Inside The Spaceship Again (as I'm calling it) won't air here yet until Saturday, and I am kind of dreading it as Gaiman's B5 episode left me singularly unimpressed. Still, I can play the IDRIS Acronym Game:
Inter Dimensional Rift In Space In Defence, Running Is Super I Deserve Respect, I'm Sexy
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Re: gumball thief?samson_of_5May 16 2011, 17:50:52 UTC
The Taco Bell I worked at had a gumball machine, quite the big affair, too. It was in the entry foyer, and two were taken over a course of three times while I worked there(One was destroyed in the attempt to get at any change and gumballs inside, but both were recovered after each incident). One time it was plumb full of gumballs with no change in it yet. At least one of the times it was taken while we were busy with a rush in the evening(Cheeky buggers). After the third theft, the owner had a really big chain attached. Far as I know that finally did the trick.
Re: gumball thief?ps238principalMay 17 2011, 19:59:10 UTC
I'd believe it; those ones with the spiral in the base that deposits your gum down a "fun slide" with lights and sound can't be cheap. I liked the trend for a while that saw these Rube Goldberg-like machines in some stores that sent your gumball on an odyssey of ramps, cranes, lights, and music. It must have been the best gumball sacrifice ceremony a sphere of candy-coated chew could hope for. :)
The ones I've managed to get came from an estate sale where the people who owned the items had serviced such machines for a living. Sadly, because I have nephews and a kid of my own, the one set up to dispense gum for free is in a closet, out of sight. The other takes nickels, but it's old, and sometimes forgets to keep a hold of its contents, and then I'm scrubbing gunk out of the carpet when some child decides to remember gum isn't to be swallowed, but forgets it's now trash.
Still, there's just something about classic gumball machines.
21st Century Moat, etc.samson_of_5May 16 2011, 17:43:58 UTC
That moat is awesome. I would love to see more people with the will and imagination to do such in the face of disaster, instead of building their home in an area known for tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, and such, and then act surprised and sad when their home is torn away from such. Situational awareness is a powerful tool. Good neighbors, friends, and family help, too. Oddly enough, the first thing that came to my mind about the Porsche steering wheel, is what happens when every button gets pushed by your forward-propelled body in a crash. Not to mention the interesting impression that would make on you. I would want those buttons on my visor, instead. That way I can feel more like I'm in Serenity or an airliner when I am driving.
Re: 21st Century Moat, etc.ps238principalMay 17 2011, 20:01:45 UTC
Sadly, the one thing the moat won't protect him from is the eventual stench floods leave behind; thankfully, it'll be outdoors, but it's really powerful stuff.
Maybe there's a gizmo that senses all the buttons being mashed by a face, and it calls for help? Though I wonder now if there's some other air-bag system to keep that from happening; maybe a curtain bag that comes out of the headliner?
The Doctor's Wife is in my top 5 favorite episodes for the modern incarnation of Doctor Who along with Blink, The Girl in the Fireplace, and The Lodger.
There are so many quotable bits from that episode, starting with one of the very first lines: "I wish I could take your place... no I don't, because it's really going to hurt!"
It'd be great if s/he left some kind of legacy, trail, or problem for the Doctor to deal with. While I kind of like Gallifrey being destroyed, creating a new race of Time Lords might be an interesting season-long arc.
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Inter Dimensional Rift In Space
In Defence, Running Is Super
I Deserve Respect, I'm Sexy
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Also, the thief was giving himself a way to earn a modest income until such a time as he gets caught... I'd say it was smarter than it seems.
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After the third theft, the owner had a really big chain attached. Far as I know that finally did the trick.
Some people really like gumball machines.
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The ones I've managed to get came from an estate sale where the people who owned the items had serviced such machines for a living. Sadly, because I have nephews and a kid of my own, the one set up to dispense gum for free is in a closet, out of sight. The other takes nickels, but it's old, and sometimes forgets to keep a hold of its contents, and then I'm scrubbing gunk out of the carpet when some child decides to remember gum isn't to be swallowed, but forgets it's now trash.
Still, there's just something about classic gumball machines.
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Good neighbors, friends, and family help, too.
Oddly enough, the first thing that came to my mind about the Porsche steering wheel, is what happens when every button gets pushed by your forward-propelled body in a crash. Not to mention the interesting impression that would make on you. I would want those buttons on my visor, instead. That way I can feel more like I'm in Serenity or an airliner when I am driving.
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Maybe there's a gizmo that senses all the buttons being mashed by a face, and it calls for help? Though I wonder now if there's some other air-bag system to keep that from happening; maybe a curtain bag that comes out of the headliner?
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There are so many quotable bits from that episode, starting with one of the very first lines: "I wish I could take your place... no I don't, because it's really going to hurt!"
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The Doctor's Wife is probably in my top 5 episodes of the modern era, along with Blink, The Girl in the Fireplace, and The Lodger.
It's just so quotable, even from the very first lines: "I only wish I could go in your place. Nah, I don't, because it's reeeally going to hurt."
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I don't know if he does the companion thing like the Doctor, but he sounds like he'd be interesting to pal around with.
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