I need a Derek Smart fix......

"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.RemoveThis@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 08:50:17 -0500, "Wildman" <allanp@nospam for
> me123.RemoveThis@charter.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >> Do you know, The Zanster just mailed me a real NASA view of North
> >> America (you know, like, from space) but I can't tell which bit is
> >> Texas. Anyway, there's lot's of green all over it so I'll let you off.
> >> The only view I can recall of Texas was Houston, which appeared to be
> >> surrounded by desert, so that's where my confusion is setting in.
> >> There are berries there aren't there? Let me at least be right about
> >> the berries.
> >
> >Houston lies in both the pine forest bit and the coastal plain. No desert
> >for sure. Ok, I missed the berry bit. Are you referring to Halle Berry?
> >Chuck Berry? Barry Manalo (sp?)?. Beri-Beri?
>
> Well it must have been... somewhere else then. Dallas? I'm sure Texas
> is just lovely Allan, I mean, you wouldn't live there if it wasn't,
> right?

I grew up in Dallas and it is no desert. Hot as Hell in the summer but
plenty of vegetation and hardwoods.

Beri-Beri? Does that still exist? Didn't they wipe that out,
> like smallpox? Barry Manilow? Does he still exist? Didn't they etc
> etc...
>
> Now I've just remembered, King of the Hill is based in Texas isn't it?

Yes. It is supposed to be in a suburb near Dallas.
> W-I-N Peggy Hill! I love that. Do you sell propane on the side Allan?

No but I burn it in my gas grill when we cook hamburgers and hot dogs. I shy
away from selling petroleum products. Just look at the Hill's neighbors and
you see why I really like the show and even though it is filled with
stereotypes, there is some truth in it which makes it all the more
humourous.
> >
> >Everyone in London doesn't wear bowler hats? Damn, another myth
shattered.
>
> Well they do really, and they all take tea with the queen and ask
> "Bobbies" what time the next red bus is, don't you read Tom Clancy?

Yes, all the time. Where do you think I get these myths?

>
> >Oops hang on, I forgot to turn on the pump to my oil well....
>
> And Stetsons, don't forget Stetsons.

Oops forgot those. Sorry.
>
> >
> >Actually, I started using an alias to avoid the "freight train".....you
> >know, just in case.
> >
>
> You can never be too careful. I'll let you into a secret re this
> (because I've drunk more than is good for me) via email. Do I just
> take out the "nospam for me" or is the "123" a ringer too?
>

I love secrets. Yes the nospam for me and 123 are bogus. Now tell me, tell
me!

Allan
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On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 15:11:46 GMT, "Xan" <me.TakeThisOut@1.com> wrote:

>"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Do you know, The Zanster just mailed me a real NASA view of North
>> America (you know, like, from space) but I can't tell which bit is
>> Texas.
>
>Even with the borders superimposed by yours truly?! N00bster.

Yes but you didn't attach labels and diagrams, you know how thick us
limeys are.

>
>> Definitely getting it, just as soon as the warez version becomes
>> available, Zan is working on a crack right now (well, he can make a
>> fortune selling it to his friends at school).
>
>You have no idea what you're talking about. =P

No argument there.

>
>// Xan, Ph.D.
>// I worship His Shadow.
>

br d
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On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:05:19 -0500, Wildman wrote:

> "Bret Ripley" <ripley.RemoveThis@olywa.net> wrote in message
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>> bombelly.RemoveThis@wahs.ac (foamy) wrote in message
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>>> I thought I was completely weaned off the ongoing trials and
>>> tribulations of the good Doktor Smart, but after a long absence,
>>> I just realized I'm hooked and need an update of what the psychotic
>>> shithead has been up to.
>>>
>>> Bill ? Alan ? Lemming ? Et al ?
>>
>> Bill and Lemming are still around, I think. Alan and Et al hardly
>> ever post here anymore.
>>
>
> Hey, I just posted a witty remark!

