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Post by Trish Bro » Sun, 19 Dec 1999 04:00:00



Yawn! Last night, DH and I went to visit our  computer-*** friends. I sat
down to a game of 'Age of Kings' at 9pm. We stumbled home at 4am. We got to bed
at 4.23am. DD came and asked for her breakfast at 6.19am.

Oddly, while I feel less than wonderful, I can actually keep my eyes open. But I
put the can opener in the fridge and mistakenly shut Miss Alice in the dunny!

I wonder how long that takes to wear off...?

The reason I'm posting is that *I* won the game of 'Age of Kings'!!! I
absolutely *thrashed* the rather obnoxious, opinionated young man who usually
wins! I sank his navy, flattened his castle and rained heated shot down upon his
gormless peasants! Hahahahahahahah!!!!!!

Prior to last... - er - this morning, this young man completely dismissed me as
a stout, aging housewife whose contribution to serious *** was 'just a
dabble'. He would sit about animatedly discussing *** strategies with the
other players (mostly University students - *undergraduates* at that!) and leave
me utterly out of the conversation. Well! Not this time!

Hohoho! I showed him good! This aging housewife utterly routed his army and sent
wave upon wave of stout horsepersons into his citadel, walloping his yeopersons
(Hi Gay!) and dinting his buildings. It felt great!

The best moment was when I sent in a Holy Father and converted his marketplace
to my religion! Heeheehee! Stops him from farming, trading and basically feeding
an army! The best he could summon up after that was a slew of little blokes
throwing *spears* against my heavy horsepersons! Gadflies!

After the game, DH reckons I was as puffed up as a toad, holding court along
with the post mortem of the game. Everyone wanted to know how I farmed so
successfully and managed to grow such a massive army. I smiled benignly and did
not say...

But I *did* gloat like a schoolgirl all the way home and for ages afterward,
until DH asked me nicely to shuddup and go to sleep. What a lovely time I'd had!

I just wanted to share the pleasant afterglow of annihilation with my dear
friends! Thanks for listening!

NB. DH didn't play: he doesn't like ***! Instead, he passed the pizza and Tim
Tam biscuits around very politely. And warned everyone that his DW isn't as
jolly as she looks!

Trish {|:OI}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

 
 
 

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Post by JoBli » Sun, 19 Dec 1999 04:00:00


trish.....how absolutely marvelous.  i'm sure he'll take you more seriously the
next time you game however.  congrats.

jo

 
 
 

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Post by <wolf.. » Sun, 19 Dec 1999 04:00:00


Applause, huzzahs, and nice going, Patricia! An occasional complete annihilation
can only improve the toad. :-))))

Nan Evelyn

 
 
 

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Post by Hannah Stewar » Sun, 19 Dec 1999 04:00:00


Atta girl!

Hannah in Halifax


Quote:
> Yawn!

 <snip>
 
 
 

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Post by Tama Filip » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00


Trish you are held in esteem among all of us stout and aging
housewives. We love that you kicked that upstarts butt!

Tama

 
 
 

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Post by Susannah Tille » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00


Quote:

> The reason I'm posting is that *I* won the game of 'Age of Kings'!!! I
> absolutely *thrashed* the rather obnoxious, opinionated young man who usually
> wins! I sank his navy, flattened his castle and rained heated shot down upon his
> gormless peasants! Hahahahahahahah!!!!!!

Way to go, Trish! is this a computer gane, or a card-type game? it
sounds strangely ***ive...

Susannah.
--

http://www.FoundCollection.com/
"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right
to be taken seriously" - H. H. Humphrey

 
 
 

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Post by Gusiann » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00


WAY TO GO!!!!!! Girl
Gussy
 
 
 

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Post by Kathy Koestn » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00


Good morning.... I am a ZZZzzzombie today!
<snip story of Trish's glorious victory>

Sounds like it was well worth it! Way to go, Trish!

Kathy K (arguably aging and undeniably stout, who is imagining singed and
gormless peasants chanting as they place their offerings at the feet of a
larger-than-life statue of Trish in the marketplace ;-))
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Post by Trish Bro » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00


On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 16:54:04 +1100, Susannah Tiller

Quote:


>> The reason I'm posting is that *I* won the game of 'Age of Kings'!!! I
>> absolutely *thrashed* the rather obnoxious, opinionated young man who usually
>> wins! I sank his navy, flattened his castle and rained heated shot down upon his
>> gormless peasants! Hahahahahahahah!!!!!!

