In order to kill an hour or so of my life, I've HTMLized the transcript for your viewing pleasure. The 'You' below (as in "You ask", "You say", &c) is my MUD character, 'markm'.
There was also an after-awards banquet that I was unable to attend, so the transcript doesn't appear here, I'm afraid.
If you'd like to skip past the pre-ceremony chit-chat, please feel free.
Interestingly, there is a shiny new archway on the east wall.
Note to new users: Most of us hang out in the Adventurer's Lounge. That would be north, and then west, from this location. If you get lost, type '@holler Help me! I'm lost!' and someone will try to find you.
Visible Exits:
north, east
NamelessAdventurer has left.
neild has left.
Carved into the archway are the words, "HELLO SAILOR". You can see a hallway on the other side.
neild enters from the archway to the east.
You ask, "When should we go in?"
neild says (to markm), "Hang on. They're still hanging the decorations..."
neild says (to markm), "Go have some drinks in the Lounge, meanwhile."
You say, "'kay."
You walk north under the archway.
Long Hall
This room is brilliantly lit from all directions. In fact, it is unclear where the walls and ceiling end. Doorways lead to the east and west, and tunnels open up in most other directions. An archway stands at the south end of the hall.
You can see:
a torch in a wall sconce, Object #1000, sign, Long Hall map
Visible Exits:
south, north, west, east, southwest, southeast, northeast, northwest
Adventurer's Lounge
Candles on the wood-panelled walls create a comfortably dark atmosphere. Hand-drawn maps are taped to nearly every surface - the walls, the ceiling, the trophy case in the corner. Seating is plentiful. A small storage closet is to the north.
You can see:
contest results, Shield-O-Protection, hanging aro, CGI Ed Sullivan, Blob, haircut, action simplifier, .sig, photo album, potential action list, Torquemada-In-The-Box, .sig2, list of items at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, locator beacon, Baub, Torbjorn, inky, Taj, Dilbon, Jstn, lpsmith, Beer Frame review of Thirst flavor Lifesavers, jaysmith, ct, mamster
Visible Exits:
east, north, west, up
You say, "Hi all."
mamster says (to markm), "The man."
You say (to mamster), "It's in the mail."
jaysmith asks (to markm), "Hey! What happened to your little message?"
Spatch has arrived.
You say (to jay), "I came in a different way this time."
Spatch oh mys.
mamster exclaims (to markm), "Thanks!"
You say (to mamster), "I had put it in a padded envelope, but the guy behind the counter said I can't send registered mail in a padded envelope."
mamster says (to markm), "Really? That sucks."
You say (to mamster), "So he made me put the padded envelope in a white envelop."
You say, "envelope"
mamster says (to markm), "Heh heh."
You say (to mamster), "I also insured it for $100 just in case."
mamster exclaims, "Woo!"
You say (to mamster), "If it gets lost, we can splot the dough. :-)"
mamster is making all sorts of noises today.
You say, "split"
mamster says (to markm), "Excellent."
mamster says, "Splot, too."
mamster asks (to markm), "Did you type it?"
markm splots.
You say, "Yes - 4 times"
mamster says (to markm), "Er, tape."
jaysmith exclaims, "Well, just 59 mins until the Xyzzy's!"
You say, "tick, tick tick"
mamster says, "Good, you knew what I meant. I hope you like it, but if your don't, I wouldn't be surprised."
mamster says, "God, I CANNOT type today."
You say (to mamster), "It's all the excitement in the air..."
mamster exclaims (to markm), "Must be. The winner is...ME!"
markm laughs.
(From lpsmith) God says (to mamster) "Well, whaddya want *me* to do about it? Sheesh,..."
[Grocible] Grocible has connected to ifMUD.
mamster asks (to God), "Hmm...new fingers?"
Grocible arrives from the east.
You exclaim, "Hi, Cap'n!"
Grocible exclaims, "party time!"
mamster asks (to Grocible), "You've been promoted to captain?"
Grocible says, "mamster: check the Organization field of one of my posts someday"
mamster says (to Grocible), "Will do."
Grocible says, "mamster: that, or play my game"
Grocible grins
(From lpsmith) God grumbles something about the inanity of today's requests on his omnipotence.
markm watches the excitement buzz about the room.
Grocible asks, "tension is building, eh?"
You say, "Next thing you know, tension will be razing."
Grocible says, "hm"
Adam has arrived.
Grocible says, "hey adam"
You say, "'lo, Adam."
Adam says, "Hola."
Grocible files papers
Grocible says, "sigh"
markm sits down to play Mille Bornes with his Pilot.
Adam says, "Last night I dreamt that Dr. Laura Schlessinger was showing me great works of art and then going on and on about how they were immoral."
You ask (to Adam), "Did she look like Katie?"
Grocible asks, "katie?"
Adam says (to markm), "Hardly."
mamster says, "I am getting a major deja vu here."
inky says, "katie vu"
mamster says, "I honestly feel like Adam has come in, told us that exact same dream, and gotten the same response, like last week."
You say (to Adam), "Sometimes in my dream one person will look like someone else. I don't know how to explain that."
mamster says (to markm), "Mille Bornes Is My Co-Pilot."
You say, "heh"
ct goes off cooking. Save me a seat someone!
Grocible asks, "so when's the big ceremony, again?"
mamster asks (to markm), "So you didn't buy that CD from someone who loved it but was destitute, did you?"
You say, "No"
lpsmith says (to Grocible), "50 minutes. On the hour."
[Stu042] Stu042 appears in a puff of smoke.
jaysmith exclaims (to grocible), "Less than an hour!"
mamster says (to markm), "Just checking."
Grocible says, "ok. just checking here"
Grocible says, "I might have to rely on the log. at werk here"
neild arrives from the east.
Stu042 arrives from the east.
Jstn says, "the source code for my game is now over 70k"
jaysmith says (to grocible), "FYI There is not going to be a transcript Hehehehe just kidding of course."
Stu042 exclaims, "hi everyone!"
neild says, "Okay, 20 people. This is getting near the record."
jaysmith asks (to neild), "What's the record?"
Grocible says, "jay: I can record my own"
neild says (to jaysmith), "Dunno."
Grocible hopes the mud doesn't implode from the weight
neild says (to Groc), "He's just messing with ya. There's an official transcriber as well."
mamster has left.
Adam has left.
markm can barely contain his excitement, even though its 50 minutes away...
You say, "it's"
jaysmith says (to neild), "I'll probably keep my own, anyway."
neild says (to jaysmith), "Not a bad idea."
Adam has arrived.
mamster has arrived.
Grocible yawns nonchalantly
jaysmith asks (to neild), "Is the auditorium open yet?"
mamster yawns chalantly.
neild says (to jay), "Not yet."
You say (to jay), "I'm sure we'll all know when it happens."
mamster says, "Yeah. Trumpets will blare and shit."
Jstn asks, "anyone know of a web page with a good bibliography of JRR Tolkien?"
Grocible says, "well at least I won't sleep through this one like I did last year"
markm has never seen trumpets shit before.
mamster says (to Jstn), "No, but I'm willing to bet there are over 100."
Adam says (to mamster), "Trumpets will shit? Wow, can't wait to see that."
neild says (to Grocible), "Hey. It's early yet."
mamster laughs.
Adam exclaims (to markm), "Eeeagh! Timing!"
(From Spatch) Trumpet shits!
You say, "heh"
Grocible says, "such naughty language"
Spatch says, "Real adventurers do not use such language."
Taj asks, "Can we get an honorary XYZZY to the author of Congratulations?"
Taj asks, "Services to humour?"
Spatch says, "That probably explains why you've only got 5 points so far."
neild exclaims, "That's Congratulations!"
You ask (to Taj), "Most annoying daemon?"
Grocible asks, "who spelt humour with a U?"
You say (to Groce), "Humour him."
zarf arrives from the east.
Grocible exclaims, "how un-American!"
Taj says, "Everyone round here does. Dunno why..."
mamster says, "Mmm...Good Humour."
Grocible asks, "where is here?"
Grocible says, "hello zarf"
zarf says, "Hi. Hi. Hi."
You say, "wave"
lpsmith asks (to zarf), "Hey, what's the latest MaxZip version #?"
Spatch exclaims, "The House Committee on Un-American Behaviour?!"
Jstn uses English spellings alot, because it seems like most of the IF use English spellings, so I just don't think, and use them
zarf says, "MaxZip 1.7.4."
lpsmith nods. "Cool, I'll get the latest, then.
Grocible asks, "most of IF?"
Grocible says, "well certainly, Graham's influence has been heavy"
Grocible says, "initialise, etc"
Spatch says (to grocible), "any Inform game which uses the standard response library, at least ;)"
Jstn says, "Theatre also is English"
Stu042 has disconnected.
[Stu042] Stu042 vanishes in a puff of smoke.
Stu042 has connected.
[Stu042] Stu042 appears in a puff of smoke.
Stu042 got disconnected :(
markm waves the smoke away.
Grocible says, "I rewrote my TADS library to have more Commonwealth spellings, and altered a ton of stuff to get rid of split infinitives and sentences that end with prepositions. All rather pretentious, really."
mamster asks, "Who is PerrySimm?"
zarf thinks infinitives sound *better* when split.
[Guest] Someone's a-comin'! Git th' shotgun!
You ask (to Groceable), "What's your game? Or isn't it released yet?"
Adam says, "As noted, I recently rewrote English.h from scratch, partly so that half the text in the game would be Graham's."
neild says (to mamster), "Main character from AMFV."
Adam says, "*wouldn't*"
zarf says, "PerrySimm records the event for posterity."
Grocible says, "I like the kind of clumsiness of non-split infinitives"
Grocible says, "markm: in progress. very much so"
Spatch had someone compliment him on one of the responses in PUTPBAD and had to say "Well, actually, that's the standard response."
mamster says (to neild), "Ah. I knew it sounded familiar."
Guest arrives from the east.
jaysmith asks (to spatch), "Whic one?"
neild asks (to Spatch), "Adam, too. Right, Adam?"
Spatch says (to jaysmith), "damned if i can remember - i know it wasn't pray cause that was one that i specifically changed to be FUNNY."
mamster asks (to neild), "I forgot what the funny library response you got was. What was it?"
Adam says (to neild), "That's right"
neild says (to zarf), "Done."
neild says (to mamster), "Hmm..."
Adam says, "'That's plainly inedible' impressed Mandy to no end."
neild asks (to mamster), "In I-0?"
Spatch says, "Some deity misunderstands you and sends down to you five chickens and a cow, all of which immediately run away."
[Sargent] Somewhere, Sargent has appeared in a puff of smoke, coughing.
Grocible asks, "hey spatch - I told you that I wrote a loving homage to PUTPBAD into my game right?"
Spatch exclaims (to grocible), "actually, no!"
Spatch eeps and hides!
neild says, "Oh, right: ASK JOSH ABOUT SEX. "I like vanilla.""
mamster says (to neild), "Right."
Spatch cackles
Grocible says, "well ok... maybe not a loving homage. But a minor one."
Guest says, "hOlasay hgola"
mamster exclaims (to neild), "Yay!"
neild says, "BRB"
Grocible says, "it's there for those who try it"
Sargent materializes.
neild goes east.
You say, "Hi, Sarge."
Sargent says, "Howdy"
zarf says, "ASK JOSH ABOUT SEX. "It works flip-flop!""
Spatch says (to grocible), "I believe I'll have to."
markm laughs.
jaysmith goes east.
jaysmith arrives from the east.
mamster locks zarf in a wine cellar for his impudence.
Spatch exclaims (to mamster), "For the love of God, Montresor!"
Sargent laughs.
markm chuckles
zarf exclaims, "For the love of Gatorade!"
Grocible puts a guard elephant on duty by the wine cellar door
neild arrives from the east.
Spatch exclaims, "Remember the Mouain Dew!"
Sargent says (to Grocible), "Make sure it's facing the right way."
mamster says (to Grocible), "Thanks--I forgot about Jumbo."
Spatch says, "mountain."
zarf says, "ASk ELEPHANT ABOUT SEX"
[Den] Den has connected to ifMUD.
Spatch bashes his keyboard. It makes this: dsafklja
(From markm) Elephant says, "I like mice."
Spatch says, "> ASK AMILIA FOR SEX"
neild laughs.
markm laughs.
Jstn goes east.
mamster says, "Uh-oh...Den has no location."
Jstn arrives from the east.
Jstn goes east.
Jstn arrives from the east.
You say, "He prolly @diged his home without a name."
Spatch has been through the ifMUD with a home with no name.
Taj asks, "Is there any room for new homes?"
Adam asks (to Spatch), "Was the heat hot?"
Grocible despairs about the state of his office
Adam says (to Taj), "Sure. Lots."
Spatch says (to adam), "I don't remember your name."
Jstn asks, "I have a question for you... do you find it easier to completely finish programming a game before you send it to beta testers, or send it to them as you work on it?"
Guest says, "YoHello"
Sargent says (to Taj), "but you have to get permission of the local council first."
[Ghogg] Ghogg has connected to ifMUD.
Taj says (to Adam), "Where? All the directions were taken in the muddy and sandy areas."
Grocible says, "jstn: Yes."
Jstn asks, "yes what?"
neild says (to Taj), "Make new directions."
Ghogg arrives from the east.
Taj says (to neild), "Oh. Fair enough."
You say (to Jstn), "Well, it's much easier to send it to betatesters unfinished, but I don't think it does you any service to do so."
Adam says (to Taj), "Oh, right. Well, a lot of people prefer one-way homes."
zarf dropped comma.
Sargent says (to Taj), "The direction 'flip-flop' hasn't been taken yet."
[Jalkio] Wacky Tacky Finn Alert!
lpsmith says (to Jstn), "My philosophy is that sections should be completable, at least. With Edifice, it was easy, since there were clearly-defined sections. I sent it out when levels 1 and 2 were done, then again when 3 was finished."
Spatch says (to taj), "neither has the direction 'flush twice'"
mamster heads back to Jolly Roger's.
Jstn says, "oh, ok"
Adam says (to Taj), "As in, @dig the home, make an exit out (to here, perhaps), but no way in."
neild says (to lp), "That sounds about right."
neild says (to Adam), "I have that now, but only because of a MUD crash."
Taj asks (to Adam), "How antisocial. How do they give drinks parties?"
