spacesims

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:59:18 GMT, "Xan" <me DeleteThis @1.com> wrote:

>"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT DeleteThis @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.

That's a thought, how come I'm being allowed to post? Am I on a trial
period? Is your famous shielding leaking? Anyway, I'm not scared of
you anymore, I've got an admirable umlaut, Bret told me, and his words
come from on high, at least they do when he's uploading.

Where's Bill? I wanted to tell him to stop talking out of his arse and
worship BCM as the greatest game ever to dance around the laws of
physics. And Shingen? I wanted to tell him Bill's going around saying
Black Sabbath were a bunch of girls.
Has it been dead around here lately. The earliest posts I picked up
were of Lemming upsetting people so it seemed to be business as usual.

br d
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"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
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> That's a thought, how come I'm being allowed to post? Am I on a trial
> period? Is your famous shielding leaking?

I have no need to explain myself to you. Pfft!

> Anyway, I'm not scared of
> you anymore, I've got an admirable umlaut,

That's... um, a lot to admire all at once.

> Bret told me, and his words
> come from on high, at least they do when he's uploading.

Well, I suppose it's better than downloading from on high. I'll defer to your
expertise in that area.

> Where's Bill? I wanted to tell him to stop talking out of his arse and
> worship BCM as the greatest game ever to dance around the laws of
> physics.

Trust me. Just wait.

> And Shingen? I wanted to tell him Bill's going around saying
> Black Sabbath were a bunch of girls.

That's just wrong on so many levels. Get UT running again so that I can
straighten you out. [No, not like that. Bloody hell.]

> Has it been dead around here lately. The earliest posts I picked up
> were of Lemming upsetting people so it seemed to be business as usual.

I think this is what I'd call business as usual. Move along. Nothing to see
here.

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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"Bret Ripley" <ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net> wrote in message
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> ?!?! I don't know how to reply to that. I need clarification. Whose
> forehead did you slap: Yours? Mine? Surely not Plato's?

Mine. Always mine unless otherwise specified.

> Also, you haven't
> canceled the slap, so that means *someone's* forehead is still being
> slapped, right? Right?!?

Negative. A slap is not a state of being so much as an action. At least, that's
what I tell myself.

> I can't possibly be expected work under these conditions.

It shows. That's 'to work' to you!!!

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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On or about 3/4/2005 1:44:27 PM, Xan <me.DeleteThis@1.com> said:
> "Bret Ripley" <ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net> wrote in message
> news:18qdz5yc89dsi.17al7fo1lx0bd$.dlg@40tude.net...
>> ?!?! I don't know how to reply to that. I need clarification. Whose
>> forehead did you slap: Yours? Mine? Surely not Plato's?
>
> Mine. Always mine unless otherwise specified.

Why? I find slapping other people's foreheads much more satisfying.
Especially with a crowbar.

>> Also, you haven't
>> canceled the slap, so that means *someone's* forehead is still being
>> slapped, right? Right?!?
>
> Negative. A slap is not a state of being so much as an action.

Really? Not a state of being? You mean you can slap yourself, and yet not
*be* slappped? How can you possibly be slapped and not slapped at the same
time? Saaaay, this doesn't have something to do with quantum physics, does
it? Because it's giving me the same kind of headache.

> At least, that's
> what I tell myself.

You are the only one in a position to know, oh Slapless One.

>> I can't possibly be expected work under these conditions.
>
> It shows. That's 'to work' to you!!!

Oh, bugger. Can we start over?

Bret
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"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.DeleteThis@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Where's Bill? I wanted to tell him to stop talking out of his arse and
> worship BCM as the greatest game ever to dance around the laws of
> physics.

You already told me not to talk out of my arse so I haven't had much to say
since that's the only why I know how to talk. It really is quite the
dilemma.
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"Bret Ripley" <ripley DeleteThis @olywa.net> wrote in message
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> Why? I find slapping other people's foreheads much more satisfying.
> Especially with a crowbar.

Personally, I prefer a crossbow for that.

> Really? Not a state of being? You mean you can slap yourself, and yet not
> *be* slappped? How can you possibly be slapped and not slapped at the same
> time? Saaaay, this doesn't have something to do with quantum physics, does
> it? Because it's giving me the same kind of headache.

See? I managed to slap you with a mere thought. You are not being 'slappped'
[sic]. No. In fact, you have been bitchslapped. =)

> You are the only one in a position to know, oh Slapless One.

That has a nice ring to it, like the bells on your knickers.

> Oh, bugger. Can we start over?

Insert token to start.

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 14:46:31 GMT, Xan wrote:

> "Bret Ripley" <ripley.TakeThisOut@olywa.net> wrote in message
> news:630xm1y5i7dg.u8nljgpblwm.dlg@40tude.net...
>> Why? I find slapping other people's foreheads much more satisfying.
>> Especially with a crowbar.
>
> Personally, I prefer a crossbow for that.

I should have thought a crossbow an unwieldy sort of instrument for
forehead whacking.

>> Really? Not a state of being? You mean you can slap yourself, and yet not
>> *be* slappped? How can you possibly be slapped and not slapped at the same
>> time? Saaaay, this doesn't have something to do with quantum physics, does
>> it? Because it's giving me the same kind of headache.
>
> See? I managed to slap you with a mere thought. You are not being 'slappped'
> [sic]. No. In fact, you have been bitchslapped. =)

To counter your psychic bitchslappp: I activate my artificial ultraviolet
negative ion cognition dampening field, thereby flooding this froup with
affected indifference.

