Raymond's random walk, from Swedish designers to Mr. Monkey

re: Raymond's random walk, from Swedish designers to Mr. Monkey

Anonymous Coward — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:26:00 GMT

There is something similar in Cambridge. (The original, not the imposter near Boston). In the middle of one of the commons (green parks) very close to the centre of town, there is a lampost. On the base someone painted graffiti "Reality Checkpoint". It always seems so perfect and has become the informal name for it.

http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/html/0002/P2260204.html

http://www.iankitching.me.uk/history/cam/reality-check.html

http://cam.misc.org.uk/index.php/What%20is%20the%20Reality%20Checkpoint%3F

re: Raymond's random walk, from Swedish designers to Mr. Monkey

Raymond Chen — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:04:00 GMT

There's also the chronic "Surrender Dorothy" over the Capital Beltway near Washington DC with the Mormon temple rising in the background.

re: Raymond's random walk, from Swedish designers to Mr. Monkey

John Ridout — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:18:00 GMT

Reality checkpoint is apt.

When you cycle across Parker's Piece at night in the mist, you have the sensation that you are not moving. When you reach the lamp post you have a brief glimpse of reality i.e. that you are moving.

re: Raymond's random walk, from Swedish designers to Mr. Monkey

Michael J. — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 00:46:00 GMT

Hmm... Duke and traffic cone... I guess you revealed the secret of Java Duke:
<img src="http://java.sun.com/features/1998/05/images/gosling.duke.jpg" alt="Java Duke and Gosling, 1998">

re: Raymond's random walk, from Swedish designers to Mr. Monkey

tsrblke — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 04:25:00 GMT

Well I suppose putting the cone on "The Duke" is higher brow than the frat prank at my school. Here they put a jock strap on the statue out side the Rec center. I suppose now would be a good time to point out that the name of the school A cappella choir is "Bare Naked Statues" (http://www.barenakedstatues.com/) for a reason (Obviously named after the numorous statues on campus.)

(And in case you're wondering, the Blue Shirts they wear are the Facilities Services Uniforms. Facilities maintains the statues after all.)

re: Raymond's random walk, from Swedish designers to Mr. Monkey

raoul — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:29:00 GMT

The Cambridge 'Reality Checkpoint' has an underground meaning too: On one side of parker's Piece, you have the town center, with all the universities and students. On the other side, so after the Reality Checkpoint, it is the real Cambridge, where people actually live and work. So called 'real people' of Cambridge, i.e. not students like to think that their Cambridge is on this side of the town. The term has been rewritten after each painting of the lamp post, and is now carved into the metal.

re: Raymond's random walk, from Swedish designers to Mr. Monkey

Ben Strackany — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:35:00 GMT

Ah, I remember seeing mr monkey a while back but forgot about it...thanks for jogging my memory on a crazy hidden-treasure site.

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