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Message no. 1
From: Tarek Okail <Tarek_Okail@**********.COM>
Subject: GC/Origins 99
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:41:47 -0500
Jett--

>Heh. Not quite. Actually, it was a hell of a lot like a
>political conference with fangs.

"Well, it's the first day of the 2064 campaign season,
and a new party has just announced their candidate for President,
a Mr. Vladimir Tepid."
"Tepes. Vlad Tepes. Not Tepid."
"Right, right. So, Mr. Tepid..."
"Tepes."
"...what is the symbol of your party?"
"We had a few problems with the symbol. Some wanted the
wolf, but that, I feel, implies that we care more about =

environmental issues than about... people. So, eventually, we
chose the vampire bat."
"Ooh, that's neat. Speaking of choosing symbols, I hear
your national convention was quite an occasion?"
"Oh yes. People flying here and there, bringing the...
issues... into the light, blood in the aisles..."
"Blood in the aisles. That's a nice metaphor, Mr. Tepid."
"It's Tepes. And I wasn't speaking metaphorically."

I'll be at GenCon, and I'm planning on Origins.
GenCon is fun, but I hope that they put up some room dividers in
the gaming halls this year... the noise level in '98 was atrocious.
I also hope the elevators are working this year. Last year, the
bloody things were malfunctioning half the time, and the other
half the workmen were busy fixing them.

Shadowmage
(or do I use my real name on this list?)
Message no. 2
From: Tim Kerby <drekhead@***.NET>
Subject: Re: GC/Origins 99
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:50:38 -0500
On 7 Jan 99, at 13:41, Tarek Okail wrote:

> GenCon is fun, but I hope that they put up some room dividers in
> the gaming halls this year... the noise level in '98 was atrocious.

I couldn't agree more. My biggest complaint about GenCon. I couldn't
even hear the GM in one game I was playing.
Or pipe some white noise into the place. It is amazing what that can
do.

> I also hope the elevators are working this year. Last year, the
> bloody things were malfunctioning half the time, and the other
> half the workmen were busy fixing them.

The convention center had recently been opened, so they had some bugs
to work out. Hopefully, they'll have them all taken care this year.

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Message no. 3
From: K in the Shadows <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: GC/Origins 99
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 00:56:57 EST
In a message dated 1/7/99 1:43:07 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
Tarek_Okail@**********.COM writes:

>
> Shadowmage
> (or do I use my real name on this list?)
>
either one will suffice, though it's sometimes fun to have both running
around... ;)

-K
Message no. 4
From: Scott Harrison <Scott_Harrison@*****.COM>
Subject: GC/Origins 99
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:40:39 -0500
> "Well, it's the first day of the 2064 campaign season,
>and a new party has just announced their candidate for President,
>a Mr. Vladimir Tepid."
> "Tepes. Vlad Tepes. Not Tepid."
> "Right, right. So, Mr. Tepid..."
> "Tepes."
<SNIP>
He he. Funny. Except Tepes is pronounced "Zepesh."

--Scott
Message no. 5
From: Patrick Goodman <remo@***.NET>
Subject: Re: GC/Origins 99
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:45:06 -0600
From: Scott Harrison
Sent: Friday, January 08, 1999 11:41 AM

><SNIP>
> He he. Funny. Except Tepes is pronounced "Zepesh."

I have it on good authority from some Hungarian friends of mine that
"Tepes" is also a common pronunciation.

--
(>) Texas 2-Step
El Paso: Never surrender. Never forget. Never forgive.

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