Oblique (Gizmonic) Strategies

Going off of an idea I had in the MST tarot discussion, it might be fun to create a set of Oblique Strategies cards that are MST thoughts. Not familiar with them? The wiki does a nice job breaking them down. Brian Eno uses them to break through a creative rut (or, you know, just to be more Eno).
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There’s just text, so that makes life easy in terms of production. Anywhere from 100-113 cards, with MSTie ideas, I’m thinking something like:
Push the button
Send the movie
Break the Hubble
Invention Exchange
Give Deep Hurting
Participate in Public Domain Karaoke
Fly, Like A Moron

Anyone want to add to it, and maybe see if we can use some existing Word template to make these a fun DIY project?

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Give me rocket number 9, pronto
Boil some newspapers
Switch on Arch hair

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Fun idea! And if you need a template I can work you something up. I’ve done book design before.

These are all derived from an episode riff or invention exchange, I assume that’s the general idea.

Make with the Scares
Dopple into a Movie
Resume Normal View
Unbox your Spare Head
Earn a RAM Chip
Look into your Dreams
Practice Tough Love
Be The God

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Normal View!
N O R M A L V I E W !

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Hike your pants up
Put more science stuff around

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Yep! I was even thinking a bonus pack could be The Mads Are Back things:
Swim with your face
Make motor boat noises with your mouth
Watch Mannix, only for the theme song
Allow the cats to host

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Those all sound like they’d be right at home on the real Oblique Strategies too!

Also:

Try shooting it into space if you don’t like it

Hire a temp

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Some more, with many culled from various shorts.

Throw a Few Things in your Purse
Sit and Watch Them All
Improve Your Posture
Become the Chicken of Tomorrow (or the Man/Woman/Person of Today)
Have a Date with Your Family
Try New Things with Friends (like a Scavenger Sale or Weenie Roast)
Catch Trouble
Contemplate a World Without Springs (or other things)
Find the Spirit of Music Within
Dream a Castle In The Sky
Worship the Truck Farmer :laughing:

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Run a grocery store
Cheer for a tractor
Accuse Your Parents

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Get Lost at the County Fair
Be a Friend to All Children
Go to Makeout Point
Drive a Forklift
Pick Up the Sodium
Question The Plan

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It’s amazing how well these all work!

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Isn’t it? All the suggestions are great, and kudos to you for this idea!

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Not sure if these work:

Look through the hexfield view screen
Send them the movie!
Turn your crank to Frank.
Wonder how he eats and breathes.
Explain! Preferably in rap.
Movie in the hole!
Use the extra parts.

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Definitely!

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Calculate the odds
Try a hamdinger
Answer the distress call
Keep circulating the tapes
Get beyond Thunderdome
Simplify everything
Be a Grimwold Warrior
Tend your fires

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This makes me want to play MST Mornington Crescent, but I don’t know that there’s a lot of overlap between MSTies and fans of I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.

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Good ones! And can’t believe with got this far before this one came up. Well done!

That prompts me to add:

Turn Down Your Lights (Where Applicable)

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I had to read through a bunch of stuff before it dawned on me. I couldn’t believe all those I came up with were new to this list.

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We all come at it through our own facets, so it’s much richer and broader with everyone contributing. And I love that you got another Robot Monster reference in there. “Negative…negative…”

And here’s another suggestion, this one from our happy friend Bavarro:

Be Klandinkto!

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Just some quick-and-dirty mockups. I thought the slogans might look nice on the Hexfield Viewscreen. A proper graphic artist could do them justice.

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