[CSFB] hello
[Rhiannon] Hello
[HH_] Good evening
[CSFB] Watson Family Theatre
[HH_] Good piece on 9/11 Kirk.
[HH_] Alex can't be here. He's at camp.
[CSFB] ah
[CSFB] will rhiannon heckle you then?
[CSFB] as she's done on the board?
[HH_] Rhiannon and I are in perfect accord.
[HH_] Sometimes.
[CSFB] she would seem to differ with that
[HH_] is thatn not right, daughter?
[Rhiannon] No idea
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[Rhiannon] Hello
[CSFB] rhiannon is lurking
[Dancer] hey guys!
[CSFB] hey
[HH_] Good evening Sarah.
[Dancer] So am I early or what??
[CSFB] so does this mean there are ... limits to what i can say here?
[CSFB] i'm off work todau
[CSFB] today
[CSFB] otherwise i'd be late too
[HH_] I expect more people might join us as we progress.
[Dancer] They better. I had to go to a lot of trouble to get net access tonite#
[HH_] I'm sure we all appreciate it. Otherwise we'd have to talk with Kirk
[CSFB] ha ha
[Dancer] So, are we doing a QUESTION or what??
[HH_] I suspect that depends on the question.
[CSFB] the company that owns our newspaper has branches in canada - i've seriously considered a transfer
[HH_] What did you have in mind, dare i ask?
[Dancer] Thats QUESTION
[HH_] You're taking that election very seriously.
[Dancer] Go Nixon!!
[CSFB] sarah palin scares the shit out of me
[CSFB] i think she might be even worse than bush
[HH_] I think she's meant to.
[Dancer] The female is the deadlier etc. Look at Maggie T.
[CSFB] if obama loses, an entire generation of young voters is going to become as cynical as my own
[HH_] So what's this Question, then?
[Dancer] I'll get to it. First I want to hear Kirk's doom prophesy
[CSFB] i've actually been considering america's history as a whole
[CSFB] we're doomed now by our own successes
[HH_] Well, first there were dinosaurs...
[Dancer] ???
[CSFB] aside from vietnam and iraq, every war we've gotten into has benefitted us, which is unprecedented
[CSFB] and every single time our nation has succeeded, we've done so by ignoring or contradicting the rest of the world's conventional wisdom
[HH_] You're suggesting that people expected an equal measure of success from Afghanistan and iraq.
[CSFB] absolutely
[HH_] I'm not sure that korea did you much good.
[CSFB] the republicans flat-out stated it
[CSFB] korea's kind of become the forgotten war
[Dancer] So what does that all mean??
[HH_] I'm sure MASH kept it alive in the minds of a generation.
[CSFB] no wonder america is anti-intellectual - if we'd listened to intellectuals at any point before now, we would have given up
[Dancer] Why would the Korean War make you move to Canada??
[Dancer] What has Canada ever done to you???
[CSFB] ian - actually, altman intended MASH to be about vietnam, but sensitive producers forced him to change it to korea
[CSFB] and a lot of viewers at the time and since have gotten confused and assumed it was about vietnam anyway
[HH_] I'm fairly sure the original novel was in Korea.
[CSFB] true, but altman deliberately blurred the line
[Dancer] Anyway, why Canada. Why not Europe??
[CSFB] i'd like to be able to see family without a plane flight
[HH_] There isn't actually a line between Korea and Viet Nam. There's a lot of miles.
[Dancer]
[Dancer] Why not mexico then???
[CSFB] ian - yes, both they both deal with asians, and for americans ... well, i hate to see my countrymen think they all look alike, but ...
[CSFB] dancer - because i'd like an economy that isn't akin to Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome?
[CSFB] ian - which is why i'll probably chicken out and stay
[Dancer] Dont diss Mel Max
[CSFB] there's no escape from how bad a wrong-headed america could make the rest of the world
[CSFB] globalization in action
[HH_] Given the fuel price hikes you;re suffering in the US just now a Thunderdome lifestyle is only weeks away.
[Dancer] its bad when people think China are our last best hope for peace ;-P
[CSFB] i've already resigned myself to the fact that i'll spend my "retirement years" living in a desert and defending my beef jerky horde with a shotgun
[HH_] Which they'll have to prise from your cold dead hands.
[Dancer] Okay, QUESTION time now...
[CSFB] yes?
[HH_] If you must.
[Dancer] Hey, YOU invited me.
[Dancer] Okay, now I need a drumroll.
* CSFB pokes the silent rhiannon
[Dancer] (Manny's supposed to do that but hes not here)
[Rhiannon] Pokes back
[HH_] Do the drumroll, Rhi.
[CSFB] just checking you're awake
[Dancer] There has to be drumroll.
[Dancer] its the law
[HH_] To warn people to run?
[Dancer] For dramatic build up.
[Dancer] I like drama.
[HH_] I'd noticed. Okay. * drum roll *
[HH_] Happy now?
[Dancer] Well, it wasnt as good as Manny's drumroll.
[HH_] Shame Manny's not here then, isn;t it
[CSFB] comparing exes now?
[HH_] You'll just have to live with inferior drumrolls.
[Dancer] hey, i never married Ian.
[Dancer] Did I?
[HH_] I'm sure I'd have remembered.
[Dancer] So, the QUESTION....
[HH_] Yes.
[Dancer] "if you had to take over the LIFE of one superhero - friends, relations, problems etc - which would you pick and what would you do with it?
[CSFB] hmmm
[HH_] good question.
[HH_] Do i get the abilities as well? Like Stark's genius or whatever?
[Dancer] Why not?
[CSFB] if I chose Spider-Man? unmask all over again
[HH_] Okay then, I'd probably be Reed Richards, and not be a total tool when it came to relationships.
[CSFB] it was clearly shown that it screwed over norman osborn, by depriving him of his hold over Peter
[Dancer] Doesnt unmasking get all his friends killed tho?
[CSFB] issue a press conference:
[HH_] Only the ones that haven't become temporary supervillains.
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[HH_] Good eveing.
[Visionary] Well, that's sort of working now...
