I've been re-reading the first couple of Symphony of the Sword stories tonight, and I remembered one thing about Christmas Rose that has kept me up a few nights wondering: How did Corwin and Utena explain the broken snow shovel? I cannot believe what my half-drugged mind thinks of when I'm trying to sleep! Boshi moi!

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>I've been re-reading the first couple of Symphony of the Sword stories
>tonight, and I remembered one thing about Christmas Rose that has kept
>me up a few nights wondering: How did Corwin and Utena explain the
>broken snow shovel?

It was a... um... comet. Or sunspots.

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

>
>It was a... um... comet. Or sunspots.
>

Say what?

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>>It was a... um... comet. Or sunspots.
>>
>Say what?

I neither know nor care how they explained it. It wasn't important, nor was it an opportunity for significant comedy, so I left it out and didn't bother devising an explanation.

While I'm being tetchy, your .sig is dumb.

Darn old rainy November nights... they always make me grumpy.

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

>>>It was a... um... comet. Or sunspots.
>>>
>>Say what?
>
>I neither know nor care how they explained it. It wasn't important,
>nor was it an opportunity for significant comedy, so I left it out and
>didn't bother devising an explanation.
>
>While I'm being tetchy, your .sig is dumb.
>
>Darn old rainy November nights... they always make me grumpy.

Dumb question then, sorry. The sig is a line from one of my stories, something a drunken biker-mercenary would yell to a bunch of bad guys. I'll change it tommorow. Sorry.

Terrorist scum wanna battle hearty? So do I, c'mon let's party!

>Dumb question then, sorry. The sig is a line from one of my stories,
>something a drunken biker-mercenary would yell to a bunch of bad guys.
>I'll change it tommorow. Sorry.

Wow, I'm edgier than I thought. I actually meant that to come off as sort of a jovial poke, but instead it comes off like I'm tearing you a new waste disposal unit. Sorry about that...

It is kind of a dumb .sig, though. :)

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

>Wow, I'm edgier than I thought. I actually meant that to come off as
>sort of a jovial poke, but instead it comes off like I'm tearing you a
>new waste disposal unit. Sorry about that...

Don't worry, I'm used to it. Back in the military comic chat a several years ago, this woman named Southwind was always kicking me. After a while, I learned to get thick skinned. Well, that and I'm not confrontational.

>It is kind of a dumb .sig, though. :)

I know, any suggestions? I maybe I should try movie quotes....

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>>It is kind of a dumb .sig, though. :)
>
>I know, any suggestions? I maybe I should try movie quotes....

I dunno, really... I used to have a large number of .sig files, each with one quote from something or other I'd encountered in my travels, but over time I stopped using them and eventually ended up with the one I've been using for the last several years, which contains, of all things, a quote from some stereophile newsgroup's FAQ (as used as a sample in a remix of an Information Society song). I can't use that here, though, because the little ASCII graphic that goes with it only works with fixed-pitch fonts, so here I just have the stripped-down all-text information .sig.

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

>>>It is kind of a dumb .sig, though. :)
>>
>>I know, any suggestions? I maybe I should try movie quotes....
>
>I dunno, really... I used to have a large number of .sig files, each
>with one quote from something or other I'd encountered in my travels,
>but over time I stopped using them and eventually ended up with the
>one I've been using for the last several years, which contains, of all
>things, a quote from some stereophile newsgroup's FAQ (as used as a
>sample in a remix of an Information Society song). I can't use that
>here, though, because the little ASCII graphic that goes with it only
>works with fixed-pitch fonts, so here I just have the stripped-down
>all-text information .sig.

Hmm, I'm gonna go through my list of movies to see if I can come up with a good line or something. Bad thing about some of my ideas, only my closest friends and family members have any idea what I'm talking about. And even then, my Grandmother, as much as I love her, is not known for her comprehension.

Terrorist scum wanna battle hearty? So do I, c'mon let's party!

>How did Corwin and Utena explain the
>broken snow shovel

Well, IIRC didn't they tell UFGryph the whole story behind Mike Carpenter? And the fact that he dropped by that afternoon and tried to force his way in? Doesn't that pretty much explain the shovel?

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Mechanical Engineering major, Berkeley, CA

>>How did Corwin and Utena explain the
>>broken snow shovel
>
>Well, IIRC didn't they tell UFGryph the whole story behind Mike
>Carpenter? And the fact that he dropped by that afternoon and tried
>to force his way in? Doesn't that pretty much explain the shovel?

Yeah, but Corwin & Utena stalled a bit, to give Kate some time to collect herself. (That sounded a little too insensitive...)

--Chris

"What is the difference between a fighter and a warrior?"
"The warrior is defeated, especially at higher levels."

>>How did Corwin and Utena explain the
>>broken snow shovel
>
>Well, IIRC didn't they tell UFGryph the whole story behind Mike
>Carpenter? And the fact that he dropped by that afternoon and tried
>to force his way in? Doesn't that pretty much explain the shovel?

I mean before Kate told her parents about the um, violation she suffered from. I still cannot believe that kept me up all night.

Still trying to come up with a new sig.

I wonder if Mr Carpenter is goign to be makign a return appearance

>I wonder if Mr Carpenter is goign to be makign a return appearance

In an attempt to pre-empt a serious rant...

--DON'T-- go there. He's served his purpose, and is no longer wanted nor necessary as part of the story. Gryphon may have changed his mind, but he was rather vehement on the subject in the discussions after Christmas Rose was posted.

Offsides

#include <duckandcover.h>

>I wonder if Mr Carpenter is goign to be makign a return appearance

Before you kick-start Gryph into another Rant...

NO. There is no way that little prick is ever turning up again. Back in the Christmas Rose thread, we were discussing ways for Carpenter to die a most painful death, and we were told he wouldn't return, not even for that. And to be honest, good riddance. He's done enough damage already.

Matrix Dragon

>>I wonder if Mr Carpenter is goign to be makign a return appearance
>
>Before you kick-start Gryph into another Rant...
>
>NO. There is no way that little prick is ever turning up again. Back
>in the Christmas Rose thread, we were discussing ways for Carpenter to
>die a most painful death, and we were told he wouldn't return, not
>even for that. And to be honest, good riddance. He's done enough
>damage already.

As I recall, MegaZone also promised account suspensions if anybody persisted in annoying the Eyrie writers on getting Carpenter back into the story and let him die a most violent death.

Freedom is standing up for your beliefs, and taking responsibility for your actions.

>I wonder if Mr Carpenter is goign to be makign a return appearance

As others have pointed out, we've already had this out. If you want to see the discussion for yourself, it's here:

http://www.eyrie-productions.com/Forum-docs/DCForumID1/30.html

Be advised, this is a long thread (136 posts). The relevant portion is post 78 and the seven posts immediately below it.

Eric J. Heckathorn
ericjh@stargate.net