# Calvinball Begins! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2001, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429 "2001-01-10T23:46:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Totoro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Totoro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totoro)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429/161 "2001-01-23T02:48:06Z")
Suddenly… (Why does everything start suddenly? Isn’t there anything gradual in this game? Oh wait, no, of course not, that would make it much slower paced!) But anyway, suddenly, something happens, something small and inconsequential, in a far off place that has nothing to do with this game. I just wanted to post. Hi everybody. ::gets slammed in face with a pie from **Idiotboy** :: Yeah, I needed that. Uh, everyone gets their choice of Ice cream cones and/or a two liter of coke, just send a SASE to The Funny Guy, Y’know, Fern Or Plant Or Something 1600 Pensylvania Ave. Washington D.C. Yeah, he’ll send it to ya. ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429/162 "2001-01-23T03:16:42Z")
Okay, Totoro, those of us left desperatly want a clue so we can MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND, DAMNIT@#@!$# Lil’ help? ---
**Author:** ![kristoph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7cd45c/32.png) [@kristoph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kristoph)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429/163 "2001-01-23T05:03:47Z")
or another objective?? come on, I mean, personally, I think Cecil would be honoured to hand feed **Nymysys** , well, I know _I_ would be, so I’m inclined to take her word for it, and it’s **idiotboy** who’s thrown in the dummy to throw us all off the track!!! ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429/164 "2001-01-23T05:45:17Z")
_returns to look for Cecil and the calvinball but runs into Nym instead_ What the heck am I doing playing games? _dips Nym and kisses her deeply_ You know you probably havent fully recovered. It must be my turn to hand feed you… _loses GROSS membership (but in the best way possible)_ _leads the cute Nym away_ ```auto 1986: The shuttle Challenger explodes, Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Halley’s Comet, Lt. Col. Oliver North pleaded the fifth amendment before a Senate panel, Prince Andrew marries Fergie, A US federal appeals court ruled that Wicca was a religion protected by the Constitution, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history (20), Cary Grant died, Dollywood, a theme park owned by country singer Dolly Parton, opened, the first McDonald's Hamburger restaurant opened in Rome ``` ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429/165 "2001-01-23T06:01:05Z")
Oh, my. Can I ditch **Cecil** for **dpr**? Cecil is the Grand Exalted One. The Fearless Leader. The Personification of All That Is Good and Holy. The Scourge of All That Need to Have The Smackdown Put On Them. The… :looks over at **dpr** : Oh, yeah. Easy. :walks off with **dpr** : Tell me more about this “feeding” you mentioned… ---
**Author:** ![kristoph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7cd45c/32.png) [@kristoph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kristoph)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429/166 "2001-01-23T06:15:47Z")
ummm, did we just lose two players?? is that what just happened??? **dpr!!** , **Nym!!** , you can’t do that!!! we tied her down! we had Cecil!!! **dpr** , you’re nothing but a pirate!!! … oh, yeah, right but anyway ---
**Author:** ![wyldelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@wyldelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wyldelf)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429/167 "2001-01-23T10:09:27Z")
_wearing a singed spacesuit, and carrying a dented helmet under arm_ That is absolutely the last time I borrow anything from Spiff!! Ewwwwww, I’m heading back to the roof, impact craters and all, no tacky cliche’s up there at least. Air’s less stuffy as well. ---
**Author:** ![idiotboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@idiotboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/idiotboy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2001, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429/168 "2001-01-29T16:14:22Z")
I believe the game has slipped into some temporal loop, where everyone has gone off to watch an exciting cricket match between the inhabitants of the M34 galaxy and the All-Star Dentist team. This sillyness must stop! Cecil is probably cold, and hungry, and lonely, and you people aren’t helping the situation! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvinball-begins/49429.md?page=8)