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On 16/11/2013 11:43 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> Sorry. I was waiting for Jim to make his move. I thought we were playing
> The Standard Metropolitan Rules, not the Inverse Tudor Court ones.
It is the Kerfuffle variant of the Metropolitan Rules as defined in the
rule book (page 49, para 3, sub. 3.14, as you know). The Inverse Tudor
Court rules are a bit pernickety for an alien. Or a Grue, for that matter.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 16-11-2013 13:07, Stephen wrote:
> On 16/11/2013 11:43 AM, Doctor John wrote:
>> Sorry. I was waiting for Jim to make his move. I thought we were playing
>> The Standard Metropolitan Rules, not the Inverse Tudor Court ones.
>
> It is the Kerfuffle variant of the Metropolitan Rules as defined in the
> rule book (page 49, para 3, sub. 3.14, as you know). The Inverse Tudor
> Court rules are a bit pernickety for an alien. Or a Grue, for that matter.
>
"You're in a maze of twisting little passages, all alike" ;-)
Thomas
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On 16/11/2013 12:20 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "You're in a maze of twisting little passages, all alike" ;-)
:-)
Yeah! The Elephant is like that and it's Turtles all the way down. ;-)
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Stephen
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On 16-11-2013 13:27, Stephen wrote:
> On 16/11/2013 12:20 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> "You're in a maze of twisting little passages, all alike" ;-)
>
> :-)
>
> Yeah! The Elephant is like that and it's Turtles all the way down. ;-)
>
"Plugh"
London Metropolitan == Colossal Cave == Ankh-Morpork then ;-)
Thomas
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On 16/11/13 09:54, Stephen wrote:
>
> But not you to drink it. O_o
>
I'll use a straw
>
> Eh! You could trying making a pot of tea.
>
But you said that I'll have had my tea.
>
> Doesn't time fly? Now you're going to the pub with your sun. ;-)
>
You know I never read the Sun. Wait... You mean my son ;-)
Not very interesting piece of family info: At home, any cold drink is
called a bia (pronounced beer), a beer is piwo (pronounced peevo)
John
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Protect the Earth
It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children
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On 16/11/2013 12:51 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 16-11-2013 13:27, Stephen wrote:
>> On 16/11/2013 12:20 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> "You're in a maze of twisting little passages, all alike" ;-)
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Yeah! The Elephant is like that and it's Turtles all the way down. ;-)
>>
>
> "Plugh"
>
No hollow enough.
> London Metropolitan == Colossal Cave == Ankh-Morpork then ;-)
>
This must be the L-Space variant. In which case: Money Trap Lane.
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Regards
Stephen
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On 16/11/2013 1:17 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 16/11/13 09:54, Stephen wrote:
>>
>> But not you to drink it. O_o
>>
>
> I'll use a straw
>
>>
>> Eh! You could trying making a pot of tea.
>>
>
> But you said that I'll have had my tea.
Och! We don't have time for that when Mrs Nauchtie has absconded with my
Pie Scraper.
>
>>
>> Doesn't time fly? Now you're going to the pub with your sun. ;-)
>>
>
> You know I never read the Sun. Wait... You mean my son ;-)
Yes, that which is the source of all photons.
> Not very interesting piece of family info: At home, any cold drink is
> called a bia (pronounced beer), a beer is piwo (pronounced peevo)
>
Very similar to Pivo One of the few Croatian words I know.
As in: Dva piva, i on je plaćati
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Stephen
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On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 09:57:00 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On 16/11/2013 4:32 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> It is on the diagonal and you are in Kerfuffle. So the direction
>>> >reverses.
>> Bugger. I knew I shouldn't have made that move with everything going
>> on today.
>>
>> So let's try King's Cross instead.
>
> You can wake up now, Jim. They have all gone home and left the grapes.
Oh, good. :)
> What part of "So the direction reverses." do you not understand?
> It is John's turn.
Oh, right, sorry, John. I guess I'm in nip this round. :(
Jim
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On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:43:20 +0000, Doctor John wrote:
> On 16/11/13 09:57, Stephen wrote:
>> On 16/11/2013 4:32 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>> It is on the diagonal and you are in Kerfuffle. So the direction
>>>> >reverses.
>>> Bugger. I knew I shouldn't have made that move with everything going
>>> on today.
>>>
>>> So let's try King's Cross instead.
>>
>> You can wake up now, Jim. They have all gone home and left the grapes.
>>
>> What part of "So the direction reverses." do you not understand?
>> It is John's turn.
>>
>>
> Sorry. I was waiting for Jim to make his move. I thought we were playing
> The Standard Metropolitan Rules, not the Inverse Tudor Court ones.
Well, now I'm confused, because I thought we were playing Stovold's 7th
variation.
Jim
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On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:27:11 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On 16/11/2013 12:51 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 16-11-2013 13:27, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 16/11/2013 12:20 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>> "You're in a maze of twisting little passages, all alike" ;-)
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Yeah! The Elephant is like that and it's Turtles all the way down. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> "Plugh"
>>
>>
> No hollow enough.
>
>> London Metropolitan == Colossal Cave == Ankh-Morpork then ;-)
>>
>>
> This must be the L-Space variant. In which case: Money Trap Lane.
Wait, I thought it was John's turn?
Now I'm really confused.
Jim
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