(LOL, my computer was possessed during Tribes) OR (I wonder why they named 'em joysticks)

[fragarific]

First the keyboard went out, and all I could do is use the mouse. That was fine, I looked like a freak, but I was still kicking ass. Then the mouse went, and I remembered that there are only two input devices hooked up to my box. And it slowly sank in I wasn't moving anywhere, and watching the monitor didn't help the situation too much.

 

[Pretender]

Well there's always the joystick.

I wonder why they named 'em joysticks. Especially those force feedback ones...

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

I dunno, but my sister always called them 'mechanical penises.'

 

[DesignDawg]

They are called joysticks because in old planes, they came right up between your legs directly in your crotch area. Looked like a big penis. That is SERIOUSLY why they are called joysticks. It's not a joke. That's really why.

Ricky
DesignDawg

 

[DesignDawg]

Also, the reason they called them joysticks was because watching a person fly a plane with one looked like watching someone sit with his legs spread apart pushing and pulling his penis around with both hands. --Bringing himself joy. Joy stick. Joystick.

Ricky
DesignDawg