by Ken Griffey Jr.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 31, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, how does this still fit?
I’ll keep my eye out for a log, but I’m sure I’ll be able to find Jr.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It only goes down to my waist now.
It used to go down to my shins.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 31, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get it--a baseball, not a player.
Might as well start drinking as I sure sound like I have already.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, it's actually a baseball.
People often get confused when I tell them about it.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 31, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My mother also made me a pirate costume when I was little.
If I wear it now it makes a good “flambouyant gay Frenchman” costume.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 31, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woo Halloween!
Oh wait. I’m sitting alone in a hotel room in some random city where I can’t communicate. Damn.
by brayden04 on Oct 31, 2008 7:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sad. Why are you off somewhere all alone? No teammates?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason they give us each our own hotel room.
I don’t know why, I have two beds. What the hell am I to do with two beds? I’d rather room with someone so I have someone to hang out with. And most everybody is asleep, or getting there. My sleep schedule is a little weird though.
by brayden04 on Oct 31, 2008 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure inviting people here to make suggestions about what to do about two beds is a great decision.
Although I say jumping back and forth between them is fun.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like the kids in Rat Race?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, when are you coming by?
I’m having lunch with a former colleague at noon or so, and want to make sure I see you.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say rent it out to someone.
I’m sure you can find takers.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh so much work.
I’m phenomenally lazy outside of basketball.
by brayden04 on Oct 31, 2008 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which probably explains why I am on LL with everyone so often haha
by brayden04 on Oct 31, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm here because atashi wa tsukiai warui.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watashi no nihongo osoroshi!
Watashi wa hensugiru!
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by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Toyota!
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by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My record label is called Tsurumi records. Can you tell me what it's named for?
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by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a surname as well as the name of a river in the Kanagawa and Tokyo prefectures.
by BrianL on Oct 31, 2008 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's named after a bridge my best friend loves in Yokohama.
It’s his favorite place in the world, and next year we’re going there to meet with two bands we signed from the area.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If this thing weren't so expensive I would know many more languages.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bittorrent is your friend.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I have yet to make its acquaintance.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get utorrent, then google ' "stuff you want" torrent '
And make sure you scan that stuff before you open it.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha. It was more rhetorical.
But I’m sure LL would come up with some weird ideas.
by brayden04 on Oct 31, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The real life version of Fantastic Contraption!
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by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His teammates nervously wonder why he has a catapult in his bed.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And then they trip over the tank on their way out the door...
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by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dress up crazy and go roam the streets asking for candy
And videotape the results. Sounds like big fun to me
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, god, I'm so excited for my Halloween costume this year.

by Phildopip on Oct 31, 2008 7:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Trick or Treat!
I want some candy, dammit!
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by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 7:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
(but I'd also settle for some sweet beer)
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by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm dressing as a blind referee this evening. I look fantastic.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 7:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That second sentence has nothing to do with my costume. It's just in general.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Man I wish I was as creative
with Halloween costumes as you guys. How do people come up with their costume ideas??
by brayden04 on Oct 31, 2008 7:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Alcohol.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You athletes are screwed, not being able to poison yourselves (unless your last name is Daly).
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha yeah.
Last year I could sometimes, but this year all our games are on Saturday and Sunday. My only off day is Monday, and Sunday night is….not a great night to go out. I think I have one off weekend around New Years. That will probably be a crazy weekend hahaha. Definitely be some stress to let off.
I tend to get my fill in the summer, when I don’t have a job.
by brayden04 on Oct 31, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I usually start with something simple, then my brain starts coming up with random connections.
My final costume usually is about a fourth or fifth iteration.
by Phildopip on Oct 31, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOTD...
Drink up, kiddies.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 8:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Now that's awesome.
I had baconnaise dipping sauce or whatever it was called last night with some pommes frites. I made a little paper cone for them and everything. That shit was delicious.
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, you didn't.
Now life’s really not fair. I have to wait for my Baconnaise to ship. :(
Good news, though. My local stores have Bacon Salt now.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I'm happy for you at least.
I’m looking forward to my impending heart attack even more now.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get to see two of you today.
Gotta take H to soccer at 10, then I’ll head to Northgate, then Fremont. Good?
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 8:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You going to visit acblue around noon still?
I should go grab lunch in Fremont today.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the plan, Fremont at noon. Meet us there!
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be the short ugly guy with hair growing out of his ears.
And that is not a costume.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did I say noon? I meant dinnertime.
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, this is what I really look like.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're a blonde??
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by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are both sharing a brain.
I like it.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to guess you're a comic book fan.
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by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually no. But a friend went to Comic-Con
And decided to buy it for me.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounded really cool.
