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I'm scared. Tuning fork popularity

Poll: Tuning forks (20 member(s) have cast votes)

What would you do to a tuning fork to mock or support the "tuning fork religion"?

Run over it (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%
nuke it (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%
put in microwave, run over it, then nuke it (2 votes [10.00%])
Percentage of vote: 10.00%
step on it (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%
hug it (1 votes [5.00%])
Percentage of vote: 5.00%
eat it (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%
vomit on it (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%
shoot it (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%
throw it (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%
keep it (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%
use it on yourself once, then leave it (2 votes [10.00%])
Percentage of vote: 10.00%
tear it in half (0 votes [0.00%])
Percentage of vote: 0.00%
beat Shlimazel to death with it (7 votes [35.00%])
Percentage of vote: 35.00%
nothing (2 votes [10.00%])
Percentage of vote: 10.00%
send in the dinosaurs (3 votes [15.00%])
Percentage of vote: 15.00%
dinosaurs (3 votes [15.00%])
Percentage of vote: 15.00%

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#1 Sponge Tom

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Posted 25 February 2008 - 10:05 PM

I'm seriously scared. Yesterday I brought a tuning fork to youth group, simply because I used on my head. People noticed it and it instantly became one of those, "let me see that" objects. I had to ask repeatedly to get it back.

Was Shlimazel right?

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#2 Mispeled

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Posted 25 February 2008 - 10:31 PM

They are pretty cool, until you realize they're not that interesting. I prefer pitch pipes myself.

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#3 riddlemaster GX

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Posted 25 February 2008 - 10:31 PM

that has happened to a lot of people(except with different objects), shlimazel probably was right, but that can happen with a lot of objects, thats why I simply don't make my ownership of a lot of items public.

#4 Pufer

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Posted 25 February 2008 - 10:56 PM

Tuning forks are for suckers

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#5 zurdo

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Posted 25 February 2008 - 11:13 PM

Chromatic tuner, bitches.

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#6 dude3

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Posted 25 February 2008 - 11:35 PM

Tuning forks are fun to play with and they aren't at all common these days. I'm not surprised that any people, even musicians, would have a good time with one.

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#7 Captain Zaphod Beeblebrox

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 01:29 AM

I've never seen one in my life.
Pitch Pipes are where it's at.
Although I did get a lot more popular when I brought my Rubiks Cube to school... until I asked someone if they'd solve it for me.

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#8 Sundered Angel

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 04:39 AM

What exactly prompted this tuning fork adventure? Was it "bring an object to talk about" day at school or something?

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#9 Shlimazel

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 10:55 AM

The tuning fork is officially recognized as dominant meme on my forum. I'm not surprised to see that people understand the vast awesomeness of the tuning fork.

#10 Cippy

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 12:06 PM

If there's a fork in the road, take it!

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#11 Rickton

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 02:13 PM

They are kind of cool to hit and then hold next to your ears.

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#12 Sponge Tom

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 02:19 PM

Rickton, on Feb 26 2008, 02:13 PM, said:

They are kind of cool to hit and then hold next to your ears.

Or touch your eyelid with it.

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I'm not surprised to see that people understand the vast awesomeness of the tuning fork.

IT POSSESSES NO AWESOMENESS. It is for instrument tuning and mild entertainment. You already denounced it.

This post has been edited by Sponge Tom: 26 February 2008 - 02:21 PM

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#13 Shlimazel

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 02:36 PM

Denounced it? HAH! Thickhead! I merely went into hiding. I never gave up on it.

#14 Sponge Tom

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 03:34 PM

Don't I remember you saying something like, "Of course it's stupid!" after being ridiculed for saying something like, "Of course it needs humans to use it, that's why it made humans!"?

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#15 Shlimazel

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 03:45 PM

Of course it's stupid! It's a tuning fork god! That's why it's funny! Because it's stupid!

#16 Sponge Tom

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 03:59 PM

I'm really missing the point here.

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#17 Mispeled

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 04:28 PM

Shlimazel, on Feb 26 2008, 10:55 AM, said:

The tuning fork is officially recognized as dominant meme on my forum. I'm not surprised to see that people understand the vast awesomeness of the tuning fork.

Moving memes from one forum to another is never a good idea, unless the original forum is 4chan.

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#18 Rickton

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 05:18 PM

Shlimazel, on Feb 26 2008, 03:45 PM, said:

Of course it's stupid! It's a tuning fork god! That's why it's funny! Because it's stupid!

"Funny because it's stupid" isn't really that funny.

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 05:47 PM

Mispeled, on Feb 26 2008, 04:28 PM, said:

Moving memes from one forum to another is never a good idea, unless the original forum is 4chan.

actually not even then. especially not then

I guess so.

#20 Sponge Tom

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 06:02 PM

Rickton, on Feb 26 2008, 05:18 PM, said:

"Funny because it's stupid" isn't really that funny.

This is funny stupidity: http://www.albinobla...ash/mockingbird

This is stupid stupidity: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=GfY0paVjzvI (this demented cartoon movie is not to be confused with the one by brian kendal).

This post has been edited by Sponge Tom: 26 February 2008 - 06:04 PM

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#21 The Journalist

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 07:41 PM

My major concern is how one would use a tuning fork on oneself...

Hyperbole is the best thing ever!

#22 Gray Shirt Ninja

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 09:05 PM

I voted for 'all of the above'.

EDIT: I also voted for 'Punch Sponge in the FACE'

This post has been edited by gray_shirt_ninja: 27 February 2008 - 01:13 AM

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#23 Sponge Tom

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Posted 26 February 2008 - 10:50 PM

The Journalist, on Feb 26 2008, 07:41 PM, said:

My major concern is how one would use a tuning fork on oneself...

Hit your knee, or other hard surface. Touch both edges at once to your palm, face, or head, but-wait what the heck? I'm telling you how to use a tuning fork on yourself?!?!

Someone find a way I can blame this on the least appreciated board member (and tell me who that board member is).

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#24 Pufer

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Posted 27 February 2008 - 01:39 AM

The Journalist, on Feb 26 2008, 05:41 PM, said:

My major concern is how one would use a tuning fork on oneself...

This one time, at band camp...

-Pufer

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