I did, and I think it's as moronic as s8n's statement.
Geee, smokings bad for me? Damn *puts out cigarette* thanks for telling me.
Damn, this greasy hamburger is bad for me? *spits out chewed hamburger*
Whew! close one.
:P
Basically I'm just saying, people's greed is making them seem REALLY dumb.
At 07:27 PM 6/28/99 -0400, you wrote:
>From: "Douglass Family" <frd@...>
>
>In case you hadnt noticed, class action lawsuits against the Tobbacco
>companies are all the rage now..........
>-----Original Message-----
>From: jjb@... <jjb@...>
>To: eqbards@onelist.com <eqbards@onelist.com>
>Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 6:42 PM
>Subject: Re: [eqbards] EQ slang
>
>
>>From: jjb@...
>>
>> Well hot damn, that means when I get lung cancer from smoking all these
>>years that I can sue the people who made them! It's not MY fault that I
>>bought them in the store, not my fault I lit a bunch of crushed up plants
>>held together with chemically treated paper, which the paper is held round
>>with glue, then stuck the fiberglass type material in my mouth and sucked
>>on it while the opposite end was glowing red. Woohoo, using SaTaN, ahem,
>>excuse me, s8n's, logic, I'm bound to be a millionaire.
>>
>> OR
>>
>> when you grow up you'll be able to tell the difference between right and
>>wrong, between knowing what's the correct course of actions without someone
>>telling you what they are. Or maybe some other kid wanting to blame
>>everyone else for thier bullshit will shoot you (so they can be as cool as
>>the "gangsta's") and your parents can sue the company that made the gun.
>>(since it won't be the kid who pulled the trigger's fault, no need to even
>>put him in jail)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 06:30 PM 6/28/99 EDT, you wrote:
>>>From: MrS8N@...
>>>
>>>I don't want to be specific about locations but there are certain
>creatures
>>>who get caught in walls when you lure them there and then you can slowly,
>>but
>>>surely, bellow them to death. I haven't done it as much as I wanted to
>>>because it isn't worth it anymore as the creatures in question are mostly
>>>blue to me now but imagine how happy I'd have been to have found this spot
>>>when they were all red. My point really is--hold on to your helms,
>>>RPers--who cares how you get your levels as long as you get them and get
>on
>>>to the getting of the cool stuff so you can whip Lord Mistmore? Oh the
>>>dismay and anger the purple people showered me with as they watched me
>>>"cheat". Far as I am concerned, playing honorably with an object like a
>>>computer game is just plain silly. If the bug wasn't there I *couldn't*
>>>exploit it so therefore it is Verant's fault, not mine, that I--or anyone
>>>else for that matter--can use it. It isn't cheating. It is using your
>head
>>>to take advantage of an opportunity granted, intentional or otherwise.
>>>Bottom line: RPers, generally, are exactly as Shanda said--a bunch of
>wacko
>>>powermad control mongers who chastise and harrass "normal"--stress the
>word
>>>"normal"--people. They are like the Bob Barrs of Everquest. Play how
>they
>>>want you to play or they will contact a GM(the granddaddies and epitomy of
>>>powermad RPers)and bring legislation against you. This is the only
>>problem I
>>>have ever found with an otherwise outstanding game. Purple people mind
>your
>>>own freakin' business and quit whining to the GMs every time you see
>someone
>>>playing the way your dork ass wouldn't.
>>>
>>>Cooter
>>>21st no matter how I got here.
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