Title: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:05:12 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 1 ---
(1) - Index Hey, you're reading it. (2) - Introduction A tiny, meaningless presentation. (3) - Announcements Announcements from past months gone by. (4) - Marriages Yep, who got married and when. (5) - Player Question Who would like to smooch who? Find out what your pal answered! (6) - Dish of the Month By Thaadd the Apprentice Chef. (7) - Top 10 This month's Top 10 is all about them nasty lepers. (8) - The Grammar Column Grammar's a problem to you? Narya's here to help you. (9) - Gurk's Partylog Gurk's done it again. Here's his log of the Anniversary Party. (10) - Interview Lourdes and Leclerk team up on the Editor. (11) - Special Pull-out Nanny Zodiac Section We bring you the one and only Nanny guide to the stars. (12) - Horoscopes Find out what is in store for you the coming month. (13) - Pub Review Reznor takes a look at one of NannyMUD's older establishments. (14) - PKlog A bad month for the Dark guild. (15) - Classified Ads If you're looking for a new buddy, you've come to the right place. (16) - The World Outside This month we take a look at the world of criminals. (17) - Quiz Test your Nanny-knowledge. By courtesy of Hrodlauf. (18) - Puzzles Figure them out and we'll reward you. Maybe. (19) - Editor's Comments Hmm. ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 2 --- First of all, welcome to the return issue of The NannyMUD Times. Lots of things have happened since the paper last came out: New areas have opened, new quests have popped up, Nannypoints have been implemented, new admin have been recruited, people have come and gone--but most importantly, of course, The NannyMUD Times has been missing for longer than most people can remember. That is, however, about to change, because what you are reading right now is the long-awaited new issue of your local newspaper, The NannyMUD Times. Yep, we're back on the street and it's time to celebrate! "Why?", you ask? Because we're not just the only but also the best newspaper on Nanny, and we've been gone for far too long. Before I move on to telling you all about what interesting things you can read about, I would like to hand out a big Thank you to the people who has made it possible to open The NannyMUD Times again: Narya, Lectral, Martinique, Oak, and Thaadd. Thanks a bunch. Without these people, known as The NannyMUD Times staff, you wouldn't be reading this. So now that the praising is over, let's move on to some less serious stuff. My guess is that you would like to know what fun-packed articles you can find in this issue of The NannyMUD Times. Well, first off, we have a lot of regular features which you will see again in coming issues. Among these are our guide to the stars -- read your horoscope and see what the future has in store for you. Lectral is keeping the tradition of the player question alive. There's also a pub review, a pk-log, readers' classified ads, a quiz, a ton of great puzzles (with cash prizes!), and much, much more. As for special features, we have an interview with Lourdes and Leclerk, not to forget a complete Nanny Zodiac table, Gurk's log from The Nannymud Anniversary Party, plus a couple of other, hopefully, fun things. So, for all you old as well as new readers, we hope you like this return issue of the Times. Enjoy! //Dunstan Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:05:33 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 3 ---
For those of you having no clue on where to find the board 'Announce', we bring you a small summary of what has happened since we stepped into the new millenium. (Any announcements from before January 1, 2000 have been left out. Most of them are out of date, so it would serve no point in bringing them here (On a sidenote: The Editor is too lazy to start looking for old news). If you have an area, quest, or club that opened, or a character that was banished between the summer 1999 and January 1, 2000, we apologize for not bringing the announcement here) Brom started off on January 1st by welcoming everyone to the new millenium. Hrodlauf, Dunstan, Spiral, Kvarnen, Danny, and Balin all had an area open or reopen the last few months. Aita closed his area. Two quests opened. Bixby's "Report to the Chancellor" and Dunstan's "Find the missing marbles". The honourable high wizard Thargor retired from his position. As for guilds. Taren chose to feature freeze the Simyarin guild. In other words, no other schools nor spells will be added to the guild in the future. The Hunters Guild was closed for new members. During the last 4 months a couple of people have been banished. Michi & Vanatoarea and Scary & Luluna for multiplaying. Nofx for being a little less than polite towards Admin. Darkmind and Palio for using a client to stay on the game after idling out. Actin and Jefferson for harrasment. Fundgy for vandalism, and Kiss was demoted 3 months for killing a mortal, then returned to break the rules again and got banished. Swift justice from Beldin. Jadsea and Swift zapped for excessively rude shouts. ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 4 --- The following people were married since the Summer '99 issue: Elaine was married to Firebrand by Leowon Mon Jul 5 22:34:29 1999 Albeit was married to Chicka by Toth Sun Jul 25 03:03:58 1999 Khadgar was married to Sunflower by Papyron Fri Jul 30 01:14:11 1999 Brujah was married to Weronoop by Beldin Fri Jul 30 01:22:43 1999 Chakaal was married to Peredur by Tirips Mon Aug 2 20:34:56 1999 Zelena was married to Halpo by Dannoc Fri Aug 13 13:17:44 1999 Modano was married to Franchesca by Modano Fri Aug 27 05:28:17 1999 Ryan was married to Aphrodi by Lordan Sat Sep 4 02:22:23 1999 Sparkles was married to Deimos by Mats Mon Sep 6 18:54:35 1999 Mistress was married to Eolair by Erani Thu Sep 9 16:51:04 1999 Scratchy was married to Kath by Tobin Sat Sep 11 17:30:16 1999 Rascal was married to Ladydeathe by Rascal Sun Sep 12 03:37:30 1999 Alessandro was married to Celtic by Khorgenouk Mon Sep 13 13:57:42 1999 Hamlet was married to Ophelia by Argent Tue Sep 14 23:35:48 1999 Sassy was married to Insomnia by Insomnia Wed Sep 22 00:13:14 1999 Firefist was married to Gird by Fundgy Thu Sep 23 00:55:26 1999 Boston was married to Adevaratu by Asterix Wed Oct 6 17:06:38 1999 Willett was married to Ellie by Keldo Tue Oct 12 23:49:29 1999 Odhin was married to Kassandra by Khadgar Sun Oct 17 17:17:07 1999 Charlatan was married to Nomeansno by Nomeansno Wed Oct 20 12:11:30 1999 Sodom was married to Serene by Exxelsior Wed Oct 27 23:11:35 1999 Moartea was married to December by Vulcan Thu Oct 28 04:50:02 1999 Viken was married to Storm by Tirian Sun Oct 31 02:13:41 1999 Kalyani was married to Keeli by Desole Tue Nov 2 16:55:17 1999 Martinique was married to Wolfenhex by Zyraxes Tue Nov 9 11:54:09 1999 Whistler was married to Lan by Dagoth Mon Nov 15 04:27:47 1999 Bastet was married to Dantildan by Dantildan Sat Nov 20 03:28:02 1999 Coma was married to Fantom by Fantom Wed Nov 24 18:51:41 1999 Hebe was married to Bowen by Andra Mon Nov 29 22:15:37 1999 Necman was married to Deviltrey by Necman Tue Nov 30 00:10:00 1999 Winnowill was married to Hereron by Winnowill Tue Nov 30 00:18:42 1999 Talia was married to Kfur by Talia Mon Dec 6 02:54:55 1999 Brad was married to Helena by Hrodlauf Mon Dec 6 18:53:03 1999 Speerhawk was married to Ghanima by Zyraxes Thu Dec 16 17:42:40 1999 Isabeaux was married to Stark by Oak Tue Dec 28 04:28:25 1999 Archaon was married to Joya by Mihaiu Tue Dec 28 10:25:29 1999 Koria was married to Taragon by Mazrim Mon Jan 3 13:29:18 2000 Isabel was married to Maverick by Maverick Wed Jan 5 03:25:56 2000 Memnock was married to Qwer by Mindeye Thu Jan 6 01:12:30 2000 Crud was married to Gnuc by Gnuc Fri Jan 7 22:47:44 2000 Leojr was married to Leojrjr by Leowon Sat Jan 8 23:30:49 2000 Arial was married to Vampeiro by Tobin Fri Jan 14 03:21:17 2000 Mystx was married to Aidara by Mihaiu Fri Jan 14 19:07:23 2000 Lillstrumpa was married to Xzena by Mistress Sat Jan 15 16:33:02 2000 Lonewolfjr was married to Oakii by Lonewolf Fri Jan 21 20:56:58 2000 Bofur was married to Caress by Taragon Tue Jan 25 21:36:14 2000 Sparks was married to Wanessa by Kati Tue Feb 8 19:24:09 2000 Charisma was married to Dwinbar by Dwinbar Tue Feb 8 22:29:45 2000 Alainysi was married to Alainysi by Alainysi Wed Feb 9 01:03:10 2000 Mamaee was married to Tataee by Cost Thu Feb 10 12:45:58 2000 Poledra was married to Belgarath by Meep Sat Feb 12 00:04:28 2000 Chupo was married to Methtical by Avis Tue Feb 15 06:15:29 2000 Papyron was married to Pill by Papyron Wed Feb 23 22:14:30 2000 Azzer was married to Gangrene by Ezekiel Sat Feb 26 00:35:54 2000 Sedric was married to Tsythia by Funnyman Sun Feb 27 22:11:56 2000 Ravenlady was married to Locke by Cage Wed Mar 1 17:21:45 2000 Foxy was married to Gilthoniel by Gilthoniel Tue Mar 7 20:15:12 2000 Olav was married to Naryaii by Narya Wed Mar 8 23:07:45 2000 Burgo was married to Carantina by Preoteasa Sun Mar 12 19:16:40 2000 Enkil was married to Aroree by Funnyman Tue Mar 21 00:15:15 2000 Jealousy was married to Grim by Grim Tue Mar 21 15:21:43 2000 Phoenix was married to Dirac by Phoenix Sat Mar 25 03:51:02 2000 Lily was married to Grimloke by Grimloke Sun Apr 2 07:41:49 2000 Moon was married to Nightsoul by Clumsy Sun Apr 2 09:57:05 2000 Sirilion was married to Maggie by Clumsy Sun Apr 2 10:01:38 2000 Roller was married to Chribba by Mami Sun Apr 2 13:54:25 2000 Malfeithor was married to Moghedien by Arx Thu Apr 6 15:27:37 2000 Snowstar was married to Leowon by Leowon Thu Apr 6 15:47:14 2000 Blackthorn was married to Retro by Blackthorn Sat Apr 22 14:10:39 2000 Mortis was married to Strangelove by Mortis Sun Apr 23 02:15:25 2000 Michel was married to Linda by Michel Mon Apr 24 13:58:38 2000 Kharn was married to Maggs by Mortis Tue Apr 25 01:43:36 2000 Amis was married to Yaleah by Yaleah Wed Apr 26 21:18:47 2000 Jakale was married to Drucilla by Martinique Fri Apr 28 08:53:14 2000 Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:05:53 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 5 ---
