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Are you happy to hear that KU Info is back?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on December 26, 2006
“Yes, that’s sweet. I personally haven’t used it that much, but I’ve heard plenty of comments from people who did that they were disappointed when it shut down.”
“I never really used it. With the Internet, I think it’s easier to just look it up online.”
“Yeah. It’s a really fast way to get random information compared to canvassing other forms of media.”
“Not really. I never used it. I just get on the Internet.”
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trinity (anonymous) says…
two "yays" and two "nah gimme my 'net"-s.
i guess i'm happy KU info is back-although at this time i have no particular need for it.
that rachel girl has a fabulous smile!
ok more coffee, right now.
oh-first! :)
jonas (anonymous) says…
You know, I don't think I know the answer to this question. Guess I'd better. . . call ku info!!!
blue73harley (anonymous) says…
I'm sure that it will help resolve some hemp-fueled arguments.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
It's kinda nostalgic...
Used to have a couple of people listening on the phone to get the right answer, now you have 6 people with margaritas standing around a monitor.
sublime (anonymous) says…
Rachel Ashworth is a cutie
Gootsie (anonymous) says…
I've used it to resolve Scrabble questions, not hemp-fueled. It worked great!
I think we asked about ska.
sunflower_sue (anonymous) says…
Not really. They were never able to answer my questions. I always felt ripped off. :(
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Could have used it once, to resolve who wrote " America the Beautiful".
WereAllMonkeys (anonymous) says…
They should dump the Football team and fund KU info, at least there will be a return for the money spent.
beatrice (anonymous) says…
So, instead of looking something up on the internet yourself, you call the info line -- and the person there looks it up on the internet for you. Sounds like a waste of money to me.
ms_canada (anonymous) says…
Just to clear things up, this is Boxing Day in Canada. The day when, so long ago, servants were given boxes of treats by their employers. That is what I have believed all these years. When I was a kid, it was the day that we gave a gift to the mailman, the paper boy etc.
Aside from that, you have your Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the US. Boxing Day is a BIG shopping day here. Stores open early and people flock to them. Not me though.
JHawker (anonymous) says…
Sure the internet may be a good source of information - but will the internet be able to tell you how many trees are planted on campus? I'm so glad KU Info is back!
The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…
Jhawker -
http://reporting.journalism.ku.edu/sp...
Back when I was in school it was great. I didn't know it was gone. These here internets tubes and whistles things take care of the info I needlessly feel I need.
beatrice (anonymous) says…
"but will the internet be able to tell you how many trees are planted on campus?"
And though the trees were mighty tall / They had to count them all / Now they know how many trees it takes to fill Mt. Oread / I'd love to turn you on.
ohjayhawk (anonymous) says…
Wow, nice Beatles reference Bea!!!!
Pywacket (anonymous) says…
Am I "happy" about it? I dunno.. "Happy" is such a strong word. I didn't even know it had gone away. I'm afraid the internet has indeed rendered it obsolete.
It pushes the nostalgia button, to be sure. We used to sit around thinking up the most outlandish and obscure question we could, then dial KU Info to see how they'd handle it. Usually the person answering was cool and enjoyed the light moment. We were happiest when we received a totally off-the-wall clever response. Once in a while we'd get someone w/o a sense of humor (or who had maybe already fielded too many idiots like us already that day), who would be utterly serious or act annoyed. They were no fun--they fell right over.
(Quick--w/o help from internet or KU Info, ohjayhawk: who or what am I referencing?)
Happy Boxing Day, Ms C. A couple very near & dear to me chose to marry on this day, so Boxing Day is important 'round here.
ohjayhawk (anonymous) says…
You have me stumped on that one, Py. I'd have to use the tools you have forbidden us to figure that one out! Bea's was easy for me because "A Day in the Life" is one of my favorite songs.
blue73harley (anonymous) says…
BTW - if you were to call KU info and ask when National Fruitcake Day is, they would tell you that it is tomorrow! So Happy National Fruitcake Day Eve everybody!
Sorry - I had to get that in today because I won't be near a computer tomorrow. Too much rum-soaked fruitcake to eat.
Pywacket (anonymous) says…
ohjayhawk~ I'm guessing you're quite a bit younger than I am or you might know.. It was from Firesign Theatre, a comedy group who released several albums in the late 60s--early 70s.
My friends and I were steeped in their weird routines (along with those of Frank Zappa), and to this day, I smile to hear Firesign Theatre one-liners from the occasional aging hippie or even a buttoned-down corporate type. "I think we're all bozos on this bus" is another classic FT line.
