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notgordian
Unfictologist
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 1383 Location: Philly
[10 Minute ARG] A Mime is a Terrible Thing 10 Minute ARG unveiled at ARGFest by Steve Peters/No Mimes Media Pictures will likely follow, but under somebody's chair at the Keynote Dinner was a cloth with "INTERNATIONALMIMEACADEMY.COM" written on it.
Everybody at ARGFest played along together on the spot, but as long as the phone number is still live, you should be able to play through most (if not all) of the experience.
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:46 pm
avengedsamurai7
Decorated
Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 232 Location: You'd like to know, wouldn't you?
Did you call? The guy in the message mentioned something about a website, I dunno, the message wasnt quite clear, lol. Somebody should post the mp3 for the message.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:35 am
notgordian
Unfictologist
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 1383 Location: Philly
Yes, I called. The website he mentions is
http://aterriblethingtowaste.com/ (sound quality sounded fine to me)
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:08 am
theantman15
Decorated
Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 158
the website takes you to youtube.com/oswaldthemime
then he asks you how to open a kryptonite 2000 lock and you email him the answer and he replies right away!
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:57 am
Agent Lex
Entrenched
Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1188 Location: No longer London, still in England
Just an fyi, after getting the response from Oswald, everyone at the dinner who had phoned got a callback. Is this still happening or was that a one-off?
(and yes, that's the end. It is 10 minutes!)
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:52 am
avengedsamurai7
Decorated
Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 232 Location: You'd like to know, wouldn't you?
It's not the quality of the actual mp3, its my retarded phone. lol
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:42 pm
Dirt Diver
Decorated
Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 168 Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Got a phone call today with some mime telling me I'll never catch him, something to that effect.
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:42 am
FriarTech
Boot
Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 53 Location: Chicago Suburbia
Yeah - early Sunday morning in the lobby of the hotel while getting coffee, I got the phone call.
When I saw the caller ID, I figured that's who it was.
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
The master mime.
So before I answered, I asked an elderly couple if they liked mimes.
The man stared silently at me over his glasses, but the woman replied...
"They're strange."
I said - "tell me about it. I can't shake this guy..." then proceeded to put the phone call on speaker.
Was that wrong?
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:48 pm
TAPshooter
Boot
Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 29
Mime ARG video I missed the first few minutes because I forgot to hit the record button right away, but I got about 11 minutes of how it played out at dinner.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1832829
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:01 pm
toenolla
Boot
Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 51
Testing FYI, I have replayed this game for several friends since the con and everything seems to work, including the final phone call.
I really want to know how it knows who to call back!
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:39 pm
krystyn
I Never Tire of My Own Voice
Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Posts: 3651 Location: Is not Chicago
Angry mimes have lots of time on their hands, apparently!
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:17 am
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