I'm sure to some poor souls, Clippy seemed like a boy raised by slinkies.
will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Mar 12, 2008, at 5:31 PM, Robert Barlow-Busch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> His reasoning was: I like pickles, I like ice cream. Pickle- >> flavored ice >> cream is a great idea. > > Reminds me of a phrase coined by a comedian whose name escapes me: > "a boy > raised by Slinkies." For those unfamiliar with the Slinky: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slinky > > The comedian describes his frustration in bringing to life what he > thought > was a brilliant idea: a comedy sketch about a boy who loses his > family as an > infant and is raised by a family of Slinkies. Sort of like an > industrial > Terry-Gilliamesque take on the Tarzan story. "That'd be freakin' > hilarious!" > he was convinced. > > Problem is, it simply never worked. So whenever something seems like > a great > idea but simply doesn't fly, he calls it a boy raised by Slinkies. > > This cracked me up, so I've adopted the phrase too in my design > practice. > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
