Odyssey + the Real World

[IamConnie]

Last week I was on vacation at a hotel with a soda shop. It reminded me of Whit's End. Yesterday, I was at Half-Price books and saw a cd album with the artist The Pool Boys (I nearly bought it). I also watched part of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and noticed the main character's name was Arthur Dent. So weird and yet so cool.

[EMBEE]

Last week we were at my grandparent's house eating dinner and someone said something about okra, which reminded both me and my mom of "that okra video" lol.

[King Butter Turtle]

I also watched part of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and noticed the main character's name was Arthur Dent. So weird and yet so cool.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is actually where AIO's Arthur Dent got his name.

[EMBEE]

I also watched part of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and noticed the main character's name was Arthur Dent. So weird and yet so cool.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is actually where AIO's Arthur Dent got his name.

Yeah, my dad actually said that he once had a computer named Arthur Dent.
The other day I overheard my dad mention a music group called The Water Boys, which reminded me of the Pool Boys from Wooing Wooton.
A couple days ago, there was a kid at a New Year's party named Mitch. It felt a little awkward whenever anybody said his name.
EDIT: The other day (at the aforementioned New Year's party), my friends and I were talking about electronics and appliances that would say things like, "Goodbye!" on their screens, and I was like, "I know a fictional story about this guy who programmed all his appliances to say whenever they needed to be changed or whatever, and it drove his wife crazy." My friend was like, "That would drive me crazy too."

[LizzieG]

We have this event at my school where students perform older songs (before our generation). This event took place last night, and this year, one of the songs performed was "Smoke on the Water." Now, I'm very unfamiliar with older songs (and newer ones too, but that's beside the point), and so the only knowledge I had of that song prior to the event was Rodney's "You guys know Smoke on the Water?" and the subsequent musical sequence (in the episode "Family Values," after Bart and Doris had attempted to sing him a lullaby). So, having never heard that song before, I instantly thought of Odyssey when I saw it listed on the program, and couldn't wait to hear if it sounded anything like that musical sequence from "Family Values"... and it did!

So now I can officially say that "Smoke on the Water" is a song that reminds me of AIO. Not to mention that the performance rocked (to think that I used to wonder if that was a real song, or if they just made up the title for the episode!)!

EDIT:

Did you know that a Hal Smith lost to Herbert Hoover in the 1928 presidential election?

Well, actually it was Al Smith, but I totally heard Hal when my professor said the name, and didn't realize my error until just now, when Google revealed the unfortunate truth.

It's still cool, though!

[Catspaw]

That's awesome! I love it. I love reading other people's Odyssey moments. I know that I had something that I wanted to share, but I forget what it was right now. If I remember, I'll write it down so I don't forget again!

[Trixie Belden]

I think the biggest one that I've ever had was that Robert and Connie Mitchell finding in the phone book that I posted about a while back, but I've heard Katie Leigh on Olivia, which is my sister's favorite TV show, I found Shane Baumel and Jordon Orr in A Boyfriend for Christmas, and Jerry Houser narrating a Christmas light special on TV.

[EMBEE]

Last weekend when I was at a church youth retreat, one of my leaders' last names was Kindell. Almost the same.

[Jonathan]

When I was in Boston last summer I visited Bunker Hill. I passed through a park with a bunch of plaques on my way up the hill, and just as I was passing out of the park I happened to see a name out of the corner of my eye that caught my attention:

[Trixie Belden]

Oh, man! I went to Bunker Hill and I can't believe I missed that! Oh well.

[IamConnie]

I was watching the beginning of the TV show "Psych" and it was showing a flashback of a character-Spencer- being taught by his cop father how to escape the trunk of a car if he was ever locked in one. Immediately, my mind flew to the AIO episode where Mitch is talking about how to escape the trunk of a car. Later, Mitch escapes using this method. Likewise, Spencer escapes in present time. It was so cool. My siblings teased me all week because I said, "Hey, it's that thing Mitch did!"

[Shennifer]

^heck yes! that's really cool! I like psych too

[Trixie Belden]

My parents adore Pysch! That's cool that there is a sort-of Odyssey reference in there!

[LizzieG]

Haha, I saw that same episode of Psych and thought the same thing!

[Musical Shutterbug]

I have never really seen any connection between the real world & Odyssey!!

[EMBEE]

There were so many things at camp this week that reminded me of Odyssey, I don't even remember what most of them were. One of them was finding the name Danny Schmidt on a list. Also while I was raking all day Monday, I wished I had a Super Raker.

[Trixie Belden]

My dad works at Campbell College, so of course I always think of CCCC! It was also founded by a J. Campbell, who was also the founder of CCCC! Cool!

[TigerintheShadows]

I wish I had more people to share things about Odyssey with...my family's like, the only people in my town who seem to know what I'm talking about.

Today, we were eating in O'Charley's, and sitting in the booth just reminded me of that AIO episode when Connie and Mitch were IMing:

Mitch: And you dropped a meatball in your lap and thought I didn't see it.
Connie: Well, you can forget that if you want...

[Shennifer]

today as I was walking, I saw the name "Mackay" on a mailbox, which of course made me think of Grady Mckay! it was pretty cool

[Trixie Belden]

We have a Glassman street in our town, which is too close for comfort, as well as a Maxwell St!