Comments on: From John Henry to Ms. Pac Man http://grandtextauto.org/2005/08/10/from-john-henry-to-ms-pac-man/ A group blog about computer narrative, games, poetry, and art. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: noah http://grandtextauto.org/2005/08/10/from-john-henry-to-ms-pac-man/comment-page-1/#comment-68416 noah Sat, 13 Aug 2005 02:27:06 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=893#comment-68416 Sorry -- I meant it as an honest question. I thought maybe it was like the title about the booty and the lamp: a reference to something with which I wasn't familiar. Sorry — I meant it as an honest question. I thought maybe it was like the title about the booty and the lamp: a reference to something with which I wasn’t familiar.

]]> By: nick http://grandtextauto.org/2005/08/10/from-john-henry-to-ms-pac-man/comment-page-1/#comment-68395 nick Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:44:35 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=893#comment-68395 As you well know, Noah, errors often crop up in titles, captions, and other secondary text. I guess I must have been thinking of John Henry's famous wife Polly Ann, who drove steel just like a man. Looks like I also forgot the italics. As you well know, Noah, errors often crop up in titles, captions, and other secondary text. I guess I must have been thinking of John Henry’s famous wife Polly Ann, who drove steel just like a man. Looks like I also forgot the italics.

]]> By: noah http://grandtextauto.org/2005/08/10/from-john-henry-to-ms-pac-man/comment-page-1/#comment-68394 noah Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:17:56 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=893#comment-68394 Is the "Mrs." in the title of this post a joke? I'm sure the machine I played as a kid gave no info about marital status except via cut-scene behavior. Is the “Mrs.” in the title of this post a joke? I’m sure the machine I played as a kid gave no info about marital status except via cut-scene behavior.

]]> By: scott http://grandtextauto.org/2005/08/10/from-john-henry-to-ms-pac-man/comment-page-1/#comment-68311 scott Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:06:54 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=893#comment-68311 At least he remembered to shit. Sometimes when I'm playing my favorite online battle simulations, I just slap on the Depends and let fly. At least he remembered to shit.

Sometimes when I’m playing my favorite online battle simulations, I just slap on the Depends and let fly.

]]> By: nick http://grandtextauto.org/2005/08/10/from-john-henry-to-ms-pac-man/comment-page-1/#comment-68282 nick Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:32:15 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=893#comment-68282 Here are two other reports of similar incidents, one of which happened <a href="http://smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/10/1034061260831.html" rel="nofollow">in South Korea</a> and one of which happened <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/19/1034561356377.html" rel="nofollow">in Taiwan</a> - back in 2002, only ten days apart. Maybe this happens all the time? Here are two other reports of similar incidents, one of which happened in South Korea and one of which happened in Taiwan – back in 2002, only ten days apart. Maybe this happens all the time?

]]> By: babylona http://grandtextauto.org/2005/08/10/from-john-henry-to-ms-pac-man/comment-page-1/#comment-68281 babylona Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:10:36 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=893#comment-68281 I swear, this *exact* same story - word for word - was published approximately a year ago. I remember the details about not getting up to go to the toilet. I'm trying to dig it up. I swear, this *exact* same story – word for word – was published approximately a year ago. I remember the details about not getting up to go to the toilet. I’m trying to dig it up.

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