I don't want to name names (Gordon, Reef, Paze), but the AI is not only, like patriotism, a last refuge of scoundrels but also a gathering place for the technologically inept. Until recently, nearly half the field did not own a cell phone. One player was forced to return his iPhone because he could not get it to work. It bears noting that this player has a Ph.D. Others are infamously incapable of visiting a blog or surfing the web while the idea of communicating via Twitter or Facebook is as unlikely as the idea of conquering Everest. Not Mt. Everest. Everest Kuenhackel - world Chutes & Ladders champion.
The attached video depicts the former cast of NBC's Today Show reenacting a typical conversation at the AI.
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Love Katie's hair! I'm so glad my fashion history is not available on video.
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ReplyDeleteSo, I see...time for a little bashing of the technologically impaired, heh? Well, speaking I am certain for both Gordon and myself, let me say this about that (no Nixon intended). We Luddites take a modicum of joy in being the targets of your juvenile barbs; those of us who lead a life of the mind care not for such transient luxuries and adult toys.
Moreover, in addition to farting in their general direction, we cannot afford them either. Man the quills and summon the parchment, Gordon:
This means war.
Perhaps we can convince Edie to get the hang of this...as she otherwise had the time today to say:
ReplyDeleteDear fellow AI'ers,
Players & groupies, past and present!! The excitement is building...
That today show video, I mean... I just cant.
Plus, I finally finished reading the entire first blog, recapping last year's AI and "up till now".
Killed on about 42 levels. Mitch, did you keep a journal and reference it while penning the tome?
Lastly, although it may be "boring" and "stupid" and "dumb", I must know...
Will there be Bowling for Sotweeds at AIXV???
Remember, in the words of the immortal Howard Cosell:
"What's right isn't always popular. What's popular isn't always right".
See you soon!
Edie
aka "Bede"
aka "The Weedith"
aka "One of the Stanettes"
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/02/brett-favre-joining-dancing-with-the-stars-season-12-cast/1?csp=Dailybriefing
ReplyDeleteDo they realize that Jim has retired from AI tournament play?
We should have known that Mubarak wasn’t going to leave. It turns out Hosni Mubarak is an ancient Egyptian name that means “Brett Favre.”
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