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abegtrup
1/11/2005
11:13:24
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 Subject: Mutiny on the HMS Pawnty
Message:
New Pawn Stars thread anyone?!
Ha, ha, ha...
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gru88y
1/11/2005
11:17:36
[ report this post ] | is this...
Message:
a headless thread Mr. Christian?
A safe haven, port even where, poor souls can rest their bones without being hassled by the man
with the big chopper?
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abegtrup
1/11/2005
11:29:57
[ report this post ] | Aye Mr. Young, it is...
Message:
Now find me some good Tahitian women and keep an eye out for Pandora...er....
Pandemona.
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gru88y
1/11/2005
11:38:41
[ report this post ] | Tahiti women?
Message:
As long as they are of age sir?
Should I look out for some other worthy comrade insurgents?
i thanky you
the swinish multitude
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bgscot
1/11/2005
12:52:05
[ report this post ] | Co-Captain Spren = William Bligh?
Message:
Mmmmm... Tahitian women and breadfruit. Come to think of it Spren's micromanagement is remenisent of Captain William Bligh... What are the chances we'll all be keel hauled?
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gru88y
1/11/2005
13:29:28
[ report this post ] | not if we...
Message:
... up the barricades, baton down the hatches and storm the Bastille. Then he can throw as many
axe shaped cakes at us as he likes.
VIVE LA RÉSISTANCE!
i thanky you
the swinish multitude
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bgscot
1/12/2005
11:37:59
[ report this post ] | Vive La Pawn!
Message:
All hail the new team Captain Abegtrup and his swinish henchman Grubby! May their heads remain firmly in place. I for one am moving to England to avoid the guillotine that I saw Spren trying to put together amongst a pile of empty beer cans. Fortunately he had the blade in upside down and one of the Global Bounty Hunters was assisting him (a project doomed to fail I'm sure).
Hows that go again? "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
Vive La Pawn! Vive La Revolution!
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tag1153
1/12/2005
15:12:52
[ report this post ] | Proposed Alliance
Message:
Since my ugly breakup with Xena, I can only tell you that I am thrilled to see that a revolution has occured on the HMS Pawnty. I will be more than willing to supply abegtrup and gru88y with weapons, ammo, and rum in their quest for freedom. Solidarity for all! Viva la Resistance!!!!!!!!! (punch and pie).
ViceAdmiral
tag1153
USSSouthernChess
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bergil
1/12/2005
21:33:59
[ report this post ] | More like Gilligan's Island
Message:
With no Ginger or mary ann, enjoy each others company boys
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abegtrup
1/12/2005
21:44:37
[ report this post ] | OR...
Message:
It's more like Lord of the Flies - and you can be Piggy, bergil.
Quick, where's my choir of hunter-boys?! Someone find the conchshell and blow - we need to
have a "meating"!
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gru88y
1/12/2005
23:40:54
[ report this post ] | I suppose...
Message:
It was only a matter of time before gerbil washed up here, bless. Some one get him a seat
real close to the fire.
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abegtrup
1/12/2005
23:44:14
[ report this post ] | Okay... motivational sing-a-long time!
Message:
"Just A Pawn"
Take this orange ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This game is forcing me
To defend your land
'Cause I'm just a pawn, little 'ol me
Don't let me out of your sight
I'm just a pawn, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh...I've had it up to here!
The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear
'Cause I'm just a pawn I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me promote
Come endgame I'm just a pawn,
Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their jokes
I'm just a pawn,
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh...I've had it up to here!
Oh...am I making myself clear?
I'm just a pawn
I'm just a pawn in the world...
That's all that you'll let me be!
I'm just a pawn, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some
I'm just a pawn, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to is making me numb
I'm just a pawn, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
I'm just a pawn, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison
Oh...I've had it up to!
Oh...I've had it up to!!
Oh...I've had it up to here!
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gru88y
1/13/2005
00:15:02
[ report this post ] | and another one.....
Message:
I am a member of the council of the naval mutiny
And no traitor to my conscience having done my sworn duty
These are my last words before the scaffold and I charge you all to hear
How a wretched British sailor became a citizen mutineer
Pressed into service to carry pawnstars I was loyal to the crack of the whip
It I starved on the streets of Bristol, I starved worse on a British ship
Red is the colour of the new republic
Blue is the colour of the sea
White is the colour of my innocence
Not surrender to your mercy
I was woken from my misery by the words of Thomas Paine
On my barren soil they fell like the sweetest drops of rain
Red is the colour of the new republic
Blue is the colour of the sea
While is the colour of my innocence
Not surrender to your mercy
So in the spring of the year we took the fleet
Every cask and cannon and compass sheet
And we flew a Jacobean flag to give us heart
While Pitt stood helpless we were waiting for Bonaparte
Red is the colour of the new republic
Blue is the colour of the sea
White is the colour of my innocence
Not surrender to your mercy
All you soldiers, all you sailors, all you labourers of the land
All you beggars, all you builders, all you come here to watch me hang
To the masters we are the rabble, we are the 'swinish multitude'
But we can re-arrange the colours of the red and the white and the blue
Red is the colour of the new republic
Blue is the colour of the sea
White is the colour of my innocence
Not surrender to your mercy
Red is the colour of the new republic
Blue is the colour of the sea
White is the colour of my innocence
Not surrender to your mercy
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webb31620
1/13/2005
00:28:24
[ report this post ] | Independence
Message:
We a "Southern Chess" are currently drafting a document in support for the uprising among the "pawnstars". We are waiting for a formal Declaration of Independence.
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abegtrup
1/13/2005
00:35:21
[ report this post ] | support our habit!
Message:
I dunno... we might have to check with xena first...
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webb31620
1/13/2005
00:43:45
[ report this post ] | The message has got to be heard
Message:
There's somethin' happenin' in here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a chess board over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, pawns, what's that sound
Everybody look what's goin' down
There's battle lines being drawn
And nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young pawns speaking their minds
A getting so much resistance from behind
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's goin' down
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gru88y
1/13/2005
00:59:13
[ report this post ] | 1205
Message:
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out
You don't have to sit around
Complaining 'bout the way your life has wound up
Think of all the time you waste
And time's a precious thing to let go by
Sure you've hit the bottom
But remember you'll be building from the ground up
Ev'ry day's another step
That takes you even closer to the sky, so give a try
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down and out
You don't have to sit around
Depressed about the way that luck deceived you
Fortune sailed away, you missed that boat
And found that you'd been left behind
Fight and fight some more
Until you know the world is ready to receive you
Lady luck's a fickle bird
But a lady is allowed to change her mind
You don't have to sit around
Complaining 'bout the way your life has wound up
So be a man you know you can't be certain
That you'll lose until you try
You don't have to sit around
Complaining 'bout the way your life has wound up
So be a man you know you can't be certain
That you'll lose until you try, so give it a try
We are marching up, up, up and out
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abegtrup
1/13/2005
01:06:25
[ report this post ] | ewww... did the team ranking really drop that low?
Message:
Ouch... if morale wasn't low enough. Are we tied with the Navy Losers?!
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gru88y
1/13/2005
01:18:43
[ report this post ] | only a matter of time...
Message:
and to make matters worse the web page has gone down
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future-proof
1/13/2005
01:32:42
[ report this post ] | Source of alcohol for the revolution
Message:
It would be remiss of me not to include this information as part of my pub crawl duties - but if you can find the island that Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann were stranded on by evil pirate Barbossa, you will find a massive stash of rum buried under one of the palm trees - it's true, I saw it on Pirates of the Caribbean!!
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gru88y
1/13/2005
01:37:43
[ report this post ] | no silly
Message:
she burned the lot to alert her father.
And that is Captain Jack Sparrow if you please.
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xena
1/13/2005
03:47:13
[ report this post ] | A Rum Lot You Are
Message:
I see you're not game enough to formally announce your 'independence' without checking with me first. Don't even bother because no one gets out of The Pawn Stars alive. Don't go looking for the rum either because me and CAPTAIN COACH got here first and drank the lot.
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gru88y
1/13/2005
05:03:40
[ report this post ] | Queenie
Message:
How nice of you to drop by, we are having a gerbil roast. Not much meat on him I must confess,
mainly fat and hot air i'm afraid but you can help yourself to a leg if you like.
So not brought the big axed one with you? You are brave or are you trying to recreate Mile End
June 1381? We all know how that ended.
VIVE LA PAWN-SENTS REVOLT!
VIVE LA RÉSISTANCE!
i thanky you
the swinish multitude
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bgscot
1/13/2005
05:45:33
[ report this post ] | Heading South?