[Dancer] Vizh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
[CSFB] "having my friends and family alive and by my side keeps me sane and honest"
[CSFB] hey
[Visionary] Hang on... let me sign back out and in.
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[HH_] Well that was brief.
[Rhiannon] Hello
[CSFB] "if you take them away, do you think that will make me LESS dangerous?"
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[Dancer] Vizh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
[Rhiannon] Hello again
[Visionary] Okay, that seems to be working now. Hello.
[CSFB] indeed, I keep meaning to go back and show that dream screwed over garrick in his first appearance, by unmasking in his debut
[Visionary] How is everyone on this fine anniversary?
[CSFB] hey, vizh
[HH_] We're having to answer Questions.
[Dancer] Were just peachy, Adam!!!
[Visionary] Really? Questions have been revived?
[Dancer] QUESTIONS not questions
[Dancer] And only one QUESTION.
[Visionary] Which is...?
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[Dancer] "if you had to take over the LIFE of one superhero - friends, relations, problems etc - which would you pick and what would you do with it?
[CSFB] "and since the government is requiring us to disclose our secret identities, if any harm comes to my loved ones as a result, i'll sue them into oblivion"
[CSFB] hey jay
[Hatman] Hey all
[HH_] Good evening.
[Visionary] Heya Jay
[Dancer] Jay! Hows married life?????????
[Dancer] I need all the details.
[Dancer] With pictures
[Rhiannon] Hello
[CSFB] and my answer to the question was to have spider-man unmask, but smartly this time
[Hatman] Married life is good. It means I don't know if I'll be able to chat tonight or not, but good. ):
[Hatman] I mean
[Hatman] I've barely been home this week due to work, so I may spend the evening doing something with Sarah.
[HH_] What happens when a villain decides to take it out on your family in subtle ways, though - debts or secret illness or something?
[Hatman] Unless she just plops down on the couch to watch tv, in which case I'll be back.
[Dancer] Bring her.
[Dancer] We can give you references.
[CSFB] dancer - the solution is to live your life in public
[CSFB] use the media spotlight to your advantage
[HH_] I'm glad you've bucked the statistical trend and made it this far, Jay.
[Hatman] I'm a trooper
[Dancer] I already do that, kirk
[CSFB] people can't secretly stab you in the back if you're practically the star of an ongoing reality show
[HH_] That doesn't seem to be true of the media business.
[CSFB] well, they can try and screw you over, but only if they want it exposed
[Dancer] I so want to star in an ongoing reality show.
[Visionary] Yes, because people living their lives in public never seem to have problems.
[CSFB] there is no such thing as "secrecy" for your enemies in such a scenario
[HH_] What happens when someone decides to take out family John Lennon-style, for the infamy of it?
[CSFB] vizh - hey, it'd satisfy the need to have ongoing drama in the characters' stories
[Dancer] Jay, are you with us? Do you want the QUESTION now???
[CSFB] ian - it's a false premise, because even with his identity secret, how many times did people seek out peter's loved ones because of his "connection" to spidey?
[Dancer] Vizh hasn't answered yet either
[Dancer] * taps foot *
[HH_] Neither has Rhiannon.
[Hatman] I'm only here for a minute or two, as I need to get home for dinner
[Dancer] So answer fast...
[Visionary] I'm preparing dinner
[Dancer] "if you had to take over the LIFE of one superhero - friends, relations, problems etc - which would you pick and what would you do with it?
[HH_] Thinking further on this, I'd be Reed Richards but I'd try to use my inventions to solve some of the world's problems
[CSFB] it's not going to solve all the characters' problems, because it shouldn't or else there would be no more stories
[Hatman] Hmm, lemme think on that a minute...
[CSFB] but it does lead to new and interesting stories
[HH_] A lot of the time the FF just uphold the status quo.
[CSFB] ian - to what degree?
[HH_] Really they should be catalysts for change and reform. Who better than Reed to create a real scientific Utopia?
[CSFB] squadron supreme, miracleman, or ...?
[Dancer] Tony Stark
[HH_] Reed could solve the energy crisis.
[CSFB] i'd like to see that
[HH_] He could use his dimensional spaces tech to solve overpopulation.
[Hatman] I just put up a couple of wedding pics at the board
[HH_] He could fix global warming.
[CSFB] i'd also be interested to see him dodging assassination attempts from every major energy company and oil-rich country
[Dancer] Ooh, yes!!!
[Dancer] Dancer wants pictures. And stories.
[Visionary] Swanky hat!
[CSFB] ian - actually, there was an episode of Frisky Dingo that touched upon that
[Visionary] I'd expect nothing less from you.
[HH_] he could probably invent devices that up crime detection to 99%
[Hatman] The hat was a big hit
[Dancer] A v. big hat!!!
[CSFB] Killface invented a device to push the Earth into the sun, but instead, it altered our orbit just enough to solve global warming, and he was hailed as a hero
[HH_] And he could actually get his family life right.
[Hatman] I didn't find out until too late there was a prop sword inside my cane
[Hatman] I was choked I didn't know about it until it got returned!
[Hatman] My best man found out when he returned it
[Dancer] Aw no! Now youll have to get married all over again!!
[Visionary] and duel somebody.
[Hatman] Or rent a cane for fun
[HH_] For recreational purposes?
[Dancer] So, my QUESTION??? Jay, Adam, Rhiannon????
[Hatman] I wouldn't get married for recreational purposes, but dueling is a possiblility
[Hatman] I'm thinking about the QUESTION!
[HH_] Getting married for recreational purposes is considered acceptable.
[Visionary] I'm still thinking, and finishing my chicken burrito.
[Dancer] You sadist.
[CSFB] "burrito" is a funny word
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[CSFB] hello
[Rhiannon] Hello
[HH_] Good evening.
[Hatman] Hey
[Dancer] Hi!!!
[Brian] So, I did get the time right.
[Brian] I was worried about that.
[CSFB] nice photos of the bride, btw
[Dancer] The QUESTION, Brian, is this....
[Dancer] "if you had to take over the LIFE of one superhero - friends, relations, problems etc - which would you pick and what would you do with it?
[Hatman] The problem with the question is who in their right mind would want to live in the Marvel Universe these days?
[HH_] Canada seems very black and white.
[CSFB] jay - agreed
[Dancer] Could be DC or indy too.
[CSFB] even the current election is less depressing
[CSFB] sarah - oh, yes, let me live in DC comics, Home Of Dr. Light's Cornholing Show
[HH_] I wouldn't mind being Victor von Doom.
[CSFB] the armor would be a bit confining
[Dancer] I must have missed that one.
[Visionary] Does Bigby Wolf count? Because that's a pretty nice deal right there.
[Brian] If was going to take something I've made, My life is vaguely similar to that of STL.
[Hatman] I was thinking about Bigby myself, actually
[Brian] So, It wouldn't be that much of a change.
[CSFB] and doom is being written by bendis a lot lately, which drops his IQ 50 points
[Dancer] Ooh, Bigby's a good choice
[HH_] DOOM would deal with Bendis.
[Hatman] I'll say Thor, if only because the farmers in my area got decimated by rain this year and I could've saved their crop
[Hatman] I'll have a better answer later.
[Hatman] Speaking of later, I need to get home. I"ll see if I can get back in here after supper
[Visionary] I'd get to sleep with Snow White, be the badass that I'm totally not n real life, and have a big family.
[CSFB] have fun, jay
[Hatman] And damn near unkillable Vizh
[Visionary] Good seeing you Jay!
[Dancer] Thor is good too.
[Visionary] Yes, also a bonus.
[Brian] Bye, Jay.
[HH_] Goodbye, Jay.
[Hatman] I'll try to be around the board more!
[Rhiannon] Bye
[Visionary] YOu do that.
[Dancer] Do that.
[Dancer] And more stories
[CSFB] see, it's hard for me to say, because I'm doing with Dream what i'd like to do with a lot of other characters
[Hatman] Wedding stories or Hatman stories?
[Hatman]
[Dancer] both, and Hatty wedding stories also
[Hatman] Later
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[CSFB] hello
[Rhiannon] Hello
[HH_] Good evening.
[killer_shrike] Howdy
[Dancer] Mike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Dancer] The QUESTION...
[Dancer] (for Mike)
[Dancer] "if you had to take over the LIFE of one superhero - friends, relations, problems etc - which would you pick and what would you do with it?
[Visionary] Heya
[Dancer] Also waiting for published superhero comics reply from Bryan
[HH_] I still think you should include supervillains too.
[HH_] But that might make it too easy for Shrike.
[Brian] Bryan's not here. I am, Brian.
[Brian]
[Dancer] Vizh, what would you do different tho, if you were Bigby???
[Dancer] Oops
[Dancer] Well go get him.
[killer_shrike] Just their life, or do I have their powers and stuff too?
[Dancer] Powers as well
[CSFB] ks - the full deal
[HH_] We assumed powers and abilities.
[killer_shrike] Superman, easy
[Dancer] What would you do differently, tho??
[HH_] Different spectacles at least.
[Visionary] I wouldn't want the responsibilities of Superman's life.
[CSFB] i'm seeing Mike-as-Superman doing it like The-Rock-asSuperman
[killer_shrike] Not cry as much
[HH_] Which is?
[Brian] I'm not sure sure who I'd want to be.
[Dancer] Even an android can cry
[Dancer] Vizh, why wouldnt you be Vision???
[Brian] Vision has sucked since he came back from the dead.
[Visionary] You said I'd get all of his problems as well. He's dead.
[CSFB] vizh should be the sex machine of Marvel - literally
[Visionary] I'm only one man, Kirk.
[HH_] I'm sure the death thing is only temporary.
[CSFB] vizh - being dead is like having the flu
[Dancer] Vizh could so set things right as Vision.
[Brian] He stopped being Vision when he merged with the Iron Lad armor.
[Dancer] Vision could take down Tony if he wanted to,.
[Visionary] Last I saw, his legs weren't attached to his torso. I don't need those problems.
[HH_] Think of them as opportunities in disguise.
[CSFB] brian - that's gonna last as long as the next author who prefers old vision
[Dancer] I prefer old Vision.#
[Visionary] That's a pretty good disguise.
[Rhiannon] I'm tired. I think I should go.
[HH_] Goodnight, daughter.
[CSFB] see, the whole thing is that the vision has already recovered from worse
[Dancer] But... the QUESTION???
[CSFB] awww
[killer_shrike] Good night
[CSFB] sleep tight rhiannon
[Visionary] It was good seeing your here Rhiannon. Nice job ducking the QUESTION.
[Dancer] Night, Rhiannon.
[Dancer] Theres always e-mail.
[Rhiannon] I'd be someone less tired than I am now. How's that?
[Visionary] Too Much Coffee Man?
[HH_] But not Wolverine
[HH_] Or any character with a slutty costume.
[CSFB] so ... not any female character, then?
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[Dancer] Well Sue Richards wears quite a lot.
[CSFB] depending upon who's drawing her
[HH_] Jack Kirby.
[CSFB] but even then, the "photorealistic" trend means more women are drawn with traced porn-faces anyway
[Visionary] He doesn't draw her much any more.
[Visionary] It does?
[HH_] he drew her enough to be definitive.
[killer_shrike] Just letting everyone know that if I suddenly disappear its because my power/cable has gone out
[CSFB] ah, okay
[killer_shrike] And not that I'm being rude
[Visionary] You gettting some storms from Ike?
[HH_] They really do have whole committees plotting to keep you from these chats, don't they Shrike?
[CSFB] i always loved that kirby supposedly drew big barda to look like lainie kazan
[Dancer] Ooh, be careful in the bad weather
[killer_shrike] Strong winds from Ike, yes
[Visionary] It's Texas that's supposed to be hammered this weekend. Do we know anybody in Texas?
[Visionary] Anybody we like?
[HH_] Bobby Ewing?
[Dancer] I always liked JR
[HH_] Of course you did.
[Visionary] But he was the bad... oh.
[CSFB] ian - let me use my TIME MACHINE to go back far enough for that reference to be relevant
[Brian] Hank, Peggy & Bobby Hill?
[Dancer] hey, I like SOME good guys.
[Visionary] Such as...?
