From: owner-acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com (acka-games-digest) To: acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com Subject: acka-games-digest V2 #258 Reply-To: acka-games@muppetlabs.com Sender: owner-acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com Errors-To: owner-acka-games-digest@muppetlabs.com Precedence: bulk acka-games-digest Wednesday, January 28 1998 Volume 02 : Number 258 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 00:39:14 -0500 (EST) From: John Frederic Mc Coy Subject: Re: Acka: Fictionary Round 4, Definitions On Tue, 27 Jan 1998, Aaron V. Humphrey wrote: > > 7. A race of short, stout people in Celtic mythology who live in small > farming communities, preferring not to associate with other people. I am voting for definition 7. - Vynd jmccoy@umich.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 10:40:06 -0600 (CST) From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" Subject: Acka: YORL (Was GAD. GAD! GAD?) > I'm thinking about starting a good ol' game of Grab-A-Donkey when the > thread splits and the CFJ blizzard die down. Would anyone be interested > in a game full of fun... and danger? Sign me up. Also, who's interested in a game of Ye Olde Rusty Lantern? The long-promised game should begin in a week or so. Ante A$20 to the olde brass pot to play. /dev/joe ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 11:49:34 -0500 From: "Vivian Norwood" Subject: Re: Acka: YORL (Was GAD. GAD! GAD?) > > Also, who's interested in a game of Ye Olde Rusty Lantern? The long-promised > game should begin in a week or so. Ante A$20 to the olde brass pot to play. > > /dev/joe > I'm in for a YORL game. By the olde brass pot, do we mean the treasury? Balsamic Dragon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 10:57:07 -0600 (CST) From: "Joseph W. DeVincentis" Subject: Re: Acka: YORL (Was GAD. GAD! GAD?) > > Also, who's interested in a game of Ye Olde Rusty Lantern? The > > long-promised game should begin in a week or so. Ante A$20 to the > > olde brass pot to play. BD wrote: > I'm in for a YORL game. By the olde brass pot, do we mean the treasury? No, actually it's just called the brass pot. (No "olde".) See Rule 1250.18. /dev/joe ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 20:58:59 -0800 From: **Alexandre Muniz Subject: Re: Acka: YORL (Was GAD. GAD! GAD?) Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote: > gn me up. > > Also, who's interested in a game of Ye Olde Rusty Lantern? The long-promised > game should begin in a week or so. Ante A$20 to the olde brass pot to play. > I am placing A$20 into the olde brass pot. **two-star ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 17:11:56 +0000 () From: Duncan Richer Subject: Re: Acka: YORL (Was GAD. GAD! GAD?) On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote: > > > Also, who's interested in a game of Ye Olde Rusty Lantern? The > > > long-promised game should begin in a week or so. Ante A$20 to the > > > olde brass pot to play. > > BD wrote: > > I'm in for a YORL game. By the olde brass pot, do we mean the treasury? > > No, actually it's just called the brass pot. (No "olde".) See Rule 1250.18. In for a penny, in for a pound. Chuck Slakko in YORL, and then watch him drown. :-) I'm in, assuming I've won and therefore have money to do so. Yours, Slakko - -- Duncan C. "" Richer aka Slakko the Really Lost Warner Brother - http://dcr24.quns.cam.ac.uk/ Queens' College -- PhD, Pure Maths, Graph Theory -- Cambridge University Acka - RuneMaker, Chess-Umpire, Map-Harfer, Senator, Wearing Agenda Hat ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 17:36:08 -0000 From: "The Gingham Wearer" Subject: Re: Acka: YORL (Was GAD. GAD! GAD?) > > I'm thinking about starting a good ol' game of Grab-A-Donkey when the > > thread splits and the CFJ blizzard die down. Would anyone be interested > > in a game full of fun... and danger? > > Sign me up. And me too. > Also, who's interested in a game of Ye Olde Rusty Lantern? The long-promised > game should begin in a week or so. Ante A$20 to the olde brass pot to play. Yes, I'm interested. If I have to pay anything to play then I do so. The Gingham Wearer. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 10:06:02 -1000 From: Rico Subject: Re: Acka: YORL (Was GAD. GAD! GAD?) On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Joseph W. DeVincentis wrote: > Also, who's interested in a game of Ye Olde Rusty Lantern? The long-promised > game should begin in a week or so. Ante A$20 to the olde brass pot to play. If there are still benches left, I would like to join in, please. I hereby donate the requisite A$20. Thank you, - -rico the insolate newbie I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like his passengers. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 20:13:01 -0000 From: "The Gingham Wearer" Subject: Re: Acka: YORL I wrote: > > Also, who's interested in a game of Ye Olde Rusty Lantern? The > long-promised > > game should begin in a week or so. Ante A$20 to the olde brass pot to > play. > > Yes, I'm interested. If I have to pay anything to play then I do so. Having finally read the rules, I'll make sure on this one. If I have not already done so I ante A$20 to the brass pot to participate in YORL. The Gingham Wearer. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 10:13:57 -1000 From: Rico Subject: Re: Acka: YORL (Was GAD. GAD! GAD?) On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Rico wrote: > -rico the insolate newbie Now THAT is an ambiguous spelling error. Someone tell me whether I meant to write 'insolent' or 'inconsolate.' Or, for that matter, 'quirpele.' - -rico Two men in a Yugo were arrested following last night's push-by shooting. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 20:04:46 -0700 (MST) From: alfvaen@telusplanet.net (Aaron V. Humphrey) Subject: Acka: YORL If there is still an empty bench remaining(did /dev/joe say how many there would be total?), I will ante my A$20 into the Brass Pot. - -- - --Alfvaen(Web page: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/alfvaen/ ) Current Album--Frente!:Marvin The Album Current Book--Gregory Benford:Timescape Double, double, toil and trouble, only $1.50 this week at Bud's! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 22:33:47 -0500 From: Malenkai Subject: Re: Acka: YORL > Also, who's interested in a game of Ye Olde Rusty Lantern? The long-promised > game should begin in a week or so. Ante A$20 to the olde brass pot to play. I ante up. Malenkai ------------------------------ End of acka-games-digest V2 #258 ********************************