Comments on: i dunno what do you want to do?

i dunno what do you want to do?

elemenopee — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 16:57:50 -0800

things to do when you are bored Have a "Who is less competitive" competition wonder (Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes) Trying to win at this will make you lose. Trying to lose makes you win which makes you lose. Not trying at all makes you lose which makes you win which makes you lose.

By: 0of1

0of1 — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:08:52 -0800

post first

By: wakko

wakko — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:17:04 -0800

i usually just smoke a bowl. but this could work too.

By: gorgor_balabala

gorgor_balabala — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:29:51 -0800

so much better than sin and devilry. i am useless all anew. thank you so much!

By: RylandDotNet

RylandDotNet — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:33:56 -0800

I clicked on that and then I got distracted by something shiny on my desk and then I had to go pee

By: MillMan

MillMan — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:38:11 -0800

Are you saying I should go out on a Saturday night?

By: toma

toma — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:50:45 -0800

I am staring at the posts.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:55:17 -0800

I am thrusting my fists against the posts.

By: toma

toma — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:01:35 -0800

Yes, that one too.

By: Viomeda

Viomeda — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:07:01 -0800

I am still insisting I see a ghost.

By: abcde

abcde — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:08:51 -0800

Don't do the first one. Ikkyu, our resident medical commentator, says pressing on your eyes is pretty dangerous. Worth an email to those guys, actually.

By: abcde

abcde — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:28:08 -0800

Then again, having now read anything but the first one, it advocates worse stuff than that.

By: rhiannon

rhiannon — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:32:21 -0800

I just lost The Game.

By: TwelveTwo

TwelveTwo — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:34:54 -0800

How dangerous, precisely?

By: carsonb

carsonb — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:41:38 -0800

would you say it's on par with standing on the edge of a cliff with your eyes closed? worse?

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:57:10 -0800

I thought that was what metafilter was for?

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 19:13:06 -0800

How dangerous, precisely? Awesomely dangerous.

By: grobstein

grobstein — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 19:25:14 -0800

How about: "Try to swallow your tongue (Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes) There's not much to say about this one. It is possible. A character kills himself by that method in Silence of the Lambs, though I guess it could be okay in real life.

By: Larzarus

Larzarus — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 19:25:51 -0800

" pressing on your eyes is pretty dangerous" I think I'd try that before attempting to swallow my tongue. But I think I'd have to be a bit more bored than I am now to try either.

By: Larzarus

Larzarus — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 19:29:37 -0800

"it advocates worse stuff than that" like: Try to not think about penguins definitely do not try this without expert supervision...I know a guy who did this and ended up in the hospital for six weeks. He still has the scars.

By: Cranberry

Cranberry — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 20:22:37 -0800

I was trying to think about penguins. I was enjoying the little guys. Then my dog came in the room, saw the penguins and barked. This frightenend the penguins and they waddled away. Now I have nothing to think about. Is this a fun game?

By: The Great Big Mulp

The Great Big Mulp — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 20:45:45 -0800

Repeat the same word over and over until it loses its meaning I do this all the time. In my head. Especially with the phrase "jacket pocket" which has, because of this activity, completely lost all meaning to me. If I hear someone use "jacket pocket" in a conversation, I try, in a subtle sorta way, to make them repeat it If subtlety fails, I outright tell them to say "jacket pocket" again. No one, as of yet, seems to mind. jacket pocket

By: Jon-o

Jon-o — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 21:39:18 -0800

Dammit, rhiannon. Now I've lost too.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 21:46:21 -0800

As far as the whole eye thing goes, I should take the pencil out then?

By: Larzarus

Larzarus — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 21:53:09 -0800

"Is this a fun game?" yes. you had fun.

By: blacklite

blacklite — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:10:27 -0800

until it loses meaning The word "negative" is really weird to me, whenever I take the time to think about it. It's got such strong consonsants and stuff that it sounds like you're trying to be an instrument in some odd acapella song. Negative negative negative negative. Say it out loud. It's weird. Negative negative negative. Ne gative. Negative negative. On the other hand, I am full of cough syrup right now, fighting off some inconvenient virii, so maybe you should just ignore this comment entirely. Negative negative negative

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:26:05 -0800

Nothing worse than finding out I missed the fact I had fun because no one saw fit to tell me...

By: abcde

abcde — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:53:28 -0800

TwelveTwo: I dunno, but clearly enough that you shouldn't do it.

By: sour cream

sour cream — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 00:22:50 -0800

Aaaaaaarrrrrrggghhh!!!! Nnnnggnnmnnnngggnnnrrrrrnnnrnr nnnrnnnrgggghhhh!!! /* slaps own neck */ /* pulls out tongue from throat */ Well, that certainly wasn't much fun. And I'm *still* bored.