Lectral tells you: Hi! I'm doing a poll for the NannyMUD Times. If you could have gone to the Nannyversary party and everyone from the mud was there, whom would you have given a great big smooch--and why? Lectral shouts: People who actually were there can answer, too. :) Damnation tells you: you usually have no say tho ;) Sparkles tells you: you serious? hehe Ameno tells you: Nothel :) Moonchild tells you: Well, Narya of course--because she'd have cut my balls off if I hadn't. Rupture tells you: Whatever girl there was the cutest, of course. And one for Brom because he's just so damn nice! Mortis tells you: you ofc ;) Error tells you: Terror! My idol. Ameno tells you: because he is my boyfriend :) [-Druids-] Shona tells you: yah sure I woulda gone...dunno bout the smooching though [Khorne] Altus tells you: haven't been there:) Capone replies to you: Brom, he's so darn sweet =) [Simyarin] Perfect tells you: hmm....let me think about and ill get back ?:) [Explorers] Chaos tells you: memnock [Simyarin] Yours tells you: hmm Nyoni tells you: Gwendolyn :-) [Simyarin] Yours tells you: let me think [-Druids-] Landril tells you: i dont know what your talking about Fallout tells you: Maggie.......she is my mud-wife Darkclaws replies to you: to danny Moonchild tells you: (And you better not print that.) Aishiteru tells you: no one, i dont kiss computer geeks ;) [Khorne] Altus tells you: an dont know who was Yaleah tells you: It would have to be Titleist, not only because that's the logical answer for me, but I'd love to see him blush. [Monks] Kelli: out of the people that were there, you mean? Vancouver tells you: tie between Banshee & Taren. They code good guild :) Ameno tells you: an hes not home... but I think he would say the same.. Argent tells you: Sorry- I'm far too insecure to go around smooching people uninvited. ,) [-Druids-] Xcalibur tells you: hmmmmm hmmm lets see....maybe I would give'n it to koala [Explorers] Chaos tells you: but I doubt he would have come since he's rumanian Dantildan tells you: bastet [Khorne] Altus tells you: ah [Simyarin] Yours tells you: still no idea [Simyarin] Yours tells you: hmm [Monks] Kelli: ah, nevermind.. read it wrong [Simyarin] Yours tells you: maybe to tiana Ameno tells you: and we went to the mudparty, both of us and yes we kissed like always ;) [-Druids-] Vancouver: ok all stats are 2 now [-Druids-] Mega tells you: lectral what's a great big smooch? [Simyarin] Yours tells you: but nah Xcalibur tells you: hmmmmm hmmm lets see....maybe I would give'n it to koala Beleriand tells you: I was there but I didn't smooch anyone. :/ [Simyarin] Yours tells you: she is an american [Simyarin] Yours tells you: bah... [-Druids-] Shona: woo hoo! Dwinbar tells you: I don't want to choose just one! [Simyarin] Yours tells you: i dont know [Monks] Mortis: you know your answer is "Mortis" Kelli, so why question it ? You told Dwinbar: You can pick as many as you like since you're level 30. [Simyarin] Yours tells you: i would like it to kiss banshee ;) but u know ;) she will be angry etc...so...hehehe [-Druids-] Balin tells you: I don't know about smooch, hand-shake maybe, but Barbarella for being such a great sponsor. [Khorne] Yehon tells you: Good question ;) I think Mats for making it all possible :P [Monks] Kelli triumphantly beeps Mortis on the nose. Dwinbar tells you: Then I choose all of them! [-Druids-] Balin tells you: And Banshee for being such a great guild head. [Simyarin] Narya tells you: Well, had you been there, Lectral, I'd've given you a great big smooch, as you're my mud-husband. Since you weren't, I'd've probably given Beleriand a great big smooch, since he's my big Swedish buddy. (Of course, Moonchild always deserves a smooch, but that's different.) [Monks] Kelli: is this confidential or names would be shown? You can hear Belegur laughing hysterically at you. [Khorne] Rammstein tells you: I don't know. I'd probably just stand there and recieve. (So, bestrafe mich!) Belegur tells you: did you go to the party? [-Druids-] Balin tells you: (Druids guild htat is...) Dantildan tells you: ...because I love her. [Monks] Drahe meet mortis in RL. You told Belegur: No, man, now answer the question. :) Syrus replies to you: hmm, what is a smooch? :) [Monks] Aishiteru comforts Drahe. [Monks] Mortis: and I'm still darn cute.... right! ;) Kelli tells you: Enigma! =p obvious reasons, he's mine and he's cute! Belegur tells you: before I answer the question, I would like to know everyone that attended, and what they were wearing. Adso tells you: tiana? ;) cause she's soo smoochy or something Amis tells you: Mugwort cos of his/her lovely shaved head Belegur grins evilly at you from another part of the world. Beleriand tells you: Nothel, he's cute. He also let me sleep in his apartment during the dinner. Leclerk tells you: Oh, I would have given a great big smooch to Silencer! Khorn tells you: It would have to be Talia, just because she is a cute little princess :) One person to avoid would have to be Perfect he's after anything :) Syrus replies to you: what do you mean by smooch? Meep tells you: Well I smooched a lot of people there. :) And Dwinbar smooched me constantly. Hmm. But he did that to everyone so I guess that's ok. :) I would've smooched my MUD-wife if she'd been there. And Lectral of course! Syrus replies to you: I don't know what that word means, If you tell me I will answer your poll You told Syrus: It means 'a wet kiss'. :) Syrus replies to you: aha, let me think a sec... Syrus replies to you: hmm, to Leowon, for creating the vampires guild :) [Simyarin] Invisible tells you: I would ahve wanted to kiss Brujah. Mostly so I can pull of the infamous double switch, and let my fantasy come true. *wink* Perfect tells you: Ok:We all know youre using smooch as a synonym for screw.Who you ask ?.Well prolly the person halfdrunk waking up in bed with me the nextday...which in my case would prolly be me since noone here really likes me. There you go... ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 6 --- Chef's Guild Recipe of the Month Stuffed Crepes: For the batter -1 egg -3 deciliters (1 1/4 cups) milk -2.4 deciliters (1 cup) flour -large pinch salt -(optional) minced chives, or spring onion greens. Using a hand mixer, electric mixer or a fork possessed by Khorne, beat all ingredients until smooth. Heat a pan (cast iron if you have one) and put a teaspoon of butter to melt. It should cover the surface evenly, but not too much. (tip the pan over a sink, any extra will run off) You want to put the first crepe on only when the pan is hot. I normally put a test drop, and when it starts to sizzle, I start. Put one deciliter (about 1/3 cup) of batter in the center of the pan, and tilt it around so it hits all the edges. Let it cook until the edges start to 'dry' or loose that wet look. Use a flipper to peek under, and flip when it's light brown. You don't need to add more butter if you keep the pan hot. Stack them on a plate as they get done. NOTE: The first crepe always is a screwup. Don't worry. Practice makes perfect. TO STUFF A CREPE: Take a cooled crepe, and put it on a plate. Lay a line of fillings down the center, and roll it up. Depending on how big your crepe is, you should add more or less filling. I add about a deciliter. Put the rolled crepe loose flap downwards on a oven safe pan (I use a pie form). Repeat until you run out of crepes. Bake at 200 Cels, or about 400 Far for about 10 minutes. Serve hot. FILLINGS: Current favorite filling: Thin sliced zucchini fried in butter, garlic, spring onion, and salt and pepper. Fried mushrooms with pepper. Cooked rice. Other good fillings could be: Leftover cooked meat like chicken or beef. Mashed potatoes. Cheese. Your favorite vegetable. Marinated tofu. Mushroom sauce and rice. Style tips: Put chopped spring onions across the tops of the crepes before they're baked. Chopped red peppers, or a thin drizzle of mushroom sauce is also nice. You should serve these from the baking dish, so if you use a pretty dish, it makes them much more nice looking. Leftovers microwave very nicely, and are good for lunch! Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:06:13 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 7 ---
Are you one of those people that has a problem with mudding affecting your real life? Well, here are 10 signs you have been playing the leper guild too much. 1. You steal your granddad's prosthesis and start whacking people in the groin with that fake arm. Fooooore! 2. You start wailing like a madman when you get caught on the bus without a valid ticket. 3. Every morning when you wake up and step out of bed you pull your arm persistently to see if it will come off. 4. At breakfast you apply pieces of bacon to the arm you just tried to pull off. 5. Before going to work you wrap yourself up in toilet paper. 6. You visit the local hospital regularly to get a blood transfusion, even though your blood level is perfectly normal. 7. When you have to cough you sneak up to a co-worker to hit them with as many germs as possible. 8. You play dead more convincingly than your dog. 9. You keep poking people you don't like with your finger. 10. When walking around in public you stop every minute to release your stench. ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 8 --- The grammar column! This month's question on grammar has to do with "which" and "that": "Okay, what I really want to know is the difference between which and that! I think I tend to use which, but Microsoft Word, which we all know is a quality program, always insists that is correct, instead of which. My problem is that I'm just not sure I trust Microsoft's ideas about grammar. Please help me!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OK, the difference here between "which" and "that" involves restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses. So what's a relative clause? It's a phrase that describes a noun: 1) They sold the land _that lay north of the farm_. 2) The computer _that I sent to Sweden_ was seized. In 1), "that lay north of the farm" describes "land." In 2), "that I sent to Sweden" describes "computer"--but note that "was seized" doesn't describe the computer, it's just the verb phrase in the sentence. (I could, for instance, simplify 2) to "The computer was seized," and you can see easily that "was seized" is just the verb phrase.) Most people recognize relative clauses easily enough. These clauses are the source of the which/that confusion, for they usually start with "which", "that," and "who" or "whom." But when do you use "which" and when do you use "that" in these clauses? Well, now we come back to the restrictive and non-restrictive part. Basically, a restrictive clause limits the meaning of the noun phrase and of the sentence as a whole. A non-restrictive clause doesn't and is incidental to the meaning of the sentence. So, look at: 3) Streams _that flow down from that mountaintop_ are very cold. If I take out "that flow down from that mountaintop," the sentence becomes: 3') Streams are very cold. This doesn't make much sense. Streams? Which streams? Where? The phrase "that flow down from the mountaintop" was necessary to the meaning of 3), and so it's restrictive. By contrast, look at: 4) My car, _which is green_, needs new oil. I can take out "which is green" and it does almost nothing to the sentence: 4') My car needs new oil. The information that my car is green says little or nothing about the fact that it needs oil, which is the main point of the sentence. The clause is therefore non-restrictive. (Another point you might notice is that I can set off a non-restrictive clause with commas. I couldn't do that with "that flow down from that mountaintop" in 3).) So, here's the deal: restrictive clauses can take _either_ "which" or "that," but non-restrictive clauses can only use "which." Yes, that's right: wherever "that" can be used in such a clause, you could also use "which." (Remember that the opposite is not true!) So I could have written 3) as 3'') Streams which flow down from that mountaintop are very cold. Or I could have written 1), which also has a restrictive relative clause, as: 1') They sold the land which lay north of the farm. Both are correct. But I can't write 4) this way: 4'') My car that is green needs new oil. This sounds weird because it implies that the car's color has something to do with its automotive health. This is beause "that" appears only in restrictive clauses. Non-restrictive clauses can't take "that," and so it's incorrect to use "that" in 4). There are two points I should make, though: I) A lot of people will get on your case if you use "which" in restrictive relative clauses. This "rule" is apparently not very old, historically speaking, but a lot of people take it seriously. Like Microsoft Word, these people will scribble angrily all over your sentences. I always consider it a stylistic point: "That" carries more emphasis to me and emphasizes the clause in the sentence. I therefore usually use "that" in restrictive relative clauses, but sometimes I leave it as "which," especially in papers where I've used "that" a lot recently. I personally find the sharper distinction between restrictive and non-restrictive clauses useful, and it's a good marker of formal style. It sounds stuffy, however, in informal speech. II) It also has to be said that the distinction between restrictive and non-restrictive clauses is often not very sharp. Since the restrictive/non-restrictive distinction relies on meaning, whether a clause is restrictive or not often depends on what I'm emphasizing and what I've said up to that point. Take 2): 2) The computer that I sent to Sweden was seized. If this is the only thing I've said about the computer, it's true that the sentence wouldn't make much sense if I took out "that I sent to Sweden": 2') The computer was seized. The clause would definitely be restrictive in that case because it adds important information about this otherwise-anonymous computer. But had I been babbling on about this computer and the specific brands I favor and my shipping business and how I mail computers to all countries of the world, the information that the computer was sent to Sweden in particular might be incidental. In that case, I could probably easily have said: 2'') The computer, which I sent to Sweden, was seized. It's all dependent on context, and you really have to look at the sentence in context: do you need this clause to make sense of the sentence? If so, you should consider using "that," although you can also use "which." If it's not, if you can take out the clause without doing any serious harm to the sentence, you cannot use "that." So, while Microsoft Word is wrong to insist that you use "that" in all cases, you might want to use "that" sometimes, at least in restrictive clauses that are definitely necessary to the meaning of the sentence. -- Got a grammar question? Send mud-mail to Narya! Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:06:46 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 9 ---
April 15. Sweden. Linköping. Americans. Swedes. Englishmen. Marsians. They were all there. They were all celebrating NannyMUD's 10 year Anniversary. And, they were all relying on one man to do the toughest job of them all. Gurk. Log report. Here it is. ------------------------------------------------------- Startlog: NannyMUD 10 years celebration 2000.15.04 Timestamp: Random, generic values Intox lvl: High or higher Author: Gurk && Henchmen ------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:50 Exxelsior's room Legs hurt due to Laserdome. Will soon open the bottle of white wine. People around me are disrespecting me. I see Mishra, Dwinbar, Meep and Exxelsior. Notes: Nothing wrong with a good wine! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:53 Exxelsior's bed The crowd has a loud discussion where we happily come to the conclusion that we are very stable. Notes: We sound like Dr. Alban (swedish pop artist). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:54 At Exxelsior's computer The MUD is not that stable. Notes: We are guessing that the admin are having a great preparty. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:55 At Exxelsior's floor We are discussing a girl named Una. Notes: Very important report this is. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:05 Exxelsior's room Gurk, Mishra and Dwinbar are holding eachother's hands while Exxelsior is lying on the floor taking pictures. Notes: The pictures will be very stable. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:13 Unknown Mishra enters a short period of un-stableness where he threatens to cut Gurk. Notes: It doesn't sound that cool in english "I will cut you fat, you're dissing my pen" (Falun socialstyrelse pen). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:20 Exxelsior's floor The party is making scientific tests of what aftershave tastes the best. (Read: watching Gurk drink and take notes of reaction) Conclusion: Axe is better than Peak! Axe can be drunk with no drink mix, but Peak would taste better with lime. Notes: It's not a substitute for Ragnar! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:27 Exxelsior's door Incoming party members: Una, Kati, Keeper, Mortis, Kurgan, Thaadd, Leriam, Mugwort, Werenoop. Notes: Many happy faces! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:28 Somewhere in Exxelsior's room Dwinbar promises Una that Dwinbar will look much more pretty if she drinks this. (Pointing at a glass of (almost) Ragnar) Una disrespects Dwinbar very hard. - Dwinbar seem to be very sad and totally crushed. Notes: Ragnar is a drink! Absolut Vodka Currant, sprite and some lime. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:31 Exxelsior's bed Exxelsior makes a forced entry in the logfile: "In the year of the lord and the mercy, 2000 (The Jehovas were wrong but the mormons were correct) -Gurk is performing some magic tricks for Una. I heard him saying 'The trick when we have sex and then you disappear is the best'". Notes: Bullshit /Gurk. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:34 Exxelsior's bed People are having fun, talking and getting to know each others. Apparently MUD is not the only subject discussed. Notes: Quote from Mishra: "The situation is stable again, we are disrespecting the freaks fat with cool". ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:35 Exxelsior's bed Una tells us that she has been MUDing since 1996. (Never tried vamps or damned) Has been in Kittens, Druids, Knights. Has about 6-7 chars, is married to Leriam, who happens to be her love in RL. Notes: We thought that she was a newbie! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:55 Unknown (almost unreadable notes) ... have ... wife to be ... I am nice. Notes: Gurk's handwriting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18:56 Unknown (almost undreadable notes) Taren got upon a ... <It might say 'girl', or it could also say 'party' or 'home' - I can't tell> And I asked - "Did it generate anything?" "Yes, he said, what I said" (embarresing silence) Notes: I don't get it either /Gurk. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Unknown (beer stains on the paper) Unknown By Exxelsior: All females on the MUD! ... have Taren find you attractive if you meet Taren's requirements: 1) You must smell good! 2) Strong verbal communication skills. This can be trained while mudsexing Mishra. Notes: Ehhh... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:22 Unknown Dwinbar shouts: "Una looks good, for a blonde... all the sudden!" "Booze actually works" Notes: Dwinbar has this thing about blond girls. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:50 The dinner at Herrgarden Mats holds his yearly welcome-speach. Mats says: "I didn't count with this when I started the project and created NannyMUD. Sadly there were many people who liked the game." Notes: "When I created..." fear Mats! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 19:55 The dinner at Herrgarden Everyone present themselves. People are smiling and are listening interestedly. This ritual is really good, because we don't know how we all look like RL. Notes: Titleist: "I am titless!!!" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:20 At the 'admin table' Brom, Ahndregg, etc are talking about the admin meeting that was held this day. It was a good meeting, all held in english due to Barbarella visiting. Results: We are all penguins from monday! <The rest was censored by admins> Notes: Barbarella was almost nice! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:30 The dinner at Herrgarden (Almost unreadable notes) We are having a great time and we are drinking .... ... ... Werenoop proves the game admin plays "Say a letter and then demote all logged on starting on that letter". Notes: Admins are nodding in agreement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:45 The dinner at Herrgarden Gurk is starting to do his log-work poor now. Notes: Gurk's alcohol level is starting to climb very fast here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:50 The dinner at Herrgarden Gurk falls asleep. Notes: >:-( ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:55 The dinner at Herrgarden Gurk wakes up. Notes: :-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:57 The dinner at Herrgarden Gurk comments Dagoth and Lisette's baby as "veryyy prrrretty and schhoooo cute". Notes: The kid is very cute and named 'Melina'. Melina doesn't like Gurk's camera tho. <Sorry about that /Gurk> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:00 The dinner at Herrgarden Alexii says: "Logreports never lies, and that is a fact!!!" Notes: How true! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:05 The dinner at Herrgarden The food comes! Notes: The main dish, right? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:15 The dinner at Herrgarden Taren says that the food is eatable and are giggling happily at Barbarella who is eating and smiling. Notes: The food was very good! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:16 The dinner at Herrgarden Brom explains: "First you understand a bunch of languages, for example english, and then you just understand your own, and finally no language at all." Notes: Was he refering to what happens to old programmers? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:22 The dinner at Herrgarden -Gurk neglects the knife while eating! -Titleist tells us that he is nervous about if people have paid for the dinner or not. -We are drinking a lot of wine! Notes: Titleist was in charge of the dinner payments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:50 Unknown (Gurk left the logbook unattended) Werenoop and Gurk are discussing something that seems to be important and secret. Notes: We did? /Gurk. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21:53 The dinner at Herrgarden Dwinbar screams: Eating phett! Notes: Translated into english: Eating fat! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:20 The dinner at Herrgarden Nasigoreng drops a comment to the logfile: "Democracy is an illusion, nanny admin has 100% control." Notes: Yes, it sure feels like that. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:21 The dinner at Herrgarden Mats roars: NO, THE ADMINS DOES WHAT I TELL THEM TO DO!!!!!!! Notes: Applauds were heard. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:27 The dinner at Herrgarden "Whole log checked and approved /Mats." Notes: Thank you! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:36 The dinner at Herrgarden After a Bamse-song and a toast to absent friends (by Brom), I exclaimed a wish for killing Pet!! Admins commented: "Foolish mortals!" Then admins continued singing. -Weronoop Approved by Nasigoreng. Notes: We are all mortals, according to Taren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:45 The dinner at Herrgarden The rebbots are coming, the rebbots are coming! Notes: =) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:49 The dinner at Herrgarden Nasigoreng expresses his unwillingness to drink peasoup! Notes: You *drink* that? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:51 The dinner at Herrgarden Exxelsior takes Mishra's coffee cup. Mishra says: "No thanks, no coffee for me... I'm driving." Notes: Mishra can drive anywhere, because he is a car rental guy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22:55 The dinner at Herrgarden -Taren says: "Getting drunk on punch is like getting drunk on champagne: You feel really special when you wake up in the morning." -I'm tired <Gurk's handwriting> -Taren and Brom are holding a speech. Notes: Noone knows what they talked about. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 23:38 Unknown (Blue ink again!!!) Gurk is drunk! Sabina? Yes what did they say? Notes: Sabina sounds like 'the bees said...' translated. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 23:40 Unknown Gurk falls on Thargor and Taren. Notes: I was just testing their reflexes!!! /Gurk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:28 Unknown Talking with Mats He dominates! Notes: We spoke about pretty girls on the dance floor. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:47 (or 00:42) Unknown <Unreadable> Notes: Drat! =( ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 01:20 Outside Herrgarden We are drunk! (Mishra and Gurk) We seem to sit on a wooden bench outside Herrgarden after have consumed a hotdog, which was good. We have been kissing Dwinbar, his ex GF, some girl named Asa. They had small tits, which bothers us. The guard is probably homosexual. Exxelsior left the party, came back and left again. Notes: Oriole had left, sick as usual. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:00 Dance floor at Herrgarden God (Mats) has been standing on the loudspeaker for a few hours, dancing and totally dominated the dancefloor. Notes: He touched our heads and said "Your sins are forgiven, go in peace" to us, no-MUDers included. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:42 Exxelsior's place, afterparty Mortis teaches us that "boner" isn't as good as "stiffie". Raya disagrees and says that she knows that a hard on sounds nice. Notes: They sound? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:45 Exxelsior's place, afterparty Raya is angry with Mishra because he just refers to her as Braya. Notes: Braja is what you make a joint from. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:54 Exxelsior's place, afterparty Exxelsior lives again (sigh) Nothel and Raya are posing happily for the camera. <Someone wrote this, typos included> "Becaus I know this monkey buisiness abort bananas and anus." Exxelsior has a potato in his throat!!! Notes: Exxelsior was really in a bad condition. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Unknown Exxelsior's place, afterparty Mortis admits that he might have skavstor. "Dannoc deserved it." "Oriole pukes at Nothels place this year too." Notes: Same procedure every year! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 04:33 Exxelsior's place, afterparty <clear notes all of the sudden> Gurk is sleeping . Mortis is leaving now, he isn't normal. Hrodlauf shall be disrespected! Braya is blabbering like hell! Notes: Who is Ulrik and why do you think I talked with him? /Gurk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 04:35 Exxelsior's place, afterparty Gurk is fighting with Dwinbar. Nothel is quiet. Iceberg is behaving good. Notes: I think these are notes by Mishra /Gurk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 04:38 Exxelsior's place, afterparty The situation is still very stable! Braya is caressing. <I can't read this but I think it says this:> Kinky spikes. Dwinbar desperate like hell. Mishra has not had any kids yet. Notes: --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Unknown Exxelsior's place, afterparty My life's novel dominates! Hroddie talks pink! Notes: --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- End Of Logfile 1.1 ------------------------------------------------------- The log was kindly lend to The NannyMUD Times by Gurk and can be found on 'http://gurk.dyndns.org/mud' as well. Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:07:07 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 10 --
On July 15 1999 Lourdes and Leclerk got married RL. The NannyMUD Times wasn't there, but we bring you an interview with them anyway. The setting was Dunstan's workroom. The people were Lourdes, Leclerk and Dunstan. They talked about sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll, but what else was discussed? Read on and you might find out. (A lot of Lourdes' and Leclerk's story has been posted by Lourdes on her webpage, specifically in the biography section. If you happen to know absolutely nothing about them, we strongly advice you to check out 'http://www.july15.com/julia/biography.htm' before reading on) -- First off, it sounds like neither of you really planned on this happening, that Leclerk came to the US on a lark. Is that _really_ the case or was there some faint spark of interest in advance? Lourdes says: That's pretty much what happened. There was interest, but it was curiosity rather than romantic interest. I can't say I was particularly fond of him before I met him -- I mean, this was a guy who played chars that most everyone hated. Leclerk says: I think in my case. I've always been an extremely impulsive person. Ok, I'll try to tell the whole story here. I had been working constantly for over a year and playing computer games when I did not work, so I badly needed to get away somewhere. I had initially planned to go to Scotland with a friend. But for different reasons that trip got cancelled. So there I was in the middle of my 5 week vacation period. Having mudded for 2 weeks straight during my vacation and seriously needed to get away somewhere. During those two weeks I had rather frequently talked with this cute american girl on NannyMUD. So one night I just asked her straight out. "Hey, what are you doing the next two weeks?" "Can I come hangout with you?". Leclerk says: So, in my case it was not necessarily romance, more a want to get away from my day-to-day routine for a while. -- Ok, and you two just got along great after meeting the first time? Leclerk grins evilly. Lourdes grins evilly. Leclerk listens to Lourdes. Lourdes says: We got along fairly well, although I thought that he was arrogant. He also smoked. :P~ -- Did you get him to quit? Lourdes grins evilly. Lourdes says: YES! Leclerk says: Two times, too. 8) Lourdes says: (but not right then) Lourdes says: In any event, we spent close to two weeks together, so beyond the initial impressions we got to know each other's personalities pretty well. -- Lourdes mentioned that after her trip to Sweden in late 1996 you decided that your relationship had a future. How did you decide that? And how did you think about the problems that lay ahead? Leclerk says: Ok, well. The first two weeks was never intended as 'date' in the real sense, only as two fun weeks to hangout. When it was time for me to leave, we both kinda knew that was the end of our 'date'. So when I left US after my vacation, neither of us thought it was going to go on. But we kept up contact on NannyMUD and somehow we both felt that there was something more there. And we both felt we wanted to give it a chance. That was when Julia decided to go on a vacation to Sweden and live with me for a little less than a month. Hmm, At that point, for some reason we never really seriously talked about any 'future'. I mean, at that point we just wanted to see eachother, we never really bothered about what would happen 1-2 years from now. Or the fact that we lived across the atlantic and that further 'dating' would be problematic. Leclerk says: I think it was after her trip to Sweden that we seriously started to think, "Hey, maybe this can actually work." Lourdes nods solemnly. Leclerk says: It is kinda funny, how our relationship got strenghtened by the fact that we were apart, but used Nanny to keep contact and got to know eachother more. Lourdes tickles Leclerk and says 'That sounds cheesy.'. Leclerk grins evilly at Lourdes. Leclerk says: Well, you know what I mean? That when we met in RL it was another aspect of our relationship that got strenghened, but when we were apart we strenghened other parts of our relationship. -- Do you think it would have been different if you were two people meeting RL instead of here? Leclerk listens to Lourdes. Lourdes says: Well, if some guy had walked off the street and into where I worked and chatted with me off and on for two weeks and then asked me to go on vacation with him for two weeks, that isn't very likely. And maybe it was a bit foolish that this is what we did, but there just seems something different about it here -- that in degrees of not knowing someone, you can still know them pretty well(?). So, yeah, it would likely never have happened if it were RL. Lourdes says: Really, that made sense in my mind as I was typing it. ;) Leclerk says: To an extent I think it is a benefit to have slowly been 'growing' together. In my own case, I know when dating RL girls. Then every weekend you will feel forced to come up with 'something to do'. Go to a movie, go out and eat. Yes, a lot of the time those things are nice things. But to an exent when dating RL girls. Some of those things you do can become forced and something that you feel that you absolutely need to do to keep up the relationship, without really caring about going to see a movie. Leclerk says: That never happened here, whenever we met. We had been apart for 5-6 months, so we both wanted to stay together as much as possible during those few weeks we met. -- How do you describe your meeting to people? I.e., do you just say, "We met online?" Or do you say, "We met on a mud, which is a Multiple-User Dungeon interactive ... " (and on and on and on)? Lourdes says: I say "We met online, while playing a game." but it's sometimes embarrassing. To people whose extent with being online involves checking their email and using a web browser, explaining a MUD is usually wasted breath. Leclerk says: I personally would never mention to anyone that we met on 'a game'. I just simply say 'We met on the internet', and when people keep asking questions I just explain that I went to live with her for 6 months in US when I get questions like "oh, you married someone you never met?" Leclerk says: But sure, it's kinda hard to convince Grandma and Grandpa that there is nothing wrong with meeting someone online. 