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Message no. 1
From: Terry Amburgey <xanth@****.UKY.EDU>
Subject: Gurth
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 09:52:59 -0400
Gurth wrote:
>Just a few minor points... I'm not German, and Gurth isn't a German name
>AFAIK :) Gurth isn't any name at all, I believe (hope)... :)

It may not be a name now but it will be the next time I create a PC. I've
always thought it had a nice ring to it... Terry

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Message no. 2
From: Andrew <wadycki@********.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Gurth
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 13:59:21 -0500
On Thu, 31 Aug 1995, Terry Amburgey wrote:

> Gurth wrote:
> >Just a few minor points... I'm not German, and Gurth isn't a German name
> >AFAIK :) Gurth isn't any name at all, I believe (hope)... :)

Actually Gurth is tolkien elvish for death.

-Andrew
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Message no. 3
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Gurth
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 11:11:26 +0200
>Actually Gurth is tolkien elvish for death.

The first one who looks in the right place without me having to tell him... :)

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Message no. 4
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Gurth
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 11:11:34 +0200
>It may not be a name now but it will be the next time I create a PC. I've
>always thought it had a nice ring to it...

So tell me, what kind of NPC will it be? :)

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Gurth@******.nl - Gurth@***.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
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Message no. 5
From: Andrew <wadycki@********.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Gurth
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 04:50:30 -0500
On Fri, 1 Sep 1995, Gurth wrote:

> >Actually Gurth is tolkien elvish for death.
>
> The first one who looks in the right place without me having to tell him... :)

Actually I just know way too much of the elvish and have used gurth
before :)

-Andrew
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The true warrior often understands his enemy better than he understands
his friends. A dangerous pitfall if you let understanding lead to
sympathy as it will naturally do when left unguided. -Miles Teg
wadycki@********.uiuc.edu, http://ux1.cso.uiuc.edu/~wadycki
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Message no. 6
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Gurth
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 21:20:43 +0200
>Actually I just know way too much of the elvish and have used gurth
>before :)

I know I'm not the only one using the name, but see if I care :) Still, I
get a sense of accomplishment when someone thinks it's my real name... (Not
that I ever use it as such -- I insist people who know me call me by my real
name :)
But if your players do speak a bit of Tolkien-elvish, names such as this one
are nice to use for NPCs if you want to name your NPCs for what they are or
do in the adventure...

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Gurth@******.nl - Gurth@***.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
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Message no. 7
From: Joe Atkins <joe@****.internetwis.com>
Subject: Gurth????
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 23:27:51 -0600
Date-4/2/56
Time-23:19

Hello agent _____

Your mission if you choose to accept it is to find out as
much info as possible about one alias Gurth. His true name
is unknown as is his history. He is to be considered armed
and dangerous also very intelligent. The subject should not
be hurt in any way, shape, or form. It is possible that he
is a FASA spy infiltrating the consumers haunts and reporting
back the success of their products. There are also a few
other possibilities such as free spirit, immortal elf, R Tal
games rep (tries to get people to move over to Cyberpunk 2020
by showing the cool stuff in the Plastic Warriors books).
Payment will be upon receival of info and based upon quantity
and quality.

Johnson

ps this will self destruct in 10 seconds 9,8,7,...
Message no. 8
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Gurth????
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1996 13:33:13 +0100
Joe Atkins said on 2 Apr 96...

> Your mission if you choose to accept it is to find out as
> much info as possible about one alias Gurth.

I believe know all there is to know about this one...

> His true name is unknown as is his history.

Not really, dig in the logs and you should be able to find my real name a
few times, and the people I consider my friends also know it. No, I'm not
going to repeat it here and now :)

> He is to be considered armed and dangerous also very intelligent.

Armed? No.
Intelligent? You decide on that.

> The subject should not be hurt in any way, shape, or form.

Good. I like this guy :)

> It is possible that he is a FASA spy infiltrating the consumers haunts
> and reporting back the success of their products.

Might be... Might be... Then again it's much more likely that it might
not...

> There are also a few other possibilities such as free spirit

Not by my knowledge, but maybe someone didn't tell me about this.

> immortal elf

A very young one, then... Was there a mana spike in the mid-1970s?
Come to think of it, there Probably was, one that made people use the
ghastly colors ;)

> R Tal games rep (tries to get people to move over to Cyberpunk 2020 by
> showing the cool stuff in the Plastic Warriors books).

Partly true -- the showing cool stuff bit anyway, I'm not too sure about
the Talsorian connection or the converting people to CP2020 though.

> Payment will be upon receival of info and based upon quantity
> and quality.

How much is the above worth, anyway?

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Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
Turning true emotion into digital expression.
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
-> The Character Mortuary: http://huizen.dds.nl/~mortuary/mortuary.html <-

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Message no. 9
From: Kenneth Horner <kwhorner@*******.edu>
Subject: Re: Gurth????
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1996 11:20:56 -0800 (PST)
On Wed, 3 Apr 1996, Gurth wrote:

> Joe Atkins said on 2 Apr 96...
> > He is to be considered armed and dangerous also very intelligent.
>
> Armed? No.
Aha! Keep an eye out for a man typing with his nose!
> Intelligent? You decide on that.
>
> > It is possible that he is a FASA spy infiltrating the consumers haunts
> > and reporting back the success of their products.
>
> Might be... Might be... Then again it's much more likely that it might
> not...
He would probably be paid better if he were.....
>
> > There are also a few other possibilities such as free spirit
>
Aren't we all.........
> Not by my knowledge, but maybe someone didn't tell me about this.
>
> > immortal elf
>
> A very young one, then... Was there a mana spike in the mid-1970s?
> Come to think of it, there Probably was, one that made people use the
> ghastly colors ;)
>
There was, right around the last year of the Nixon administration.
> --
> Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
> Turning true emotion into digital expression.
> -> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
> -> The Character Mortuary: http://huizen.dds.nl/~mortuary/mortuary.html <-
>
We could just hack his www site and find out who owns it, but my deck's
down for the time being.

Nutcracker
Message no. 10
From: Hairy Smurf <ab130f92@*******.adelphi.edu>
Subject: Gurth
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 17:09:30 -0400 (EDT)
Anybody else realize Gurth's been quiet. I'm very suprised. Anybody know why?

Sasquatch

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Message no. 11
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Gurth
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 17:34:33 +0100
Hairy Smurf said on 17:09/18 Jun 96...

> Anybody else realize Gurth's been quiet. I'm very suprised. Anybody
> know why?

I do: my hard drive crashed and has now been replaced by a new one (1.2
GB! yeah! :) so I should be posting more regularly...

Oh well, at least somebody noticed :)

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Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
Nothing's fair.
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
-> The Character Mortuary: http://huizen.dds.nl/~mortuary/mortuary.html <-

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Message no. 12
From: Chris Short Chris@****.demon.co.uk
Subject: gurth
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:41:05 GMT
I don't seem to have a mail on the group from him......

can you forward it please.

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