Yes, yes, thanks, I saw that, Allan. Very witty indeed. However, Foamy
Jim was asking about someone called "Alan", not "Allan". Contrary to what
you may have been lead to believe, not all correspondence on Usenet is
about you. I think it must be a Texas thing.

Okay, to be honest I didn't realize you were posting under a new handle.
Sorry about that.

> Unfortunately, there just isn't any
> space-sim chatter going on here. Hopefully, Starshatter will change all
> that.

Oh, I certainly hope so. I'm planning on buying it.

Bret
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On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 20:47:49 +0100, br d wrote:

> On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 08:50:17 -0500, "Wildman" <allanp@nospam for
> me123 RemoveThis @charter.net> wrote:
>
>>Everyone in London doesn't wear bowler hats? Damn, another myth shattered.
>
> Well they do really, and they all take tea with the queen and ask
> "Bobbies" what time the next red bus is, don't you read Tom Clancy?

Does anybody?

Seriously, did you try to read "Patriot Games"? I didn't know whether to
laugh or throw the book at random passers-by.

Clancy's insight into the British psyche is, well, I think "astonishing"
just about covers it. My favorite bit was when the Prince Charles
character breaks down and weeps in front of a complete stranger because he
wasn't manly enough to take a bullet to protect his family. Good thing
that highly-trained,
ruggedly-handsome-yet-sound-of-ideals-even-when-on-vacation Merkan Marine
was on hand to save the day! USA! USA! USA! HOOOO-Waaaaa!!1!

Actually, Clancy give me hives.

Bret
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"Wildman" <allanp@nospam for me123.TakeThisOut@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Texas has many geogrphical regions.

Guess what Texas city I lived in. Here's the clues.

1. I wore a string tie to school every day and would say "y'all". (Okay
that's not a great clue but I want to try to make it interesting to other
people playing as well.)

2. Every Halloween about 10,000 kids would come trick or treating to our
house.

3. Cockroaches were sometimes big enough to open the door of the fridge by
themselves or to carry off small children.

4. Dust storms would sometimes make it dangerous to drive and the next day
you might find a pile of tumbleweeds against the side of your house that
touched the roof.

5. It was the best Texas city to be in because you had the least amount of
driving to go to get to the Golden State.
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"Bill Huffman" <bhuffma1.DeleteThis@san.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Wildman" <allanp@nospam for me123.DeleteThis@charter.net> wrote in message
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> > Texas has many geogrphical regions.
>
> Guess what Texas city I lived in. Here's the clues.
>
> 1. I wore a string tie to school every day and would say "y'all". (Okay
> that's not a great clue but I want to try to make it interesting to other
> people playing as well.)
>
> 2. Every Halloween about 10,000 kids would come trick or treating to our
> house.
>
> 3. Cockroaches were sometimes big enough to open the door of the fridge by
> themselves or to carry off small children.
>
> 4. Dust storms would sometimes make it dangerous to drive and the next day
> you might find a pile of tumbleweeds against the side of your house that
> touched the roof.
>
> 5. It was the best Texas city to be in because you had the least amount of
> driving to go to get to the Golden State.
>

Oh, Oh....I know , I know,.......call on me!

Allan
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On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 15:37:57 GMT, Bill Huffman wrote:

> "Wildman" <allanp@nospam for me123 DeleteThis @charter.net> wrote in message
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>> Texas has many geogrphical regions.
>
> Guess what Texas city I lived in. Here's the clues.
>
> 1. I wore a string tie to school every day and would say "y'all". (Okay
> that's not a great clue but I want to try to make it interesting to other
> people playing as well.)

Uh, El Paso. You know, where the wicked Felina would whirl.

> 2. Every Halloween about 10,000 kids would come trick or treating to our
> house.

Detroit. Definitely Detroit. No, wait -- I think Detroit's in Kentucky.
Galveston?

> 3. Cockroaches were sometimes big enough to open the door of the fridge by
> themselves or to carry off small children.

Cockroaches? Why didn't you say so in the first place. That's San
Antonio.

> 4. Dust storms would sometimes make it dangerous to drive and the next day
> you might find a pile of tumbleweeds against the side of your house that
> touched the roof.