8) Lourdes says: A lot of people have preconceived ideas about the type of people who meet online, too. One of my co-workers, who happens to live in the same apartment building we do, said to me one day, "I saw your husband the other day. He actually looked like a regular guy. Since you guys met online, I was picturing some small, stooped guy with thick glasses." -- Did the long distance discourage you two at any point? Leclerk thinks carefully. Leclerk says: Well, there is tons of problems of long distance. And of different levels. For example. First that we at long periods lived apart with NannyMUD as our only communication, it put alot of strain on us when it came to making plans to meet online to talk. Someone got something else urgent todo while the other person was sitting bored and wait for 3 hours without knowing where the other was. Second I would say that since we come from two different cultures we had lots of problems to melt together in a troublefree manner. Eventho everyone looks upon themselfs as openminded, that is rarely the case. So, culturally we had some 'bumps' on the road. Lourdes grins evilly. Leclerk smiles happily. -- Having gone through all that (on-line and long distance relationships), how do you feel about them now? Lourdes mentioned on her webpage that she was leery of them in general. Do you feel more optimistic about them now? Lourdes says: I don't, really. While ours ultimately worked, I feel it was predominantly luck in the way it turned out. I still think anyone who wants to be in a long-distance relationship is nuts. :) Leclerk says: I never really had any opinion about online relationships, I mean, if it works for someone, then great. -- Ok, as for the 'bumps'... It must sound easy to some people when you say "I moved to the States to live with Lourdes", or "I moved to Sweden to live with Leclerk". What was it like settling in a completely different country? Leclerk grins evilly. Leclerk says: Yes, I must admit that personally I learned never to underestimate the extreme strains it puts on you to live an ocean away from 'home', I guess that somehow I did have that misconception that it would probably be pretty easy. I never realized how much my family or friends meant to me before I settled down one ocean away from them, one could argue that it takes that to open up your eyes. Leclerk says: So, yes. It is has been extremely hard for me. I think probably since I had so strong family ties and so many friends that I left behind. Just hearing about your friends having a party and knowing that you can not go. Or having your grand-father die and you know you cannot attend the funeral. So, no. It is no easy thing. Lourdes says: It was kind of an adventure for me. Though I'd studied Swedish for 2 years at UW, classroom work didn't quite prepare me for being tossed right into the middle of it. I was able to take some more Swedish classes after I'd arrived, but language was definitely the biggest obstacle at first. It was also hard to not know hardly anyone. I never really got homesick at all, so that wasn't an issue. -- Lastly, what piece of advice would you give to the two people sitting in two different parts of the world and being a little interested in each other? Is there anything they should consider before jumping into it? Lourdes laughs. Lourdes says: Don't do it! Leclerk grins evilly at Lourdes. Leclerk says: No, but seriously. To consider ALL aspects. The paperwork and taxes is the easy part. The cultural and family and friend part being the hard part. Lourdes says: If you want a really serious answer: If you're interested in meeting someone to see what they're like, go ahead -- what have you got to lose? Maybe you'll even get along. However, imho it's impossible to be in love with someone you've never met -- that's all expectations and, worse, delusions. And on that note we ended the interview. Lourdes was carted off by a a parade of angry toadstools, Leclerk was off to eat Easter eggs, and Dunstan was left picking his nose. We at The NannyMUD Times congratulate Lourdes and Leclerk (a little late) and wish them a prosperous marriage in the future. Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:07:29 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 11 --
SPECIAL PULL-OUT NANNY ZODIAC SECTION ----------------------------------------------------------- It's your Nanny horoscope special pull-out section! That's right, someone actually went to the trouble of scientifically consulting those thirteen constellations up there in the sky, matching them with the thirteen months (don't give ME any of this "coincidence" crap), working out where alliances lay and where enmities, and then making up some stuff about how this would affect your character. So below are the thirteen signs of the Nanny zodiac and their relationships. Now you can tell what sort of person you must be! Simply consult the month in which your character was born. (If you don't know which Nanny month your character was born in, make one up. If you don't know what the Nanny months are, type "help time.") Enjoy. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Executioner Your month: Darkness Your constellation: Armageddon, the Game-Crasher Allied sign: The Dragon (Month of Demons) Opposed sign: The Apprentice (Month of Plant) Your best years: Darkness, Daemon, Sacrifice This sign is not the sign merely of destruction, but rather of careful culling. The Executioner does not oppose life, but rather incautious and excessive innovation. The Executioner so opposes the Apprentice, that sometimes over-enthusiastic and careless creator. The Executioner frequently finds himself in sympathy with the much more bloodthirsty Dragon, but their purposes are rarely the same, for the Executioner kills not for killing's sake but so that new days may dawn. The Executioner is associated with the constellation of Armageddon for obvious reasons. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Judge Your month: Truth Your constellation: Padrone, the Wizard of Law and Balance Allied sign: The Gatekeeper (Month of Law) Opposed sign: The Trickster (Month of Illusion) Your best years: Purification, Golden Age, Light The Judge is the sign of moral decisions. The Judge must weigh laws against good or evil intentions. While the Judge, like the Gatekeeper, judges people according to the rules, sometimes she must look beyond those rules to extenuating circumstances. This can produce vague decisions, but on the whole she is far more comfortable with a fair but complicated outcome than a simple but too-harsh decision. Her enemy is the Trickster, the occasionally-malicious and always-contrary liar, who delights in breaking not only the letter but also the spirit of the law. The Judge is associated with the constellation of Padrone--for while Padrone is the wizard of law, he is also the wizard of the balance that is essential to finding the truth. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Traveller Your month: Wind Your constellation: Leowon, the Master of Maps Allied sign: The Trickster (Month of Illusion) Opposed sign: The Gatekeeper (Month of Law) Your best years: Wind, Dragon, Purification The Traveller crosses all boundaries. The Traveller's controlling passion is wanderlust. She believes laws do not apply to the well-intentioned--or at least to those who intend no harm--and thus often breaks laws carelessly in her search for adventure. Unlike her friend the Trickster, however, she has no real intent to disturb anyone, and would rather wander off than cause concern. For this reason, she bothers the Gatekeeper much more than she does the Judge, for the Judge sees that she does no harm while the Gatekeeper is concerned more with boundaries. The Traveller's constellation is that of Leowon the map-maker, for even the lightest-hearted traveller sometimes consults a map. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Witch Your month: Water Your constellation: Angmar, the Elder Wizard Allied sign: The Mountain (Month of Earth) Opposed sign: The Lamplighter (Month of Fire) Your best years: Elves, Blood, Balance The Witch represents continual and apparently chaotic activity that, in the end, falls into a cycle. Like her friend the Mountain, she desires steady growth--but perhaps is more impatient for it (she certainly is more changeable). While often believed to be evil, the Witch is simply unpredictable and never looks back, so sometimes her mistakes never get cleaned up. Still, she is on the whole a sign of continuity, and is thus opposed to the Lamplighter, who is interested much more in bright beginnings than fluid continuity. The Witch is associated with the constellation Angmar, who is named after a fabled witch-king of old. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Scholar Your month: Spirit Your constellation: Profezzorn Naranek Allied sign: The Lamplighter (Month of Fire) Opposed sign: The Mountain (Month of Earth) Your best years: Light, Wind, Magic The Scholar, a man of ideas, has his head in the clouds. He scorns the flesh, as well as much of the practical dirty work needed to carry through on his ideas--and yet is paradoxically a hidden source of strength in the community, for he remembers many things that would otherwise be lost. Being fascinated with bright, new ideas, he is a good friend to the Lamplighter, though the Lamplighter is often fascinated with the new to the exclusion of the old. Scorning worldly concerns, the Scholar is also opposed to the solid sign of earth, the Mountain. The Scholar's constellation is that of Profezzorn Naranak, whose creations always displayed that delight in the otherworldly that mark the Scholar. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Smith Your month: Fertility Your constellation: Anvil, the Retired Arch-Wizard Allied sign: The Apprentice (Month of Plant) Opposed sign: The Dragon (Month of Demons) Your best years: Blood, Sacrifice, Creation The Smith is the workhorse of the world. The Smith, while not always innovative, is a craftsman who turns out most of the things and creatures in the world, and with speed and skill to boot. The Smith is therefore far more productive in terms of sheer volume than his friend the Apprentice, even if little that may be called "new" comes from beneath his hammer. The Dragon, sign of true destruction, therefore is his sworn enemy, as the Dragon's aim is to not only cull the possibly monstrous but also the useful and good. The Smith is associated with the sign of Anvil because of his use of that tool. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Apprentice Your month: Plant Your constellation: Milamber, the Retired Arch-Wizard Allied sign: The Smith (Month of Fertility) Opposed sign: The Executioner (Month of Darkness) Your best years: Humans, Elves, Balance The Apprentice is the sign of youthful growth. Unlike the Smith, its allied sign, the Apprentice is not interested merely in steady creation, but in creation as an idea--though of course, like any apprentice, the apprentice sometimes errs in his enthusiasm, producing monsters. The Executioner often has to curb this sign's sometimes erratic output, though of course without such work the world would not be anywhere near so wonderful and odd. The Apprentice is associated with the sign of Milamber. Legend has it that Milamber too was once an apprentice who grew to become the greatest wizard of two worlds, which is the burning hope of all apprentices. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Mountain Your month: Earth Your constellation: Oros, the Idle Wizard Allied sign: The Witch (Month of Water) Opposed sign: The Scholar (Month of Spirit) Your best years: Giants, Creation, Humans The Mountain represents solidity and strength. People born under this sign are dependable and productive, if occasionally a trifle stodgy. Those born under the Mountain believe that the well-known always has a certain edge over the unknown, however attractive that unknown thing may be. For that reason, the Mountain opposes the dreamy Scholar. Surprisingly, though, his friend is that other aid to fertility, the aquatic Witch, for while water may be far more random than earth, nonetheless overall it leads to steady growth. The Mountain is associated with Oros, whose name in a lost tongue means "mountain." ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Storyteller Your month: Harmony Your constellation: Mats, the Creator Allied sign: none Opposed sign: none Your best years: Balance, Golden Age, Law This sign is peculiar in that it has neither enemy nor ally. It is the sign of recording and of making, the sign of an abstract tapestry of stories pulled into a very real world. The Storyteller knows that our stories are our world, and views all the other signs as merely part of the story--as is she. She cannot therefore take any of the other signs' actions personally, and instead stands outside of all of them, watching, recording, and crafting all the while. The constellation associated with this sign is that of Mats, for like Mats the Storyteller's occupation was to build the world started by Lars. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Lamplighter Your month: Fire Your constellation: Lars, the Implementor Allied sign: The Scholar (Month of Spirit) Opposed sign: The Witch (Month of Water) Your best years: Creation, Purification, Light The Lamplighter is the sign of bright beginnings. Sometimes it seems the Lamplighter leaves his creations to fend for themselves too much, but nonetheless he provides the initial spark which lights the world. He is friends with the Scholar, who also loves the realm of thought and possibility, but pays less attention to the past: every day is a new day to the Lamplighter. This love of continual, regular novelty irritates the Witch, his fluid opposite. The Lamplighter is associated with the constellation Lars, the first lamplighter. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Trickster Your month: Illusion Your constellation: Someone, the Coward Allied sign: The Traveller (Month of Wind) Opposed sign: The Judge (Month of Truth) Your best years: Magic, Sacrilege, Wind The Trickster is a complicated sign. Perhaps he sees his job as one of confounding others' fundamental beliefs--but he will happily lie, cheat, and steal in service of this goal. Being contrary is to him preferable to being sheerly random. But the Trickster is not evil, per se; he is rather amoral. While he is friendly with the Traveller, the sign of randomness, their paths do not always lie side-by-side, as the Trickster often stays in one place to cause his havoc. The Judge is his opposite, for the Judge is more concerned with sins of the spirit than infractions of the law, and the Trickster is never even sorry. The constellation associated with this sign is Someone, for like Someone, you can never be sure of whom you're dealing with when you meet a person born under this sign. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Gatekeeper Your month: Law Your constellation: Qqqq, the God of Banishment Allied sign: The Judge (Month of Truth) Opposed sign: The Traveller (Month of Wind) Your best years: Law, Balance, Golden Age The Gatekeeper is an arbiter of truth and lies. The Gatekeeper is much more literal-minded than his ally, the Judge, who is concerned more with shades of grey. Instead, the Gatekeeper bases his decisions on simple standards and thus opposes the Traveller--for the Trickster may stay in one place and break no laws even as he upsets conventions, but the Traveller has no respect for the Gatekeeper's black-and-white borders. The Gatekeeper is associated therefore with Qqqq, God of Banishment. ----------------------------------------------------------- Your sign: The Dragon Your month: Demons Your constellation: Lpd, the Line Printer Daemon Allied sign: The Executioner (Month of Darkness) Opposed sign: The Smith (Month of Fertility) Your best years: Daemon, Dragon, Sacrilege The Dragon, as opposed to its allied sign the Executioner, really is opposed to existing good, functional things as well as new growth. The Dragon favors chaos and destruction for its own sake. For that reason, the Dragon opposes the Smith, the sign of rapid and continual production. This sign is associated with the constellation of Lpd, the printer daemon. Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:07:51 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 12 --
Nanny horoscope for May 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Executioner Month: Darkness As we move through the Executioner-friendly Month of Demons right into your very own Month of Darkness, you can expect things to be going your way. This will be especially true as we move into one of your best years, the Year of Sacrifice. Ride the wave! Everything's going your way. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Judge Month: Truth This is a rocky time of year for you, Judge: you pass from a very bad month (Illusion) through your two best months (Law and Truth) back into a not-so-good month (Wind). It's a time of changes for you, Judge, so watch your back. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Traveller Month: Wind Well, Traveller, things are looking up. You can expect some opposition from those around you for a while, but soon enough it'll be the Month of Wind and things will be better for you. While the Years of Blood and Sacrifice aren't exactly your best, fertile Blood may nonetheless bring a little love your way soon. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Witch Month: Water Alas, Witch, we're moving out of your year into a more neutral year for you--but then it's not such a good year for those opposed to you, so things shouldn't be too bad. The cycle from Blood to Sacrifice might trigger some interesting changes for you, so stay alert for opportunities. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Scholar Month: Spirit Time to keep your head down, Scholar. While the signs aren't explicitly against you, nonetheless the transition from Illusion to Law to Demons to Darkness and back to Truth is upsetting in such an earthy pair of years as Blood and Sacrifice. You'll find yourself uneasy with the truths you may find over the next few weeks. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Smith Month: Fertility It's time for you to stand up for yourself, Smith. Your enemies find their allies growing stronger with the new year, but both the Years of Blood and Sacrifice are your years, too, years of renewal and fertility. Let the challenge make you stronger and more productive than ever. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Apprentice Month: Plant Things look pretty bad right now: your worst months are coming up and the Year of Sacrifice is coming in, which means your enemy the Executioner is coming on strong. Still, the Years of Blood and Sacrifice are also years associated with your friend the Smith, so I suggest you pay attention to worldly matters for once and stick with your friends in this time of trouble. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Mountain Month: Earth Well, not much is going on for you, Mountain. These coming months are neither good nor bad for you. Still, you might look out for your friends, who are going through a time of change. Who knows? You might even find that your friends turn to you for romance in these years associated with fertility. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Storyteller Month: Harmony Always serene Storyteller, what story will you tell this month? This year and that to come are both years of fertility, but we're also moving from a year associated with water to one associated with darkness, surely a sign of imminent rebirth. It's time for big changes in the world, Storyteller, so be prepared to record them. (And remember the Law of Unexpected Consequences!) ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Lamplighter Month: Fire Little's happening to you right now, Lamplighter. But note that while your enemies will lose ground in the new year to come, a year associated with darkness can't be good for you, either. Pay attention to the Storyteller's horoscope, though: where there's rebirth, there's a need for you. Make sure you're prepared. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Trickster Month: Illusion There's a bumpy ride ahead for you, Trickster: we start in your month, go through a couple of bad months, and come out again in a pretty good time for you. Still, years of blood and sacrifice are a bit too real for you; you might want to not trust to your luck too much. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Gatekeeper Month: Law Like your friend the Judge, Gatekeeper, you'll find the next few months trying. Years of fertility, water, and darkness also upset your highly-developed sense of order, so you might find yourself worse off than your friends. Make sure, then, that you take good care of yourself in the coming months. ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign: Dragon Month: Demons 'Tis the season to be (cautiously) hacking and slashing, good friend Dragon. You've got the drop on the Smith for a couple of months (though both this year and the next are his years, so be careful!). So team up with an Executioner, whose luck is good and getting better right now, and wreak a little havoc. G'wan, you know you want to. ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 13 -- This month our Pub Reviewer, Reznor the Damsel, takes a look at the well-reputed diner 'The Kentish Cafe'. The Cafe is in a nice location, close to Lars town. From the main shop in Lars town it's down the stairs to the station, then a short coach ride to Kent. From there the Kentish Cafe is north and east along the road. It's a nice, peaceful area, and questers can find much to do in the nearby mansion. The Cafe specializes in foreign and a bit gourmet dishes compared to most else of Nanny, and has a cosy, old tea-house atmosphere with its stiched wall-hangings with quotes about tea and smells of tea, which they specialize in. The prices are expensive, and they don't offer anything specifically for mind or body; everything heals both hp and sp equally. They do have both drink and food, though. It's an alternative to the Lars town pubs and restuarants. The menu is as follows: ~~~oO Menu Oo~~~ Teas: A cup of Assam tea 45 A cup of Jasmine tea 115 A cup of cherry-flavoured Formosa oolong tea 225 Exotic teas: Indian Masala Chai 45 Japanese Matcha 115 Buryat Nogoon Sai (salted) 225 Cold drinks: Melon wine cup 45 Iced tea punch 115 Cherry cup 225 Cakes: Brandy snaps with clotted cream 45 Madeira cake 115 Kentish cherry cake 225 A unique experience: Enjoy the famous and exotic Japanese tea ceremony with our native Japanese tea-master! Cha-no-yu: prices range from 50 to 450 gold coins. Teas & Drinks: The malty-flavored Assam tea, the Indian Masala Chai and the blend of honeydew and tea Melon wine cup are the cheapest at 45 coins and both heal 5 HP & SP. Next, for 115 each, and 10 HP & SP healing, are the soothing Jasmine tea, the green Japanese Matcha tea and Iced tea punch. Last in the drinks and most expensive for 225 gold, the cherry- flavored Formosa oolong tea with it's light champagne, the exotic, salted Buryat Nogoon Sai and the very refreshing red wine Cherry cup. All 20 HP & SP. Cakes: The crisp Brandy snaps with clotted cream costs 45 coins and of course heal 5 HP & SP. Then the lemon and almond Madeira cake for a 10 HP & SP heal, costing 115 coins. Finally, the Kentish cherry cake: It's very rich and costly at 225 coins, and gives 20 HP & SP healing. The Japanese tea ceremony: This is a little interesting, but it takes a while to do. It cost me 250 coins, and I received about 40 HP & SP total. Very relaxing, and might be a good thing to do if you're needing to sober up some. Just wait and the tea-master will lead you and serve you. Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:08:12 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 14 --
Straight outta Harlem Shonuff brings us this issue's PK log. > Village green <w e n s>. Braveguy's hunting falcon. Braveguy the High Knight of Camelot (lonely). Maddog the Worshipper of Cthulhu ((GETTINGBETTER)). Nocit Tilondo-im-Simyar (good). A dusty statue of Guest. > Hump-backed bridge <d w e s>. An old caravan is standing here. Its door is ajar. > Wilderness <w e n>. > Edge of Forest <w e n s>. > Clearing <w e n s nw>. > Dark Forest <w e s sw>. > The road to skullcap <w e n s>. An old man. > A road to Skullcap <w e n s>. > A mountainpass near Skullcap <w e n s>. An eagle, flying in circles up in the air. > As you call for the eagle, it dives down towards you and grabs you. It flies away with you - you think south - over a big mountain, and a sea, and puts you down at the edge of an island. Island entrance <w n>. > A sandy shore <w s>. An evil beetle, looking for victims. A boat. > West of a shore <e n s>. > A beautiful place <w n s>. > At the mountainside <e n>. A white bird. > The start of a track <w e s>. > The continuation of a track <w e>. > End of track <e>. > You scale up the mountain wall. On a plateau <d>. > You jump onto the cloud! South end of a cloud <n>. > The southern part of a cloud cloud <n s>. A tiny angel. > The center of a cloud <w e n s>. A tiny angel. > Remembering your earlier tumble through the clouds, you jump down more safely this time, avoiding a tumble into the ocean. Instead, you land in the firm, dry sand of a beach. Gravel road <w se>. > -= Groda's Tavern =- <out>. Dragos from beyond the spheres (Booster). > You scratch Dragos! > You begin to focus your disease to your finger! > You are too busy to do that right now. > ** HP: 202/202 SP: 177/202 ** Dragos is in very good shape. You deliver your disease at Dragos. Dragos orders a platter of frogbutts. Groda says: That'll be 120 coins, please. Dragos eats a platter of frogbutts with a strange look on his face. You are too busy to do that right now. > You begin to focus your disease to your finger! > You are too busy to do that right now. > You are too busy to do that right now. > Dragos smiles serenely, and lifts his blade to eye level, the point aimed at your throat. You are too busy to do that right now. > You stab Dragos forcefully several times! Dragos missed you. ** HP: 202/202 SP: 152/202 ** Dragos is in superior shape. You deliver your disease at Dragos. You are too busy to do that right now. > Dragos chants a spell, and the magic answers to the call! Dragos points at himself, and utters a Word Of Power! You begin to focus your disease to your finger! > You are too busy to do that right now. > You cut Dragos to small, small pieces of raw meat! Dragos missed you. ** HP: 202/202 SP: 127/202 ** Dragos is in good shape. You deliver your disease at Dragos. Dragos brings his blade around in a perfect circle. You stare at him in morbid fascination as the tip cuts your throat. Dragos missed you. You order a plate of froglegs. Groda says: That'll be 50 coins, please. You devour a plate of froglegs with relish. ** HP: 202/202 SP: 137/202 ** Dragos is in good shape. > You begin to focus your disease to your finger! > Dragos orders a glass of frogblood. Groda says: That'll be 120 coins, please. Dragos drinks a frogblood with a strange look on his face. You are too busy to do that right now. > You are too busy to do that right now. > You scratch Dragos! ** HP: 183/202 SP: 137/202 ** Dragos is in very good shape. Dragos slashed you across the face. ** HP: 183/202 SP: 112/202 ** Dragos is in very good shape. You deliver your disease at Dragos. Dragos missed you. Dragos suddenly hisses: Bright light! Bright light! You are too busy to do that right now. > You are too busy to do that right now. > Dragos smiles serenely, and lifts his blade to eye level, the point aimed at your throat. You are too busy to do that right now. > You begin to focus your disease to your finger! > You scratch Dragos! Dragos missed you. ** HP: 183/202 SP: 87/202 ** Dragos is in superior shape. You deliver your disease at Dragos. The last of your worn bandages crumble away and wither to dust. ** HP: 182/202 SP: 87/202 ** Dragos is in superior shape. Dragos nicked you in the stomach. You order a plate of froglegs. Groda says: That'll be 50 coins, please. You devour a plate of froglegs with relish. ** HP: 190/202 SP: 87/202 ** Dragos is in superior shape. ** HP: 190/202 SP: 97/202 ** Dragos is in superior shape. > You begin to focus your disease to your finger! > You are too busy to do that right now. > You stab Dragos forcefully several times! ** HP: 178/202 SP: 97/202 ** Dragos is in very good shape. Dragos slashed you in the chest. ** HP: 178/202 SP: 72/202 ** Dragos is in good shape. You deliver your disease at Dragos. Dragos brings his blade around in a perfect circle. You stare at him in morbid fascination as the tip cuts your throat. ** HP: 121/202 SP: 72/202 ** Dragos is in good shape. ** HP: 114/202 SP: 72/202 ** Dragos is in fair shape. Dragos slashed you. Chunks of rotting flesh drop from Dragos as a massive wave of disease hits him. You are too busy to do that right now. > Dragos smiles serenely, and lifts his blade to eye level, the point aimed at your throat. You are too busy to do that right now. > You are too busy to do that right now. > You order a bottle of frogjuice. Groda says: That'll be 50 coins, please. You slam down a frogjuice. ** HP: 122/202 SP: 72/202 ** Dragos is in poor shape. ** HP: 122/202 SP: 82/202 ** Dragos is in poor shape. > You order a bottle of frogjuice. Groda says: That'll be 50 coins, please. You slam down a frogjuice. ** HP: 130/202 SP: 82/202 ** Dragos is in poor shape. ** HP: 130/202 SP: 92/202 ** Dragos is in poor shape. > You order a bottle of frogjuice. Groda says: That'll be 50 coins, please. You slam down a frogjuice. ** HP: 138/202 SP: 92/202 ** Dragos is in poor shape. ** HP: 138/202 SP: 102/202 ** Dragos is in poor shape. > Dragos orders a glass of frogblood. Groda says: That'll be 120 coins, please. Groda says: I think you've had enough for a while, man. The bartender returns his money. You cut Dragos badly! ** HP: 117/202 SP: 102/202 ** Dragos is in poor shape. Dragos cut a deep bleeding wound in you. Dragos trembles as the disease affects him. You begin to focus your disease to your finger! > You are too busy to do that right now. > You are too busy to do that right now. > You begin to focus your disease to your finger! > ** HP: 94/202 SP: 102/202 ** Dragos is in weak shape. Dragos cut a deep bleeding wound in you. You cut Dragos badly! ** HP: 94/202 SP: 77/202 ** Dragos is in weak shape. You deliver your disease at Dragos. ** HP: 94/202 SP: 52/202 ** Dragos is in weak shape. You deliver your disease at Dragos. Dragos brings his blade around in a perfect circle. You stare at him in morbid fascination as the tip cuts your throat. ** HP: 55/202 SP: 52/202 ** Dragos is in weak shape. ** HP: 34/202 SP: 52/202 ** Dragos is in very weak shape. Dragos cut a deep bleeding wound in you. The secret police membership is secret property of the Secret Police, and it cannot simply be dropped for anyone to find! If you want to get rid of the membership, you must eat it. [PK Information] Shonuff just killed Dragos. You are victorious!!! [PK Information] From somewhere deep inside the temple you hear a voice saying: Hail Shonuff!!! Dragos died. Chunks of rotting flesh drop from Some mist as a massive wave of disease hits him. The mist left the game. You order a bottle of frogjuice. Groda says: That'll be 50 coins, please. You slam down a frogjuice. Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:08:34 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 15 --