Adam says, "Really! Maybe I should have Pantheon tested now. The first section is complete as of yesterday."
neild considers moving to a pylon.
Jstn asks, "how many beta-testers is necessary to find most of the bigs in a game?"
Den materializes.
Jstn says, "bigs=bugs"
neild says (to Jstn), "5,000."
Ghogg says, "Depends on the size of the game, and how good a coder you are, and how complex the game is"
markm laughs.
lpsmith says, "It depends on how many you put in. ;-)"
zarf says, "I actually prefer to finish the whole agme first. Even if you can complete a section, the overall effect has to be testd too."
Grocible says, "jstn: there is no upper limit"
Sargent says (to Jstn), "n+1"
Ghogg says, "And how good the beta testers are"
Spatch exclaims (to lpsmith), "good answer!"
Den has left.
You say, "What zarf said."
Jstn asks, "so, on average, how many? 10?"
Adam asks (to zarf), "You're the one whose response to most bug reports is 'There's a reason for that! Just keep playing!', right?"
zarf says, "In the past, for me, 3 to 5."
You say (to Jstn), "I have about 5 or 6 for my current game, but it's a really tiny game."
Sargent says (to Jstn), "realistically ask about seven people and expect 3-4 to do well by you."
neild says, "At least five."
lpsmith asked 10-15, and got around 5, which was low, probably.
Adam exclaims, "!"
Ghogg says, "I actually have a list of people I know are good beta testers..."
Adam says, "I'll keep that in mind. I was going to ask two."
Ghogg says, "Some from experience, some from testimonial"
zarf says (to adam), "Yes, if the person hasn't finished the game. Well, it's sometimes just an obvious bug."
Den has arrived.
Taj asks, "Anyone know how many Jigsaw had?"
Den steps north into the small closet.
neild says (to Adam), "I asked three for FrenFive. You saw the result."
Den comes out of the closet.
Spatch steps north into the small closet.
Den goes east.
Spatch comes out of the closet.
Spatch goes east.
You say (to Ghogg), "Brian Uri did an excellent job with my game."
neild says (to Adam), "Actually, no -- I asked about six. Got three."
Jalkio arrives from the east.
Ghogg says, "I only needed three for The Mind Electric, there was one bug that I caught before the contest started, that was about it"
Adam asks (to neild), "Well, that was three people working for, what, a week?"
Guest says, "Got to watch X-files. Be basck later."
Jalkio exclaims, "Hello!"
Sargent says (to neild), "Don't be grousing too much about asking people & them not helping. ;)"
Ghogg says (to markm), "I wrote his name down already"
neild says (to Adam), "A month."
Guest has disconnected.
Guest goes home.
[Guest] Guest is trying to escape! Release the hounds!
Ghogg says (to neild), "You're on the list too 8)"
neild asks (to Sargent), "Who's grousing?"
Spatch arrives from the east.
Spatch grumbles.
Sargent says (to neild), "Just checking, RSI boy."
lpsmith says, "If you are going to do the section-by-section thing, though, I'd save some people for, as zarf said, the 'final effect' impression. Also, bugs that used to be quashed can pop up again, and since your testers found them already, they might not find them again."
Grocible says, "it's actually surprisingly time-consuming to be a decent tester, I find"
lpsmith nods.
Sargent agrees with Grocible.
zarf says, "No kidding"
Grocible says, "I've actually said to a few people lately that I can't agree to test their games, since I know I can't do a decent job owing to lack of time"
Ghogg says, "If you do more than 4 beta testers, seperate the tests into beta and gamma tests"
Spatch goes east.
Ghogg says, "Give it to a couple beta testers, fix all those bugs, then send it to the gamma group"
Jstn asks, "okay, so would it be good to have say, 5 people work on the game in sections, and then 4 or 5 more who work on the whole game?"
zarf says, "Not a bad idea. (to ghogg)"
Grocible says, "so although some people who've agreed to look at my game haven't offered a single comment, I don't hold any grudges against them ;)"
mamster arrives from the east.
[ddyte] continues batting after a controversial appeal for hit wicket.
lpsmith says (to Jstn), "That would probalby work well, if you could swing it."
ddyte arrives from the east.
neild got Beer Frame review of Thirst flavor Lifesavers.
ddyte says, "Hey folks."
neild gives Beer Frame review of Thirst flavor Lifesavers to ddyte.
neild goes east.
Torbjorn says (to zarf), "I assume So Far got quite a bit of beta testing. At least, I don't remember seeing any bugs when playing it. (Or maybe I just assumed anything I didn't understand was a feature. ;-)"
neild arrives from the east.
Stu042 says, "oops, lag... i had 2 beta-testers for agb"
[TikiBoy] Get away! I'm contagious!!
TikiBoy arrives from the east.
TikiBoy says, "Hi, all"
zarf says, "A fair amount."
Sargent says (to TB), "wav"
ddyte says (to zarf), "/incoming/if-archive/bear4.z5 should have that library fix. Thanks."
TikiBoy asks, "It hasn't started yet, has it?"
Jalkio has recently changed his eating habits from barely eating any breakfast at all to eating at least some breakfast and he can areadly feel the changes in his stamina.
lpsmith chuckles at the double-entendre ;-)
jaysmith says, "No, not yet. It'll start in 26 minutes."
Adam asks, "Anyone hear about the Special K ads being yanked?"
You say (to Adam), "Nope."
Sargent says (to Jalkio), "Yeah, but then you have to nap."
mamster says (to Adam), "Nope. Sounds interesting."
lpsmith asks, "Uh, no. Why?"
Jstn says, "no, why are they yanking them? I saw one of those this morning, btw"
TikiBoy asks (to adam), "Because of drug references?"
mamster says (to Tiki), "You're thinking of Special H."
markm laughs.
[Ivan] A shimmer in the fabric of the MUD suggests the presence of Ivan.
(From mamster) MUD crashes!
Jalkio says (to Sargent), "Well, I haven't yet noticed a need to nap. But I don't eat very heavily in the 'morning'."
Den arrives from the east.
Jstn asks, "Adam: why are they yanking them?"
jaysmith asks, "Hey, how many people have we got on the mud now?"
Adam says, "They said their market research had shown that women had a negative reaction to the models they were using."
Ivan has arrived.
You say, "Hey, Ivan."
Sargent says (to ivan), "howdy"
mamster asks (to Adam), "Yeah, what's with this 'yanking'?"
Jalkio says (to jaysmith), "Count them! (from who)"
Adam says, "So they brought in ones with less idealized proportions."
Den apologises for any weirdness of his behaviour. Having time lag difficulty
Ivan waves!
Adam says, "And made them all blurry."
Ivan tosses a rubber chicken to the the floor. It lands with an inviting 'plap.'
liza arrives from the east.
inky says, "special K = horse tranquilizer"
inky stares, enrapt, at the funky chicken.
You ask, "Eh?"
Taj stares, enrapt, at the funky chicken.
jaysmith exclaims, "I count 27 I think! That's a lot of people!"
Den goes east.
Sargent stares, enrapt, at the funky chicken.
inky squeezes the rubber chicken, which results in a happy squeaky toy noise.
Sargent asks, "27?!?"
[RedoFromStart] RedoFromStart has connected to ifMUD.
(From Sargent) ifMUD cries!
Adam asks (to Sargent), "Hey, was setting up credit-card registration difficult? Did you have to pay an initial fee of some sort?"
inky asks, "credit-card registration?"
RedoFromStart arrives from the east.
Sargent says (to Adam), "No fee."
Den arrives from the east.
Sargent says (to Adam), "Kagi has no setup/maintenance fee."
Jalkio says (to Adam), "An initial fee would be quite unfair to the spanish."
Adam nods.
Sargent says (to Adam), "Just a %age off the top. Plus an amount to cover credit card/check cashing costs."
Sargent says (to Adam), "Set-up was fairly easy."
zarf says (to ddyte), "Got it. Seems ok. (Well, I found another library bug last night, but it's obscure, :-)"
ddyte says (to zarf), "You might as well tell me."
Sargent says (to inky), "I've got Kagi to accept cc registrations for _Grip_."
Jalkio says, "Bookworms can be classified as library bugs."
Den goes east.
[HairBrain] HairBrain has connected to ifMUD.
ddyte says (to Jalkio), "Chortle."
zarf asks (to sargent), "Do you have any kind of key scheme, or do you just get a check and a list of addresses to send stuff to?"
[Trelane] Trelane has connected to ifMUD.
Den arrives from the east.
Jalkio asks, "HairBrain?!?"
Trelane arrives from the east.
Sargent says (to zarf), "A check comes once a month (or less often, if you wish); I get addresses and/or e-mail addresses as they come in."
Jstn says, "hi, Trelane"
Stu042 says, "brb folks"
Stu042 has disconnected.
Stu042 goes home.
[Stu042] Stu042 vanishes in a puff of smoke.
Sargent says (to zarf), "At least, that;['s my understanding of how it should work."
lpsmith says, "Hey, I found a completely reproducible library bug the other night. In 'Edifice', stand near Stranger, then 'x skin' "Which skin, yourself or Stranger?" 'me' "You can't see "me" (yourself) right now.""
jaysmith says, "Man! Is this like thirty people on the mud! Is this some kind of record"
Trelane says, "hey jstn"
mamster exclaims, "lpsmith-generated Edifice sample!"
liza goes east.
lpsmith chuckles.
zarf says (to ddyte), "Type "say to me". Gets a @get_prop_addr 0 error in all 6/6 and 6/7 games."
mamster says (to jaysmith), "No, the record was back in aught-six, when Stumpy McGee and his gang showed up with vengeance on the brain."
You say, "liza got bored, I guess. :-)"
Adam exclaims (to mamster), "Hee hee!"
Den says, "30 people makes for a confusing time."
eileen arrives from the east.
jaysmith asks (to mamster), "And what was the record?"
Jstn says, "hi, eileen"
You say, "'lo eileen."
Ghogg exclaims, "Eileen is here! All is happy!"
Grocible returns
mamster says (to jaysmith), "Eight hundred, if you count the livestock."
Jalkio goes east.
jaysmith exclaims (to eileen), "Hey!"
markm gosubs.
eileen exclaims, "Hello, all!"
Grocible says, "hey it's eileen, queen of IF"
Sargent exclaims (to eileen), "Hi!"
Den says, "Hi!""
inky says, "crikes. out of all the times to go afk."
You ask (to Grocible), "Does that make Magnus the King?"
eileen says, "I'm so glad you could all be here today! :-)"
lpsmith exclaims, "Eileen!"
lpsmith cheers.
mamster goes east.
ddyte asks, "Sonmeone help me out here- what language was the original Zork written in?"
Sargent says (to ddyte), "MDL."
ddyte asks, "Pre-Fortran?"
Adam says (to ddyte), "Esperanto."
ddyte says, "Thanks sarge."
Jalkio arrives from the east.
Sargent nods.
lpsmith examines eileen's nominees.
markm can't not hardly contain his excitement.
Grocible says, "markm: not sure"
Grocible says, "has anyone ever seen any muddle (MDL) code? I've seen little fragments"
Grocible says, "but not real chunks of code"
You say (to Grocible), "XYZZY->Elieen->Queek; SPAG->Magnus->King."
You say, "Queen"
zarf asks, "Queek?"
markm queeks.
eileen says, "Queen or Queek? :-)"
Jalkio asks, "Is Andy Phillips here?"
Ghogg has disconnected.
Ghogg goes home.
[Ghogg] Ghogg has disconnected from ifMUD.
(From lpsmith) mouse exclaims "Queek!"
[Ghogg] Ghogg has connected to ifMUD.
markm puts. "I corrected myself."
Ghogg arrives from the east.
Torbjorn says (to Grocible), "I think I heard somewhere that you could order MDL manuals from MIT, but I don't know if it was true."
jaysmith exclaims, "Hey, it's just fifteen minutes away!"
Grocible says, "torbjorn: order? well.I'm not *that* interested :)"
Jalkio says, "The good thing about an IF auditorium is that everybody gets a good seat."
You say (to Grocible), "They might be available for free off the web..."
eileen distributes hors d'oeurvres
mamster arrives from the east.
Grocible says, "free. now that's more like it"
lpsmith asks, "Anyone know the format of Inform .icl files?"
markm chows down.
Ghogg takes some food off the vegetable plate.
Sargent says (to Jalkio), "The bad thing is that everyone's voice carries perfectly."
Den takes a vol-au-vant
(From mamster) Tom Peterson says, "Free is a very good price."
zarf eats a cheese thingie.
neild says, "Mmm... cheese thingies..."
[AE] AE has connected to ifMUD.
liza arrives from the east.
Sargent stares, enrapt, at the funky chicken.
[Stu042] Stu042 appears in a puff of smoke.
AE arrives from the east.
HairBrain arrives from the east.
neild exclaims, "Aeeeee!"
Stu042 arrives from the east.
liza exclaims, "AIE!"
Adam says (to jaysmith), "Look, we have clocks. You can can the updates."
TikiBoy asks, "Is there a maximum number of people who can connect?"
neild exclaims (to liza), "Timing!"
liza grins at neild.
Stu042 says, "hi again"
Sargent flings a flaccid fowl at sargent. It flaps forth and flies off sargent, before floundering back to Sargent, boomerang fashion.
liza says (to Tiki), "Good question.,"
Den takes another vol-au-vant, this time a prawn one
ddyte wonders if Rob is going to show...
Jstn asks, "will Graham Nelson come?"
zarf eats another cheese thingie
Sargent says, "Mmm, cocktail weiners."
Jalkio says (to sargent), "It would surely be an interesting task to try to simulate a real auditorium with crowds on IF. Like one could move closer to different crowds."
You say (to Ivan), "That's a really cool chicken you wrote."
mamster stares, enrapt, at the funky chicken.
mamster squeezes the rubber chicken, which results in a happy squeaky toy noise.
Sargent says (to Jalkio), "But difficult."
mamster flings a flaccid fowl at mamster. It flaps forth and flies off mamster, before floundering back to mamster, boomerang fashion.
zarf stares, enrapt, at the funky chicken.
mamster says, "Er, that chicken doesn't quite work."
Ivan says (to markm), "Thanks! I also want to add the verb 'whack', so you can slap someone with it."
Waiter hands neild a tofu cocktail weiner.
lpsmith stares, enrapt, at the funky chicken.
zarf says, "Whack the chicken. He heh. Heh heh heh."
