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Unread 07-01-2008, 00:37
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Life Saving Device?

So is the trackball a life saving device?

Also, I think I'm going to start calling it the Weighted Companion Ball.
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Re: Life Saving Device?

how would it be a life saving device...curious...
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Re: Life Saving Device?

Just a little joke about last year's tubes that is probably only funny to me.

Its probably more life threatening than saving.
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Re: Life Saving Device?

It's funny to participants from last year who remember that the tubes read "Not a Lifesaving Device".

And yes, more threatening than not. I'm one of the tallest on my team and I'm scared, sort of.
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Re: Life Saving Device?

im the shortest and im afraid clayton will drop it on me or something...he is the tallest...i think
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Re: Life Saving Device?

I'm thinkin' of buying a few extra Blue skins when the supplier becomes available.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft5EcQfV8sU




Oh, and a side note, This very large Blue trackball in Time's Square is looking at me funny... idk why.
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Re: Life Saving Device?

some of our smaller team members had trouble grabbing it, but with that much air inside i have no worries about it floating.
to summarize: it would float, but you probably would have trouble grabbing it. and as other team members insist on disproving, you cannot stand on the ball (it could become a life-ending device, please nobody try this)
/edit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3OXa...eature=related
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Re: Life Saving Device?

you could attach handles to it...then it might become another bouncing thingy...what are those called again?
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Re: Life Saving Device?

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you could attach handles to it...then it might become another bouncing thingy...what are those called again?
I don't remember, but the nostalgia just hit me like a brick to the head.
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Re: Life Saving Device?

Well, at least they're easy to confine to one room.
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I don't remember, but the nostalgia just hit me like a brick to the head.
i know how you feel...lol...i feel stupid right now...its called a hoppity hop.
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Also, I think I'm going to start calling it the Weighted Companion Ball.
"This was a Triumph,
I'm making a note here HUGE SUCCESS!"

Lol, I'll try to convince my team to put a heart on it. It defiantly is weighted!
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Ahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

So are you basically saying "The Trackball is a liar?"




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Also, I think I'm going to start calling it the Weighted Companion Ball.
The overpass is a lie.
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Cool To bowl or not to bowl?

You know what? I bet I could go blowling with the track ball... IDEA!!!! When the arena in build here at my team's home base I think I will set up some big metal pins and go bowling (nobody try this I want to be the first, plus it may be hazardous it is best if I try first so you can feel safer).
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