Introduce Yourself!

[goatmeal]

Antelope Freeway, 1 mile. Antelope Freeway, 1/2 mile. Antelope Freeway, 1/4 mile. Antelope Freeway, 1/8 mile. Antelope Freeway, 1/16 mile. Antelope Freeway, 1/32 mile. Antelope Freeway, 1/64 mile.

Ah, good to see another Firesign fan!

[Collector]

I was wondering if anyone else here would get it.

[goatmeal]

I was wondering if anyone else here would get it.

And why not? We're all bozos on this bus...

[Collector]

Hello, Ah-Clem. What function can I perform for you?

Note that Apple's Siri has an Easter egg if you say "This is worker speaking. Hello."

[goatmeal]

Hello, Ah-Clem. What function can I perform for you?

Note that Apple's Siri has an Easter egg if you say "This is worker speaking. Hello."

That's awesome!

[Tawmis]

Note that Apple's Siri has an Easter egg if you say "This is worker speaking. Hello."

Hrm. It just says "Hello"

[Collector]

Perhaps it was just certain versions of Siri.

[Rath Darkblade]

Antelope Freeway? *confused* Sorry, I don't get it.

[goatmeal]

Antelope Freeway? *confused* Sorry, I don't get it.

The Firesign Threatre is an American counter-culture comedy troupe from the mid-1960s. All four members were born under the astrological "Fire" sign, hence the name.

Their comedy often focused on the surreal, occasionally political, but they were known for utilizing "stream-of-consciousness" transitions in their comedy albums and live shows.

The "Antelope Freeway" bit from their album, "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All" (1969), is a reference to one of Zeno's more famous paradoxes:

Because every distance can be infinitely subdivided in half, can one every truly reach their destination?

Practically speaking, yes, people arrive at the destinations all the time (once you're within one footstep of your destination, you're essentially there), but it's more of a philosophical question.

[Tawmis]

Antelope Freeway? *confused* Sorry, I don't get it.

The Firesign Threatre is an American counter-culture comedy troupe from the mid-1960s. All four members were born under the astrological "Fire" sign, hence the name.
Their comedy often focused on the surreal, occasionally political, but they were known for utilizing "stream-of-consciousness" transitions in their comedy albums and live shows.
The "Antelope Freeway" bit from their album, "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All" (1969), is a reference to one of Zeno's more famous paradoxes:
Because every distance can be infinitely subdivided in half, can one every truly reach their destination?
Practically speaking, yes, people arrive at the destinations all the time (once you're within one footstep of your destination, you're essentially there), but it's more of a philosophical question.

I am an old man and didn't know the reference (though said album is a year before my birth) - I just always assumed I was the old man of the forum.

Although, one need not be older, just have a wider diversity in wisdom and interests, I suppose.

[goatmeal]

I am an old man and didn't know the reference (though said album is a year before my birth) - I just always assumed I was the old man of the forum.

Although, one need not be older, just have a wider diversity in wisdom and interests, I suppose.

Oh, you are still the old man of the forum... but not by much. We are very near the same age.

I got interested in the Firesign Theatre (along with a lot of other '50s, '60s, and '70s comedy albums) while in Jr High and High School in the mid-to-late '80s: George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, the Smothers Brothers, Steve Martin, Tom Lehrer, Stan Freberg, Rodney Dangerfield, Cheech & Chong, Monty Python, Allan Sherman, etc.

I was certainly an odd kid: choosing to collect comedy albums and movie scores instead of the "rock and or roll" music like the rest of my peers...

[Tawmis]

I am an old man and didn't know the reference (though said album is a year before my birth) - I just always assumed I was the old man of the forum.
Although, one need not be older, just have a wider diversity in wisdom and interests, I suppose.

Oh, you are still the old man of the forum... but not by much. We are very near the same age.
I got interested in the Firesign Theatre (along with a lot of other '50s, '60s, and '70s comedy albums) while in Jr High and High School in the mid-to-late '80s: George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, the Smothers Brothers, Steve Martin, Tom Lehrer, Stan Freberg, Rodney Dangerfield, Cheech & Chong, Monty Python, Allan Sherman, etc.
I was certainly an odd kid: choosing to collect comedy albums and movie scores instead of the "rock and or roll" music like the rest of my peers...

I was definitely a rock and roll kid - but I alsoo enjoyed comedy - of the list you mentioned, I definitely knew: George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, the Smothers Brothers, Steve Martin, Tom Lehrer, Stan Freberg, Rodney Dangerfield, Cheech & Chong (knew'em didn't really find'em ever funny), Monty Python, Allan Sherman

[Collector]

The "Antelope Freeway" bit from their album, "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All" (1969), is a reference to one of Zeno's more famous paradoxes:

Because every distance can be infinitely subdivided in half, can one every truly reach their destination?

Practically speaking, yes, people arrive at the destinations all the time (once you're within one footstep of your destination, you're essentially there), but it's more of a philosophical question.

Don't forget Fudd's First Law of Opposition, nor Teslicle's Deviant.

[Collector]

[Rath Darkblade]

I am an old man and didn't know the reference (though said album is a year before my birth) - I just always assumed I was the old man of the forum.
Although, one need not be older, just have a wider diversity in wisdom and interests, I suppose.

Oh, you are still the old man of the forum... but not by much. We are very near the same age.
I got interested in the Firesign Theatre (along with a lot of other '50s, '60s, and '70s comedy albums) while in Jr High and High School in the mid-to-late '80s: George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, the Smothers Brothers, Steve Martin, Tom Lehrer, Stan Freberg, Rodney Dangerfield, Cheech & Chong, Monty Python, Allan Sherman, etc.
I was certainly an odd kid: choosing to collect comedy albums and movie scores instead of the "rock and or roll" music like the rest of my peers...

I was definitely a rock and roll kid - but I alsoo enjoyed comedy - of the list you mentioned, I definitely knew: George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, the Smothers Brothers, Steve Martin, Tom Lehrer, Stan Freberg, Rodney Dangerfield, Cheech & Chong (knew'em didn't really find'em ever funny), Monty Python, Allan Sherman

Heh. Of the list you mention, goatmeal, I definitely know of George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Tom Lehrer, Stan Freberg, and Monty Python. I had no idea the Smothers Brothers were in comedy, though.

Don't forget Flanders and Swann!