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Message no. 1
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: TOLMWAPPERs and other old-timers (was RE: Advanced Metamagic)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 19:12:24 +0100
According to Martin Steffens, on Wed, 15 Nov 2000 the word on the street was...

> > > Greetings TOLMWAPPERs and other list denizens!
>
> > Like anyone who is one still knows what that stands for :)
>
> Those Other Listmembers Who Are Permanently something something
> something :). It's in the FAQ anyway :P

Without looking in the FAQ: The Other Listmembers Who Are Presently
Perplexed at the Esotheric Ramblings. Of course, I can also still type
shadowrn@*****.nic.surfnet.nl almost without thinking about it...

> Wasn't there some kind of prophesy about the two gurus being back on the
> list as well?

You haven't looked at my sig lately, have you? :)

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Message no. 2
From: Spike spike1@*******.co.uk
Subject: TOLMWAPPERs and other old-timers (was RE: Advanced Metamagic)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 22:27:50 +0000 (GMT)
And verily, didst Gurth babble thusly...
> > Wasn't there some kind of prophesy about the two gurus being back on the
> > list as well?
>
> You haven't looked at my sig lately, have you? :)

But that prediction was for Rob Heyden and errr.... whatsisface...
:)

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Message no. 3
From: Mark C Farrington alareth@*********.net
Subject: TOLMWAPPERs and other old-timers (was RE: Advanced Metamagic)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 23:33:23 -0500
>
> And verily, didst Gurth babble thusly...
> > > Wasn't there some kind of prophesy about the two gurus being
> back on the
> > > list as well?
> >
> > You haven't looked at my sig lately, have you? :)
>
> But that prediction was for Rob Heyden and errr.... whatsisface...
> :)
>


Just how many other lists could you be on that have their own prophesies?

Alareth

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"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the
universe." - Carl Sagan
Message no. 4
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: TOLMWAPPERs and other old-timers (was RE: Advanced Metamagic)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:20:14 +0100
According to Spike, on Wed, 15 Nov 2000 the word on the street was...

> But that prediction was for Rob Heyden and errr.... whatsisface...
> :)

Rob Hayden, J.D. Falk, Stainless Steel Rat, and Doctor Doom.

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Bartitis -- Kei-erg!
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GC3.1: GAT/! d-(dpu) s:- !a>? C+@ UL P L+ E? W(++) N o? K- w+ O V? PS+
PE Y PGP- t(+) 5++ X+ R+++>$ tv+(++) b++@ DI? D+ G(++) e h! !r(---) y?
Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998
Message no. 5
From: Martin Steffens marste@*********.com
Subject: TOLMWAPPERs and other old-timers (was RE: Advanced Metamagic)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 06:55:45 -0800
From: Gurth

According to Martin Steffens, on Wed, 15 Nov 2000 the word on the street
was...

> > Wasn't there some kind of prophesy about the two gurus being back
> > on the list as well?

> You haven't looked at my sig lately, have you? :)

So, just because you don't mention it anymore, doesn't mean you're not
an unofficial Shadowrun Guru. You can't un-guru yourself except by
a huge financial scandal (and even then some suckers still believe in
you), or locking yourself in a small fort and duke it out with the
armed forces/FBI/FDA.

Martin
- You can't shoot me, I'm a G-aaarlgh -
Message no. 6
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: TOLMWAPPERs and other old-timers (was RE: Advanced Metamagic)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:09:12 +0100
According to Martin Steffens, on Thu, 16 Nov 2000 the word on the street was...

> So, just because you don't mention it anymore, doesn't mean you're not
> an unofficial Shadowrun Guru. You can't un-guru yourself except by
> a huge financial scandal (and even then some suckers still believe in
> you), or locking yourself in a small fort and duke it out with the
> armed forces/FBI/FDA.

The latter method only makes you a more renowned guru, from what I've
seen... Not that I intend to try it, lacking as I do a fortified farm, a
firearms arsenal and a bunch of brainwashed followers. Well, two out of
three at least :)

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Bartitis -- Kei-erg!
-> NAGEE Editor * ShadowRN GridSec * Triangle Virtuoso <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Page: http://plastic.dumpshock.com <-

GC3.1: GAT/! d-(dpu) s:- !a>? C+@ UL P L+ E? W(++) N o? K- w+ O V? PS+
PE Y PGP- t(+) 5++ X+ R+++>$ tv+(++) b++@ DI? D+ G(++) e h! !r(---) y?
Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998
Message no. 7
From: Martin Steffens marste@*********.com
Subject: TOLMWAPPERs and other old-timers (was RE: Advanced Metamagic)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 06:30:25 -0800
From: Gurth

>From Martin:
> > or locking yourself in a small fort and duke it out with the
> > armed forces/FBI/FDA.

> The latter method only makes you a more renowned guru, from
> what I've seen...

Not if you take most of your followers with you :).

> Not that I intend to try it, lacking as I
> do a fortified farm, a firearms arsenal and a bunch of
> brainwashed followers. Well, two out of three at least :)

You mean one out of three. You have players, they'll jump
through any hoop if you threaten to kill their PCs if they
don't follow you >:)

Martin
- "Suddenly there is a tank in front of your PC and it aims
it's gun at you"
"Okay, okay, I'll worship you as a God, just don't shoot!" -
Message no. 8
From: Gurth gurth@******.nl
Subject: TOLMWAPPERs and other old-timers (was RE: Advanced Metamagic)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 19:27:10 +0100
According to Martin Steffens, on Fri, 17 Nov 2000 the word on the street was...

> > The latter method only makes you a more renowned guru, from
> > what I've seen...
>
> Not if you take most of your followers with you :).

You sure? Nobody had heard of Koresh before that whole Waco mess, but
afterward the whole world knew him.

> You mean one out of three. You have players, they'll jump
> through any hoop if you threaten to kill their PCs if they
> don't follow you >:)

Like I said, I lack two out of three... Just because I'm from Zeeland
doesn't mean I live in a farm, I'll have you know :)

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Bartitis -- Kei-erg!
-> NAGEE Editor * ShadowRN GridSec * Triangle Virtuoso <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Page: http://plastic.dumpshock.com <-

GC3.1: GAT/! d-(dpu) s:- !a>? C+@ UL P L+ E? W(++) N o? K- w+ O V? PS+
PE Y PGP- t(+) 5++ X+ R+++>$ tv+(++) b++@ DI? D+ G(++) e h! !r(---) y?
Incubated into the First Church of the Sqooshy Ball, 21-05-1998

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