Back in the heyday of the Tiltboys in mid nineties, when we were all single, without kids and not such giant pussies, there was a little operation next door to us in Palo Alto called "Netscape". A few of us entertained trying to get jobs there, hell, we knew this web thing was going to be big. But, that would probably require working really long hours and would cut into the poker game. So none of us did, and the rest is history!
Oh, you don't see the connection of how that means we saved the web? Let me explain. Had even one of us gone to work at Netscape, it would have been inevitable that we'd run into founder, Jon Mittelhauser. We'd have invited him to the home game, and due to his corruptible nature, he would have slacked off severely at work. One thing would have lead to another, and most likely the web explosion would not have happened and we'd all be relegated to using Gopher, Compuserve or Minitel (quelle horreur!)
So, you see, the Tiltboys, through our uncanny intuition and good judgment, allowed Jon to keep nose to grindstone, and Netscape flourished long enough to show the world what could be. Al Gore's invention of the Internet begat Jon's invention of the World Wide Web, which the Tiltboys saved from certain doom.
Years later, after it was safe, we invited Jon to the game and he's been at every one since. Please welcome the newest Tiltboy: Jon Mittelhauser.
Oh, you don't see the connection of how that means we saved the web? Let me explain. Had even one of us gone to work at Netscape, it would have been inevitable that we'd run into founder, Jon Mittelhauser. We'd have invited him to the home game, and due to his corruptible nature, he would have slacked off severely at work. One thing would have lead to another, and most likely the web explosion would not have happened and we'd all be relegated to using Gopher, Compuserve or Minitel (quelle horreur!)
So, you see, the Tiltboys, through our uncanny intuition and good judgment, allowed Jon to keep nose to grindstone, and Netscape flourished long enough to show the world what could be. Al Gore's invention of the Internet begat Jon's invention of the World Wide Web, which the Tiltboys saved from certain doom.
Years later, after it was safe, we invited Jon to the game and he's been at every one since. Please welcome the newest Tiltboy: Jon Mittelhauser.
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