You launch the flying fowl at @ucase("jaysmith"). It flaps through the air and bounces off @ucase("jaysmith"), before returning to you, boomerang fashion.
Den takes a third pastry, this time one with a cheese thingie on it (apparently)
Waiter asks, "Would anyone care for an apertif?"
ddyte reads Graham's Oprah parody. Argh!
You say, "Yeah, it *almost* works."
(From Adam) Beckett says, "Will Graham come? Yes, I am sure of it."
[Gunther] Gunther has connected to ifMUD.
lpsmith flings a flaccid fowl at fred flintstone. It flaps forth and flies off fred flintstone, before floundering back to lpsmith, boomerang fashion.
Sargent says (to Waiter), "Yes, please."
Ivan says (to mamster), "Throw doesn't actually throw it at an object - it just prints whatever text was fed it."
HairBrain goes east.
zarf flings a flaccid fowl at god. It flaps forth and flies off god, before floundering back to zarf, boomerang fashion.
lpsmith asks, "Uh, @ucase?"
You say (to Ivan), "Yeah, but the thrower doesn't see a proper message."
Waiter moves smoothly through the crowd.
jaysmith flings a flaccid fowl at jota. It flaps forth and flies off jota, before floundering back to jaysmith, boomerang fashion.
[Atomic] Atomic has connected to ifMUD.
Jalkio says, "Hmm. There should be a command that simply shows how many people are connected."
You say, "FLAK-sid or FLAS-id? You decide."
Gunther arrives from the east.
mamster says (to Ivan), "Ah, got it."
Trelane says, "brb"
Trelane has disconnected.
Trelane goes home.
[Trelane] Trelane has disconnected from ifMUD.
Waiter goes east.
Waiter arrives from the east.
TikiBoy says, "finger trelane"
Den says "hglf" and chokes on a cheese thingie
lpsmith asks (to zarf), "Do you know anything about .icl files?"
Ivan dropped buffet table.
Waiter enters carrying a tray of martinis.
ddyte asks, "Shouldn't we be slowly moving into the auditorium flanked by screaming fans and paparazzi?"
zarf says (to lpsmith), "yeah, sorta"
Sargent takes a martini.
Taj screams and takes photos.
zarf asks, "Pepperoni?"
Gunther says, "Hi there! Hope I am on time :-)"
paparazzi say, "let'
neild says, "go!""
Waiter coughs politely and stares at Sargent.
markm shakes a martini.
Ghogg takes out his camera.
Jalkio goes east.
neild says, "Damn."
Sargent slips the Waiter a generous tip.
Ivan asks, "Has anyone tried picking the chicken up?"
ddyte exclaims, "Hey that pizza took my photograph!"
Waiter winks at Sargent.
mamster bends down to pick up the rubber chicken. At the same time, you hear a loud 'rrrriIP.' mamster jumps up as if shot, and his hand flies to his posterior. Apparently his pants have split.
mamster exclaims, "Eeagh! Pants!"
neild laughs.
Waiter hands mamster a sowing kit.
Adam says, "Oooh, this is fun. Day One and already I get to savage Reagan."
You ask, "Pants or tousers?"
TikiBoy asks, "What's the command to have a text string printed out in the mud?"
mamster asks (to Adam), "It's not up yet, is it?"
You say, "trousers."
[DGlasser] DGlasser is.
ddyte says (to tikiboy), "@emit trousers"
neild goes east.
eileen goes east.
Waiter collects the empties.
(From TikiBoy) Fans scream!
Sargent says (to ddyte), "Don't you be emitting trousers in front of everyone now."
Waiter goes east.
Waiter arrives from the east.
Adam says (to mamster), "Not yet. I'm still working on it."
[unicorn] A unicorn gently steps into the mud, its mane floating in the wind like foam.
unicorn has arrived.
Jstn goes east.
ddyte asks (to waiter), "Large G+T please?"
Spatch hollers, "FREE PIE to whoever can help me with our MUD's wildcard/substitution system!"
Waiter enters carrying enormous beer steins.
Den goes east.
Gunther asks, "IS this where the awards take place?"
Stu042 misread steins
[JasonMel] With a shimmering of the fabric of space-time, JasonMel is inserted into this universe and wonders where everyone is hanging out today.
TikiBoy says, "I'm kind of wary of offers of free pie, considering the news of late..."
Waiter admonishes Gunther.
markm laughs.
In front of the entire MUD: jaysmith hollers (at Spatch), "What's the problem?"
Ivan dropped open bar.
Jalkio arrives from the east.
ddyte says, "It's a madhouse in here."
zarf says, "The autditorium would appear to be open."
Waiter says (to lvan), "Thanks for ruining my chance of tips."
Jalkio goes east.
Den arrives from the east.
Torbjorn goes east.
zarf goes east.
Ghogg goes east.
Sargent goes east.
Long Hall
This room is brilliantly lit from all directions. In fact, it is unclear where the walls and ceiling end. Doorways lead to the east and west, and tunnels open up in most other directions. An archway stands at the south end of the hall.
You can see:
a torch in a wall sconce, Object #1000, sign, Long Hall map, Ghogg, Sargent
Visible Exits:
south, north, west, east, southwest, southeast, northeast, northwest, up
ddyte arrives from the west.
Grocible arrives from the west.
Ghogg walks south, through the archway.
You walk under the archway.
Dorm A
This is a very long room, lined with muti-tiered bunks. Flimsy partitions between the tiers may provide a modicum of privacy. These spartan living quarters could house hundreds, many of whom are sleeping here right now. There is an archway on the north wall.
Interestingly, there is a shiny new archway on the east wall.
Note to new users: Most of us hang out in the Adventurer's Lounge. That would be north, and then west, from this location. If you get lost, type '@holler Help me! I'm lost!' and someone will try to find you.
Visible Exits:
north, east
zarf has left.
Sargent enters through the archway.
Ghogg has left.
Auditorium
Newly dug, this immense auditorium is almost pristine. Hundreds of rows of plush velvet seats surround the main stage in a graceful 'U'. Wide aisles allow easy passage, and converge into a shallow orchestra pit. There is a brightly-lit doorway to the west, over which hangs the helpful sign, "Exit."
On the stage you can see a podium.
You can see:
podium, PerrySimm, HairBrain, Atomic, neild, eileen, DGlasser, Jstn, Time Bomb, Jalkio, Torbjorn, zarf, Ghogg
Visible Exits:
west
liza has arrived.
Sargent has arrived.
ddyte has arrived.
liza takes a seat in the middle of the auditorium.
unicorn has arrived.
Ghogg takes a seat in the front of the auditorium.
DGlasser waves.
Stu042 has arrived.
zarf takes a seat in the front of the auditorium.
Taj has arrived.
Adam has arrived.
mamster has arrived.
jaysmith has arrived.
Sargent takes a seat in the front of the auditorium.
markm settles down in his chair, off to one side.
TikiBoy has arrived.
ddyte takes a seat in the middle of the auditorium.
mamster takes a seat in the front of the auditorium.
Jalkio takes a seat in the front of the auditorium.
DGlasser wonders where his seat is.
DGlasser waves at all.
TikiBoy takes a seat in the middle of the auditorium.
Jstn takes a seat in the rear of the auditorium.
Den has arrived.
Taj takes a seat in the rear of the auditorium.
Grocible has arrived.
Adam exclaims, "Eeeagh!"
eileen tugs nervously at her little black drdess.
Torbjorn has disconnected.
[Torbjorn] Torbjorn has disconnected from ifMUD.
Torbjorn has connected.
[Torbjorn] Torbjorn has connected to ifMUD.
mamster storms out, forgetting his pants.
Grocible says, "well well well"
neild takes another seat, so he can have one to sit in and one to stroke and hum to.
Atomic straightens his bow tie
Adam peers into the orchestra pit.
lpsmith has arrived.
ddyte tugs nervously at his little black dress.
Jstn asks, "is it possible to block out everything the audience says, and only hear what the person on the podium says?"
Spatch has arrived.
Den levitates to ten feet and then remains there, cross-legged
JasonMel has arrived.
Grocible wonders if he should be wearing something special
Sargent says (to Jstn), "oh my no."
You pick an unoccupied and comfortable seat, and sit in it.
neild says (to Jstn), "SHUT EARS."
Ivan has arrived.
Spatch changed especially for the occasion.
mamster stares, enrapt, at the funky chicken.
Adam says (to Jstn), "That would kill mimesis."
AE has arrived.
(From DGlasser) >KILL MIMESIS
(From TikiBoy) Mimesis cries!
ddyte says, "Mimesis is dead, Jim."
Jalkio ashes a cigarette into the collar of the person sitting in front of him.
[Ender] Ender has connected to ifMUD.
You say, "It's his game, after all."
zarf turns around and whaps Jalkio
(From ddyte) You were supposed to nurture mimesis.
Sargent dozes off, his nose dipping into his program.
(From liza) A hollow voice says, "No smoking please."
Ender has arrived.
eileen exclaims, "That would be a crime! No, a sin!"
neild cranes his neck to see over all the tall people.
Jalkio says (to zarf), "Sorry."
liza peers into the orchestra pit.
markm stands on his chair.
lpsmith peers into the orchestra pit.
Ivan exclaims (to ddyte), ""Dammit Jim, I'm a Doctor, not an editor!"
Sargent peers into the orchestra pit.
zarf eats the curtains.
Stu042 peers into the orchestra pit.
lpsmith laughs.
Dilbon has arrived.
Grocible pulls on a casual chainmail shirt over his leopardskin spandex bodysuit
neild lops off the head of the person in front of him.
DGlasser peers into the orchestra pit.
zarf says (to curtains), "Sorry."
ddyte says (to Ivan), "guffaw"
Grocible puts on his pith helmet
unicorn peers into the orchestra pit.
Taj climbs out of the orchestra pit.
AE peers into the orchestra pit.
You peer over the edge of the pit and gasp with surprise. Rather than the stuffy old orchestra you were expecting, the pit is occupied by the hottest rock act this side of GMD: Sadie Hawkins.
Jstn peers into the orchestra pit.
[Mus] Unseen attendants roll a red carpet into the mud. As a fanfare sounds, someone draped in imperial robes strolls in. It's Mus!
ddyte exclaims (to neild), "Ow!"
Jalkio puts off his cigarette on Zarf's neck.
Dilbon peers into the orchestra pit.
mamster peers into the orchestra pit.
jaysmith take a seat.
Spatch says, "oh boy."
Sargent says, "If Cask wins, I'm rushing the stage."
JasonMel peers into the orchestra pit.
Ender glows serenely.
Den peers into the orchestra pit.
mamster says (to Sargent), "It's going to win. I rigged it."
TikiBoy peers into the orchestra pit.
[devil] You hear the faintest whisper of a droning chant from somewhere far away.
Spatch asks, "Is Matt Barringer getting the Lifetime Achievement Award this year?"
markm raises his hand. "Um," he says. "I appear to have broken my chair."
Sargent exclaims (to mamster), "Sweet!"
Den asks, "Sadie Hawkins?"
NamelessAdventurer hollers, "TO ALL MUD NEWBIES: Please type '@desc me = Your description here.' so we can tell what you look like."
Jalkio shouts "HEIST! HEIST! HEIST!"
ddyte says (to Spatch), "You da man."
Atomic asks, "Why is everyone peering into the orchestra pit?"
Mus has arrived.
Grocible says, "poor matt barringer"
mamster says (to Den), "The best rock band made up of all ifMUD regulars."
Spatch exclaims (to atomic), "there's a dead body in there!"
devil has arrived.
neild exclaims (to devil), "Hi!"
mamster says (to Spatch), "That too."
Den says, "Ah."
zarf says, "Hell, poor anyone who the newsgroup decides to laugh at."
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
DGlasser has disconnected.
[DGlasser] You don't see any "DGlasser" here.
DGlasser has connected.
[DGlasser] DGlasser is.
devil exclaims, "Hello, all!"
Grocible says, "I think we should stop using Matt Barringer's name in vain"
(From Ender) The newsgroup laughs at zarf.
mamster tries to start a mosh pit, but is shut down by security. Off the pig!
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
devil says (to neild), "Good afternoon."
DGlasser was disconnected.
Jalkio draws a banderoll saying "Andy Rules!
DGlasser exclaims (to devil), "Satan!"
Spatch says (to zarf), "actually, all I did was use the MUD's new %easy-target substitution feature."
ddyte says (to Grocible), "Do we have to? I had 57 slagging references to him all lined up for my next game."
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
Mus says, "HELLO I AM NBEW TO MUD HOW DO I TALK"
mamster laughs.
RedoFromStart has arrived.
NamelessAdventurer gives backstage pass to devil.
Adam laughs.
markm slaps Mus.
liza tries to start a mosh pit, but is shut down by security. Off the pig!
devil takes pass and eats it.
mamster asks (to Mus), "THIS IS WHEREU GET THE GIFZ, RITE?"
TikiBoy tries to start a mosh pit, but is shut down by security. Off the pig!
Mus says, "I CANT DO ANYTHING"
zarf tries to start a mosh pit, but is shut down by security. Off the pig!
liza makes a pass.
Sargent says (to Mus), "L00Z3R."
Spatch says (to zarf), "it automatically figures out the person who will least likely be able to defend themselves from whatever pithy barbs you choose to fling."
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
Sargent tries to start a mosh pit, but is shut down by security. Off the pig!
neild tries to start a mosh pit, but is shut down by security. Off the pig!
Den says, "I'll never release anything in my own name then."
devil asks (to NamelessAdventurer), "Is there really a backstage?"
eileen checks her watch. It's 3:59! We'll be starting soon...
Den says, "Of course, that was always inevitable."
Spatch says, "HAY GIMME OPZ"
TikiBoy says, "This security is pretty harsh."
Ghogg calmly takes out a ray gun and vaporizes security.
Atomic asks, "Where is everyone from this evening?"
Would mr. o.j. simpson please report to the back stage?
mamster says (to TikiBoy), "Rock and roll is not a pretty thing."
Ghogg asks, "There, isn't that better?"
neild begins clapping in unison. At least as unison as one person can get, anyway.
zarf offs the pig.
devil says, "I trained all the security guards myself."
Gunther has arrived.
DGlasser claps with neild.
Spatch starts logging.
Jalkio joins neild.