Message:
Sounds like Southern Chess might be willing to provide asylum for Pawn Star refugees?
Still, I'm sure the Xena sponsored retaliation will be swift and I'd swear I saw Spren trying to stuff a small thermonuclear device into his shorts... that may have been a large watermelon though.
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future-proof
1/13/2005
08:22:50
[ report this post ] | No Rum?
Message:
That's the last time I only watch half a film...
I'll send a bottle of Antartic Molch (fermented killer-whale faeces - 80% proof) via penguin post - just keep the revolution going long enough for it to get there.
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abegtrup
1/13/2005
09:33:07
[ report this post ] | That might end it!
Message:
Hmmm... thanks but no thanks.
I know another Captain with some rum.... Morgan.
Not that those penguins wouldn't be a bit tasty...
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srpen
1/13/2005
11:18:18
[ report this post ] | No, I'm just glad to see you
Message:
SRPEN USA
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If anybody gets a timeout
in one of their team gaaames
they'll get beheaded by srpen
before the break of daaaay
They can run to an island
SD and gru88y too
Be sure to take bergil with you,
srpen USA
Catch 'em playing the nizmo
then do king's pawn declined
all over ruy lopez
throw in some alekhine
You'll see 'em doing Vienna,
King's Indian Attack,
gucci gucci piano
srpen usa
[bridge]
They're all playing that moooove
2. f4, d5
waxing down their chessboards
won't get them out alive
Better bring me a baggie
Heads coming off today
Captain says behead 'em
srpen usa
couldn't beat a slow learner
went 0 for 2 hey hey
swept by a fragile kitty
and odonot-ay ay
And what happened in November?
Phoned in the 21st GK
now he's running from srpen
srpen usa
they're all running from srpen
srpen USA
...and that rum hit the spot too!
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gru88y
1/13/2005
17:28:59
[ report this post ] | mmmm
Message:
as if.
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gru88y
1/13/2005
18:06:42
[ report this post ] | And now, the end is near;
Message:
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.
I've played a game that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry opening;
But more, much more than this,
I played it my way.
Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention. SIX
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course;
Each careful move along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were teams, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spat them out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.
I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing. (but not as much as some)
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"No, oh no not me,
I did it my way".
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it 28times my way!
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xena
1/13/2005
21:36:40
[ report this post ] | Hotel Cali-pawn-ia
Message:
I've a better idea, we'll do it My Way.
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On a lame 'desert island'
Swinish multitudes everywhere
The smell of unwashed gru88ys
Rising up through the air
Captain and Coach not too far distant
Just itching for the fight
If your brain goes woozy, and your sight gets dim
You'd better check, your head's probably missin'
You know we're here to stand in your way
That much you can tell
And I know you're thinking to yourselves
Being a Pawn Star's not Heaven, it could even be Hell
You can sing your songs and boast of your winnings
But everyone does it My Way
You can hide behind the banana trees
But you can still hear us say
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-pawn-ia
Such a lovely place
It's a one-horse-race
Cos the Captain's ace
Plenty of fun at the Hotel Cali-pawn-ia
Any time of year
This much is clear
We'll find you anywhere
You can't hide from us here
SD's mind is twisted
His brain's gone right round the bend
He thinks he got a lot of team members
That he calls friends
How they sing on the 'island'
'Til bergil turns up, they fret
Stupid songs that we won't remember
Dumb songs that we'll soon forget
So listen to the Captain
And, while you're at it, bring me some decent wine
You know
We haven't had Chateau Cardboard here since 1999
Captain and Coach are never far away
We'll boot ya up the bum in the middle of the night
Just so you can hear us say
Welcome to the Hotel Cali-pawn-nia
Such a lovely place
It's the Captain's place
Best keep outta my face
We're livin' it up at the Hotel Cali-pawn-ia
We've got a 'nice' surprise
For those who try to hide
You've got no alibies
Anytime the Captain's feeling
Like French champagne on ice
You'd better get it for me
Cos you're all just prisoners here
Of my own device
And in the Pawn Queen's forum
They're gathering for the feast
You can b**** and moan and whine
But you'll never get rid of THIS beast
Last thing gru88y remembers
He was running for the door
Back to a forum he thought of once before
Don't even try said the Captain
This grrrrrl you'll never deceive
I can behead you any time I like
But you can never leave
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gru88y
1/15/2005
12:09:33
[ report this post ] | mmmm
Message:
ice in your bubbles, showing your class there babe.
