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Message no. 1
From: Marty <s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Death to all immortal Elves!!
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 15:52:41 +1000
*grin* (about the subject line)

> >Harlequin and Ehran were cool ideas when they were brought in, but it's
> >been thouroughly Tolkeinised since then.
> >
> I whole heartedly agree. Perhaps a collaberation( spelling? ) is in order.
> The elves have two, source books, The Orks and Trolls have a huge kingdom in
> Germany. What about the dwarves. Perhaps the a dwarf stronghold would be a
> good idea for a NERPS project or perhaps the two of us could work on
> something. Nothing the screams of Tolkien but powerful none the less. Get
> back with me.
>
I agree with the sentiments, but I have to say something pointless;

Huge kingdom in Germany??? Excuse me? Germany is small..... You can drive
across it in a day.... Maybe it's a question of perception of scale, but
even the whole of Germany wouldn't seem 'huge' to me.... Especially when
compared to the two Tir's.

Hey, I'd love to work on something at some stage, but currently I'm
involved in finishing the university year, editing a SR tactics handbook,
and helping put together a NERPS Australian article. As far as I know,
the dwarves got a little stronghold in CFS (probably a concession from
FASA)...
Message no. 2
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Death to all immortal Elves!!
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 12:37:42 +0100
Marty said on 15:52/15 Oct 96...

> Huge kingdom in Germany??? Excuse me? Germany is small..... You can drive
> across it in a day.... Maybe it's a question of perception of scale, but
> even the whole of Germany wouldn't seem 'huge' to me.... Especially when
> compared to the two Tir's.

Country size depends on what tou're used to. Germany is a big country to
me, probably because it's about 8 1/2 times bigger (in surface area) than
the one I live in. OTOH I can see Australians thinking it's small...

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Message no. 3
From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Death to all immortal Elves!!
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 17:41:02 +0000
On 15 Oct 96 at 12:37, Gurth wrote:
> Marty said on 15:52/15 Oct 96...
> > Huge kingdom in Germany??? Excuse me? Germany is small..... You can drive
> > across it in a day....
[snip]
> Country size depends on what tou're used to. Germany is a big country to
> me, probably because it's about 8 1/2 times bigger (in surface area) than
> the one I live in. OTOH I can see Australians thinking it's small...
Yeah, and compared to Australia we have less inhabitants - especially in
Kangoroos! *dirty grin*

Sascha
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Message no. 4
From: James Ojaste <jojaste@*****.CSCLUB.UWATERLOO.CA>
Subject: Re: Death to all immortal Elves!!
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 15:33:30 -0400
Gurth said:
> Marty said on 15:52/15 Oct 96...
> > Huge kingdom in Germany??? Excuse me? Germany is small..... You can drive
> > across it in a day.... Maybe it's a question of perception of scale, but
> > even the whole of Germany wouldn't seem 'huge' to me.... Especially when
> > compared to the two Tir's.
> Country size depends on what tou're used to. Germany is a big country to
> me, probably because it's about 8 1/2 times bigger (in surface area) than
> the one I live in. OTOH I can see Australians thinking it's small...

And Australia is just an island! :-) Of course, it doesn't help that
the common map projections severely distort everything.

Canada, on the other hand... Really big, but almost nobody lives here.

James

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Message no. 5
From: Marty <s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Death to all immortal Elves!!
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 05:52:27 +1000
> And Australia is just an island! :-) Of course, it doesn't help that
> the common map projections severely distort everything.
>
The only real maps show Australia where it should be; at the top of the
world....

> Canada, on the other hand... Really big, but almost nobody lives here.
>
Ah, you're asking for a fight there, me lad.... *grin*

Of course Canada has to be really big; If it was small it couldn't hold
the massive egos of the few lice-infested hicks that live there.

Bleach.
Message no. 6
From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Death to all immortal Elves!!
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 23:29:07 +0000
On 16 Oct 96 at 5:52, Marty wrote:
> > And Australia is just an island! :-) Of course, it doesn't help that
> > the common map projections severely distort everything.
> >
> The only real maps show Australia where it should be; at the top of the
> world....
No, you get it all wrong. That is the Arctis... and there are penguins, not
kangoroos :-)

Sascha
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Message no. 7
From: James Ojaste <jojaste@*****.CSCLUB.UWATERLOO.CA>
Subject: Re: Death to all immortal Elves!!
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 12:24:05 -0400
> > Canada, on the other hand... Really big, but almost nobody lives here.
> >
> Ah, you're asking for a fight there, me lad.... *grin*
>
> Of course Canada has to be really big; If it was small it couldn't hold
> the massive egos of the few lice-infested hicks that live there.

Whaddaya mean, lice? Lice can't survive in *this* climate! :-)
It's always fun popping over the border to the States and chatting with
a friend about your sled-dogs on the subway. It's amazing how many
people believe you. Same principle (people believe what they want to
believe) applies in SR... You've just got to find somebody who believes
the right thing.

Don't you just love the way I dragged the topic kicking and screaming
back on track? I'm not sure Canada's big enough for my ego. ;-)

James-the-magnificent

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