[Bloodthorn] Bloodthorn has connected to ifMUD.
mamster is on the edge of his seat.
neild says, "CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP"
ddyte syncopates on that rhythm.
Bloodthorn has arrived.
Ender begins clapping out of unison.
[Jemima] Jemima has connected to ifMUD.
TikiBoy asks (to mamster), "No kidding!! What's the deal with most alternative bands looking like they need a flea dip?"
Jemima has arrived.
Ender attempts to throw off neild's rhythm.
eileen walks over to the podium.
[Bruce] Bruce has connected to ifMUD.
Den practises clapping but forgot to code his hands as separate objects...
DGlasser asks, "Is anyone officially logging this?"
mamster says (to Tiki), "Mmm...sheep dip."
ddyte plays bass to the rhythm.
Spatch sells overpriced t-shirts, incense sticks, and wall hangings.
eileen clears her throat to get everyone's attention.
mamster says (to DGlaser), "PerrySimm is."
DGlasser claps with one hand.
(From ddyte) Grace Jones is Slave to the Rhythm.
Sargent lets his attention wander.
devil waves his wand and gives everyone a few more hands.
Mus says, "I WANT TO BUILD ROOMS CAN I BUILD THEM HERE OR DO I HAVE TO GOGOTGT"
Ender walks over to the podium and orders a Tom Collins.
eileen says, ""Welcome to the second annual XYZZY awards!""
DGlasser listens to eileen. Sort of.
neild exclaims, "Eileen!!! Woooooo!"
(From Spatch) Crowd cheers!
Jemima applauds
Den stares at David Glasser with badly concealed awe
DGlasser cheers!
Grocible claps
(From Adam) Baby cries!
lpsmith cheers!
neild asks, "Is it over now?"
devil exclaims, "Yay Eileen!"
Ender does the wave.
Dilbon says, "woohaa"
liza says, "Everyone shut the hell up. Thank you."
Adam asks, "All right, who brought the baby??"
Ghogg buys an incense stick reading 'I Went to the Second Annual XYZZY Awards and All I Got Was This Stupid Incense Stick.'
Mus says, "All right, everyone join me in the lounge for martinis."
neild says, "Last year's was better."
Den says, "later, Mus"
eileen says, "We have 10 winners to honor tonight, in both old categories and new."
TikiBoy says (to mus), "Oh, one of those will go directly to my head."
Dilbon asks, "What was it like last year?"
liza says (to Mus), "There will be an official afterparty, announced when the awards are over."
mamster asks (to liza), "Will there be booze?"
DGlasser exclaims (to liza), "Cool!"
neild exclaims, "Best Game for best old category!"
DGlasser lost already.
You exclaim, "shhh!"
eileen says, "It's just like the academy awards.."
Would the owner of a red toyata, license plate xyzzy, please remove your car from the handicapped parking zone?
Gunther puts baby in blender
[Bruce] Bruce has disconnected from ifMUD.
(From neild) blender cries!
Mus says, "IF CUTHROATS DOESNT WIN IM GOINGT O KICK SOME ASS"
zarf says, "Guess it was Bruce's car."
devil asks, "I wonder if the devil will win this year (again)?"
eileen says, "I will present the first award, the winner of the Best Use of Medium award."
DGlasser asks (to eileen), "The big overpriced games win?"
[Bruce] Bruce has connected to ifMUD.
devil says (to eileen), "Yes, we're listening."
neild exclaims, "I bid three zorkmid!"
mamster asks (to eileen), "Wait--what about the part where Billy Crystal sings that damn song?"
eileen says, "And the nominees are..."
[Guest] Someone's a-comin'! Git th' shotgun!
Den munches pop-corn contentedly.
Ellison has arrived.
neild asks, "Where are the people from the polling firm?"
TikiBoy cuts the suspense with a butter knife.
devil turns Den's popcorn into stones.
Ellison asks, "how do you describe yourself, again?"
Den asks, "Gone poling?"
eileen says, "A New Day (Johnathan Fry)("
RedoFromStart has disconnected from ifMUD (and it's true)
mamster cheers.
Ghogg cheers!
Den exclaims, "Ouch!"
zarf claps
RedoFromStart is back
Den cheers
neild exclaims, "Wooooooooooooo!!!!!"
DGlasser cheers loudly!
devil waves his wand with abandon.
Stu042 cheers
eileen says, "A"
Sargent stomps madly.
neild exclaims, "Yay! A!"
Spatch cheers!
liza exclaims, "Yeah A!"
Mus says (to eileen), "B"
lpsmith claps!
Spatch exclaims, "AAAAAAA!"
DGlasser cheers!
Den chokes on a stone.
lpsmith exclaims, "Wheee!"
mamster exclaims, "Freeeeedooooooom!"
eileen says, "I mean, Interstate Zero (Adam Cadre)"
devil turns the stones into bread.
(From Adam) Earl cheers!
Atomic Grins wildly
markm sheers.
mamster laughs.
zarf whistles
Sargent eats bread.
liza says, "YEAH SADIE RULEZ!!!1"
Gunther cheers and applauds
lpsmith pats Adam on the back.
Spatch hoots and hollers
TikiBoy pats Adam on the back soundly.
Atomic applauds
Guest has arrived.
jaysmith cheers!
lpsmith exclaims (to TikiBoy), "Timing!"
DGlasser hitchhikes.
Sargent exclaims, "Play Freebird!"
Mus says (to Adam), "Remember, iof you win I get 30% of the statue."
eileen says, "Sunset Over Savahnnah (Ivan Cockrum)"
Bruce materializes.
Ellison exclaims, "Twizzlers!"
devil asks, "How many guests have we had now? Seven?"
RedoFromStart exclaims, "bravo !"
TikiBoy says (to adam), "You know, it's an honor just to be nominated..."
unicorn applauds!
markm claps.
Jalkio cheers!
ddyte sits quietly sipping mineral water waiting for the Great Prophet Zarquon.
(From neild) Pastiche sings, "I been up and down that highway, haven't seen a goddamn thing..."
Atomic wishes he'd played more games...
zarf claps a whole lot
Bruce waves
eileen says, ""The Space Under the Window (Adrew Plotkin)"
zarf says, "caps"
Den wishes he'd played _any_ games.
markm cheers.
Jstn votes for Titanic.. oops wrong awards
Sargent asks (to zarf), "Your brother, I take it?"
ddyte says, "CAPS"
Stu042 exclaims, "go adrew!"
Den exclaims, "Yay!"
eileen says, "and The Tempest (Graham Nelson)"
Adam asks (to Jstn), "But what about all the nudity?"
Dilbon asks, "A draw?"
markm claps.
zarf says, "tak you all"
neild exclaims, "Yay William!"
Guest has disconnected.
[Guest] Guest is trying to escape! Release the hounds!
Guest has connected.
[Guest] Someone's a-comin'! Git th' shotgun!
mamster exclaims, "Yay nudity!"
eileen waits for the drumroll
Bruce drumrolls.
(From mamster) Drums roll.
zarf claps (even though he never got past move 3)
(From Ellison) And Titanic wins for Most Nekkid People Award.... She's Got A Thing gets honorable mention...
(From Adam) Drum rolls!
Ghogg rolls a drum.
Spatch rolls a drum noisly down the aisle.
Sargent says, "BrrrrrRRRRrrrrrRRRRrrrrrr..."
Jstn says, "ok, they could have taken stuff out of it, but the story was still good"
Den says, "Verily, 'tis a fine gamme."
eileen says, "And the winner is...."
mamster says (to Jstn), "I LOVE NUDITY."
(From ddyte) Drums roll into teh audience, unjuring hundreds.
neild dies from the suspense.
Sadie rolls a wicked snare.
(From neild) ...and the nudity.
devil revives neild.
zarf bates breath
Bruce wonders where we are in the proceedings
mamster asks (to ddyte), "Unjuring, huh?"
Dilbon resurrects neild.
Jalkio starts stomping his foot. "Savannah, savannah!"
DGlasser revives neild.
eileen exclaims, "The Tempest ... Graham Nelson!!!!"
DGlasser exclaims (to devil), "Timing!"
ddyte says (to mamster), "NZ accent."
neild exclaims, "Whoa!"
lpsmith Whoops!
markm cheers wildly.
Den exclaims, "Huzzah!"
Ellison asks, "what award was this?"
ddyte exclaims, "Woohoo Graham!"
Sargent applauds madly.
DGlasser cheers!
Atomic dies of suspense
liza says, "Wow."
Bruce claps.
Spatch exclaims, "AWRIGHT! Acceptance speech in iambic pentameter!"
devil asks, "Is he here?"
Sargent says, "Someone needs to do their parody of Graham now."
Grocible exclaims, "Graham wins again!"
zarf cpas
lpsmith boogies.
DGlasser exclaims, "Go Ariel!"
Jemima Applauds!!!
TikiBoy applauds loudly!!
Stu042 applauds
Adam says, "Man, Angela M. Horns was robbed."
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
devil says, "I prefer Caliban myself."
Ellison applesauces
Mus asks, "Wait a minute, this is just the rehersal, right?"
Gunther applauds madly (he voted this)
eileen asks, "Is Graham here to accept his award?"
(From mamster) Graham says, "I have prepared a three-hour acceptance speech in the style of Stephen Douglas.
NamelessAdventurer asks, "Anyone here to take this trophy off my hands?"
markm looks around.
Baub materializes.
Adam exclaims, "Er, I'm Graham!"
Ellison laughs
Spatch asks, "doesn't the Earl of Oxford get to accept the award?"
markm slaps Adam.
Sargent says, "_I_ am Graham."
Taj cheers
neild exclaims, "No, I'm Graham. And so's my wife!"
ddyte exclaims, "I'm Graham and so is my ex-wife!"
lpsmith exclaims, "I'm Graham, and so is my wife!"
Den grins
mamster says, "I am Tiger Woods, dammit."
DGlasser exclaims, "Me too!"
neild exclaims, "Mega-timing!"
Bruce exclaims, "Timing!"
lpsmith exclaims, "Eeeagh! Timing!"
Spatch asks, "Which of you is the author they call Grahamacus?"
DGlasser quoted everything first.
Jalkio exclaims, "Graham is my ex-wife!"
liza says, "NEXT."
(From zarf) Spartacus says, "I'm Graham."
You ask, "Which award was that?"
eileen exclaims, ""OK, no worry. We will make sure Grapham gets his award, and the XYZZYnews T-shirt that will be sent to all winners/!!"
DGlasser says, "Always look on the bright side of life."
TikiBoy munches some Graham crackers.
NamelessAdventurer sadly packs the humongous trophy away for shipment to Grahamland.
Ellison says (to Spatch), "keep up with that and we'll all be crucified before the awardsare done.."
Grocible senses a little impatience
[edharel] edharel has connected to ifMUD.
Mus says (to eileen), "He's translating ancient Roman recipes into Engligh and French, and preparing vegetarian versions of each dish as well, to be compiled into a leather-bound codex and installed in the Oxford University library."
ddyte says, "Oooh, t-shirt. Now I'm nervous."
edharel has arrived.
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
Bruce applauds wildly.
(From Sargent) Shakespeare says, "I'll take that trophy, thank you."
zarf shrieks "T-shirt?!"
Ivan exclaims, "Gramaclese cares not for beans!"
Stu042 has disconnected.
Stu042 goes home.
[Stu042] Stu042 vanishes in a puff of smoke.
[Stu042] Stu042 appears in a puff of smoke.
Stu042 has arrived.
DGlasser exclaims, "There's a prize? Wow!"
devil asks, "Hey! Why weren't there t-shirts last year?!?"
mamster says (to zarf), "Yep. You were robbed."
Bruce robs Zarf.
neild zarfs Rob.
ddyte says, "Shakespeare's use of his medium sucked. Only Graham made The Tempest live."
Ellison zarfs Rob
lpsmith robs Zarfus to pay Graham.
neild laughs.
Adam exclaims (to ddyte), "Ha!"
eileen asks, ""Zarf, I'll send you a belated T-shirt, okay?"
edharel says, "Hello, all"
zarf mutters, If I'da known there were shirts I woudla voted for myself.
Bruce exclaims, "Timing!"
(From mamster) Stephen Keaton says (to neild), "Is it Bob or Rob?"
lpsmith chuckles.
eileen says, "Now let me introduce our netxt presenter..."
Grocible asks, "is zarf low on shirts?"
devil asks (to eileen), "Just Zarf?"
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
mamster says, "Okay, I can't even type fast enough to make jokes here."
NamelessAdventurer asks, "Now?"
devil weeps.
SadieHawkins strikes up a stunning rendition of, "You Made My Dog Not Love Me Anymore."
Bruce cries!
Ellison makes a witty joke that impells all to laugh
lpsmith sets up a collection for the "Keep Zarf Clothed" Fund.
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
markm cheers! Oh, wait...
TikiBoy says (to mamster), "You know, it's an honor to just be able to type..."
Mus seems different, somehow. Why the bitter, grimacing expression? God, when did he bathe last? And what's that lump under his coat?
Ellison says, "make that compells"
Jstn asks, "who won the first award?"
Adam says (to mamster), "Load Film Now."
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
NamelessAdventurer asks, "Now?"
Sargent sets up a collection for the "Make Zarf Unclothed" fund.
eileen says, "Here to present"
DGlasser says (to jstn), "Shakespeare."
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
DGlasser says (to sarge), "Woah..."
eileen says, "...the award for Best Individual PC..."
Mus says (to Nameless), "Stop wandering all over the place, you disgusting transient bastard."
Guest has disconnected.
Guest goes home.
[Guest] Guest is trying to escape! Release the hounds!
Grocible asks, "wasn't it mamster cheering nudity just now?"
neild says, "ZARF, UNDRESS."
Dilbon shakes his spear.
Spatch says, "MAKE.NEKKID.FAST"
markm closes his eyes.
mamster says (to Grocible), "That is correct. But not random acts of nudity."
A jumbo jet zooms noisily by overhead, temporarily drowning out the proceedings. damned airport hotel ballrooms!
Den stares in horror as time slows to a standstill - on his server, anyway. :-(
eileen exclaims, "...is the Adventurer! Take it away!"
Stu042 has disconnected.
[Stu042] Stu042 vanishes in a puff of smoke.
Stu042 has connected.
[Stu042] Stu042 appears in a puff of smoke.
Baub leaves the auditorium to the west.