By: benzo8

benzo8 — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 01:48:28 -0800

The Great Big Mulp writes "I do this all the time. In my head. Especially with the phrase 'jacket pocket' which has, because of this activity, completely lost all meaning to me. If I hear someone use 'jacket pocket' in a conversation, I try, in a subtle sorta way, to make them repeat it If subtlety fails, I outright tell them to say 'jacket pocket' again." I read this as "jackpot pocket" all the way through the first time, which made no sense to me whatsoever. I guess picking a non-sensical phrase and repeating it over and over until it starts to have some meaning is a sure-fire way to develop some interesting psychoses...

By: agropyron

agropyron — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 02:29:45 -0800

* Look at every object in the room and try to think of how you could make an interesting and coherent FPP about the item. Try to fit as many of the objects as possible into one FPP. Then imagine the comments you'd get, the MeTa callout, and the flamewar.

By: 0of1

0of1 — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 03:05:25 -0800

I ate something yesterday and then it seamed as though I was still hungry so I then I ate something else. I don't think that I am as bored as I was just a moment ago.

By: Jon Mitchell

Jon Mitchell — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 04:07:15 -0800

Jon-O, I believe losing The Game doesn't count if you lost because someone else pointed out they lost, you get a grace period. Which doesn't help me much, as I lost independently. I didn't even think I was playing, but upon seeing the post, realised that, unfortunately, I was, sneaky little meme that it is. In Vancouver's Science World there's a biofeedback "game" where two of you sit at a table, watching a ping poing ball which moves either towards you or your opponent, depending on who's most relaxed - it's pretty nifty - if you see it coming towards you, your instinct is to try and "win", which makes you less relaxed, causing you to lose - it's pretty much the "who's less competetive" game made concrete. I lost. I bet I'd win next time, though.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 06:55:50 -0800

Look at every object in the room and try to think of how you could make an interesting and coherent FPP about the item. Try to fit as many of the objects as possible into one FPP. STOP PLAYING KATAMARI DAMANCY. YOU HAVE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED YOUR BRAIN.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 07:28:51 -0800

Push your eyes for interesting light show Did that when I was six. Then I discovered mushrooms and acid. See how long you can hold your breath Five minutes and fifty-one seconds. I was a young, non-smoking surfer back then. Though I can still break 2-3 minutes with ease. Try to not think about penguins Okay. Use your secret mind power Hey, where'd your underwear go? Scratch yourself As required as breathing. Not a boredom eliminator. Repeat the same word over and over until it loses its meaning Fuck. Hurt yourself Give me some whiskey. Try to swallow your tongue Give me whiskey, or I'll swallow yours. Pretend to be a car Cars need fuel. Give me whiskey. Look at something for awhile, shut eyes, study after image *screams in mortal terror* Get yourself as nauseated as possible *loads whitehouse.gov, throws up* See what's in your neighbour's rubbish/trash What's grosser than ten dead babies in one trash can? Watch TV, repeat everything said in Italian accent I have various Super Mario games for that. Send spooky emails I'm not allowed to do that any more. Court order. Play our useless games Heh. Make prank phone calls Nor that. Pretend all humans will die except for people in room with you FINALLY. THE PLANET IS ALL MINE! MINE I SAY! MUHAHAHAHA! Step off a curb with eyes shut, imagine it's a cliff *gets struck by bus, dies* Try and sound Welsh GIVE ME WHISKY. Burn things with a magnifying glass I'd love to, but burning things is the numero uno thing I'm not allowed to do any more. Who woulda thought that that old building was fulla nuns? Have a water drinking contest See answer number one. Also: Whisky. Stare at the back of someone's head until they turn around Even better, stare at the back of someone's head until it explodes. Have a "Who is less competitive" competition I win. Pick up a dog so it can see things from your point of view Is this a euphamism? Pull out a hair, stick in someone's ear What if their ear is already full of hair? Can I pull one of those out and put it back in? Pour water in hand, make sneeze noise, throw water on back of person's neck The last person that did that to me recieved a complimentary taste of their own asshole. Now they sneeze into their upper colon. When we get bored we sprinkle ground black pepper on him. Hey, awesome! Being an uppity smartass just saved me from 10 minutes of boredom. Thanks!

By: muddgirl

muddgirl — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 11:34:52 -0800

me too :( this post sucks, but at least it killed 5 minutes.

By: abcde

abcde — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 13:05:57 -0800

Don't do the water drinking contest, either.

By: ori

ori — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 14:13:40 -0800

fuck you all with this goddamn game, which has permanently colonized a part of my mind. ugh.

By: you just lost the game

you just lost the game — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 06:18:56 -0800

Somebody call?

By: loquacious

loquacious — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:33:04 -0800

Oh, holy crap. I don't think that one is covered in the rulebooks with a grace period. *loses*

By: jon_kill

jon_kill — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:31:07 -0800

mr_crash_davis/viomeda: are you guys quoting Buck 65?

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:41:49 -0800