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PUTPBAA is a spinoff of the minimalist [[Interactive Fiction]] "[http://wurb.com/if/game/176 Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die]" and the differently minimalist "[http://wurb.com/if/game/431 Aisle]". Just as in the latter, you can only make one move, and then the game ends. You have a host of other commands to choose from, and each one leads to hundreds of [[Alternate Ending|Alternate Endings]], each one sillier than the last.
The game can be downloaded [http://www.wurb.com/if/game/1380 here], or played online [https://web.archive.org/web/20130704212653/http://www.spatch.net/games/play.cgi?game=ddyte here.]
It has also been [http://uncyclopedia.
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*** Both are references to other interactive fiction - ''[[Aisle]]'' and ''[[Losing Your Grip]]'', I believe.
* [[Happily Ever After]]: Occasionally.
* [[Have a Nice Death]]
* [[Interface Screw]]: After using undo as a verb, {{spoiler|no matter what keys you press the game will type out, one letter per keypress, "drive" and execute that command}}, to much confusion if it was an accident.
** Even ''more'' confusing since {{spoiler|"drive" is not one of the recognized commands in the game proper}}.
** This is a shout-out to [[Adam Cadre]]'s ''Shrapnel'', which pulls the same trick.
* [[It's a Wonderful Failure]]
* [[The Hero Dies]]: A LOT
* [[Logic Bomb]]: Type in "enter self".
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* [[Shout-Out]]: To lots of other [[Text Adventure|Text Adventures]]. And pop culture. And all sorts of other stuff.
** Many endings describe the plot of movies or books.
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* [[Sexy Discretion Shot]]: {{spoiler|'Touch booth'.}}
* [[So Once Again the Day Is Saved]]: Two endings cast you as [[Superman]] of all people!
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