Hoop 'n Holla basketball game - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

Sparky · 03-12-2007, 06:18 PM

I received mine today. Pics:

Package front
Package back
Mounted on a door
The ball
Craig's signature (blurry, sorry)

The ball talks when it's slammed against a surface (or when the box is jiggled, lol what they must have thought when they were delivering it). He says "Nothin' but net," "Baaasketball" and "OOOWWWW!" (lol). According to the package he also says "Nice shot, dorkface" but maybe my ball doesn't want to offend me...

Unfortunately when hung over a door, the door cannot close, so I really have no place to keep this until I rig up a way to hang it on a wall.

One Radical Dude · 03-12-2007, 06:29 PM

Heh heh, neato. I think it's nice, how the ball talks.

AprilDawn · 03-12-2007, 07:06 PM

So does it actually sound like Bloo?

Sparky · 03-12-2007, 07:20 PM

Oh yeah, its definitely Keith Fergusen.

The "Baaaasketball" quote is...weird though. It's an odd quote in the first place, and he sounds like he's mesmorised or something, lol.

Sparky · 03-12-2007, 07:42 PM

Okay, now he's saying lots more things - maybe he just had to be broken in? I dunno. It was only the three I listed before for the first few hours I played with him. So he also says so far:

"Awesome!"
"Nice shot, dorkface!"
"I'm a b-ballin' free-fallin' Bloo!"
a "BOING!" noise - a noise, not the word
Something that I must not be hearing right, it sounds like "How's it taken, shakey?" Maybe someone else knows what it means.

scary_dream · 03-12-2007, 09:30 PM

Aw, that is really cute! I'm jealous

Is the Bloo ball covered in plushy material or in that really soft silky stuff they make the bean-bag pillows out of?

While "How's it taken, shakey" is kind of strange, I'd not doubt it was something similar to that... maybe "How's it shakin', shakey?" ???

Sparky · 03-12-2007, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by scary_dream

Aw, that is really cute! I'm jealous

Is the Bloo ball covered in plushy material or in that really soft silky stuff they make the bean-bag pillows out of?

While "How's it taken, shakey" is kind of strange, I'd not doubt it was something similar to that... maybe "How's it shakin', shakey?" ???

The bean-bag type material.

And maybe it's "shakin'", but I dunno what a "shakey" is, and that's *really* what it sounds like.

One Radical Dude · 03-12-2007, 10:33 PM

Shakey, maybe it's some IF we've never heard of?

AprilDawn · 03-12-2007, 11:21 PM

Or maybe he is making fun of you being nervous and shaking when you try and shoot. Kinda lame, but its the only thing I can think of.
What? He does call you dorkface!

jekylljuice · 03-13-2007, 01:57 AM

Ooh la la. Very nice indeed. It's always pleasing to see some Wilt merchandise.

I'll be keeping an eye for it from now on, though I'm not sure if I could justify buying one guilt-free, since I already have at least three of those miniature basketball games stashed away in my cupboard somewhere, obtained from various goody bags as a kid. Still, none of them have Wilt on them...

03-12-2007, 06:18 PM	#1
Sparky Undisputed Ruler of Terrencania Am not Slave-O-Matic! Am Johnny Five! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,713	Hoop 'n Holla basketball game I received mine today. Pics: Package front Package back Mounted on a door The ball Craig's signature (blurry, sorry) The ball talks when it's slammed against a surface (or when the box is jiggled, lol what they must have thought when they were delivering it). He says "Nothin' but net," "Baaasketball" and "OOOWWWW!" (lol). According to the package he also says "Nice shot, dorkface" but maybe my ball doesn't want to offend me... Unfortunately when hung over a door, the door cannot close, so I really have no place to keep this until I rig up a way to hang it on a wall. __________________ Custom Machine Embroidery & More

03-12-2007, 06:29 PM	#2
One Radical Dude Big Insensitive Jerkface Still Awesome Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,738	Heh heh, neato. I think it's nice, how the ball talks. __________________ Visit these pages: Facebook, Twitter, Google+

03-12-2007, 07:06 PM	#3
AprilDawn Settling In "I need...PIZZA!!" Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee, y'all! Posts: 53	So does it actually sound like Bloo? __________________

03-12-2007, 07:20 PM	#4
Sparky Undisputed Ruler of Terrencania Am not Slave-O-Matic! Am Johnny Five! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,713	Oh yeah, its definitely Keith Fergusen. The "Baaaasketball" quote is...weird though. It's an odd quote in the first place, and he sounds like he's mesmorised or something, lol. __________________ Custom Machine Embroidery & More

03-12-2007, 07:42 PM	#5
Sparky Undisputed Ruler of Terrencania Am not Slave-O-Matic! Am Johnny Five! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,713	Okay, now he's saying lots more things - maybe he just had to be broken in? I dunno. It was only the three I listed before for the first few hours I played with him. So he also says so far: "Awesome!" "Nice shot, dorkface!" "I'm a b-ballin' free-fallin' Bloo!" a "BOING!" noise - a noise, not the word Something that I must not be hearing right, it sounds like "How's it taken, shakey?" Maybe someone else knows what it means. __________________ Custom Machine Embroidery & More Last edited by Sparky; 03-12-2007 at 07:48 PM. Reason: he says "Bloo" not "fool"

03-12-2007, 09:30 PM	#6
scary_dream Ol' Grandpa Trout Now in radio-flavored. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jefferton Posts: 680	Aw, that is really cute! I'm jealous Is the Bloo ball covered in plushy material or in that really soft silky stuff they make the bean-bag pillows out of? While "How's it taken, shakey" is kind of strange, I'd not doubt it was something similar to that... maybe "How's it shakin', shakey?" ??? __________________ Ultra-Intergalactic-Cybot G, Marina Liteyears. Her knife kick will punish you!

03-12-2007, 10:33 PM	#8
One Radical Dude Big Insensitive Jerkface Still Awesome Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,738	Shakey, maybe it's some IF we've never heard of? __________________ Visit these pages: Facebook, Twitter, Google+

03-12-2007, 11:21 PM	#9
AprilDawn Settling In "I need...PIZZA!!" Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee, y'all! Posts: 53	Or maybe he is making fun of you being nervous and shaking when you try and shoot. Kinda lame, but its the only thing I can think of. What? He does call you dorkface! __________________

03-13-2007, 01:57 AM	#10
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	Ooh la la. Very nice indeed. It's always pleasing to see some Wilt merchandise. I'll be keeping an eye for it from now on, though I'm not sure if I could justify buying one guilt-free, since I already have at least three of those miniature basketball games stashed away in my cupboard somewhere, obtained from various goody bags as a kid. Still, none of them have Wilt on them... __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend.