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| 17 OCT 2002 at 4:26pm |
Freddie_PharkasSpace Cadet
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Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Thats really sad. Anybody who sent in a letter about the name being difficult to say might want to consider conole gaming.
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 4:38pm |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Customer: Schooz me, ish thish Cushtomer Schupport?
CS: Yesch Schir..how may we help you?....
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 5:01pm |
OmniaIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 25
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Oh, my that cracks me up. Difficult to pronounce indeed. What on earth would possess someone to actually write a letter to complain about that? No matter. Provides me with much mirth and this little skit (inspired by Bistro):
Customer (on the phone ordering a game): Yes, um, I'd like to order Schnitzum. Do you have that in stock?
Order line: What? Um, could you repeat that?
C: You know, Snizzum, the new puzzle adventure game.
O: Snopfzium? No, I don't think we have that.
C: Of course you do. It's really popular. Haven't you heard of it? Skooziuhm or maybe it's called Skitzum. How about Snipfzim?
O: Well, let me check. How do you spell that?
C: S-C-H-I-Z-M.
O: I'm sorry I am not allowed to sell you that game until you pronounce it correctly. No exceptions.
C: But, that's not fair!
O: Those are the rules. Take it or leave it.
C: Well, I'm just going to have to write a letter about that.
O: Well, you could try again. It's not that hard really. Think.
C: Okay, um, Squitzum?
O: No. Goodbye
...click...
The end.
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 5:03pm |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online |
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 5:12pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | The world is pathetic sometimes. Reminds me of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Pah. >
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 6:32pm |
Randy-JAJourneyman
Posts : 1351
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | hey guys, I'm actually writing an article about this 'name change' - so don't use up all the good jokes before I've posted the article!
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 6:32pm |
| Deleted User | Hey, i read that article too! Yeah its like what the...?!@
Schizm a.k.a Mysterious Journey . why did they thought of that name first anyway.Not enough time for brainstorming?
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 6:40pm |
Freddie_PharkasSpace Cadet
Posts : 114
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Omnia, no fair making me laugh out loud at work!
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 6:47pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Omnia (17 OCT 2002 5:00pm)
Oh, my that cracks me up. Difficult to pronounce indeed. What on earth would possess someone to actually write a letter to complain about that? No matter. Provides me with much mirth and this little skit (inspired by Bistro):
Customer (on the phone ordering a game): Yes, um, I'd like to order Schnitzum. Do you have that in stock?
Order line: What? Um, could you repeat that?
C: You know, Snizzum, the new puzzle adventure game.
O: Snopfzium? No, I don't think we have that.
C: Of course you do. It's really popular. Haven't you heard of it? Skooziuhm or maybe it's called Skitzum. How about Snipfzim?
O: Well, let me check. How do you spell that?
C: S-C-H-I-Z-M.
O: I'm sorry I am not allowed to sell you that game until you pronounce it correctly. No exceptions.
C: But, that's not fair!
O: Those are the rules. Take it or leave it.
C: Well, I'm just going to have to write a letter about that.
O: Well, you could try again. It's not that hard really. Think.
C: Okay, um, Squitzum?
O: No. Goodbye
...click...
The end.
Now, where can I get Schnitzum?
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 7:54pm |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
Posts : 2391
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Schizm is difficult to pronounce?
You know, this proves my theory. People are idiots, and society is pandering to them rather than encouraging people to become more intelligent.
Are they going to spell 'mysterious journey' phonetically too? Because, you know, mysterious is quite a hard word to spell. And maybe they could make it shorter, so that people don't have to write out all those letters. Cuz all m letterz r annoyn 2 me, u no?
Blah. I remember when companies made games to challenge people and encourage them to think, not pander to the slow-witted populace.
The world is pathetic sometimes. Reminds me of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Pah.
Non-surprisingly, it kept the name 'Philosopher's Stone' over here in the UK. Mainly because of the author's wish, but also because the UK is a smaller country with a smaller population than the US, ergo less idiots. Additionally, the fact that historically and mythologically there is no such thing as a SORCERER'S stone.
Maybe I should join the Illuminati. Their theories on placing the intelligent people as rulers and having the dumb people used for vivisection sound more and more appealing each day..
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 7:58pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I will call my next game 'Uyambughtry Iamangthyllipth', just to piss people off .
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 8:01pm |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
Posts : 2391
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | With the way things are heading, I think any title with more than two syllables and a 'z', 'x', 'y' or 'q' or silent 'h' in the title would confuse people.
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 8:03pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | What people need is E - D - U - C - A - T - I - O - N, as opposed to T - V.
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 8:05pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Wolfboy (17 OCT 2002 8:01pm)
With the way things are heading, I think any title with more than two syllables and a 'z', 'x', 'y' or 'q' or silent 'h' in the title would confuse people.
Ah, a double plus good post!
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 9:33pm |
| Deleted User | Omnia, you have made my laugh for the day. Since none of us ever laugh enough you are truly a wonderful person.
Harriet@JA
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 10:51pm |
JonasKyratzesSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 280
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Yes. Good point.
Thanks, Omnia. I needed to laugh today.
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| 17 OCT 2002 at 10:57pm |
ConMolSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 396
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Oh my gosh, plus its hysterically funny that if you can't even pronounce the name....how can you possibly be smart enough to play the game?
I can't say SCHIZM but I'm able to solve the organ grinder puzzle using mathematical algorithms? too funny.
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| 18 OCT 2002 at 11:38am |
RavensbreedSpace Cadet
Posts : 156
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By ConMol (17 OCT 2002 10:57pm)
Oh my gosh, plus its hysterically funny that if you can't even pronounce the name....how can you possibly be smart enough to play the game?
I can't say SCHIZM but I'm able to solve the organ grinder puzzle using mathematical algorithms? too funny.
You got to figure that as well as complaining about the difficult name they were also asking for directions to open the Schizm box.
I don't even want to think about what will happen after that, when they try and put the round shiny things into the big boxy thing with the lights and the buttons.
They do say that no one ever lost money underestimating their audience. Sad really. :'(
Some people are like a slinky. They might not be good for anything, but its fun to watch them tumble down stairs. &&
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| 18 OCT 2002 at 11:43am |
d0kiIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 13
Joined: 18 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Greetings,
What people need is E - D - U - C - A - T - I - O - N, as opposed to T - V.
I will call my next game 'Uyambughtry Iamangthyllipth', just to piss people off .
like... BIG LOL @ ALL OF THIS!! omg...
btw, do you know where I can find schlum?! LLLOOOLLL
Farewell.
Most people don't sleep well next to a hungry tiger. - Hobbes&&&&The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes, p214-2&& &&
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