Comments on: Crunchies: The Award http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:35:09 -0800 hourly 1 By: The Crunchie: It’s Not Just An Award, It’s A Weapon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-2491872 The Crunchie: It’s Not Just An Award, It’s A Weapon Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:25:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-2491872 [...] one of them to create the first use of technology - a bone used as a tool and a weapon. The video clip of the segment is in our original post on the [...] [...] one of them to create the first use of technology – a bone used as a tool and a weapon. The video clip of the segment is in our original post on the [...]

]]> By: Mark Hendrickson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1924090 Mark Hendrickson Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:03:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1924090 That's okay, Mike. I forgive you. I'm glad you like the idea, Jesse! That’s okay, Mike. I forgive you.

I’m glad you like the idea, Jesse!

]]> By: Jack http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1923776 Jack Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:33:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1923776 Having witnessed conception of the Crunchies Award, I'm sad that I won't be there for the birth. :) Sounds like it will be a great event! Jack Having witnessed conception of the Crunchies Award, I’m sad that I won’t be there for the birth. :)

Sounds like it will be a great event!

Jack

]]> By: Revilo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1923677 Revilo Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:57:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1923677 I don't get it.. I mean.. I get that you took a famous clip from a famous movie.. but there is no reveal.. hmmm I don’t get it.. I mean.. I get that you took a famous clip from a famous movie.. but there is no reveal.. hmmm

]]> By: TH http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1923344 TH Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:09:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1923344 Or a monolith, probably with a monkey climbing on it (like King Kong @ ESB), waving a bone... It can't be just the bone, otherwise giving the award would be misinterpreted as "throwing a bone to the dog" (out of pity) by those who haven't seen the film or read this conversation. Or perhaps this is intentional, at least it would make it a conversation point. :-) Or a monolith, probably with a monkey climbing on it (like King Kong @ ESB), waving a bone…

It can’t be just the bone, otherwise giving the award would be misinterpreted as “throwing a bone to the dog” (out of pity) by those who haven’t seen the film or read this conversation. Or perhaps this is intentional, at least it would make it a conversation point. :-)

]]> By: MS http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1923275 MS Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:03:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1923275 Oh my god the award's going to be a bone? Now I don't know how that'll look in a glass cabinet. Oh my god the award’s going to be a bone? Now I don’t know how that’ll look in a glass cabinet.

]]> By: Netrice http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1923274 Netrice Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:01:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1923274 so it'll be a shiny bone, huh? how nice! so it’ll be a shiny bone, huh? how nice!

]]> By: LegoBrain - http://www.8bitocean.blogspot.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1923089 LegoBrain - http://www.8bitocean.blogspot.com Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:49:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1923089 give a monkey a tool, sooner or later you will have a tech start up. power! give a monkey a tool, sooner or later you will have a tech start up. power!

]]> By: Alex http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1923001 Alex Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:53:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1923001 Ahh... the famous 5 minute 'tool discovery' scene from Space Odyssey - classic. Ahh… the famous 5 minute ‘tool discovery’ scene from Space Odyssey – classic.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1922971 Michael Arrington Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:34:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1922971 Huh. I was wrong. Jesse's IP is from a university in the South East U.S.. Sorry for the accusation, Mark. :-) Huh. I was wrong. Jesse’s IP is from a university in the South East U.S.. Sorry for the accusation, Mark. :-)

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1922965 Michael Arrington Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:32:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1922965 Why do I think that comment no. 2 is actually TechCrunch writer Mark Hendrickson writing under a false name (the award was originally Mark's idea). :-) I'm checking the IP address. Why do I think that comment no. 2 is actually TechCrunch writer Mark Hendrickson writing under a false name (the award was originally Mark’s idea). :-) I’m checking the IP address.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1922953 Jesse Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:20:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1922953 Now that is badass... I must say that I am impressed you old people went along with something as hip as this. I want one! Now that is badass… I must say that I am impressed you old people went along with something as hip as this. I want one!

]]> By: Jobs in China http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1922912 Jobs in China Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:02:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/15/crunchies-the-award/#comment-1922912 Stanley Kubrick is great. My personal favorites are: the "here's Johnny!" Shining and of course a Clockwork Orange :) Stanley Kubrick is great. My personal favorites are: the “here’s Johnny!” Shining and of course a Clockwork Orange :)

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