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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     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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Am 16.11.2013 20:13, schrieb Jim Henderson:
> 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.

You all know that there's a special level of hell reserved for people 
playing this game in public?

It's quite Bosch-esque.

The game, that is. The special level in hell is far worse.

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