tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post2135797252355330985..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Random thought on technological progressBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-79010869005326443702010-03-11T16:17:28.000-08:002010-03-11T16:17:28.000-08:00Ah, the pay phone in general. They are very rare n...Ah, the pay phone in general. They are very rare now, and few will accept incoming calls (to keep drug dealers from using them as de-facto offices), so the plot point where the good guy tries to keep people from using the pay phone so that he can get a call from the bad guy on it to know where to drop off the ransom for the adorable 5 year old girl is no longer viable. Good catch, Se!BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-18019186733757248732010-03-11T16:14:30.463-08:002010-03-11T16:14:30.463-08:00It's not so much a plot point: more of a set p...It's not so much a plot point: more of a set piece. The phone booth: used for so many things. Superman's changes. Someone making a call, unaware that the villain is barreling down on them in a large vehicle. A demonstration of just how bad the 'bad' guy is, as he yanks someone away from the phone so he (tough guy) can make his call. The bad guy making the hero run from phone booth to phone booth to get to the ransom drop.Scribble A Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913068719563987820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-979096574079129732010-03-10T19:43:07.363-08:002010-03-10T19:43:07.363-08:00Actually it didn't have a bullet proof door, t...Actually it didn't have a bullet proof door, the bad guys kicked it in and pointed their guns at the kids, the oldest of whom was 7 years old. Then one of them saw the phone in one kid's hand and asked, "Who are you on the phone with?" and the kid said, "911." At which point the gunmen decided it was time to leave, without killing anybody or stealing anything.<br /><br />- Badtux the Technology PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-37841123905999840242010-03-10T19:22:30.920-08:002010-03-10T19:22:30.920-08:00NOT OFF the top . . .
The bad typing fairy has it...NOT OFF the top . . .<br /><br />The bad typing fairy has it in for me.<br /><br />jXbJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-80122420508816273032010-03-10T19:19:11.314-08:002010-03-10T19:19:11.314-08:00No of the top of my head. I'll just say it...No of the top of my head. I'll just say it's a damned good thing that bathroom had a bulletproof door.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />jXbJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.com