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Sep-11-2008 20:09

You know how there are a lot of retired and inactive detective names? And also ones that people create for fun but never use? Well, I think it would be a good idea to maybe delete these names from the register and open them up to new players. I know that a lot more people would sign on if they got to have the name that they wanted, instead of their second, third, or fourth choice. It seems like a waste that people would be turned away by something so trivial, but that's just what I think. I mean, would it even be possible to do this? It was just a thought. What do you guys think?

Sep-17-2008 16:15

Agencies are easy to found but difficult to run successfully. I would be personally insulted if TIA got scrubbed from existence on a whim, because I've put a lot of time into building it up and keeping it going. It's enthused players, forged friendships and built a knowledge base on the game from the contributions of all the agents that are or have been part of the agency. It's people's time, and it's worth being recognised. It's part of the reason I feel we need an all time high scores for agencies.

Sep-17-2008 16:53

Mr. Lorraine, as concise as your message to Brasco was, you might want to look up the meaning of the word "erudite".

Have fun with the dictionary, if you haven't thrown it out in your effort to minimalize. Bye til later.

Sep-17-2008 17:09

well you did say I could breit :D and I have such an itchy trigger finger at the moment. eh regardless of how much we find someone a PITA, regardless of who that someone is, I think if we just stick to the topic, that will make life much easier all round.

likewise I'll restate what I have told thomas a fair few times over the years, if you put an idea out there you have to expect that some people are going to disagree. some of your ideas have been good, and some, well, they suck :D

VIOLET: Madness! It's tomato soup! It's hot and creamy. I can actually feel it running down my throat! It's delicious!

WONKA: Stop, don't . . .

CHARLIE: Why doesn't she listen to Mr. Wonka?

GRANDPA JOE: Because, Charlie, she's a nitwit.

OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DAH
GIVEN GOOD MANNERS YOU WILL GO FAR
YOU WILL LIVE IN HAPPINESS TOO
LIKE THE OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DO

Sep-21-2008 14:38

erudite? Isn't that a type of glue? :S

Sep-21-2008 15:35

Brasco...sniff it and find out.
;D

Sep-21-2008 15:39

Shame Lorraine's comment was deleted as now nobody will know how it was used in the sentence. Was Lorraine talking about glue? Was he calling Brasco sticky? erudite? hhmmm, maybe he meant hermaphrodite. One will never know.

Sep-21-2008 17:27

Can we be sure it wasn't library paste? Sophie, maybe you should taste some. :D I've heard it's a delicacy in some places.

Maybe that would be a great way to get people to sub! A new accessory, called Library Paste, that you could eat. You go to the library in London, make a bet with the librarian, eat some paste, and have a 30% chance of having your lips stick together!

*goes away before she gets smacked*

Sep-21-2008 21:37

Ani, I actually worked in a library at one time repairing books. I worked in "technical services." I used glue.......or some type of rubber cement, I honestly don't remember which. Never ate any though and it didn't smell like anything. I do remember a small brown bottle of amyl nitrate...someone told me it was air freshener. It really had no smell but ...WOW it made for a fun 15 minutes. I'm older and wiser now...hey...anyone seen Shady lately?

;-)