Happy Larson Day!

[TalkingHeadsFan]

The Famous "Michael Larson" episodes of Press Your Luck were taped. Can you believe it? 20 years already, wow. Are any of you do anything special for "Larson Day?" Me and friend wore custom made Larson shirts to school, and my friend is giving a presentation on a 10 page research paper he had to do on the Larson incident. He'll be showing clips, and even letting the class play a simulated PYL board, with the original Larson patterns, to see if some of the students can pull off what Larson did. What a perfect day for it!



Douglas

[sshuffield70]

<does his best Dsmith imitation>

Wow, your friend wrote a 10 page term paper on Michael Larson?
And wore T-shirts for that?

Would you two get a clue?
<end Dsmith imitation>

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'TalkingHeadsFan\' date=\'May 19 2004, 03:16 PM\'] Me and friend wore custom made Larson shirts to school, and my friend is giving a presentation on a 10 page research paper he had to do on the Larson incident.

 [/quote]
Dude, are you serious...you might as well wear a shirt with "Strawberry Shortcake" on it.
Of course, if you found the PYL t-shirt for less than $150 on Ebay; good on you.

[melman1]

What's the over/under line on the number of wedgies that "me and my friend" will get today?  (Starting with the English teacher, no doubt.)

[BrandonFG]

[quote name=\'melman1\' date=\'May 19 2004, 03:22 PM\'] What's the over/under line on the number of wedgies that "me and my friend" will get today?  (Starting with the English teacher, no doubt.) [/quote]
 (cue audience shouting out numbers)

Well, Bob...if he had celebrated the anniversary of the actual airdate, I'd say no more than 5.
But, since he's referring to the tape date, which no one in their right mind would care about, I'd say at least 10. (CS86 *ding*)

[sshuffield70]

(crowd yelling "HIGHER")

I'll accept that logic and say it's a lot HIGHER!! (CS '86 "ding!")

[MikeK]

[quote name=\'TalkingHeadsFan\' date=\'May 19 2004, 04:16 PM\'] The Famous "Michael Larson" episodes of Press Your Luck were taped. Can you believe it? 20 years already, wow. Are any of you do anything special for "Larson Day?"[/quote]
What'd I do?  The same thing I do every day--go to my job as an ice cream truck driver, study PYL frame-by-frame for hours in my underground lair, and I withdrew money from my bank account in stacks of $1 bills for a radio contest involving the bills' serial numbers.

Methinks this "Larson Day" celebration was the topic du jour in the teacher's lounge and it'll be mentioned frequently in this kid's therapy sessions for years to come.

[J.R.]

I can picture it now:

Ms. Waddell: Okay students, please tell me who've you've written about

Tim: George Washington
Mary: Susan B. Anthony
Andrea: Abraham Lincoln
Robert: John Adams
Nick: James Monroe
Douglas: Michael Larson

Topic: Write a 3-page report on a notable name from history.

-Joe R.
(Who is planning "Rolf Benirschke Day". I am getting cosmetic surgery done so I can look just like him, doctor said it would only be temporary... I hope. Also borrowed main street for the Rolf Benirschke Parade and the Rolf Benirschke t-shirt, pants, underwear and tattoo as well)

[LetsGoMets2003]

Joe, why am I laughing uncontrollably when I read your reply to Doug's post...That's funny.

I just want to announce that I'm going to celebrate Patrick Wayne day by writing a 3 page-paper on the Rappin' Dragon.

James




(If you believed that last line, please report to the TTD '90 room at once to serve your detention. )

[TalkingHeadsFan]

Trust me, my shirt was reasonable (PYL Logo On Back), his was outrageous. Huge ass pic of Larson smiling, Random quotes from the episode all over, covered in PYL squares. But hey, if it makes for an easy grade, why not? It was fun though, never-the-less. Not as fun as the games of Class Feud and Egyptian Fair Pyramid that we organized and created. ;-)

[sshuffield70]

Sounds worse than adamjk's obsession with "Feud", don't ya think??

[tyshaun1]

If TakingHeadsFan starts talking about how they went bowling after school and says his friend told him Larson was bipolar and was instituted,  then yeah.

Otherwise, not even close.

Tyshaun

[J.R.]

[quote name=\'TalkingHeadsFan\' date=\'May 19 2004, 05:35 PM\'] Trust me, my shirt was reasonable (PYL Logo On Back), his was outrageous. Huge ass pic of Larson smiling, Random quotes from the episode all over, covered in PYL squares. But hey, if it makes for an easy grade, why not? It was fun though, never-the-less. Not as fun as the games of Class Feud and Egyptian Fair Pyramid that we organized and created. ;-) [/quote]
 And did any of the students give you unusual looks and then ask you who the heck you're talking about and did any of your teachers recomend "Special Councelor Time" as a way to help you though your serious game show obsession.

I'm sure your parents must be worried, councilling will help.

One word.... GIRLFRIEND !!! Get one !
-Joe R.

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'JRaygor\' date=\'May 19 2004, 05:47 PM\'] And did any of the students give you unusual looks and then ask you who the heck you're talking about and did any of your teachers recomend "Special Councelor Time" as a way to help you though your serious game show obsession.

I'm sure your parents must be worried, councilling will help.

One word.... GIRLFRIEND !!! Get one ! [/quote]
 Oh, yeah, because NOT A ONE OF YOU did something wacky in high school to make a dull presentation interesting in the name of a better grade.

Give me a freakin' break.

[JayC]

Joe, I think you're going a little overboard on his "obsession".

Hey, I've writen about game shows in a school report myself in the past (mainly because it was a perfect example of greed in pop culture, I even mentioned Mr. Larson's game, with some detail!)