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(...) That's an interesting perspective that I've never considered before. I've always considered the true power of Jesus' message being the fact that God wants a relationship with me. That's a mind-boggling concept. That the Creator of the Universe (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually it was originally called "Colossal cave" (by Willie Crowther). I only ever played it on a PDP 11/70 until I decided to learn Perl a couple of years ago - someday I'll get around to putting my Perl port of the original (350 pts) game (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Or...your life, your mother's grave, The Bat of the Great DiMaggio, etc etc. But I wouldn't suggest one swear at anyone holding a weapon. best LFB (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Now that you mention it, I remember reading about that years and years ago, but I'd never seen anything from ADVENT first hand. Very cool stuff, though! Dave! (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's kind of neat the caver connection to Advent. Crowther's wife was one of the people who participated in the exploration which connected Mammoth and Flint Ridge caves (and is what really won the cold war - at the time of the connection, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) You can also swear on the Constitution. It wouldn't suprise me if there are other recognized religious and non-religious documents you can swear on. Jeff (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You know, I never actually played Zork. My pastiche paid homage to Zork's predecessor, ADVENT, which I *have* played on such machines as the UNIVAC 1100/80, the IBM 4341, and the Commodore PET. (URL) don't think the above link is to the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh definitely (though I've never finished it, I've just always loved the idea from the very beginning when Infocom brought computers to Boskone to show off their nifty new game). These days Zork fits on your Palm Pilot. Several folks have (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ? Verbose Maximum verbosity. ? Babel Fish. (computer meltdown ensues....) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I see--two prokaryotes and two eukaryotes. *Now* I understand! What could I have been thinking?? (...) Ah, Zork! An all-time favorites! Dave! (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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