Luck of the Fryrish Capsule Submission

S P O I L E R

S P A C E

No review here. However, the pacing of the story (back and forth between the past and the present) helps in making this story effective.

DYN's

in 3000, Chevorn makes horse fuel? Fry's hairdo after his trip to Flushing Downs somewhat resembles his hairdo after birth? the kangaroo logo on 1980's Fry's shoes?

Refs.

"luck of the Irish" -Title

Harry Potter -Harry Trotter

Bjork -Njord

Play-Doh -Doh-Doh

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The Unknown Comic -Tomb of the Unknown Comic

Comments

First introduced in the 1980's, Tetris is a computer game that is considered one of the best video games of all time. The game centers around trying to make horizonal lines out of blocks that fall to the screen. The game has been released on many different computer and video game systems, and it is possibly also available for cell phones and palm computers.

Joe Klemm

Joe Klemm wrote:

I want to know what the hell that creepy Hair Robot thing was?

I have it on my Cassiopea. And many of my friends has it on their Cellphones. Everyone has Tetris. It's an unwritten law I think.

Know where I can get it for my old G3, my older 486, my really old Mac Plus, really really old 286, my really really really old Apple ][, and my really really really really old VIC 20?

DGH

doug holverson wrote:

Are you joking? Tetris is Pre-PC. If you take the time you can whip it up in Pascal for any and all of these systems. And it has been ported for practically every system in the world. You just aren't looking hard enough. Especially if you can't find it for a 486, 286, or Mac of any sort.

And this link proves it's going way to far: http://bastilleweb.techhouse.org/

In article , Mike Zaite wrote:

Back when Tetris first came out, they even had it for the VAX, using a VT240 terminal! Many hours were wasted in CS lab playing Tetris. (that and Moria).

"Mike Harrison" wrote in message news:[email]...

The best version tho' is in the Monty Python and the Holy Grail game. It's called "Bring out your dead" and the blocks are bodies. Except every once in a while one's not quite dead, and moves around on its own.

In article , doug holverson wrote:

In article ,

I wrote a tetris game in BASIC once. It could be easily converted to basic on other platforms. But I doubt that I would be able to find it now. And it would take me a couple days to write it again. So, I guess I can't help you.

Paul

On 12 Mar 2001 01:41:46 GMT, [email] (Joe Klemm) wrote:

The Unknown Comic was a comedian on The Gong Show who wore a paper bag over his head.

Zikron the Insistent wrote:

Hey I remember that guy!!! That was seriously surreal.

FWIW, I believe his name is/was Murray Langston.

In article , Dave wrote:

And he still does a show in Vegas at the Boardwalk Casino and Hotel (last I heard).

In case it hasn't been mentioned yet,

Flushing Meadows - where the U.S. Open is held Churchill Downs - Where the Kentucky Derby is run

Flushing Downs - Futurama horse track

I remember Roos. The sneakers with the little velcro pocket built in. Distictly 80's.