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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 9 of 10 1 2 … 7 8 9 10 Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? BranShea #183965 03/27/09 02:33 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory BranShea do you really want to know the disappointing truth about your chances of winning a prize in this thread? Or, perhaps, the truth about your chances for winning a disappointing prize? Or, perhaps better still, a prize for disappointing? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? Alex Williams #183976 03/27/09 09:00 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague More to the point Quote: a prize for disappointing? Yes please, can I have half the truth of it? btw.Tom Stoppard, is that the man of The Shakespeare Adventure? Or was it Poseidon in Love? Last edited by BranShea; 03/28/09 09:11 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? Alex Williams #183989 03/29/09 08:48 AM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 M morphememedley member morphememedley member M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 Originally Posted By: Alex Williams Would I be punished for pointing out that morphememedley's posts are unquestionably in violation of the rule? One can have, can't he, the unfortunate adventure of thinking he is entering into absurdist banter, then finding himself in the stocks being japed by ostensible protectors of Rule. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? tsuwm #183990 03/29/09 09:21 AM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 M morphememedley member morphememedley member M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 155 Originally Posted By: tsuwm how do you spell hi, Jack? Originally Posted By: olly Originally Posted By: tsuwm how do you spell hi, Jack? Without the comma? Unruly Noise Guard that hive, Buzz and jive. Best do all your stinging while you're still alive. buzz, buzz, buzz > yeah, yeah, yeah [?] Ouch? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? morphememedley #183991 03/29/09 11:27 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu OP Carpal Tunnel OP Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont ok, since I started this game, I'll end it, because it seems that feeling are being hurt, and that, of course, was never the intention. I always try to use smileys with my gentle jabs, to show that we're all in this together. though I guess sometimes they don't read well. I started this game, after some time-travel through the archives here, seeing a previous version, and thought it would be fun to do it again. the game has one Rule: all posts must be in the form of a question. game over. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? Buffalo Shrdlu #184000 03/30/09 02:08 AM Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 35 A Avyy newbie Avyy newbie A Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 35 Why? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? Buffalo Shrdlu #184002 03/30/09 06:18 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Is that over like ended or over from over again? (was just getting the knack of it) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? BranShea #184003 03/30/09 11:59 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Should I have used smileys in my teasing comments? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? Alex Williams #184004 03/30/09 01:11 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague No, the disappointer post was a one that really made me laugh.It sure was a good one. Is why I used the smiley I really like. The half thruth was a comment on a Stoppard quote. Do you mind smileys? (They are horridly ugly but I like the laugher.) See? (but Morph's might have had one) The question mark was not so hard to guess, but some people (me too) often want to know the why of the why. Silly maybe, but... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Terry Pratchett familiar? 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