*F* Madison 1.0 report
Rob Vines
Well, I'm back from Madison afpmeet 1.0. Spoilers coming up. ;-)
There, that ought to be enough space.
I had a good time in Madison. Got to meet Terry; had some books signed;
hung out with Rocky Frisco and Joann Dominik. Some highlights:
Terry had two appearances at Madison: one at the University bookstore,
and one at a Barnes and Noble store out at the edge of town. Both
were scheduled for an hour; at both, he talked for well over that hour
and then signed books and chatted with people afterwards. Attendence
at the first signing was 20 or so; the second was probably closer to
35 or 40. Some quotes:
"A chimpanzee will take a camera out of a person's hands and smash it.
A gorilla will take a camera out of a person's hands, sniff it, and
hand it back to him. An orangutang will take a camera out of a person's
hands, take it to pieces, and hand the pieces back to them."
"When an orangutang tries to start an outboard motor, it *starts*. Either
that, or the piston flies out the top."
"I do what I love to do all day long, and I get paid a lot of money to do
it. As far as I'm concerned, there's no drawbacks."
"There was a certain...pinkness...to the magazines in the upper racks."
"You can be sick even after you run out of stuff to be sick with."
"I was one of those students whose grades were about a third of the way
up from the bottom of the class. Not high enough to be noticed, and
not low enough for anybody to worry about me."
After the B&N signing, a group of us went out to dinner together at
a nearby TGI Friday's restaurant. The group consisted of myself,
Joann, her mother Shirley, Arthur Molin, James South, and...his wife,
whose name escapes me right now. (Rocky couldn't attend; he had to get
up way early to drive to Chicago the following morning.) We ate, we drank,
we chatted. Topics of conversation included frictionless elephants; MST3K,
Terry Pratchett, and commercial failure in 'merika; the geekiness of the
people at the table; Significant Others who share/don't share our peculiar
fandoms; and Indian food restaurants situated next door to pet shops.
Joann brought her Paul Kidby Portfolio, which is a *wonderful* book. I'm
going to have to get my grubby mitts on a copy of it. My only beef was
that Vimes looked a bit too Clint-Eastwoodlike--I don't think Vimes is
quite as *squinty* as Clint is. Since Vimes is one of my favorite
characters, that's a pretty big beef, but I'll cope.
Photos of people and photos of people taking photos were taken. Joann
decided I looked like Kidby's Greebo when I smiled, which worried me.
A quote from Joann: "I can't get far enough away from you people!"
At elevenish the party broke up--everybody either had to leave early
the next morning or was heading directly home that night. James and his
wife gave me a lift to my car, which was still parked on campus, and I
found my way back to my hotel, where I stayed up *way* too late reading
Feet of Clay.
To sum up: it was a good time, and I'm looking forward to Terry's next
'merkin tour. He gives the impression that he's really surprised that
he's as popular as he is, but he's decided he'll enjoy it instead of
questioning it. My one regret was that I didn't get to talk to Rocky
as much as I wanted to--he's a neat guy.
--
Rob Vines r-v...@uiuc.edu
"We have met the enemy, and he is us." -- Walt Kelly's Pogo
Joann L Dominik
Rob Vines (VI...@UIMRL3.MRL.UIUC.EDU) wrote:
: Some quotes:
Some other quotes:
(phone conversation) "Do you know where Rocky is?" "Uh, yeah. He's on the
other side of the bed." "That's a very good place for him." "Hey, he's
still got his hat on...!" I have witnesses. I can produce them.
"I now know the difference between Good Ol' Boys, Rednecks, and
Spam-sucking trailer trash. . . The Good ol' boys have bigger, nicer
pick-ups."
"Relevence? What's that got to do with anything?"
: Topics of conversation included frictionless elephants; MST3K,
: Terry Pratchett, and commercial failure in 'merika; the geekiness of the
: people at the table; Significant Others who share/don't share our peculiar
: fandoms; and Indian food restaurants situated next door to pet shops.
I'd like to say that we also discussed meats. Exotic ones. I remember
ostrich and buffalo were mentioned. I also remember mention was made of a
restaurant (someone hold Karen's hand; this could be traumatic for her)
called "Stolichnaya." No, really. I was there. I made her repeat it, to
be sure of what she meant. Don't know where it was, though...
: Joann brought her Paul Kidby Portfolio, which is a *wonderful* book. I'm
: going to have to get my grubby mitts on a copy of it. My only beef was
: that Vimes looked a bit too Clint-Eastwoodlike--I don't think Vimes is
: quite as *squinty* as Clint is. Since Vimes is one of my favorite
: characters, that's a pretty big beef, but I'll cope.
I was startled by how Clinty he looked, but dang it, it fits him *so
well*. My memory of "watching the books" has now jigged around to
retro-fit him. He wasn't so clear before-- now, he's absolutely *there*.
Perfect. But Nobby's still more uncanny...
: Photos of people and photos of people taking photos were taken. Joann
: decided I looked like Kidby's Greebo when I smiled, which worried me.
I do not think so! I must beg to differ. Greebo certainly frightens me,
yes. :P :D But for entirely different reasons. Ladies, trust me-- Rob
isn't *nearly* that...hmmm... _aggressive_ about things. >:)
: A quote from Joann: "I can't get far enough away from you people!"
Hey, I was holding a camera at the time. HTH. :D
: To sum up: it was a good time, and I'm looking forward to Terry's next
: 'merkin tour. He gives the impression that he's really surprised that
: he's as popular as he is, but he's decided he'll enjoy it instead of
: questioning it. My one regret was that I didn't get to talk to Rocky
: as much as I wanted to--he's a neat guy.
Notes on Rocky, or Advance Warning For The Incurably English:
Rocky is entirely too talented. You can easily listen to him for
hours, as he's incredibly entertaining to talk to. He's also a great
singer, if you give him a piano... :} I've yet to hear him on guitar, but
I'm unpleasantly eager to. He's got one of the world's coolest voices, and
uses it well. Hug him gently, but hug him lots. *Do Not* duel him-- you
will lose! Buy him lots of drinks, feed him constantly, and take lots of
pictures. And then send me copies of all of them. I'm not kidding. :}
I'm incredibly jealous that he's going to England without me, when I'm not
there, and you're all going to have *even more fun* without me. You've
simply got to stop doing that. I insist.
(well, I had to try.)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The Very Intelligent Pig http://www.cloudnet.com/~jldomini
I am Spoggles; hear me roar. "I'm wounded." "Stigmata, eh?" -E&B
"My name is Sam and I'm a really suspicious bastard." _Feet of Clay_
"Sometimes you needed a bastard." ibid
Dave Le Good
In article <534rav$4...@orion.cloudnet.com>,
jldo...@antares.cloudnet.com (Joann L Dominik) wrote:
>Notes on Rocky, or Advance Warning For The Incurably English:
> Rocky is entirely too talented. You can easily listen to him for
>hours, as he's incredibly entertaining to talk to. He's also a great
>singer, if you give him a piano... :} I've yet to hear him on guitar, but
>I'm unpleasantly eager to. He's got one of the world's coolest voices, and
>uses it well. Hug him gently, but hug him lots. *Do Not* duel him-- you
>will lose! Buy him lots of drinks, feed him constantly, and take lots of
>pictures. And then send me copies of all of them. I'm not kidding. :}
Don't worry, we'll take good care of him.
Dave
Joann L Dominik
I forgot to tell you: We made a dreadful, horrible mistake. Well, Terry's
publishers did. This signing/meet thing in Wisconsin was at Madison, and
it should have been somewhere else. There was a *really* obvious choice.
Menomenie, WI. No, I'm not kidding. How the HELL did we miss that one,
guys? Talk about missing the obvious line. Really. I'm so ashamed.
Tony Finch
>
>: Photos of people and photos of people taking photos were taken. Joann
>: decided I looked like Kidby's Greebo when I smiled, which worried me.
>
>I do not think so! I must beg to differ. Greebo certainly frightens me,
>yes. :P :D But for entirely different reasons. Ladies, trust me-- Rob
>isn't *nearly* that...hmmm... _aggressive_ about things. >:)
Thank god. There's enough raw sex around here without a Greebo look-alike.
>: A quote from Joann: "I can't get far enough away from you people!"
>
>Hey, I was holding a camera at the time. HTH. :D
Spoil it for us, why don't you.
>Notes on Rocky, or Advance Warning For The Incurably English:
Hey! The English, the English, the English are best; I wouldn't give
tuppence for all of the rest.
> Rocky is entirely too talented. You can easily listen to him for
>hours, as he's incredibly entertaining to talk to. He's also a great
>singer, if you give him a piano... :} I've yet to hear him on guitar, but
>I'm unpleasantly eager to. He's got one of the world's coolest voices, and
>uses it well. Hug him gently, but hug him lots. *Do Not* duel him-- you
>will lose! Buy him lots of drinks, feed him constantly, and take lots of
>pictures. And then send me copies of all of them. I'm not kidding. :}
I want to, I want to! I'm not so sure about the hugging, though. I can
do lots, but 'gently' tends to turn into 'like a bear'...
FTony.
LI Endell
Tony Finch (fa...@cam.ac.uk) wrote:
: jldo...@antares.cloudnet.com (Joann L Dominik) wrote:
: > Rocky is entirely too talented. You can easily listen to him for
: >hours, as he's incredibly entertaining to talk to. He's also a great
: >singer, if you give him a piano... :} I've yet to hear him on guitar, but
: >I'm unpleasantly eager to. He's got one of the world's coolest voices, and
: >uses it well. Hug him gently, but hug him lots. *Do Not* duel him-- you
: >will lose! Buy him lots of drinks, feed him constantly, and take lots of
: >pictures. And then send me copies of all of them. I'm not kidding. :}
: I want to, I want to! I'm not so sure about the hugging, though. I can
: do lots, but 'gently' tends to turn into 'like a bear'...
Tell you what, Ftony, you can practice with me :-)
Lindsay
Tony Finch
li...@york.ac.uk (LI Endell) wrote:
>Tony Finch (fa...@cam.ac.uk) wrote:
>
>: I'm not so sure about the hugging, though. I can
>: do lots, but 'gently' tends to turn into 'like a bear'...
>
>Tell you what, Ftony, you can practice with me :-)
How could I possibly refuse an offer like that?
FTony.
Rob Vines
jldo...@antares.cloudnet.com writes:
> I forgot to tell you: We made a dreadful, horrible mistake. Well, Terry's
> publishers did. This signing/meet thing in Wisconsin was at Madison, and
> it should have been somewhere else. There was a *really* obvious choice.
>
> Menomenie, WI.
Do-doo, doo doo doop.
> No, I'm not kidding. How the HELL did we miss that one,
> guys? Talk about missing the obvious line. Really. I'm so ashamed.
Well, I'm going to have to plead ignorance. And lack of sleep.
PLT? The words in my head made me do it?
Ah hell--just convict me of violating the Being Bloody Stupid Act and get
it over with.
ROCKY FRISCO
Joann (the Luscious) Dominik writes:
JD> I forgot to tell you: We made a dreadful, horrible mistake. Well,
JD> Terry's publishers did. This signing/meet thing in Wisconsin was at
JD> Madison, and it should have been somewhere else. There was a
JD> *really* obvious choice.
JD> Menomenie, WI. No, I'm not kidding. How the HELL did we miss that
JD> one, guys? Talk about missing the obvious line. Really. I'm so
JD> ashamed.
