Pippin!

UnSeEn · 06-09-2006, 02:35 PM

I doubt any of you will get this except Exfoliate. See what I do in my spare time?

(my dog's name is Pippin

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Addis · 06-09-2006, 03:49 PM

An inside joke is no good on a public forum, care to elaborate?

Exfoliate · 06-09-2006, 08:28 PM

Hehe, I naturally get a real kick out of it but Addis is right, the thing is it's probably not going to make much more sense once we explain it. It really does fall down to the whole cliche of "you'd have to have been there..." deal. I'll just leave it at this: Way back, like early 90's, Apple tried to make their own affordable game console/computer hybrid, but failed miserably.

The machine was hopelessly underpowered and not worth using as an everyday computer and they were never any games as no company really cared. And the thing looked like it was co-created by Fisher Price and rejects from the Nintendo 64 design team so that didn't help either. Needless to say it bombed really bad.

In short the joke aspect took place a few Thanksgivings back and it was essentually about a made-up kid who was talking about his Pippin (console) in front of Pippin (his dog) so the dog perked hearing his name and, well you get the idea. It's not going to register as humor for the rest of you. But UnSeEn and I cherish our Thanksgiving moments just the same.

UnSeEn · 06-09-2006, 11:34 PM

It was kind of a radio commercial, like one of those fake ones from the Grand Theft Auto series. It went something a little like this:

Kid: I love my Pippin!
Pippin (dog): Arf?
Kid: Not that Pippin, silly! The new Apple Pippin! (drones on)
Kid: So next time you want to have fun with Pippin...
Pippin: Arf?!
Kid: Not you, Pippin!

Etc. etc. Our minds are frayed from too many weird summer-camps...

Nic · 08-09-2006, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnSeEn

Etc. etc. Our minds are frayed from too many weird summer-camps...

Yehuh

06-09-2006, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
UnSeEn Mayor McCheese Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 19 Male Posts: 284 Times Helpful: 9 My Mood: Cynical Status: Offline	Pippin! I doubt any of you will get this except Exfoliate. See what I do in my spare time? (my dog's name is Pippin ) __________________ An inside joke...Exfoliate might find this amusing.

06-09-2006, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	An inside joke is no good on a public forum, care to elaborate? __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

06-09-2006, 08:28 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	Hehe, I naturally get a real kick out of it but Addis is right, the thing is it's probably not going to make much more sense once we explain it. It really does fall down to the whole cliche of "you'd have to have been there..." deal. I'll just leave it at this: Way back, like early 90's, Apple tried to make their own affordable game console/computer hybrid, but failed miserably. The machine was hopelessly underpowered and not worth using as an everyday computer and they were never any games as no company really cared. And the thing looked like it was co-created by Fisher Price and rejects from the Nintendo 64 design team so that didn't help either. Needless to say it bombed really bad. In short the joke aspect took place a few Thanksgivings back and it was essentually about a made-up kid who was talking about his Pippin (console) in front of Pippin (his dog) so the dog perked hearing his name and, well you get the idea. It's not going to register as humor for the rest of you. But UnSeEn and I cherish our Thanksgiving moments just the same. __________________

06-09-2006, 11:34 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
UnSeEn Mayor McCheese Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 19 Male Posts: 284 Times Helpful: 9 My Mood: Cynical Status: Offline	It was kind of a radio commercial, like one of those fake ones from the Grand Theft Auto series. It went something a little like this: Kid: I love my Pippin! Pippin (dog): Arf? Kid: Not that Pippin, silly! The new Apple Pippin! (drones on) Kid: So next time you want to have fun with Pippin... Pippin: Arf?! Kid: Not you, Pippin! Etc. etc. Our minds are frayed from too many weird summer-camps... __________________ An inside joke...Exfoliate might find this amusing.

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