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apastpawn
1/16/2005
22:45:57
[ report this post ] | Thats it, I'm with Mr. Christian
Message:
Noticed on my profile page that the team name is now The Pawn Stars: Yummy Armour Power.
What kinda girlish name is this.
Xena you have gone too far.
Time for some sun, sand and suds. You'll find me under the first palm on the right.
apastpawnstar
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xena
1/17/2005
00:14:03
[ report this post ] | IS NOT...
Message:
...'girlish' Several team members really liked it. Don't panic... all is 'normal' again. I didn't change it back because you wanted me to, I was going to do it anyway. I might think up something else for next week. I have the power :-)
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gru88y
1/17/2005
03:31:44
[ report this post ] | Welcome apastpawn
Message:
Another member sees sense, as our captain(s) attempt to re-create the cast of The Rocky Horror
Pawn-ture Show.
Srpen, sweetie, those suspenders look a bit tight on you. Next time when you buy, try them on
first, rather than blushing, muttering something about a birthday gift for a girlfriend and legging it
out of the shop.
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bgscot
1/17/2005
14:28:35
[ report this post ] | Hot Pawn Action: New Team Name Competition?
Message:
I see that I've been kept out of the loop again. I've got some juicy ones to propose:
- Bart Snufwacklers Kings of Pawn
- Xena's Xany Xoot Xuit Xippers
- The All Nude No Dude Review
- Gru88y and Sheep Herder 5
- Future-Proof's Poopshooter Penguin Punishers
- etc....
Damn these are good and these are just of the top of my head, think of what I could come up with if I wasn't three sheets to the wind and crazy as a s*** house rat.
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roxanol
1/18/2005
01:26:58
[ report this post ] | I like stockings and suspenders!
Message:
Gru88y, srpen, bgscot and all lovers of stockings and suspenders. Do not feel compelled to hide your fetish just because you are on the yummie armor power team. Break out of your chains! Express yourself!
I propose a truce with high heel crushing power team. And why not? I think High heels and yummie armor would go good with stockings and suspenders. And for head dress I might reccommend a head-welly, please see didnof for details. I have already asked, he supplies in over 24 different colors to match various stockings and high heels with armor AND.... he sells and ships in bulk!!!
BTW... what in the hell is a Poopshooter Penguin Punisher???
Michael
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bgscot
1/18/2005
07:36:18
[ report this post ] | Penguin Poopshooter Punishers
Message:
You'll have to consult with Future-Proof, his covert survailance operations have uncovered that bergil's Leftist Team is really a cover for whole scale penguin poopshooter punishing.
Like the head welly, but, I'm going to stick with my leather apron and beer dispensing helmet.
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abegtrup
1/18/2005
15:15:41
[ report this post ] | trading crazy-nuts for coconuts
Message:
Well we may not be yummy anymore, but look at that - the team old team's been
trademarked! I guess we'd better stop with all the humor and insanity now... don't want to
break any international copyright laws of hack and tomfoolery....
I noticed that the island is starting to get a bit crowded... who'd I put in charge of
immigration?!
Darn it, it looks like any scalliwag who floats in on a rotten plank can partake of our paradise.
Well I think it's time to build a fort, with a distillery in it... yeah,... and perhaps a treehouse
with satellite. Any Robinson Crusoe's on the island?
Maybe immigration can get on that...?
And now that I think of it, stop killing off the penguins and find something better to eat... I'm
getting thirsty, and it's unlikely future-proof will send more Antartic Molch if his pets
don't return home safely. And if we run out of booze... brrr... shivers down my spine just
thinking about it... first thing that'll happen (after the withdrawl and hangovers of course...) is
someone'll go sane and then we'll have to start drinking salt water to correct the situation!
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abegtrup
1/19/2005
07:44:24
[ report this post ] | strike that... good news!
Message:
First mate gru88y and I have fooled the blimey Belgians out of their fruity brew... now
there's a team that deserves to have it's "men" deserting... Team: High heels, the
crushing POWER
They might not have any true women to share, but they might be sending some garments our
way, with the shipment of beer. Someone make sure to capture and cook up the delivery boy
and then send dansuno a note, via penguin post, that the shipment never arrived. That
should keep us from having to pay any invoices...
How's the fort coming? When will we be self-sufficent beer-wise?!