>Way to go, Trish! is this a computer gane, or a card-type game? it
>sounds strangely ***ive...

>Susannah.

Silly girl! You asked me a question! Hence, I feel constrained to answer you!

'Age of Empires' is an empire-building computer simulation game put out by
Microsoft (or a minion of theirs). You start in the Stone Age and develop your
civilisation up through the ages until you can wage war on your enemies and
vanquish them. The add-on expansion pack is called 'The Rise of Rome' and it
proceeds through the rise of the Roman Empire.

In both games, you can choose to either play set scenarios, which re-create well
known battles from History (eg. The Siege of Alesia, in which Caesar captured
the Celtic hero, Vercingetorix) or you can play 'Random Maps' which sets up
random scenario for you and gives you randomly-generated
advantages/disadvantages against your foes.

'Age of Kings' is the newest iteration of the series and it carries on to the
Imperial Age in Europe. You begin in the Dark Ages and play on up to the
Imperial Age.

Success is based on clever reading of your available resources, growing a
balanced and thriving economy and finally generating an effective armed force to
rout your foe! Great fun!

I never thought this sort of game would appeal to me! I've been a role player
for years, but war *** has always left me cold. There's just something about
the way this game plays that makes it easy to learn and satisfying to become
expert at. And after last night's crushing victory, I think I can say I've
arrived! Heh!

While I'm certainly not affiliated with M'soft in any way, I don't hesitate to
recommend this game to anyone who likes a brain-strain at the computer!

Trish {|:OI}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

 
 
 

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Post by Cynthia Pawla » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00


Stout and aging?  I prefer to refer to myself as "substantial and
experienced" !!
*LOL*
Quote:

> Trish you are held in esteem among all of us stout and aging
> housewives. We love that you kicked that upstarts butt!

> Tama

 
 
 

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Post by Seanette Blayloc » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00



Quote:
>Kathy K (arguably aging and undeniably stout, who is imagining singed and
>gormless peasants chanting as they place their offerings at the feet of a
>larger-than-life statue of Trish in the marketplace ;-))

[baffled American look] I must have missed someone explaining what
"gormless" means. :-)

--
Seanette Blaylock

[make obvious correction]

 
 
 

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Post by Trish Bro » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00


On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 07:51:20 -0800, Seanette Blaylock

Quote:


>[baffled American look] I must have missed someone explaining what
>"gormless" means. :-)

>--
>Seanette Blaylock

It means, depending on what you *want* it to mean, 'dumb', 'vapid', 'dense',
'fatuous', 'lacking in any spark of intelligence at all, at all, at all'.

HTH,

Trish {|:OI}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

 
 
 

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Post by Rota » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00


Quote:
>Stout and aging?  I prefer to refer to myself as "substantial and
>experienced" !!
>*LOL*


>> Trish you are held in esteem among all of us stout and aging
>> housewives. We love that you kicked that upstarts butt!

>> Tama

Trish,
I generally don't post "me too" messages, but I have to agree with the previous
posters.

Rosemary, near Rochester, NY

 
 
 

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Post by ewm » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00


Quote:

> On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 07:51:20 -0800, Seanette Blaylock


> >[baffled American look] I must have missed someone explaining what
> >"gormless" means. :-)

> >--
> >Seanette Blaylock

> It means, depending on what you *want* it to mean, 'dumb', 'vapid', 'dense',
> 'fatuous', 'lacking in any spark of intelligence at all, at all, at all'.

> HTH,

> Trish {|:OI}
> Newcastle, NSW, Australia

A good***ensian word. I think I first met it in *David Copperfield* when I
was a ***ager and have loved -- and used -- it ever since.

Emily

--
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Post by Seanette Blayloc » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00



Quote:

>On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 07:51:20 -0800, Seanette Blaylock

>>[baffled American look] I must have missed someone explaining what
>>"gormless" means. :-)
>It means, depending on what you *want* it to mean, 'dumb', 'vapid', 'dense',
>'fatuous', 'lacking in any spark of intelligence at all, at all, at all'.

Thanks! My vocabulary of international slang has definitely expanded
as a result of my Internet adventures. :-)

--
Seanette Blaylock

[make obvious correction]