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Respond to: American hospitality ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Human-computer interaction research scientist looking for subjects to participate in studies of the Multiple-User Dungeon (MUD) set of computer programs. Especially interested in the phenomenon of textually-simulated sexual behavior online. Respond to: It really is science ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Stupid wizard who never did figure mudsex out wants another try. I promise I can type with one hand so long as you don't need capital letters or punctuation. Respond to: Mid-life crisis ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Newbie looking for free XP, QP, and gold. I shout obscenities from the village green, you bring me stuff. Deal? Don't bother send me mail: I'm everywhere. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheap electricity for sale: NannyMUD Times staff member with boundless energy will run like a maniac on a treadmill until you can power house, car, electrical substation. In exchange, staff member requests indefinite number of interesting, good-looking babes available for dates. Respond to: Human dynamo > > > read page 16 You read page 16 in your newspaper. ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 16 -- You feel stupid? Well, worry not. We have done a little research in the world outside, and we might be able to come up with a couple of people not as gifted as you when it comes to brains. Iraqi terrorist, Khay Rahnajet, didn't pay enough postage on a letter bomb. It came back with "return to sender" stamped on it. Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits. Well, here's something you don't read about every day. Inmates released from jail as punishment for committing a crime. Four Amish men were jailed for vandalizing a neighbour's farm last spring. They were released early from jail because it was feared that they were being spoiled by modern conveniences in the jail. "I thought we better get them out of here because they were getting too used to it," said Buchanan County Jail Administrator Russell West. "I think we were ruining them here." He believes the inmates were starting to like things like TVs, electric lights, telephones and running water, all things not permitted in Amish life styles. A man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 8:50 AM, flashed a gun and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away. A company called "Guns For Hire" stages gunfights for Western movies and other events. One day, a middle-aged woman called to inquire if they could kill her husband. She was sentenced to four and a half years. Two Florida brothers convinced a dentist into letting them chop off his finger. They would claim it was an accident and the three would split the insurance money. The dentist at first agreed, but quickly changed his mind. The brothers became infuriated, held the dentist down and forcibly cut his index finger off. The dentist could no longer practice and collected over one million dollars. When the brothers tried to extort money from the dentist, he reported them to the FBI. They were promptly arrested. ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 17 -- If you have been to Hrodlauf's area you know it. If you haven't, here is your chance to get to know it. Hrodlauf has been generous enough to let us print his quiz, so here it is starting from his Quiz number two. Solutions on Quiz number one, which only existed in Hrodlauf's area can be found at the stand in his area along with a toplist. Solutions on Quiz number two will also be presented in Hrodlauf's Quiz in his area when Quiz number three comes out and in the next issue of The NannyMUD Times. Rules for the Quiz: For each correct answer 1 point will be given, so 10 points can be given to any player. Those that provide a fun or educational alternative solution to one of the questions might be given an additional point. Only 1 point per player can be earned this way, though, thus 11 points is the maximum amount per Quiz. The one that provides the first solution with 10 correct answers will be awarded a cash prize worth 2000 coins. Plus, the top scorer at The NannyMUD Times next deadline (end of May) will receive a cash prize worth 3000 coins. Mail your solutions to Hrodlauf. Good luck. -------- Quiz number two ----------- 1..In what area can you get your ears cut off, if you are mean to a certain monster? A) Dref's B) Orpheus' C) In the druid guildhall, now play nicely with your owl! 2..What highly useful command are given to those that wed in nanny? A) Beep partner, this is the reason why so many married players have red well-beeped noses. B) Toggle mudsex, this forbids the use of some of the dirtier feelings on anyone but your partner. C) Be someone, as someone, the wedded people gets to shout their love to the world in a more discrete way. 3..Among other things, what doesn't Harry like? A) He doesn't like small dogs that sound and look like cats. B) He doesn't like wizards without an open area. C) He doesn't like snow. 4..What goes for all the items in Catwoman's shop? A) They are wacky and wild. B) They wear fur and yellow feathers and does great duck impersonations. All of them has also featured in several of nannymud's talkshows and done very well. C) Anyone who touches them gets the plague, finally you know what those shouts are about. 5..Does Armageddon have any family? A) Yes, Little Geddon, Armageddon's younger brother. B) No, he had a wife for a while but Armageddons way of proclaiming that the end, from time to time, was near killed off the romance and she ran away with the shopkeeper from the main village. C) No, although he has been seen in company with the whiterobed priest. 6..What is the name of the machine nanny is run on? A) Pandora, don't try to open it. B) Triffie. C) Olga, great baby name by the way. 7..What does adp usually mean in Nanny? A) Apprentice Daemon Prince. B) Assasins Dagger Please, often heard on the knightline. C) Advanced Desillusional Points, given mostly to old wizzes 8..Who was toastmaster during the NannyMuds 10th anniversary dinner? A) Mats. B) Gurk. C) Taren. 9..What colour is the Dark Guild homepage? A) O my god, now your screen is broken! B) Black, now there is a surprise. C) Purple background with neon green text and photos of pink crocodiles and ducks. 10..What is the name of the pub in Blanka's newbie area? A) Tavern Of The Wasted Wizard, couldd I chave anothther Dwichbar pleasch? B) The Newbiepub, we need to start filling them early. C) The Stonepub, can I get this drink on the rocks please? Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 2000 May. Post by: Polar on September 07, 2006, 09:08:52 AM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 18 --
Puzzles. You thought you could live without them, but we know you can't. Be the first to mail a correct solution to Dunstan on any of the puzzles and you will be the winner of a neat cash prize. Be sure that the header of the mail refers to the puzzle solved. - 1 - The beginning of eternity The end of time and space The beginning of every end, And the end of every place. What am I? Cash Prize: 500 coins. - 2 - Dagoth had a party at his house yesterday. Everybody shook hands with everybody once. The total number of handshakes that were made were 136. How many people attended the party? Cash Prize: 500 coins. - 3 - In the shop I found an item that costs 1 coin for five, 2 coins for twenty, and 3 coins for six hundred. What is it? Cash Prize: 1000 coins. - 4 - A rider comes into Greenwich, England at noon on Monday. He stays for exactly 72 hours, and leaves again at noon on Friday. How is this possible? Cash Prize: 2000 coins. - 5 - Room hunt. Find the shortest route, measured in rooms travelled, to church from the room shown below. Solutions that include teleport spells or any other spells that enhance movement are not valid. Over the pile of broken bottles on the counter the snotty bartender is busy serving watered out beer. As you lean on the drool and beer-stained counter you wonder why someone has bothered putting up the spitoon beside you. The decomposing carcass of a dog competes with the spitoon for the attention of the flies. A handpainted brown sign can be seen on the wall. There are four obvious exits: east, north, south and southeast. Cash prize: 5000 coins. Happy hunting. ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 19 -- "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." -- Dan Quayle, former US Vice-President. Erm, very, very wise words, indeed. It is hard not to disagree on that one. However, I hope that The NannyMUD Times will achieve more success than Mr. Quayle eventually had. And, as for success -- It is probably hard to measure the success of a MUD paper, but I hope you liked what you (hopefully) read on the previous pages. If you enjoyed it, well, then that is success enough for me. At first, after having taken on the job as Editor, I never thought it would be as time consuming as it is. Editing articles is no problem at all. However, getting ideas and turning them into something to read for you takes up quite a lot of time. Doing all that alone would make it impossible to get the paper out. So, while I remember, I might as well give away another round of Thank you's. As mentioned in the intro- duction on page 2 the paper would not be available to you, if it had not been for the staff working hard on writing articles. Now, there are a few other persons I'd like to thank as well. They are not members of the staff, but they have been kind enough to help out in some way or another, from putting time aside for interviews, contributing material to encouragement. So thank you, Hrodlauf, Lourdes, Leclerk, Valentine, Frot, Gurk, and anyone I might have forgotten -- You know who you are. You may wonder why I spend time and space on thanking these people, but as mentioned above it has been no easy job getting this paper out, so any help has been much appreciated -- And it will be in the future. Anyway, the whole point of my long ramble is: Contributions. The NannyMUD Times will not survive long without contributions from you people. Although we currently are 6 people working on the paper, we still need fresh ideas and new material, and they can only come from one person. You. If you have an idea you think we can turn into an article, tell us. If you have a log you think people might find funny, mail us. You wrote an article you want us to print? Send it all to us, and we will have a look at it. The NannyMUD Times exists for you, so in order to be succesful in getting future issues out we need contributions from you. Till next time... //Dunstan > > read page 20 But there are less pages than that! |