Cluebook Conundrum

Optician Dragon wrote:
> On Wed, 17 May 2006 22:41:28 GMT, Ashikaga <citizenashi.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 35khz Optician Dragon shrieked:
>>> thehawk wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>> Yea, you know what that means, right? I'll tell you what it means.. It
>>>> means I can buy my shoes at a grand total of about two places in the
>>>> area. Two.
>>>>
>>>> And forget about ordering them. Not only are they size fifteen, my
>>>> arches are high enough that I can slide my hand under the arch from the
>>>> out side of my foot.
>>>>
>>> Ah, you have a problem worse than mine. I have size 13 feet, but I
>>> need a AA narrow shoe, which I can't find, so I settle for a C width,
>>> if I'm lucky. And my footprint is the same shape as my foot as viewed
>>> from above - i.e. hardly any arch at all. What I do have is due to 35
>>> years of arch supports that help with that, but unfortunately allow
>>> plantar fasciitis to rear it's head occasionally.
>> How come you guys have big feet? Mine are small (for my height).... I
>> have 9 1/2 or 10 depend on the kind of shoes. Though when I go to American
>> Eagle and found out they have custom sandals, they use my size turned out
>> to be size L equivalent, which made me grin. I thought I was the only one
>> with small feet.
> Be glad - big feet hurt more. I wore size 10 when I was 10, size 11

Altho it is nice to have a good solid understanding. It makes us more
difficult to unbalance.

> when I was 11, 12, and 13 repeated the pattern. Fortunately they
> stopped at 13, though Nike 13s are too small and too wide, I can find

*chuckles* Nikes. I have not been able to wear Nikes for -years-.

> some Asics and New Balance shoes that fit well enough to not hurt.
> For about six months till they collapse.

Right now I am wearing a 2001 model of Merrell (hiking low top) with an
orthodic insert. I love the shoe, but, as usual, they do not make it
anymore. I paid about the same price as normal (about a hundred), and
it has lasted almost five years. I am not sure it is going to make it
to the five years tho, as it is worn thru at the ball of my foot, the
heel, and a few places in-between. Just enough tread on the sides to
keep me from sliding, but not by much. I am going to have to break down
and buy a new pair pretty soon, but I am -not- looking forward to it.
Finding one that actually fits well is next to impossible.

-thehawk
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Paulon wrote:
> With a deafening roar and a whoosh of spray, thehawk swings about and
> addresses the awaiting newsgroup...
>
>> Paulon wrote:
>
>>> You want to own the rights to UA?
>> Well, not necessarily. But if I own them, then I can bury it somewhere
>> deep and dark, and pay someone to make a real one.
>
> Burying it might get you into trouble with the EPA... illegal dumping of
> toxic waste.
>

Hm, good point. Maybe launching it into the sun would be a better idea
then.

-thehawk
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On 50khz thehawk shrieked:
> Optician Dragon wrote:
<snip>
>> Be glad - big feet hurt more. I wore size 10 when I was 10, size 11

Whoa....

> Altho it is nice to have a good solid understanding. It makes us more
> difficult to unbalance.

(*groans*) That was soooo bad.

>> when I was 11, 12, and 13 repeated the pattern. Fortunately they
>> stopped at 13, though Nike 13s are too small and too wide, I can find
>
> *chuckles* Nikes. I have not been able to wear Nikes for -years-.

Well, at least you are not supporting their labor practice.

>> some Asics and New Balance shoes that fit well enough to not hurt.
>> For about six months till they collapse.
>
> Right now I am wearing a 2001 model of Merrell (hiking low top) with an
> orthodic insert. I love the shoe, but, as usual, they do not make it
> anymore. I paid about the same price as normal (about a hundred), and
> it has lasted almost five years. I am not sure it is going to make it
> to the five years tho, as it is worn thru at the ball of my foot, the
> heel, and a few places in-between. Just enough tread on the sides to
> keep me from sliding, but not by much. I am going to have to break down
> and buy a new pair pretty soon, but I am -not- looking forward to it.
> Finding one that actually fits well is next to impossible.

