Moon-lines and Apple-pathways

I'm pretty sure only 3, maybe 4 flisters tops will give a damn about this. So, well...this is for you, girlingoldboots, middlegirl, duck_or_rabbit, and possibly linaerys.

You know how people put Mean Girls and Text From Last Night quotes onto macros? They should totally do that with MST3k quotes.

Of course, this means the Young People need to know what MST3k is and get into it. It took me years to get into the show, and I only eventually started watching it because it was on all the damn time! (Seriously: in the early to mid-90s approximate 75% of Comedy Central's programming was MST3k and re-runs of Whose Line is it Anyway? and Soap. I thank them for all three!)

I came up with a whole bunch of macros, but only one of them is likely even a little bit funny:


And yeah: kinda obscure! ( (Context) )

(If you're a closet MSTie, now's the time to come out and make me feel not as alone! Share your favorite quotes! NO ONE IN MY LIFE UNDERSTANDS WHY "HE TRIED TO KILL ME WITH A FORKLIFT...Olé" IS FUNNY!")

Here's an old idea that I have updated with a new techie version!

So, you know flash cards? Who didn't make a sh*tload of those in college? (Well, I didn't, but I'm lazy!) For Latin vocab, biology terms, constitutional amendments: whatever. And what do you end up with? STACKS AND STACKS of scribbled on notecards you'll never use again.

You know what we need? Re-usable flashcards.

Low tech version:
They would be made of thin plastic, and you'd write on them with those erasable markers you use for write and wipe boards. Ideally, it'd be some special sort of marker that only came off with a cleaning solution or special cloth. Memorize this week's vocabulary terms, wipe 'em off, and start on next week's lesson.

High tech version:
Clearly, this needs to be an app. Something where you can upload/input the terms you're trying to learn and their definition/explanation/whatever and the program makes them into virtual flashcards. The program shows you a random term, and after you've answered, you click to see the correct answer. Get it right? Click "Got it!" and the term goes onto your list of learned terms. Get it wrong? Click "Not yet" and it goes back into the "pile".

The fun part? (For me and other nerds?) The program could compile all sorts of stats and percentages for you to geek out over. :P

ETA: Ok, so naturally flashcard apps already exist. WHATEVER, APPLE: I had this idea back in 2003! :P

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