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Mar-14-2005 20:52

I'm sure a lot of you have seen this. Most of you men will find it amusing. I do not think it is a piece of gear that is very useful. Here is the link to go look at it:

http://newyork.hypoware.com/map/shop/item.spy?id=79

Mar-16-2005 16:42

Well that complaint would not be any more sensible. Not only is it a gross generalization in that we cannot predict what effect the use of tobacco will have on any one persons willingness to talk but also in the time this game is set smoking and tobacco use in general was very fashionable and the use of higher quality items would only add to the status (and potential ability to acquire increased cooperation) of said tobacco user.

Mar-16-2005 16:43

No, it doesn't. It just gives you yellow teeth, bad breath, and other lifelong hazards.

Mar-16-2005 22:21

At least it is -1 smart

Mar-17-2005 10:09

hmmm, do i need to move this thread to the lounge?

Mar-17-2005 10:29

I donno, I will think about it while I am smoking a cigarette. :)

Mar-17-2005 14:40

Amen, to that, Jstkdn.

Mar-17-2005 19:18

Hey I didn't mean the tobacco I smoke. Although I would like to add it is very bad for any kids out there. I meant the pipe coupled with what the name implied.

Mar-24-2005 09:44

I agree, but we are play a game where A LOT of people die in a rather violent way. I'm not a bit big fan of the pipe though, for all the above reasons.
Perhaps a large emerald ring with the stamp of the Green hand set inside it. Charming, yet a bit threatening.
Or what might even be better is a perfectly cut Large Diamond ring ($$$)with the mark and given by the Circle of Light.
Come on now, that would be cool to have and would be very charming.

Mar-24-2005 10:15

From the dictionary:

nymph ( P ) Pronunciation Key (nmf)
n.
Greek & Roman Mythology. Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.

A girl, especially a beautiful one.

The larval form of certain insects, such as silverfish and grasshoppers, usually resembling the adult form but smaller and lacking fully developed wings. Also called nympha.


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[Middle English nimphe, from Old French, from Latin nympha, from Greek numph.]
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nymphal (nmfl) adj.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Main Entry: nymph
Pronunciation: 'nim(p)f
Function: noun
1 : any of various hemimetabolous insects in an immature stage and especially a late larva (as of a true bug) in which rudiments of the wings and genitalia are present; broadly : any insect larva that differs chiefly in size and degree of differentiation from the imago
2 : a mite or tick in the first eight-legged form that immediately follows the last larval molt
3 : a nymphal stage in the life cycle of an insect or acarid —nymph·al /'nim(p)-f&l/ adjective


Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.


nymph

n 1: (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
2: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) 3: a voluptuously beautiful young woman


The game is set between the 1920's and the 1940's and that pipe fits well with the time period. Perhaps for a woman it's a little over done. Maybe a woman could have an ebony (or ivory) cigarette holder/filter?

Mar-24-2005 10:18

Now, after all that I typing I need a cigarette break!

Goes soo well with my coffee you know :o)