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"br d" <misterb@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:21:47 -0700, Bret Ripley <ripley@gotsky.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:49:07 -0700, Bill Huffman wrote:
>>
>>> "Bret Ripley" <ripley@gotsky.com> wrote in message
>>> news:alcy1ofyfqig$.m0uts64bss4v.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>> On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 17:32:19 -0700, Bill Huffman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "John Secker" <John@secker.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>> news:bCDjw2ApBOtHFwNn@secker.demon.co.uk...
>>>>>> In message <57widpnxgb79.ik7e22ju3psg.dlg@40tude.net>, Bret Ripley
>>>>>> <ripley@gotsky.com> writes
>>>>>>>On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:21:36 -0800 (PST), Solstar wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> as topic said,i just got BC millenium,after playing a lot with
>>>>>>>> bc3000.but right now,'i'm seeing UC screenshots...it seems almost
>>>>>>>> identical.what's the differences betweeen the two?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Oops -- sorry, must have dozed off there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi: I am the last of the keepers of the csipgs-s FAQ. According to
>>>>>>>section
>>>>>>>71.b (revision c.3) of the FAQ, we are not allowed to discuss D*r*k
>>>>>>>Sm*rt
>>>>>>>simulations here. Please submit your query (in triplicate) to any 
>>>>>>>public
>>>>>>>utility office or post office for prompt processing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hmm -  can't help wondering what a D*r*k Sm*rt simulations would look
>>>>>> like. A random word generator from a dictionary of profanities?
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> John Secker
>>>>>
>>>>> You're correct. The amazing technical achievement though, worthy of a
>>>>> Ph.D.,
>>>>> was hiding the word generator from the dictionary of profanities 
>>>>> within
>>>>> an
>>>>> Excel spreadsheet and applying a seamless graphical interface that
>>>>> contains
>>>>> seams.
>>>>
>>>> Observation: fully 100% of this month's posts consist of Bill Huffman
>>>> obsessing over D*r*k Sm*rt. You cyber-stalker, you.
>>>>
>>>> So, Bill, how ya doin'?
>>>
>>> I'm doing most wonderful, thanks. Sorry that I didn't respond sooner but 
>>> I
>>> was hoping that I could maybe win some kind of cyber stalking award for 
>>> two
>>> months in a row.
>>
>>What on earth for? You're already got a lock on "Best in Class:
>>Cyber-Stalker". Are you trying for some kind of lifetime achievement 
>>award?
>>:)
>>
>>It still pains me that this groups is dead. We had some good laughs. I
>>still harbor fond memories of the "Derek Smart and Toadies vs. Detractors"
>>Unreal Tournament. Of course, the idea was actually better than the event
>>-- IIRC it was Lemming's idea and Derek Smart reluctantly agreed, but 
>>since
>>no actual Toadies could be found I volunteered to be a designated Toadie.
>>As it turned out, Derek Smart was a no-show and I didn't have the proper
>>maps installed, so the "Tournament" ended up being Brad Martin vs. Lemming
>>with me mercilessly pinging the server out of frustration. I think you'll
>>agree, this event was a fine distillation of much that was good about
>>c.s.i.p.g.s-s.
>>
>>Bret
>
> It's understandable that this group withered Bret, Usenet just lost
> out to the browser gods, but it's a real shame we all got dispersed.
> I'm now on various web forums, none of which have any of the spark and
> general joy of space-sim. Of course we couldn't all argue the same old
> stuff for ever but it seems a shame that all the old people (both
> sides included) are still around in disparate locations yet we can't
> pull us all together. I'm no web spurt so I wouldn't know how to begin
> but there were certainly some amongst us who could set up a forum and
> call in the old members.
>
> Perhaps I'm just succumbing to nostalgia but even without the old
> flamewar I'm sure we could find much to discuss, a group of crotchety,
> miserable and downright clever bastards like the gang of old could
> surely still produce good interaction in these interesting times.
>
> ?
>
> brad

As a tear wells up and drips down my face, you're all a bunch of boozing 
blue toed belly thumbers. (Sorry I don't seem to make much sense when I get 
all sentimental.)