I've got news for you, Bill -- you were actually living in New Mexico.

> 5. It was the best Texas city to be in because you had the least amount of
> driving to go to get to the Golden State.

Ah, you just gave it away: you lived less than 10 minutes away from
Dallas-Ft. Worth.

Bret
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"foamy" <bombelly RemoveThis @wahs.ac> wrote in message
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> I thought I was completely weaned off the ongoing trials and
> tribulations of the good Doktor Smart, but after a long absence,
> I just realized I'm hooked and need an update of what the psychotic
> shithead has been up to.
>
> Bill ? Alan ? Lemming ? Et al ?
>
> I imagine by now, with his team of crack lawyers, he's successfully
> sued and had jailed just about everyone on the planet ?
>
> His MMORPG--BC3KBCOLMMPUBG2075--must have had a successful
> launch by now ?
>
> Hep me, hep me, I needs to know !!

He visits web forums but seems to be relatively well behaved. It is very
rare now when the The Fraud claims his bogus degrees on-line so I have
apparently successfully helped him to reduce the frequency of his fraudulent
claims. Although I don't think he ever has said thank you to me.
Universal Combat seems to be doing fairly decent based on the number of
places that I've seen it. The other day I even saw a stack of UC for $20
bucks each next to a stack of BCM Gold for $30 each. That one cracked me up.

I personally don't miss The Fraud much. There's plenty of academic frauds
coming over to DegreeInfo trying to find victims. More states are passing
laws making bogus credentials like Derek's illegal. So hopefully in a dozen
years or so we'll start running out of academic frauds.
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In article <OUVFc.28403$Fy.2966@twister.socal.rr.
com>, "Bill Huffman" <bhuffma1.TakeThisOut@san.rr.com> wrote:

>I personally don't miss The Fraud much. There's plenty of academic frauds
>coming over to DegreeInfo trying to find victims. More states are passing
>laws making bogus credentials like Derek's illegal. So hopefully in a dozen
>years or so we'll start running out of academic frauds.


Thanks Bill. I didn't even know about Universal Combat, which I imagine
is BC V ?

The reason I asked about him, is my curiosity was aroused when I read a
blurb somewhere which mentioned in passing something about a legal
fight he has / had ? with Dreamcatcher. Always enjoyed reading his
pontificating and bluster as he was being handed his ass on a plate.

Jim
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On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:11:32 +0100, br d
<misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.DeleteThis@nildram.co.uk> wrote:

>With regard to foamy's request, I recently purchased Universal
>Combat(1) and started perusing the BC forums for some info. If foamy
>is in any doubt about the good Doctors treatment of those he deals
>with, he need only drop in there for a couple of minutes to witness
>that all is as it ever was.
>
>br d
>
>(Who, despite appearances, is sober)
>
>(1) Which, so far, is very bloody good, all though I didn't need much
>convincing to begin with, being the toady I am.
>
Oh hell..it ain't as bad as all of that. Derek has lightened up over
the years and he's not quite so prone to fly off the handle as he once
was (though it does still happen pretty frequently). It's not as bad
as the X2 forums. those guys are mean.

What's your review on UC anyway? If you are still having those
intermediant (sp?) CTDs, I can tell you how to fix it where UC won't
ever crash, but I ain't gonna do it here because Bill and Bret might
get mad at me for not telling them first. =P
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On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 19:51:57 GMT, Shingen wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:11:32 +0100, br d
> <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>With regard to foamy's request, I recently purchased Universal
>>Combat(1) and started perusing the BC forums for some info. If foamy
>>is in any doubt about the good Doctors treatment of those he deals
>>with, he need only drop in there for a couple of minutes to witness
>>that all is as it ever was.
>>
>>br d
>>
>>(Who, despite appearances, is sober)
>>
>>(1) Which, so far, is very bloody good, all though I didn't need much
>>convincing to begin with, being the toady I am.
>>
> Oh hell..it ain't as bad as all of that. Derek has lightened up over
> the years and he's not quite so prone to fly off the handle as he once
> was (though it does still happen pretty frequently). It's not as bad
> as the X2 forums. those guys are mean.
>
> What's your review on UC anyway? If you are still having those
> intermediant (sp?) CTDs, I can tell you how to fix it where UC won't
> ever crash, but I ain't gonna do it here because Bill and Bret might
> get mad at me for not telling them first. =P

Oh, it's OK. I'm probably mad already.

