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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 02:19
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quote:What indeed? ---Says a Very Important Date... :rolleyes: -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 03:28
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If you google them in groups, you should be able to find out where they came from. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 03:39
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No result for all of them. However, lack of vision, electric sheep one, and by committee have something to do with "Marathon Trilogy", whatever that is. Skip to my Lou is a nursery rhyme. The last I have no idea about. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 03:47
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Electric Sheep One has to be a reference to "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?" by Phillip K. Dick. Not sure of it's relevance to Trinity, though. EDIT: Wait, I'm guessing that they're Marathon level names. Drake's done that before. [ Tuesday, September 06, 2005 03:48: Message edited by: Ash Lael ] -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 03:53
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quote:Electric Sheep One strikes me more as a reference to Marvin's song. quote: [ Tuesday, September 06, 2005 03:53: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 04:23
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Electric Sheep One is in fact a Marathon level name (specifically, from Marathon Infinity). The Marathon Trilogy is an old series of FPS games. Half Man, Half Amazing and Skip to my Lou are the nicknames of basketball players. [ Tuesday, September 06, 2005 04:26: Message edited by: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 04:46
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How about "By Committee?" Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 05:02
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I think that's another Marathon level. It's quite obvious that Drakey lurves Marathon. -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 05:54
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Where can I acquire one of these Marathon games? I presume they're for Mac/PC? -------------------- "I am a living sign..." Thus endeth this post. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 06:30
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Hrmmm. I suppose this is what happens when you want a custom title. At least the song is catchy. I find the reference to a basketball player ironic as I *hate* basketball. Anyone want to trade? (excluding our Alice in Wonderland friends.)  -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 11:36
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In addition to being ethically questionable, the Tuskegee study was simply bad science. Treatment was administered to many supposedly untreated patients, people came or didn't come in ways that were in no way monitored, and the reports consistently boiled down to, "We have no idea what we're accomplishing. We have sky-high margins of error and meaningless data. Oops." The study might have been forgivable up to the discovery of penicillin, as it was morally borderline but not genuinely harmful, but it wasn't even that. There was simply never any valid data gathered. —Alorael, who will point out that the study originally grew from a much better project that died from lack of funding during the Depression. A piece of it kept going without any direction for far, far too long. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 12:10
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quote:You're in luck; Bungie released Marathon as freeware a while ago. You can find them on the web if you look hard enough. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 13:49
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A lot of the level names are puns on word "Phfor" and therefore unusable, but the rest make great titles. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 16:53
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I see I have avoided any title containing "Spam" or "Can". Only 1315 or so to go. :P [ Tuesday, September 06, 2005 16:54: Message edited by: Benny Boy ] -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 18:19
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I see mine is from Marathon as well, but having never played the game, I have no idea what it's refering to, if anything... I think Salmon's is quite fitting. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Tuesday, September 6 2005 22:48
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Yes, Drakey seems quite pleased with himself. The ironic thing is that the title of 'canned' would have been equally fitting. *this message sponsored by Kasilof Seafoods* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 00:20
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Today's name, Laudanum, is an extract of opium in alcohol, popular in tonics in the 19th century. Laudanum was prescribed to men, women and children alike for all kinds of ailments, and while it undoubtedly granted a certain measure of short-term relief from the stresses of life, its widespread usage would hardly be considered responsible medical practice today. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 04:49
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quote:And they work for PC right? Oh, and did Laudanum have any "funny" side-effects? -------------------- "I am a living sign..." Thus endeth this post. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 05:08
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Hooray for poppies!  Laudanum, like other opiates, has the side-effect of being extremely addictive. Although laudanum isn't really used today, other much more effective opiates, including everyone's favorite, morphine, are in wide use for chronic pain. Opiates, however, are considered "controlled substances" by just about every nation in the world, and as such are strictly regulated. [ Wednesday, September 07, 2005 05:11: Message edited by: Drew ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 06:11
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 -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 06:35
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Nuke and Pave
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 09:01
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Alex, your cartoons are hilarious. Thuryl, congratulations with your 5074 posts. It's pretty impressive that even your "congratulations to me" topic contains useful information, instead of being just an excuse for everybody to boost their postcount. -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 09:43
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Several of the historical fictions I've read this summer describe the use of laudanum as something that eases general discomfort. That ranged from seasickness to bruised knees to hangovers. I'm not sure it was as misguided as the Tuskagee study, since a derivitive is used today, but then again I've been feeling fairly contrary lately. *this message sponsored by Papaver somniferum* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 09:45
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Huzzah for Patrick O'Brian! :) Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 11:55
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Laudanum did work. On the other hand, it worked because it was a combination of alcohol and opium. Prescribing laudanum as a painkiller for severe discomfort might make senes, but prescribing it for everything does not. —Alorael, who wouldn't put laudanum in the same category as Tuskegee. Laudanum was mistaken, but Tuskegee was wrong on almost all levels. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |