Toonbots message board: Dec. 29 (Hold the Mao!)

gopher Sat Dec 30 11:06:56 2000 Re: Dec. 29 (Hold the Mao!) > Well, if today's blurb was any indication, that's what happened! But was that the Metacartoonist attacking himself, or Dot breaking free from his digital chains and attacking the Metacartoonist? Perhaps Dot will be writing the 'toon for a while?

Michael Sat Dec 30 11:46:53 2000 Re: Dec. 29 (Hold the Mao!) > But was that the Metacartoonist attacking himself, or Dot breaking free > from his digital chains and attacking the Metacartoonist? Perhaps Dot will > be writing the 'toon for a while? ... What gave you the impression Dot is male?

gopher Sat Dec 30 13:04:03 2000 Re: Dec. 29 (Hold the Mao!) > ... What gave you the impression Dot is male? Using "its" would have seemed ackward. I suspect that Dot has no gender, but using a pronoun not associated with a gender usually implies a lack of human intelligence.

Michael Sat Dec 30 19:51:32 2000 Gender-specific language > Using "its" would have seemed ackward. I suspect that Dot has no > gender, but using a pronoun not associated with a gender usually implies a > lack of human intelligence. Ha! Dot has no gender, but as a test, I try to keep a female gender in mind, then I consider it a challenge never to get into a verbal situation where a pronoun would be required. It's tricky. Keeps me thinking. Same thing applies to the Toonbot.

Brother Emsworth Wed Jan 31 00:13:24 2001 Re: Gender-specific language Just posting to keep this around a little longer, so there's something other than the monster thread still around next week. I'd kept meaning to reply to Pooga's post in the Dec. 23 thread (regarding voice actor Skip Hinnant (recently found a website which has various voice actor demos available on mp3, and included Skip Hinnat's, playing a vacuum cleaner and a toilet bowl, and other bits that sounded like excerpts from 70's commercials.) For the record, Skip Hinnant also played Pogo in the obscure stop motion feature "Pogo for President" (which also featured Jonathan Winters, Stan Freberg, and according to IMDB, Vincent Price as Deacon Mushrat, though I find that slightly surprising), and was also heard in "My Little Pony" in the 80's.

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 02:12:48 2001 Re: Gender-specific language > For the record, Skip Hinnant also played Pogo in the > obscure stop motion feature "Pogo for President" (which also > featured Jonathan Winters, Stan Freberg, and according to IMDB, Vincent > Price as Deacon Mushrat, though I find that slightly surprising), and was > also heard in "My Little Pony" in the 80's. I now have a bunch of singing animated multicolored ponies in my head. Scary, really. Especially combined with the singing Danny Elfman in my ears. Mmm, another pointless post in an attempt not to get eaten by Emsworth.

gopher Wed Jan 31 03:11:55 2001 Re: Gender-specific language > Mmm, another pointless post in an attempt not to get eaten by Emsworth. Emsworths's a canibal now? Hrm..I'm not sure if allowing jihad members to eat other jihad members is a particulary good idea.

Lord Emsworth Wed Jan 31 11:56:10 2001 Re: Gender-specific language > Emsworths's a canibal now? Hrm..I'm not sure if allowing jihad members to > eat other jihad members is a particulary good idea. No cause for alarm. Aside from the fact that we're seperated by great distance, and the impracticality of such a scheme (be unwise to attempt to dine on someone who can skillfully throw you out of a window), as well as moral qualms, my digestive system is not always ideal. I have a rather weak stomach, and expect such a dietary lifestyle would prove very unwise indeed.

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 13:11:12 2001 Re: Gender-specific language > No cause for alarm. Aside from the fact that we're seperated by great > distance, and the impracticality of such a scheme (be unwise to attempt to > dine on someone who can skillfully throw you out of a window), as well as > moral qualms, my digestive system is not always ideal. I have a rather > weak stomach, and expect such a dietary lifestyle would prove very unwise > indeed. Yeah, yeah. I still don't trust you. :P

Lord Emsworth Wed Jan 31 13:14:30 2001 Cannibalism?? > Yeah, yeah. I still don't trust you. :P Ah, well, but I still think you're being paranoid. Unless you're made of Vegemellows (tm), by any chance?

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 18:03:43 2001 Re: Cannibalism?? > Ah, well, but I still think you're being paranoid. Unless you're made of > Vegemellows (tm), by any chance? Um... er... uh-oh... Hi?

Emsworth the Erroneously Alleged Cannibal Wed Jan 31 18:45:42 2001 Re: Cannibalism?? > Um... er... uh-oh... > Hi? Ah... erm... that is Hello!

Napoleon the spinach lady Wed Jan 31 19:01:30 2001 Re: Cannibalism?? > Ah... erm... that is > Hello! I am made of spinach. You do not want to eat me. These are not the vegetable products you're looking for. Try your local grocer!

Emsworth the Vegetable and Cheese Eater Wed Jan 31 19:07:53 2001 Re: Cannibalism?? > I am made of spinach. You do not want to eat me. These are not the > vegetable products you're looking for. Try your local grocer! Actually, I rather like spinach. And broccoli too. But don't worry. I prefer vegetables that won't throw me through a window.

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 19:22:02 2001 Re: Cannibalism?? > Actually, I rather like spinach. And broccoli too. Yeah, figures. :P > But don't worry. I > prefer vegetables that won't throw me through a window. Yay!

Brother Emsworth Wed Jan 31 19:26:09 2001 Re: Cannibalism?? > Yeah, figures. :P Hummph. I also like zucchini.

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 19:40:11 2001 Re: Cannibalism?? > Hummph. I also like zucchini. Zucchini is yummy. And squash. And squish. "Squish?!" "Yup!" "What do you mea -- " *SQUISH* "...owie..." "Zactly."

Brother Emsworth Wed Jan 31 19:24:01 2001 The Thread that Ate the Jihad! Is it just me, or is this suddenly turning into another monster thread? (Though not as bad as the other one, of course.)

Napoleon the spam queen Wed Jan 31 19:37:16 2001 Re: The Thread that Ate the Jihad! > Is it just me, or is this suddenly turning into another monster thread? > (Though not as bad as the other one, of course.) Yes, it is just you. And it's just me too. Muahahahaha.

Emsworth the potted meat baron Wed Jan 31 19:43:31 2001 Re: The Thread that Ate the Jihad! > Yes, it is just you. And it's just me too. Muahahahaha. Muahhahaha! Laugh with me!

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 19:48:15 2001 Re: The Thread that Ate the Jihad! > Muahhahaha! Laugh with me! Heeey... I just figured out what you're doing... you're trying to distract me from my homework, aren't you?! I've been doing nothing but messageboarding here since approximately the dawn of time... Man, the others are going to LOVE us after all we've done. ;) I'm officially easing off, though. There's a Chicano history book that's currently calling my name very loudly.

Emsworth Wed Jan 31 20:08:28 2001 Re: The Thread that Ate the Jihad! > Heeey... I just figured out what you're doing... you're trying to distract > me from my homework, aren't you?! I've been doing nothing but > messageboarding here since approximately the dawn of time... > Man, the others are going to LOVE us after all we've done. ;) > I'm officially easing off, though. There's a Chicano history book that's > currently calling my name very loudly. I kept meaning to back off anyway (meant to quite after my reply to the prune comment.) I just looked at the time. I can't believe I let myself get caught up in this, or that I spent nearly two hours at it. I think this just goes to show that its probably a good thing that jihad members aren't usually online at the same time. I stopped to eat, and now I have to finish a one page paper for political science (due tomorrow), and study for a theater arts exam on Friday and a Spanish test on Monday. Still, this was kind of fun. Mentally exhasting, but fun. I wonder what Michael thinks of all this. Anyway, sorry for distracting you, and hope you farewell on your studies, O beloved High Chancellor.

Michael Wed Jan 31 23:51:46 2001 Re: The Thread that Ate the Jihad! > I wonder what Michael > thinks of all this. Michael's awfully glad he checked -- I didn't even notice all these posts down here! This is great!

gopher Wed Jan 31 21:36:01 2001 Re: The Thread that Ate the Jihad! > Man, the others are going to LOVE us after all we've done. ;) Yep, we sure do. (I wonder many more before I climb through the mountain of post numbers... Probably no sense in counting, since all that's gonna be left after this are the two monster threads.)

gopher Wed Jan 31 21:34:31 2001 Re: Cannibalism?? > I prefer vegetables that won't throw me through a window. Makes 'em more interesting that way. I don't care for spinach, though.

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 13:07:57 2001 Re: Gender-specific language > Emsworths's a canibal now? Hrm..I'm not sure if allowing jihad members to > eat other jihad members is a particulary good idea. True that. It can't be good for morale. I'm onto you, Emsworth! You can't eat me if I'm constantly on alert and incredibly paranoid!

Lord Emsworth Wed Jan 31 13:20:18 2001 Paranoia > I'm onto you, Emsworth! You can't eat me if I'm constantly on alert and > incredibly paranoid! Ah! Well, you forget, I'm already extremely paranoid and high strung! And I have access to your forum as well! Besides, haven't you been lying in wait for me yourself, just biding your time, until the moment you can convince me to meet you and step into your kitchen parlor, and get near the window? I warn you in advance, my flesh would be decidedly unappetizing. Why are we posting at the same times anyway? You are watching me, aren't you? What was that noise I heard?

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 18:08:12 2001 Re: Paranoia > Why are we posting at the same times anyway? You are watching me, aren't > you? What was that noise I heard? *cackles inanely from the other side of the window* Er, wait, there's no ground over heeeeerrrrreeeeeee...*splat*

gopher Wed Jan 31 20:53:13 2001 Re: Paranoia $DEITY !! How many of these things did you and Napoleon post while I was gone?! Sheesh, turn your back for a few hours and the jihad falls to pieces.. Am I going to have to set up a wireless 'net connection back to my box in the dorm and bring a laptop to LUG meetings to keep an eye on you two?

Michael Wed Jan 31 23:48:36 2001 Re: Paranoia > $DEITY !! How many of these things did you and Napoleon post while I was > gone?! Sheesh, turn your back for a few hours and the jihad falls to > pieces.. Am I going to have to set up a wireless 'net connection back to > my box in the dorm and bring a laptop to LUG meetings to keep an eye on > you two? That'll teach me to go to movies! (Charlie's Angels was pretty good.)

Emsworth Wed Jan 31 13:23:00 2001 Annoying Animated Creatures > I now have a bunch of singing animated multicolored ponies in my head. > Scary, really. Especially combined with the singing Danny Elfman in my > ears. I have the theme from the "Houndcats" (a cheesy 70's "Mission Impossible" type cartoon, complete with self-destructing messages) running through my head.

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 18:09:56 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures > I have the theme from the "Houndcats" (a cheesy 70's > "Mission Impossible" type cartoon, complete with > self-destructing messages) running through my head. Oh, yeah?! Well, I have the theme song to Secret Squirrel running through my windows! Beat that!

Brother Emsworth Wed Jan 31 18:22:37 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures Muttley, you snickering floppy eared hound, When courage is needed, you're never around Those medals you wear on your moth-eaten chest Should be there for bumbling, at which you are best. So.... (chorus) Stop that Pigeon Stop that Pigeon, Stop that Pigeon, Stop that Pigeon, Stop that Pigeon, Stop that Pigeon, Stop that Pigeon! How?? Nab him, grab him, jab him, cab him Stop that Pigeon now!! And you, Zilly, stop sneaking, it's not worth the chance For you'll be returned by the seat of your pants and Klunk, you invent me a thingamabob That catches that Pigeon or I'll lose my job. So... (chorus) Stop that Pigeon Stop that Pigeon, Stop that Pigeon, Stop that Pigeon, Stop that Pigeon, Stop that Pigeon, Stop the Pigeon! How?? Nab him, grab him, jab him, cab him Stop that Pigeon now!! (*Muttley snickers in background*)

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 18:32:39 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures Don't make me pull out the lyrics to Jem, mister. I am prepared to do so if required. ;P

Emsworth Wed Jan 31 18:43:29 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures Ha! I'll come back at you with the Banana Splits theme! If I could embed sound files here, I'd even force you to listen to it!

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 18:56:57 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures > Ha! I'll come back at you with the Banana Splits theme! > If I could embed sound files here, I'd even force you to listen to it! I'm not sure whether to be afraid of that or not, since I don't know of any such show. Man... just when it was getting fun, too.

Emsworth Wed Jan 31 19:03:24 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures > I'm not sure whether to be afraid of that or not, since I don't know of > any such show. Man... just when it was getting fun, too. Oh. That one was from the 60's. The tune was kind of neat, but the lyrics were a trifle annoying. "One Banana, Two Banana, Three Banana, Four, One Banana Makes a Bunch and so do Many More..." Then came the obnoxious chorus "Trallaa, trala, la, la, tra la la, tralala la!!!" ad nauseum. I thought it was getting fun too. Hm... How about "Denver, the Last Dinosaur?"

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 19:18:48 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures > I thought it was getting fun too. Hm... How about "Denver, the Last > Dinosaur?" Don't know that one either. Dinosaucers?

Emsworth Wed Jan 31 19:21:10 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures > Dinosaucers? I vaguely remember the show, but not the theme. Aha! How about the Snorks?!!

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 19:35:45 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures > I vaguely remember the show, but not the theme. > Aha! How about the Snorks?!! YES! *swims along with the funny little fakenSmurfs* I used to have Snork shoes. And a comic book. ::nods::

Emsworth Wed Jan 31 19:41:06 2001 Swim along with the Snorks! > YES! *swims along with the funny little fakenSmurfs* > I used to have Snork shoes. And a comic book. ::nods:: All I had were a couple Snork keychains. Snork along, its a new Snork celebration!

gopher Wed Jan 31 21:23:39 2001 Re: Annoying Animated Creatures > If I could embed sound files here, I'd even force you to listen to it! Bah. That's easy enough to disable. If I wanted webpages to make noise, I'd lick my finger and rub it across the monitor. Or I suppose printing them out and crumpling them up works, too. Hrm...save a tree, or keep my monitor clean...

Brother Emsworth Wed Jan 31 18:28:57 2001 Secret Squirrel! > Oh, yeah?! Well, I have the theme song to Secret Squirrel running through > my windows! Beat that! What an agent, What a squirrel He's got the country In a whirl. What's his name? (Ssh! Secret Squirrel.) He's got tricks up his sleeve Most bad guys won't believe A bulletproof coat A cannon hat A machine gun cane With a rat-tat-tat-a-tat! Fights foreign spies In disguise It takes him many places He's a squirrel of many faces Who's that? (How!) Who's that? (Hoot, man.) Who's that? (Ole!) (Ssh. Secret Squirrel.)

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 18:37:10 2001 Re: Secret Squirrel! Exactly. Stupid brother who goes through all the tapes I used to watch and covers them over with episodes of Animorphs and that scary new Spiderman cartoon... I'm all nostalgic now, and there's nothing in the house to appease me!

Emsworth the Animation Buff Wed Jan 31 19:17:43 2001 Re: Secret Squirrel! > Stupid brother who goes through all the tapes I used to watch and covers > them over with episodes of Animorphs and that scary new Spiderman > cartoon... That was pretty scary, wasn't it? The original, Ralph Bakshi one had a catchy theme, though. >I'm all nostalgic now, and there's nothing in the house to > appease me! I managed to get cable one summer, a few years ago, and taped several episodes of "Secret Squirrel" and a qhole bunch of other stuff from Cartoon Network. Unfortunately, I wound up wiping out my Darkwing Duck episodes in the process

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 19:28:18 2001 Re: Secret Squirrel! > That was pretty scary, wasn't it? The original, Ralph Bakshi one had a > catchy theme, though. > I managed to get cable one summer, a few years ago, and taped several > episodes of "Secret Squirrel" and a qhole bunch of other stuff > from Cartoon Network. Unfortunately, I wound up wiping out my Darkwing > Duck episodes in the process Noooo... not the Terror that Borks in the Night! *mourns the loss* I think next time my friend babysits at a home equipped with Toon Disney, then comes home and mocks me with her ability to watch Darkwing, I shall nuke her. Yes, that sounds good.

Emsworth (aka Drake Mallard) Wed Jan 31 19:33:28 2001 Darkwing Duck > Noooo... not the Terror that Borks in the Night! > *mourns the loss* > I think next time my friend babysits at a home equipped with Toon Disney, > then comes home and mocks me with her ability to watch Darkwing, I shall > nuke her. Yes, that sounds good. Lets get dangerous!

Napoleon Wed Jan 31 19:42:43 2001 Re: Darkwing Duck > Lets get dangerous! Spatula! (Just about the only actual bit of dialogue I remember anymore besides the catchphrases...)

