Dan Chisarick wrote:
Me - 31
Wasn't too far off! :)
Updated list.
Alexander - 24
Steve - 25
Stefan - 26
Pedro - 26
Karl - 26
Stuart - 27
C.E. - 28
Dan - 31
John R. - 35
Chris N. - 36
Joe - 38
Current average: 29,27
Someone said he was 32. Who was it?
Also Karl, in which month were you
LOL sure laddie! ;) I was born in April.
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Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and Information Division
Administração e Desenvolvimento Lotus Notes /
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It has
:) By the way I kind of raise the average in the age discussion going on ;)
Tom
My
guess for Tom is 40 on the dot. Hey, this is fun!
Stuart
-Original Message-From: Stefan Lindblom
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003
12:17 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re:
[SWCollect] Thanks for the help with LotL
Mmm yeah good luck trying
Okay, it's time for the MobyPool! The enigma to be decoded is Tom's age.
My pure guess is 41.
"Feldhamer, Stuart" wrote:
My
guess for Tom is 40 on the dot. Hey, this is fun!Stuart
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From: Stefan Lindblom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29,
2003
Hmmmpf... when I was your age, kids had more respect for the elders!
:D
Actually Stefan, I thought _you_ were born in the Summer! So you're younger than Karl?
I feel I should know Tom's age... hmm... 43?
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Pedro R. Quaresma
Salvador Caetano IMVT
Div. Sistemas de Informação / Systems and
In a message dated 01/29/2003 11:50:00 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Okay, it's time for the MobyPool! The enigma to be decoded is Tom's age.
Hehe, not really fair as two people who post here know the answer. But I DO NOT AUTHORIZE THEM TO RELEASE THE INFORMATION ;)
Yeah, I'm the Ye Olde Geek with no girlfriend he's referring to. This guy
is SO MAD at me right now. Wonder what'll happen when I actually post the
column?
- Original Message -
From: Marco Thorek [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 10:37 PM
Subject:
It doesn't bother me since your age means you have more experience with the
truly old and rare stuff. You seem to have actually owned a VIC20 at some
point, yes? Because I only used one, never owned.
I do have a Timex Sinclair 1000 collection with lots of tapes, but I haven't
had the courage to
Research, mostly. Looked at other lists of adventure games, got most of the
early CGW issues and went through them. I check catalogs that come in game
boxes, sometimes they list additional titles I haven't heard of. Got a
couple of old software lists from distributors.
- Original Message
That's correct, 28. Though I vaguely remember Wacky Packs. Got a gift
package with some in them at a school or church social event. The big card
fad from my era was Garbage Pail Kids, though I never got into them myself.
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From: Feldhamer, Stuart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At
least give us higher or lower :)
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:08
PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [SWCollect]
Thanks for the help with LotLIn a message dated 01/29/2003 11:50:00 AM Central
There's another thought I had concerning this: many of us have games in
their original shrinkwrap. The manufacturers of these games probably
never figured they would ever stay for so long in that shrinkwrap, so
might we actually create ourselves a problem if we leave those precious
games in
I remember buying Garbage Pail Kids...they sure were garbage, weren't they?
-Original Message-
From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:20 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!
That's correct, 28. Though
In a message dated 01/29/2003 12:20:51 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
At least give us higher or lower :)
Haha, well I don't know about that Stuart, I've kind of set the bottom range already when I said higher than the average. If people continue to guess I may comment
Now, next question...
Would someone who lives closer (driving distance) be willing to accept a
package with some of the stuff I'll be bringing to show off? It's too far
for me to drive (10+ hours) and I'm not chancing my items getting damaged or
the shrink opened by airport security.
-
My lips are shrinkwrapped ;)
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:07
AM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Thanks for the
help with LotL
In a
message dated 01/29/2003 11:50:00 AM Central Standard Time,
Hm, 42?
(Which would also mean Tom is the answer to everything)
Marco
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
In a message dated 01/29/2003 12:20:51 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
At least give us higher or lower :)
Haha, well I don't know about that Stuart, I've kind of
C.E. Forman schrieb:
Good shrinkwrap jobs have the pencil-eraser hole in the front and back.
The what holes? I thought those were there because the shrinkwrapping
machines sucked the air out through those.
I may have actually brought this up in a column once (or was going to): If
the shrink
You know what? I figured you to be over 40 and Tom to be mid-20 :-)
Marco
C.E. Forman schrieb:
That's correct, 28. Though I vaguely remember Wacky Packs. Got a gift
package with some in them at a school or church social event. The big card
fad from my era was Garbage Pail Kids, though I
C.E. Forman schrieb:
Yeah, I'm the Ye Olde Geek with no girlfriend he's referring to.
*g*
This guy
is SO MAD at me right now. Wonder what'll happen when I actually post the
column?
Oh, I'll love to hear about that.
BTW, one dude actually bid on it. I told him it is a fake, referencing
I don't know...I hate the idea of keeping software in shrinkwrap. I can
understand that shrinkwrap makes the value higher, because someone buying a
piece of old software would rather buy a new item than a used item. But as a
collector, why would I want my software shrinkwrapped unless I'm in the
Did you guys see the one he did where he changed Infocom to Infocum?
