Slinky

I really enjoyed looking at this picture.  I played with a slinky not too long ago.  I had forgotten how hypnotic they can be.  They are like video games only a lot cheaper and simpler.

by believer1 on October 19, 2008  •  Permalink
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Posted by believer1 on October 19, 2008

https://losthunderlads.com/2008/10/19/slinky/

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  1. acilius's avatar

    acilius

     /  October 19, 2008

    I never much cared for Slinky, but I always loved the song.

    Here’s the version I grew up with:

    This is apparently an older version of the song.

    There are also a lot of videos on youtube where other products are praised to the tune of the Slinky song…

  2. CMStewart's avatar

    cymast

     /  October 19, 2008

    Wow I didn’t know it was possible to not like Slinky. I thought liking Slinky was part of the human experience. The soothing effect of Slinky was one of the high points of my childhood, along with Magic Mirror.

  3. acilius's avatar

    acilius

     /  October 23, 2008

    I don’t dislike Slinky, I just never saw much point in it. It’s a poor substitute for Play-Doh, I tell you that.

  4. CMStewart's avatar

    cymast

     /  October 23, 2008

    The point of Slinky is that it’s a spring, and . . oh never mind.

    I always thought Play-Doh was a poor substitute for Crayons.

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    believer1

     /  November 11, 2008

    cry me a river why dont you. lol

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    cymast

     /  November 11, 2008

    I’d rather smell Magic Markers.

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    acilius

     /  November 11, 2008

    Either sniff Magic Markers or the stuff that comes out of the inside of an Etch-a-Sketch when one breaks open.

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    cymast

     /  November 11, 2008

    Hmmm what does that smell like??

    I also looove the smell of gasoline and PVC . . heavenly . .

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    acilius

     /  November 12, 2008

    I’m not sure what that stuff is, I think it’s mercury and lead. That’s why I’m so brilliant, I spent my childhood ingesting mercury and lead.

    Here’s a link to my favorite Slinky-themed cartoon.

  10. CMStewart's avatar

    cymast

     /  November 12, 2008

    Don’t forget “and modest”!

    That cartoon reminds me of you and the believer.

  11. acilius's avatar

    acilius

     /  November 12, 2008

    See, it reminded me of you and Larry. He wears a giant Slinky sometimes, doesn’t he?

  12. CMStewart's avatar

    cymast

     /  November 12, 2008

    To his knowledge, not in this dimension.

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    acilius

     /  November 13, 2008

    I see…

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    acilius

     /  December 11, 2008

    Apparently someone else had the same idea:
    http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2008/12/human-slinky.html

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    cymast

     /  December 11, 2008

    Clever! Slinky seem like the party boy type.