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bgscot
1/19/2005
08:20:27
[ report this post ] | No beer, but...
Message:
Beer supplys are running low as there's no hops on the island. I have been cutting the XXXX beer with formaldehyde to stretch the supplies out (this has actually improved the taste). Plus, the formadehyde seems to be killing the rash I received from drinking the Antartic Molch. The good news is we are in the final stages of completing a still and coconut rum should follow shortly.
Further good news, while there are no real women on the island. Some of the refugees floated in on a raft made from inflatible women and these have been distributed appropriately.
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apastpawn
1/19/2005
11:40:02
[ report this post ] | Whats next?
Message:
Not only are we trademarked but now we are registered.
Whats next? Maybe going public on the stock exchange. First though we would need to incorporate.
Then we could fanchise out. There could be little Pawn Stars all over the world.
Little girls and a few boys possible playing Xena and chess at the same time.
Nahhh!
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abegtrup
1/19/2005
11:50:21
[ report this post ] | 2 teams or not 2 teams... that is the question!
Message:
We're up to 45 teammates - that's the fifth largest on GK!
I think it's time to divide and conquer...
Anyone got a good name for the spin-off?
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srpen
1/19/2005
15:10:40
[ report this post ] | Spin-off name
Message:
How about the Panty Hosers?
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xena
1/19/2005
15:18:17
[ report this post ] | Or...
Message:
...The Suspender Benders?
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vcxz
1/19/2005
16:09:08
[ report this post ] | Or...
Message:
The Headless Pawns?
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gru88y
1/19/2005
18:31:44
[ report this post ] | or
Message:
The Barfsnordelers
*many patters of googlie fingers*
Save time, it comes up with nothing. ~Any ex-RAF/crab will have to explain it to you.
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abegtrup
1/19/2005
20:41:57
[ report this post ] | or
Message:
Spawn Stars?!
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bergil
1/19/2005
20:58:00
[ report this post ] | or
Message:
The promoted queens!!!
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apastpawn
1/19/2005
22:38:06
[ report this post ] | Almost bergil
Message:
The Promoted Pawns.
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roxanol
1/19/2005
23:50:04
[ report this post ] | I want one!!
Message:
May I have one of the inflatables?? Uh.. ummm.. I need someone to play Chess with.
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xena
1/20/2005
02:30:16
[ report this post ] | Perhaps..
Message:
..The Desert Island Dipsticks?
Thus ends the Mutiny forum!!! Proceed, with caution, to gameknot.com/fmsg/chess5/1947.shtml
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abegtrup
1/20/2005
11:23:37
[ report this post ] | End? I think not!
Message:
This mutiny shall never end... as long as we continue to remember the songs we were
taught...
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abegtrup
1/20/2005
21:37:14
[ report this post ] | Shameless Posting
Message:
I learned from the best xena...
...two mutinous threads at the top of the list. ;)
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srpen
1/21/2005
06:29:14
[ report this post ] | Permanent Mutiny!
Message:
Wankers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your brains!
...or like... something.
The Man with the AXE.
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abegtrup
1/21/2005
11:15:41
[ report this post ] | the mutiny has spread to:
Message:
Pawn-saint's Revolt #2 Revenge of the Jacobeans
gameknot.com/fmsg/chess5/1950.shtml
long-live the confusion!
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abegtrup
1/21/2005
23:37:03
[ report this post ] | quote I found... is it relevant?!
Message:
"The proverbial German phenomenon of the verb-at-the-end about which droll tales of
absentminded professors who would begin a sentence, ramble on for an entire lecture,
and then finish up by rattling off a string of verbs by which their audience, for whom the
stack had long since lost its coherence, would be totally nonplussed, are told, is an
excellent example of linguistic recursion."
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srpen
1/24/2005
02:29:58
[ report this post ] | Answer: No
Message:
That can't possibly be relevant... all that making-fun-of-the-verb-at-the-end stuff went out last century sometime... come to think of it it was actually the century before. But don't take my word for it, just listen to Mark Twain:
---------------
It has me deeply touched, my gentlemen, here so hospitably received to be. From colleagues out of my own profession, in this from my own home so far distant land. My heart is full of gratitude, but my poverty of German words forces me to greater economy of expression. Excuse you, my gentlemen, that I read off, what I you say will. [But he didn't read].
