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Message no. 1
From: Role Playing Manager <moria@*****.EERIE.FR>
Subject: Merry christmas
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1993 14:46:57 GMT
Hoi chummers.

I think it's time now for me to go in holydays, so
I wish all of you a merry christmas and a happy new year



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Message no. 2
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Merry Christmas
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 02:54:18 -0500
Okay, I've got a silly question (did you expect anything less??)...:)

We've got Earth Spirits, City Spirits, Hearth Spirits...

What about Christmas Spirit? After all, they talk about it all the time
during the holiday season...:)

And of course, the Toxic version... The X-mas Spirit.

-Bull-the-holiday-ork


=======================================================
= Bull, aka Chaos, aka Rak, aka Steven Ratkovich =
= =
= chaos@*****,com =
= =
= "Order is Illusion! Chaos is Bliss! Got any fours?" =
=======================================================

"Thug, meet wall. Wall, meet Thug. Play nice."
-Spider-Man (from an issue i read 9 years ago)
Message no. 3
From: "Steven A. Tinner" <bluewizard@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 02:57:19 -0800
> What about Christmas Spirit? After all, they talk about it all the time
> during the holiday season...:)

I'd make it a hearth spirit, capable of being summoned only on the
holiday.
It woould have very strong powers of protection (Guard, etc. and could
show up according to the summoner's faith/ideology - ie. Santa Claus, or
an Angel, etc.

> And of course, the Toxic version... The X-mas Spirit.

Likewise, I'd make this one a hearth spirit variant. It can only be
summoned in a mall during the interem of teh day after Thanksgiving, and
the Day before Christmas.
And only then in areas where the real meaning of Christmas had been
corrupted, and overshadowed by commercialism.
It could appear as an angry salesman, or for the more traditional, how
about the Rat King from "The Nutcracker Suite?" :-)

I kind of like the idea of strong emotions associated with a holiday
affecting a spirit's appearance.
Just as the weather determines if a sky spirit will have the electrical
projection power, so too could the season determine the spirit's powers.

Good Idea Steve-a-rino!!

Steven A. Tinner
Can't believe he's gonna use one of these against Johnny 99 :-)
Message no. 4
From: Pete <Pete@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 15:10:12 +0000
In article <199611190754.CAA00416@***.ncweb.com>, Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
writes
>Okay, I've got a silly question (did you expect anything less??)...:)
>
>We've got Earth Spirits, City Spirits, Hearth Spirits...
>
>What about Christmas Spirit? After all, they talk about it all the time
>during the holiday season...:)

There goes my special surprise :(

Thanks *mate* <grrrr>

>And of course, the Toxic version... The X-mas Spirit.
>
>-Bull-the-holiday-ork

Bull meet wall, wall meet Bull. Play nice
Me... today.... :(


--
Pete Sims
Civilisation advances by extending the number of important operations which we
can perform without thinking about them.
Message no. 5
From: Timothy P Cooper <tpcooper@***.CSUPOMONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 10:01:04 -0800
> Okay, I've got a silly question (did you expect anything less??)...:)
>
> We've got Earth Spirits, City Spirits, Hearth Spirits...
>
> What about Christmas Spirit? After all, they talk about it all the time
> during the holiday season...:)
>
> And of course, the Toxic version... The X-mas Spirit.
>
> -Bull-the-holiday-ork

"I am the [spirit] of Christmas Past...I am the [spirit] of Christmas
Present...I am the [spirit] of Christmas Future...."
- Overheard in the Office on a greedy corp exec.
Message no. 6
From: Caric <caric@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 11:41:35 -0700
> Okay, I've got a silly question (did you expect anything less??)...:)
>
> We've got Earth Spirits, City Spirits, Hearth Spirits...
>
> What about Christmas Spirit? After all, they talk about it all the time
> during the holiday season...:)
>
> And of course, the Toxic version... The X-mas Spirit.
>
> -Bull-the-holiday-ork
>
>
Pete do you want to twap him or shall I?

Caric-the-just-learned-manathwap-with-elemental-effects-of-carp-thanks-to-Gu
rth-shaman
Message no. 7
From: "Terry L. Amburgey" <xanth@********.UKY.EDU>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 15:54:04 -0500
At 02:54 AM 11/19/96 -0500, Bull wrote:
>Okay, I've got a silly question (did you expect anything less??)...:)
>
>We've got Earth Spirits, City Spirits, Hearth Spirits...
>
>What about Christmas Spirit? After all, they talk about it all the time
>during the holiday season...:)
>
>And of course, the Toxic version... The X-mas Spirit.

