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Re: An offer for space simmers

#93682
From: Bret Ripley
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 19:52
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In article <un998vouegchn18kj...@4ax.com>, 
br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says...
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:58:15 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >In article <1v498vgs831i944ih...@4ax.com>, 
> >br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says...
> >> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:23:12 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >In article <1rm88v4n7t0unofdh...@4ax.com>, 
> >> >br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says...
> >> >> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 05:34:12 GMT, Don Ertman <helms...@verizon.net>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> >Lemming wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> >> I fear nothing except Br d's lemonade.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >As well you should. I however fear the melon patch.
> >> >> 
> >> >> I fell in that once, and I er... can't think of anything amusing to
> >> >> say about it.
> >> >
> >> >Then you didn't fall hard enough, my good man.  The Melon Patch(tm) can 
> >> >be a numinously frightening place.
> >> >
> >> >Bret
> >> >
> >> >PSA -- IIRC, "taking a walk in the melon patch" typically involves a 
> >> >generous splash of Midori, a copious amount of Vodka and a negligible-
> >> >by-any-standard volume of grapefruit juice served in a genuine-queen's-
> >> >stamp-bearing pint glass)
> >> 
> >> Ahh it's a cocktail! I'm afraid my alcohol choices have been somewhat
> >> presbyterian, I only discovered spirits a couple of years ago.
> >> But tomorrow (an England International) I intend to hit the lemonade
> >> with vigour, so if I can find out what on earth Midori is,
> >
> >Well, it's green for one thing.
> >
> >> and if I
> >> can remember where I keep the fridge, I shall try a Melon Patch in
> >> honour of you and Don.
> >> Salute!
> >
> >Don -- you know, of course, we are going to burn in heck for this.
> 
> Until tomorrow then!

I will join you in spirit, if not in spirits.

Bret
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From: Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.space-sim
Subject: Re: An offer for space simmers
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:52:46 -0800
Organization: SCN Research of Tigard, Oregon, USA.
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