[Dancer] Batman. Tony Stark.
[CSFB] PROPANE AND PROPANE ACCESSORIES
[Visionary] I've seen "All Star Batman" and "Civil War"
[HH_] I cant help you all being foetuses.
[Brian] What?
[Dancer] I havent.
[Visionary] Keep it that way, if at all possible.
[Dancer] Most of the comix I read were in the 80s.
[Dancer] I had a phase.
[Visionary] Although I hear the latest All Star Batman got recalled for having a great many legible cuss words in it.
[HH_] Excellent.
[CSFB] All-Star batman summary: GODDAMM BATMAN GODDAMM BATMAN GODDAMM BATMAN ALL OTHER HEROES SUCK ALL WOMEN ARE WHORES
[Visionary] Yeah, I haven't bought a comic for a few years now. I still get the trades of Fables, but that's it.
[Dancer] I read a few things, but nothing too regularly.
[Brian] I buy All-Star Batman because it's so bad it's kind of good.
[CSFB] seriously, that's been every issue
[HH_] Miller is a bit of a one-trick pony these days.
[Brian] The writing sucks, but the art is good.
[CSFB] the industry seems to reward one-trick ponies
[Brian] I still don't know if the Superman seeing All-Star Batman is the same as the one seen in All-Star Superman
[CSFB] bendis' popularity and writing quality are inversely proportional
[Brian] I haven't read alot of Bendis.
[HH_] I've been disappointed with his recent output since he took on Avengers.
[CSFB] brian - he's not. every all-star title is its own universe
[Dancer] I looked at a few issues in the shops. Not for me.
[Brian] Ok. That makes sense.
[Dancer] I like my sopa opera and my likeable characters
[CSFB] i haven't bought a comic in nearly two years
[Dancer] I liked that Eisner book you got me for Christmas, ian.
[HH_] Good.
[Visionary] Which one was it?
[Dancer] A Contract With God?
[Visionary] Ah. I had a mixed reaction to that. Not surprising, for an anthology.
[Dancer] I liked the one with the street singer.
[HH_] I like pretty much everything Eisner did.
[Visionary] Yes. Those were all depressing stories.
[Brian] I have a story question!
[Visionary] Shoot
[HH_] Proceed.
[Brian] I'm trying to decide on what to do with Catherine next
[Dancer] Hey, you cant ask questions till your answered the QUESTION!!!
[HH_] She interns at the MPL.
[Brian] She's left the MPL but I don't know where I want her to end up
[Dancer] Wakanda.
[Brian] Back on Earth or with the Earth's populus.
[HH_] I'd say back on Earth. Last Girl on Earth stuff.
[Visionary] Send her to Faerie for a bit until the people get back from wherever.
[HH_] They get back?
[Dancer] They better, buster.
[Visionary] They better. I'm sure someone left the stove on.
[Dancer] I like my happy endings.
[CSFB] ian = evil
[HH_] You write the last chapter then. I'm having enough trouble with it.
[HH_] And I prefer the term "otherly good".
[Dancer] You're an old softie really.
[Dancer] Please dont kill everybody
[Dancer] Hey, Shrike, have you been struck by lightning yet??
[CSFB] "not dead yet"
[HH_] I don't think it't that kind of storm.
[killer_shrike] Not yet
[Brian] So, ther eis one vote for Back to Earth. Anyone else want to comment?
[Dancer] Yeah, i said: Wakanda.
[Visionary] And I said Faerie.
[HH_] Wakandybar.
[HH_] Blame Scott.
[Visionary] I do.
[Dancer] lol
[HH_] has anyone given any thought to activities which we could do for our anniversary week?
[Dancer] How about a chat??
[Dancer] How about Vizh puts up my QUESTION???
[HH_] We have surveys, interviews, reviews. What else?
[CSFB] i'm thinking of a short action scene of dream on the helicarrer against the fandoms
[Dancer] Yay! CSFB! actions scenes are rare from you.
[Visionary] He's been doing more of them recently.
[HH_] True. But he does them well when he does them.
[CSFB] it'd be set to this music:
[CSFB] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuFlcGTdNJs
[HH_] And I may need to bring Cressida back into the LL.
[Dancer] That would be good.
[CSFB] what i've tried to do in other fight scenes too is incorporate the idea that he always has his own soundtrack
[HH_] No wonder people want to kill him.
[Visionary] And the QUESTION has been placed at the top of the board.
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[Brian] I probably wouldn't do Waknadybar since everything with Scott is in limbo.
[CSFB] "an uncontrollable force ... a feeling that, in this moment, nothing can stand in your way ..."
[Dancer] Along with the other QUESTION, which is Where Is Everyone Else???
[CSFB] bye, mike
[Brian] Faearie: I don't know. I don't have a good enough handle on that.
[HH_] Why do people live in those hurricane places?
[CSFB] they just dp
[Visionary] Hey, it's really whatever you want it to be. A dream your heart makes, or something.
[HH_] It's not like they're a rariry, but people always seem surprised.
[HH_] rarity
[CSFB] like some people live in places with awful dentistry
[Visionary] Well, the "hurricane places" take up the majority of our Atlantic coast, so I guess it's for the ocean view.
[CSFB] it's like the midwestern flood plain
[Dancer] You mean Spain. * shudders *
[Dancer] have they even invented the toothbrush??
[Visionary] I dont' think they have to invent it so much as import it.
[CSFB] i sometimes wonder if we shouldn't have just let the South secede after all
[Brian] That's a wonderful image.
[Visionary] Florida isn't the South though, and they're the ones that get hammered the most.
[HH_] Well there's an image to treasure.
[CSFB] true
[CSFB] florida, like texas, is its own unique WTF
[Dancer] Must visit America... but I dont want to have a new biometric passport.
[Dancer] I dont want to be cloned.
[HH_] That was my #1 fear too.
[Visionary] Dancer being cloned?
[Dancer] hey, youve seen how good the govt is at data protection.
[HH_] Very likely.
[Visionary] I think the clone would be an American citizen.
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[Dancer] Shrike again!!!!!!
[CSFB] only if it was programmed to love White Jesus and guns
[Dancer] Or his clone.