Menomenie? (thinking furiously)
Menomenie --
beep bee bee beep beep
Menomenie --
beep bee bee beep
Menomenie --
beep bee bee beep beep
beedeep beep beedeep beep
beedee beedee beedeep beep beebeep beep!
Right?
-Rock
<rocky....@bgbbs.com> Black Gold BBS http://bgbbs.com/~rocky/roc.htm
Harry Browne in `96 our only real hope--> http://www.HarryBrowne96.org
* RM 1.31 1542 * Thirty minutes of begging does not constitute foreplay. -CW
MELANIE TOM
Well, I've been lurking on and off for months now and occusionally
written in when I just couldn't resist, so I thought that I'd better just
send in one of these.
Name: Melanie Tom [1]
other/whatsit name: Who, me?
Age: Not telling, you don't ask ladies their age.
Sex: I already told you are you blind, I'm a lady.[2]
Occupation: Very bored Uni student, and part time irritation
First time on afp: Oh earlier this year can't remeber when.
First post on afp: Don't remember what but it was probably and attempt at
irony.
Reaction to first Pterry post: Oh dear better not say anything to him or
he'll think I'm a complete morone.
Interests: Reading anything I get my hands on, talking, chatting, phones,
dragons, any music which I start humming after hearing it once, chocolate,
thinking and imagining conversations that will never happen (excuse me
mister bitter and twister but has anyone ever told you that your name
sounds like a lemon drink), friends oh and reading and talking.
Likes: as above
Dislikes: People who walk infront of you when you are in a rush,
unneccesary apologies, people who are racist, sexist, or well and ist like
that, oh well lot of other things like that,
characteristics: You mean physical? <quick glance around, no one whose met
me> Lets keep that shrouded in mystery shall we.
Quirks: Umm how long do we have?
*talk to myself and gesture wildly, with interesting facial gestures when
ever I have to walk anywhere, also on buses and trains.
*also find myself humming odd songs at inappropriate moments, eg any
muppet song, christmas carols[3], songs from the 50-60's songs from
childrens shows.
*have a tendency to quote authors at people (of course Pterry's a
favourite)
*along with muttering to myself I also burst out laughing when i think of
something funny.
Obsessions: This depends on the year the month, the mood I'm in, what I've
been reading and so on.
Favourite music: anything that's on the radio, Rainbow connection, Manna
manna, Pachabells Cannon, twist and shout, ummm anything really.
Favourite Book: Oh please don't make me choose I love them allllll!!!!
Favourite authors: Pterry, Feist, Eddings, Diana Wynne Jones,
Favourite type of book[4]: Anything which says things differently, makes
me think and laugh.
Fav. movie: Couldn't say for sure but a real classic is The Princess
Bride, just typing that title makes me smile and sigh.
Fav. Pterry book: Well I like the witches, but then, Carrot is so umm
Carrot, and Rincewind, what can I say. I LOVE every one of them.
World view: I believe like Carrot that ultimatly everyone's nice, but
every now and then I have this sneaking suspicion that Gaspode may be
right.[5]
Purity: Not telling and don't anybody peak.
afpurity: somewhere around 75% last time I looked.
Who, me?
-I wasn't even looking at it.
[1] At least I spelt it right this time.[6]
[2] OK who sniggered stand forward that man, you and I are going to have a
little talk about manners.
[3] No not the one's like Jingle bells _yuck_ the ones like the holly and
the ivy and Isaw three ships go sailing by.
[4] Now finally a question i can answer.
[5] ie. Life's a bitch [7] and all the men and women merely bastards[8]
[6] And don't think that I've never miss-spelt it either.
[7] OK so it was paraphrased, Gaspode just wishes that.
[8] Who won't give a por' lil' dog a biscuit.
raven
In article <Pine.OSF.3.93.961016...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>
n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au "MELANIE TOM" writes:
> Well, I've been lurking on and off for months now and occusionally
>written in when I just couldn't resist, so I thought that I'd better just
>send in one of these.
>
>Name: Melanie Tom [1]
>other/whatsit name: Who, me?
>Age: Not telling, you don't ask ladies their age.
>Sex: I already told you are you blind, I'm a lady.[2]
>[2] OK who sniggered stand forward that man, you and I are going to have a
>little talk about manners.
>
T`wasn`t a snigger m`dear mearly intrest arising, being, of
course the perfect gent that I am, I wouldn`t dream of sniggering
when a sweet young thing asserts that she is a _Lady_
(No matter what the temptation!)
usualy a newbie post from such a lovely little lady would warrent
an afproposition and declarations of affection, however, though
my heart aches to win your hand (and other body parts), I must
resist, as nasty people (thats you Pete!) have started challenging
me to duels, simply for being afpropriatly afpolyamorous.
Accept, instead this small token of what might of been -
---,--'-(@
With deepest regrets, till Quantum stops bullying me :-(
--
"Nevermore," quoth the raven
- edgar allen poe
Darrell Ottery
In article <Pine.OSF.3.93.961016142356.15556A-
100...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>, MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>
writes
[...]
>Interests: Reading anything I get my hands on, talking, chatting, phones,
>dragons, any music which I start humming after hearing it once, chocolate,
>thinking and imagining conversations that will never happen (excuse me
>mister bitter and twister but has anyone ever told you that your name
>sounds like a lemon drink),
Yes. HTH.
I think I can blame Emmet for that. WTH, I'll blame Emmet anyway...
>friends oh and reading and talking.
I'd never have guessed. Esp. about the reading and talking stuff.
--
Darrell - Bitter&Twi...@lspace.org
Disillusion has an edge so sharp
It tears out your soul and leaves a stain on your heart.
- Lone Justice, Shelter
Matthew Bloch
In article <Pine.OSF.3.93.961016...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>
MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> wrote:
> Purity: Not telling and don't anybody peak.
> afpurity: somewhere around 75% last time I looked.
Well... <sniff>... in that case...
@
---'---,---@@@ (big rose)
@
Melanie... WYMM and make your purity 74%?