Stuart
-Original Message-
From: Marco Thorek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up
C.E. Forman schrieb:
Yeah, I'm the Ye Olde
All my collection is shrinkwrapped only. I don't need to touch the stuff
inside the box, I did that when I actually played them many years ago ;)
They look nicer in the shrinkwrap imo too. I'm not in it to make money, but
there's nothing wrong with keeping the maximum value in tact for my
C.E.,
It would be our pleasure to transport this stuff for you...Be sure to insure it, and
delivery confirmation is important!
Please let me know what you decide.
...Prserving Worlds...
Joe Garrity
Curator of The Origin Museum
C.E. Forman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Re: Re:
Pedro Quaresma stated:
Updated list.
Alexander - 24=20
Steve - 25=20
Stefan - 26=20
Pedro - 26
Karl - 26
Stuart - 27
C.E. - 28
Dan - 31=20
John R. - 35=20
Chris N. - 36
Joe - 38
Current average: 29,27
Someone said he was 32. Who was it?
Me, which makes the average 29.5.
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Lee K. Seitz
BTW, one dude actually bid on it. I told him it is a fake, referencing
your site. He wrote back that he asked the bidder about the authenticity
Oops, that should read asked the seller.
Marco
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Lying little sleazeball. What a detriment to our hobby...
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There is only one shirt and I bought it second hand, so I have no idea when
it was made. It looks cool though!
At 07:20 AM 1/29/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Are these shirts original, made in the early to mid 80s?
Wow -- talk about a hypocrite. Chris, for what it's worth we've always
known you are a kook... :)
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Oh, you mean Chris Forman's mailing list? Take a closer look...he's
quite the kook. Anyway...rumor has it that the wizard of
frobozz
wore this shirt himself!
At 03:12 PM 1/29/2003
Hey! The Wizard of Frobozz would never promote words that didn't begin with
the letter F! I wanted to give this guy the benefit of the doubt before, but
now I KNOW he's a fake!
-Original Message-
From: Chris Newman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:23 PM
To:
I'm 35
- John
-Original Message-
From: Lee K. Seitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!
Pedro Quaresma stated:
Updated list.
Alexander - 24=20
Steve -
On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 02:25 AM, Pedro Quaresma wrote:
[Snip]
Who's not on the above list, start talking ;) Tom? Jim? Edward?
I'm 39 and not holding. ;-)
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Edward Franks
On Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 07:26 PM, John Romero wrote:
Yeah, that's not a bad idea. I do have several copies of the same games
in baggies, though. ;) Sure, it doesn't hurt. I was just wondering
what a Dungeon Campaign might go for. Heh.
:drool: :drool: :drool:
Geez, you know how
On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 01:26 PM, Feldhamer, Stuart wrote:
[Snip]
I don't know...I hate the idea of keeping software in shrinkwrap. I can
understand that shrinkwrap makes the value higher, because someone
buying a
piece of old software would rather buy a new item than a used item.
More than I'd trust it to the airlines.
- Original Message -
From: Feldhamer, Stuart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:33 PM
Subject: RE: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!
You would trust it to the mail though? I don't know if I
Not immediately. He hasn't been selling T-shirts for very long, and he
didn't have the DaftShop storefront back in December when he sold the first
two. Couple of bidders got overexcited on the first one, but when he stuck
the second up right after it pretty much revealed they're fakes. I'm
Yeah, that was another shot at me. Bet he spent a whole two seconds
thinking that one up.
- Original Message -
From: Feldhamer, Stuart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:31 PM
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Heads Up
Did you guys see the one he did
I know, he keeps acting like this is news of some sort. B-)
- Original Message -
From: Chris Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:23 PM
Subject: [SWCollect] [Fwd: Question for seller -- Item #3004111440]
Wow -- talk about a hypocrite.
Maybe you guys all noticed this part of the auction before, but I sure
didn't...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3004111440category=4315
He's got an image from the YOIS vault, and some (presumably gay) porn on the
monitor. This is a new low for Ebay...
Stuart
That's new - this guy is obviously into playing hard ball, and has it out
for Foreman in a bad way! Ebay should be killing his account right about
now..
- Original Message -
From: Stuart Feldhamer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:25 PM
Subject:
In a message dated 01/29/2003 7:25:52 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
He's got an image from the YOIS vault, and some (presumably gay) porn on the
monitor. This is a new low for Ebay...
I can't believe it, has anyone reported this yet? Does Chris know? This guy is too much,
The"picture of Chris"he used is from the April Fools page
Chris posted a couple of years ago...
Stuart
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Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:19
PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Chris
Foreman's Gay
I remember buying Garbage Pail Kids...they sure were garbage, weren't
they?
Oh that brings back memories... heck I even bought those when I lived in
Argentina (called Basuritas there). What ever happened to collectable
trading cards that weren't sports or CCGs?
Karl Kuras
Hey oldies,
The pic of Chris on Mr morons auction brought a thought to my head. What do
you guys look like? Or am I the only one having this morbid interest? Might
be.. I know what that Pedro guy looks like, and I believe John has very long
hair. But as for the rest of you, I have no clue. Not
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