Comments on: TNI #201 and CONNECTICON! http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/ Toys are serious business. Mon, 20 May 2013 19:49:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: gwalla http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5571 gwalla Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:56:14 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5571 Man, why is the TNI comment section so retarded? Between the "That's not funny" chorus, the people who think gentle mockery of toy collectors is a grave personal insult, and that one guy with the Daria avatar who feels the need to explain every joke, it's a cavalcade of fail. Man, why is the TNI comment section so retarded? Between the “That’s not funny” chorus, the people who think gentle mockery of toy collectors is a grave personal insult, and that one guy with the Daria avatar who feels the need to explain every joke, it’s a cavalcade of fail.

]]> By: ZacWilliam http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5570 ZacWilliam Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:59:08 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5570 Have lived in Connecticut all my life and don't think much of Dunkin Donuts at all. (Corse I'm also not a huge fan of Hortons, though we DO have them, right near us in Plainville, too) No, if you want GOOD Donuts in Connecticut you have to find one of the remaining "Whole Donut" places. MMMmmmmmm... their Chocolate glazed are like crack to me... Have lived in Connecticut all my life and don’t think much of Dunkin Donuts at all. (Corse I’m also not a huge fan of Hortons, though we DO have them, right near us in Plainville, too)

No, if you want GOOD Donuts in Connecticut you have to find one of the remaining “Whole Donut” places. MMMmmmmmm… their Chocolate glazed are like crack to me…

]]> By: Captain Rufus http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5569 Captain Rufus Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:00:13 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5569 I know where the Hortons are down here in SE CT, but Connecticon is in Central CT and thus I am unaware of the Hortoniness. Fun fact: In my area most of the Hortons were originally Bess Eatons. Which had horrid coffee outside of this Slush Puppie coffee drink. Not a Coolatta or an Iced Coffee, but those little micro bead ice bits and coffee. They were good. However Bess Eatons were also a little like those Chick Fil As in that it was a JESUS BUSINESS, though it was mostly just scriptures written on the cups and they sold these really bad Jesus mints called Test A Mints. I'd bring you some Hortons with me Walky, but A: Its a little out of my way to get to it. B: It would be warm/cold by the hour plus time to get it to you. C: Incredibly inconvenient to cart it about. D: Killjoys at the convention center are like Movie Theaters when it comes to bringing in outside food. (Enjoy eating Chicken Fingers for 3 days. Or takeout pizza ordered to your room.) Though hell, if there are a bunch of SPacked fans going we should totally have a meetup Saturday night. Id say Friday, but I am already signed up to play the Doctor Who RPG from 8 till midnight. And I know most people don't sleep days as I do. (Protip: Dont go to work at a casino. Its not reality there.) I know where the Hortons are down here in SE CT, but Connecticon is in Central CT and thus I am unaware of the Hortoniness.

Fun fact: In my area most of the Hortons were originally Bess Eatons. Which had horrid coffee outside of this Slush Puppie coffee drink. Not a Coolatta or an Iced Coffee, but those little micro bead ice bits and coffee. They were good. However Bess Eatons were also a little like those Chick Fil As in that it was a JESUS BUSINESS, though it was mostly just scriptures written on the cups and they sold these really bad Jesus mints called Test A Mints.

I’d bring you some Hortons with me Walky, but A: Its a little out of my way to get to it.
B: It would be warm/cold by the hour plus time to get it to you. C: Incredibly inconvenient to cart it about. D: Killjoys at the convention center are like Movie Theaters when it comes to bringing in outside food.

(Enjoy eating Chicken Fingers for 3 days. Or takeout pizza ordered to your room.)

Though hell, if there are a bunch of SPacked fans going we should totally have a meetup Saturday night.

Id say Friday, but I am already signed up to play the Doctor Who RPG from 8 till midnight. And I know most people don’t sleep days as I do. (Protip: Dont go to work at a casino. Its not reality there.)

]]> By: Fanboy http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5568 Fanboy Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:17:22 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5568 1. Dunkin' Donuts is awesome. We need more out here in California. 2. I'm assuming Ethan's sexuality is one of those times Ethan isn't you. Otherwise, you should tell your wife she's a beard. 3. When it comes to protecting my stuff, I'm the same way with D&D books. 4. I don't collect toys, but I read the TNI strips and find them funny. 1. Dunkin’ Donuts is awesome. We need more out here in California.
2. I’m assuming Ethan’s sexuality is one of those times Ethan isn’t you. Otherwise, you should tell your wife she’s a beard.
3. When it comes to protecting my stuff, I’m the same way with D&D books.
4. I don’t collect toys, but I read the TNI strips and find them funny.

]]> By: TexasNinjaBuzzard http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5567 TexasNinjaBuzzard Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:17:02 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5567 Round Rock donuts are superior to your inferior non-Texas-based donuts. Also they are <i>livid</i> orange, so if Willis ever comes to any Texas convention I <i>guarantee</i> he will love them. I'm overprotective of my Animated Samurai Armor Prowl, but mostly because it's so expletively impossible to transform that it would take all week to get it back together if anyone messed with it. Round Rock donuts are superior to your inferior non-Texas-based donuts. Also they are livid orange, so if Willis ever comes to any Texas convention I guarantee he will love them.

I’m overprotective of my Animated Samurai Armor Prowl, but mostly because it’s so expletively impossible to transform that it would take all week to get it back together if anyone messed with it.

]]> By: Dragonfire http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5566 Dragonfire Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:52:48 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5566 Funnily enough, during my months-long exodus to the States, the first glorious Tim Hortons I encountered on the trip (after travelling through all of the west and south and making the way northwards) was in Connecticut. Yon Yanks can take your 'light 'n sweet' and stuff it - give me my double-double! Funnily enough, during my months-long exodus to the States, the first glorious Tim Hortons I encountered on the trip (after travelling through all of the west and south and making the way northwards) was in Connecticut. Yon Yanks can take your ‘light ‘n sweet’ and stuff it – give me my double-double!

]]> By: ShadowWing Tronix http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5565 ShadowWing Tronix Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:21:41 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5565 There are Tim Hortons in the area, and I even know where to find one. But compared to a glazed Dunkin' Donuts, who cares? :D (Yes, I love their glazed donuts.) Also be warned that I'm bringing a cheap video camera with me this year. There are Tim Hortons in the area, and I even know where to find one.

But compared to a glazed Dunkin’ Donuts, who cares? :D (Yes, I love their glazed donuts.)

Also be warned that I’m bringing a cheap video camera with me this year.

]]> By: Cholma http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5564 Cholma Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:02:58 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5564 Cool idea. Now I'm wondering what the IW! and SP! characters would look like cosplaying as Trigun or Full Metal Alchemist characters. Walky as Vash? Jason as Wolfwood? Cool idea. Now I’m wondering what the IW! and SP! characters would look like cosplaying as Trigun or Full Metal Alchemist characters. Walky as Vash? Jason as Wolfwood?

]]> By: Cholma http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5563 Cholma Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:53:12 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5563 OH HAI. CAN HAS PRINT NAO? KTHXBYE (Seriously, if you create one, put me down for 1. Gracias.) OH HAI. CAN HAS PRINT NAO? KTHXBYE

(Seriously, if you create one, put me down for 1. Gracias.)

]]> By: Joe http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/tni-201-and-connecticon/#comment-5562 Joe Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:16:14 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2885#comment-5562 The comment section be a harsh mistress. The comment section be a harsh mistress.

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