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Poland Came Up With This!
Immediately thought of this entry in "City of Dreams", a Wiki-like book of facts about Port Townsend (PT) WA:
"Centipedes"
The Port Townsend Centipedes (PTC) were a ten-man team who, on July 27,1977, thrilled some 10,000 Seattle Kingdome spectators by winning the Seafair World Championship Tug-of-War. They not only brought home the laurels but also a winner-take-all check for $10,000. The PTC's success story was an object lesson in strategy. By adding art, ratiocination, strategy, and what might best be called a strange brand of PT spirit, they essentially redefined the sport. One reporter described their tactics as a "gumbo of hatha yoga, marital arts, intense dedication, and communal discipline." They proved that tug-of-war can be a little man's sport. Their average weight was less than 150 pounds. On the evening of their victorious tug in the Kingdome against the Montgomery Loggers of Cle Elum, Washington, authoritative bystanders noted how much more muscular the opposition was and predicted an easy victory for the Centipede's opponents. But, as one of the Centipedes said, "We are one being when on the end of a rope." They chose their name as one indication of their strategy: traction. They reasoned that if they could get ten sets of arms and legs working in perfect unison, they would have an advantage over those who tugged with fewer, larger bodies. They were right.
They also practiced rhythm, which included not only coordinating their breathing, but also pacing, the use of the "standing arch," and allowing some members to rest at given times during the tug-of-war. The Centipedes developed their own mythology and terminology: their "house of pain" was a technique of prolonging the tug-of-war in order to exhaust the opposition before administering the coup de grace.
[Not noted in this article is the rules stated that the each team had a weight limit, not a number-of-people limit. The PT team chose to spread the weight over more people.]
rex84 (Member Profile)
Might possibly be a "gummy" centipede ... that was my take
Teaching toddlers to eat plastic. What could possibly go wrong?
ant (Member Profile)
Oh man. you're putting me on the spot with that question. I traded 1/2 ownership of a 128mac for my brother's old apple 2 and a shoe box of floppy's. I didn't go through 1/2 of them before I got kicked out of the house and he took it all back. I remember a few text games...hitchhikers guide among them. I think also defender, Montezuma's revenge sounds familiar, Wolfenstien, Beyond Wolfenstien, Cannonball Blitz, Centipede, choplifter, crystal castles, frogger, galaxian, joust, kung fu master, leisure suit larry in the land of the lounge lizards, lode runner, missile defense, moon patrol, qix, tapper, ultima (maybe ultima 2), and zork. That's all I recognize from the list.
What other Apple 2 games did you played? Here's what I played that I could re(member/call): Wings of Fury, Diamond Mine, Kareteka, Montezuma's Revenge, Aztec, Gemstone Warrior, Conan O'Brien (think I submitted it here), Ancient Art of War (a pastor gave me that game haha), Boulder Dash, Champion Ship Lode Runner (finished and got a paper certificate), etc.
dag (Member Profile)
Nice.
Made me remember a friend's dad's Dual, a massive box of a computer from around 85, that cost as much as many houses at the time. I used it to play centipedes!
Newt
Quote hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Yes you're in the club. Coincidentally, I was just reading this great article on retro computing - worth a read: https://medium.com/message/networks-without-networks-7644933a3100
TUSK
A little boxing Helena, a little human centipede, and a little Island of Dr. Moreau. It looks creepy good to me.
Top 20 Arcade Games 1975 to 1979 - MAMECADE
Top Games I remember (in no specific order)
Galaga
Defender
Stargate (Defender)
Tac Scan
Tempest
Tron
Pac Man
Missile Command
Dig Dug
Joust
Journey (yes, based after the Band)
Centipede
Pengo
Gauntlet
Lunar Lander
Emily Ratajkowski & Sara Underwood get dirty in commercial
Translation: The target audience for this sandwich are likely to enjoy pussy and beef between hard-drinking, drug abuse, and pornography.
By the way, can I co-star in a remake of Human Centipede with these two and be the center person??...but instead of being fed food, a drip of methamphetamine and morphine (real junk on the set).
To be fair, it's not like women or healthy-weight men are the target for that sandwich.
Amazing Shrew Caravan
From the makers of Human Centipede comes an even lower budget horror film.
Amazing Shrew Caravan
Start the countdown to the first rodent-centipede joke.
That was weird.
Girl Demonstrates Unique Eyebrow Talent
Tags for this video have been changed from 'Freestyle, Dont Stop the Rock, Eyebrow, Centipede, amazing' to 'Freestyle, Dont Stop the Rock, Eyebrow, Centipede, amazing, sarah ellen' - edited by kulpims
Caterpillar Train / Conga Line / Caravan
Makes you wonder if they're fans of the "Human Centipede" movies, being that they're bugs and all.
Caffeine!! - Bite Sci-zed
Black centipede powder next.
What Is Your Worst Pet Peeve?
Tags for this video have been changed from 'pet peeve, house centipede, cookie, sexually harrassed by a door knob' to 'pet peeve, house centipede, cookie, sexually harrassed by a door knob, ze frank' - edited by fissionchips
A Crane Lifting a Crane, Lifting a Crane, Lifting a Crane
Non-human centipede.
House centipede in the house!
It's a house centipede: Scutigera_coleoptrata. Some people say they bite. But they are useful because they eat other bugs. Every time I try to catch one, it scuttles down the drain.