Totally OT: That's cool...I can understand the interpretation. Just out of curiosity, I looked up the origin of the expression:
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mcoonsage.html
For the record, when I post my rants about HL2 not being updated (the same way OP4 was NEVER updated by Valve--despite numerous promises for years to do so), it is because I run three busy servers, and I have to deal with all the bugs causing crashes, hacks, cheats, map errors.....forget trying to run many custom maps in Linux, because at least half of them have some error that even experienced mappers have not been able to tell anyone what specifically is causing it.
In my mind, these are Valve related bugs that affect my ability to run the game servers properly.
<caustic humor>So just bug off you mindless Counterstrikers...it does us neglected HL2-DM server admins good to rant once in a while...not that it seems to do us any good as far as Valve is concerned....but we feel better emotionally.</caustic humor>
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:54 PM Subject: RE: [hlds] HL2DM inherently unfair
Apologies, I've always interpreted this as a racial slur, and many people I know would probably say the same.
I'm resident in the UK, where of course, we don't have raccoons. Suppose I've just interpreted with the only meaning we could muster from it.
Regards,
Ryan Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K. Mike Bradley Sent: 07 April 2005 15:51 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [hlds] HL2DM inherently unfair
The phrase "in a coon's age" is referring to a raccoon.
The little rodent family animal with the bandit's mask on his face.
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