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Julian Fate

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04-06-2004 11:30

Maybe someone at Linden Lab was a kindergarten teacher but the sickeningly twee garbage about gnomes and hippos has to go. Maybe when I was watching Romper Room it would have been amusing but when SL goes down for hours I want more of an explanation than, "The pesky server gnomes stole the hippos' underpants and hid them under the dumdum tree down in dingly dell! Our crack team of homeland security hippos are busy sitting on the gnomes and wiggling their oh-so-comically fat butts! Teehee!"

It's not like we're playing cutting edge internet games involving 3D modelling and scripting because we're not tech savvy. We understand the concept of colocated server farms losing their connection to the backbone because someone was digging a pool in their backyard. Please stop patronizing us. Not to mention we're all at least supposed to be over 18. It was only cute the first 0.0002 times.

Jellin Pico

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Re: Stupid Gnome / Hippo BS

04-06-2004 11:36

From: someone

Originally posted by Julian Fate
"The pesky server gnomes stole the hippos' underpants and hid them under the dumdum tree down in dingly dell! Our crack team of homeland security hippos are busy sitting on the gnomes and wiggling their oh-so-comically fat butts! Teehee!"

ROFLMAO LOL oh this one was embarrising, made the whole office look at me laughing. "Umm, I was reading this op reports, ahh umm, very funny knee arthroscopy, yeah, that's it"

ROFLMAO

Devlin Gallant

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04-06-2004 12:03

Well, thanks a lot Julian. You have managed to do what no one else in SL has ever done before. Your ridicule of these two traditional enemies has united them into a force that spells DOOM for all of us. RUN! FLEE! The Hippognomes are upon us! Aiee!

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Julian Fate

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04-06-2004 13:46

From: someone

ahh umm, very funny knee arthroscopy

Sorry, Jellin. But I got a similar reaction from this line.

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04-06-2004 15:53

CRUUUUSH YOUUUUUU

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Jonathan VonLenard

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04-06-2004 16:21

The reason they mention the hippos and gnomes is because of the longstanding hippo thread and the fact that hippos are the favorite animal of SL'ers. it has a long tradition in SL and is supported by many members..

They are not patronizing you, they are having fun with us and our jokes.

I for one prefer this over some boring technical statement and I think most members do.

JV

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Garoad Kuroda

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04-06-2004 19:01

lol Jonathan's right, lighten up!

Besides, LL tells us a HELL of alot more than most dev companies tell their customer base.

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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Huns Valen

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04-06-2004 20:03

I don't think the majority of SLers are interested in h****s. It's an old beta thing.

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Darwin Appleby

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04-06-2004 20:22

I think the very fact that LL does something to fix downtime instantly is worthy of a round of applause. What's better is that they have sense of humor about it.

It's a joke, lighten up. I thought it was really funny

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Jonathan VonLenard

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04-07-2004 05:11

From: someone

Originally posted by Huns Valen
I don't think the majority of SLers are interested in h****s. It's an old beta thing.

Oh thats just because you hate hippos huns, get over it.

I control them so if you are nice they won't kill you!!!!

JV

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Jonathan VonLenard

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04-07-2004 05:13

From: someone

Originally posted by Darwin Appleby
I think the very fact that LL does something to fix downtime instantly is worthy of a round of applause. What's better is that they have sense of humor about it.

It's a joke, lighten up. I thought it was really funny

Exactly, I love the Linden sense of humor, it helps to develop a bond between the lindens and the players. I've never found another game where the bond is so strong, that is because they don't just act like standoffish, technical, staff. They have fun with us, hang out when they have the time.

JV

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All the struggle we thought was in vain
And all the mistakes, one life contained
They all finally start to go away
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And I can forgive
And I'm not ashamed to be
The Person that I am today"

Julian Fate

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04-07-2004 12:58

From: someone

The reason they mention the hippos and gnomes is because of the longstanding hippo thread

75% of which consists of "When will this end?" or words to that effect.

From: someone

and the fact that hippos are the favorite animal of SL'ers.

You have a strange definition of "fact".

From: someone

Besides, LL tells us a HELL of alot more than most dev companies tell their customer base.

Yes, about hippos and gnomes!

I am lightened up. This was meant to be tongue in cheek so next time I'll include a

or

or even

.

Devlin Gallant

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Join date: 18 Jun 2003

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04-07-2004 15:15

Ok, enough will all the hippo threads!

We need WOMBAT threads!

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Julian Fate

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04-07-2004 15:26

Hmm...wombats... Wombats...

Ok, Lindens, if you want to tell us wombats chewed through the network cables I can live with that.