--
Matthew http://homepages.enterprise.net/mattbee
'And these should be the best days of our lives,
Life! It's not what I thought it was...'
MELANIE TOM
I thank you sir for your heartening gesture, and I will try yet again not
to think of the fact that I am lacking in proposals.
Oh well there's always chocolate.
Who, me?
-my hands were nowhere near your...
Peter Bleackley
In ppint.'s shop (raven) writes:
|> T`wasn`t a snigger m`dear mearly intrest arising, being, of
|> course the perfect gent that I am, I wouldn`t dream of sniggering
|> when a sweet young thing asserts that she is a _Lady_
|> (No matter what the temptation!)
|> usualy a newbie post from such a lovely little lady would warrent
|> an afproposition and declarations of affection, however, though
|> my heart aches to win your hand (and other body parts), I must
|> resist, as nasty people (thats you Pete!) have started challenging
|> me to duels, simply for being afpropriatly afpolyamorous.
|> Accept, instead this small token of what might of been -
|>
|> ---,--'-(@
|> With deepest regrets, till Quantum stops bullying me :-(
Me, bullying? It's simply a matter of afprinciple. I can't let people go
round being polyamourous all the time, when it's taken me twenty-two and
a half years to achieve monogamy, can I?
--
~PETE "QUANTUM" BLEACKLEY~
Daleks! Repent of your evil ways, and live in peace as plumbers!
X-Ray Astronomy Group University of Leicester
p...@star.le.ac.uk ~ Website coming soon
MELANIE TOM
On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Matthew Bloch wrote:
> In article <Pine.OSF.3.93.961016...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>
> MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> wrote:
>
> > Purity: Not telling and don't anybody peak.
> > afpurity: somewhere around 75% last time I looked.
>
> Well... <sniff>... in that case...
>
> @
> ---'---,---@@@ (big rose)
> @
>
> Melanie... WYMM and make your purity 74%?
>
a good reason. Thank you I accept.
Who, me?
-you really mean me?
The Bellman of Ankh
MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> wrote in article
<Pine.OSF.3.93.96102...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>...
> On Fri, 18 Oct 1996, raven wrote:
> > In article
<Pine.OSF.3.93.961016...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>
> > n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au "MELANIE TOM" writes:
> >
[UM BIGGUM SNIPPUM]
> > me to duels, simply for being afpropriatly afpolyamorous.
> > Accept, instead this small token of what might of been -
> >
> > ---,--'-(@
Looks like an ear onna stick to me.
> I thank you sir for your heartening gesture, and I will try yet again not
> to think of the fact that I am lacking in proposals.
Me too <*sniff*>.
> Oh well there's always chocolate.
Or an official invitation to Jacuzzi97 :-) (how do you do a hopeful grin
smiley?)
--
There is no such thing as a bloody cat licence, you don't need one!
What's that then?
It's a dog licence with the word dog crossed out and the word cat written
in in crayon.
MELANIE TOM
On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Darrell Ottery wrote:
> In article <Pine.OSF.3.93.961016142356.15556A-
> 100...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>, MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>
> writes
> [...]
> >Interests: Reading anything I get my hands on, talking, chatting, phones,
> >dragons, any music which I start humming after hearing it once, chocolate,
> >thinking and imagining conversations that will never happen (excuse me
> >mister bitter and twister but has anyone ever told you that your name
> >sounds like a lemon drink),
>
> Yes. HTH.
>
> I think I can blame Emmet for that. WTH, I'll blame Emmet anyway...
and here was me hoping that this was a conversation that was never going
to happen. Oh and what did the inestimable Emmet do?
> >friends oh and reading and talking.
> I'd never have guessed. Esp. about the reading and talking stuff.
Really? I thought I'd made it fairly obvious.
Who, me?
-never.
Darrell Ottery
In article <Pine.OSF.3.93.96102...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>,
MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> writes
>On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Darrell Ottery wrote:
>> In article <Pine.OSF.3.93.961016142356.15556A-
>> 100...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>, MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>
>> writes
>> [...]
>> >Interests: Reading anything I get my hands on, talking, chatting, phones,
>> >dragons, any music which I start humming after hearing it once, chocolate,
>> >thinking and imagining conversations that will never happen (excuse me
>> >mister bitter and twister but has anyone ever told you that your name
>> >sounds like a lemon drink),
>>
>> Yes. HTH.
>>
>> I think I can blame Emmet for that. WTH, I'll blame Emmet anyway...
>
>and here was me hoping that this was a conversation that was never going
>to happen.
Hah! Not round here, that's for sure.
>Oh and what did the inestimable Emmet do?
Referred to me as being like a lemon, I think. For once, nothing very
scandalous.
--
Darrell - Bitter&Twi...@lspace.org
And if there's only one reason to live in this world I'll find it,
And if there's only one reason to give of yourself, ask the lonely and the
dying.
- All About Eve, Only One Reason
John D. Owen
MELANIE TOM wrote:
> *also find myself humming odd songs at inappropriate moments, eg any
> muppet song, christmas carols[3], songs from the 50-60's songs from
> childrens shows.
Ah, you've noticed that strange fact of the human brain, too, have you?
No matter what wonderful music you might have been listening to only
five minutes before, if you start to hum or whistle it invariably comes
out as something you first heard as a kid, and can never, ever get rid
of. All of the above, naturally, plus TV advertising jingles (especially
from the 50s/60s -- they don't seem to make them quite so catchy
nowadays). There is nothing more humiliating than being amongst other
people and suddenly realising you've spent the last ten minutes humming
"The Esso sign means happy motoring, Call at the Esso sign" over and
over again. Not only is it totally inane and indicates you are an
airhead, it also dates you completely. Want to know what a persons age
is: listen to the ad jingles that they hum!
