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BPOTD - Warning: Extremely Bad Taste edition

#1 Post by frogman042 » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:22 am

There used to be a game show where contestants had to pick two numbers off of a board trying to match the prizes associated with those numbers (like the game Memory) - if they did match, they got to see a piece of a rebus puzzle that was hidden behind the numbers. It was very popular and was hosted by Hugh Downs. In fact it was so popular that I developed a special one-week summer program designed especially to help people improve their skills at playing the game - memory exercises, puzzle solving activities, etc. It sparked a lot of interest but I for some reason I could never fully convience anyone to actually sign up for my
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Re: BPOTD - Warning: Extremely Bad Taste edition

#2 Post by MinisterOfPropaganda » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:28 am

frogman042 wrote:There used to be a game show where contestants had to pick two numbers off of a board trying to match the prizes associated with those numbers (like the game Memory) - if they did match, they got to see a piece of a rebus puzzle that was hidden behind the numbers. It was very popular and was hosted by Hugh Downs. In fact it was so popular that I developed a special one-week summer program designed especially to help people improve their skills at playing the game - memory exercises, puzzle solving activities, etc. It sparked a lot of interest but I for some reason I could never fully convience anyone to actually sign up for my
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Concentration Camp.

As Minister of Propaganda, I hereby give today's BPOTD my Seal of Approval®.....

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Re: BPOTD - Warning: Extremely Bad Taste edition

#3 Post by minimetoo26 » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:32 am

Hmmmm...
So maybe you should have made it a Concentration Boot Camp, and someone would have stolen sliver's credit card to sign up for it........
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#4 Post by silvercamaro » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:44 am

I would have signed up for it. I could have packed in the beautiful matched set of American Tourister luggage that Hugh Downs gave my mother as a lovely parting gift....

Oh, wait.
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#5 Post by Sisyphean Fan » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:10 am

silvercamaro wrote:I would have signed up for it. I could have packed in the beautiful matched set of American Tourister luggage that Hugh Downs gave my mother as a lovely parting gift....

Oh, wait.

See?

Don't get rid of anything!

Always keep everything!

You're going to need it someday!

Really!
Push it real good!

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#6 Post by silvercamaro » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:16 am

Sisyphean Fan wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:I would have signed up for it. I could have packed in the beautiful matched set of American Tourister luggage that Hugh Downs gave my mother as a lovely parting gift....

Oh, wait.

See?

Don't get rid of anything!

Always keep everything!

You're going to need it someday!

Really!

Mom, is that you?
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#7 Post by Rexer25 » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:19 am

silvercamaro wrote:
Sisyphean Fan wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:I would have signed up for it. I could have packed in the beautiful matched set of American Tourister luggage that Hugh Downs gave my mother as a lovely parting gift....

Oh, wait.

See?

Don't get rid of anything!

Always keep everything!

You're going to need it someday!

Really!

Mom, is that you?
Told you she was old.
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!

That'll be $10, please.

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#8 Post by Sisyphean Fan » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:22 am

silvercamaro wrote:
Sisyphean Fan wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:I would have signed up for it. I could have packed in the beautiful matched set of American Tourister luggage that Hugh Downs gave my mother as a lovely parting gift....

Oh, wait.

See?

Don't get rid of anything!

Always keep everything!

You're going to need it someday!

Really!

Mom, is that you?
Me? No. Just your garden variety Collyer fan.

But since you brought m....her up, when was the last time you visited m....your poor, sacrificing mother? Children just don't appreciate........

And they don't make luggage like they used to, either!
Push it real good!

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#9 Post by Sisyphean Fan » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:23 am

Rexer25 wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:
Sisyphean Fan wrote:
See?

Don't get rid of anything!

Always keep everything!

You're going to need it someday!

Really!

Mom, is that you?
Told you she was old.

I believe that I copped to being older than dirt. However, I have it under good authority that dirt calls you gramps.....
Push it real good!

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#10 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:35 am

Sisyphean Fan wrote:
Rexer25 wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:
Mom, is that you?
Told you she was old.

I believe that I copped to being older than dirt. However, I have it under good authority that dirt calls you gramps.....

You called?
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