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Message no. 1
From: Wyrmy <elfman@******.COM>
Subject: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:10:51 -0500
Since it's too quiet, I have no choice but Say the inevitable.
"How much would could an awakened,shamanic(woodchuck totem) woodchuck
chuck if it had a forest spirit to help it?"
:^)
--
-W
============================
If you are a dreamer come in,
If you are a dreeamer, a wisher,
A liar, a magic jelly bean buyer,
Come In!
-What should be the motto of all internet users.
Message no. 2
From: John E Pederson <pedersje@******.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:25:20 -0500
Wyrmy wrote:
>
> Since it's too quiet, I have no choice but Say the inevitable.
> "How much would could an awakened,shamanic(woodchuck totem) woodchuck
> chuck if it had a forest spirit to help it?"
> :^)

No, no, no, no. We already solved the wood chuck question. Get with it, man!
Now's the time for GROUNDING!
<VBEG>

--
John Pederson otherwise known as Lyle Canthros, shapeshifter-mage
----------------------------------------------------------------------
"Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes
convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe -- a
spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we
with our modest powers must feel humble."
--Albert Einstein
lobo1@****.com canthros1@***.com pedersje@******.rose-hulman.edu
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/4864 ICQ UIN 3190186
"I'm not fifty!" "SPOONMAN!!!" Number Two -- with a bullet!
Message no. 3
From: Michael vanHulst <Schizi@***.COM>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:28:01 EDT
In a message dated 8/5/98 2:23:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
pedersje@******.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU writes:

> No, no, no, no. We already solved the wood chuck question. Get with it, man!
> Now's the time for GROUNDING!
Groundhogs ya mean?
Message no. 4
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:29:02 +0100
And verily, did Wyrmy hastily scribble thusly...
|
|Since it's too quiet, I have no choice but Say the inevitable.
|"How much would could an awakened,shamanic(woodchuck totem) woodchuck
|chuck if it had a forest spirit to help it?"

<ominous voice>

Wyrmy......

Come here wyrm.... HERE! NOW!
A little to the left! STOP!
Now, might I firmly recommend that you retract that e-mail.....

I have my hand on the lever, and you know what happens when I pull it...
(BTW, that 'X' you're standing on was painted with Superglue, so there's no
moving out of the way.....)

--
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|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| Windows95 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a |
| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
| Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
| Finalist in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
| Computer Science | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
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|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ o+ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ |
|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |
Message no. 5
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:31:48 +0100
And verily, did John E Pederson hastily scribble thusly...
|No, no, no, no. We already solved the wood chuck question. Get with it, man!
|Now's the time for GROUNDING!
|<VBEG>

NNNNnnnngggghhhh!
NO! MUUUUUSSSSSSSSSST RESIST!!!!

MUST!!!!!

AAAAAAARGH!

How many spells could a groundhog ground if a groundhog could ground spells?

<faints>
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|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| Windows95 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a |
| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
| Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
| Finalist in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
| Computer Science | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
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|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ o+ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ |
|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |
Message no. 6
From: John E Pederson <pedersje@******.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:43:33 -0500
Michael vanHulst wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/5/98 2:23:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> pedersje@******.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU writes:
>
> > No, no, no, no. We already solved the wood chuck question. Get with it, man!
> > Now's the time for GROUNDING!
> Groundhogs ya mean?

Errr... no... I meant "grounding" -- the other taboo topic!

--
John Pederson otherwise known as Lyle Canthros, shapeshifter-mage
----------------------------------------------------------------------
"Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes
convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe -- a
spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we
with our modest powers must feel humble."
--Albert Einstein
lobo1@****.com canthros1@***.com pedersje@******.rose-hulman.edu
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/4864 ICQ UIN 3190186
"I'm not fifty!" "SPOONMAN!!!" Number Two -- with a bullet!
Message no. 7
From: Owen Landgren <wodin@********.COM>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:34:08 -0700
Wyrmy wrote:
>
> Since it's too quiet, I have no choice but Say the inevitable.
> "How much would could an awakened,shamanic(woodchuck totem) woodchuck
> chuck if it had a forest spirit to help it?"
> :^)
> --
> -W

Since I've been given clearance to use them, and I opened the can of
worms in the first place, here goes.

******* * * * * ** *****
* * * * * * * * *
* ****** * * * ****** *****
* * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * *

This is given in the best of spirits, in the hope that the woodchuck
thread won't propagate any further.

Owen Landgren
Apparently no longer a Newbie
Keeper of the Great Blue Egg of Reclai
Message no. 8
From: BigDaddy <bigdaddy@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 18:03:13 -0400
Wyrmy wrote:
>
> Since it's too quiet, I have no choice but Say the inevitable.
> "How much would could an awakened,shamanic(woodchuck totem) woodchuck
> chuck if it had a forest spirit to help it?"
> :^)
> --
>

KILL HIM QUICKLY!!!