JDO (exits, whistling Dixie madly to drive down the overwhelming surge
of half remembered jingles)
Michelena Riosa
MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> wrote:
>and here was me hoping that this was a conversation that was never going
>to happen. Oh and what did the inestimable Emmet do?
Emmet? Emmet Who????
Michelena
Ridcully the Brown
MELANIE TOM wrote:
> I thank you sir for your heartening gesture, and I will try yet again not
> to think of the fact that I am lacking in proposals.
>
> Oh well there's always chocolate.
>
<goes down on one knee, gulps & looks up adoringly>
My dearest Melanie, would you make my life complete and marry me?
Ridcully the Brown
--
“Hello, Mr Flowerpot, two pints of eels if you would be so good.”
- The Bursar
MELANIE TOM
On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Darrell Ottery wrote:
> In article <Pine.OSF.3.93.96102...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>,
> MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> writes
> >On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Darrell Ottery wrote:
> >> In article <Pine.OSF.3.93.961016142356.15556A-
> >> 100...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>, MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au>
> >> writes
> >> [...]
> >> >Interests: Reading anything I get my hands on, talking, chatting, phones,
> >> >dragons, any music which I start humming after hearing it once, chocolate,
> >> >thinking and imagining conversations that will never happen (excuse me
> >> >mister bitter and twister but has anyone ever told you that your name
> >> >sounds like a lemon drink),
> >>
> >> Yes. HTH.
> >>
> >> I think I can blame Emmet for that. WTH, I'll blame Emmet anyway...
> >
> >to happen.
>
>
>
> scandalous.
>
Who, me?
-I never do one line followups Mr Lemon drink.
raven
In Leicester "Peter Bleackley" proclaims:
>Me, bullying? It's simply a matter of afprinciple. I can't let people go
>round being polyamourous all the time, when it's taken me twenty-two and
>a half years to achieve monogamy, can I?
>
Don`t worry, I believe they are close to finding a cure for
the dreaded curse of mongamy, I will try to be more tolerant
of your behaivor, now that I know of your unfortunate condition.
---'--,-(@ Get well soon
MELANIE TOM
On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Ridcully the Brown wrote:
> MELANIE TOM wrote:
> > I thank you sir for your heartening gesture, and I will try yet again not
> > to think of the fact that I am lacking in proposals.
> >
> > Oh well there's always chocolate.
> >
>
> <goes down on one knee, gulps & looks up adoringly>
>
> My dearest Melanie, would you make my life complete and marry me?
> Ridcully the Brown
the world, like everyone else is.
Who, me?
-I didn't say a word.
Justin
MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
<dons dog-collar>
i declare you husband and wife.
congratulations!!!!! :)
<dons lawyer's suit>
i also do divorces, for a small fee.
<waits expectantly>
justin
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Peter Bleackley
In ppint.'s shop, (raven) writes:
|> In Leicester "Peter Bleackley" proclaims:
|>
|> >Me, bullying? It's simply a matter of afprinciple. I can't let people go
|> >round being polyamourous all the time, when it's taken me twenty-two and
|> >a half years to achieve monogamy, can I?
|> >
|> Don`t worry, I believe they are close to finding a cure for
|> the dreaded curse of mongamy, I will try to be more tolerant
|> of your behaivor, now that I know of your unfortunate condition.
|>
|> ---'--,-(@ Get well soon
It has its advantages as well as its disadvantages, but thanks for your
concern. When we eventually fight our duel, you may, if you wish, use the
extra protection of a plastic binliner with holes cut for the arms and
head. If you really want to be polyarmourous, you should at least get a
fair chance.
Peter Bleackley
In chain mail, (Justin) writes:
|> Peter Bleackley decided to enlighten us thus:
|> <
|> < extra protection of a plastic binliner with holes cut for the arms
|> < head. If you really want to be polyarmourous, you should at least get a
|>
|> isn't the word you're after polyethylene?
|>
No, he's wearing it for extra protection during a duel. Consider...
MELANIE TOM
On 28 Oct 1996, Justin wrote:
> MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
> < On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Ridcully the Brown wrote:
> < >
> < > My dearest Melanie, would you make my life complete and marry me?
> < > Ridcully the Brown
> < Oh I would love to, and you are only in NZ not off on the other side of
> < the world, like everyone else is.
>
> <dons dog-collar>
Should I ask why?
> i declare you husband and wife.
>
> congratulations!!!!! :)
Thank-you
> <dons lawyer's suit>
>
> i also do divorces, for a small fee.
>
> <waits expectantly>
>
Didn't you know? People don't get divorces on this ng they just get
another partner. ;)
Who, me?
-I have never seen you before in my life.
Ridcully the Brown
Justin wrote:
>
> MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
>
> < Didn't you know? People don't get divorces on this ng they just get
> < another partner. ;)
>
> well, since you're offering, i accept. when is the big day?
>
> <waits expectantly>
>
> what? do i have to? okay ...
>
> oOo
> / \
> \___/
>
> best ring i could get at short notice. notice it has _three_ diamonds.
>
> justin
Ok mister just back away slowly and you won't get hurt. Melanie is not
offering anything least of all to you. She is merely pointing out that
in this ng *other* people insted of getting divorced get another
partner. This is not going to happen in this case, got that?
Now you just move along and find your own afpiance (sp?).
Michelena Riosa
MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> wrote:
>>
>Didn't you know? People don't get divorces on this ng they just get
>another partner. ;)
Once again, MELANIEM you err. I have gotten a afpdivorce from the lot.
I just couldn't take the constant demands for relavancy......And only
Muse ever love me for my mind, and he's a Doctor, so he has to.
Afp divorces are possible. I have a lawyer....reasonable rates.
But to save you endless lonliness, may I suggest you find an
expendible little fluffy ng on the side? I's recommend
Emmet(who?????) but I scared him off.....
Michelena
--
Michelena Riosa
mri...@visgen.com
"The complicated bits are okay,
you just keep distracting me from the simple bits."
