On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:39:20 -0400, ah wrote:

Phil Kyle wrote:
On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:46:52 +0200, Veronica Karlsson
wrote:

Phil Kyle wrote:
Veronica Karlsson wrote:
Phil Kyle wrote:
Veronica Karlsson wrote:
Steve Leyland wrote:
Veronica Karlsson wrote:
: Phil Kyle wrote:
:: Veronica Karlsson wrote:
::: Phil Kyle wrote:
:::: Veronica Karlsson wrote:
::::: Phil Kyle wrote:
:::::: Veronica Karlsson wrote:
::::::: Steve Leyland wrote:
:::::::: Veronica Karlsson wrote:
::::::::: Zoe wrote:
:::::::::: Steve Darlin' struck a chord:
:::::::::::
::::::::::: Once upon a time in a magickal land far far away the being
::::::::::: called Zoe stirred from it's deep slumber and pronounced to
::::::::::: usenet:
:::::::::::
::::::::::: curls up on zoe's knee and purrs
::::::::::
:::::::::: M-m-m-m . . . That's the spot . . . And, those lovely ears,
:::::::::: them pawses for causes. The lap of luxury never had it so
:::::::::: sweet.
::::::::::
:::::::::: *smep*
:::::::::
::::::::: You need a proper troll sig:
:::::::::
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::: [...]
::::::::
:::::::: hey, I'd appreciate won of those way kewl ascii torll sigs two
:::::::: pleace lady veronica!!!1!
:::::::
::::::: But... you already have a Felix Lee cat... and a load of
::::::: rubbish... And you distort sigs when you quote them...
:::::::
::::::: *feeling negative itches*
::::::
:::::: So that's a no then.
:::::
::::: Not necessarily. Why? Are you Steve in disguise?
::::
:::: No,Ii am merely mortal.
:::
::: Steve's not mortal? Does this mean my carefully constructed mail
::: bomb won't have any effect on him?
::
:: Course he isn't. He can live forever and the only way you can kill
:: him is by chopping his head off with a big highlander sword.
:
: Sword... hmmm... why couldn't you have told me that before I sent it
: off. I'm not sure he'll fall for the anonymous envelope from Sweden
: trick twice... :-\

mheh. I got it today and I cut the red wire.

I'm impressed that you got past the hidden mechanical backup detonator
with the very sensitive trigger!


FNAR!

*looks up FNAR*

"For No Apparent Reason"



Nup. It's not an acronym.


OK... new try:


V'z vzcerffrq gung lbh tbg cnfg gur uvqqra zrpunavpny onpxhc qrgbangbe
jvgu gur irel frafvgvir gevttre!


SANE!

*ybbxf hc SANE*

"Sbe Ab Nccnerag Ernfba"

Hmmm...?



Cool, FNAR spells SANE in ROT13.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fnar

Number #1. Originated from The Viz as F'nar, so I'm told.

F'nar is tangential to the Land of Green Ginger.


Wot


???

(Yes, there really was a "bomb".

Components:

Calculator
_.' |
.-' / V
__|_.-' ____ ____
/-.| |[__]| |.-+.|
@ @/ |789+| || |||
\=/ |456-| |==+=| -- mouse trap
_|_ |123=| | [] |
/(.X.) |____| |____|
\ |.| \_ .---.
'( v ) ` / | |||||
||| | | ||||| -- bits of coloured wire
||| | ) |||||
'-^-` `-.__.'
^ ^
| |
"Barbie doll" Bag of balloons


Interpretation:

Computer detonator (electronic box
with display and buttons)
_.' |
.-' / V
__|_.-' ____ ____
/-.| |[__]| |.-+.|
@ @/ |789+| || |||
\=/ |456-| |==+=| -- Mechanical detonator
_|_ |123=| | [] |
/(.X.) |____| |____|
\ |.| \_ .---.
'( v ) ` / | |||||
||| | | ||||| -- coloured wires
||| | ) |||||
'-^-` `-.__.'
^ ^
| |
Bimbo hostage Explosive stuff that can be blown up


Putting it all together:


1. The mousetrap is hidden behind the calculator (it is the same
size as the calculator).

_.'
.-' / ____
__|_.-' ____ |
/-.| |[__]||
@ @/ |789+||
\=/ |456-||
_|_ |123=||
/(.X.) |____|
\ |.| \_ .---.
'( v ) ` / | |||||
||| | | |||||
||| | ) |||||
'-^-` `-.__.'

2. The wires are connected (taped) between the calculator and
the explosives.


_.'
.-' / ____
__|_.-' ____ |
/-.| |[__]||
@ @/ |789+||
\=/ |456-||
_|_ |123=||
/(.X.) ||||||
\ |.| \_ |||||
'( v ) ` /||||||
||| | |
||| | )
'-^-` `-.__.'

3. The bimbo hostage is tied up and blindfolded.


_.'
.-' / ____
__|_.-' ____ |
/ | |[__]||
###/ |789+||
\=/ |456-||
_|_ |123=||
(===) ||||||
||=|| |||||
(===) /||||||
|=| | |
|=| | )
'-^-` `-.__.'

4. The bomb and hostage are attached to a wall/raft/floor/back-
of-van/boat/... (a piece of cardboard).


_______ _.'____
| .-' /___ |
| __|_.-'___ | |
| / | |[__]|| |
| ###/ |789+|| |
| \=/ |456-|| |
| _|_ |123=|| |
|(===) |||||| |
|||=|| ||||| |
|(===) /|||||| |
| |=| | | |
| |=| | ) |
|'-^-` `-.__.' |
|_______________|

5. The whole thing is put in an envelope and mailed to Steve.

)

then I seduced the bimbo hostage!

Predictable.

::: *disappointed*
::
:: *disappointed*
:
: *disappointed*

*impressed with vk's creativity*

Not "creativity". Boredom.

:::: Phil Kyle
::::
:::: 1st Lt. Old Skool Death Squad
::::
:::: May Your Sigs Be Long and Preposterous.
:::
::: Another Swedish lesson:
:::
::: fil = yoghurt
::: kyl = fridge

oddly appropriate as a fridge is the best place to store yoghurt.

Which is why I mentioned it.

I'm afraid my knowlege of swedish is limited to tusen och en natt, which is
the *ahem* educational midnight movie on TV1000.

And I suspect you are not talking about classic literature?

:::
::: (and you should get one of these things)
::
:: What if I refuse?
:
: Then You Will Be Sorry!
:
--

Phil Kyle

1st Lt. Old Skool Death Squad

May Your Sigs Be Long and Preposterous.
--

Phil Kyle

1st Lt. Old Skool Death Squad

May Your Sigs Be Long and Preposterous.