From hecate.umd.edu!marshall Tue May 20 07:04:20 EDT 1997
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From: marshall@astro.umd.edu (James Marshall)
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Subject: Re: A Brand New Question
Date: 20 May 1997 11:01:52 GMT
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Here's another one that I did after saving the post to a file.  I've
cut out some of the header lines this time though.  :)

From: Dr Kromm 
Newsgroups: rec.games.design,rec.games.frp.misc,rec.games.frp.dnd,rec.games.frp.gurps
Subject: Re: A Brand new question...
Date: 15 May 1997 17:16:55 GMT
Message-ID: <5lfge7$41a$1@nntp-2.io.com>
References: <335A702E.44FC@erols.com> <335A92B6.5549@cais.com> <335B3A30.1FF1@ecs.se> <17B57E8B2S85.I1700004@VM.SC.EDU> <33650D9A.6FBE@ecs.se> <17B5E107B8S85.I1700004@VM.SC.EDU> <33679428.46E3@post1.tele.dk> <17B60DC38S85.I1700004@VM.SC.EDU> <336BC892.15A@post1.tele.dk> <17B6311168S85.I1700004@VM.SC.EDU> <33735437.194C@post1.tele.dk> <17B69D12DS85.I1700004@VM.SC.EDU> <337405FA.2814@iap.net.au> <17B6A19BDS85.I1700004@VM.SC.EDU> <3374A7D3.58B0@iap.net.au> <3379f040.0@nomad2.HCSys.com>

[post about karate and RPGs deleted, followed by . . .]

>-- 
>  Sean M. Punch    o E-mail:                    o     4122  rue Rivard
>(a.k.a. Dr Kromm)  |  At SJG:    kromm@io.com   |     Montreal, Quebec
>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=o  Local POP: kromm@cam.org  o     Canada   H2L 4H9
>GURPS Line Editor  | WWW:                       | Home: (514) 288-9600
>  and Net Guru     o   http://www.io.com/~kromm o Work: (514) 288-9615

Why is there an open electric switch in this guy's sig?  I wonder what 
will happen if we close the switch.  Only one way to find out . . . 

>-- 
>  Sean M. Punch    o E-mail:                    o     4122  rue Rivard
>(a.k.a. Dr Kromm)  |  At SJG:    kromm@io.com   |     Montreal, Quebec
>                   o=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-o     Canada   H2L 4H9
>GURPS Line Editor  | WWW:                       | Home: (514) 288-9600
>  and Net Guru     o   http://www.io.com/~kromm o Work: (514) 288-9615

[hmmmmmmmmmmm]
Something turned on.  Maybe it's charging up.

>-- 
>  Sean M. Punch  ~~o~~-mail:                  ~~o~~   4122  rue Rivard
>(a.k.a. Dr Kromm)~~|~~At SJG:    kromm@io.com ~~|~~   Montreal, Quebec
>                 ~~o=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-o~~   Canada   H2L 4H9
>GURPS Line Editor~~|~~WW:                     ~~|~~ome: (514) 288-9600
>  and Net Guru   ~~o~~ http://www.io.com/~krom~~o~~ork: (514) 288-9615

Wow, those wires are really heating up.  I hope the circuit can handle
the load.
[hmmmmmmmm...BAM...BAM...hmmmmmmmmm]

>-- 
>  Sean M. Pun~~\~~~o~~-/~~l:             -------*-------22  rue Rivard
>(a.k.a. Dr Kr~~~\~~|~~/~~~JG:    kromm@io~~~~~~/|\~~~~~ontreal, Quebec
>             ~~~~\~o=/=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-/-o~\~~~~anada   H2L 4H9
>GURPS Line Ed~~~~~\|/~~~~~               ~~~~/~~|~~\~~~ (514) 288-9600
>  and Net Gur------*-------://www.io.com/~~~/~~~o~~~\~~ (514) 288-9615

Oh no, the circuit has overloaded and it's starting to explode!
[BOOM...crackle...BAM...hmmmmmmmmmmmm]

>-- 
>  Sean M. Pun~~       . ~~l:             ---\---*---/---22  rue Rivard
>(a.k.a. Dr Kr~'         ~~JG:    kromm@io~~~~\~/|\~/~~~ontreal, Quebec
>     --------      *     -----------=-=-=-=-=-X-o~X~~~~anada   H2L 4H9
>GURPS Line Ed~~ ,       ~~               ~~~~/~\|/~\~~~ (514) 288-9600
>  and Net Gur---     . ----://www.io.c------/---*---\-------) 288-9615

The left side of the circuit exploded clearing out everything in the
way and leaving just a little debris behind.  Better stand back because
the right side of the circuit is bound to blow next.
[crackle crackle...hmmmmmmmm...BLAM]
Yep, there it goes.

>-- 
>  Sean M. P           .                  --- "       ---22  rue Rivard
>(a.k.a. Dr    '             :    kromm@io~~        .  ~ontreal, Quebec
>     ----          .     :   -------=-=-=-      *      anada   H2L 4H9
>GURPS Line `    ,                        ~~   '       ~ (514) 288-9600
>  and Net G          .     ://www.io.c------      ,  -------) 288-9615

Better wait a minute and let it cool off a bit before touching it.

>-- 
>  Sean M.             .                      "        ' 22  rue Rivard
>(a.k.a.       '             :    kromm@i `         .     treal, Quebec
>     --            .     :     -----=-=         .         da   H2L 4H9
>GURPS Li   `    ,                       .     '        : 514) 288-9600
>  and Net            .       /www.io.c---  ,      ,     ----) 288-9615

OK, it looks like it's cooled off enough.  Let's blow away the debris 
and see what's left.

>-- 
>  Sean M.                                               22  rue Rivard
>(a.k.a.                          kromm@i                 treal, Quebec
>                                                          da   H2L 4H9
>GURPS Li                                                 514) 288-9600
>  and Net                    /www.io.c                      ) 288-9615

It doesn't look there's much that can be saved in this sig.  Not 
after that explosion anyway.  Well, I guess he's learned his lesson.
You'd better not leave electric switches in your sigs unattended or 
else someone might come along, throw the switch, and blow up your sig.

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 ,.  -- )-- ,   , . -- )-- ,            marshall@astro.umd.edu
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"Astronomy is a dyslexic's nightmare."                               ,   *

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