Justin
Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
< Justin wrote:
< > MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
<
< > < another partner. ;)
< >
< >
< > <waits expectantly>
< Ok mister just back away slowly and you won't get hurt. Melanie is not
< offering anything least of all to you. She is merely pointing out that
< in this ng *other* people insted of getting divorced get another
< partner. This is not going to happen in this case, got that?
i'm standing my ground. i'm not scared. to your worst ...
< Now you just move along and find your own afpiance (sp?).
perhaps that is afphiance?
and as for moving along, my feet are set in concrete, you won't move
me. and keep those gloves out of my face.
justin
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MELANIE TOM
>
> |On Fri, 25 Oct 1996, Ridcully the Brown wrote:
> |> > I thank you sir for your heartening gesture, and I will try yet again not
> |> > to think of the fact that I am lacking in proposals.
> |> >
> |> > Oh well there's always chocolate.
> |> >
> |>
> |> <goes down on one knee, gulps & looks up adoringly>
> |>
> |> Ridcully the Brown
> |Oh I would love to, and you are only in NZ not off on the other side of
> |the world, like everyone else is.
> |
> |-I didn't say a word.
>
> two; we expect a wedding by Hogfatherday.
Shhhhh, there may be a duel starting, I haven't had one over me yet.
Who, me?
-He started it.
MELANIE TOM
On 2 Nov 1996, Justin wrote:
> Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
> < Justin wrote:
> < > MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
> <
> < > < Didn't you know? People don't get divorces on this ng they just get
> < > < another partner. ;)
> < >
> < > well, since you're offering, i accept. when is the big day?
> < >
> < > <waits expectantly>
>
> < Ok mister just back away slowly and you won't get hurt. Melanie is not
> < offering anything least of all to you. She is merely pointing out that
> < in this ng *other* people insted of getting divorced get another
> < partner. This is not going to happen in this case, got that?
>
> i'm standing my ground. i'm not scared. to your worst ...
>
> < Now you just move along and find your own afpiance (sp?).
>
> perhaps that is afphiance?
>
> and as for moving along, my feet are set in concrete, you won't move
> me. and keep those gloves out of my face.
This is very interesting my first duel.<calm mode off>
Duel duel duel duel duel duel. Come on, cabbages and coffee beans to all
concerned and may the nicest umm best? afphiance' win.
Who, me?
-What does inciting a riot mean anyway.
Peter Bleackley
In confusion (Justin) writes:
|> Peter Bleackley decided to enlighten us thus:
|> < In chain mail, (Justin) writes:
|> < |> Peter Bleackley decided to enlighten us thus:
|> < |> <
|> < |> < extra protection of a plastic binliner with holes cut for the arms
|> < |> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> < |> < head. If you really want to be polyarmourous, you should at least get a
|> < |> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> < |> isn't the word you're after polyethylene?
|> <
|> < No, he's wearing it for extra protection during a duel. Consider...
|>
|>
|> extra-protection? is the word you're after latex?
|>
No, no, no! I hate having to explain puns, but, I'm suggesting that
he might wish to wear polythene armour, and hence be polyarmourous.
Justin
d'oh [1], first attempt at a reply to this crashed coza too much in
the references header ...
take 2 <clack>
MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
< On 2 Nov 1996, Justin wrote:
< > Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
< > < Justin wrote:
< > < > MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
< > < > < Didn't you know? People don't get divorces on this ng they just get
< > < > < another partner. ;)
< > < > well, since you're offering, i accept. when is the big day?
< > < > <waits expectantly>
< > < Ok mister just back away slowly and you won't get hurt. Melanie is not
< > < offering anything least of all to you. She is merely pointing out that
< > < in this ng *other* people insted of getting divorced get another
< > < partner. This is not going to happen in this case, got that?
< > i'm standing my ground. i'm not scared. to your worst ...
< > < Now you just move along and find your own afpiance (sp?).
< > and as for moving along, my feet are set in concrete, you won't move
< > me. and keep those gloves out of my face.
<
< This is very interesting my first duel.<calm mode off>
<
< Duel duel duel duel duel duel. Come on, cabbages and coffee beans to all
< concerned and may the nicest umm best? afphiance' win.
<
< Who, me?
< -What does inciting a riot mean anyway.
where oh where are you random? i have a cabbage with your name on it
[2], which i'm _dying_ to return to you [2] ...
choose your weapon!
justin
[1] note spelling.
[2] lost a cabbage lately?
[3] in the nicest possible way.
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Michelena Riosa
p...@ltsun6.star.le.ac.uk (Peter Bleackley) wrote:
>No, no, no! I hate having to explain puns, but, I'm suggesting that
>he might wish to wear polythene armour, and hence be polyarmourous.
You mean someone actually _reads_ my posts.....even the footnotes????
I'm impressed.
Ridcully the Brown
Justin wrote:
>
> Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
> < Justin wrote:
> < > MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
> <
> < > < Didn't you know? People don't get divorces on this ng they just get
> < > < another partner. ;)
> < >
> < > well, since you're offering, i accept. when is the big day?
> < >
> < > <waits expectantly>
>
> < Ok mister just back away slowly and you won't get hurt. Melanie is not
> < offering anything least of all to you. She is merely pointing out that
> < in this ng *other* people insted of getting divorced get another
> < partner. This is not going to happen in this case, got that?
>
> i'm standing my ground. i'm not scared. to your worst ...
>
> < Now you just move along and find your own afpiance (sp?).
>
>
> and as for moving along, my feet are set in concrete, you won't move
> me. and keep those gloves out of my face.
>
Your feet are set in concrete are they? Sounds like a good start to me.
Now all I need is a large body of water and your sleeping with the
fishes [1]. Hey look isn't that a large body of water just over there?
As for gloves in the face you should be so lucky. A swift knee in the
happy sacks and you'll go down like anybody else.
