Jaded old timer's thread.

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:03 am

Here's where you can suggest T-shirt logos, whine about the old days, or just plain bitch about "those young whippersnapperavers".

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:06 am

T-shirts:
It was better last year. (thanks Stuart)

You missed it when it was good.

Burning Man: Where you can watch other people be artistic and dangerous.

Burning Man: THUMP...THUMP...THUMP...THUMP...THUMP...THUMP...THUMP...THUMP...THUMP

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:08 am

Tee Shirt
"It was better with guns"
or
"It was better with potato guns"

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:08 am

Or
"It was better before I started attending"

Zane5100 · Post by **Zane5100** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:55 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:"It was better before I started attending"

...I think we have a winner!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:05 pm

Thanks Zane. I also like
"I use to walk 5 miles in a driving blizzard to participate."

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:06 pm

Although it might be better with an appropriately placed "d."

RingO'Fire · Post by **RingO'Fire** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:08 pm

I didn't know there were two "d's" in "blizzardd"!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:10 pm

RingO'Fire wrote:I didn't know there were two "d's" in "blizzardd"!

Didn't useta be.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:07 pm

No potato guns!?!

So I should stop with drawing up the plans for the 30' pumpkin howitzer and the trebuchet, huh?

Shit... Tough thing for a guy with a siege engine mentality.

Please pardon my intrusion, Mr. Wop. I’ll now bow out of your Old timers’ thread......... Bow out with a sad, sad heart.

RingO'Fire · Post by **RingO'Fire** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:42 pm

LaChatNoir wrote:So I should stop with drawing up the plans for the 30' pumpkin howitzer and the trebuchet, huh?

Shit... Tough thing for a guy with a siege engine mentality.

"...siege engine mentality." LaChat, you're my new hero.

Can you make (and bring) a trebuchet that flings giant fireballs?
We'd have to figure out what to fling them at, of course.
I'd chip in for it.

Sorry Old Geezers (oops! I meant "Old Timers"); I'll bow out now too.

"Now go away before I taunt you a second time!"

Alpha · Post by **Alpha** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:45 pm

What about a fireball that completely burns up before returning to earth? Of course you'd have to be damn sure you don't accidentally fire it at ground level...

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:36 pm

RingO'Fire wrote: Can you make (and bring) a trebuchet that flings giant fireballs?
We'd have to figure out what to fling them at, of course.

In '98 I launched a life-sized, wooden, white cotton batting covered, kerosine soaked (and lit) sheep out of a trebuchet. It went about 100ft in the air and about 300ft down range. It made the goddamnest loud WHOOSH sound when the acceleration increased the air supply to the fuel. I was dressed as Santa Clause, of course.

Just doin' my job ma'am. Always checking out new ways to deliver toys.

rodent · Post by **rodent** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:15 pm

tshirt, in big, bold letters

NO, I DON"T HAVE ANY FUCKING E

or

WHERES MY GIFT MUTHERFUCKER

---
rodent (putting the eek in geek)

III · Post by **III** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:26 pm

>>WHERES MY GIFT MUTHERFUCKER

which is pretty close to my "where's my fucking gift?" shirt. (i got it along with a "thanks for not hugging" shirt, though i passed on the "what would larry do" one.)

how bout "don't take my fucking picture?"

Papa Bear · Post by **Papa Bear** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 10:16 pm

"Next year will be worse."

Zane5100 · Post by **Zane5100** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:22 am

How about a "No, don't help yourself to my shit."

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:27 am

"Nice art, now show me your tits."

Zane5100 · Post by **Zane5100** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:28 am

or "Yeah, I know where your eyes are."

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:29 am

"Burning Man: 29,998 ravers and two guys making art can't be wrong."

Zane5100 · Post by **Zane5100** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:32 am

"Whaddya mean I can't buy anything?"

Patience · Post by **Patience** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:49 am

Burning Man: Radical Self Reliance for Dummies!

Zane5100 · Post by **Zane5100** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:37 pm

"Ravers--they taste just like chicken!"

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:37 pm

the most popular ones I made last year said

'my smelly hippie friends
went to burning man and all
I got was this lousy t-shirt'

Zane5100 · Post by **Zane5100** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:39 pm

"Where does gifting end and supporting parasites begin?"

Zane5100 · Post by **Zane5100** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:41 pm

"I'll give ya $100 for that ice."
--actual quote from someone trying to cut the line at Antarctica.

Zane5100 · Post by **Zane5100** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:08 pm

Camp Arctica I mean...

yeesh, I must be getting old...

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 2:38 pm

Rob the Wop wrote:"Nice art, now show me your tits."

/
That should be part on the ticket price

KellY · Post by **KellY** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:06 pm

Zane5100 wrote:Camp Arctica I mean...

yeesh, I must be getting old...

I always do that.

How about: "The Stock Puppets are almost ready"

Okay, that's insanely obscure. It still makes me laugh, tho.

Alpha · Post by **Alpha** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:09 pm

got e?