[killer_shrike] Whoops
[CSFB] hey again
[Dancer] I dont think I could love guns
[HH_] You don't even like them in movies.
[CSFB] dancer - then you can't be an american, apparently, if sarah palin is any indication
[Dancer] Unless they're being held by the right people.
[CSFB] watching her interview was horrifying
[Visionary] You won't want to see the video I had to tape for our game's promotion then.
[HH_] Who did you shoot?
[CSFB] "moose in headlights"
[Dancer] Im okay with fictional violence.
[Brian] Isn't it all fictional?
[Dancer] BTW, quote of the week from my friend Shirley...
[Visionary] Well, it's pretty fictional. And the video has me holding cap guns and the like.
[Dancer] "John Barrowman is so hot Im thinking of becoming gay just so we can be together."
[Visionary] I'm sure it'll be quite embarrassing.
[HH_] Then we must see it.
[CSFB] gay does not work that way
[CSFB] gay men and lesbians? not actually interchangable
[HH_] And here I thought you knew a porn website for everything.
[CSFB] "GAY DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY! GOODNIGHT!"
[Dancer] Dont tell me. Tell Shirley.
[CSFB] it'd be as pointless as, say, being married to tom cruise
[HH_] Maybe you could get smuggled into the US, Shep? I hear it's pretty easy from Canada.
[HH_] You could pretend to be pharmaceutics.
[Visionary] I'm all for Shirley coming to the Parodyverse for the conversation.
[Visionary] I'll tell her anything you like.
[Dancer] it might only be a matter of time
[Dancer] But have you TRIED explaining the PV to anyone? Really??
[Visionary] I can't even explain it to Lisa.
[HH_] Not recently.
[HH_] I did get an e-mail from a former employee who was freaked to find I actually had a life outside work.
[CSFB] we should ask a relative newcomer, like champagne, how they would explain it
[Dancer] Or why.
[HH_] I'll be departing in a few minutes. It's midnight here.
[Dancer]
[Brian] Darn.
[Dancer] But you called the meeting. You have to lock up afterwards.
[HH_] leave the key under the mat.
[Dancer] Familiar wods.
[Dancer] Familiar words.
[Visionary] I don't know any wods.
[Dancer] Thats because you are the Devil.
[Visionary] I miss being the Devil.
[HH_] It's a part-time job now?
[Brian] Who does the the other half?
[Dancer] Well you would. because youre the Devil.
[Visionary] It's really opportunistic work.
[HH_] But I hear you get all the good tunes.
[Visionary] That fiddle made of gold doesn't sound half as good as you would hope.
[HH_] Well, I think I'll depart. Full day tomorrow, including some PV writing I hope.
[HH_] Good night, all.
[Dancer] Night night IW.
[Visionary] All right... looking forward to reading the story up there.
[Visionary] Good night!
[CSFB] i might need to leave as well
[Visionary] No you don't.
[HH_] I'll leave the autorecorder to console you.
[CSFB] ian, even
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[Visionary] *Put's Jay's big hat on autorecorder*
[Dancer] yay!
[Visionary] Classy.
[Brian] which is that?
[Dancer] now you're prolly going to die.
[CSFB] hey, my sleep cycle is all fucked up
[Dancer] It might neew a new chain.
[Visionary] Meh. I've had ten years. It was a good run.
[CSFB] i was here first
[Visionary] What is it... 4 in the afternoon where you are?
[Visionary] The elderly haven't even had dinner yet.
[Dancer] Here its past midnight and the wind is howling.
[CSFB] i woke up at 5 and couldn't fall asleep again
[Visionary] Probably the same storm Shrike is dealing with.
[Dancer] Later I think I'll go and take a walk in the rain.
[Visionary] I woke up at 6:30, as usual, and won't go to bed until 1 am.
[Dancer] Eeep
[Brian] That almost sounds like the setitng for a poem.
[Dancer] I like heavy rain. It makes me happy.
[Brian] That sounds like a bumper sticker.
[Visionary] I like the image of Dancer in a heavy rain.
[Dancer] I walk to look out over the sea and it just feels right.
[CSFB] agreed
[Visionary] Don't fall down the cliff.
[Dancer] hey, I'm wearing a nightie here!!
[Visionary] You probably already know that, but still.
[Visionary] Now I really like the image of Dancer in the rain.
[CSFB] agreed
[Dancer] I'll just be walking back to my cabin. Without being harassed by wolves.
[Visionary] Where are you chatting from?
[Dancer] Cabin 3.
[Visionary] How does Cabin 3 have internet?
[Dancer] James paid to have a phone line installed.
[CSFB] we don't have to explain it
[Dancer] James has broadband.
[Visionary] Well, have him buy one for you too.
[Dancer] I think James might think I was being a little bit forward. I've already hijacked his computer to talk with strange people across the planet.
[Visionary] Although, since you're there in a nightie, I suppose that doesn't give him a lot of incentive to keep you in your own cabin.
[Brian] That's what the Net is for.
[Dancer] James would be happier of I was John Barrowman.
[Brian] But would he look as got in a nightie?
[Dancer] I'll be sure to ask him that sonmetime when i never want to use his computer again.
[Visionary] Heh.
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[Visionary] Well, give him our thanks. And see about getting Shirley to stop by.
[CSFB] hello
[Dancer] Jason!!!!!!!!
[AnimeJason] Hello
[Visionary] Heya
[AnimeJason] Looks like I missed Ian entirely
[AnimeJason] I didn't miss Dancer though!
[Dancer] I dont think James would be interested in Shirley. If if she does become gay.
[Dancer] Even if she does become gay.
[Brian] Hi, Jason!
[Dancer] You only missed IW by about 10 minutes.
[Visionary] How does Shirley feel about middle aged art directors?
[Dancer] Rhiannon was here earlier too.
[Visionary] You can't miss Dancer... she's the life of the party.
[Dancer] Strangely, Vizh, weve not discussed it.
[Dancer] Why, how do you feel about Shirley?
[Visionary] Plus, that bright yellow text really stands out.
[Visionary] I'm very pro-Shirley.
[Dancer] I'll be sure to let her know.
