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  Redefine Geekiness In Your Sitting Room
 
While casually looking through my list of referers to my website, I found this description of one of my medieval village pages: (check out (URL) , click the "?" on the side bar, and do a search for "lego"-- it's all flash-- very... odd) (...) Oh (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Percents, Per Se
 
(...) Grin. When in fact we had already discovered 100% of it! At least 100% of that which had been discovered at that time. :-) Aren't the "proven reserves" larger now than they were then? Not that I know what that means, actually, it's just a (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
(...) No.........! I really wanted there to be a 6th book in the Hitchiker's Guide 'Trilogy'. I wish it were April 1st and this was some sick joke. He will be missed. Not even Marvin could be any sadder. (...) No, it isn't, but I don't think (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Percents, Per Se
 
(...) That's fabulous! I read an article back in '92 that proclaimed we'd already discovered 90% of the world's oil. Dave! (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
(...) "No, wait! What's this switch?" "What switch?" "There's no switch; I was only joking." -Tom McD. when replying, "So long, and thanks for all the fish!" :'-) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
I met him once - what a nice (and exceedingly tall) guy It came as quite a shock from left field. He will be missed. I heard him once say that he wanted his epitath to read - "Mostly Harmless" (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: mech legalities
 
(...) OK, I see what you mean. You're right - building characters in GURPS usually takes one entire session. Hopefully, the *first* game session. ;) But I like the results of having a characters which is translated into GURPS terminology, rather (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
(...) The news makes me feel as sad as Marvin. Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (My views do not necessarily express the views of my employer...) BRICKFEST 2001 IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER... START MAKING PLANS (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  RE: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
(...) Hmm, my yellow bricks aren't used up in any other creations right now...but first I should finish the space plane (maybe the steward(esse)s will pass out lemon scented moist towelettes.) --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 13-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
(...) the ultimate *question*... (...) You're not alone... -Shiri (23 years ago, 13-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
(...) The Hitchhiker, Star Wars and Lego make me froody since I was no taller than my towel. So long Douglas Adams, and thanks for all the fish. If you´re weird, count me in, dö (23 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
(...) I think he would tell us all "Don't Panic" :^( ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
I'll drink a pan-galactic gargleblaster in his memory. Bummer. The original radio play is the best version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Adams was fond of reworking it and representing it endlessly, but the story got invariably weaker as (...) (23 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
The official site is down, but see the Tributes link: (URL) goes one hoopy frood." Thanks for the memories... Matt (...) (23 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
(...) ::weeping:: -- Richard (23 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: mech legalities
 
(...) If you ever want to make a die-hard grognard cry, mention the Sad Fate of the Late, Great, Avalon Hill Games Company. It's pathetic what happened--they were acquired by Hasbro Interactive, which basically sits on all the great intellectual (...) (23 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  A Sad Day for Hitchhiker Fans
 
Hi everybody, Well, it's a dark day for lovers of tongue-in-cheek fiction: (URL) Douglas Adams, humorist, dead at 49. :( I may just have to build some Vogon-themed .space creations in his memory. Anyone else have my fond memories of Hitchhiker, or (...) (23 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.space) !! 
 
  Re: mech legalities
 
(...) Oh no, the learning curve is extremely steep with GURPS - you have to be familiar with a lot to design a character. With D&D just roll a few dice, and maybe read the first level spells. The rest you can learn as you go along. I could get (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: The Gygax Legacy (was: mech legality)
 
(...) Yeah, GURPS is different. I think it's partly because the source material is so ... generic ... the writing is umm, maybe 'bland' is the word I'm looking for? Anyway, I also think it's because it's very easy to modify GURPS into a different (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: mech legalities
 
(...) Really? I always thought GURPS was simpler to learn and use, because the overall structure was simpler. Everything is right there on the character sheet, so even if you don't know all the possibilities, you can still play a character pretty (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)


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