Atomic says, "Back in a mo - just need to change computers :)"
Atomic has disconnected.
Atomic goes home.
[Atomic] Atomic has disconnected from ifMUD.
Gunther donates sums of money to lpsmith's fund
[Guest] Someone's a-comin'! Git th' shotgun!
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
Grocible says, "pffft! anarchist nudity is nudity at its best"
NamelessAdventurer asks, "Oh, is it me?"
Spatch exclaims, "yaaaaay!"
zarf claps
lpsmith skims off the top.
Guest has arrived.
Bruce screams.
NamelessAdventurer steps to the podium.
Ellison cheers
Sargent says, "Let's hear it for the boy! er, Girl! um..."
NamelessAdventurer clears his/her throat.
mamster says (to Grocible), "Actually, random acts of nudity are fine, depending on who is doing the displaying."
DGlasser says (to sargent), "Black."
Bruce opens a bottle of champagne and sprays it about wildly.
mamster says (to Grocible), "Actually, they're fine in general."
devil shoots flame at everyone in glee.
Mus says (to NamelessAdventurer), "Shut up with the false humility and just us who won, jerk."
Grocible says, "mamster: come visit Wreck Beach sometime in the summer"
Grocible listens to the Nameless Adventurer
mamster wrecks beach.
[leonlin] leonlin has connected to ifMUD.
Spatch echo beaches.
mamster exclaims, "Woo!"
(From Ellison) beach cries!
markm listens with abated breath.
Den freezes, flickers badly, comes to life briefly then freezes again.
leonlin has arrived.
mamster exclaims, "Leon Lin, author of Frenetic Five!"
Bruce puts the baby in the blender.
(From Ender) On echo beach, waves make the only sound...
Mus says (to eileen), "HEY BABY< WHATS YOUR EMAIL ADDERS S LETS TALK SOMETIME."
DGlasser exclaims (to leonlin), "Hi!!!"
lpsmith says, "Leon"
lpsmith exclaims, "Leon!"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Hi! I'm the Nameless Adventurer! You know me from such games as the Zork Trilogy and the Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die! series!"
devil heats Den up a bit so he won't freeze any more.
zarf slaps mus
Sargent asks (to Spatch), "There's a series?"
NamelessAdventurer gives backstage pass to leonlin.
Mus tries to sneak backstage, but is stopped by a burly security troll.
DGlasser says (to sarge), "Unfortunately."
Stu042 has disconnected.
Stu042 goes home.
[Stu042] Stu042 vanishes in a puff of smoke.
[Stu042] Stu042 appears in a puff of smoke.
(From Ellison) >PICK UP NAMELESS ADVENTURER
Mus tries to sneak backstage, but is stopped by a burly security troll.
ddyte says, "I always thought that adventurer's name was David Dyte. Damn."
Stu042 has arrived.
(From lpsmith) ****You have died****
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Today I get to introduce one of the new categories, instituted by popular acclaim: Best Individual PC!"
(From Ellison) **** You haveD!!!
Ellison exclaims, "DAMN!"
lpsmith laughs.
Gunther picks up the phone booth
zarf claps
Mus says (to Nameless), "Dude, I have to be in class in 45 minutes."
Bruce dies.
Jstn tries to sneak backstage, but is stopped by a burly security troll.
zarf attempts to shackle Stu042 to his chair, too
NamelessAdventurer says, "This is my only moment of glory. Other than lugging around this stupid trophies..."
Ender exclaims, "The Phone Booth for Best Individual PC!"
Ender ignores NamelessAdventurer's moment of glory.
Jemima tries to sneak backstage, but is stopped by a burly security troll.
(From DGlasser) Gunther dies.
At this point, my connection died. I guess in response to Gunther's untimly passing.:-)
In any case, I got a copy of the transcript from Spatch, and am able to fill in the bits I missed.
markm has disconnected.
markm shivers slightly, turns translucent and, without warning, evaporates into the aether.
Dilbon says, "The most PC award."
Ellison sighs, wistfully, and remembers his childhood dream to lug around trophies...
NamelessAdventurer says, "Really, after last year, I'm a bit upset that they didn't let me MC the whole thing this year..."
lpsmith says (to NamelessAdventurer), "Well, you won Zork III,..."
Jstn likes the teddy bear from Bear's night out
Adam exclaims, "Best Individual Mac: Macaulay Culkin!"
Sargent exclaims, "Get on with it!"
Den has disconnected.
Den opens a doorway in midair, steps through and vanishes!
[Den] Den had to return to the real world. Byee!
DGlasser exclaims (to nameless), "Get on with it!"
Jalkio says, "Votes himself for the best individual PC."
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Hey! I'm talking here! Listen to me!"
Spatch surrepititiously wanders around the aisles selling rotted fruits and vegetables.
Mus says (to Nameless), "You're in the minority, my friend."
(From ?) Hordes of people on a hill yell, "Get on with it!"
DGlasser buys fruit.
NamelessAdventurer wobbles on the podium in a drug-induced haze.
Jemima listens to that Nameless guy.
edharel asks, "What's going on now?"
DGlasser joins the horde.
ddyte exclaims (to Spatch), "Tomato here!"
There's some confusion as no one can tell apart the Daddy Mac or the Mac Daddy...
Dilbon me wants to buy an albatross.
devil tries to sneak backstage, but is stopped by a burly security troll.
Spatch exclaims (to ddyte), "that's no tomato, that's my sister!"
Adam exclaims, "Warm it up, Chris!"
NamelessAdventurer says, "So where was I? Oh, right. The nominees..."
Mus asks (to Spatch), "How much for extra mold on my banana?"
DGlasser tries to sneak backstage, but is stopped by a burly security troll.
Ellison exclaims, "I'm about to!"
Mus exclaims (to Adam), "I'm about to!"
Ellison exclaims, "haah!"
[Atomic] Atomic has connected to ifMUD.
Atomic has arrived.
Mus laughs.
Sargent tries to sneak backstage, but is stopped by a burly security troll.
Jstn tries to sneak backstage, but is stopped by a burly security troll.
NamelessAdventurer says, "1. The Bear, from A Bear's Night Out (David Dyte)"
liza goes backstage.
Ivan exclaims (to Spatch), "Oh fruit boy! I'll take a cabbage while you're at it!"
Atomic asks, "Did I miss much?"
zarf claps!
Jstn cheers for the bear
Ghogg cheers.
ddyte exclaims, "Woohoo! Yeah! Awright!"
Mus laughs maniacally. Heh, hehh hehhe heh heh, he he hheh... they won't be laughing at me any longer... no, not long now...
Adam exclaims, "Snuggle must die!"
DGlasser exclaims, "YEAAAH DAVE AND BEAR!!!!"
[IF] IF has connected to ifMUD.
Ender gives the bear a hug.
NamelessAdventurer says, "2. David, from Babel (Ian Finley)"
Sargent chants, "bear...Bear...BEAR!"
Ellison cheers for the bear
lpsmith sneaks past the burly security troll, but comes back 'cause there's nothing exciting back there.
mamster says (to Adam), "Blue is pretty."
IF has arrived.
devil cheers and whoops for the bear!
liza has arrived.
zarf cpls
DGlasser exclaims, "YEAH IAN!!!!!!!"
Bruce exclaims, "BEAR! BEAR! BEAR!"
(From ?) even if the bear doesn't molest that dumb guy in the bed...
Atomic go Ian!
Spatch exclaims, "And then the bear comes back for more fighting!"
NamelessAdventurer says, "3. Tracy Valencia, from I-0 (Adam Cadre)"
Mus says (to Nameless), "Wait, could you start over? I wasn't paying attention."
edharel asks, "We're up to npcs?"
DGlasser says (to nameless), "You just gave away the whole plot."
Gunther applauds
(From ?) Tracy Valencia cries! Naked!
Taj exclaims, "Tracy! Tracy!"
Josh cheers!
liza exclaims, "WOO!"
IF rushes in, tying his bow tie and slipping on his tailcoat
Sargent says, "Tracy does IF."
edharel says, "I-0! (The only one I've played :))"
NamelessAdventurer says, "4. Improv, from Frenetic Five (Neil deMause)"
Ender exclaims, "Hey! We used up the nudity jokes already!"
lpsmith cheers!
neild exclaims, "Yay me!"
zarf hugs Tracy.
ddyte exclaims, "Nude Improv!"
Atomic wishes Tracy was here (and topfree) :)
Bruce licks Tracy.
DGlasser exclaims (to neild), "YEAH!!! NEIL!!!"
Mus mounts Tracy.
edharel exclaims, "Oh, err, and FrenFive too!"
TikiBoy has disconnected.
TikiBoy goes home.
[TikiBoy] Resume natural breathing.
zarf clapsplsc
NamelessAdventurer says, "5. Mattie, from the Lost Spellmaker (Neil James BRown)"
devil exclaims, "Improv rocks!"
Grocible says, "nudity is an endless source of hilarity"
Guest says, ""Yay neil!""
(From ?) Tracy slaps Zarf. "And dinner was no fun either!"
NamelessAdventurer says, "And the winner is..."
mamster says (to ddyte), "Live nude improv would be really funny."
[TikiBoy] Get away! I'm contagious!!
TikiBoy has arrived.
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY NEIL AGAIN!!!!!!"
mamster says (to ddyte), "Actually someone always gets naked during theatre sports."
ddyte says, "Nude mattie would be good too..."
NamelessAdventurer tears open the envelope.
Sargent says, "Shh."
DGlasser strips.
Spatch exclaims, "bare bear!"
NamelessAdventurer looks.
Jalkio exclaims, "Why wasn't the player character from Symetry a nominee!?! Boo!"
Sargent whomps Spatch.
zarf exclaims, "bare dwarf!"
Ellison says, "someday, we may have an award with only Neil nominees..."
NamelessAdventurer cringes.
devil exclaims, "Say it already!"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "The inner is Tracy Valencia, from I-0!"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "The winner, even!"
DGlasser asks, "The inner?"
Sargent asks, "Who's the outer?"
Bruce claps.
ddyte exclaims, "Yay!"
Adam exclaims, "Yay!"
liza exclaims, "YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!"
DGlasser asks, "What's the outer?"
mamster exclaims, "I thought she was an outie!"
zarf claps
edharel says, "I-0!!!! *clap* *clap*"
Taj cheers wildly!
Spatch says, "WOOOOOHOOOOO"
Guest asks, "Um, the inner?"
lpsmith asks, "She's an innie?"
Adam says, "Wow! What can I say? I'm touched. And even though Tracy couldn't be here to accept this award, I'm sure she's touched too. In fact, she's probably being touched this very moment."
DGlasser exclaims (to sarge), "Timing!"
Ivan throws a bucket of cold water on Mus.
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage in shame.
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
Sargent politely applauds Tracy and her muse Adam.
Ellison exclaims, "Yay!"
unicorn congratulates Adam
lpsmith laughs.
Atomic congratulates Adam!
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY!!!! Adam!!!!!!!"
Spatch exclaims (to adam), "you practiced that one for weeks! admit it!"
Guest exclaims, "congrats Adam!"
mamster exclaims, "Woo!"
Adam says, ""What makes this award especially meaningful is that Tracy won it on merit. See, she'd planned to rig the awards by sleeping with everyone on r*if. But she got mixed up and ended up sleeping with everyone on alt.tv.teletubbies instead."
Mus says (to Nameless), "And stay back there, man."
Jalkio claps.
IF says, "Bravi"
DGlasser says (to adam), "You see, this is why I didn't cheer earlier."
leonlin applaud
Bruce shakes Adam's hand.
mamster cracks up.
ddyte congratulates Adam and heads off to sulk somewhere.
zarf cheers for sex in IF.
Dilbon exclaims, "Sex!"
Ellison exclaims, "woohoo!"
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
IF says, "Thank you zarf ;)"
[Den] Den has returned to the ifMUD.
Jstn cheers for the bear, winner of People
Spatch says (to zarf), "wait'll adam enhances I-0 for Blorb."
NamelessAdventurer asks, "Adam, would you like to say a few words?"
Jstn's choice awards
mamster asks (to Mus), "DO YOU HAVE CUSEEME?"
lpsmith and a bunch of others hoist Adam to their shoulders, chanting.
liza says (to Adventurer), "He already did."
IF asks, "Could someone tell me what I've missed so far?"
Mus says (to Nameless), "Pay attention, you mental invalid"
NamelessAdventurer realizes Adam's already saying words, and slumps in disgrace.
DGlasser says (to if), "Use of mediun, tempest"
Sargent says (to IF), "Take the last screenful of text you've seen and multiply it by, oh, 30."
NamelessAdventurer gives Best Individual PC trophy to Adam.
Mus laughs uproariourly at Nameless.
Den materializes.
DGlasser says (to if), "PC, I-0"
NamelessAdventurer says, "Here."
SadieHawkins jams out to "Free Bird" in celebration.
mamster says (to IF), "Best use of nudity, Titanic."
DGlasser says (to if), "And sex."
Dilbon exclaims, "Sex!"
Ellison mistakes the Nameless Adventurer for the head from 'Losing'... and after growing tired of making fun of it, kicks it in the head
IF says, "Well, of course"
mamster asks, "What is this 'sex' I keep hearing about?"
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
Den says, "Phew!""
Atomic applauds (again)...
Mus says, "In ceremonies held earlier today at the County Municipal Stadium Convention Center, the following awards were announced:"
(From ?) You don't see any 'sex' here.
mamster exclaims (to Mus), "Ha!"
Jalkio mutters: "At least there was nothing commercially sexual about the PC in Symetry."
Sargent says, "I want to hear about the accounting firm responsible for handling voting."
Adam says, "I-- I believe that art is about giving, so I want to ask Mr. Jack Lemmon to come up on stage and take this award."
mamster falls over.
DGlasser exclaims (to jalkio), "Hey! I liked symmetry!"
Mus says, "Best editing: that pretentious dude from the internview in XYZZYNews."
devil goes backstage.
DGlasser asks (to mus), "Who?"
mamster asks (to Adam), "Who do you think you AHHHH? Ving RHAAAAAMES?"
edharel asks, "I don't 'know the word 'sex'. What would your mother say?"
Adam says (to mamster), "I knew you'd be the only one to get that."
Ivan gives Tracy Valencia to zarf.
