The world's coolest toll station!

alkis21 · 30 March 2010, 08:26

A guy in a Greek forum spotted this and took some pictures. About 250km north of Athens, outside a toll station in the highway an architect (obviously an Amiga fan) thought it would be a neat idea to plant a number of... Boing Balls!!!

Words cannot describe the awesomeness so I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

The guy actually asked the lady in the booth if he could take one. She was very confused and declined politely.

Zetr0 · 30 March 2010, 14:38

LMAO!!!!

AWESOME!!!

I think I might return later .... when it would be darker.... with a van....

=)

LOL I think you can say that Toll Both "Got Boing!"

deicidal · 30 March 2010, 14:43

Would be an interesting one to get through customs

Zetr0 · 30 March 2010, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by deicidal

Would be an interesting one to get through customs

They will never take me ALIVE!!!

*ahem

I will pretend to be a tourist with a beachball =D

It shouldn't be too hard, under the greek sun, I would turn an exceptional colour of RED... infact they could believe that the BOING BALL would be one of my kids =D

alkis21 · 30 March 2010, 15:09

And one more.

clueless · 30 March 2010, 15:11

lol, this gave me an idea, with some clever stensils and some serious unprotected tanning - could produce some human boing balls.....no need for EAB badges at the MK 25yrs event, just show your amiga-tanned torsos

Amiga1992 · 30 March 2010, 19:03

Boing Balls represent everything there is to hate in the Amiga world (Amiga Inc. post Commodore death etc.)

musashi5150 · 30 March 2010, 20:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Boing Balls represent everything there is to hate in the Amiga world (Amiga Inc. post Commodore death etc.)

Really? What about the original Amiga boing! demo?

Predseda · 30 March 2010, 21:00

I never liked boing ball. I like amiga √ logo.

alkis21 · 30 March 2010, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Boing Balls represent everything there is to hate in the Amiga world (Amiga Inc. post Commodore death etc.)

That's a bit harsh... as musashi said, the Boing Ball was a noble symbol before Amiga Inc. soiled it.

Dreedo · 30 March 2010, 21:56

what about the great commodore logo? A C with 2 sticks.

viddi · 30 March 2010, 22:08

Pretty cool, alkis!
I like it.

prowler · 30 March 2010, 23:19

I like it too!

You certainly can't fault the Greek sense of humour in this instance!

Zetr0 · 31 March 2010, 01:59

And it shall be known..... wide and far.... as the Boing Ball Pass!!!!

Maren · 31 March 2010, 08:19

That's it, I'm moving to Athens

viddi · 31 March 2010, 10:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

And it shall be known..... wide and far.... as the Boing Ball Pass!!!!

...and the Atari ST user stood still, and a dead silence fell.

Customs officer: "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Amiga. Youuuuuu cannooooooooot paaaaaaaaaass."

kamelito · 31 March 2010, 21:46

These balls are also present in some french highways, I tried to take a photo of them but its pretty difficult while driving

kml

Quote:

Originally Posted by alkis21

A guy in a Greek forum spotted this and took some pictures. About 250km north of Athens, outside a toll station in the highway an architect (obviously an Amiga fan) thought it would be a neat idea to plant a number of... Boing Balls!!!

Words cannot describe the awesomeness so I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

The guy actually asked the lady in the booth if he could take one. She was very confused and declined politely.

klx300r · 01 April 2010, 04:53

damn that's cool

klx300r · 01 April 2010, 04:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by musashi5150

Really? What about the original Amiga boing! demo?

yep...I remember it well and that demo is what many of us Amigans think about when we see a boing ball....absolutely nothing to do with AI & its bs

Amiga1992 · 01 April 2010, 04:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

I never liked boing ball. I like amiga √ logo.

EXACTLY. That's what I think.
The boing ball (which was hideous) was not the computer's logo, the multicoloured checkmark was! The boingball was accepted as logo after Commodore died and Gateway got in the game (ie. after Amiga died for real, so so many years ago)

Everything happening after that was insult over insult to the Amiga community. But after all these years I have gathered enough knowledge to assert that there's a lot of Amiga users that are into masochism

When I see a boing ball, by the way, I think "fuck, not another checker texture mapped on a sphere!"

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30 March 2010, 14:38	#2
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	LMAO!!!! AWESOME!!! I think I might return later .... when it would be darker.... with a van.... =) LOL I think you can say that Toll Both "Got Boing!"

30 March 2010, 14:43	#3
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	Would be an interesting one to get through customs

30 March 2010, 15:11	#6
clueless Guessing my way round Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England Posts: 159	lol, this gave me an idea, with some clever stensils and some serious unprotected tanning - could produce some human boing balls.....no need for EAB badges at the MK 25yrs event, just show your amiga-tanned torsos

30 March 2010, 19:03	#7
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	Boing Balls represent everything there is to hate in the Amiga world (Amiga Inc. post Commodore death etc.)

30 March 2010, 21:00	#9
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,536	I never liked boing ball. I like amiga √ logo.

30 March 2010, 21:56	#11
Dreedo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Age: 30 Posts: 657	what about the great commodore logo? A C with 2 sticks.

30 March 2010, 22:08	#12
viddi Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 4,007	Pretty cool, alkis! I like it.

30 March 2010, 23:19	#13
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	I like it too! You certainly can't fault the Greek sense of humour in this instance!

31 March 2010, 01:59	#14
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	And it shall be known..... wide and far.... as the Boing Ball Pass!!!!

31 March 2010, 08:19	#15
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