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imogen
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Ok - I'm at work, I'm bored, I have an hour and a half to go.

What can I do??????????

(Keep in mind I should at least appear to be working...)

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You're at WORK!? At this hour???
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Yeah, I'm really really dedicated....

[Laugh]
no, i'm an aussie

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[Blushing]

*whistles* I knew that...

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hey, i'm at work, and it really is 12:30am here. only 6 more hours to go.

anyway, try this . it keeps me sane and awake when i'm down to my last hour or so.

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10 Things for Imogen to do while bored at work.

1. Write bogus personel files for all your co-workers. Make comments like "needs to fully realise potential". Save to a shared file somewhere on the network.

2. write a dismissal letter to your boss from the board. Leave it in the photocopier.

3. Go around putting a single sheet of paper into all your co-worker's waste paper baskets. If anyone asks you why you are doing it, reply "didn't you get the memo?"

4. Try turning your eyelids inside out.

5. See how different uses you can find for a paperclip without leaving your desk or injuring yourself.

6. Just leave.

7. Send out emails to everyone above you in the pecking order explaining exactly how you think they should do their job. Lead in to every email with the words "Regarding our conversation at morning tea the other day, I'm happy to offer you a few pointers."

8. Make a soft beeping noise in the back of your throat once every ten minutes. See how long until one of your co-workers notices. Tell them it's just your internal clock.

9. How much caffene can you get into your system in an hour and a half?

10. Keep crusing Hatrack [Wink]

Hope these help [ROFL]

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fiazko, I'm going to sock you!! That's all I needed was another addicting game for my favorites list!! [Wink]

I've gotten up to 416 so far. [Big Grin]

[ October 27, 2003, 12:42 AM: Message edited by: Narnia ]

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Scythrop
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That game is awesome. *Great* link. I'm up to 940
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I second the 'curse the addicting helicopter game' - except I'm really really bad... so far my best score is 37!
[Blushing]

And as for the list - so far I'm doing pretty well on #9 and #10 - the rest I'll wait until I'm ready to leave the job!

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Curse those little green blocks !
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Wow 76!!!!

(As I said... i suck...)

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so i should probably keep my high score to myself?

my goal is to beat the guy in the intro. i've got a ways to go. glad to provide some distraction. keep me posted on the scores. i like to know who my competition is. [Big Grin]

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Watch everything at HomestarRunner.com twice. Du-uh.

And after you've done that, and assuming you're allowed to download games on your work computer, download these two games: http://jet.ro/dismount/

They're so cool!

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I'm coming up in the world... 152

Just wait, I'll be at 2000 before you know it [ROFL]

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I'm up to 1102 - this is *fun*
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No downloads... silly corporate professional use policy [Grumble]
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as much as i like the helicopter, i second homestar runner. unfortunately, i can't watch it because our computers don't have speakers. [Grumble] plus i'm guessing strong bad's guitar email wouldn't go over too well with the patients.
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994.

Damn you. This is so addicting.

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this is how i plan to take over the world.

mwahaha.

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798..

(much as i realise just posting my improvements probably isn't very interesting to other people, it's amusing me... and ain't that what the whole idea is? [Wink] )

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oh, i'm amused. keep 'em coming.
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"And in just breaking news.... a mysterious dictator has assumed world control after distracting key political figures and the general populus with an online game. The President when asked to comment said '2100.. almost there - wait, you made me lose concentration..' "

I think we should be worried.. [Smile]

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Don't underestimate yourself. I'm interested [Wink] (and still at 1102)

And all of a sudden, I don't think I'm going to get much more work done myself this afternoon. [Big Grin]

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hmmm...'mysterious dictator'? i kinda like 'sinister puppeteer'. it has a nice ring to it. (what does that mean, anyway?)
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No downloads....okay, Spank the Monkey.
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So here's a question - do you guys tend to fly over or under the bricks?

(If it's more or less in the middle...)

I'm an under person I think...

(just take that out of context! [Big Grin] )

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Sinister puppeteer with a nice ring = sinister puppet-earring !

[ROFL]

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*shakes head while chuckling violently*
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I'm well and truely an over person I'd say [Wink]
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Hey, I hit the monkey at 385 mph my second try! And it played a song!

Time to beat it...

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one way to decide whether or not to fly under or over is by where you're coming from. if i try to switch to under when i'm already over, i tend to die and vice versa.
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Da_Goat - thanks for the monkey game - fun if just a little broken.

It reminds me a little of a game I saw once where you had to shoot kittens... very broken.

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1482 metres! - And in other news I just about threw my mouse through the wall trying to get above 200 Mph...

Imogen's not going to want to leave work at this rate [Razz]

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If you don't mind hurting people...you can also Defend Your Castle.

And I've got the monkey to sail 592 MPH [Smile]

[ October 27, 2003, 01:20 AM: Message edited by: Da_Goat ]

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can't reply, flying helicopter...
[Smile]

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Woo hoo 881! [Party]
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Ditto to imogen. [Big Grin]
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Bah, stupid me. I totally forgot Xiao Xiao. Once again, not for people who are 100% against hurting other people, or other kinds of violence. Xiao Xiao is basically Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon/The Matrix stunts with stick figures, kinda.
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My work computer didn't like Defend Your Castle (it crashed... lucky I wasn't doing anything important, huh? [Wink] )

So it'll have to wait 'till I get home.

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here is where i got the helicopter. hours of mindnumbing to be had.
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Almost 5:00...
..and I'm out of here. (seeing little helicopters and green blocks whenever I blink, but outta here nonetheless..)

Thanks y'all for providing much amusement to lighten up my afternoon. [Wave]

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Oh, and Scythrop.....

[Kiss]

[Smile]

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awwww shucks [Blushing]
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Stupid.... Helicopter..... game!!!!!!!!

[Wink]

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1064 on helicopter.
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I don't know if I'll ever understand this hatrack kissing thing...

Anyway, don't worry about the helicoptor game addiction. From personal experience, I can tell you honestly that the addiction'll wear off in a month or two.

[ October 27, 2003, 02:02 AM: Message edited by: Da_Goat ]

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Okay - I've got to ask - Fiazko and D.G - what's your high scores? Please [Smile] I must have crashed about three hundred helicopters in the last hour, and I still can't break 1482 meters.
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i hit 15something purely by luck. i haven't come close since. i am proud of all of you, though. i've been playing for days.
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The only issue I have with the helicopter games is that it takes forever for you to restart the game after you crash. It makes you sit there forever before starting again.
[Mad]

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This game will be the end of me. It's 11:50pm here and I still can't stop playing. [Wink]
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