IF says, "Well, she wouldn't say that..."
eileen says, "Now let me introduce the ... whoops, hold on..."
Sargent holds on.
Den explodes.
Dilbon says, "People hold on."
Mus says, "Best use of endless, turgid, swampy-morass-like prose: C.E. Forman"
DGlasser holdes Sargent.
edharel asks, "When did this start?"
Bruce holds on to Tracy.
zarf gives Tracy Valencia to Mus.
Sargent says (to DGlasser), "Hold me."
Mus exclaims (to zarf), "Thank you!"
eileen tells jokes, warms up the crowd
Dilbon says, "Hold me tight, just hold, don't say a word just hold me tight..."
Guest exclaims, "Damn! I was hoping for the turgid award!"
Ellison feels warm....
(From ?) Crowd bursts into flames!
lpsmith laughs politely.
ddyte says, "I need warming up, I just missed my best shot at a t-shirt."
Ender laughs uproariously at eileen's jokes.
Ellison exclaims (to ddyte), "hey, it's summer down there!"
Ender laughs uproariously at eileen.
Ellison exclaims, "open a window!"
(From ?) Hold me closer, Tony Danza.
Bruce holds ddyte close and feels his pain.
Stu042 has just caught up reading and claps, loudly and inappropriatly.
ddyte says (to Ellison), "Ah shaddup."
ddyte exclaims (to Bruce), "Keep your hands off that!"
mamster exclaims (to Sargent), "That rocks! I love that!"
Spatch dropped Big Green Monster Scoreboard.
Sargent bows to mamster.
Mus exclaims, "Best use of prepositions: DGWare!"
Den has disconnected.
Den opens a doorway in midair, steps through and vanishes!
[Den] Den had to return to the real world. Byee!
Spatch notes a Scoreboard is here now to keep track of the awards.
leonlin has disconnected.
[leonlin] leonlin has disconnected from ifMUD.
leonlin has connected.
[leonlin] leonlin has connected to ifMUD.
Bruce asks (to ddyte), "Howls of derisive laughter. Are you a poofter?"
Ivan whacks the living heck out of Mus.
Here's where I re-connected.
Auditorium
Newly dug, this immense auditorium is almost pristine. Hundreds of rows of plush velvet seats surround the main stage in a graceful 'U'. Wide aisles allow easy passage, and converge into a shallow orchestra pit. There is a brightly-lit doorway to the west, over which hangs the helpful sign, "Exit."
On the stage you can see a podium.
You can see:
podium, PerrySimm, HairBrain, neild, eileen, DGlasser, Jstn, Time Bomb, Jalkio, Torbjorn, zarf, Ghogg, Sargent, ddyte, unicorn, Taj, Adam, mamster, jaysmith, Grocible, lpsmith, Spatch, JasonMel, Ivan, AE, Ender, Dilbon, Mus, RedoFromStart, Gunther, Bloodthorn, Jemima, Ellison, Bruce, edharel, Guest, leonlin, Stu042, Atomic, IF, liza, TikiBoy, Big Green Monster Scoreboard
Visible Exits:
west
devil has arrived.
Ellison plots to make fake XYZZY awards t-shirts and sell them to shafted nominees for outrageous prices...
ddyte asks (to Bruce), "Mind if you call me Bruce to keep it clear?"
eileen says, "Now let me introduce the presenter of the next award..."
Guest is really Paul O'Brian (who forgot his password.)
[Ganvira] There is a great disturbance in the Force as Ganvira appears
Guest blushes
IF shakes Ivan's hand
You pick an unoccupied and comfortable seat, and sit in it.
Sargent exclaims (to Ellison), "Hey! This t-shirt says "yzzyX" on it!"
Sargent exclaims (to Ellison), "That's not right!"
zarf concentrates, and disappears.
eileen exclaims, "Here to present the award for Best Individual NPC is last year's winner: the devil from Small World!"
Ender laughs at Paul O'Brien. Ender would never be stupid enough to forget his password.
Spatch says (to sargent), "That's ok, sir it'll ride up with wear. No, wait. Sorry."
mamster asks, "Hey, is Kim Basinger going to be presenting?"
zarf has arrived.
Ellison exclaims (to Sargent), "you read the warrantty, right? that's right, buddy, there wasn't one!"
devil says, "Thank, you all. No, don't boo, really."
Sargent says (to Ellison), "Oh, man, oh, man, I was such a fool."
Mus leaps up to the podium. "Hey, a funny thing happened on the way to the mud. Heh, no, seriously, you're great. But take my wife. PLEASE TAKE MY WIFEGERGHREH
edharel dropped XYZZY t-shirt.
markm pouts. "I got bumped off." :-(
leonlin goes backstage.
Ender asks (to mamster), "Is Kim Basinger goig to be nude?"
Sargent says (to Ellison), "AND this thing needs batteries. Geez."
neild wrestles Mus to the ground.
Ivan gives panties to zarf.
mamster says (to Ender), "No, probably just drunk off her ass."
devil pushes Sargent off the podium
zarf dropped panties.
Grocible asks, "mus is going for the Boor of the Year award?"
Jstn tries to sneak backstage, but is stopped by a burly security troll.
Ivan greets IF warmly.
edharel got XYZZY t-shirt.
devil says, "The nomines for best individual NPC are..."
mamster says (to Jstn), "Nice try, bucko."
Mus asks (to mamster), "Man, why can't I go backstage?"
Guest liza I forgot that too. I'm afraid it's been a while since I've been on IFMud. Paul blushes again.
neild exclaims, "De-VIL! De-VIL!"
Ivan got panties.
neild says (to Mus), "Cuz you suck."
edharel asks, "Alright, who wanted an Xyzzy shirt?"
Mus worships THE BEAST.
devil says, "...Taco Junta girl in Interstate Zero (Adam Cadre)..."
Ivan gives panties to Mus.
Guest exclaims, "D'oh!"
Adam says, "Sheila the Taco Junta girl says thanks for the nomination, and she'll meet you all here at six o'clock to thank you all personally."
Dilbon asks, "Cruella DeVil?"
(From Ellison) devil says, "2. The big tree in Sum Game Zero."
mamster exclaims, "Taco!"
Sargent says, "applauds."
lpsmith cheers.
edharel exclaims, "Taco Junta!"
Spatch exclaims, "It'll be a sapphic shocker should she win!"
devil says, "...Pick Up the Phone Booth and Die (R. Noyes)..."
Grocible asks, "Sheila eh?"
Sargent says, "applauds."
Guest has disconnected.
Guest goes home.
[Guest] Guest is trying to escape! Release the hounds!
Mus hurls the panties at the podium.
Mus dropped panties.
Bruce shocks a Sapphic.
devil says, "Sorry, that last one I think was wrong."
DGlasser applauds.
[Paul] Paul has connected to ifMUD.
lpsmith chuckles.
Ender is disappointed.
Paul has arrived.
Ender chants, "Phone booth! Phone booth!"
devil says, "I'm pasting these in here from another text program, gimme a sec..."
Ellison exclaims, "who's going to tell the phone booth? he'll be crushed!"
neild laughs at the devil.
Spatch groans!
Paul bows to Liza in gratitude
devil says, "...Bob in She's Got a Thing for a Spring (Brent vanFossen)..."
ct has arrived.
IF cuts tension with knife
edharel says, "groan""
lpsmith cheers again.
Atomic rolls on the floor laughing...
ddyte says, "Once again the devil gets his ass whipped, just like in Georgia."
Sargent says, "applauds."
devil says, "...The devil in Sins Against Mimesis (Adam Thornton)..."
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY!!!"
IF applauds wildly for Brent
(From Ender) > HIT BOB WITH FIST
Adam says, "3. Bob the Microsoft OS..."
Taj repairs tension with glue.
mamster says (to ddyte), "I hear Jesus just left Chicago."
Bruce cheers wildly for his own game.
devil says, "...The Stranger in The Edifice (Lucian Smith)..."
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY Other DEVIL!!!!"
devil says, "...The cow in The Lost Spellmaker (Neil James Brown)..."
Sargent says, "applauds."
Taj exclaims, "Yay!"
Bruce exclaims, "De-VIL! De-VIL!"
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY STRANGER!!!!"
ddyte says, "Moooooo"
neild says, "Mmm... cow."
lpsmith attempts to look modest, and fails.
Spatch exclaims, "COWS ALWAYS WIN!"
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY NEIL's COW!!!!"
Dilbon says, "Don't have a cow, man."
edharel asks, "moo?"
Taj exclaims, "Go Stranger! Go Friend!"
Ender says, "This is nothing out of the ordinary. Cows turn themselves inside out all the time."
TikiBoy says, "Jesus kicks Satan's ass."
devil takes the envelope.
DGlasser exclaims, "GO EVERYONE!"
DGlasser asks (to tiki), "South Park?"
devil tears it open.
mamster exclaims, "Go Fighting Marmosets!"
Ellison feels compelled to cheer for the cow...
TikiBoy exclaims (to dglasser), "of course!"
neild exclaims, "Let's go, devil!"
devil loses the envelope in all the confusion.
Mus nominates the piece of rubbery meat from The Edifice for Best Item of Food or Drink.
Spatch says, "Rise, and shout, the Ameobas are out..."
Ender butchers and eats the cow.
devil picks it up again.
Ellison eats the envolope!
(From mamster) Armed thugs from Price Waterhouse commit mass slaughter.
Spatch thinks the spear and stump should get a co-nomination
lpsmith gives devil the envolope. Really!
devil says, "And the winner is..."
Spatch says, "What a team."
(From Ender) For good measure, Ender butchers and eats Tracy Valentia.
liza exclaims, "YOUR MOM!"
devil says, "She's Got a Thing --> Bob"
markm cheers wildly.
zarf claps
Sargent says, "applauds."
lpsmith cheers!
Spatch exclaims, "YAY BOB!"
neild applauds!
Ghogg exclaims, "Whee!"
ddyte exclaims, "Woohoo! Yay Bob!"
devil exclaims, "Congratulations!"
Paul exclaims, "Yay Bob!"
IF says, "emotes continues to cheer wildly"
Adam exclaims, "Eww! She's got a THING!"
Bruce cheers, then breaks into explosive sobs.
ct applauds for bob!!
liza asks, "But what about Bob?"
Stu042 exclaims, "go bob!"
edharel says, "*clap* *clap*"
TikiBoy claps lougly!
Jemima applauds loudly, even though she hasn't played that game yet.
mamster exclaims (to Adam), "Some kind of SQUID THING!"
Ender asks, "Who's Bob?"
Bruce exclaims, "Fuck Bob!"
Mus says, "Hey, my brother's name is Bob. Is that supposed to be some sorta joke? The hell with you SOBs."
markm smacks liza.
Spatch exclaims, "She's got a thing for a squid!"
devil levitates from the podium.
Dilbon says, "Bob killed Laura Palmer."
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
Jalkio exclaims, "Yay Bob! A man to my liking!"
Ellison exclaims, "Now you can afford a real house that's not out there in nowheere!"
Atomic cheers wildly!
DGlasser has disconnected.
[DGlasser] You don't see any "DGlasser" here.
DGlasser has connected.
[DGlasser] DGlasser is.
ddyte feels Bruce's pain in return. Ooh, squishy.
markm's head bobs.
Spatch says (to dilbon), "no, that was BoB. or bOb."
DGlasser was disconnected. Again.
Bruce says, "Hey, where *did* the 'What about bob?' 'Fuck bob!' come from?""
Ender sings, "Jesus brother Bob, Jesus brother Bob, a nobody relative of the Son of God."
TikiBoy says, "Microsoft Bob."
NamelessAdventurer asks, "Is Brent here anywhere?"
DGlasser asks, "So, who won?"
devil goes and sulks that he didn't win 2 years in a row. Then he cheers up again and congratulates Brent vanFossen.
Jalkio says (to dglasser), "Bob."
Mus says, "HEY LIZA I WANA BE A WIZARD HOW MANY PKILLS DO I HAVE TO DO TO BE A WIZARD BECAUSE I WANT T BE ONE>"
DGlasser asks, "Wasn't the devil bob too?"
NamelessAdventurer asks, "IS BRENT HERE?"
neild toads Mus.
mamster says (to Mus), "We use 'frags' here."
IF says, "I don't think he is."
NamelessAdventurer sighs.
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
Adam says, "Brent's busy gettin' it on, no doubt."
liza says (to Mus), "You have to kiss my ass, first."
DGlasser asks, "The cool nature photo guy, right?"
Paul looks over his shoulder to make sure his boss isn't watching.
Mus says, "HEY BABY I WILL DO THAT"
Gunther congratulates
Atomic asks, "Maybe someone can pick up the award on his behalf?"
lpsmith says (to DG), "Yup."
eileen says, "Congratulations, Brent! If you're not hear -- ps, here -- we'll send you your trophy and t-shirt"
Sargent has disconnected.
Sargent goes home.
[Sargent] Sargent puddles, then oozes quietly away.
zarf disappears.
(From mamster) Brent's wife comes forward to accept the award.
devil says, "There's a trophy, too?!? Damn, I've got to write more games."
Paul says, "He's out taking pictures somewhere in Florida. No, really."
Ganvira hollers, "Uh, I think someone killed the lounge area."
Ellison asks, "do I smell incense?"
eileen says, "Well, just a virtual trophy. The t-shirt will be real."
ddyte says, "T-shirt *and* trophy? Geez now I'm really cut up."
liza leaves the auditorium to the west.
Bruce bleeds.
Dilbon says, "I have never seen a real T-shirt."
liza has arrived.
Mus whispers, "Want some pot? I just need enough cash for a burger, man."
lpsmith says, "Hey, some wizzard teleport inky in here."
eileen exclaims, "Not a real trohphy! Sorry to get anyone's hopes up!"
Jalkio got Time Bomb.
Bruce smells incense.
Jalkio dropped Time Bomb.
Grocible says, "I have a bowling trophy that some dork gave me as an office Christmas party present that I could donate to the next awards"
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
Bruce buys some pot.
ddyte plays with Matt and Terry in the corner.
edharel gives band aid to Bruce.
inky materializes.
NamelessAdventurer goes up to the podum again.
west_pillar has arrived.
DGlasser says, "The scoreboard is screwed up."
Bruce lights up a big old spliff.
west_pillar says, "Hiya folks."