>> You are the only one in a position to know, oh Slapless One.
>
> That has a nice ring to it, like the bells on your knickers.

You know I never wear knickers when posting to Usenet.

>> Oh, bugger. Can we start over?
>
> Insert token to start.

<the penny drops>

Bret
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"Bret Ripley" <ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net> wrote in message
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> I should have thought a crossbow an unwieldy sort of instrument for
> forehead whacking.

You'd be surprised. Try it on yourself sometime.

> To counter your psychic bitchslappp: I activate my artificial ultraviolet
> negative ion cognition dampening field, thereby flooding this froup with
> affected indifference.

This machine is unaffected.

> You know I never wear knickers when posting to Usenet.

In! N00b.

> <the penny drops>

Shame. Make sure you don't lose your other one. Bread would be very
disappointed.

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:25:39 +0000, br d
<misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.DeleteThis@nildram.co.uk> wrote:

>The earliest posts I picked up
>were of Lemming upsetting people so it seemed to be business as usual.

I'm flattered you noticed; I try to stick to what I'm best at.

Anyway, it was only Ms. CMOT Nubbler, and she's been "in" usenet for
over a decade, so she's probably used to it.

Lemming
--
Curiosity *may* have killed Schrodinger's cat.
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:42:22 GMT, "Xan" <me.DeleteThis@1.com> wrote:

>"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.DeleteThis@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:l3kh21lnptlm1smlku362sij8qkkuh65ad@4ax.com...
>> That's a thought, how come I'm being allowed to post? Am I on a trial
>> period? Is your famous shielding leaking?
>
>I have no need to explain myself to you. Pfft!

Yep, that'll get you out of it.

>
>> Anyway, I'm not scared of
>> you anymore, I've got an admirable umlaut,
>
>That's... um, a lot to admire all at once.

You can't do anything all at once, you're serial.

>
>> Bret told me, and his words
>> come from on high, at least they do when he's uploading.
>
>Well, I suppose it's better than downloading from on high. I'll defer to your
>expertise in that area.

I'm pleased you did, not that I have a clue what you're talking about.

>
>> Where's Bill? I wanted to tell him to stop talking out of his arse and
>> worship BCM as the greatest game ever to dance around the laws of
>> physics.
>
>Trust me. Just wait.

Has Bill become Z n's sockpuppet? Has Br t become Don's? Is Lemming
ever going to get in touch with me about this Saturday??

>
>> And Shingen? I wanted to tell him Bill's going around saying
>> Black Sabbath were a bunch of girls.
>
>That's just wrong on so many levels. Get UT running again so that I can
>straighten you out. [No, not like that. Bloody hell.]

You like straight boys then Zan? Handy really, cos you don't know any
girls, straight or otherwise. I have got UT running!!!! I shall
practice dying heavily and then contact you.

>
>> Has it been dead around here lately. The earliest posts I picked up
>> were of Lemming upsetting people so it seemed to be business as usual.
>
>I think this is what I'd call business as usual. Move along. Nothing to see
>here.

Right Ho.

br d
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On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 20:54:39 GMT, "Xan" <me.DeleteThis@1.com> wrote:

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

>> <the penny drops>
>
>Shame. Make sure you don't lose your other one. Bread would be very
>disappointed.

What?!?! Did you become even more confused during the last couple of
months mate? Is reality just a distant memory for you these days?
You maybe working too hard, at least I hope that's it.


>// Xan, Ph.D.
>// I've lost my marbles.

br d
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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 11:51:17 -0800, Bret Ripley <ripley.TakeThisOut@olywa.net>
wrote:

>Heh. When I'm uploading data, I put my PC up on a shelf so the data
>doesn't have to travel uphill to the phone jack.

If you hadn't rented out the attic you could have put it up there for
swifter-uppy-data.

>If barrel and crate management is your cup of meat, then HL2 will
>definitely appeal.

Cup of meat? I feel quite ill now, remind me never to let you make the
tea.



>I found some in Ravenholm.

Yeah, I'm in (on) there now, those dying screams! Isn't violence
great.


>Well, I found the story interesting, and I enjoyed having the freedom to
>choose how my character evolved as the story progressed. VTM:B is
>frequently compared to Deus Ex (the first one, not the sequel), which is
>one of my all-time favorite games for the same reasons.

With you there mate, Deus Ex was quite brilliant. I'll get back into
VTM:B then, I've only got HL2, Far Cry, and Doom3 to finish.

>That is odd. Was this before or after the patch?

Actually I think it was after the Bacardi, which might explain it.
It was patched, didn't help. It's okay now, I can set a custom refresh
rate for an unused rez and run it at that, doesn't affect anything
else I run then.

>Indeed. Zan is not merely a whiz: Zan is the Platonic form of whiz.

Did he whiz against the cave wall then?


>Your umlaut is admirable. Aim for the stars, mate.

I can't, they confiscated my rifle.

br d
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"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.RemoveThis@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Yep, that'll get you out of it.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

> You can't do anything all at once, you're serial.

I'm perpendicular.

> I'm pleased you did, not that I have a clue what you're talking about.

Tell me something I don't know, please.

[No, not -that-!]

> Has Bill become Z n's sockpuppet? Has Br t become Don's? Is Lemming
> ever going to get in touch with me about this Saturday??

I'd answer, but I'd GPF.

> You like straight boys then Zan? Handy really, cos you don't know any
> girls, straight or otherwise.

I like machines with compatible data ports.

> I have got UT running!!!! I shall
> practice dying heavily and then contact you.

Excellent.

> Right Ho.

I'm sure there's a suggestion in there somewhere.

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