That sounds like a nice pair of shoes. For some odd reason, I tried many
Merrell shoes but I always ended up buying Clarks. It's kinda weird many
companies don't make people's favorite pair of shoes anymore. They should
rotating the models once a while so at least people can get another pair.
I like my Diesel big green hi-top sneakers..., but they don't make them
anymore....

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On 35khz thehawk shrieked:
> Ashikaga wrote:
>> On 21khz thehawk shrieked:
<snip>
>>> Yea, you know what that means, right? I'll tell you what it means.. It
>>> means I can buy my shoes at a grand total of about two places in the
>>> area. Two.
>>
>> That stinks. Was one of them Wal-Mart? If that's so, then effectively,
>> that's just one shop.
>
> I can't buy clothes -or- shoes at Walmart. They are all made for little
> people.

Hmm..., I wonder what that means.

>>> And forget about ordering them. Not only are they size fifteen, my
>>> arches are high enough that I can slide my hand under the arch from the
>>> out side of my foot.
>>
>> You have small hands too?
>
> My hands are about an inch and a quarter to an inch and a half thick,
> nine inches or so from the tip of my little finger to the tip of my
> thumb when spread out, about eight and a half inches or so from my wrist
> to the tip of my middle finger, and almost three and three quarters
> inches wide. Anything else you want to know?

That's very detailized... (though I have the vaguest idea how to relate to
that figure). I'm only curious, defendant attorney, you may rest. I think
your hands are larger than mine.

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On Wed, 17 May 2006 20:22:04 -0700, thehawk
<thehawk5150at DeleteThis @hotmaildot.com> wrote:

>Helgraf Dragon wrote:
>> thehawk wrote:
>>> Optician Dragon wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 17 May 2006 01:02:54 -0500, Polychromic <macecil DeleteThis @comcast.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 16 May 2006 23:10:45 -0400, Helgraf Dragon
>>>>> <helgraf DeleteThis @ultima-dragons.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Paulon wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It _does_ have that connection with U6 though. I get the
>>>>>>> impression (not having had the patience to complete the game) that
>>>>>>> it's the leadup to Segallion winding up in Britannia, so
>>>>>>> chronologically it must come a little before U6.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm still waiting for the sequel that Origin promised.
>>>>
>>>> I still think it's because not enough people called Lord British to
>>>> inform them of their feat!
>>>
>>>
>>> Mine are a size fifteen. Does that count for anything?
>>
>> Well, I'm only a 13 Wide, so it's not quite so bad for me finding shoes,
>> though still more of a pain than I'd like.
>
>The best advantage of having feet that big is that the girlfriend is
>impressed when she goes bug hunting with your shoe.
>
>-thehawk

Provided she can lift the shoe.
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Optician Dragon wrote:
> On Wed, 17 May 2006 20:22:04 -0700, thehawk
> <thehawk5150at RemoveThis @hotmaildot.com> wrote:
>
>> Helgraf Dragon wrote:
>>> thehawk wrote:
>>>> Optician Dragon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 17 May 2006 01:02:54 -0500, Polychromic <macecil RemoveThis @comcast.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, 16 May 2006 23:10:45 -0400, Helgraf Dragon
>>>>>> <helgraf RemoveThis @ultima-dragons.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Paulon wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It _does_ have that connection with U6 though. I get the
>>>>>>>> impression (not having had the patience to complete the game) that
>>>>>>>> it's the leadup to Segallion winding up in Britannia, so
>>>>>>>> chronologically it must come a little before U6.
>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>> I'm still waiting for the sequel that Origin promised.
>>>>> I still think it's because not enough people called Lord British to
>>>>> inform them of their feat!
>>>>
>>>> Mine are a size fifteen. Does that count for anything?
>>> Well, I'm only a 13 Wide, so it's not quite so bad for me finding shoes,
>>> though still more of a pain than I'd like.
>> The best advantage of having feet that big is that the girlfriend is
>> impressed when she goes bug hunting with your shoe.
>>
>> -thehawk
>
> Provided she can lift the shoe.

