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"Lemming" <thiswillbounce.RemoveThis@bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> You can get those vouchers in any packet of cornflakes.

Personally, I prefer Froot Loops. [I was serious though.]

> That's not what Br d told me.

That cockney twat is always up to no good. =)

> Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema.

I couldn't have said it worse myself.

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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Lemming <thiswillbounce.DeleteThis@bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:01:52 +0800, Bateau <Gamera.DeleteThis@work.stomping.aza>
>wrote:
>
>>I'm going to start playing BC3000 tomorrow hahahahahahaha!
>
>Why wait? Play it today. You know it makes sense.

It didn't work haha.
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On or about 2/26/2005 6:30:44 PM, Xan <me DeleteThis @1.com> said:
> "Bret Ripley" <ripley DeleteThis @olywa.net> wrote in message
> news:fczlk68l29p3$.1e42ipctwug9m$.dlg@40tude.net...
>> But effective.
>
> I'd beg to differ.

Please don't beg. It's unbecoming.

>> Where the heck have you been?
>
> Right nyah. =)

I just bought a new game: Half Life 2. It also comes with Countersrike:
Source and Operation Gordon.

I had read complaints about HL2 being too short. So far I cannot agree.
I've got about 4 hours into it so far, and I haven't even made it to the
Main Menu: I'm still updating Steam over my trusty dial-up connection.

Out of curiosity, I tried to start the other 2 games: I get a friendly
message from Steam telling me that Operation Gordon will be ready to play
in 310 minutes, and Counterstrike: Source will be ready in 920 minutes. It
is reassuring to know that Valve is looking out for those of us who are
concerned about maximizing gaming time vs. gaming dollar spent.

How on earth DS missed the Steam boat is beyond me; a natural fit if ever
there was one.

Bret
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:46:27 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley.TakeThisOut@olywa.net>
wrote:


>Out of curiosity, I tried to start the other 2 games: I get a friendly
>message from Steam telling me that Operation Gordon will be ready to play
>in 310 minutes, and Counterstrike: Source will be ready in 920 minutes. It
>is reassuring to know that Valve is looking out for those of us who are
>concerned about maximizing gaming time vs. gaming dollar spent.

>Bret

You think that's bad, it's taken me 3 months just to send this post.

br d
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On or about 3/1/2005 7:40:20 AM, br d <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT RemoveThis @nildram.co.uk>
said:
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:46:27 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley RemoveThis @olywa.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Out of curiosity, I tried to start the other 2 games: I get a friendly
>>message from Steam telling me that Operation Gordon will be ready to play
>>in 310 minutes, and Counterstrike: Source will be ready in 920 minutes. It
>>is reassuring to know that Valve is looking out for those of us who are
>>concerned about maximizing gaming time vs. gaming dollar spent.
>
>>Bret
>
> You think that's bad, it's taken me 3 months just to send this post.

But it was well worth it, right?

Bret
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On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:58:09 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net>
wrote:

>On or about 3/1/2005 7:40:20 AM, br d <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.DeleteThis@nildram.co.uk>
>said:
>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:46:27 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Out of curiosity, I tried to start the other 2 games: I get a friendly
>>>message from Steam telling me that Operation Gordon will be ready to play
>>>in 310 minutes, and Counterstrike: Source will be ready in 920 minutes. It
>>>is reassuring to know that Valve is looking out for those of us who are
>>>concerned about maximizing gaming time vs. gaming dollar spent.
>>
>>>Bret
>>
>> You think that's bad, it's taken me 3 months just to send this post.
>
>But it was well worth it, right?

It was, but now you've spoilt it.

Br t, I almost have access to my old email now, it's still crashing a
lot but I seem to have most of the mails intact. There should be one
of yours in there that needed answering before xmas, so I'm getting
around to it.

br d
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On or about 3/2/2005 7:41:32 AM, br d <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.RemoveThis@nildram.co.uk>
said:
> On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:58:09 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley.RemoveThis@olywa.net>
> wrote:
>
>>On or about 3/1/2005 7:40:20 AM, br d <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.RemoveThis@nildram.co.uk>
>>said:
>>> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:46:27 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley.RemoveThis@olywa.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Out of curiosity, I tried to start the other 2 games: I get a friendly
>>>>message from Steam telling me that Operation Gordon will be ready to play
>>>>in 310 minutes, and Counterstrike: Source will be ready in 920 minutes. It
>>>>is reassuring to know that Valve is looking out for those of us who are
>>>>concerned about maximizing gaming time vs. gaming dollar spent.
>>>
>>>>Bret
>>>
>>> You think that's bad, it's taken me 3 months just to send this post.
>>
>>But it was well worth it, right?
>
> It was, but now you've spoilt it.
>
> Br t, I almost have access to my old email now, it's still crashing a
> lot but I seem to have most of the mails intact. There should be one
> of yours in there that needed answering before xmas, so I'm getting
> around to it.

There was? Was it clever? Because if it wasn't clever, I would rather you
just ignored it. As you have been. For several months now.

"Bastard," he sighed, casting a sidelong glance towards his own pile of
unanswered e-mails from good friends. (Hi, Don).

