Thursday, July 10, 2008

Email threads and Google Maps


So it started innocently enough, a small idea for the mixxing bowl gone completely damn nuts. Thanks to Albionshores, Honest_Ape, Calinazaret, cGt2099, BDog2g2, and Nomadelle, for this moment in e-mail time.
Here is the thread as follows:

SilentJay to Nomadelle, cGt2099, Albionshores, BDog2g2, Honest_Ape, Calinazaret:
Ok,
So I brought this up to Mark (Albion) and Julie. Josh I hope you are game.
We have some funny and cutting edge comments at Mixx. Mark , as he put it, has a very big crayon and can comment long and hard. Julie has the nack for exploring a ton of facets and exposing the shit out of weakness and well, her shit is just funny. Josh..WTF can we say about Josh except he has the balls to say what everyone else is thinking. As Julie puts it "He packs the funny".
Here is the idea, I am going to post a topic in the Bowl, it can be whatever topic we like (what Greg, Reem, Chris, Brian, and I agree it to be). Now only three people can comment. Albion, Josh, and Julie. The thread will last for 72 hours. After that the thread is closed.
I am willing to bet this has the potential to be some of the funniest shit we have seen a long time.

Albionshores reply to all:

I've begun training.
I might even run out of beer.

Honest_Ape Reply to all:
Whatever. Tell me where to be and what to do and I’ll be your monkey.

BDog2g2 reply to all:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=nowhere&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.02446,112.148438&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr

Calinazaret:

wow, that looks just like where my dad lives . . .

Nomadelle:
I fail at the funny. But I cant wait to read them!

Calinazaret:

Hmm, the more I think about it, the more I think it may not turn out as awesome as you would think. Mainly because Ape's best material is when its most random, you-totally-weren't-expecting-

it, off the wall stuff. Having a forum thread that's set up to be funny pretty much eliminates his best material... and me, well, I'm only funny every now and then.

Honest_Ape:

That you’re funny at all is news to me.

:P

Nomadelle:

Now Now, play nice!

Albionshores:

Nowhere is an hour's drive from Wichita Falls. Makes me feel sorry for Witchita.....

I'm still looking at Brian's map.

BDog2g2:

this may help you to determine if you are "Here"

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=here&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=91.796379,224.296875&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr

cGt2099:

Wichita Falls is 45 mins from where I live
Caddo's not that far either
Tornado country :)

BDog2g2:

That means you're near Nowhere! Drive there and give us a call so you can say "I'm in the middle of Nowhere"

Albionshores:

So let me get this straight. You live 45 minutes from somewhere which Nowhere is an hour's drive away from.

Sounds like some sort of reality bubble to me.

It get's worse for me. If I drove east for a day I'd be Here.

And now I'm just using apostrophes for the 'ell of it.....


BDog2g2:

But you could be there now.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=now&mrt=loc&sll=43.492027,-0.149859&sspn=0.011286,0.02738&ie=UTF8&ll=37.865368,48.648834&spn=0.196502,0.43808&t=h&z=12&iwloc=addr

Albionshores:

I'm not at this point in Time...

BDog2g2:

Are you near or at this point in Time?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Time&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.02446,112.148438&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr

Albionshores:

Not sure....I might be close to Lost but if I see a sign I'm not following it!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=lost&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.26831,108.984375&ie=UTF8&ll=39.025585,-78.778839&spn=0.420343,0.85144&z=10

BDog2g2:

Bastard,

Beat me to it. That's ok, I found the Lost City First!!!!!!!

Now where's the gold?

Honest_Ape:

Is there a town called “How do I unsubscribe to this email thread”?

BDog2g2:

No.

but here are some directions for somewhere you can go if you like.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Interlochen,+MI&daddr=Hell,+MI&sll=44.521354,-85.566758&sspn=0.709876,1.752319&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=8

SilentJay74:

I think I might like this place, it has a warm, wet climate:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101313350982979335174.000451ab946823dcde601&ll=45.559617,6.454811&spn=0.042187,0.057421&z=14

On a related note, Dimmerswitch just pointed this place out to me as well:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=dildo,+nfld&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=34.74753,76.289063&ie=UTF8&ll=48.91528,-55.316162&spn=5.068911,7.349854&z=7&iwloc=B

Albionshores:
Before you go to those places Jay, dont forget to:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cockermouth&sll=38.96098,-78.77712&sspn=0.42073,0.85144&ie=UTF8&ll=54.678794,-3.36731&spn=0.078207,0.21286&z=12&iwloc=addr

first!

LOL, ok, the emails officially in the gutter now

BDog2g2:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=gutter&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=64.497063,108.984375&ie=UTF8&ll=52.268473,11.905789&spn=0.012422,0.026608&t=h&z=15&iwloc=addr

SilentJay74:

I take full responsibility.

Honest_Ape:

Ever been to this location? Maybe you should visit.

http://honestape.net/images/zzz000051.jpg






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