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Item |
First Degree |
Second Degree |
Third Degree |
Fourth Degree |
Fifth Degree |
Sixth Degree |
Tie to Nitrozac |
A |
Computers |
Failed in the AY2K timeline |
Which was conceived by Nitrozac |
B |
Sliderule |
Like an abacus, is a calculating device that would work in the AY2K timeline |
Which was conceived by Nitrozac |
C |
Ada book |
Describes the use of the computer language named after Ada Byron |
Whose ghost is a character in AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
D |
C book |
Describes the use of the computer language with the same name as the primary vitamin in lemons |
Which were used to power a time machine in AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
E |
Aluminum foil ball |
Is a spheroid made by a common household item |
Such as the rubberband ball made by The Geek in AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
F |
Cow squeeze-doll |
Is a souvenir from a conference I recently attended in Iowa |
Where SGI unveiled their new "reality center"; part of this unveiling was a demonstration that part of the display wall could be segmented off to display something other than the IRIX desktop, such as a DVD movie |
The movie they used to demonstrate this was The Matrix |
Which is the source of the red pill/blue pill concept used in AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
G |
Handheld ham radio |
I'm a ham radio operator, like Brandy and Dawn in AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
H |
Boots |
I typically wear boots 3-5 days per week |
Nitrozac has been known to wear boots |
I |
BDUs |
I typically wear my "woodland" camouflage uniform 3-5 days per week |
Which is about half as often than The Relic wears his camouflage outfit in AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
J |
The hand working the mouse to capture this image |
I injured my wrist over the weekend, so I went to the emergency room |
Where the TV was tuned to TBS |
Which was airing the broadcast premier of The Postman |
Which is a role Kevin Costner revived for his cameo in AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
K |
Penguin beanie baby in a bunny-rabbit suit |
This stuffed doll is trying to be cute & adorable, like a teddy bear |
Such as Simon the Teddy Bear in AY2K |
|
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
A penguin is the mascot of Linux |
Which was started by Linus Torvalds |
Who is a recurring character in AY2K |
L |
Max the Engineer Chicken doll |
Max is a character in Chicken Run |
Which also had a character voiced by Mel Gibson |
Who was a major character in a story arc in AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
M |
Exposed hard disk drive |
I have it on my wall because I'm a geek and it looks cool |
The Geek is a central character in AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
N |
Photograph of my wife |
My wife frequently expresses her opinion that Martha Stewart is insane |
Martha Stewart was a major character in a story arc, and continues to be a recurring character in, AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
O |
Photograph of my son (see here for close-up) |
My son is a TTB (Teething Techno-Baby) |
Which is an obvious tie-in to the TTBs (Techno-Talking Babes), TTH (Techno-Talking Hunk), and T4s (Techno-Talking Tube Twins) of AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
My son thinks he's a TTB (Techo-Typing Baby) |
My son is a TBB (Techno-Babbling Baby) |
P |
A key |
Is a souvenir from the time I was assigned to the 91st Missile Wing |
Which is in North Dakota |
Where there are plenty of prairie dogs |
A much more intelligent breed of prairie dog lives in the world of AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |
Which uses Theodore Roosevelt as its mascot ("The Roughriders") |
After whom the teddy bear was named |
Leading to Simon the Teddy Bear in AY2K |
Q |
Safety flashlight |
Is there in case the lights go out |
Which happened in the AY2K timeline |
Which was conceived by Nitrozac |
R |
Closed door |
Is a sight very familiar to Bill Gates in the world of AY2K |
Which is drawn by Nitrozac |