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January 05, 2005

this one goes to eleven

The always hilarious BBspot hits it out of the park again. Today, they give us The Top Eleven Geek Break Up Lines.

My personal favorite is number eleven:

(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? R
(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? R
(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? F
Relationship failed.

Posted by wil at January 5, 2005 10:06 AM

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Comments

And now... Spinal Tarp!!!!

Posted by: Chris at January 5, 2005 10:25 AM

I am number 8!

But I think this applies to me more...

"The computer was here before you. Seniority takes presidence when you start yelling at me for playing HL2, Sims2, or Liesure Suit Larry. The computer will be here after you leave too."

-Evin

Posted by: Evin at January 5, 2005 10:40 AM

How about post-breakup lines from geeks? When my girlfriend broke up with me in university (taking comp. & info sci.) I told my classmates that I felt like a core. Most understood what I meant.

Harry

Posted by: Harry Pulley at January 5, 2005 11:04 AM

That is too good...thanks!!! Me and my geek really get along ... simply cause we understand!!!

Posted by: jsrdrnr at January 5, 2005 01:14 PM

Now that is pretty funny actually... Could almost have had a "Dispel Evil" spell in there somewhere for the RPG geek in all of us :P

Posted by: Glyn at January 5, 2005 02:04 PM

the wife gave me This Is Spinal Tap for christmas. the extra scenes that didn't make it to the movie have some good funny stuff.

Posted by: anc at January 5, 2005 02:40 PM

whatever happened to "I think I'd rather view a comet that shows more tail?"

Posted by: dweiums at January 5, 2005 02:44 PM

My favorite is "All your emotional baggage are not belong to us", but that wasn't on the list. :(

Posted by: Nina at January 5, 2005 02:44 PM

I enjoyed "So long, and thanks for all the fish" The Hitchhikers Guide has an answer for everything.

Posted by: PhoenixDown at January 5, 2005 03:06 PM

yeah, PhoenixDown... "42"!

LOVE Douglas Adams' FIVE book Trilogy!

For xmas I got "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide" with all five books and a short story, and got a SIXTH book, "Salmon of Doubt" compiled from unfinished work pulled from four of his computers posthumously.

Posted by: edwoodca at January 5, 2005 04:19 PM

Don't forget Towel Day on May 25th...

Posted by: EmmaPeel007 at January 5, 2005 05:29 PM

The list is friggin' hilarious. I IMed my hubby at work to share the link, and we're still laughing about it. He didn't get #1, though, and had to ask. When I explained, he asked me, "How do you know about that?" I explained, "My sister was obsessed with Douglas Adams in high school....and Wil Wheaton." Hubby's reply? "Your sister's a damned weirdo." Hahaha.

Posted by: iheartmygeek at January 5, 2005 07:22 PM

12) Greedo shot first you stupid @#*$#!.

Posted by: fred at January 5, 2005 08:20 PM

The best I've ever heard was from a friend of mine.. not necessarily a breakup line, but a great excuse for blowing off whatever it is they want you to do... "I love you, honey, but, I also love Star Trek.. and, in all fairness, Star Trek came first."

Posted by: Matt at January 5, 2005 10:40 PM

One of the worse break lines was what my friend Alice told me what her boy friend told her.

"I'm sorry, but every time you make that Beaver face, I don't know if I should give you a branch, or shoot you!"

Posted by: Rockchild at January 6, 2005 03:46 AM

13) Greedo DID NOT shoot first dammit!

Posted by: anc at January 6, 2005 06:04 AM

umm...what does it mean if I've actually used "So long and thanks for all the fish?"

Posted by: Dan at January 6, 2005 06:08 AM

I, too, just used the "So long, and thanks for all the fish" line this weekend with a co-worker of mine. Assumed that as a fellow artsy-fartsy, Bjork-lovin', South-Park-quotin' geek he would get it but all I got was a blank stare and the chance to introduce someone new to the strange world of Douglas Adams. (Thanks to "edwoodca" for the heads-up on new book! Had no idea!)

Posted by: Jennifer at January 6, 2005 07:17 AM

That made me cry a little... Poor geeks. ;)

Posted by: Aurorealis at January 6, 2005 02:06 PM

(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? R
(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? R
(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? F
Relationship failed.

i love it. story of my marriage in a beautiful little geeky nutshell.

Posted by: sherry at January 7, 2005 06:43 PM

My sides ache from laughing.

Posted by: Katie B at January 8, 2005 09:39 PM

Yer most welcome, Jennifer!

and Towel Day, Ms. Emmapeel007... please do tell me more of how I can partake in celebrating that day! Do I simple wear a towel of any size in public and try to avoid being arrested for exposure? Or do I carry around a funky towel with nutrients soaked into one corner???

Posted by: edwoodca at January 8, 2005 10:57 PM

(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? R
(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? R
(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? F
Relationship failed.

As you get older you have less time to waste so you retry less and abort earlier.

Posted by: Pete at January 12, 2005 12:39 PM