Ridcully the Brown
[1] or more accurately drowning while the fishes watch
--
"Someone up there likes me. And it's me."
- The Great God Om
Ridcully the Brown
Justin wrote:
>
> d'oh [1], first attempt at a reply to this crashed coza too much in
> the references header ...
>
> take 2 <clack>
>
> < > Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
> < > < Justin wrote:
> < > < > MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
> < > < > < Didn't you know? People don't get divorces on this ng they just get
> < > < > < another partner. ;)
> < > < > well, since you're offering, i accept. when is the big day?
> < > < > <waits expectantly>
> < > < Ok mister just back away slowly and you won't get hurt. Melanie is not
> < > < offering anything least of all to you. She is merely pointing out that
> < > < in this ng *other* people insted of getting divorced get another
> < > < partner. This is not going to happen in this case, got that?
> < > i'm standing my ground. i'm not scared. to your worst ...
> < > < Now you just move along and find your own afpiance (sp?).
> < > me. and keep those gloves out of my face.
> <
> <
> < Duel duel duel duel duel duel. Come on, cabbages and coffee beans to all
> < concerned and may the nicest umm best? afphiance' win.
> <
> < Who, me?
> < -What does inciting a riot mean anyway.
>
> where oh where are you random? i have a cabbage with your name on it
> [2], which i'm _dying_ to return to you [2] ...
>
> choose your weapon!
>
> justin
>
> [1] note spelling.
> [2] lost a cabbage lately?
> [3] in the nicest possible way.
Random can't save you now Justin. You're going to go down in a screaming
heap. My duelling melon has been sharpened and the fact that your feet
are set in concrete will make my task all the easier. But I'm a generous
man. Withdraw your proposal to the delightful Melanie and I'll let you
off with a warning. Maybe you should concentrate your efforts towards
Random it may be safer.
Ridcully the Brown
Justin
Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
< Justin wrote:
< > MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
< > <
< > <
< > < Duel duel duel duel duel duel. Come on, cabbages and coffee beans to all
< > < concerned and may the nicest umm best? afphiance' win.
< >
< > [2], which i'm _dying_ to return to you [2] ...
< >
< > choose your weapon!
<
< heap. My duelling melon has been sharpened and the fact that your feet
< are set in concrete will make my task all the easier. But I'm a generous
< man. Withdraw your proposal to the delightful Melanie and I'll let you
< off with a warning. Maybe you should concentrate your efforts towards
< Random it may be safer.
d'oh, these "r" words give me trouble [1] [2]. i have a melon with your
name on it ridcully. and i'm dying to _give it to you_.
so it's melons at dawn is it? well i'm not going anywhere [3].
justin
[1] i always have trouble with regurgitation.
[2] i mistook you for random [4] [5].
[3] bloody concrete ...
[4] hopefully neither of you will take offence ...
[5] when are you going to pick up this cabbage, random, mate?
Ridcully the Brown
You'll be *dying* alright. Melons at *dawn* are you completely mad. You
honestly think I'd waste valuable sleeping time in order to grind your
worthless body into the ground at such an early hour. Nope it's going to
have to be some time in the afternoon. Since you challenged me I'll pick
the location for the duel. Lets see.....Eden Park, Auckland at 2.37 pm
on Friday November 8th. If you fail to turn up I'll consider your
proposal withdrawn. I don't want to hear any excuse about your feet
being concreted. You could send yourself up here as freight. If you do
turn up that concrete will be *very* bloody indeed.
Oh btw, you mistook me for Random? You obviously haven't seen the photos
of her. Trust me there isn't even the slightest resemblence.
Justin
Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
<
< honestly think I'd waste valuable sleeping time in order to grind your
< worthless body into the ground at such an early hour. Nope it's going to
< have to be some time in the afternoon. Since you challenged me I'll pick
< the location for the duel. Lets see.....Eden Park, Auckland at 2.37 pm
< on Friday November 8th. If you fail to turn up I'll consider your
< proposal withdrawn. I don't want to hear any excuse about your feet
< being concreted. You could send yourself up here as freight. If you do
< turn up that concrete will be *very* bloody indeed.
ahh, sir! i protest!! it was you that challenged me!!!! 'twas!!!!!!!!
err, excuse, i got a little excited there ...
sir! you are a cad!! a rouge!!!! a rogue even!!!!!!!! why you are the
very worst sort of rouge caddish rogue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'll see you sir at lancaster park, christchurch, at 2:37 am on friday
november 8th. if you fail to turn up i'll consider your proposal
withdrawn. now if i can only get my feet out of this concrete, anyone
got a spare jack-hammer?
as for the blood, well i'm not scared of a little blood. or a lot of
blood. or a whole lot of blood. i'm not afraid of the big bad blood.
sharpen your melon, you're comming to be gotten by me ...
justin
C.Cooke
In article <55m0h9$j...@scream.auckland.ac.nz>, "Ihaveno"@emailaddress.Sorry.nz
says...
>
>Justin wrote:
>>
>> Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
>> < > MELANIE TOM decided to enlighten us thus:
>> <
>> < > < Didn't you know? People don't get divorces on this ng they just get
>> < > < another partner. ;)
>> < >
>> < > well, since you're offering, i accept. when is the big day?
>> < >
>> < > <waits expectantly>
>>
>> < Ok mister just back away slowly and you won't get hurt. Melanie is not
>> < offering anything least of all to you. She is merely pointing out that
>> < in this ng *other* people insted of getting divorced get another
>> < partner. This is not going to happen in this case, got that?
>>
>> i'm standing my ground. i'm not scared. to your worst ...
>>
>> < Now you just move along and find your own afpiance (sp?).
>>
>>
>> and as for moving along, my feet are set in concrete, you won't move
>> me. and keep those gloves out of my face.
>>
>
>Your feet are set in concrete are they? Sounds like a good start to me.
