Comments on: Wikipedia Brown

Wikipedia Brown

jacquilynne — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:59:37 -0800

Wikipedia Brown - a minimystery for the internet generation.

By: sciurus

sciurus — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:09:29 -0800

Wow, that got mindbending. Well done and good post. Thanks!

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:17:23 -0800

Neat. Adam Cadre writes some pretty nice interactive fiction, too (actually, this is the sort of story you might see done as IF; it'd be great fun guiding the story with player-modified room descriptions, for example).

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:18:46 -0800

That was great! Thanks!

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:18:49 -0800

That was enjoyable. Encyclopedia Brown was among my favorites as a kid.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:19:02 -0800

That was pretty good, thanks.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:19:59 -0800

Made my day! Thanks!

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:20:13 -0800

Sweet. That was even funnier than Tom Swift and His Ethertropic Web Server.

By: empath

empath — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:23:39 -0800

That is such a brilliant idea that I don't even need to look at the link.

By: MythMaker

MythMaker — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:24:44 -0800

The power of truthiness in an Encyclopedia Brown parody. Good times.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:36:50 -0800

lol@ "Colt"

By: imperium

imperium — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:41:55 -0800

Ish. Funnyish. Satireish. FPP material? Not sure.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:44:42 -0800

Umm, well, I'll be sure to run all my future posts by you before I make them, just in case you don't approve.

By: Uther Bentrazor

Uther Bentrazor — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:48:13 -0800

This story amusingly and succinctly illustrates why I tend to hate wiki-fueled discussions with people. "no rly i'm rite cuz wiki sez so"

By: daninnj

daninnj — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:48:40 -0800

Don't worry jacquilynne...everybody else above approves. Nice post!

By: melissa may

melissa may — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:55:51 -0800

Looks like someone needs to make like Christopher Columbus and die. I'll let you solve the mystery of who for yourselves. It could have used a slightly better ending, but that's always true for Encyclopedia Brown. The important thing is that he got the tone, details, and typeface exactly right. Thanks, jacquilynne!

By: orange swan

orange swan — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:11:05 -0800

Sally is so heroine.

By: orange swan

orange swan — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:11:21 -0800

"so my heroine". Sigh.

By: ilsa

ilsa — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:15:47 -0800

I wish I had the Idaville Zoo's donut budget.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:21:48 -0800

Cool. I was kinda hoping for a bit more Duck Amok ending, tho. Wait! I know! Edit: The FPP story had a more Duck Amok ending, and user number 17391 was satisfied.

By: maryh

maryh — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:26:15 -0800

Very funny, thanks!

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:30:31 -0800

Current revision (09:28, 20 November 2006) Ish. Funnyish. Satireish. FPP material? You betcha!

By: AuntLisa

AuntLisa — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:41:31 -0800

Very enjoyable. Thanks for posting !

By: Iridic

Iridic — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:00:18 -0800

Reminds me of 1967 Yearbook Brown. And then there are the parodies that John Warner wrote for Modern Humorist...

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:03:44 -0800

Bum, should've read the thread before the link - doesn't really make much sense if you've never heard of Encyclopedia Brown!

By: TedW

TedW — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:09:35 -0800

This really brightened my day; this old Encyclopedia Brown fan thanks you.

By: juv3nal

juv3nal — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:12:10 -0800

Adam Cadre writes some pretty nice interactive fiction, too Hey the photopia author! Photopia is not much of a game, but pretty awesome as a story. Worth checking out y'all. Very short and hinges on a single gimmick, but 9:05 is neat too.

By: FeldBum

FeldBum — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:12:18 -0800

Wikiality at its best. Thanks

By: gigawhat?

gigawhat? — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:12:32 -0800

Those books were a favorite of mine in elementary school. When book fair time rolled around, they were always at the top of my list. This was great, thanks!

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:30:26 -0800

"Why don't you make like Christopher Columbus, and die." omg lollercaust. THANKS, jacquilynne!

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:38:30 -0800

This is great! I loved Encyclopedia Brown as a kid. Love the nod to The Colbert Report as well. : )

By: Holy foxy moxie batman!

Holy foxy moxie batman! — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:42:47 -0800

fpp material...made my day, thanks!

By: sdrawkcab

sdrawkcab — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:05:40 -0800

Fantastic story. for a moment I thought the solution was too easy, then I remembered they are all easy when you aren't eight years old... It was a digital clock! Of course!

By: Miko

Miko — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:40:12 -0800

When I read these as a kid, I always particularly relished the lines about the Tigers. "They should have called them the [whatever]. They were always [whatever]. This one has a particularly good one.

By: Sprout the Vulgarian

Sprout the Vulgarian — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:13:48 -0800

Great story, thanks for the link. It's certainly the most entertaining warning about Wikipedia's quality control that I've seen.

By: Tube

Tube — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:05:03 -0800

Wow! That was great! I'm afraid it took me a few moments to mentally untangle my confabulated memories of Encyclopedia Brown and "Brains Benton". Once untangled, I laughed out loud at "Treehugger Smith".

By: piratebowling

piratebowling — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:18:02 -0800

Brilliant!

By: litlnemo

litlnemo — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:33:11 -0800

This is great. I too loved the Encyclopedia Brown stories. Are they still popular with kids?