I should say, I feel so much better about gaming *culture*. I'm not sure what disturbs me more, the fact that some people would waste 3 days straight playing games, or that they would waste perfectly good drugs on gaming...
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Nothing wrong with wasting three days straight playing games if there is some point to the game other than shooting everything in site. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img] Of course, doing it regularly may be a problem...
I find it odd that people are taking drugs at the same time though.
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[This message has been edited by Biggles (edited 11-08-2001).]
While the concept of non-stop gaming is a nifty one, the issue of drug use is nothing good. Thing is, I know a bunch of the types stated in the article. Druggies who go to lan parties and get high, playing quake, UT, and the rest for a day or more.
I think that this was summarized best in the writeup for Penny Arcade found [url="http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2001-11-07"]here[/url]. (third paragraph)
[quote]
What's there to say, really, about that Salon article? We momentarily considered casing it for a possible strip, but it's so inane on the face of it that the piece in question doesn't require the unique services we offer. I once denigrated my own technique where writing was concerned, imagining that true writers were initiates in some secret cult and until they came in cloaks and let you in, you weren't even an amateur - it was more like you just had a shaky hand, and your work was more the result of a mechanical process than a creative one. An article like this really strips all the mystery out of that equation - want to be a writer? It's very easy, from the looks of it. You start out by having no knowledge whatsoever of the subject matter, and you roll without aim along that vector - like a snowball down a gravel hill - accruing detritus and useless trivia until you acquire sufficient wordcount. kcgeek has more on the topic, if you'd like to read it. I think I'm probably done.[/quote]
Randy -- I however, still think of you (and it, the writing thing) as being a member of a secret cult. Maybe more of a secret organization, like the Illuminatti, Free Masons, or Blue-Blazer's. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
[This message has been edited by John Walker (edited 11-08-2001).]
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Ah yes, I read that last night. Or was it the night before?
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[quote]Originally posted by John Walker:
[b] Randy -- I however, still think of you (and it, the writing thing) as being a member of a secret cult. Maybe more of a secret organization, like the Illuminatti, Free Masons, or Blue-Blazer's[/b][/quote]
Blue-Blazers.
No mater where you go - there you are. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Hahahahaaaa!
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
"G sub e... Jesu Christo! Make the ganglia twitch!...
We're home free... home... home is where you wear your hat!
I feel so break up, I wanna go home!"
I can remember (after many many bowls) freez-framing a computer read-out in BB to transcribe a complete list of all the Johns, now if I could only find it (it was like 15 years ago now!) One of my favs: John Smallberries.
I found someone else's list:
John Barnett
John Bigboote
John Camp
John Careful Walker
John Chief Crier
John Cooper
John Coyote
John Edwards
John Fish
John Fledgling
John Gomez
John Grim
John Guardian
John Icicle Boy
John Jones
John Joseph
John Lee
John Littlejohn
John Many Jars
John Milton
John Mud Head
John Nephew
John Nolan
John O'Connor
John Omar
John Parrot
John Rajeesh
John Ready to Fly
John Repeat Dance
John Roberts
John Scott
John Smallberries
John Starbird
John Take Cover
John Thorny Stick
John Two Horns
John Whorfin
John Wood
John Wright
John Ya Ya
I wasn't aware the drugs were a sub-culture of gaming in the first place.
[img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/confused.gif[/img]
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I AM AWAKE AT 4AM TO THE TERRIFYING UNDENIABLE TRUTH THAT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO STOP THE MONSTER
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Looks like these guys have been experimenting... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
Just in case you didn't know, BB is coming to DVD in January.
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
BB?
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
I always thought that movie was so 80s hip. BB: Neurosurgeon, Musician, Kung Fu master, inter-dimensional adventurer. I wanted to be him when I grew up. Well, even at mid 30s I still want to be him when I grow up.
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Never seen it. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
well being a member of the bilderburg and running the shadow government i refuse to comment on the subject of the freemasons, illuminati, blue blazers, or even mr. roger's red sweaters.
Oh the memories. I remember I used to have a tape with both BB and Repo Man -talk about one hell of a double feature!
Biggles -see it.
Marc
[This message has been edited by Marc (edited 11-17-2001).]
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
I will eventually. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
No. No "eventually". "Eventually" is for the weak. (like sleep)
Drop what you are doing and go watch it [i][b]now[/b][/i].
... oh, and watch Repo Man too.
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
But... but... I have new DVDs to watch!
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
So, Mr.B. have you seen it yet? Beware the warth of Zog*!
*Zog Kon-Tikki
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Nope, not yet.
