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Message no. 1
From: "James Meiers (Specter)" <james@***.UNM.EDU>
Subject: Re: GM Top Ten (Off-Topic)
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 19:37:35 -0700
On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, Sascha Pabst wrote:

> On 3 Jan 97 at 17:49, Donald G Bixler wrote:
> > My favorite is to quote Homer Simpson: "Just because I don't
> > care doesn't mean I don't understand!"
> Usually I have it the other way round...
It IS the other way around. it was to Lisa, I believe concerning the fact
that the substituer teacher she was infatuated with was leaving.


James Meiers (Specter) *****http://www.arc.unm.edu/~james*****
"It's all good fun until someone loses an eye. Then it's just fun."-Unknown
Message no. 2
From: Donald G Bixler <mudgb4@***.ECN.BGU.EDU>
Subject: Re: GM Top Ten (Off-Topic)
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 21:33:33 -0600
> On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, Sascha Pabst wrote:
>
> > On 3 Jan 97 at 17:49, Donald G Bixler wrote:
> > > My favorite is to quote Homer Simpson: "Just because I don't
> > > care doesn't mean I don't understand!"
> > Usually I have it the other way round...
> It IS the other way around. it was to Lisa, I believe concerning the fact
> that the substituer teacher she was infatuated with was leaving.

That's odd. I have it as a beep on my computer and it's said
the way I've written it above. *shrug* The other way around doesn't
seem nearly as fun to me. Then again, maybe I've played too much
Paranoia.

> James Meiers (Specter) *****http://www.arc.unm.edu/~james*****

Oops da "Seen on a button: When all else fails, buy the GM's pizza" Ogre
Message no. 3
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: GM Top Ten (Off-Topic)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 02:34:19 -0500
At 09:33 PM 1/5/97 -0600, you wrote:

I think my favorite saying for RPG's as a Gamemaster is...

"Face it, the dice rolling is for sound effect only. I already know what's
going to happen."

Bull

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Message no. 4
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: GM Top Ten (Off-Topic)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 14:24:30 +0000
|
|> On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, Sascha Pabst wrote:
|>
|> > On 3 Jan 97 at 17:49, Donald G Bixler wrote:
|> > > My favorite is to quote Homer Simpson: "Just because I don't
|> > > care doesn't mean I don't understand!"
|> > Usually I have it the other way round...
|> It IS the other way around. it was to Lisa, I believe concerning the fact
|> that the substituer teacher she was infatuated with was leaving.
|
| That's odd. I have it as a beep on my computer and it's said
|the way I've written it above. *shrug* The other way around doesn't
|seem nearly as fun to me. Then again, maybe I've played too much
|Paranoia.

You got Homer off to a tee....
The way you said it IS the correct way.

The way NORMAL parents would say it is the other way 'round....
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