Overheard at TAM 8

[Miss_Kitt]

It seems that every year we have a "things overheard at TAM" thread. So here it is!

Down at the Del Mar, I heard a lovely young woman say, "I've never done it, actually," followed by, "I just saw it on YouTube and wanted to try it."

;)

[zooterkin]

Well, we must have been close to meeting, because I'm pretty sure I overheard the same thing :) I'm sorry I missed you.









(Was it something to do with Australian biscuits?)

[Hutch]

From Tsukaga Buddah:

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Quiet sort, he is....


I swear, if you put him, Rat and Starthinker in the same room for an hour, I would predict (1) They wouldn't say 4 words combined in the whole time and (2) They would probably say they really liked the other guys.

[kittynh]

"I really like your balls... I mean your glowing balls!"

At the TAM talent show to the juggler

[MattusMaximus]

"I can't believe that spewed all the way across the table! Look, it even got into her hair! ZOMG!!!!"

You just had to be there ;)

[SteveSauerwein]

I don't know if this counts, but in the Del Mar bar I saw a commercial for Colon Flow on one of the TVs.

[SkeptiKhatt]

"I love you honey, but that's really bad beer."

-- Brainlesssteel to SkeptiKhatt in the Del Mar, upon receiving a free Coors Light

DID I MENTION THE BEER WAS FREE

[SkeptiKhatt]

Bartender 1 to Bartender 2 in the Del Mar: "It's 107 degrees, and I just made people 4 hot chocolates. What is THAT???"

[SkeptiKhatt]

"Pay the money and hire a professional." -- Kil to SkeptiKhatt (Don't get all excited, we were talking about hanging a screen door.)

[SkeptiKhatt]

Toby: "Year after year, you have escaped being whacked with Mr. Pinky."
SkeptiKhatt: "Yes, and this is a good thing! Let's Keep that up!" *Big grin, two thumbs up*

[jayman]

This TAM attendee said something to the effect of, "I didn't know there was all of this to be skeptical of outside of religion" referring to paranormal and pseudoscience topics. He said something to that effect. Maybe someone else here heard something like that?

[RSLancastr]

"You have something to do with that Sylvia site, right?" :(

[brainlesssteel]

I recall at some point Miss_Kitt writing down something I said over dinner. I wish I could remember what it was.

[paperskater]

It seems that every year we have a "things overheard at TAM" thread. So here it is!

Down at the Del Mar, I heard a lovely young woman say, "I've never done it, actually," followed by, "I just saw it on YouTube and wanted to try it."

;)


I will take the opportunity to apologize for my failure to follow through with my spectacular promise. Luckily, there was someone else who managed to do it and so I didn't look like a total idiot.

:D

[thatguywhojuggles]

"I really like your balls... I mean your glowing balls!"

At the TAM talent show to the juggler

:D

[Bloodtoes]

This TAM attendee said something to the effect of, "I didn't know there was all of this to be skeptical of outside of religion" referring to paranormal and pseudoscience topics. He said something to that effect. Maybe someone else here heard something like that?

Hah, that's great!

[SkepticScott]

This wasn't overheard, but something that happened. I was at the registration desk when Brian Keith Dalton (Mr. Deity) came by with Richard Dawkins. Brian asked me if I could take their picture and handed me his iPhone. Who wouldn't want a picture with Richard Dawkins? After I took the picture, Richard Dawkins handed me his iPhone and asked me to take his picture with Brian!

[mymatedave]

"Kurzweil's vitamin obsession is nonsense of course, but there's still no natural laws that will stop us from living forever if we get the technology right."

Talking about the Singularity.

[Wowbagger]

Person #1: You know those commercials with the Most Interesting Man in the World? They were based on me!

Person #2: Can you speak French in Russian?*

Person #1: Uh... Oui oui! And, uh.... ummmm......

Person #3: Da?

Person #1: Da!!!

(*Note: I think the actual commercial had Spanish in Russian. But, I recall French being used in this conversation.)

[Dicon]

Sunday afternoon we were at an off-site pizza joint and gave the waitress a great overheard sniplet. She walked up right as someone was finishing a long story about a funny encounter, and all she heard was:

... and then she said, "I really want to have sex with you right now, but even more I want a McDonald's cheeseburger!"

[SkeptiKhatt]

It was amusing to watch the efforts, so that's a win anyway. I think I have some pics. We'll see.