<Drawing out the inevitable minigun with full gyro-stablizer!>


--
Napalm Sticks to Kidz,
BigDaddy
Message no. 9
From: David Cordy <DCordy@****.COM>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 14:55:56 -0700
> I have my hand on the lever, and you know what happens when I pull
> it...
> (BTW, that 'X' you're standing on was painted with Superglue, so
> there's no
> moving out of the way.....)
>
>
Hey Spike,
If you painted the 'X' with Superglue won't he just stick to the trap
door when you open it?
-Rune
Message no. 10
From: Michael vanHulst <Schizi@***.COM>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 18:09:14 EDT
In a message dated 8/5/98 3:07:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, DCordy@****.COM
writes:

> If you painted the 'X' with Superglue won't he just stick to the trap
> door when you open it?
sure but then he hits his head on the floor and kinda dangles there, and that
hurts. :-)
Message no. 11
From: Wyrmy <elfman@******.COM>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 18:19:25 -0500
Spike wrote:
>
> And verily, did Wyrmy hastily scribble thusly...
> |
> |Since it's too quiet, I have no choice but Say the inevitable.
> |"How much would could an awakened,shamanic(woodchuck totem) woodchuck
> |chuck if it had a forest spirit to help it?"
>
> <ominous voice>
>
> Wyrmy......
>
> Come here wyrm.... HERE! NOW!
> A little to the left! STOP!
> Now, might I firmly recommend that you retract that e-mail.....
>
> I have my hand on the lever, and you know what happens when I pull it...
> (BTW, that 'X' you're standing on was painted with Superglue, so there's no
> moving out of the way.....)
Dont need to move.Got my carp/thwap/zot/Whatever disintergrationg shield
firmly in place :^)
--
-W
============================
If you are a dreamer come in,
If you are a dreeamer, a wisher,
A liar, a magic jelly bean buyer,
Come In!
-What should be the motto of all internet users.
Message no. 12
From: Nexx Many-Scars <Nexx3@***.COM>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 23:55:01 EDT
In a message dated 05/08/98 16:23:49 Central Daylight Time,
pedersje@******.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU writes:

> > Since it's too quiet, I have no choice but Say the inevitable.
> > "How much would could an awakened,shamanic(woodchuck totem) woodchuck
> > chuck if it had a forest spirit to help it?"
> > :^)
>
> No, no, no, no. We already solved the wood chuck question. Get with it,
man!
> Now's the time for GROUNDING!
> <VBEG>

Not Groundhogging?

Nexx
Message no. 13
From: Martin Steffens <chimerae@***.IE>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:28:31 +0000
and thus did Wyrmy speak on 5 Aug 98 at 16:10:

> Since it's too quiet, I have no choice but Say the inevitable.
> "How much would could an awakened,shamanic(woodchuck totem) woodchuck
> chuck if it had a forest spirit to help it?"
> :^)

Okay, something tells me that this guy just wants to be thwapped, but
this is too much. What is it with you guys anyway? Adam asked you
nicely a couple of days ago to keep the OT stuff to a minimum and
since then I've been getting more mail than ever and most of it is
OT... Jeez. Do you think that thwaps are like scars, something you
can impress your girlfriend with or something?

Good, I know I shouldn't do it, and it will just waste another hour
of my time, but people wielding super shields deserve anything you
can throw at them:

<insert highlander-like transition>

The stars... he could look at them for hours, enjoying the absolute
silence and getting lost in the enormity of space. Ah the peace and
quiet, compared to that the costs of living in space suddenly became
insignificant.
Leaning back in his zero gee recliner he decided to take today to
study Jupiter again.
Suddenly a red light flashed on a panel, and an annoying buzzer awoke
him even more out of his relaxed mood. With a mumbled curse he
smashed his hand on the flashing button.

"Smithers... eeeh Jeeves, this better be a good one. Today is Jupiter
day and you know how much I hate to be disturbed on Jupiter day!"
"Sir, I'm sorry sir, but we have a problem down here."
"What is it this time, some tree hugging hippie protesters at the
nuclear plant again? I told you last time you can use the glowing
waste water on them."
"No, sir, we have someone down here hiding behind an invulnerable
shield shouting all kinds of forbidden topics. We tried thwapping
him, but his shields are holding"
"What, did he find my pictures with Nixon and the donkey?!"
"Ehrm, no sir, not /those/ forbidden topics, sir. I meant woodcucks."
"Ah, woodchucks it is.... where is the little brat now?"
"Here are the co-ordinates, sir. He's glued to a trap door above a 2
km crevice."
"Excellent... I will show the little brat nothing can protect him
from my wrath, muhehehe! That will be all Jeeves, just make sure to
move your troops back a few clicks.... make that at least fifty. I
don't want to get any law suits later."
"Thank you sir, and can I just say, I love you sir! *snif*"
"Yeah, yeah, humbug, Jeeves, now get out of there"

After breaking the connection he leaned back in his chair. "Soooo, we
think we're invulnerable, eh? We will see about that. Where is that
darn button.... 100 tons, 100 tons...hmmm.... naah, 1000 tons, 1000
tons... ah there it is!" With an air of finality he typed in the
co-ordinates Jeeves gave him and pressed the button.
"Ahh, alea iacta est, I always say. Now lets sit back and enjoy the
show, muhehehehe." He turned around and spoke to one of his
employees:
"You there, stop eating donuts and turn on that TV over there."
"Doh! Eh, yes sir!" *click* "Hmmmmm, teeeeveeeee."