I have tons of friends who are into comics, I just never really have been. This might sound strange, but too many pictures for me.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got into Comic Con a few years back on a free press pass.
Got priority seating for panels and everything.
I wrote for a satirical college paper, and everyone on the staff used it to get press passes. Not that we’d actually ever cover anything.
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Oct 31, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That makes you the uber-dork.
Just kidding!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was how I got in to PAX '07
Picked up a pass from a developer friend and was able to get in to the Omegathon early, and sat it in the front row. It was awesome
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going as Charlie Chaplin...
…but then someone stole my top hat and now I look like Hitler.
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by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 9:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Face it, you've always looked like Hitler.
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by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I SAID SIEG HEIL!
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by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was I the only one who watched The Office last night?
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by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure weaton4life did.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did, and it just deepened my concern that the show is becoming a soap opera.
I miss the second and third seasons, dammit.
>:(
by Phildopip on Oct 31, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't tell me Pam is sleeping with Kevin.
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by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's true.
I dont think the show would be better without Pam and Jim, just the Pam-Jim relationship. Now that you mention it, all three of the main plot lines revolved around love interests. The Dwight and Andy interview was pretty great, though.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 31, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't watch anything.
Jeanuts finished her corporate budget last night, so we went out for drinks to celebrate. Then we cam home and played FC for a few hours then went to bed..
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going as Dr House
I have a blazer, light blue t shirt, a winter cap he wears, scruff cuz I haven’t shaved in a few days, a cane and I have a pill bottle in my front pocket filled with tic tacs that I’ll eat throughout my night out
Should be a sick as costume, figured these parts might appreciate it
by mariners124m on Oct 31, 2008 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A guy at my Halloween party last weekend did the exact same thing!
Right down the the tic-tacs!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did he photoshop a prescribtion bottle
With house’s name, wilson as the prescribing doctor, and the dose of vicoden and tape it on the pill bottle?
If so, fuck
by mariners124m on Oct 31, 2008 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone have any good audiobook mp3s they'd like to share?
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by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone else even like audiobooks?
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by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What?
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by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wife is so tired of me saying that.
Auditory dyslexia sucks when combined with years of playing loud music and working in print shops.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know the feeling well.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love them. I usually pick them up at the library. Right now I'm listening to Bridge to Terabithia before bed every night.
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I just missed you by a couple of minutes.
I showed up at the video store right after you left according to acblue.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap :(
I had a little one ready for a nap, and kind of had to scoot out of there quicker than I wanted to. Sorry….
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, I have to jump into the goal now?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa that took five seconds.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Level 5?
That one was pretty straightforward.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you meant it took you five seconds to beat it.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn confusing interwebs.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Halloween Wondermark!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 9:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dammit, last night I couldn't sleep and was up until three
This wouldn’t have been so bad but Comcast fucked up my internet all night and I couldn’t find any good TV, so I became very bored. Boredom+Insomnia is really crappy
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 10:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
17, 19 and 21 are killing me.
I even thought I got it in the goal on 17, but it won’t give me the victory.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You aren't low enough.
You need to get it almost touching the ground.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And 21's easy.
You just have to brace against the corner. A triangle will do it.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get it.
Brace what against what corner?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got it now:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3750774
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That works too,
I didn’t save mine, but look for the one of the ones with two wheels and a couple of sticks in a triangle and you’ll see what I did.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see how that would work.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remade it.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3752082
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suppose it only really needs that one "inside" pivot point, doesn't it?
So mine was a little complicated, so what, wannafightaboutit? :)
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't going to bring it up,
but my first clear of that one was a catapult that launched around the open side.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tried that.
As I’ve stated many times, my catapults are more like kittenapults.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's awesome. Elegant.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was the tip angle that was killing me.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's like a ghost town in here...
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 10:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You are all playing Fantastic Contraption.
Actually the whole town is a ghost town. Our phone has been silent all day. No one is returning correspondence. It is creepy.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our office is quiet, but traffic was a nightmare this morning.
Where the hell is everyone going on Halloween?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sonics concert! The Nitelite!
Wooooooo
(traffic in the south end today was gorgeous, aside from the really heavy rain. Guess a lot of people are making it a three-day weekend, the lucky bastards).
by marc w on Oct 31, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the fact that Halloween is on a Friday this year has prompted a lot of people to play hooky.
by Phildopip on Oct 31, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the people that commute form Everett to Shoreline.
It was crazy this morning, and I didn’t even see any accidents or anything.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm at a high enough level I really can't play at work anymore.
I can’t concentrate on work and the game at the same time, and do either one of them very well.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm off work and bored. No contraptions for me.
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come pack for me.
