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Message no. 1
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Spiking the ball.
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 17:50:10 -0700
Okay, it looks like my views are in the minority (a minority of one it
would seem). Thanks for all the references, but I still cannot bring
myself to believe it.

As far as the cancer theory goes, that doesn't really explain aging.
Aging is primarily the bodies inability to successfully reproduce it's
cells. So the cancer theory is close. But what is closer to the truth
is that the body _also_ loses it's ability to repair itself. We are
being repaired on a cellular level every second we live, until we die.
Aging is extrmeley complex, and I, not being a biologist, do not pretend
to understand more than just a fraction of it all. But to become
immortal, we would have to not only have healthy, true replication of ALL
our cells, but also be able to repair them forever. And I'm not sure
that will EVER be possible. We will be able to slow the aging process
(check out anti-oxidants; they DO work [just not as well as some claim])
to a significant degree in the coming years, but immortality? I think it
is likely that will remain the realm of religion and fiction.

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 2
From: "Wesley W. Walker" <wwalker@****.UARK.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spiking the ball.
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 20:58:04 -0500
> As far as the cancer theory goes, that doesn't really explain aging.
> Aging is primarily the bodies inability to successfully reproduce it's
> cells. So the cancer theory is close. But what is closer to the truth
> is that the body _also_ loses it's ability to repair itself. We are
> being repaired on a cellular level every second we live, until we die.
> Aging is extrmeley complex, and I, not being a biologist, do not pretend
> to understand more than just a fraction of it all. But to become
> immortal, we would have to not only have healthy, true replication of ALL
> our cells, but also be able to repair them forever. And I'm not sure
> that will EVER be possible. We will be able to slow the aging process
> (check out anti-oxidants; they DO work [just not as well as some claim])
> to a significant degree in the coming years, but immortality? I think it
> is likely that will remain the realm of religion and fiction.

Uhm...Are we all forgetting that Elves are -magical- creatures, not quite
limited to the same 'reality' limitations as humans. Sure they're
immortal, but damned if a test tube is goina tell you that.

Laters,

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Message no. 3
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spiking the ball.
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 13:50:28 -0700
> Uhm...Are we all forgetting that Elves are -magical- creatures, not quite
> limited to the same 'reality' limitations as humans. Sure they're
> immortal, but damned if a test tube is goina tell you that.
>
> Laters,


EXCUSE ME!!! Last time I checked, elves were just as mundane as humans.
The ONLY reason they are elves is because they have a recessive gene that
can only be activated during times of magic. In other words, they are
bound by the same laws of science humans are. Get a grip of reality, please!

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 4
From: Star <KADAMS@*****.VINU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spiking the ball.
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 16:05:08 EST
All right!!













A love that is never can always be obtained, a love that
is lost can never be regained. Think of the ones loved,
and smile.



-Star-
Message no. 5
From: "David L. Hoff" <DLHOFF@****.WISC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spiking the ball.
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 16:41:00 CDT
I know that a lot of people get rather emotional when talking about Shadowrun,
but I had to laugh when I read Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler's last post, which
concerned elves, how they are born only in times of high mana, due to a
recessive gene that is activated by magic. He then finished this with the
words "Get a grip of reality, please!"

Um, I hate to be the one to point this out, but Shadowrun is a _game_. There
is no "reality" in it for someone to get a grip of. *smile*
I realize that this sudden disclosure may cause several of you to suffer
severe emotional trauma. If you need help, you can call the RPGA (Role
Playing Gamers Anonymous), and they will start you on a 12 step program back
to the real world.

--Phoenix
dlhoff@****.wisc.edu
Message no. 6
From: Shadowdancer <BRIDDLE@*****.VINU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spiking the ball.
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 17:01:54 EST
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hOW cOuLD yOU dO THiS To mE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wHAt wAS tHE nuMBeR To THE rPGa??????

(nEED hElP rEAL bAD.)



Many people run the shadows, praying that whatever gods they worship will smile upon them.
I waltz through shadows with my gods, and I lead!

-SHADOWDANCER-
Message no. 7
From: Spellslinger <mruane@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spiking the ball.
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 15:45:35 -0700
On Sun, 23 Oct 1994, David L. Hoff wrote:

> I know that a lot of people get rather emotional when talking about Shadowrun,
> but I had to laugh when I read Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler's last post, which
> concerned elves, how they are born only in times of high mana, due to a
> recessive gene that is activated by magic. He then finished this with the
> words "Get a grip of reality, please!"
>
> Um, I hate to be the one to point this out, but Shadowrun is a _game_. There
> is no "reality" in it for someone to get a grip of. *smile*
> I realize that this sudden disclosure may cause several of you to suffer
> severe emotional trauma. If you need help, you can call the RPGA (Role
> Playing Gamers Anonymous), and they will start you on a 12 step program back
> to the real world.
>
> --Phoenix
> dlhoff@****.wisc.edu
>

*****-- Dateline Tucson

Mike Ruane was rushed to the hospital yestereday when he read a
message that "Shadowrun is a _game_". The induced psychological trauma
caused a stroke from which Mike has not recovered. Friends say, "And I
thought the time we said he was a chem geek was bad. He was dazed for
days back then! What a heartless man David Hoff must be!"

*****

Mike

P.S.> It's a joke. Really. i'm fine.
Message no. 8
From: Star <KADAMS@*****.VINU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spiking the ball.
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 21:37:19 EST
WATCH OUT ALL, PHOENIX HAS FOUND US ALL OUT!!!!!













A love that is never can always be obtained, a love that
is lost can never be regained. Think of the ones loved,
and smile.



-Star-
Message no. 9
From: Darth Vader <j07c@***.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject: Re: Spiking the ball.
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 10:21:04 +0200
> EXCUSE ME!!! Last time I checked, elves were just as mundane as humans.
> The ONLY reason they are elves is because they have a recessive gene that
> can only be activated during times of magic. In other words, they are
> bound by the same laws of science humans are. Get a grip of reality, please!

Thats what you think Eric, and quite frankly I dont think that
FASA quite shares your opinion :) Did ya read Nosferatu ?

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"Believe in Angels." -- The Crow

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!G tv(++) b+++ D++ B- e+ u++(-) h*(+) f+ r- n!(----) y?
Message no. 10
From: "Wesley W. Walker" <wwalker@****.UARK.EDU>
Subject: Re: Spiking the ball.
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 11:23:48 -0500
>
> EXCUSE ME!!! Last time I checked, elves were just as mundane as humans.
> The ONLY reason they are elves is because they have a recessive gene that
> can only be activated during times of magic. In other words, they are
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Case and point. Thank you.

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