Bret
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On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:11:32 +0100, br d
<misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk> wrote:

>
>(1) Which, so far, is very bloody good, all though I didn't need much
>convincing to begin with, being the toady I am.
>

UC is pretty good online as well, though it still has a few quirks in
it.. You can still kick-ass BC style.

....and Black Sabbath is STILL the best band to play in a BC game:

"Goin' home, late last night.
Suddenly I got a fright.
Yeah, I looked through a window and surprise what I saw.
Fairies with boots and dancin' with a dwarf. Oh...right now!

Yeah, Fairies wear boots and ya gotta believe me.
Yeah, I saw it, I saw it, I tell ya no lie.
Yeah, Fairies wear boots and ya gotta believe me.
I saw it, I saw it, with my own two eyes. Oh, right now!

Yeah, Fairies wear boots and ya gotta believe me.
Yeah, I saw it, I saw it, I tell ya no lie.
Yeah, Fairies wear boots and ya gotta believe me.
I saw it, I saw it, with my own two eyes. Oh, right now!

So I went to the doctor, see what he could give me.
He said 'Son, son, you've gone to far... 'cause smokin' and trippin'
is all that you do. The air...'"
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On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 00:30:46 GMT, Shingen
<Shingen RemoveThis @aolsukd.sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:11:32 +0100, br d
><misterbCOCKNEYTWAT RemoveThis @nildram.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>>(1) Which, so far, is very bloody good, all though I didn't need much
>>convincing to begin with, being the toady I am.
>>
>
>UC is pretty good online as well, though it still has a few quirks in
>it.. You can still kick-ass BC style.
>
>...and Black Sabbath is STILL the best band to play in a BC game:
>
....sum'more good ones:

"Tortured and twisted, he walks the streets alone
People avoid him. They know the street's his home
Cold blade of silver, his eyes they burn so wild
Mean as a tiger, society's own child

Those that try to burn him paid
You don't do that to Johnny Blade
He's the meanest guy around his town
One look and he will cut you down
Johnny Blade, Johnny Blade

Life has no meaning, and Death's his only friend
Will fate surprise him? Where will he meet his end?
He feels so bitter. Yes, he's so full of hate
To die in the gutter, I guess that's Johnny's fate

Rivals all across the land
He (duke 'em/killed 'em) with his knife in hand
He's the meanest guy around his town
One look and he will cut you down
Johnny Blade, Johnny Blade
Johnny Blade, Johnny Blade

Well ya know that Johnny's a spider
And his web is the city at night
He's a victim of modern frustration
That's the reason he's so ready to fight

He's the one who should be afraid
What will happen to you Johnny Blade?

Oh he knows his future's decided
And he ain't gonna change it no way
He was born to die in the gutter
He'll keep fighting `till the end of his day

Been alone all through his life
His only friend is a switchblade knife
He's the one who should be afraid
What will happen to you Johnny Blade?

You fool the people. Who fooled who?
It's time to listen. The fool is you."

....or this one:

"It's a long way to nowhere and I'm leaving very soon
On the way we pass so close to the back side of the moon
Hey join the traveler if you got nowhere to go
Hang your head and take my hand it's the only road I know

Oh, lonely is the word, yeah yeah yeah!

I've been higher than stardust, I've been seen upon the sun
I used to count in millions then, but now I only count in one
Come on join the trav'ler if you got nowhere to go
Hang your head and take my hand it's the only road I know

Yeah, lonely is the word
Got to be the saddest sound I've ever heard

Yeah, lonely its the name
Maybe life's a losing game?"
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