[Dancer] Jason, the QUESTION we've discussed is...
[Dancer] "if you had to take over the LIFE of one superhero - friends, relations, problems etc - which would you pick and what would you do with it?
[Dancer] hello???
[AnimeJason] My answer is easy. Since all of my characters are sort of pieces of me, any of them will do.
[Dancer] You know we really need a chat room that allows HTML
[Dancer] What about mainstream published superheroes, Jason??
[Visionary] What did you want to do with HTML?
[Dancer] I dont know. Interesting fonts, different sizes. Same as the PVB.
[Dancer] I could talk *really small* or else *REALLY BIG*
[Visionary] You can do Bold and underlined
[Dancer] I can?
[Visionary] Yeah. Look to the left of where you enter text.
[Dancer] I dont know if Im ready for dangerous stunt typing.
[AnimeJason] I don't know, I hardly read any comics any more
[Dancer] Oh is that what they mean?
[Visionary] And you can change colors.So you can do a little bit, at least.
[Dancer] Could be an old comic hero or situation, Hason.
[Dancer] Jason/
[Dancer] My fingers are getting tired.
[Brian] Hason & Bryan should team up.
[Visionary] }:)
[Dancer] And the Devil is trying to lure me into colour changes.
[Visionary]
[Dancer] And hes showing off.
[CSFB] vizh is making the chat look like myspace text
[CSFB] next: SPARKLES!!!!
[Visionary] I don't know much about my space.
[Visionary] I think it was banned at work.
[AnimeJason] I just stick to regular old magenta
[AnimeJason] And Dancer: If it counts for anything, I did re-write the current Batgirl character as fanfic a few years ago
[Visionary] What about new and exciting Plum?
[CSFB] i think myspace is banned at most jobs
[Dancer] Anything that needs you to fill out online forms is banned at the spa.
[Brian] I dislkike MySpace, It makes me head hurt when I look at some pages.
[Dancer] Including the PVB!!!
[AnimeJason] Why is the PVB banned?
[Visionary] |-: :-\ *-: X-)
[killer_shrike] I'm heading out guys. Good luck with the tenth anniversary
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[Brian] They hate us?
[Brian] Monkies told them to?
[Dancer] Our IT firewall prevents us posting any forms. So I can see the PVB but not post to it.
[Visionary] Weasels run that spa.
[AnimeJason] That's kind of silly
[Dancer] Yes. Why would weasels run a spa?
[Brian] For Money!
[Brian] For Fame!
[Visionary] Good answer.
[Brian] For Power!
[Brian] For Love!
[Visionary] Well, the first one was.
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[Dancer] What would weasels do with money?
[Visionary] Heya Al!
[Dancer] Al!!!!!!!!
[AnimeJason] Hello
[Visionary] Blow it on chicken.
[Brian] They would buy stuff.
[AnimeJason] Buy weasel chow?
[AlBHarper] HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ROUNDUP!
[Brian] Like Hookers.
[CSFB] al!
[Dancer] Hookers would buy weasel chow??
[AlBHarper] Hey there everyone!
[Dancer] Al, the QUESTION.....
[Dancer] "if you had to take over the LIFE of one superhero - friends, relations, problems etc - which would you pick and what would you do with it?
[Visionary] Looks good in bold.
[Dancer] I like to think so#
[AlBHarper] Hmm
[AnimeJason] I think Al
[Brian] Dancer: Hookers might like Weasel Chow.
[AnimeJason] Al's answer would be obvious
[Dancer] Kirk would know, Brian.
[Brian] Kirk knows Weasel Chow eating Hookers?
[Brian] anyone.
[Dancer] jason would be Batgirl, Kirk would be SPidey, IW would be Reed Richards, Shrike would be Superman, Vizh would be Bigby.
[Visionary] Mainstreamish published.
[AlBHarper] Who is Bigby?
[CSFB] camwhores put shoes on their heads
[Dancer] Hatty would be Thor.
[Brian] And I don't know.
[Visionary] Bigby Wolf from "Fables"
[AlBHarper] Ah, still havent read that.
[AlBHarper] I'd be the silver surfer - easy.
[Brian] I read the first collection but non of the other stuff.
[AnimeJason] Hey wait a minute...I thought you asked me two separate questions
[Dancer] Vizh would really be Vision, and Yo would be Scarlet Witch.
[Visionary] But then I'd be dead and Yo would be crazy.
[Dancer] What would you do differently to the Surfer tho??
[Visionary] And Lisa would be Dr. Doom
[Brian] Sexy Doom
[Dancer] What would she do differently???
[Dancer] Apart from the whole bendis thing??
[AlBHarper] Differently? I wouldn't be so hung up on getting back to Zenn Laa and Shalla Bal.
[Dancer] Typical man.
[AlBHarper] I mean - you can zoom around the universe on a silver surf board.
[Visionary] It's cold out there. You should bring a sweater.
[AlBHarper] Who cares what that sweet girl back home is up to these days.
[AnimeJason] See, you can tell I don't read many comics these days, because I have no clue what you're all talking about
[Dancer] See? Yet more proof that all men are slime.
[Visionary] I imagine Lisa Von Doom would wipe out the majority of the Republican party.
[AlBHarper] Pfft - I haven't read a comic since...early 2000s
[Dancer] The Silver Surfer was arounf in the 60s.
[Brian] I think I might be the only one here you still regularly reads comics.
[AlBHarper] By the way -anyone know any good places to eat in Boston? I'm hungry.
[CSFB] silver surfer seems to lack genitalia, tho
[Dancer] Even Alan Alda? I was going to vote for him.
[AnimeJason] Oh I read a few, but just for random amusement. I'm not really into them anymore.
[Brian] You would notice that.
[Visionary] That place above Cheers?
[AlBHarper] Bah - only when Ron Lim draws him. Kirby had him in pants - why wear pants unless you want to protect your little Norrin?
[AnimeJason] *waits for Kirk to chime in*
[Brian] on which? Silver Surfer Babies or Sucky Writting?
[AnimeJason] Sucky Writing
[Dancer] No wonder he wanted to destroy planets.
[Visionary] I'm not sure if I've been to Boston or not. I've been to Cape Cod. That's a nice area.