Stupid Gnome / Hippo BS
Julian Fate 80's Pop Star Join date: 19 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,020	04-06-2004 11:30 Maybe someone at Linden Lab was a kindergarten teacher but the sickeningly twee garbage about gnomes and hippos has to go. Maybe when I was watching Romper Room it would have been amusing but when SL goes down for hours I want more of an explanation than, "The pesky server gnomes stole the hippos' underpants and hid them under the dumdum tree down in dingly dell! Our crack team of homeland security hippos are busy sitting on the gnomes and wiggling their oh-so-comically fat butts! Teehee!" It's not like we're playing cutting edge internet games involving 3D modelling and scripting because we're not tech savvy. We understand the concept of colocated server farms losing their connection to the backbone because someone was digging a pool in their backyard. Please stop patronizing us. Not to mention we're all at least supposed to be over 18. It was only cute the first 0.0002 times.
Jellin Pico Grumpy Oldbie Join date: 3 Aug 2003 Posts: 1,037	Re: Stupid Gnome / Hippo BS 04-06-2004 11:36 From: someone Originally posted by Julian Fate "The pesky server gnomes stole the hippos' underpants and hid them under the dumdum tree down in dingly dell! Our crack team of homeland security hippos are busy sitting on the gnomes and wiggling their oh-so-comically fat butts! Teehee!" ROFLMAO LOL oh this one was embarrising, made the whole office look at me laughing. "Umm, I was reading this op reports, ahh umm, very funny knee arthroscopy, yeah, that's it" ROFLMAO
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	04-06-2004 12:03 Well, thanks a lot Julian. You have managed to do what no one else in SL has ever done before. Your ridicule of these two traditional enemies has united them into a force that spells DOOM for all of us. RUN! FLEE! The Hippognomes are upon us! Aiee! _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Julian Fate 80's Pop Star Join date: 19 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,020	04-06-2004 13:46 From: someone ahh umm, very funny knee arthroscopy Sorry, Jellin. But I got a similar reaction from this line.
Huns Valen Don't PM me here. Join date: 3 May 2003 Posts: 2,749	04-06-2004 15:53 CRUUUUSH YOUUUUUU _____________________ [ huns? \|\| words \|\| 1TBS KREW \|\| VHI Aircraft \|\| Whitepaper on Aircraft Physics ] Make yourself and your objects immune to llPushObject().
Jonathan VonLenard Resident Hippo Join date: 8 May 2003 Posts: 632	04-06-2004 16:21 The reason they mention the hippos and gnomes is because of the longstanding hippo thread and the fact that hippos are the favorite animal of SL'ers. it has a long tradition in SL and is supported by many members.. They are not patronizing you, they are having fun with us and our jokes. I for one prefer this over some boring technical statement and I think most members do. JV _____________________ "Now that we're here, it's so far away All the struggle we thought was in vain And all the mistakes, one life contained They all finally start to go away And now that we're here, it's so far away And I feel like I can face the day And I can forgive And I'm not ashamed to be The Person that I am today"
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	04-06-2004 19:01 lol Jonathan's right, lighten up! Besides, LL tells us a HELL of alot more than most dev companies tell their customer base. _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Huns Valen Don't PM me here. Join date: 3 May 2003 Posts: 2,749	04-06-2004 20:03 I don't think the majority of SLers are interested in h**s. It's an old beta thing. _____________________ [ huns? \|\| words \|\| 1TBS KREW \|\| VHI Aircraft \|\| Whitepaper on Aircraft Physics ] Make yourself and your objects immune to llPushObject().**
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	04-06-2004 20:22 I think the very fact that LL does something to fix downtime instantly is worthy of a round of applause. What's better is that they have sense of humor about it. It's a joke, lighten up. I thought it was really funny _____________________ Touche.
Jonathan VonLenard Resident Hippo Join date: 8 May 2003 Posts: 632	04-07-2004 05:11 From: someone Originally posted by Huns Valen I don't think the majority of SLers are interested in hs. It's an old beta thing. Oh thats just because you hate hippos huns, get over it. I control them so if you are nice they won't kill you!!!! JV _____________________ "Now that we're here, it's so far away All the struggle we thought was in vain And all the mistakes, one life contained They all finally start to go away And now that we're here, it's so far away And I feel like I can face the day And I can forgive And I'm not ashamed to be The Person that I am today"
Jonathan VonLenard Resident Hippo Join date: 8 May 2003 Posts: 632	04-07-2004 05:13 From: someone Originally posted by Darwin Appleby I think the very fact that LL does something to fix downtime instantly is worthy of a round of applause. What's better is that they have sense of humor about it. It's a joke, lighten up. I thought it was really funny Exactly, I love the Linden sense of humor, it helps to develop a bond between the lindens and the players. I've never found another game where the bond is so strong, that is because they don't just act like standoffish, technical, staff. They have fun with us, hang out when they have the time. JV _____________________ "Now that we're here, it's so far away All the struggle we thought was in vain And all the mistakes, one life contained They all finally start to go away And now that we're here, it's so far away And I feel like I can face the day And I can forgive And I'm not ashamed to be The Person that I am today"
Julian Fate 80's Pop Star Join date: 19 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,020	04-07-2004 12:58 From: someone The reason they mention the hippos and gnomes is because of the longstanding hippo thread 75% of which consists of "When will this end?" or words to that effect. From: someone and the fact that hippos are the favorite animal of SL'ers. You have a strange definition of "fact". From: someone Besides, LL tells us a HELL of alot more than most dev companies tell their customer base. Yes, about hippos and gnomes! I am lightened up. This was meant to be tongue in cheek so next time I'll include a or or even .
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	04-07-2004 15:15 Ok, enough will all the hippo threads! We need WOMBAT threads! _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Julian Fate 80's Pop Star Join date: 19 Oct 2003 Posts: 1,020	04-07-2004 15:26 Hmm...wombats... Wombats... Ok, Lindens, if you want to tell us wombats chewed through the network cables I can live with that.

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