A Conversation for The CLI/STUMPED Mine

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Post 281

Garius Lupus

*While waiting for an answer, GL wonders if the water creature's castle looks anything like this:

http://www.lipsons.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/escher/ascending.html


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Post 282

Ghoti

smiley - evilgrin

Didn't I warn you about hubris?

*The walls of water, after they finish stretching to the ceiling and the walls of the cavern, begin to slowly move towards each other and the raft between them*

Now then. While I'm certainly willing to talk, you people need to learn a few manners. You don't make rude demands when you barge into someone else's home. As we're on my turf, I really would like to see that Lego before I make any promises. But if you're lives mean that little to you, then by all means let the dog chew it up while he's still got some time.


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Post 283

Red (and a bit grey) Dog

I don't trust him/it Garius. Be on your guard


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Post 284

Afgncaap5

Is anyone else really, really hungry for calimari right now?


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Post 285

Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence


Uh, who's got the umbrella?


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Post 286

Coniraya

I could just press the smiley - dontpanic icon on my Palm and see where the portal takes us


I would leave it up to Garius or Affy to decide where we appeared though


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Post 287

Afgncaap5

*Eagerly watches for GL's decision re: the lego*


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Post 288

dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC

smiley - dog <-- eagerly watches the lego re: GL's decision


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Post 289

Red (and a bit grey) Dog

*watches everything eagerly*


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Post 290

Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence

*looks around eagerly for the umbrella*


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Post 291

soeasilyamused, or sea

*sea's head pounds from all the eagerness*

*tries to figure out a good way to disturb Ghoti*


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Post 292

Coniraya

*has a quick smiley - tea from the dispenser*


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Post 293

Red (and a bit grey) Dog

*eagerly swallows some PAG*

off to Rome for a week ... ciao smiley - ok


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Post 294

Coniraya

Have a good time, it's a nice time of year to be in Italy


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Post 295

Garius Lupus

*Not so eager to play this game anymore. Grabs a grenade from Red Dog and duct tapes the block to the grenade. Pulls the pin, but holds the handle.*

If those walls of water get here, then I let go of the grenade and it goes off, obliterating the block. So, I suggest that you stop the water walls.

Now, look, Water Guy. We want to get to the other side of this lake and you want this little lego block here. Surely we can work something out where we all get what we want. Um, except, perhaps, Zeppo. You know, because if he got what he wanted, then you wouldn't get what you wanted, if you know what I mean. Heh, heh.



Anyway, what if we tied one end of a rope to the lego block and the other end to this kitchen sink here. Then we give you the kitchen sink. The rope would be just long enough to reach the far shore. So then, you let us get to the far shore, where we would have to leave the block behind in order to go any farther (since we would be at the end of our rope) And we would have to put the pin back in the grenade, or else we would get blown up ourselves. Um, maybe it had better be a chain rather than a rope. And it could be padlocked to the lego with you having the only key. You wouldn't be able to just pull on the rope and get the block before we reach the shore, because then the grenade would go off. We wouldn't be able to steal the block because we wouldn't be able to undo the padlock.

So, what do you say?


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Post 296

Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence

*to the others* I wonder how you padlock a lego block?


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Post 297

Garius Lupus

*elbows Lil*

smiley - cross Shhhhhh!


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Post 298

Ghoti

Goodness, you *are* a desperate sort, aren't you? I suppose that I can agree to your deal if, as has just been pointed out, you can succesfully padlock the lego. However, I'll only accept if I can provide the rope.

*A thrashing eel pokes its head out of the water*

And of course, if you don't accept I can always just go shopping in a few weeks for another Lego. They're becoming rare, but still on the market for collectors.


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Post 299

Good Doctor Zomnker (This must be Tuesday," said GDZ to himself, sinking low over his Dr. Pepper, "I never could get the hang of Tuesdays.")

*watching everything*


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Post 300

Titania (gone for lunch)

I've got the umbrella Lil... *lowers voice* Why?


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