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Message no. 1
From: Steve Eley <sfeley@***.NET>
Subject: RL Aztechnology (was Re: Lone Star Life Insurance Co.)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 14:44:34 -0400
Sommers wrote:
>
> One of my players gave me the logo from a company called "Aztechnology"
> that he got at work.

Heh... That got me curious, so I did a very fast Web search for
non-Shadowrun references to Aztechnology. The one that kept coming up
over and over was
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec685/685.html/Azhome.html --
"Aztechnology Turns," a Web-based simulated soap opera that "captures the
changes, challenges and opportunities confronting educational
technologists and trainers" in a company called Aztech, Inc. (Umm,
whatever.)

The only other hit was
http://www.dailyaztec.com/archive/1997/04/21/file003.html -- a college
newspaper story about San Diego State's team in a business simulation
contest. SDSU's mascot being the Aztecs, they called their fake company
"Aztechnology."

Just thought you'd find that interesting. >8->


Have Fun,
- Steve Eley
sfeley@***.net
Message no. 2
From: Brian Wong <rook@*****.INFINEX.COM>
Subject: Re: RL Aztechnology (was Re: Lone Star Life Insurance Co.)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:48:56 -0700
> The only other hit was
> http://www.dailyaztec.com/archive/1997/04/21/file003.html -- a college
> newspaper story about San Diego State's team in a business simulation
> contest. SDSU's mascot being the Aztecs, they called their fake company
> "Aztechnology."

As a person of partial latin american decent (S. America in my case)
and part native north american decent...

If I ever start my own sports team I know the name I'll use:

"The Honkies"

A team of all mexican players dressed up in
'white people' colors.

:)

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Message no. 3
From: Steve Eley <sfeley@***.NET>
Subject: Re: RL Aztechnology (was Re: Lone Star Life Insurance Co.)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 16:44:51 -0400
Brian Wong wrote:
>
> As a person of partial latin american decent (S. America in my case)
> and part native north american decent...
> If I ever start my own sports team I know the name I'll use:
> "The Honkies"

Ummm... San Diego being directly on the Mexican border, and having a
large Hispanic population, does their using "Aztecs" actually offend you?
Or were you just being whimsical?


> A team of all mexican players dressed up in
> 'white people' colors.

Now THAT would be amusing. >8-> Have 'em all wear polo shirts and
khakis.

(Does anyone else here remember the "High-Fivin' White Guys" from the show
Almost Live?)


Have Fun,
- Steve Eley
sfeley@***.net
Message no. 4
From: Wordman <wordman@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: RL Aztechnology (was Re: Lone Star Life Insurance Co.)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 00:47:36 -0400
> If I ever start my own sports team I know the name I'll use:
>
> "The Honkies"

I think it was Mad TV that came up with renaming the NFL team to the
"Washington Rednecks". It's almost worth raising 90 million dollars, or
whatever, to buy them and change the name. I'm also very fond of Beantown's
Urban Brawl team, the Boston Massacre.

Wordman
Message no. 5
From: "XaOs [David Goth]" <xaos@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: RL Aztechnology (was Re: Lone Star Life Insurance Co.)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 02:05:57 -0500
> "Washington Rednecks". It's almost worth raising 90 million dollars, or
> whatever, to buy them and change the name.

It'd be better if it were a team in Texas, or elsewhere in the south.
(Please note that this is meant in jest. My state is easy enough to pick on,
as well).



-XaOs-
xaos@*****.net
-David Goth-

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