[Dancer] Possibly a long way to go fot takeout tho.
[Visionary] Shrike just left... I think his family is in Boston. He could have recommended something.
[Dancer] for takeout
[Brian] Cape Cod would makea great name for a PV Character.
[AlBHarper] Cape Cod is a bit far - I can't really stroll there for a meal.
[Brian] A fish that wears a cape: Genius!
[AlBHarper] Damnit - I could have crashed the Shrike's house?
[AnimeJason] Do they have sushi?
[AlBHarper] Or is it a cape that thinks it's a fish?
[Visionary] Well, he's down in New Orleans.
[Dancer] Sushi was Al's favourite in the Eternals
[Visionary] But maybe his parents? Or maybe I'm just completely off.
[Dancer] He might not be down in New orleans now. There was that storm coming.
[AlBHarper] *waves to the HH autorecorder*
[Dancer] he could be in Oz.
[Brian] Ew.
[CSFB] well, it's been fun ...
[Dancer] Vizh put Hatty's wedding hat on the recorderbot and now hes going to die.
[Visionary] You're not even going to stay to talk to Al?
[CSFB] but i think i'll be going now
[AlBHarper] Aww, you're leaving?
[AlBHarper] I just got here!
[AlBHarper]
[AlBHarper] *guilt trip*
[CSFB] i'm just feeling punchy
[Dancer] We can always meet again next week, on the actual anniversary.
[Brian] Punchy?
[Visionary] How are we going to tell the difference?
[Visionary] The actual anniversary of what?
[Dancer] As long as i dont tell James what you all said about him.
[Dancer] The actuall anniversay of the Parodyverse.
[AlBHarper] Who is James? Your new man?
[Visionary] This is true. The big party.
[Brian] He's the guy with the Net connection.
[Dancer] He's the PC-donor.
[CSFB] heh
[AlBHarper] Thanks James!
[Visionary] He's a swell guy.
[Dancer] if only we could get him John Barrowman's phone no.
[Visionary] Dancer's going to bring her friend Shirley next time too.
[Dancer] Then he could wrestle Shirley for it.
[Dancer] And then they'd fall in love TM and be happy ever after.
[AnimeJason] See now if you get an iphone you can visit the pvb and post all you want!
[AlBHarper] Yes - bring Shirley - the PVB needs more chicks.
[Dancer] i cant think why more chicks dont come around.
[CSFB] mars needs women
[AlBHarper] I know!
[AlBHarper] Mars needs more green
[Visionary] Money?
[AlBHarper] So wait - which superhero would you be Dancer?
[CSFB] or pink
[AnimeJason] It just means we need to be more encouraging
[AlBHarper] green, money, pink money, or all of the above
[Dancer] I'v e completely lost this conversation now
[Dancer] But Vizh will summarise.
[AlBHarper] We'll let HH work it out later when he reads the auto record.
[Visionary] Al was asking what your own answer to the QUESTION was.
[AlBHarper] And yes, I asked that???
[Dancer] Hmmm....
[Visionary] Very good Al... She nearly got away with one.
[Dancer] Yes, drattit
[CSFB] ha ha ha
[Visionary] The whole QUESTION thing is so unorganized since Manny isn't around to keep the beat.
[Dancer] I was saying as much earlier.
[Dancer] IW had a really feeble drumroll
[Dancer] I'm going to die now too, arent I]?
[AlBHarper] I have no idea what you are talking about.
[Visionary] Probably, but he was going to kill off the entire world anyway.
[AlBHarper] I've never got the inside joke about Dancer's questions.
[Visionary] She's just trying to avoid the QUESTION.
[AlBHarper] *cries on the inside but looks damn hot*
[Dancer] There's a QUESTION??
[AlBHarper] I think you are all figments of my imagination anyway...so...
[Visionary] I can take it down from the board, you know.
[Visionary] Good. You can pick up the tab next week.
[Dancer] Zing!
[AlBHarper] *pinches himself to try and wake up*
[AlBHarper] HELP! The crazy people are back in my head!
[Dancer] How many times have I heard that? "I was pinching myself and I missed"
[AlBHarper] lol. that has so so many connotations...
[AlBHarper] Eww, did I just use "lol"
[AlBHarper] I hate that term/acronym/whatever
[Dancer] Im really trying to think of a superheroine here that Id actually want to trade places with
[CSFB] LOL INTERNET
[AlBHarper] How about Lara Croft.
[AlBHarper] Then you could have Brad Pitt as your hubby.
[Dancer] Okay, there are a few PV ones I;d be okay with. Lisa, Yo, Sersi, Champagne...
[Dancer] But otherwise...
[Dancer] Does Buffy count?
[Visionary] Sure.
[AnimeJason] Yes
[AlBHarper] I demand more male Yo! It's all female Yo this - female Yo that!
[AnimeJason] *censors Al*
[Dancer] And I'd stick with Angel and go find a cure for that gypsy curse so we could boink properly.
[Visionary] He'll always be male Yo to me.
[Visionary] Or improperly as the mood strikes.
[Dancer] And also avoid seasons 6 & 7.
[AnimeJason] All you need is a freshly baked cherry pie and some blood
[Visionary] Now you're talking.
[CSFB] angelina is getting too skinny
[AlBHarper] I wonder if Yo will show for the anniversary - we haven't heard from him/her in ages eh?
[AnimeJason] *wonders if anyone will get that*
[Visionary] Sadly, no.
[Dancer] Same with everybody.
[AlBHarper] I can say I didnt Jase
[Dancer] Vizh, invite everybody.
[AlBHarper] So Vizh did you get my email?
[Visionary] Come one, come all!
[Dancer] We should do another chat this time next week and invite eveyrone.
[Visionary] Yes I did. I'll be writing back soon, I'm sure.
[AlBHarper] Cool
[AnimeJason] Didn't you see Stephen King's "Thinner"?
[Visionary] But in general, yeah... head on out towards Annapolis and I'll find someplace to feed you.
[AlBHarper] Another chat would be fun
[Dancer] You should ask him for artwork, Al. Signed artwork.
[AlBHarper] Oh yeah!