Bret
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Bret Ripley wrote:
> On or about 3/2/2005 7:41:32 AM, br d <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT RemoveThis @nildram.co.uk>
> said:
>
>>On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:58:09 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley RemoveThis @olywa.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On or about 3/1/2005 7:40:20 AM, br d <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT RemoveThis @nildram.co.uk>
>>>said:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:46:27 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley RemoveThis @olywa.net>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Out of curiosity, I tried to start the other 2 games: I get a friendly
>>>>>message from Steam telling me that Operation Gordon will be ready to play
>>>>>in 310 minutes, and Counterstrike: Source will be ready in 920 minutes. It
>>>>>is reassuring to know that Valve is looking out for those of us who are
>>>>>concerned about maximizing gaming time vs. gaming dollar spent.
>>>>
>>>>>Bret
>>>>
>>>>You think that's bad, it's taken me 3 months just to send this post.
>>>
>>>But it was well worth it, right?
>>
>>It was, but now you've spoilt it.
>>
>>Br t, I almost have access to my old email now, it's still crashing a
>>lot but I seem to have most of the mails intact. There should be one
>>of yours in there that needed answering before xmas, so I'm getting
>>around to it.
>
>
> There was? Was it clever? Because if it wasn't clever, I would rather you
> just ignored it. As you have been. For several months now.
>
> "Bastard," he sighed, casting a sidelong glance towards his own pile of
> unanswered e-mails from good friends. (Hi, Don).
>
> Bret

*cough*

Well you know I wasn't going to say anything. I figured the wife had
made an "addition" to the "garden".

Let me know how HL2 is when you get it downloaded in April.

Don
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On or about 3/3/2005 9:34:13 PM, Don Ertman <helms.deep.TakeThisOut@verizon.net> said:
> Bret Ripley wrote:
>> On or about 3/2/2005 6:48:32 PM, Don Ertman <helms.deep.TakeThisOut@verizon.net> said:
>>
>>>Bret Ripley wrote:
>>>
>>>>On or about 3/2/2005 7:41:32 AM, br d <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk>
>>>>said:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:58:09 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley.TakeThisOut@olywa.net>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>On or about 3/1/2005 7:40:20 AM, br d <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk>
>>>>>>said:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:46:27 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley.TakeThisOut@olywa.net>
>>>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Out of curiosity, I tried to start the other 2 games: I get a friendly
>>>>>>>>message from Steam telling me that Operation Gordon will be ready to play
>>>>>>>>in 310 minutes, and Counterstrike: Source will be ready in 920 minutes. It
>>>>>>>>is reassuring to know that Valve is looking out for those of us who are
>>>>>>>>concerned about maximizing gaming time vs. gaming dollar spent.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Bret
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>You think that's bad, it's taken me 3 months just to send this post.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>But it was well worth it, right?
>>>>>
>>>>>It was, but now you've spoilt it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Br t, I almost have access to my old email now, it's still crashing a
>>>>>lot but I seem to have most of the mails intact. There should be one
>>>>>of yours in there that needed answering before xmas, so I'm getting
>>>>>around to it.
>>>>
>>>>There was? Was it clever? Because if it wasn't clever, I would rather you
>>>>just ignored it. As you have been. For several months now.
>>>>
>>>>"Bastard," he sighed, casting a sidelong glance towards his own pile of
>>>>unanswered e-mails from good friends. (Hi, Don).
>>>>
>>>>Bret
>>>
>>>*cough*
>>
>> *heimlich*
>
> *hairball*
>
>>
>>>Well you know I wasn't going to say anything. I figured the wife had
>>>made an "addition" to the "garden".
>>
>> Ah, so we're talking in code now, eh? Well, then, by the book: There is
>> currently no danger of the garden being so augmented (and, as you well
>> know, traditional augmentation is just not on the table). Rather, Samurai
>> Bill borrows a phrase from Gauntlet's Barbarian (no, he didn't shoot it),
>> so Injun Bret must pull a Geddy Lee, where he's just a-squattin' and
>> a-squattin'. But not on the carpet.
>>
>> By the book, Don.
>>
>> Other than that: Devil Bunnies! I snort the nose Lucifer. Banana banana.
>
> If we were to go by the book like Mister Zeman, then...
>
> The Bat Ladder [tm] climbs the wall of 1-10 hit points, while the cow
> "SITS". Opus sez, "No walruses or nukes" while mugs are dumped. The
> engines! Circle the wagons!
>
> By the book, Bret.

At this point I can only invoke the wisdom of Tim Zentz as it appeared on
the bathroom wall. Buy the book, "Don."

Br^t
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"Bret Ripley" <ripley DeleteThis @olywa.net> wrote in message
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> HL2 is drop-dead gorgeous,

Ya know, Bret, it's not that I can't believe you baited me again...

It's that -you baited me again-!

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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On or about 3/4/2005 6:38:02 AM, Xan <me.RemoveThis@1.com> said:
> "Bret Ripley" <ripley.RemoveThis@olywa.net> wrote in message
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>> HL2 is drop-dead gorgeous,
>
> Ya know, Bret, it's not that I can't believe you baited me again...
>
> It's that -you baited me again-!

Well, then, I think I'll just stick a feather in it and call it a hat.

A good day to you, sir.

Bret
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"Bret Ripley" <ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net> wrote in message
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> br d

> Zan

> Plato

(slaps forehead)

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.RemoveThis@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Of course, Zan would have worked it out in less time than it takes the
> Rodent to start an argument but then I'm an ÜBER N00B!

Keep this up and I may just un*BING* you from Usenet. And UT.

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