Yup. But unlike other sprits, the domain of the christmas is temporal. Rumor
has it that the domain has been expanding. I'm sure that by 2057 it extends
to July :) Terry

Terry L. Amburgey
Associate Professor of Management
College of Business and Economics
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0034
Phone: 606-257-7726
Fax: 606-257-3577
Message no. 8
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 16:38:35 -0500
>Yup. But unlike other sprits, the domain of the christmas is temporal. Rumor
>has it that the domain has been expanding. I'm sure that by 2057 it extends
>to July :) Terry
>
Don't forget all those umpteem million Christmas in July sales...:)

These exist now...:)

-Bull-the-avoiding-holiday-shopping-decker-turned-GM


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= Bull, aka Chaos, aka Rak, aka Steven Ratkovich =
= =
= chaos@*****,com =
= =
= "Order is Illusion! Chaos is Bliss! Got any fours?" =
=======================================================

"Thug, meet wall. Wall, meet Thug. Play nice."
-Spider-Man (from an issue i read 9 years ago)
Message no. 9
From: John Pederson <Canthros@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 00:09:44 -0500
In a message dated 96-11-19 02:52:15 EST, you write:

>Okay, I've got a silly question (did you expect anything less??)...:)
>
>We've got Earth Spirits, City Spirits, Hearth Spirits...
>
>What about Christmas Spirit? After all, they talk about it all the time
>during the holiday season...:)
>
Hmmm....how would it manifest...perhaps make it a classification for a group
of spirits (like Spirits of Man, etc)-then you could have Christmas Past,
Present and Future:))
>And of course, the Toxic version... The X-mas Spirit.
>
No, no, no dear Bull, obviously the Toxic Christmas spirit is the Humbug:)
>-Bull-the-holiday-ork

John Pederson "God is dead"
canthros@***.com -Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 to 1900)
lobo1@****.com "Nietzsche is dead"
http://members.gnn.com/lenoj/johns.htm -God (everlasting to everlasting)

"Only dead fish swim with the stream."
Message no. 10
From: Pete <Pete@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 22:42:07 +0000
In article <199611192016.NAA18676@***.netzone.com>, Caric
<caric@*******.COM> writes

[snip Christmas spooks stuff]
>> -Bull-the-holiday-ork
>>
>>
>Pete do you want to twap him or shall I?
>
>Caric-the-just-learned-manathwap-with-elemental-effects-of-carp-thanks-to-Gu
>rth-shaman

If you have just learned your mana thwap spell Caric, PLease, *you*
thwap him, my carp is showing signs of wear these days... And I'm
curious to see the effects of this spell you have been researching so
hard lately <grin>


--
Pete Sims
Civilisation advances by extending the number of important operations which we
can perform without thinking about them.
Message no. 11
From: Caric <caric@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 11:09:39 -0700
> >Pete do you want to twap him or shall I?
> >
>
>Caric-the-just-learned-manathwap-with-elemental-effects-of-carp-thanks-to-G
u
> >rth-shaman
>
> If you have just learned your mana thwap spell Caric, PLease, *you*
> thwap him, my carp is showing signs of wear these days... And I'm
> curious to see the effects of this spell you have been researching so
> hard lately <grin>
>
Sorry Bull......

In a flurry of fringe and chanting in Zuni you see a giant yellow astral
Carp streaking towards the hapless Ork decker with a mighty
resounding......

THHHHWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Roll 2D6 Bull to see how many days the stench lasts.

Caric-the-Mojo-slingin'-mutha'
Message no. 12
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 17:14:32 -0500
>Sorry Bull......
>
>In a flurry of fringe and chanting in Zuni you see a giant yellow astral
>Carp streaking towards the hapless Ork decker with a mighty
>resounding......
>
>THHHHWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>Roll 2D6 Bull to see how many days the stench lasts.
>
Frag...

What a time to roll two sixes...:(

Oh well...

