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Re: Faucets
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Mon, 26 Nov 2001 03:47:53 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Frank Filz writes:
> >
> > An interesting one I just saw yesterday in a book I'm reading. I had
> > already determined the author of the series was English (or at least not
> > US American). In one part, the characters were talking about exploring
> > some underground areas, and one mentioned getting some rock climbers.
> > The other said, no, more like potholers or cavers.
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> Also known by the amazing title "spelunkers"; not very commonly used (except
> among spelunkers!), but made infamous when included by Willie Crowther in his
> brilliant advent game (the elusive last point in the game is obtained by
> dropping a copy of the magazine "Spelunker Today" at Witts End).
IIRC, "spelunker" and "caver" do not refer to precisely the
same thing. The contours and qualifiers are different. But,
of course, Frank can give you a better litany of the defining
factors than I. ;)
best
LFB
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| (...) I read an interesting story about Adventure. A woman who was a very big fan of the game got a chance to go caving in the portion of Mamoth Flint Ridge cave that Adventure is set in (the game was originally created as a "map" of the cave, Woods (...) (23 years ago, 27-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Also known by the amazing title "spelunkers"; not very commonly used (except among spelunkers!), but made infamous when included by Willie Crowther in his brilliant advent game (the elusive last point in the game is obtained by dropping a copy (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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