Tyrion

Heh, my favorite was always the GrowCube. GrowRPG doesn't have enough components, so I got it fast enough that I didn't everything that could go wrong if you did it in the wrong order. GrowCube wasn't too long, but you had to work at it enough to see the logic in the order.

Ah, why not... here are a few I just remembered were in a file someone left on my computer. “I’m short a tortoise.” “I need that chair; my sheep is stuck on the roof.” Funny part is I don't even remember the context for the first one... and I'm pretty sure I'm the one who said that...

Edwin Veteran Posts: 187 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 29, 2000 06:07 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Mize: This only makes sense if you consider "us" to mean the mages, not the players - the players are not "on Terra", and they're the ones doing the spelling (not to mention arguing, quarreling etc. ). In my opinion, "Terra", in this context, refers to the community of players, and thus a comma is the correct remedy. Of course, your version could also mean "Let us go to Terra (physically) and learn to spell while we're there.", but I doubt that that was lumpen's intended meaning... Mize the Sorceress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are role-playing,remember?So we are all ON Terra,literally.If you disagree,it's okay. ------------------ Edwin,Tireless Arm of the Enforcer of Justice [This message has been edited by Edwin (edited November 29, 2000).] ____________________________________________________________________ ~O~ Veteran Posts: 2419 Registered: Mar 2000 posted November 29, 2000 01:13 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by thordain: i think its actually items effect your ranking. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How can I resist? Affect is a verb. Effect is a noun. ____________________________________________________________________ ~O~ Veteran Posts: 2419 Registered: Mar 2000 posted November 29, 2000 01:15 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Mize: This only makes sense if you consider "us" to mean the mages, not the players - the players are not "on Terra", and they're the ones doing the spelling (not to mention arguing, quarreling etc. ). In my opinion, "Terra", in this context, refers to the community of players, and thus a comma is the correct remedy. Of course, your version could also mean "Let us go to Terra (physically) and learn to spell while we're there.", but I doubt that that was lumpen's intended meaning... Mize the Sorceress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maybe he REALLY meant "lettuce spell on Terra." I.E. someone sees his neighbors being turned into cabbages. ____________________________________________________________________ V Veteran Posts: 1471 Registered: Oct 2000 posted November 29, 2000 09:09 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More like: Lettuce smell on Terra ------------------ V Death comes to us all... ____________________________________________________________________ ~O~ Veteran Posts: 2419 Registered: Mar 2000 posted November 29, 2000 10:31 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Very amusing! ____________________________________________________________________ lumpenproletariat Veteran Posts: 2633 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 29, 2000 10:52 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wha the hell?..... ok, this is now the most confusing thread I have ever read..... oh, and thordain, where i am, it is affect, not effect, well, we can agree its not infect damn lettuce Welcome Insignia ------------------ -lumpenproletariat Purveyor Of Nautical Nonsense Banisher of Newbie Questions Forever and Ever, A Madman of Terra "You know what? You're really as dumb as everybody says you are!"--Misha's Chemistry Teacher ____________________________________________________________________ Insignia Veteran Posts: 1737 Registered: Mar 2000 posted November 29, 2000 11:17 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hard to believe that you are the one who started it and are the one not understanding anything right now.. What irony..~ ------------------ Insignia, Destroyer of ALL, Protector or NONE..... An Ancilla of Transcendent Existence A Warden of the Evanescent Templar Member of Transcendant Existance. ____________________________________________________________________ lumpenproletariat Veteran Posts: 2633 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 30, 2000 01:10 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Its spun way out of control Insignia, I don't know when this crazy roller-coaster ride of madness will stop ------------------ -lumpenproletariat Purveyor Of Nautical Nonsense Banisher of Newbie Questions Forever and Ever, A Madman of Terra "You know what? You're really as dumb as everybody says you are!"