<transition to space / insert "Also sprach Zarathustra" music>

Picture a solid block of metal... nooo... think bigger... bigger...
yeess stop at a 1000 tons. Now coat it with heat resistant tiles and
add a bunch of navigational thrusters. Oh, and think more
aerodynamical, lets say a fish shape... a Carp, that's it exactly!
Now watch some of the thrusters firing, slowly turning the fish and
moving it away from the space station. see it pick up speed slowly
and slowly and watch it moving back down to earth.
time to change the music....

<change music to "Ride of the Valkyries" as the fish goes faster and
faster>

<transition to Wyrmy, standing on his cross of super glue, highly
confident. Sound effect: bird whistles and chirps>

<back to fish, entering the atmosphere, his nose glowing from the
heat, music builds up: Tata tatata-tata tatatatata tadada!>

<back to Wyrmy>

He's looking around him and wondering where everybody went. The birds
have stopped whistling too. In fact there's a very eerie silence
decending over the whole scene...

<back to fish: TATA TATATA-TATA. etc. etc.>

<last flash to Wyrmy>

He looks around wondering what's going on and finally he looks up and
sees a glowing streak of light coming straight at him. Panic strikes
and he tries to run away, but his feet are still glued solid to the
door and it's too late anyway.

<lets get the hell out of there and move back fifty kilometres or so>

First thing you see is a brilliant flash, shooting up into the sky
for kilometres. Seventeen seconds later it is followed by one of the
loudest bangs ever heard:
THWAP*10e100 !!!!!!!!!! (sorry, due to budget cuts large ascii thwaps
were scrapped)

After a few minutes you can hear other sounds again and the glow in
the distance died down too....

<final transition to Jeeve's work force>

"Mr. Jeeves, what do we do now? What if he's still alive?"
"Well if he survived THAT, he'll have a hell of a head ache and is
buried under tons of lava, heheh."
<crew bursts out in laughter>
Jeeves looks around smiling, "okay guys, lets get back there and fill
up any holes with the radio active waste from the nuclear plant, just
to be sure nobody falls in afterwards. We don't want to be accused of
polluting the environment."

<slowly zoom out, watch Jeeves and crew enter helicopters while
joking and laughing>
<scroll credits>

The End

Now shut up will ya,

Karina & Martin Steffens
chimerae@***.ie
Message no. 14
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 12:26:01 +0100
And verily, did David Cordy hastily scribble thusly...
|Hey Spike,
|If you painted the 'X' with Superglue won't he just stick to the trap
|door when you open it?
|-Rune
|

Oh, it's not a trapdoor.
There's a giant rotting carp suspended from the ceiling....
:)

--
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|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| Windows95 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a |
| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
| Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
| Finalist in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
| Computer Science | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ o+ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ |
|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |
Message no. 15
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 12:29:18 +0100
And verily, did Wyrmy hastily scribble thusly...
|Dont need to move.Got my carp/thwap/zot/Whatever disintergrationg shield
|firmly in place :^)

Ahhhh, but I have a countermeature against that.
Only to be used in EXTREME circumstances of course, and I've only had to use
it once....

You have been warned.
:)
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|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| Windows95 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a |
| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
| Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
| Finalist in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
| Computer Science | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ o+ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ |
|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |
Message no. 16
From: NightRain <nightrain@***.BRISNET.ORG.AU>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 21:38:38 +1000
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shadowrun Discussion [mailto:SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET]On
> Behalf Of John E Pederson
> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 1998 7:25 AM
>
>
> No, no, no, no. We already solved the wood chuck question.
> Get with it, man!
> Now's the time for GROUNDING!

Then the big question is? Can you ground through an awakened
woodchuck? :)

NightRain.

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Message no. 17
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: (OT)Too Quiet
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 12:57:30 +0100
And verily, did Martin Steffens hastily scribble thusly...
|Okay, something tells me that this guy just wants to be thwapped, but
|this is too much. What is it with you guys anyway? Adam asked you
|nicely a couple of days ago to keep the OT stuff to a minimum and
|since then I've been getting more mail than ever and most of it is
|OT... Jeez. Do you think that thwaps are like scars, something you
|can impress your girlfriend with or something?

Occasionally, the list loses control, totally.
Especially when someone brings up threads about G******g, marmots, or tea.
(Don't even *think* about asking.

That's why they're banned.

<Snip *megathwap* of cosmic proportions...

WOOHOO!!!
<Sounds of a crowd going wild>

The best one I've ever seen!
(I can't speak for the Doom era here, but I wish I had the patience and
writing ability to come up with something like that!)

ENCORE!!! ENCORE!!!!
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|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| Windows95 (noun): 32 bit extensions and a |
| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
| Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
| Finalist in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
| Computer Science | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ o+ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ |
|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |

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