>Caric-the-Mojo-slingin'-mutha'
>
Steve
Message no. 13
From: The Crucible <crucible@******.MUR.CSU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 09:31:04 +1100
> Okay, I've got a silly question (did you expect anything less??)...:)
>
> We've got Earth Spirits, City Spirits, Hearth Spirits...
>
> What about Christmas Spirit? After all, they talk about it all the time
> during the holiday season...:)
>
> And of course, the Toxic version... The X-mas Spirit.
>
> -Bull-the-holiday-ork

<shaking head> You need help man... </shaking head>
>
> "Thug, meet wall. Wall, meet Thug. Play nice."
> -Spider-Man (from an issue i read 9 years ago)
>

You know... I actually think I had that issue.... but I kinda got outa
spidey after I graduated from primary school =P

Crucible

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Message no. 14
From: Asher <asrosenberg@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 16:32:00 -0700
> From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
> To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
> Date: Wednesday, November 20, 1996 3:14 PM
>
> >Sorry Bull......
> >
> >In a flurry of fringe and chanting in Zuni you see a giant yellow astral
> >Carp streaking towards the hapless Ork decker with a mighty
> >resounding......
> >
> >THHHHWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >
> >Roll 2D6 Bull to see how many days the stench lasts.
> >
> Frag...
>
> What a time to roll two sixes...:(
>
BTW, Bull, those are Open ended sixes.
Message no. 15
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:24:33 -0500
>> >Roll 2D6 Bull to see how many days the stench lasts.
>> >
>> Frag...
>>
>> What a time to roll two sixes...:(
>>
>BTW, Bull, those are Open ended sixes.
>
Oh drek...

Let's see...

Second roll... a 5 and a 6...

Damn..

Third roll... a 6

Dammit!

Fourth Roll.... a 2

Ok, so the grand total is... 31!

i will smell like carp for one month!

Oh joy...

Bull
Message no. 16
From: Caric <caric@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 17:49:18 -0700
> Ok, so the grand total is... 31!
>
> i will smell like carp for one month!
>
> Oh joy...
>
> Bull

Well you better take advantage now then because in only a month you'll
smell like Bull again.....

Caric-the-lovin'-to-tease-Bull-shaman
Message no. 17
From: The Crucible <crucible@******.MUR.CSU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 19:17:33 +1100
> Ok, so the grand total is... 31!
>
> i will smell like carp for one month!
>
> Oh joy...
>
> Bull
>

And is this unusual for you? =P

(*sigh* I dont even know you... but it was so easy.... =)

Crucible

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Message no. 18
From: Fro <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 01:39:19 -0700
I've said it before recently, but I would like to wish each and every
listmember, even the annoying ones that send attachements and the annoying
ones that gripe at them, a very merry christmas :)
In case anyone is either rich or generous, I'm looking for 128MB of
ram or a 9 gig hard drive ;)

Assistant Fearless Leader
Fro
Message no. 19
From: Tim Cooper <tpcooper@***.CSUPOMONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 01:27:58 -0800
On Wed, 25 Dec 1996, Fro wrote:

>
> I've said it before recently, but I would like to wish each and every
> listmember, even the annoying ones that send attachements and the annoying
> ones that gripe at them, a very merry christmas :)
> In case anyone is either rich or generous, I'm looking for 128MB of
> ram or a 9 gig hard drive ;)

Well, OK, I'll let you know when I figure out how to deliver them via
E-mail...let me just warn you, they MAY come as ATTACHMENTS..

>
> Assistant Fearless Leader
> Fro
>

~Tim (who'd be happy with 1/4 of what Fro wants...in case any of the
afore-mentioned rich, generous people REALLY are listening)
Message no. 20
From: hardware@*******.DATANET.AB.CA
Subject: Merry Christmas
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 1995 03:03:12 +0000
Merry Christmas to all... and Free Dunki. lighters for everyone!!!!!
;)

*BTW* I still have a FEW Tickle Me Bill Gates left over... come on
guys.. a REAL steal at $1.99. As a side note... I noticed a strange
fact.. It seems the same person has been buying all my Bill Gates
dolls.. does anyone know who gates@*********.com is?!? I'd like to
thank my best customer... well Cya :)
Message no. 21
From: dhinkley@***.ORG
Subject: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 22:12:16 +0000
May You and Yours have a very
Merry Christmas and a
prosperous New Year




David Hinkley
dhinkley@***.org

====================================================
Those who are too intelligent to engage in politics
are punished by being governed by those who are not
--Plato
Message no. 22
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Merry Christmas!
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 11:36:01 -0500
Might as well throw this at ya a few days early...:]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

And no... That's all I'll wish...:] I don;t believe in other
holidays...:] What can I say? I'm old, cranky, and set in my ways... And
I LOATH Political Correctness <grin>

BTW: Anyone seen the South Park christmas episode? REALLY sick and
disgusting, but oh so amusing :]

Bull-the-Christmas-Ork
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Message no. 23
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas!
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 09:53:53 -0700
Bull wrote:
/
/ BTW: Anyone seen the South Park christmas episode? REALLY sick and
/ disgusting, but oh so amusing :]