The German language speak I not good, but have numerous connoisseurs me assured that I her write like an angel. Maybe -- maybe -- I know not. Have till now no acquaintance with the angels had. That comes later -- when it the dear God please -- it has no hurry.
Since long, my gentlemen, have I the passionate longing nursed a speech on German to hold, but one has me not permitted. Men, who no feeling for the art had, laid me ever hindrance in the way and made naught my desire -- sometimes by excuses, often by force. Always said these men to me: "Keep you still, your Highness! Silence! For God's sake seek another way and means yourself obnoxious to make."
In the present case, as usual it is me difficult become, for me the permission to obtain. The committee sorrowed deeply, but could me the permission not grant on account of a law which from the Concordia demands she shall the German language protect. Du liebe Zeit! How so had one to me this say could -- might -- dared -- should? I am indeed the truest friend of the German language -- and not only now, but from long since -- yes, before twenty years already. And never have I the desire had the noble language to hurt; to the contrary, only wished she to improve -- I would her only reform. It is the dream of my life been. I have already visits by the various German governments paid and for contracts prayed. I am now to Austria in the same task come. I would only some changes effect. I would only the language method -- the luxurious, elaborate construction compress, the eternal parenthesis suppress, do away with, annihilate; the introduction of more than thirteen subjects in one sentence forbid; the verb so far to the front pull that one it without a telescope discover can. With one word, my gentlemen, I would your beloved language simplify so that, my gentlemen, when you her for prayer need, One her yonder-up understands.
I beseech you, from me yourself counsel to let, execute these mentioned reforms. Then will you an elegant language possess, and afterward, when you some thing say will, will you at least yourself understand what you said had. But often nowadays, when you a mile-long sentence from you given and you yourself somewhat have rested, then must you have a touching inquisitiveness have yourself to determine what you actually spoken have. Before several days has the correspondent of a local paper a sentence constructed which hundred and twelve words contain, and therein were seven parentheses smuggled in, and the subject seven times changed. Think you only, my gentlemen, in the course of the voyage of a single sentence must the poor, persecuted, fatigued subject seven times change position!
Now, when we the mentioned reforms execute, will it no longer so bad be. Doch noch eins. I might gladly the separable verb also a little bit reform. I might none do let what Schiller did: he has the whole history of the Thirty Years' War between the two members of a separable verb in-pushed. That has even Germany itself aroused, and one has Schiller the permission refused the History of the Hundred Years' War to compose -- God be it thanked! After all these reforms established be will, will the German language the noblest and the prettiest on the world be.
Since to you now, my gentlemen, the character of my mission known is, beseech I you so friendly to be and to me your valuable help grant. Mr. Potzl has the public believed make would that I to Vienna come am in order the bridges to clog up and the traffic to hinder, while I observations gather and note. Allow you yourselves but not from him deceived. My frequent presence on the bridges has an entirely innocent ground. Yonder gives it the necessary space, yonder can one a noble long German sentence elaborate, the bridge-railing along, and his whole contents with one glance overlook. On the one end of the railing pasted I the first member of a separable verb and the final member cleave I to the other end -- then spread the body of the sentence between it out! Usually are for my purposes the bridges of the city long enough; when I but Poetzl's writings study will I ride out and use the glorious endless imperial bridge. But this is a calumny; Poetzl writes the prettiest German. Perhaps not so pliable as the mine, but in many details much better. Excuse you these flatteries. These are well deserved.
Now I my speech execute -- no, I would say I bring her to the close. I am a foreigner -- but here, under you, have I it entirely forgotten. And so again and yet again proffer I you my heartiest thanks. -- Mark Twain, 1897
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Finally, in closing, let me just say that I wish this deserted island was really actually deserted.
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abegtrup
1/30/2005
00:19:03
[ report this post ] | did someone say dessert?! =P
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No one can ever know for sure what a deserted area looks like...
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srpen
1/30/2005
03:55:21
[ report this post ] | More fun facts
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Did you know, SD, that if a forum ever gets to 60 a little red light goes off on Mike's desk?
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abegtrup
1/30/2005
21:28:05
[ report this post ] | thanks for shedding a light on the situation...
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How far along are we?
Couldn't be too far past 20 posts... right?!
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abegtrup
2/04/2005
01:20:22
[ report this post ] | Gone in 60 Posts...
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Which do you like better - having mate or stealing extra posts??? =)
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