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Message no. 1
From: "Fisher, Victor" <Victor-Fisher@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Bizarre News Story
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 12:20:17 -0400
>HEY GUYS THIS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR A HOLIUDAY!!!
><snip>
>>>>>>Bus driver replaces mental patients
>>>Source: "Financial Mail" - South Africa
>>>Contributor: Gordon Legg [glegg@*******.com]
>>>HARARE, Zimbabwe (04-04) - After 20 mental patients disappeared
>>>from his bus, the driver replaced them with sane citizens and delivered
>>>them to a mental hospital.
>>>The unidentified bus driver was transporting 20 mental patients from
>>>the capital city of Harare to Bulawayo Mental Hospital when he decided
>>>to stop for a few drinks at an illegal roadside liquor store. Upon his
>>>return he was shocked to discovered that all the mental patients have
>>>escaped. Desperate for a solution, the driver stopped at the next bus
>>>stop and offered free bus rides to several people. He then delivered
>>>them to the mental hospital and informing the staff they were easily
>>>excitable.
>>>It took the medical personnel three days to uncover the foul play.
>>>The real mental patients are still at large.

Oh my god! That's hilarious! [in a BAD way, of course]. Interresting way
to introduce an NPC, though [hmmmm....]
>
Message no. 2
From: Caric <caric@********.COM>
Subject: Re: Bizarre News Story
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 11:14:02 -0700
> >>>It took the medical personnel three days to uncover the foul play.
> >>>The real mental patients are still at large.
>
> Oh my god! That's hilarious! [in a BAD way, of course]. Interresting way
> to introduce an NPC, though [hmmmm....]


Ya know this story may be a fake, but it sure is one of the best laughs
i've had in awhile...I hope it's a true story because then it would be
perfect.

-Caric

"One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war."
-Albert Einstein
Message no. 3
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject: Re: Bizarre News Story
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 14:37:24 -0600
Caric wrote:
|
| > >>>It took the medical personnel three days to uncover the foul play.
| > >>>The real mental patients are still at large.
| >
| > Oh my god! That's hilarious! [in a BAD way, of course]. Interresting way
| > to introduce an NPC, though [hmmmm....]
|
| Ya know this story may be a fake, but it sure is one of the best laughs
| i've had in awhile...I hope it's a true story because then it would be
| perfect.

And it just decided the start off to my next run: Same scenario (bus
driver loses mental patients being transfered from Pueblo to
Denver). The bus driver goes down Federal Blvd and stops at RTD's
(the local bus company) stops. He makes a quick turn into the Fort
Logan Mental Hospital, hops out, and after getting inside tells the
staff that he's late cuz he got a flat tire, the patients meds have
worn off, and could they unload them. Of course the runners caught
the bus :) It won't make for an entire adventure, but it'll make for
a fun opener.

-David
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