That ruled! Comedy central used to (and maybe still does) have a
50meg avi of the episode on their website. If you can, check it
out. (Warning, the episode is somewhat... violent :)

-David
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Message no. 24
From: Tony Glinka <porthos@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas!
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 10:41:46 -0700
David Buehrer wrote:

> Bull wrote:
> /
> / BTW: Anyone seen the South Park christmas episode? REALLY sick and
> / disgusting, but oh so amusing :]
>
> That ruled! Comedy central used to (and maybe still does) have a
> 50meg avi of the episode on their website. If you can, check it
> out. (Warning, the episode is somewhat... violent :)

They still have a Real Video version of the episode of "Spirit of
Christmas" on their site. Much easier to deal with than the 50 meg
version, but the quality is not as good. This is different from this
year's Xmas episode, for those who haven't seen either one.

But to make this a bit more On Topic (like that is possible :] ), do you
think Mr. Hankey was a Toxic Spirit? Or maybe something else, much much
sicker. (And yes, Bull, the episode was really disgusting, but so amusing
it had to be seen twice.)

Hiiiiidey Hohhh!
Tony
Message no. 25
From: Blade Hunter <bladehnt@*********.NET>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas!
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 14:55:17 -0500
On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Tony Glinka wrote:
> But to make this a bit more On Topic (like that is possible :] ), do you
> think Mr. Hankey was a Toxic Spirit? Or maybe something else, much much
> sicker. (And yes, Bull, the episode was really disgusting, but so amusing
> it had to be seen twice.)

!!! Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo can't be a loathsome toxic spirit!

I'd figure it is a hearth spirit (or more specificly, toilet/sewerage
spirit which crosses over into the city domain as well) that became free
and grew in power. It blatently used manifestation and effected the
environment with it's (ahem) elemental effects of poo, as well as having
the special power of Happy.

Happy would be used as a reverse of Fear. (though it appears to be an
area affect for Mr. Hankey) Roll Mr. Hankey's essence (fairly powerful,
not sure of a # though) against the victim's willpower.
1 success: victim stops, somewhat confused
2: victim stops, relativly happy
4: victim's attention is completey drawn to Happy creature and becomes
happily submissive.
6+: victim happily obeys the Happy creature no matter what
modify the effects depending on the situation at hand.

Mr. Hankey has probably joined the rest of the benevolently conspiring
Christmas spirits as they have similar goals.


I'll leave figuring out the elemental effects of poo to somebody else
though...

eep,
-me.
bladehnt@*********.net
Message no. 26
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 19:08:39 -0500
Merry Christmas everyone :]

Bull
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"Bah! Humbug!"
-- Wise man on Christmas :]
Message no. 27
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas!
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 18:27:29 +0000
And verily, did Bull hastily scribble thusly...
|BTW: Anyone seen the South Park christmas episode? REALLY sick and
|disgusting, but oh so amusing :]

What's South Park? (Here we go again with the "What's <enter unknown term
here>" type questions....)

|Bull-the-Christmas-Ork

Wendigo surely?

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Message no. 28
From: Deosyne <deosyne@*********.NET>
Subject: Re: Merry Christmas!
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 23:58:45 -0500
----------
> From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>

>
> And verily, did Bull hastily scribble thusly...
> |BTW: Anyone seen the South Park christmas episode? REALLY sick and
> |disgusting, but oh so amusing :]
>

Yeah, it was great, but what about Kenny? It seemed unfinished. :)

> What's South Park? (Here we go again with the "What's <enter unknown
term
> here>" type questions....)
>

You poor, neglected child. If there was ever a reason to move to the
States, that would be it. :)

> |Bull-the-Christmas-Ork
>
> Wendigo surely?
>

Er, uh, OK.... :)

Shawn

_____________________________________________________________________

That which does not kill me has made a big friggin' mistake.
Message no. 29
From: dhinkley@***.org (David Hinkley)
Subject: Merry Christmas
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 00:47:48 -0800
May you and yours have a very Merry Christmas
and a joyous and prosperous New Year

David Hinkley
Message no. 30
From: scotthiller2050@*****.com (Christopher Hiller)
Subject: Merry Christmas...
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:46:17 -0800 (PST)
Merry Christmas, guys & gals!



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Message no. 31
From: bullcon@*****.com (Bull)
Subject: Merry Christmas...
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:34:31 -0500
On 12/27/06, Christopher Hiller <scotthiller2050@*****.com> wrote:
> Merry Christmas, guys & gals!
>
>
Bah! Humbug :]

Bull

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