They were rather intellectual comics and dropped a lot of literary and worldly references into the zany soup of their comedy.
I was just thinking recently that I should find out whether FT's recordings have been reissued on CD. I think my son is old enough to enjoy their quirky humor. Maybe I should call KU Info and see if they know! But I think instead I will just look on Amazon.
Out of curiosity, since you're a Beatles fan (and who in their right mind isn't?)~~ have you given the CD "Love" a listen yet? I received it for my birthday recently and found it amazingly good. As a devotee of the original tracks, I was anxious to think of anyone messing with them--especially since Lennon and Harrison were gone, and thus unable to approve/condemn the effort. But I think it was well done and in keeping with the spirit of the original work. Probably because of who did it--no one else living would have had the background/right/insider knowledge to make it fly.
Blue73harley~ if fruitcake comes the day after boxing day, is it okay to box up all that fruitcake and mail it somewhere? What's your address, by the way? no reason... ;-)
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Py,
Still listen to KJHK?
Pywacket (anonymous) says…
Sometimes. Like other public radio stations, it's a mixed bag (IMO). The music I like best is blues, jazz, & R&B, so I listen when they're playing any of that. I'm also a news & commentary junkie, so I listen to KCUR in KC a lot. How 'bout you?
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
I try to catch a few KJHK shows, not the same since the end of the "Ethnic Cowboy Show, Sunglasses at Night was ok.
KANU used to do some rebrodcasts of live radio theater, not much of that around anymore.
KCUR driving/web when I'm deskbound. I do miss Bob.
Pywacket (anonymous) says…
"I do miss Bob."
I hear that! That was the dumbest thing they ever did.
ohjayhawk (anonymous) says…
Py,
I have not heard of that comedy group, but it sounds like I'll have to check them out. Sounds like their kind humor would be right up my alley. Sounds like they were popular right about the time I was born (1971).
I have not heard the "Love" CD yet. I will have to check that out as well. My mother is a HUGE Beatles fan and passed along the appreciation of their music to me.
Pywacket (anonymous) says…
You were born the same year as my husband. So if you like old stuff (which he considers his wife to be ;-), you may love Firesign Theatre. Their stuff was very popular with the same crowd that loved Zappa. Zappa may be more easily accessible to the uninitiated, but FT does grow on you if you give it a chance.
Since posting earlier, I have gone to Amazon and discovered that most of their best stuff is now available on CDs. Hot dog! There goes my Christmas money... And I think I had better get Zappa's classic, "Apostrophe." Or maybe, "Weasels Ripped My Flesh".... And--can't forget the immortal, "Live at the Fillmore East!" Yikes.. I don't think I have enough Christmas money.
Anyway.. You should see if your mom used to listen to all this good stuff. She might not tell--while one didn't HAVE to be a stoner to enjoy it, it didn't hurt... (For the record--I was not a stoner myself, but hung with a lot of them. Probably had a contact high from 1972--'77.)
Sagecasey (Troy Taylor) says…
stupid = lazy, jonas = stupid, therefore, jonas = lazy
Sagecasey (Troy Taylor) says…
and stupid
thunderbuns (anonymous) says…
I've never been happier........
jonas (anonymous) says…
Sagecasey: Shhh. . . don't let everybody else know.
SpeedRacer (anonymous) says…
Py, I used to really enjoy Firesign Theater. You used to be able to listen to the old shows (commercials were my favorite) on their website, but now they charge.
RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…
Py,
cradle robber?
Pywacket (anonymous) says…
heh heh... not tooo bad. Well, maybe. 14 yrs. But consider this: when I was in my 30s, I was still being regularly carded--and have been carded a few times in my 40s--so he didn't look at me and think, "time to live that fantasy of dating grandma's friends!"
When I tentatively started hitting nightspots with friends after my 1st marriage ended, much to my great surprise, it was only younger guys who were hitting on me. (Still don't get that one--I am no classic beauty. Do young guys just dig older women?) So when he came along, I warned him of my vast age right off and he was undeterred (brave man). How could I NOT love the guy? Once we got to know each other, the age difference didn't seem relevant. Our reading (and many other important) interests were much the same.
Considering that men have a shorter life expectancy than women, maybe all females should hitch up with younger men and it will even out a little. It would be nice if neither of us had to be left alone for a decade or more after the other passed. Nothing sadder than going to a nursing home and seeing the lonely old ladies, who outnumber the gents by about 20 to 1...
SpeedRacer~ Wish I'd known that. Never thought to look up their website. But it looks like you can get their CDs pretty cheap on Amazon.