--Misha's Chemistry Teacher ____________________________________________________________________ V Veteran Posts: 1471 Registered: Oct 2000 posted November 30, 2000 01:25 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roller coaster ride of madness? What fun!!!Woo hoo!! ------------------ V Death comes to us all... ____________________________________________________________________ Kyx Veteran Posts: 678 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 30, 2000 06:56 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by thordain: i think its actually items effect your ranking. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nope. It's affect. Effect is always (ok not always, 99.99999999% of the time) preceded by "the." Without the period of couse; That's just correct grammar. "I was affected by it and it made me go poo." "The effect of it was such that it made me go poo." ____________________________________________________________________ ~O~ Veteran Posts: 2419 Registered: Mar 2000 posted November 30, 2000 08:02 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's what I said earlier. Affect is a verb, effect is a noun (that's why it's preceded by "the"). ____________________________________________________________________ Mize Veteran Posts: 90 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 30, 2000 11:57 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Effect" can also be a verb, but it has a very different meaning from that of "affect": "A affects B" means that A changes or modifies B in some manner, while "A effects B" means that A causes B /makes B happen (which means that B must be some kind of action or change, not any old noun). Mize the Sorceress ____________________________________________________________________ ~O~ Veteran Posts: 2419 Registered: Mar 2000 posted November 30, 2000 07:27 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good point! I stand/sit corrected. I'd forgotten about archaic usages. It's GREAT to find someone who hasn't! ____________________________________________________________________ lumpenproletariat Veteran Posts: 2633 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 30, 2000 08:19 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeah V, a kid twisted all the colour and constrast knobs on this post, I think it was stormbringer Love the originality! ------------------ -lumpenproletariat Purveyor Of Nautical Nonsense Banisher of Newbie Questions Forever and Ever, A Madman of Terra Founder and Member of RTCYSIA 4 life! "You know what? You're really as dumb as everybody says you are!"--Misha's Chemistry Teacher ____________________________________________________________________ ~O~ Veteran Posts: 2419 Registered: Mar 2000 posted November 30, 2000 11:53 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lesson #33 is to always have a point behind what you write. Like this post.... Yeah... Like this... Ummm... Nevermind. ____________________________________________________________________ V Veteran Posts: 1471 Registered: Oct 2000 posted November 30, 2000 11:56 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *hic*....yup..*hic*...one 's'. *Ugh* Another beer,lumpen! ------------------ V Death comes to us all... ____________________________________________________________________ Tyrion Moderator Posts: 1425 Registered: Dec 2000 posted December 01, 2000 07:26 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One of the best advice I can give to spell right is : take your time to read what you just wrote! I still have difficulty understanding how people can make so many errors in one sentence. Those people would definitly not want to speak French! (in which there are a lot more exceptions) ------------------ The biggest challenge in Archmage is to choose a color... ____________________________________________________________________ V Veteran Posts: 1471 Registered: Oct 2000 posted December 01, 2000 09:43 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Which is why we have this thread. ------------------ V Death comes to us all... ____________________________________________________________________ Insignia Veteran Posts: 1737 Registered: Mar 2000 posted December 01, 2000 05:13 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by Tyrion: Those people would definitly not want to speak French! (in which there are a lot more exceptions) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spell definitEly... ------------------ Insignia, Destroyer of ALL, Protector or NONE..... An Ancilla of Transcendent Existence A Warden of the Evanescent Templar Member of Transcendant Existance.