Oh yea, good point.

Which kind of goes counter to one of Joe's Five Rules on Women: "Always
date small women- makes you look bigger."

-thehawk
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On Thu, 18 May 2006 07:07:40 +0000 (UTC), Paulon <-@.-.> wrote:

>With a deafening roar and a whoosh of spray, thehawk swings about and
>addresses the awaiting newsgroup...
>
>> Paulon wrote:
>
>>> You want to own the rights to UA?
>>
>> Well, not necessarily. But if I own them, then I can bury it somewhere
>> deep and dark, and pay someone to make a real one.
>
>Burying it might get you into trouble with the EPA... illegal dumping of
>toxic waste.

Maybe, since he's so rich, he could re-release the game as the cgame
it could have been.
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Quoth thehawk <thehawk5150at.TakeThisOut@hotmaildot.com>:
>I am not sure it is going to make it to the five years tho, as it is worn
>thru at the ball of my foot, the heel, and a few places in-between. Just
>enough tread on the sides to keep me from sliding, but not by much. I am
>going to have to break down and buy a new pair pretty soon,

Don't you have any cobblers near you who could replace the soles, so you
don't have to get rid of the shoes completely?
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Samurai wrote:
> Quoth thehawk <thehawk5150at.RemoveThis@hotmaildot.com>:
>> I am not sure it is going to make it to the five years tho, as it is worn
>> thru at the ball of my foot, the heel, and a few places in-between. Just
>> enough tread on the sides to keep me from sliding, but not by much. I am
>> going to have to break down and buy a new pair pretty soon,
>
> Don't you have any cobblers near you who could replace the soles, so you
> don't have to get rid of the shoes completely?

The shoes are falling apart too, and it would cost more to fix them than
it would to replace them. I have wondered tho, if tailor made shoes are
a nice as tailor made clothes are.

-thehawk
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Paulon wrote:
> With a deafening roar and a whoosh of spray, thehawk swings about and
> addresses the awaiting newsgroup...
>
>> Paulon wrote:
>
>>> Burying it might get you into trouble with the EPA... illegal dumping
>>> of toxic waste.
>
>> Hm, good point. Maybe launching it into the sun would be a better
>> idea then.
>
> You really want to see what happens if the Sun throws up? While in the same
> solar system as it?
>

It -should- just be a matter of it converting the whole thing to energy.
That whole e=mc^2 thing. Then again, it could also cause all life as
we know it to cease to exist.

But one has to know when to take a chance.
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Words to the wise, Paulon <-@.-.> wrote:

>> The other couple of things to track down are Space Rogue and Knights
>> of Legend.
>
>As a game, Knights of Legend isn't that great. Well, to be more accurate,
>it's a nice concept, but a real pain in the backside to play. *shudders at
>the memory*

I almost beat it but only after realizing that you cannot train in the
real good weapons beyond a certain level, so going above the first 15
levels or so was just not feasible.

As for the game concept I liked it, shame there never were any of
those extensions.

Also, I never got farther than 20 of the 25 quests because for
whatever reason the others were not askable.

>It _does_ have that connection with U6 though. I get the impression (not
>having had the patience to complete the game) that it's the leadup to
>Segallion winding up in Britannia, so chronologically it must come a little
>before U6.

I think the ending is that Segallion ends up in Britannia.
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Words to the wise, thehawk <thehawk5150at.RemoveThis@hotmaildot.com> wrote:

>I have the game itself somewhere (I inherited a large box of disks a few
>years back), but, again (heh) I am interested in the map.

I might have the original game map somewhere.
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Claus Dragon wrote:
> Words to the wise, thehawk <thehawk5150at RemoveThis @hotmaildot.com> wrote:
>
>> I have the game itself somewhere (I inherited a large box of disks a few
>> years back), but, again (heh) I am interested in the map.
>
> I might have the original game map somewhere.

But are you willing to part with it. And at what price?

-thehawk
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