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[quote]Originally posted by Marc:
[b]I found someone else's list:
John Barnett
John Bigboote
John Camp
John Careful Walker
John Chief Crier
John Cooper
John Coyote
John Edwards
John Fish
John Fledgling
John Gomez
John Grim
John Guardian
John Icicle Boy
John Jones
John Joseph
John Lee
John Littlejohn
John Many Jars
John Milton
John Mud Head
John Nephew
John Nolan
John O'Connor
John Omar
John Parrot
John Rajeesh
John Ready to Fly
John Repeat Dance
John Roberts
John Scott
John Smallberries
John Starbird
John Take Cover
John Thorny Stick
John Two Horns
John Whorfin
John Wood
John Wright
John Ya Ya
John Littlejohn? JOHN Careful WALKER?
zoiks!! The lectroids have us surrounded![/b][/quote]
You forgot John Crichton. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
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We are here to place President Grenewetzki under arrest!
I find it odd that people are taking drugs at the same time though.
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[This message has been edited by Biggles (edited 11-08-2001).]
[b]or that they would waste perfectly good drugs on gaming...[/b][/quote]
No kidding there are a ton of more valuble things to do with em.
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"Ambassador we all know that the first casulty of war is the truth."
-John Sheridan
"To alcohol the solution to and cause of all of life's problems."
-Homer Jay Simpson
([url="http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2001-11-07"]http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php3?date=2001-11-07[/url])
[quote]
What's there to say, really, about that Salon article? We momentarily considered casing it for a possible strip, but it's so inane on the face of it that the piece in question doesn't require the unique services we offer. I once denigrated my own technique where writing was concerned, imagining that true writers were initiates in some secret cult and until they came in cloaks and let you in, you weren't even an amateur - it was more like you just had a shaky hand, and your work was more the result of a mechanical process than a creative one. An article like this really strips all the mystery out of that equation - want to be a writer? It's very easy, from the looks of it. You start out by having no knowledge whatsoever of the subject matter, and you roll without aim along that vector - like a snowball down a gravel hill - accruing detritus and useless trivia until you acquire sufficient wordcount. kcgeek has more on the topic, if you'd like to read it. I think I'm probably done.[/quote]
Randy -- I however, still think of you (and it, the writing thing) as being a member of a secret cult. Maybe more of a secret organization, like the Illuminatti, Free Masons, or Blue-Blazer's. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
[This message has been edited by John Walker (edited 11-08-2001).]
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
And we sleep too...
But they sure are a fun time.
Oh and no drugs or alchohol either..
[This message has been edited by Keyan (edited 11-14-2001).]
[b] Randy -- I however, still think of you (and it, the writing thing) as being a member of a secret cult. Maybe more of a secret organization, like the Illuminatti, Free Masons, or Blue-Blazer's[/b][/quote]
Blue-Blazers.
No mater where you go - there you are. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
We're home free... home... home is where you wear your hat!
I feel so break up, I wanna go home!"
I can remember (after many many bowls) freez-framing a computer read-out in BB to transcribe a complete list of all the Johns, now if I could only find it (it was like 15 years ago now!) One of my favs: John Smallberries.
Marc
John Barnett
John Bigboote
John Camp
John Careful Walker
John Chief Crier
John Cooper
John Coyote
John Edwards
John Fish
John Fledgling
John Gomez
John Grim
John Guardian
John Icicle Boy
John Jones
John Joseph
John Lee
John Littlejohn
John Many Jars
John Milton
John Mud Head
John Nephew
John Nolan
John O'Connor
John Omar
John Parrot
John Rajeesh
John Ready to Fly
John Repeat Dance
John Roberts
John Scott
John Smallberries
John Starbird
John Take Cover
John Thorny Stick
John Two Horns
John Whorfin
John Wood
John Wright
John Ya Ya
John Littlejohn? JOHN Careful WALKER?
zoiks!! The lectroids have us surrounded!
[img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/confused.gif[/img]
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I AM AWAKE AT 4AM TO THE TERRIFYING UNDENIABLE TRUTH THAT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO STOP THE MONSTER
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
(it is all part of my secret plot)
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
Biggles -see it.
Marc
[This message has been edited by Marc (edited 11-17-2001).]
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
No. No "eventually". "Eventually" is for the weak. (like sleep)
Drop what you are doing and go watch it [i][b]now[/b][/i].
... oh, and watch Repo Man too.
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
*Zog Kon-Tikki
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[b]I found someone else's list:
John Barnett
John Bigboote
John Camp
John Careful Walker
John Chief Crier
John Cooper
John Coyote
John Edwards
John Fish
John Fledgling
John Gomez
John Grim
John Guardian
John Icicle Boy
John Jones
John Joseph
John Lee
John Littlejohn
John Many Jars
John Milton
John Mud Head
John Nephew
John Nolan
John O'Connor
John Omar
John Parrot
John Rajeesh
John Ready to Fly
John Repeat Dance
John Roberts
John Scott
John Smallberries
John Starbird
John Take Cover
John Thorny Stick
John Two Horns
John Whorfin
John Wood
John Wright
John Ya Ya
John Littlejohn? JOHN Careful WALKER?
zoiks!! The lectroids have us surrounded![/b][/quote]
You forgot John Crichton. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
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