lumpenproletariat Veteran Posts: 2633 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 24, 2000 01:26 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- okay, lesson 1 Volcano Eruption is spelt as that, not Vulcano lesson 2 Grammar Do items affect your Ranking, not, does items infect your ranking anymore? ------------------ -lumpenproletariat Purveyor Of Nautical Nonsense Banisher of Newbie Questions Forever for an Era, A Madman of Terra ____________________________________________________________________ Balrog Veteran Posts: 447 Registered: May 2000 posted November 24, 2000 03:22 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeah.. how about the way it says "Thy Aliad" instead of "Thy Alias"? Not to mention the infinite other grammar and spelling errors on the part of the developers.. [This message has been edited by Balrog (edited November 24, 2000).] ____________________________________________________________________ lumpenproletariat Veteran Posts: 2633 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 24, 2000 04:33 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was thinking more of posters on the boards, but oh well ------------------ -lumpenproletariat Purveyor Of Nautical Nonsense Banisher of Newbie Questions Forever for an Era, A Madman of Terra Spellling? My Spelling Class ____________________________________________________________________ Glyn Veteran Posts: 157 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 24, 2000 04:39 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "anymore?" Yep. That should be two words, pal. ____________________________________________________________________ V Veteran Posts: 1471 Registered: Oct 2000 posted November 24, 2000 06:42 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now where are all those mages with bad grammar? Certainly not in this thread. ------------------ V Death comes to us all... ____________________________________________________________________ Spider8612 Veteran Posts: 690 Registered: Apr 2000 posted November 25, 2000 05:56 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lol just check some of my postings, there you will find nice stuff to post here ____________________________________________________________________ Got milk? Newbie Posts: 11 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 25, 2000 12:21 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yooo no need to spell proppa to play dissa game! WHO CARES! ____________________________________________________________________ lumpenproletariat Veteran Posts: 2633 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 25, 2000 01:35 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hahaha, but you need to spell correctly to make people understand you on the boards, do you not? And in the game, failing spelling pisses me off, especially when its wish Fair enough glyn, but US spelling = any_more but other than US = anymore (check a non-american dictionary ) Leeson 4- You do not say I LOSSED a battle, you say I LOST a battle ------------------ -lumpenproletariat Purveyor Of Nautical Nonsense Banisher of Newbie Questions Forever for an Era, A Madman of Terra Spellling? My Spelling Class ____________________________________________________________________ Glyn Veteran Posts: 157 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 26, 2000 02:16 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey lumpster. "US spelling = any_more, but other than US = anymore (check a non-American dictionary )" I'll let you off. Our New Shorter Oxford says "any more", with "anymore" as an alternative. Thus endeth the battle of anymore. I'm with you on the need to use language appropriately to be understood on a bulletin board. Communicative competency - it's all the rage. Glyn Evans (English teacher; Newbury, England) ____________________________________________________________________ Edwin Veteran Posts: 187 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 26, 2000 06:16 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This reminds me of the Right to Censor in WWF."We fight the good fight,and it's for your own good!"Yah,right. ------------------ Edwin,Tireless Arm of the Enforcer of Justice ____________________________________________________________________ V Veteran Posts: 1471 Registered: Oct 2000 posted November 26, 2000 09:10 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's why we give out free English lessons in this thread. ------------------ V Death comes to us all... ____________________________________________________________________ lumpenproletariat Veteran Posts: 2633 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 26, 2000 09:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeah, that right V, I know of RTC edwin, we are RTCYSIA-- Right To Correct Your Stupid Illiterate A$$. hahahahaha, I just crack myself up. ------------------ -lumpenproletariat Purveyor Of Nautical Nonsense Banisher of Newbie Questions Forever for an Era, A Madman of Terra Spellling? My Spelling Class "Everythings happy underground"Ben Folds Five ____________________________________________________________________ V Veteran Posts: 1471 Registered: Oct 2000 posted November 27, 2000 03:05 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You crack me up,lumpen! ------------------ V Death comes to us all... ____________________________________________________________________ Edwin Veteran Posts: 187 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 27, 2000 05:35 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wow,that was a superb response.Can I join the RTCYSIA? ------------------ Edwin,Tireless Arm of the Enforcer of Justice ____________________________________________________________________ Edwin Veteran Posts: 187 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 27, 2000 06:45 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrong.It should be Let us learn to spell ON Terra. Hey,please respond.Can I join? ------------------ Edwin,Tireless Arm of the Enforcer of Justice ____________________________________________________________________ lumpenproletariat Veteran Posts: 2633 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 27, 2000 09:32 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hmmm, there is a rigorous training programme, but as far as I can tell, yes. stormbringer; Fine. BUT maybe you know grammar, but I'd already had lesson 4, learn to read,stormbringer ------------------ -lumpenproletariat Purveyor Of Nautical Nonsense Banisher of Newbie Questions Forever for an Era, A Madman of Terra Spellling? My Spelling Class "Everythings happy underground"Ben Folds Five ____________________________________________________________________ thordain Veteran Posts: 1725 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 28, 2000 07:41 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by lumpenproletariat: lesson 2 Grammar Do items affect your Ranking, not, does items infect your ranking anymore? [/b] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i think its actually items effect your ranking. ____________________________________________________________________ V Veteran Posts: 1471 Registered: Oct 2000 posted November 28, 2000 09:45 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Got to haul my english professor in here... ------------------ V Death comes to us all... ____________________________________________________________________ Mize Veteran Posts: 90 Registered: Nov 2000 posted November 28, 2000 01:01 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrong.It should be Let us learn to spell ON Terra. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This only makes sense if you consider "us" to mean the mages, not the players - the players are not "on Terra", and they're the ones doing the spelling (not to mention arguing, quarreling etc. ). In my opinion, "Terra", in this context, refers to the community of players, and thus a comma is the correct remedy. Of course, your version could also mean "Let us go to Terra (physically) and learn to spell while we're there.", but I doubt that that was lumpen's intended meaning... Mize the Sorceress ____________________________________________________________________ lumpenproletariat Veteran Posts: 2633 Registered: Sep 2000 posted November 28, 2000 08:17 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- God, im just getting confused now and stormbringer(original!) it was supposed to be , not ;, I slipped up while typing, I had a bit too much alcohol. And it IS "there is a..." because this is not it. ------------------ -lumpenproletariat Purveyor Of Nautical Nonsense Banisher of Newbie Questions Forever and Ever, A Madman of Terra "You know what? You're really as dumb as everybody says you are!"--Misha's Chemistry Teacher ____________________________________________________________________ Insignia Veteran Posts: 1737 Registered: Mar 2000 posted November 28, 2000 11:31 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now I see the real meaning of RTCYSIA... Sure, count me in as a life time member for this one. Four thumbs up~! /*Insignia tries to balance himself with his back since four of his five ends are all pointing towards the sky... awkward, barely making it.. but what the heck~! RTCYIA forever~~!! ------------------ Insignia, Destroyer of ALL, Protector or NONE..... An Ancilla of Transcendent Existence A Warden of the Evanescent Templar Member of Transcendant Existance. ____________________________________________________________________

