Ouch!

Bo Lindbergh · Post by **Bo Lindbergh** » Tue Oct 09, 2001 7:49 am

"Bill Beaux of Hobbytown"? The pain, the pain! <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">Why "click here to continue" rather than in line, though?

Random Nerd · Post by **Random Nerd** » Tue Oct 09, 2001 9:12 am

Oh no, Hobbytown?I (thankfully) missed that aspect of the pun on my first reading.It burns! It burns!

Quinch · Post by **Quinch** » Tue Oct 09, 2001 9:26 am

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Captain Mel · Post by **Captain Mel** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 12:31 am

I dunno, when I find another person named Melissa, which happens about every day, because I have a common name: <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/tongue.gif">out:. I get annoyed because when I here the name Melissa being called I turn around.

Eowyn · Post by **Eowyn** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 1:19 am

This made me register just so I could post <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">Bilbo of Hobbiton <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/tongue.gif">I know, I just ruined the joke for everyone.

T Campbell · Post by **T Campbell** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 1:20 am

Bill thinks the joke is a lot funnier than Will thinks it is...

Amorph · Post by **Amorph** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 1:52 am

Didn't you mean, "William thinks the joke is a lot funnier than William thinks it is?"...Hell, I thought it was funny. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">Because of my name - James - I tend to turn around when my rather common name is called; or Shane, or Jane, or...
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T Campbell · Post by **T Campbell** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 4:29 am

You're "clicking here to continue" because a) I realized today's page was HUGE, even by FANS's liberal standards and b) cutting it in half wouldn't have given us a good closing line.

Bo Lindbergh · Post by **Bo Lindbergh** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 6:37 am

More silly questions: is the missing letter in "propietor" accidental or deliberate?

Stig Hemmer · Post by **Stig Hemmer** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 8:29 am

Wouldn't it have been even better (that is, worse) if Will had entered saying "'lo, Bill"?------------------
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Jarnor23 · Post by **Jarnor23** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 8:49 am

Okay, I win the rocks-in-head award for this but...I don't get it...What's so funny about hello, Bill? I got all the LOTR references, which cracked me up, but I don't get why hello, or even "lo" Bill would be funny...I'm sure I'll smack myself in the head after hearing why...Jarnor23

Tom the Fanboy · Post by **Tom the Fanboy** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 9:00 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jarnor23:
What's so funny about hello, Bill? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>They're both Bill.
Bill-William-Will.......see?It's kind of like an old joke between friends. It shows that Will has been to this shop often enough for the owner, Mr. Beaux, to know his name and joke about it.I think thast it's supposed to be funnier for the characters than the readers.I know I have a few yucks when I meet someone named Tom.------------------
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EWHPTIV · Post by **EWHPTIV** » Thu Oct 11, 2001 3:14 am

Heck, I turn around if people say 'today'. Think about my name for a while and it'll come to you...(hint, it's in my fanfic thread, hint hint)------------------
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Wish · Post by **Wish** » Thu Oct 11, 2001 10:39 am

See, I solved that problem long ago by refusing to answer to anything. At all.-Wish
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Tom the Fanboy · Post by **Tom the Fanboy** » Thu Oct 11, 2001 11:30 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Amorph:
Because of my name - James - I tend to turn around when my rather common name is called; or Shane, or Jane, or...
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I get that.
I turn when kids say "mom"!
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