[AnimeJason] White man...from town
[AlBHarper] Good thinking Dancer!
[AlBHarper]
[Dancer] It could be worth a fortune on e-bay later when his video comes out.
[Visionary] I had to sign a magazine cover.
[Visionary] Just one.
[AlBHarper] I want the Silver Surfer and Sersi and Al B. and the Bonsai Kittens and.... etc...*drives Vizh insane*
[Visionary] Our game designer was apparently asked for his autograph in Germany.
[Brian] But they're weird.
[AnimeJason] Your game designer is David Hasselhoff??
[Dancer] lol
[AlBHarper] A bunch of Japanese school kids once asked me for my autograph.
[Visionary] Not that I know of, but I've never seen them in the same room.
[AnimeJason] Why did they ask you?
[AlBHarper] Does that make Vizh Pamela Anderson???
[Visionary] His signature fetches $50 on ebay.
[Dancer] First they ask you for your autorgraph, then they ask you to add your phone number.
[AlBHarper] 50? Pfft - a cool hundred easily.
[Visionary] I'm afraid it's getting too common. Hatty's the hot sig now.
[AlBHarper] Then they ask you to transfer money from the dead president of nigeria that they stole.
[AlBHarper] And once you do that - the letters stop! Those damn kids!
[Dancer] Okay, James is home. Looks like I get to walk home in the rain now.
[AlBHarper] Bah - he should drive you
[AlBHarper] Or...let you stay over...
[Dancer] its been lovely talking with you all. Lets do it again next Driday.
[Dancer] Friday
[Visionary] No he shouldn't. It's a much better mental image this way.
[AlBHarper] JAMES: LET SARAH STAY!!!
[Dancer] Vizh will invite everyone
[Visionary] Always great to talk to you again, Sarah.
[AnimeJason] Or at least walk you there with an umbrella
[CSFB] have fun, sarah
[CSFB]
[AnimeJason] Cya later Dancer
[Visionary] Later!
[Dancer] Good night all. lots of love.
[AlBHarper] See you then, if you must go really...
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[AlBHarper] Aww
[AlBHarper] Bloody James...
[Visionary] How's the trip going so far?
[AlBHarper] Ok, busy..lots of driving which is kinda different.
[Visionary] Well, it's 1 am there, so that might factor in too.
[AlBHarper] I drove to Amherst today.
[Visionary] Yeah, Yo said the same thing when she was out here.
[Brian] I think maybe also leave.
[Visionary] All right... Have a good night Brian!
[AlBHarper] "Drop the "h" or get the "h" out of Am-erst" as the locals so
[AlBHarper] say
[AlBHarper] See you
[Brian] see you all around.
[Brian] Because yes, I can see you.
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[AlBHarper] And lots of emails from people back home - "Brendon we need this yesterday"
[AlBHarper] Sucks to be them is all I'll say.
[Visionary] Nice to know you're important.
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[CSFB] i really am going now, guys
[AlBHarper] Damn
[AlBHarper] Ok see ya CSFB!
[CSFB] it was good to see you
[Visionary] All right... get some sleep Kirk
[AlBHarper] Shame I couldn't come out to Seattle this trip
[AnimeJason] Looks like when Dancer left all the life drained out of the chat
[CSFB] later
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[AlBHarper] He "sounded" tired.
[Visionary] It's the yellow text... it's energizing, but you crash when it's gone.
[AlBHarper] Bloody drugs.
[Visionary] Yeah, I think he's beat. I am too, really... been a long work week.
[Visionary] I'm hanging around online in case someone on the West Coast needs me though.
[AnimeJason] I'm glad this week is over
[AlBHarper] Ok, well I need some food so - perhaps it really is the end of the chat?
[AlBHarper] Who is on the west coast?
[Visionary] All right... There will be another.
[Visionary] Most of the art team I work with is out in Portland Oregon.
[AlBHarper] Oh I thought you meant a pardodyverse chatter might be logging in.
[AlBHarper] heh heh
[Visionary] Nah. They don't need my help.
[AlBHarper] I was trying to think who
[AlBHarper] So can you say what game you're working on yet?
[Visionary] Aside from Kirk, I'm not sure we have anyone.
[Visionary] Yes indeed. There are trailers and stuff for it.
[AlBHarper] Really? what is it?
[Visionary] It's called "Damnation"... coming this winter to the X-Box360, PS3 and PC
[Visionary] It's being published by Codemasters
[AlBHarper] Sweet I'll look it up before we meet so i can ask for your autograph!
[AlBHarper] And yell out "Hey - aren't you that dude who designed Damnation"
[AnimeJason] Preferably in a crowded place
[Visionary] I might not answer.
[AlBHarper] And plan lots of other fun things...still want to meet?
[AlBHarper] I didn't embarrass MangaShoggoth too much - or the Enemy/Grim Reaper
[Visionary] Can one embarrass the Shoggoth?
[AlBHarper] Although I did beat his ass at Tekken
[AlBHarper] I don't think so. He kept trying to phase me with his zanny British humour - but I was having none of it.
[Visionary] Good for you. Stand firm.
[AlBHarper] Anyway, time to go get some clam chowder.
[AlBHarper] And no - that's not a euphemism (spelling?)
[Visionary] All right... Enjoy, and I'll e-mail you back sometime soon.
[AlBHarper]
[Visionary] I should hope not. I don't even want to contemplate what it would mean.
[AlBHarper] No worries! Safe night all and fun week end.
[Visionary] You too... Later!
[AlBHarper] The mind boggles - we'll let HHauto work it out too.
[AlBHarper] *waves goodbye*
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[Visionary] All right... I'd say we're about done then.
[Visionary] I'm going to head out myself. I'll be reading your stories later tonight...
[Visionary] Night guys!
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[JJJ] Ian, sorry I missed the chat, but I at least wanted to take a moment to celebrate 10 years of the PVB and your hundreds of thousands, if not millions
[JJJ] of witty, pointed and marvellously intricate stories. Congratulations. JJJ
[JJJ] Oops, dropped the words "words of" after the break.
[JJJ] Out.
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[TDS] I'm too late, aren't I? Blast.
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