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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:48 PM Original message |
what is a cone of silence anyway? |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think it's a D&D Artifact. |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. D&D? Not "Get Smart" ? I thought that was the original "Cone of Silence" |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. That is what I thought, too. n/t |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. I dunno, I just made that up. |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. I guess we should have known it was a lie since the "cone of silence" never worked anyway. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. ......... |
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Cheap_Trick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. Cone of silence |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. thanks for the wiki link - it also referenced planes and radar technology |
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Cheap_Trick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. you're welcome |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. The Cone of Silence was one of the funniest bits from the old Get Smart series! |
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rwheeler31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. Get smart. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. From "Get Smart" |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. The cone of silence in action |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Worked just as well, apparently |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. How about a |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. but what do you call it in 3-D - is that what the D&D dice were? nt |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Yes that is what I meant. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. oh, you're right - is it a dodecagon when it's 2-D? nt |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-18-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Yes. n/t |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. As mentioned it was a joke from the old Get Smart show...and it never worked |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. Damn I feel old. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I'm in my 30s but haven't had a TV much as an adult. nt |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I used to watch it when I was a kid. |
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sakura (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-17-08 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
21. Nah. Here's a childhood picture of McLame with the cone: |
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