Emsworth Wed Jan 31 19:46:34 2001 Re: Darkwing Duck > Spatula! (Just about the only actual bit of dialogue I remember anymore > besides the catchphrases...) DW to Launchpad: Like the chicken said, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it. Gosalyn: Keen gear! The Liquidator: Here goes Licky, down the drain. ---------- FOWL High Command: Agent Pine! Stop scrubbing this monitor. Ammonia Pine: Sorry. I thought you were smudges. ----------------- Dr. Sara Bellum: Well, there goes my Nobel Prize.

gopher Wed Jan 31 21:09:41 2001 Re: Darkwing Duck > DW to Launchpad: Like the chicken said, you knew the job was dangerous > when you took it. Argh! Now I have the Super Chicken theme stuck in my head!

gopher Wed Jan 31 21:18:49 2001 Re: Darkwing Duck > Argh! Now I have the Super Chicken theme stuck in my head! When you find yourself in danger, WShen you're threatened by a stranger When it looks like you will take a lickin', (buk buk buk) There is someone waiting Who will hurry up and rescue you, just caaalllll for Super Chicken!(buk-gah!) Fred, if you're afraid, you'll have to overlook it, Besides you knew the job was dangerous when you took it. (buk-gah!) He will drink his super sauce And throw the bad guys for a loss And he will bring them in alive and kickin' (buk buk buk) There is one thing you should learn When there is no one else to turn to Caaallll for Super Chicken! (buk buk buk) Caaallll for Super Chicken! (buk-gah!) Was this just a transparent excuse for another post? Yes. Yes, it was. And I apologize for any errors in the clucking onomatopoeia.

gopher Wed Jan 31 21:20:03 2001 Re: Darkwing Duck > onomatopoeia. Argh! It munged the linebreaks. Oh well, you get the idea. And isn't onomatopoeia a funny looking word?

gopher Wed Jan 31 21:27:22 2001 Wanton Name Changes I was just wondering how Michael links all the posts from the various variances of Emsworth. Is it set up to just count anything with "Emsworth" in it into "Brother Emsworth", and if so, is that way for just him? (certainly not gonna test it just yet, since I need all the posts I can get on "gopher" for now)

gopher Wed Jan 31 22:43:15 2001 Re: Wanton Name Changes Staring at the thread listings, and this thread in particular, I was pondering whether "wanton" was really the best choice of word for this subject. I will post a few of the relevant definitions from the 10th edition of Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary to contemplate wanton: adj. 1b. playfully mean or cruel, mischeivous 3a. merciless, inhumane b. havig no just foundation or provocation, malicious 4 being without check or limitation I suppose that definition 4 fits, and I suppose that Michael might see it as malicious, depending on how difficult it is to link all those posts into the same count. Therefore, the word stands, and the crisis is averted.

gopher Wed Jan 31 22:46:15 2001 Re: Wanton Name Changes > 10th edition of Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary On a side note, the normal place of this lexicon is atop my computer, where it muffles the noise of the case vibrating as a result of one of the fans.

Michael Wed Jan 31 23:56:47 2001 Naming conventions > I was just wondering how Michael links all the posts from the various > variances of Emsworth. Is it set up to just count anything with > "Emsworth" in it into "Brother Emsworth", and if so, > is that way for just him? It was that way just for him until Napoleon posted as "Napoleon the spinach lady" and now she's got a special name finder, too. Any abuse or unlicensed tested of the name finder will be punished by defenestration (of course) or I'll think of something else, like looking at the browser type, because something tells me gopher isn't going to sign up with AOL to emulate Emsworth.

gopher Thu Feb 1 00:25:38 2001 Re: Naming conventions > because something tells me gopher isn't going to sign up with AOL to > emulate Emsworth. Actually, I have quite a collection of "700 hours free!" AOL CDs (Office Depot said I could take as many as I wanted. I think I counted 54), but they have been slowly making their way into a microwave after which they are put to work as coasters and wall decorations and the like. I think my roommate uses AOL, I suppose I could use that...

gopher Wed Jan 31 21:07:04 2001 Bork! > Noooo... not the Terror that Borks in the Night! Doo Dee Doo Dee Doo Bork! Bork! Bork! I assume that you're using "bork" in this sense, since it's the only funny one that I know. Since I have absolutely nothing to add to this thread, I thought I'd just say that the Sweedish chef is my third favorite muppet. *sigh* Not even ten posts into it and I've already stopped making sense. Only 50 or so more to go...

Michael Sat Dec 30 11:53:10 2000 Cuckoo for Cocoa Pops! > There's no denying it, Toonbots is continuing to become weirder and yet > more compelling and thought provoking with each installment. Bravo, > Michael! Thenk yew.