I have too much to do. Yet I LL
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too tired. Week catching up with me.
Plus I suck at packing
by royalcurve on Oct 31, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finally!!!
I beat 17. Ugly, but it worked: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3750076
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 11:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This was mine.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3734021
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't buy it, so I can't see anything except the two blocks hanging in space.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Umm, I don't have it either.
I think that means it’s loading up, you might have to wait a minute.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It worked this time.
I like how you used a weight to get it back to vertical. Good idea!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting on the tip idea.
I tried that and didn’t have enough patience to get the angles right.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The hard part was eliminating the bouncing after it went under the wall.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see how that mightbe a problem.
Maybe that’s why I could never get the angle right.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the loose rods actually helped stabilize mine.
I’m going to try to clean it up later and see if it still works.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ooh
I like this. Mine was a bit more complicated:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3692012
but yesterday I figured I could get a prettier solution so I went back and made this one:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3722456
Ryan Rowland-Smith for President
by darmok on Oct 31, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The second one was a thing of beauty.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I didn't have the patience to try and time that.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 31, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm always trying to hold the thingy in the goal.
Hence this contraption:
http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=3734021
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't stay in the goal though.
It stayed there a lot longer than mine did though, I’ll give you that!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, what? It holds when I do it.
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, my link was wrong before.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3692468
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pardon my French,
but that is fuckin’ sweet!!!!!!!!! I know what I’m doing next year!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Needs more White Russian
But very good. You need a Donny
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, so who's gonna ride home with me...
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is that the car from the VW ads?
I’d rather have that then the A-Team van.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno...
I’d like the A-Team van because it comes with that reel-to-reel tape deck thingy. And guns.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
B.A. DON"T BELIEVE IN GUNS! HE PITY THE FOOL WHO DOES!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it actually used in the show?
Cause I can build one myself for about 10 grand at the most.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, it is...
At least according to that web site it is.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 31, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's pretty cool then.
I met a guy at a Mopar swap meet who had one of the actual General Lees from Duke of Hazzard.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're not all worth $110,000 believe me.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the FC OTFPOTD, I submit the following...
My proudest achievement (Down Under):
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=3744389
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That is a work of art my friend.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I just tried to look at that and it asked me to pay $10.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then pay the man!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just dropped a ton of cash on a present for my wife.
I’ll save my $10 for beer and just assume Alaskan did something very cool.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Safe assumption.
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Normally I'd knock you for being cocky,
but in this case you are correct.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this happens if you try to hit continue before it finishes loading
Ryan Rowland-Smith for President
by darmok on Oct 31, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beautiful.
Ryan Rowland-Smith for President
by darmok on Oct 31, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that I've finally beaten this level, I can see how much more impressive this is than I originally thought.
And I thought it was pretty damned impressive to begin with.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Nov 3, 2008 2:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping you guys could forward my personal ad on to anyone you know who might be interested...
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 31, 2008 2:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was smiling while reading that,
But then I got the picture and almost fell out of my chair laughing. Holy shit
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And his shirt! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This is great
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I actually like his shirt.
/hides
by Phildopip on Oct 31, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the shirt too.
The part that cracks me up is he says “no more than 115lbs”, then goes on to say “no skinny chicks, I like women with meat on them”.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also that he thinks he could be someone's boy-toy
by OlSalty on Oct 31, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can reach your goals, beefcake! BEEFCAKE!!!!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't saying that I didn't like it.
I love it, in fact. But a guy like that wearing it makes me laugh for some reason
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 31, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't you puff up your hair a little?
It would make you look taller.
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he's pink and pudgy?
He reminds me of that character in Lord of the Flies…
Or was it the sexism?
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 31, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sexism, mostly.
But, yeah, he’s also a little piggish.
by Phildopip on Oct 31, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pigs are clean, delicious animals.
Please don’t compare this guy to them.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeanuts says he should have mentioned the Downs Syndrome!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BAHAHAHA
BONUSES include:
- Japanese heritage
- Large collection of animé and manga
- Glasses
- Interest in cosplay and roleplaying
- Traditional Ladies’ education
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 31, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why did the first trick or treater of the day have to be a clown? WHY
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 31, 2008 3:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought I was first.
I came dressed as a reputable businessman but you gave me no candy.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Your treat was making my acquaintance!
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 31, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have felt all shiny and warm since.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roll up the windows if your getting the hot wax at the car wash.
That should help with the warm and shiny issue.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 31, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The glow stays with you for many months
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 31, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually the doctors found a combination of antiobiotics that cuts it down to a few weeks.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 31, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does a combination of whiskey and beer do it?
If so I will be cured in short order.
by Sec 108 on Oct 31, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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