I have the first 21 pages of LLTST seperately in html form, so I guess I could zip them up and e-mail them to whoever wants them. Or if you want me to send it another way I'm open to suggestions.

I only have page 1 to 21 of "Let's learn to spell terra!" because James deleted them before I got to the end, but those are the best ones. I don't have any of the other topics... and I'm not sure James does either. *sigh* I should have closed it when I had the chance.

Oh my... look who it is. Our favorite Village Idiot!

Gwai's birthday, today? Man, already one year since I started putting off giving you a present until mid-August. May the cabbages wiggle in lively fashion for you today! And a simple happy birthday to purple_shadows... since I do not know him/her quite as well. Sam.

I'm off topic here, but I have to say this. Wren, some people say boys are easier to raise than girls, so you could consider yourself lucky. But then again my personnal opinion is that the end result can never be as good with boys. I'm really half-serious when I say that... And I really have no good suggestions for names, but I personnally would look at etymology when you choose... fun stuff to find out what your name means.

Actually, "Leur voix" means each person (or bird in this case) has one voice, and "Leurs voix" means each has several. Think of "Leur" and "Leurs" as "Son/Sa" and "Ses" applied to many people. If you transpose the situation to one bird in this case, the correct phrasing is "Sa voix arrivait" so the correct form with several birds is "Leur voix arrivaient." In any case the use of "Leur(s)" means the verb is plural. I feel useful.

I was under the impression that the Hundred Years War had no definite length (or maybe we simply don't know how to define it for sure). Throughout my education I've been presented with 3 numbers... As far as I can remember... they were 107 years, 116 years (I didn't remember this one precisely, but now that I've seen it it certainly rings a bell) and 134 years. And I would have answered 134 years, so I only knew the last one. Interesting stuff.

I know of a book titled Caligula by Albert Camus, it was the play in his "trilogy" of the Absurd, but I don't know if that's the one people were referring to.

Out of boredom during my Fall semester finals, I developed the art of the instant sonnet. Most of them are jokes for my friends or caricatures of them, but I wrote a few that are actually poetry. I figured I'd share my favorite one with you guys. I know a few of you who speak French very well, so I'll only include a translation if someone requests it. It's untitled as of yet, but I call it Sonnet #4. Flocons par milliers semblent vers moi se ruer; Rien ici à entendre, pourtant j'écoute. Temps de solitude avec vue obstruée, Silence complet, sauf la distante route. Si près de tout, si loin de la réalité, Devant mes yeux entrouverts le ciel ondule. Sons déformés ne gardent que leurs qualités, Créant cette tranquilité que j'adule. En partant de mes pieds progrèssent les frissons, Jusqu'à ce que mes sens me crient à l'unisson Qu'il est temps de laisser mon lit éphémère. Si bien installé, je redoute le moment Quand je devrai cesser de flotter calmement Pour finalement quitter mon sanctuaire.