>Now all I need is a large body of water and your sleeping with the
>fishes [1]. Hey look isn't that a large body of water just over there?
>As for gloves in the face you should be so lucky. A swift knee in the
>happy sacks and you'll go down like anybody else.
>
STOP QUOTING RED DWARF!!!!!!!
--
Charles Cooke
MCHU...@fs2.ee.umist.ac.uk
If your audience don't know who you're quoting,
you can get away with *anything*
Justin
Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
<
ridcully, old boy. i have a much better idea. let us forget our
diferences, lay aside old insults and past animosities. is it not
clear to you that melanie tom does not care one scrap for either of
us? she is deserting us, leaving us alone to fight it out. i say we
forget her, and run off together. how about it, big-boy? will you
marry me?
Colm Buckley
> == mchu...@fs2.ee.umist.ac.uk (C.Cooke)
[... 38 lines of quoted text ...]
> STOP QUOTING RED DWARF!!!!!!!
1) Couldn't you trim the quoted text just a *little*, if all you're
going to post is a one-line follow-up (and a particularly pointless
one at that)?
2) Why?
Colm
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Ridcully the Brown
C.Cooke wrote:
<Snip>
>
> STOP QUOTING RED DWARF!!!!!!!
> --
> Charles Cooke
I honestly don't know what you're talking about. That was my all time
bestest line I ever came up with in the whole of that day.
MELANIE TOM
On 5 Nov 1996, Justin wrote:
> Ridcully the Brown decided to enlighten us thus:
> < [macho-i-kill-you-now-die-die-die-stuff snipped]
>
> ridcully, old boy. i have a much better idea. let us forget our
> diferences, lay aside old insults and past animosities. is it not
> clear to you that melanie tom does not care one scrap for either of
> us? she is deserting us, leaving us alone to fight it out. i say we
> forget her, and run off together. how about it, big-boy? will you
> marry me?
>
I turn my back for less than one measly week and the ever-so-sweet people
who were dueling over me decide to run off together. I am just lucky I
decided tolook in on you otherwise where would we have been. Now just for
that I'll take the two bunches of roses and the winners choc-coated coffee
beans and sit back behind those cutains. Humph.
Who, me?
-Couldna be.
PS My mother thinks it odd that two guys have been duelling over me.
I said "Have faith."
MELANIE TOM
On Fri, 1 Nov 1996, Michelena Riosa wrote:
> MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> wrote:
> >>
> >Didn't you know? People don't get divorces on this ng they just get
> >another partner. ;)
>
> I just couldn't take the constant demands for relavancy......And only
> Muse ever love me for my mind, and he's a Doctor, so he has to.
>
> Afp divorces are possible. I have a lawyer....reasonable rates.
>
> But to save you endless lonliness, may I suggest you find an
> expendible little fluffy ng on the side? I's recommend
> Emmet(who?????) but I scared him off.....
I have to say "WOW" I didn't think anything could scare Emmet off. Anyway
wasn't he in you^H^H^H someones bathroom until a suitable torture could be
thought of?
Who, me?
-I don't even know how that's spelt.
C.Cooke
In article <55tvic$7...@scream.auckland.ac.nz>, "Ihaveno"@emailaddress.Sorry.nz
says...
>
>C.Cooke wrote:
>
><Snip>
>
>>
>> STOP QUOTING RED DWARF!!!!!!!
>> --
>> Charles Cooke
>
>I honestly don't know what you're talking about. That was my all time
>bestest line I ever came up with in the whole of that day.
>
>Ridcully the Brown
>
Oh, God....
Michelena Riosa
MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> wrote:
>PS My mother thinks it odd that two guys have been duelling over me.
>I said "Have faith."
Who's Faith, does she have a brother?
Michelena Riosa
MELANIE TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> wrote:
>> But to save you endless lonliness, may I suggest you find an
>> expendible little fluffy ng on the side? I's recommend
>> Emmet(who?????) but I scared him off.....
>I have to say "WOW" I didn't think anything could scare Emmet off.
Amateurs should not go where angels fear to tread.......Actually, I
think the *train up the pup* comment was a bit too much..
> Anyway
>wasn't he in you^H^H^H someones bathroom until a suitable torture could be
>thought of?
He got traded for a first round draft pick of the newbies next
year.....
Martin Hopley
On Fri, 8 Nov 1996 17:12:52 +1000, the sun shone brightly when MELANIE
TOM <n193...@sparrow.qut.edu.au> wrote:
[Justin and Ridcully deciding to ditch Melaine[1]]
>Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, what's all this then?
>I turn my back for less than one measly week and the ever-so-sweet people
>who were dueling over me decide to run off together. I am just lucky I
>decided tolook in on you otherwise where would we have been. Now just for
>that I'll take the two bunches of roses and the winners choc-coated coffee
>beans and sit back behind those cutains. Humph.
Allow me to step in here and pass thee a single white rose for
comfort.
--'--,-<@
Okay, so it's black but that's ascii for you.
Since these two are going to the land of joy without you, WYMM?[2]
>Who, me?
Yes you!
>PS My mother thinks it odd that two guys have been duelling over me.
>I said "Have faith."
Like Michelenasaid "Who's Faith?" and is she single?
[1] NB I make it sound a lot worse than it is!!
[2] Yeah, I know it's sleezy to grab someone off the rebound but I'm
trying to claim the title for "Most sleezy"[3] Is anyone out there
contesting?
[3] Should this be "Most Desperate"?
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"Sure Brain but where are we going to get a pair of underpants that big?"
- Pinky and the Brain
Martin Hopley
Peter Bleackley
In amourous mood, (Martin Hopley) writes:
|>
|> Allow me to step in here and pass thee a single white rose for
|> comfort.
|>
|> --'--,-<@
|>
A WHITE rose? The Yorkist emblem? For the honour of Lancaster, I
challenge you to a duel!