JasonMel says, "ch"
NamelessAdventurer says, "Where are we? Best individual puzzle? Oh, yeah."
mamster says (to Grocible), "I have a Boys Club soccer trophy. So nyaa."
devil goes backstage.
Mus says (to Nameless), "You know, in some third world countries, going up to the podium is a sign of clam-based hostility. So I'd watch it before you get your nameless ass kicked."
Ganvira materializes.
west_pillar asks, "Am I on? What?"
Mus says, "clan-based, I mean"
NamelessAdventurer says, "Here to introduce the award for Best Individual Puzzle is a puzzle you all know and love..."
JasonMel wonders about the comp97 trophies.
liza asks (to Ganvira), "Is that better?"
DGlasser eats a clam.
west_pillar rocks back and forth.
Mus says, "No, I mean flan based."
Bruce says, "Ix-nay on the Clam -Based Hostility! The Scientologists will come and kill us all!""
devil has arrived.
edharel says, "I'll close my ears/eyes. Don't want to see any spoilers..."
NamelessAdventurer exclaims (to west_pillar), "Not yet!"
Jalkio exclaims, "I vote all of Symetry for best individual puzzle!"
Atomic throws a custard flan at Mus
IF has disconnected.
[IF] IF has disconnected from ifMUD.
IF has connected.
[IF] IF has connected to ifMUD.
Adam exclaims, "They'll R2-45 our asses!"
IF leaves the auditorium to the west.
Bruce stabs right!
Dilbon says, "Where is the Worst Individual Puzzle Award? I really should get it for the statue puzzle in Leaves"
NamelessAdventurer exclaims, "Here it is! The west pillar from So Far!"
mamster says (to Adam), "Amnesia ray."
IF has arrived.
NamelessAdventurer collapses in a heap.
Mus says (to zarf), "Um."
Ellison says (to all), "alright, stop the ceremonies! I'm going to go check my mail..."
west_pillar exclaims, "Hiya!"
Stu042 exclaims, "yay pillar!"
west_pillar looks only slightly confused.
neild exclaims, "HI, PILLAR!!!!"
Ganvira says, "Oh, OK."
liza yells from the back, "Hi west pillar!"
Mus says, "YEAH
mamster asks, "Pilar?"
liza says, "Mmm... rice pilar."
mamster asks, "?Pilar, es tu?"
Bruce tips Mus.
neild picks up the pillar, and dies.
edharel says, "I'll go check r.[a|g].if"
west_pillar exclaims, "It's great to see so many people here today!"
Atomic says, "zarf "How does it feel to meet your creation?""
Mus says (to mamster), "There was a girl in my high school class named Pilar. She ended up becoming an evangelical Christian."
NamelessAdventurer gives Best Individual Puzzle nominees to west_pillar.
Gunther tries to assassinate Nameless, shouting "I AM THE CATCHER IN THE RYE!"
west_pillar says, "And... um..."
mamster says (to Mus), "That is quite the inspirational story."
Ellison asks (to pillar), "you're not going to preach the faith on us, are you?"
Grocible asks, "so what's the next award?"
Bruce exclaims, "I want some snackycakes!"
west_pillar fumbles for the list of nominees
Jalkio eats a banana in honor of Rybread.
Mus says (to mamster), "Yeah, I know. I have always wanted to tell you that."
neild wonders where the hors d-oeuvres went.
west_pillar says, "I forgot my big list of catchy intro lines."
mamster says (to Ellison), "I'm gonna preach the faith all over your mom."
devil asks (to west_pillar), "Do pillars have hands?"
Bruce asks, "Where the hell are the Cheezy Poofs?"
Adam notes that the pillar isn't wearing the customary lapel ribbon! Shame! Shame!
Mus offers neild human fingers, wrapped in roasted skin.
TikiBoy exclaims, "Yeah, I want some cheezy poofs!!"
[neilb] neilb has connected to ifMUD.
Ender exclaims (to Bruce), "Yeah, I want Cheezy Poofs!"
Dilbon poofs.
Ellison says (to mamster), "haha"
mamster says (to Tiki), "That does sound pretty gooood."
west_pillar asks, "Hey, why is an Egyptian mummy like a gospel singer?"
devil says (to Ender), "Poof! You're Cheezy."
Spatch says (to adam), "i gotcher Cause-Of-The-Moment ribbons HANGING LOW, PAL."
edharel says, "Boy, it's crowded"
liza shouts from the back. "WHY?"
Bruce asks, "How about some chocolate chicken pot pie?"
DGlasser suddenly remembers the pillar.
Ellison asks, "hey, where are the awards?"
lpsmith pushes the west_pillar.
neild exclaims (to west_pillar), "They both slept with Bill Clinton!"
[abrams] abrams has connected to ifMUD.
liza giggles.
west_pillar exclaims, "Because they're both bound for the promised land!"
DGlasser exclaims, "su-weet!"
TikiBoy exclaims, "No, kitty, it's my chicken pot pie!!"
mamster says, "Eeagh! Elliott Abrams! "
Spatch says, "I thought it was cause they both hang out in Memphis."
west_pillar rocks back and forth.
liza sets the pillar on fire.
Ender exclaims (to TikiBoy), "MOM!!!! Kitty's being a dildo!"
Bruce exclaims, "Bad Kitty! MY POT PIE!"
neilb has arrived.
Ganvira exclaims, "Oy!!"
NamelessAdventurer says (to west), "Cut to the chase, I think..."
Spatch spray-paints "STINKY POOP ASS" on the pillar.
Bruce exclaims, "Well, I know a certain kitty kitty who's sleeping with mommy tonight!"
edharel asks, "The question is: Who is Lewinsky and Hillary?"
Ender asks, "What?"
Mus says, "HEY WEST PILLAR TAKE A FUCKIN VALIUM"
west_pillar looks disappointed.
west_pillar says, "Ok, I'll cut to the chase."
Mus says, "HEY WEST PILLAR I COULD SELL YOU SOME ACTUALLY"
Jemima listens attentively to West Pillar.
Bruce exclaims, "Ultra-vibe pleasure 2000!"
lpsmith cuts the chase.
(From DGlasser) Clinton: I YEN WOMAN LICKS
Jalkio counts 47 visitors at the moment.
west_pillar falls over ON MUS
Ellison listens to the crickets, chirping in the meadow
Dilbon can't count.
neild cheers!
liza throws a slowly-unfurling roll of toilet paper at Mus.
Adam says, "You know, 'west pillar' anagrams to 'rapscallion'."
Mus says, "Man, whoever scripted this ceremony needs a violent kick in the ass."
edharel asks, "Sell some? what, are we getting the ads and flames of newsgroups on here?"
Bruce cries!
mamster laughs.
west_pillar exclaims, "The nominees for Best Individual Puzzxle!"
devil damns Mus.
Grocible exclaims, "hm. very adolescent boy humour today!"
(From Ellison) Mus dies!
Ganvira triesto listen to West but is spam.
liza says (to Grocible), "I have never been an adolescent boy."
Mus says (to neild), "No, No, No."
Bruce exclaims, "You go to hell, Kyle! You go to hell and you die!"
(From Ellison) >YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MUS, NOT KILL IT.
ddyte says, "Gee, I wonder who will win this."
Jalkio asks (to west_pillar), "Didn't Eileen tell us to wait till she gets back?"
neilb asks, "have I missed anything?"
Adam says (to liza), "Except for a bref period in 1989."
Grocible says, "liza: it's to your credit"
west_pillar exclaims, "Setting the digital clock in Heist!"
devil asks (to Bruce), "Would you like me to damn him for you?"
Mus says (to neild), "No, No, No."
mamster says (to neilb), "Three awards, I think."
Mus has disconnected.
Mus goes home.
[Mus] Mus snaps his fingers and a covered litter is brought in. Young women help him aboard, then toss orange blossoms in his wake as swarthy attendants spirit him away.
lpsmith cheers
DGlasser exclaims, "YEAH ADNREW!!!!"
ddyte says (to neilb), "Yeah, Bob won best NPC. Bad luck for the cow :-("
Dilbon says, "I solved that by trial and error"
west_pillar says, "Pick Up the Phone Booth and Die"
Dilbon says, "the first time, I mean"
Bruce exclaims, "Bad luck for the Devil! No sympathy for the Devil!"
liza exclaims, "Yay!"
neilb asks, "who's Bob?"
west_pillar exclaims, "The language puzzle in The Edifice!"
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY SPATCH!!!!!!"
devil says, "Poor me."
Ellison says, "so where are we, then? we're waiting for something"
Jalkio exclaims, "Yay, Andy,!"
Ender chants, "Phone Booth! Phone Booth!"
mamster exclaims (to Bruce), "No rest for the wicket!"
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY LP!!!!!!"
neild exclaims, "Yay unintelligible language!"
lpsmith grins.
liza says, "Whoop, I say. Whoop."
Spatch exclaims, "It's the best individual puzzle nominee because it was the ONLY PUZZLE! RAR!"
west_pillar exclaims, "Defeating the Kunkel in Sins Against Mimesis!"
Ender says, "Yay gfdesbig ziblmeys!""
neilb says, "I was disappointed that the Mad Bomber wasn't nominated for best NPC."
Bruce cheers wildly!
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY BRUCE!!!!!"
Paul asks, "What about the langauge puzzles in Symetry?"
Ivan asks, "I had to go take a call from a jerky client - what'd I miss?"
Adam exclaims (to Paul), "Ha!"
west_pillar says, "Building the sand castle in Sunset Over Savannah!""
(From neild) Kunkel says, "I'm offended by this award!"
Jalkio exclaims (to paul), "Quite!"
Gunther puts Bruce in blender
mamster asks (to Ivan), "Oberto called?"
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY IVAN!!!!!!!"
Bruce eats the Kunkel.
neild asks, "Oberto Orgasmo?"
west_pillar apologizes for forgetting one ! mark
liza asks, "Necessito oberto?"
west_pillar rocks back and forth in excitement
neilb asks, "where have neils a and c got to?"
[Mus] Unseen attendants roll a red carpet into the mud. As a fanfare sounds, someone draped in imperial robes strolls in. It's Mus!
Spatch asks (to liza), "randolph mantooth?"
mamster says (to liza), "Oberto is a beef stick."
neild cheers for no particular reason.
west_pillar opens an envelope
DGlasser says (to neild), "Neil G is here."
liza boos neild.
neild says (to neilb), "Heh."
Ender says, "Oh good. Mus is back. Yay.""
DGlasser sits on the edge of his seat.
west_pillar stares at a tax form and puts it back in the envelope
[Mus] Mus snaps his fingers and a covered litter is brought in. Young women help him aboard, then toss orange blossoms in his wake as swarthy attendants spirit him away.
Atomic has disconnected.
[Atomic] Atomic has disconnected from ifMUD.
Atomic has connected.
[Atomic] Atomic has connected to ifMUD.
neild asks, "And where's Little Cat Z?"
mamster exclaims, "THEY SOLD ME THE WHOLE SEAT, BUT I ONLY NEEDED THE EDGE!"
west_pillar open a different envelope
Ender sits on the edge of his razor blade.
Bruce cheers proactively for lpsmith.
west_pillar says, "The winner is..."
mamster says (to neild), "Out gathering voom, of course."
Spatch has been to the Edge.
(From DGlasser) And back.
devil exclaims, "Oooh!"
SadieHawkins plays a riff from, "Incompetent Pie Boy."
neild votes for The Edge for most annoying Guitarist.
west_pillar says, "Da da da da! The language puzzle"
west_pillar exclaims, "!"
Adam exclaims (to lp), "Give your acceptance speech in Strangerese!"
Spatch exclaims, "COMMA SPLICE!"
mamster exclaims, "Woo!"
neild exclaims, "Woo hoo!"
markm cheers wildly.
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY LP!!!!!!!!!!"
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY!!!!!"
Bruce cheers again.
Spatch exclaims, "YAY EDIFICE!!!"
JasonMel yeehaws.
jaysmith cheers!
lpsmith grins hugely.
ddyte draws a picture of someone cheering for the language puzzle.
liza exclaims, "LPLPLPLPLPLPLPLPLPLPPLPLPP!"
devil cheers!
Paul salutes Lucian
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
IF exclaims, "Congratulations!"
west_pillar falls over with excitement.
You exclaim, "L!P! L!P! L!P!"
Bruce exclaims, "Ix-nay on-ay everroot-Fay!"
(From lpsmith) The gate opens!
NamelessAdventurer gives Best Individual Puzzle trophy to lpsmith.
Ellison exclaims, "wtg!"
Ganvira shouts GoLP!!!!!
DGlasser says, "You know, any game that makes a vegetarian want to kill a Beast is good."
neild exclaims, "Speech! Speech!"
eileen exclaims, "Speech! Speech!"
mamster says (to lpsmith), "I made you this marshmallow sculpture."
lpsmith alsens the trophy.
Spatch holds up a large sign with an L on it. Then he holds up one that says P. Over and over.
Bruce exclaims, "Speech! Speech!"
DGlasser says, "Or not, good, but at least well done."
You exclaim, "speeeeeeeeeeeech!"
lpsmith steps up to the podium.
Bruce says, "My beast was kind of medium-rare."
lpsmith clears his throat.
DGlasser is quiet.
Ellison asks (to Spatch), "wow, you were just prepared for everybody, huh?"
RedoFromStart jumps on spot, fruitlessly
(From ddyte) Theif_from_Dungeon takes the trophies from the adventurer's sack.
neilb asks, "talking of speech, what does the emote command do?"
liza is teary-eyed.
mamster says (to neilb), "Watch me."
mamster emotes.
Bruce tears liza's eyes.
Ellison asks, "okay, who blew spice into liza's eyes?"
DGlasser sits back on the center of the seat.
lpsmith exclaims, "Uh, thanks everyone!"
neilb asks, "what ? was that it?"
neild exclaims (to lp), "More speech!"
mamster says (to Ellison), "The spice girls, of course."
liza cheers lpsmith wildly.
lpsmith exclaims, "Oh, and one more thing!"
DGlasser says (to neilb), ":emotes."
Bruce cheers! He loves Lucian!
Spatch exclaims, "The Beef-A-Roni must flow!"
Paul says, "He's just learning our language."
ddyte says, "So much for command of language."
Gunther wonders why Tempest didn't even show up in this section...
Ellison says (to mamster), "hehe"
DGlasser says, "alanasen takramul."