The 13th is always a great day, even better if it's a Friday, though the closest Friday the 13th is in May 2005... shame.

Katz, I should point out that Smarties as Canadians and Europeans know them do no exist in the US... I found that out this summer, but for Americans... the Smarties Katz is refering to are somewhat like Chocolate M&Ms.

Hmmm, that's the cathedral of Cologne, if I'm not mistaken. Certainly an odd image. Interesting to see how the brain makes connections between words and images, isn't it?

*Applauds Finnius' post.*

I've actually not been following the U.S. elections as there are way more important things going on... like the Red Sox winning the World Series. Frankly I'd be happy if Bush could get out of there but even if he doesn't I don't really care. It'll probably be about the same for me either way: U.S. does something. Some part of world complains. I shrug.

My friends and I have been eating quite a few donuts these last couple of months... at Tim Horton's it's 3.99 for 6 or 5.25 for 12, so we buy the dozen if there's just two of us. Ended up buying two dozen for 5 people yesterday, but a few of the people there were amateurs and only ate one or two each. I ended up eating 8. The best are the maple frosting, custard-filled ones followed closely by the blueberry jam-filled ones. Chocolate frosting is acceptable, but nothing beats maple. Cool... I'm a weenie now... I guess that'll happen if you don't post for over 2 months.

There is no reason why I should mind that you wrote this, Yet I understand that you may think otherwise, knowing me. Recent events might have changed me somewhat. I seem to be less shy and take charge more nowadays. Originally I would have never acted as a leader in social situations, Now I went out with friends, thought of something to do and paid for pizza! Muah-haha.

Tyrion reads the note slowly, pausing to look at the skull after every other word. He then looks around, yawning. "Huh... I'm glad Ozy took it this well."

Well, my predictions were right. Liberals won, half of Quebec voted BQ. (49% is close enough to half...) My vote probably didn't change anything, being in an entirely French-Canadian area. I didn't look at any results, but they probably had 95% of the votes without my help.

Sorry I'm late. Katzaniel, A normal person would certainly admit defeat in my situation, as you had already made your decision by the time I arrived. Nevertheless, I urge you to reconsider, for there is clearly no one who deserves your attention more than I do. What better match than an Eater of Non-Members such as you and me, the only Official Non-Member? You may not believe me, but I have a good amount of facts to back up my statement. Attraction forces are proportional to the square of the distance between the particles, and even with the great distance there is between us now, I feel pushed in your direction. We can therefore conclude that it is only a matter of time before we become inseparable. I also realize that it took a while for me to notice you, but that is purely my fault. Your immense magnetism would have lured me to this area long ago had I not been hiding in a Faraday cage for the duration of the thunderstorm. Although I feel my absence was justified, I still apologize for making you wait. Also, I should warn you that according to the Doppler effect, the frequency of my letters will become higher as I get closer, and though the amplitude of my feelings should not be affected by this particular fact, they will be manifested more often. You may try to resist this at first, but I will keep acting as a condenser for the energy provided by our love, and the pulse created by this interaction will match the beating of my heart. Letting our love run out would only kill me. The timer formed by this Resistance/Condenser/Battery circuit will not last forever, so please make your decision soon. I must now retreat to my Faraday cage, as I fear many suitors will shoot lightning bolts out of their eyes after reading this. But know that my cage blocks Electrical and Magnetic fields, but it will never be strong enough to block my love for you. Anxiously waiting for a response, Tyrion. If anyone needs help with the Physics references, ask me.

I agree, I've read that it was changed to simplify the story. Originally Paris died, Helen married his brother, who also died, and then she went back with Menelaus. I think the reason the movie is so different is that Wolfgang Petersen is not a big fan of mythology. I've read that apparently the Gods were removed because he thought they were unnecessary. I guess he just didn't get (or didn't read) the Iliad.

I'm think they took out most of the gods to make religion in the movie closer to what it is today. Not to mention they'd probably be trying to 'inspire' people and all that stuff, and gods quarrelling doesn't provide much inspiration. Humans fighting, on the other hand, does for some reason. And most of the deaths you find unjustified in the movie (Menelaus, Ajax, maybe Agamemnon) were all earlier than in the book, because they wanted all the 'bad guys' to die (it's an American movie...) and didn't want to have the movie keep going too long after the fall of Troy.