Comments on: Roll, Monkey, Roll! http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bonnie http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-17936 Bonnie Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:10:21 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/#comment-17936 Speaking of stupidly rolling down stairs, were you ever one of those kids who went sliding down stairs? You know, you lie down on your stomach, head first, and go weeee! Whenever I try and do it nowadays, it just really hurts my tummy... Speaking of stupidly rolling down stairs, were you ever one of those kids who went sliding down stairs? You know, you lie down on your stomach, head first, and go weeee! Whenever I try and do it nowadays, it just really hurts my tummy…

]]> By: FerrousBuller http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-17790 FerrousBuller Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:04:32 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/#comment-17790 "I am so not coordinated enough to run around in a ball." And that's why it would be fun to see you try! :-) "Also, how do you do stairs?" Down is easy - it's up that requires being clever. “I am so not coordinated enough to run around in a ball.”

And that’s why it would be fun to see you try! :-)

“Also, how do you do stairs?”

Down is easy – it’s up that requires being clever.

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-17573 Bonnie Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:37:20 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/#comment-17573 I am so not coordinated enough to run around in a ball. Also, how do you do stairs? I am so not coordinated enough to run around in a ball. Also, how do you do stairs?

]]> By: FerrousBuller http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-17508 FerrousBuller Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:16:29 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/#comment-17508 Who else wants their own <a href="http://xkcd.com/c152.html" rel="nofollow">monkey ball</a>? Who else wants their own monkey ball?

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-17506 Bonnie Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:26:08 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/#comment-17506 Scott was just saying something about Japan as a "vending machine" culture (i.e. you can get anything from a vending machine). Why do we think that is? Scott was just saying something about Japan as a “vending machine” culture (i.e. you can get anything from a vending machine). Why do we think that is?

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-17505 Bonnie Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:05:03 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/#comment-17505 And another question: How the heck do they breath in there? Ah, those magic monkies. And another question: How the heck do they breath in there? Ah, those magic monkies.

]]> By: John H. http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-17494 John H. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:04:17 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/09/04/roll-monkey-roll/#comment-17494 The story I've read somewhere (Slashdot?) goes that the developers had a game where the player tilted a playfield to roll a ball to a goal. But they were trying to find some way to inject personality into the game. The solution: put a monkey in the ball. The rest: history. The story I’ve read somewhere (Slashdot?) goes that the developers had a game where the player tilted a playfield to roll a ball to a goal. But they were trying to find some way to inject personality into the game.

The solution: put a monkey in the ball. The rest: history.

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