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Re: Roberta Williams is a FRAUD

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From: Matthew Murray
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 00:00
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On Wed, 4 Mar 1998, Carlos DaSilva wrote:

> Mark Taylor wrote in message <34fd1e3e...@news.demon.co.uk>...
> >
> >ROFL!
> >
> >You have picked one of the MOST LOGICAL puzzles in the game to knock!
> >There is at least one cut scene between the vizier and the genie where
> >the lamp is in foreground on the desk. 'Course, if you weren't paying
> >attention.....
> 
> The point is that Alexander wasn't there to actually see that lamp. Only the
> omniscient player to give Alexander an Obi-Wan like suggestion.

	He doesn't seem to understand that, and I think I've explained it
to him about three times now.  I appreciate the support, but I just don't
think he's going to figure it out!

> >FWIW, I have enjoyed the more recent KQs even though they have flaws.
> >What game doesn't? But if you MUST denigrate the game, at least choose
> >a valid excuse!
> 
> It was a valid excuse.

	Yes, it was, but if he's not willing to see it, there's only so
much that intelligent, thinking people can do.

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From: Matthew Murray <mmu...@cc.wwu.edu>
Subject: Re: Roberta Williams is a FRAUD
Date: 1998/03/04
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