Comments on: The world's oldest known educational film strip http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: steve849 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1610637 steve849 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1610637 It's not a filmstrip. Look at Wikipedia.  It’s not a filmstrip. Look at Wikipedia. 

]]> By: Robert Holmén http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1610440 Robert Holmén Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1610440  No, it's not "all right" and it's not "a figure of speech." It's the wrong term..  Films and filmstrips were distinct things  I lived through both.  No, it’s not “all right” and it’s not “a figure of speech.” It’s the wrong term.. 

Films and filmstrips were distinct things  I lived through both.

]]> By: royaltrux http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1610217 royaltrux Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1610217  Or the stock is dwindling. $35 is totally worth it, though.  Or the stock is dwindling. $35 is totally worth it, though.

]]> By: plyx http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1610173 plyx Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1610173 Greatest sketch comedy show ever. You can get all 4 seasons on amazon for around $35. It's strange though because I bought the same set 2 years ago from amazon for around $20. I guess the show's popularity has grown lately. Greatest sketch comedy show ever. You can get all 4 seasons on amazon for around $35. It’s strange though because I bought the same set 2 years ago from amazon for around $20. I guess the show’s popularity has grown lately.

]]> By: Ito Kagehisa http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1610161 Ito Kagehisa Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1610161 Well, that's your <i>theory</i>.  Care for a trip to the ducking pond for the advancement of Science? Well, that’s your theory.  Care for a trip to the ducking pond for the advancement of Science?

]]> By: Joe The Wizard http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1610137 Joe The Wizard Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1610137 That was the role Brian Posehn was born to play. That was the role Brian Posehn was born to play.

]]> By: Rezeya Montecore http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1609991 Rezeya Montecore Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1609991 I think it's all right at this point to use "educational filmstrip" as a genre term. It's a figure of speech -- just go with it, Dwight. ;) I think it’s all right at this point to use “educational filmstrip” as a genre term. It’s a figure of speech — just go with it, Dwight. ;)

]]> By: Ito Kagehisa http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1609980 Ito Kagehisa Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1609980 That was utterly fabulous, but I suspect too far subtle for many viewers. That was utterly fabulous, but I suspect too far subtle for many viewers.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1609954 Christopher Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1609954 Just think: we advanced from that to being able to blow up the moon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csj7vMKy4EI Just think: we advanced from that to being able to blow up the moon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csj7vMKy4EI

]]> By: Jake Boone http://boingboing.net/2012/12/17/the-worlds-oldest-known-educ.html#comment-1609930 Jake Boone Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=200969#comment-1609930 That's no film strip.  That's just a film. That’s no film strip.  That’s just a film.

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