Silliness What is with the Scientologist advert on MobileRead? - Page 10

Taylor514ce · 08-20-2008, 10:52 AM

Bob makes me laugh just to look at him.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Bob makes me laugh just to look at him.

ergo precisely his suitability as mascot / unit of measurement of unutterable silliness, in a nutshell.

pshrynk · 08-20-2008, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

bob is clearly a worthy mascot of Unutterable Silliness, despite the fact that he is neither a panda nor a llama (and not even a squirrel). well, nobody's perfect. he makes up for it with that ineffably goofy expression.

He's not a mascot. He's a unit of measure. Funny, though, I sort of imagined him to be a bit more red and a lot more salty tasting.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

He's not a mascot. He's a unit of measure. Funny, though, I sort of imagined him to be a bit more red and a lot more salty tasting.

can't he be both ? or do we already have a mascot, and i forgot ? that's plausible. should we have a mascot ?

pshrynk · 08-20-2008, 11:32 AM

Yes. We have Bob the little wheelie guy on the top of the page.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 11:35 AM

bob the wheelie guy (<--not his real name) is the mascot of mobileread. while The Ministry is definitely affiliated with mobileread, we are nonetheless a distinct entity and can have our own mascot (just like we have our own unit of measurement, which for once is not based on random body parts of royalty).

pshrynk · 08-20-2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

bob the wheelie guy (<--not his real name) is the mascot of mobileread. while The Ministry is definitely affiliated with mobileread, we are nonetheless a distinct entity and can have our own mascot (just like we have our own unit of measurement, which for once is not based on random body parts of royalty).

Alex never actually announced the decision as to the real name of Bob the Wheelie guy, so I'm starting a whisper campaign to get it accepted as de facto, if not de jure.

pshrynk · 08-20-2008, 11:38 AM

And I thought Taylor Sir Adrien (Bruce) was our mascot.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Alex never actually announced the decision as to the real name of Bob the Wheelie guy, so I'm starting a whisper campaign to get it accepted as de facto, if not de jure.

*shocking !*

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

And I thought Taylor Sir Adrien (Bruce) was our mascot.

i think he's got enough responsibilities already, don't you ? what with being poet laureat (along with marc), consort, spokesandroid for WD-40, and now apparently llama pilot. but hey, if he thinks he can fit mascot in there as well, who am i to argue ?

GeoffC · 08-20-2008, 11:57 AM

I'll go out on a limb here and suggest Zelda as our distinct mascot....pin-wheels and all...

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 12:01 PM

and i here i must point out that as queen i myself already have rather a full agenda.

pshrynk · 08-20-2008, 12:03 PM

The Quinn cannae be the miscuit, ye daft booley! Like to say the ship can fashisself tae be the coo!

(sorry, got all overcome with Mac Nac Feegle,there.)

GeoffC · 08-20-2008, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

and i here i must point out that as queen i myself already have rather a full agenda.

mais non...as a lady, you can multi-task?

GeoffC · 08-20-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

The Quinn cannae be the miscuit, ye daft booley! Like to say the ship can fashisself tae be the coo!

(sorry, got all overcome with Mac Nac Feegle,there.)

Well we aint aving you yer scruffy looking llama...

zelda_pinwheel · 08-20-2008, 12:07 PM

i would like to point out that llamas *are* the new panda....

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08-20-2008, 10:52 AM	#136
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Bob makes me laugh just to look at him.

08-20-2008, 11:32 AM	#140
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Yes. We have Bob the little wheelie guy on the top of the page.

08-20-2008, 11:35 AM	#141
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	bob the wheelie guy (<--not his real name) is the mascot of mobileread. while The Ministry is definitely affiliated with mobileread, we are nonetheless a distinct entity and can have our own mascot (just like we have our own unit of measurement, which for once is not based on random body parts of royalty).

08-20-2008, 11:38 AM	#143
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	And I thought Taylor Sir Adrien (Bruce) was our mascot.

08-20-2008, 11:57 AM	#145
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I'll go out on a limb here and suggest Zelda as our distinct mascot....pin-wheels and all...

08-20-2008, 12:01 PM	#146
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	and i here i must point out that as queen i myself already have rather a full agenda.

08-20-2008, 12:03 PM	#147
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	The Quinn cannae be the miscuit, ye daft booley! Like to say the ship can fashisself tae be the coo! (sorry, got all overcome with Mac Nac Feegle,there.)

08-20-2008, 12:07 PM	#150
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i would like to point out that llamas are the new panda....