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Funny TAM memory?

My first impression of TAM was indelible! I had had a helluva flight experience, because my podiatrist has put me in a 'walking boot' cast the day before my flight down. So wheelchairing/hobbling to get to my flight, the shuttle bus, etc. I get my check-in done and head for the elevators. There, a bunch of obvious skeptics (to judge from their t-shirts and buttons) are talking, laughing...and passing around a plush toy, which upon closer glance is, uh, Tobias's Mr Pinky!

I thought, It's not even time for the welcoming cocktail party, and they've already broken out the toy phallus?! I'm going to enjoy this weekend...

And I did. I also warmly remember how many of you--I literally knew ONE person from the Forum when I flew down--greeted me, knew my posts (then very few), pushed my rented wheel chair, and otherwise made my visit wonderful.

I miss you guys! Wish I was there, MK
 
nonews said:
Watching people eat musk sticks...

Actually I thought they were OK but other apparently not.

Is there an equivalently controversial or unliked candy which we can set upon the Australians?
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Licorice whips? Nah. What did the Aussies do to deserve that?
 
See, once again, I am saddened by the lack of a "Like" button.

How did we ever survive before "like" buttons were invented?
 
My husband came with me to Las Vegas, but he didn't attend TAM. Anyway, we're standing in a hallway at the hotel chatting while I'm waiting for the next speaker, and TobiasTheCommie comes up to us and says "I'm not gay, I'm just dehydrated" and walks away.
 
A camera crew was filming Banachek for a documentary on Project Alpha. I'm completely starstruck by Banachek and turn into a giggling tool when speaking to him. So it was awesome when he asked me to be in the film and sit next to him on a couch while he did tricksy things or whatever. Now, in order to be filmed, I had to look into the camera and say something like "I give you permission to use my image and likeness blahblahblah" I have no idea what they told me to repeat because Banachek was standing right next to the camera guy and my mind totally blanked - so I looked straight into the camera and said "You can use me however you want." Everyone laughed so hard they doubled over and had to set the camera down.

Oh, and I can't remember which TAM that was... 7, maybe?
 
Back when there was a "Skepchick Pajama Party I volunteered along with Paul A to assist with PJ Party Security- guard the door, as absolutely no males allowed in the party room. Honorable work but boring. But after a couple hours of this the door suddenly opened, I was dragged inside, thrown on a bed already occupied by pajama clad ladies, a camera flashed and I was promptly pushed back outside. Still waiting for that photo to surface in some scandal sheet somewhere.
 
Being my first TAM, it was all memorable. But I was one of the Australian Skeptics pushing the musk sticks onto the unsuspecting Americans. That was very amusing - we even started making note of all the differing reactions;)

(for those wondering I was the redhead girl at the table probably looking a bit jetlagged)
 
Ozmanda said:
Being my first TAM, it was all memorable. But I was one of the Australian Skeptics pushing the musk sticks onto the unsuspecting Americans. That was very amusing - we even started making note of all the differing reactions;)

(for those wondering I was the redhead girl at the table probably looking a bit jetlagged)
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I love musk sticks, you can push them on me anytime :D
 
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