tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post2171937851382598980..comments2023-04-11T09:34:03.031-04:00Comments on Polybloggimous: The Maine ThingNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-21218046707122388962008-02-29T10:01:00.000-05:002008-02-29T10:01:00.000-05:00MWT,I bought my first computer on that job. It wa...MWT,<BR/><BR/>I bought my first computer on that job. It was the Apple PowerBook 160. Clunky trackball, B&W screen, no internet hook-up at all. It was a kind of shiny typewriter. And nobody in my office had a clue how to use it.<BR/><BR/>"You need to hit that thingy at the same time you're holding down that thingy to make it work."<BR/><BR/>On the good side, I could pretty much take the day off and say, "sorry, I was running around doing my job all day and I didn't get your message until I got back at Midnight", and get away with it. Try that today.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-22879709758285325092008-02-29T02:13:00.000-05:002008-02-29T02:13:00.000-05:00Yep, that's the Maine I remember.Mainers put the '...Yep, that's the Maine I remember.<BR/><BR/>Mainers put the 'quirk' in 'quirky sense of humor.'<BR/><BR/>common joke when asked for directions:<BR/><BR/>Q: "So, I take this road here?"<BR/>A (completely deadpan): "Oh no, you betta leave dat road right der, Chummie, others might wanna use it, eh?"<BR/><BR/>Common outsider joke:<BR/>Q: If you've got twenty Mainers in a room, what do you got?<BR/>A: A complete set of teeth!<BR/><BR/>But it's a beautiful place and the people are incredibly decent, once you get to know them. I loved living in Maine.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-42772339762555670382008-02-29T02:08:00.000-05:002008-02-29T02:08:00.000-05:00So did the crew show up at the right spot for shoo...So did the crew show up at the right spot for shooting that day?<BR/><BR/>And man... it's a wonder we managed to get anything done before the Internet became popular in the 90s. Not be able to instantly send color pics from Maine to Minnesota? Inconceivable!MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.com