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Message no. 1
From: "Fisher, Victor" <Victor-Fisher@******.COM>
Subject: What's up with UCLA and Berkley??? [Was SR/ED Ties...]
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 14:30:14 -0400
Berkley and UCLA, continuing that long outstanding tradition of
intercolligiate pranks, began indulging in a massive series of magical
practical jokes over the years [water elementals exploding toilets,
igniting student's underware, astral 'panty raids', etc.], that they
actually disrupted the astral space between the two locations, resulting
in areas that cause power fluctuations in spells , with attendant drain
fluctuations [your Force 3 Powerball overloads into a Force 6, doing
twice the damage, and socking the user with the resulting drain! Or that
Force 6 going off as a Force 1, tickling your opponent!], astral shoals
and brambles [think coral reefs], and an increase in astrally active
critters!
It's a great place to catch mages unawares, as you're never sure
what's going to happen. And the students at both colleges are STILL
going at it!

Kohl, 'I was attacked by a flying roll of toilet paper, and had to shoot
my way out. :-]'
Message no. 2
From: david lowe <dlowe@****.COM>
Subject: Re: What's up with UCLA and Berkley??? [Was SR/ED Ties...]
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:55:43 -0800
At 2:30 PM 7/7/97, Fisher, Victor wrote:
> Berkley and UCLA, continuing that long outstanding tradition of
>intercolligiate pranks, began indulging in a massive series of magical
>practical jokes over the years [water elementals exploding toilets,
>igniting student's underware, astral 'panty raids', etc.]

<Snippage>

Not to be the nit-picky Californian on the list, but Berkeley and UCLA are
about 350 miles apart and have had little or no traditional rivalry. UCLA
and USC, or Berkeley and Stanford, that's a different story. But then
again, I doubt anyone really wants to hear my "why the Cal-Free sourcebook
sucked" rant again.

D.

David R. Lowe (dlowe@****.com)
Photography/Graphic Design

"Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies."
Message no. 3
From: "Fisher, Victor" <Victor-Fisher@******.COM>
Subject: Re: What's up with UCLA and Berkley??? [Was SR/ED Ties...]
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 14:55:52 -0400
I wrote:
> Berkley and UCLA, continuing that long outstanding tradition of
>intercolligiate pranks, began indulging in a massive series of magical
>practical jokes over the years [water elementals exploding toilets, igniting
>student's underware, astral 'panty raids', etc.]
>
><Snippage>
>
>David Lowe wrote:
>Not to be the nit-picky Californian on the list, but Berkeley and UCLA are
>about 350 miles apart and have had little or no traditional rivalry. UCLA and
>USC, or Berkeley and Stanford, that's a different story. But then again, I
>doubt anyone really wants to hear my "why the Cal-Free sourcebook sucked"
>rant again.
>
>Victor writes:
> Sorry, David. Just repeating what the book says. I personally like the
>idea of the 'Astral Bramble' area, but I can't understand your disagreement
>with the two colleges in question. Maybe if the writers'd done their
>research, and picked two colleges closer together and with more of a history?
>
>'It's sh*t like this, Vincent, that's gonna bring this situation to a head!'
>
>Victor
Message no. 4
From: david lowe <dlowe@****.COM>
Subject: Re: What's up with UCLA and Berkley??? [Was SR/ED Ties...]
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 12:24:44 -0800
At 2:55 PM 7/7/97, Fisher, Victor wrote:

>>Victor writes:
>> Sorry, David. Just repeating what the book says. I personally like the
>>idea of the 'Astral Bramble' area, but I can't understand your disagreement
>>with the two colleges in question. Maybe if the writers'd done their
>>research, and picked two colleges closer together and with more of a history?


IHMO research and the Cal-Free Sourcebook had little in common...

D.

David R. Lowe (dlowe@****.com)
Photography/Graphic Design

"Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies."
Message no. 5
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: What's up with UCLA and Berkley??? [Was SR/ED Ties...]
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 12:51:38 +0100
Fisher, Victor said on 14:30/ 7 Jul 97...

> Kohl, 'I was attacked by a flying roll of toilet paper, and had to shoot
> my way out. :-]'

Toiletpaperjutsu anyone? *grin*

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