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
lpsmith says, "As thanks for this lovely prize, I've given you all a present."
NamelessAdventurer has arrived.
DGlasser says, "ne rema fe"
devil says, "I haven't finished that puzzle yet."
NamelessAdventurer goes backstage.
lpsmith says, "You'll find it in incoming/if-archive."
Taj exclaims, "Rakasha a ben selme!"
lpsmith grins.
Ellison just noticed that both neilb and neild are here...
liza yells, "Dear lord, Lucian, PUT THAT AWAY!"
neilb says, "this would have been a lot cheaper on a Saturday, you know..."
west_pillar shakes lpsmith's hand, somehow
lpsmith exclaims, "No more infinite loops!"
Paul whines "I want to know NOW!"
Ganvira asks, "infinite loops??"
eileen goes up to the podium
Jstn says, "yea, I think my Latin course just came"
Adam exclaims, "They're been replaced with froot loops!"
neilb says, "people tell me that all the time"
Adam says, "They've"
Jalkio exclaims, "The infinite loop should have been nominated in the best use of medium!"
TikiBoy places Paul on the Golden egg checker thingie, through which he falls.
lpsmith exclaims, "It's nothing spectacular, but I've finally finished Release 2. So if you haven't played it yet, you can play the fumigated version. Thanks!"
ddyte collects his present.
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY LP!!!!!!"
Ellison says, "whee! where are the ooompaloompas"
markm claps.
Grocible feels he should take this moment to thank one of the Bruces for crediting him as being the original poster of the mimesis plant joke.
DGlasser says, "Doompadeedoo."
lpsmith steps down.
west_pillar goes backstage.
Grocible exclaims, "I'm immortalized!"
Spatch is immoralized!
Paul whips out a gobstopper, and starts to chew
zarf has arrived.
TikiBoy is mortified.
mamster is paralyzed by your peril eyes!
liza says something immoral.
liza exclaims (to mamster), "HA!"
neilb tests the coommands. ignore him and his bad spelling.
mamster says (to liza), "You're welcome."
eileen exclaims, "And now, presenting the award for Best NPCs, we have last year's winner... Evan, from Kissing the Buddha's Feet!!"
Spatch says, "There's no way of really knoowing which direction we are gooing"
DGlasser asks (to neild), "What are the files by you in incoming?"
lpsmith cheers!
Ellison cheers
Ganvira is going to log this.
You say (to zarf), "Was that pillar costume stuffy? :-)"
DGlasser cheers for LEON and EVAN!!!!!
neild asks (to DGlasser), "New versions of FrenFive?"
IF asks, "Haven't we had that award?"
Bruce stuffs the pillar costume.
eileen goes backstage.
neild starts clapping rhythmically again.
eileen has arrived.
lpsmith joins neild.
Evan has arrived.
markm claps loudly.
TikiBoy says (to IF), "I think that was for best individual NPC."
neild exclaims, "YAY!!!!"
(From ddyte) Matt, Terry and Holly ignore proceedings.
devil says (to IF), "We've had best singular NPC, not best plural NPCs."
DGlasser exclaims, "Everyone, get Small World Two. Much better than one. It is great!"
DGlasser exclaims, "Everyone, get Small World Two. Much better than one. It is great!"
Jalkio waves a depressing dirty rag that states "Rybread Rules" in barely readable dirt-like ink.
Evan exclaims, "Hello, everyone!"
neild says, "ASK EVAN ABOUT AWARD."
mamster says (to Jalkio), "That rocks."
RedoFromStart is looking for his camera
Ender says (to IF), "No, we had best *individual* NPC. This is Game with the best in general."
neilb says, "says have we have ... sorry, *had* the best PC awar d yet ? (sorry, nad t..bad typing again)"
(From Ellison) leonlin says to Evan, "Icreated you!" to which Evan responds, "No one user created me..."
mamster says (to neilb), "Yes. I think Tracy won."
Evan says, "I'm here to present the award for Best NPCs."
Spatch says (to neilb), "check the scoreboard"
edharel says, "hmm.."
ddyte says (to neilb), "Yeah. I got hosed."
TikiBoy says (to IF), "Did you get all that? ;-)"
Evan says, "NPCs are a very important part of IF."
neilb says, "this client is so naff"
devil exclaims (to Evan), "Hey, Evan!"
lpsmith runs a 'tron' on Evan, which shuts him down.
HairBrain moos
IF exclaims, "Ah. Everyone, I need to get going. Would someone e-mail me with the results? Congratulations in advance to all the great authors!"
neild says (to ddyte), "Your day will come..."
Ellison exclaims, "haha!"
DGlasser waves at IF.
Evan exclaims, "If it weren't for NPCs, we'd all be exhibiting signs of impending mental collapse with no one else to talk with!"
DGlasser exclaims (to if), "You're gonna win, I tell ya!"
Ganvira asks, "What's the file for wcsmall world?"
Evan says, "Anyway..."
liza says (to IF), "They'll be posted."
Atomic exclaims, "Bye, Ian!"
DGlasser says (to ganvira), "SWorld2"
mamster says (to Ganvira), "It starts with 'Small'. You'll find it."
Evan says, "The nominees for Best NPCs are..."
mamster exclaims, "Oops!"
Spatch exclaims, "My mom!"
liza exclaims, "You!"
IF rushes out, dropping rose petals and dove feathers in his wake.
Ganvira asks, "What dir?"
Evan exclaims, "Everybody Loves a Parade, by Cody Sandifer!"
DGlasser says, "oops SmallW"
mamster says, "I lied big-time, apparently."
IF has disconnected.
IF goes home.
[IF] IF has disconnected from ifMUD.
zarf has disconnected.
zarf goes home.
[zarf] zarf has disconnected from ifMUD.
lpsmith cheers!
devil says, "The Small World files are for release 2, which I'll announce in a little bit."
mamster says, "Argh."
neild cheers, but not too loud.
[zarf] zarf has connected to ifMUD.
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY CODY!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!"
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY CODY!!!!!"
devil exclaims, "Parade rocks!"
(From Spatch) Kathie Lee cheers!
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY CODY!!!!"
Evan exclaims, "Interstate Zero, by Adam Cadre!"
neilb asks, "did IF and zarf leave together then?"
zarf has arrived.
liza exclaims, "WOO!"
(From Adam) Jack cheers, then tries to rape everyone.
neild cheers politely again.
mamster exclaims, "Everybody Loves Everybody Loves a Parade!"
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY Adam!"
Evan exclaims, "She's Got a Thing For a Spring, by Bren vanFossen!"
edharel asks, "Am I lagged?"
edharel has disconnected.
edharel goes home.
[edharel] edharel has disconnected from ifMUD.
markm claps!
Spatch exclaims, "Everybody Loves Raymond Who Loves A Parade!"
neild cheers a bit more.
SadieHawkins drops a funky beat.
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY cool nature photo guy!"
Evan says, "Oops, that's Brent vanFossen."
mamster got funky beat
TikiBoy says (to neilb), "I think Zarf is too old for IF. ;-)"
zarf claps belatedly (was lagged)
Ellison exclaims, "Everybody's got a thing for She's Got A Thing!"
Bruce beats funky Mamster. Got!
neilb says, "I wish I could understand what's going on..."
DGlasser says (to evan), "Just do what I do, call him cool nature photo guy."
Evan exclaims, "The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm and Drang by Neil deMause!"
Ender says, "Bran Van Fossen is Drinking in L.A."
ddyte exclaims, "Woohoo heroes and villains!"
Spatch got the funky flow in the rain or in the snow.
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY NEILD!!!!!!!!!"
Spatch exclaims, "YEEEHAW!"
neild exclaims, "YAY, ME!!!!!! WHO-HOO!!!!"
liza exclaims, "NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEILLLLLLL!"
Evan exclaims, "And Zero Sum Game by Cody Sandifer!"
devil claps frenetically for Fren5.
lpsmith cheers madly!
neild says, "Cody. Yeah."
ct exclaims, "FUNKY FIVE! Yay!"
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY CODY AGAIN!!! WOO-HOOO!!!! CODY RULES!!!!! YAY!!!!"
mamster exclaims, "They're all, like, good and stuff!"
markm claps!
DGlasser exclaims, "CODY! CODY! CODY!"
Spatch exclaims, "I can't make up my mind!"
Evan says, "And the winner is..."
liza esplodes.
lpsmith cheers!
ddyte says (to mamster), "Nah, they all suck."
zarf clap more
DGlasser is a die-hard cody fan.
neild implodes.
Bruce makes up spatch's mind.
Evan exclaims, "The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang by Neil deMause!"
Bruce cheers.
neild exclaims, "Gak!"
[edharel] edharel has connected to ifMUD.
Bruce claps.
zarf claps even more
ddyte exclaims, "Woohoo!!!!!!!"
mamster exclaims, "YAY!"
edharel has arrived.
liza says, "YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY"
Adam exclaims, "Yay!"
Evan applauds
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY NEILD!!!! YAY!!!! YAY!!!!"
Grocible exclaims, "woohoo!"
devil exclaims, "WHOOOOOOOO!"
lpsmith's left half explodes, but he's all right.
TikiBoy exclaims, "YAY NEIL!!!!!!!!"
edharel says, "BAh."
mamster says, "I voted fer that."
neild is baffled.
ct cheers wildly!! yay for the famous five!
Grocible exclaims, "rock on neild!"
Paul claps frenetically
Atomic congratulates Neil
markm NEIL! EIL! NEIL! NEIL!
edharel asks, "What did I miss?"
eileen goes backstage.
Jalkio exclaims (to neild), "Congrats!"
Stu042 exclaims, "go neil!"
lpsmith exclaims, "Yaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!"
liza says (to lpsmith), "You are wrong."
devil congratulates Neil.
Ellison cheers! "I so plan on playing that game sometime!"
Evan exclaims, "Congratulations, Neil!"
eileen has arrived.
zarf exclaims, "Heil Neil!"
neild goes up to the podium.
TikiBoy shoots lpsmith's remainging half for that horrible pun.
Adam exclaims, "So Leon Lin wins two years straight!"
eileen gives Best NPCs trophy to neild.
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY NEIL!!!!!!!"
neilb says, "what a great name that chap's got."
Atomic waves at Neil
edharel says, "I plan on playing all the games I haven't played :)"
mamster exclaims, "Yay, Leon!"
liza howls, "DO IT FOR THE JEWS, NEIL!"
You exclaim, "NEIL! NEIL!"
mamster falls over.
DGlasser exclaims, "YAY JEWS!!!!!"
Ivan exclaims, "Whooo!"
DGlasser says, "neil"
Adam exclaims, "DO IT WITH THE JEWS, NEIL!"
HairBrain asks, "Woud[B[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D DAamn my telnet client sucks eh?"
(From Ellison) neild says, "Really, you shouldn't be talking to me! You should be talking to the welfare recipients..."
lpsmith exclaims, "Spoooooooooooooon!"
DGlasser asks, "neil's jewish?"
edharel says, "Oy vay"
ddyte says, "Erase teh memory of Marv Albert."
neild says, "Mmm... Jews."
Ender says, "As people clap, small objects pop up all over..."
Bruce asks, "It's OK, Jesus. Kyle's Jewish, see?"
mamster says (to DGlasser), "That he is. So is Marv Albert."
lpsmith exclaims, "Not in the face! Not in the face!"
markm cheers wildly.
DGlasser exclaims, "So am I! YAY NEIL!!!!!!"
devil exclaims, "Speech!"
Adam exclaims (to Ellison), "Hee hee!"
Ellison dances the Yiddish Charleston...
Ender says (to DGlasser), ""That's funny. He doesn't look Jewish."
edharel says, "I'm jewish"
neild says, "I really didn't prepare for this. Just like for releasing the game in the first place..."
Ganvira is going to do the infocom fantasy collection first.
mamster says (to DGlasser), "So, for that matter, am I, and so is Tracy Valencia."
edharel says, "Heh"
lpsmith exclaims, "I'm jewish, and so is my wife!"
mamster says (to DGlasser), "I think that's the exhaustive list."
Paul asks, "I'm shrewish. Or is that bluish?"
devil says, "I'm agnostic."
DGlasser says (to lpmsith), "That's why you're on the cross, stupid,"
Bloodthorn has disconnected.
Bloodthorn goes home.
[Bloodthorn] Bloodthorn has disconnected from ifMUD.
Ender says, "OJ Simpson - not a Jew."
lpsmith says, "Oh, whoops."
TikiBoy asks, "What is this place? Jews Anonymous?"
edharel says, "I'm also beginning to lag again :/"
mamster exclaims (to Tiki), "Ha!"
neild says, "I guess I'd just like to thank the Frenetic Five, for being such interesting characters. And for forcing me to release this game despite my utter lack of coding skills."
lpsmith recants.
Ellison exclaims, "I live in a jewish frat!"
edharel says, "Jesus christ - not a... well, actually..."
mamster says, "CLAPPER, FIND JEWS"
devil asks, "Cody skills?"
Ellison sits down in his chair
markm cheers!
neild looks to the sky. "This one's for you, Pastiche!
ct says (to Tiki), "Worry not, we're not all out to get them..."
Stu042 seems to be permanently lagged. or gagged.
neild gets down from the podium.
neilb asks, "if it's only five o'clock over in the US... why aren't you all working?"
zarf applauds
(From mamster) neild gets down and gets funky.
devil exclaims, "Yayyyyyyy!"
Bruce asks, "A Jewish frat?? What, drink Mogen David until you pass out in a puddle of your own vomit?"
Evan claps
zarf asks, "Work?"
liza says (to neilb), "I am "working" right now."
lpsmith claps some more.
Jalkio gets lost in New York.
You say (to neilb), "I'm *supposed* to be working..."
Dilbon says, "Work is a four letter word."
devil says, "I'm doing the devil's work."
edharel says, "I just got out of lab early :P And I'm going to have class at 6 (in annother hour)"
Paul says, "Define 'working'. I'm at my job."
Grocible is at werk, but isn't werking. I'm using "lunch break" as an excuse.
neild says, "Damn. Now I need to change my T-shirt..."
TikiBoy says, "This awards thing is actually making my work very unproductive."
zarf says, "Offer me a job, and I'll work."
lpsmith exclaims, "I'm working, and so is my wife!"
Bruce does the devil's work.
(From Sp