MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 390 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Herald Lores by dbackhau-+AT+-isou10.estec.esa.nl 2) ADMIN: rules of thumb by mel (Melanie Dymond Harper) 3) Re: NEWBIE by BUCKLEY B <95662618-+AT+-mmu.ac.uk> 4) Re: Shin'a'in word list by winkle-+AT+-imsa.edu 5) Bye! by "Jill" 6) Re: Attention all groups! by Tammy Harris 7) Re: Random by Sandra K Haas 8) Kris by Marissa K Lingen 9) Re: Winde to Thy Wyngs by be248-+AT+-scn.org (SCN User) 10) Re: Attention all groups! by The Master of Karma 11) Re.Kris by "K.J.F. Loveman" 12) lackey web pages by Ian Macdonald 13) Re: Shin'a'in word list by Elisa Shapiro 14) Re: Attention all groups! by "Stormcloud" 15) Re: The Future of Di Tregarde books by "Stormcloud" 16) Re: Diana Tregarde (well, not really ..) by "Stormcloud" 17) Changechildren by EGLESTON-+AT+-bpl.org 18) Re: Herald Lores by "Stormcloud" 19) Re: NEWBIE by "Stormcloud" 20) Re: NEWBIE by Rosario Holsen-Baker 21) Re: Robert Jordan (off topic!) by McCaffrey's White Dragon 22) Re: Shin'a'in word list by The Master of Karma 23) Re: Shin'a'in word list by Priest 24) Condolences was Re: Top Ten... by McCaffrey's White Dragon 25) Re: Random by Gyrfalcon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 01 Mar 96 12:21:50 +0100 From: dbackhau-+AT+-isou10.estec.esa.nl To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Herald Lores Message-ID: <9603011121.AA05473-+AT+-isou10.estec.esa.nl> A OIB who shall remain anonymous to spare the blushes wrote >TWO YEARS!!!!!! I don't think I could go nearly Two years without >re-reading any of the books. Stormy you either have very strong >will power or the patients of a saint. I didn't know saints had patients - were they sick or injured? Are all saints doctors/nurses/vets? Oh, did you mean patience??? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry - I know I shouldn't - I'm not the worlds best speller myself, but this one really did catch me for about 5 seconds. Anyhow, a little lofty smirking is good for the soul! Esmeralda Evensbane (Unaffiliated Independent Party) (about to topple from her lofty smirking post ......;-) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 11:27:22 GMT From: mel (Melanie Dymond Harper) To: mercedes-lackey Subject: ADMIN: rules of thumb Message-ID: <9603011127.AA20247-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk> As per my comment earlier this week, I notice one-line posts and suchlike making a bit of a resurgence; for those of you who may not have seen this the first time round, here's a repost of Auntie Mel's Rules of Thumb for Sensible Posting. (This will migrate into the FAQ eventually. I'll probably wind up posting this each month along with the "how to subscribe/unsubscribe" posting which is currently part of the FAQ.) 1) Trim quoted text. Trim headers to the minimum. We're looking for something along the lines of " said:" rather than six lines of quoted header with no content. Is all of what you're quoting still relevant? We want enough left to keep track of the discussion, not its entire history. BUT -- see 1a). 1a) Preserve attributions. Try, however, to keep track of who did say what. Being misquoted is annoying; being quoted as saying something you did not, more so. 2) Think before you post. I try to read through all of the list mail that has arrived before I post; especially on the weekends, if someone has a general question, the chances are extremely good that someone else will already have answered before I see it. It is obvious that with the delays caused by processing the mail, sending it out, etc., you can't guarantee that nobody will have answered a question before you, but if a couple of days have gone past, the chances aren't bad. 2a) Keep the fluff level down. People's mail systems vary, and many people receive the mailings as a digest. The latter group, in particular, cannot just delete individual messages, and I will _not_ tolerate people being driven from the group because they cannot keep up with the level of mail, if that level is being artificially inflated by fluff. I don't mind the occasional off-topic message, but if you're posting several such per day, consider yourself warned. (Alt.books.m-lackey, the Lackey newsgroup, is far fluff-heavier than this list, and this is most likely because it is (generally) easier to skip unwanted articles within news readers rather than mail readers. It is also the main reason why I read about two articles a day from the newsgroup, if that.) 2b) One-liners are a Bad Thing. If you feel that you have to respond to someone with a one-line comment, and that comment is not an answer to a question that has been asked, consider replying by mail directly to that person. (Comment: at the moment, because this is a _discussion_ list, the default is that, when one hits the 'Reply' button, the mail is directed to the list at large, rather than the sender of the message to which you are replying. If you do not know how to change this, if necessary, you should talk to your local support folks. Asking for help on the list is unlikely to be productive, since we don't know what mail system you're using, and they vary wildly.) 2c) Long .signature files are Right Out. The suggested length of signatures on Usenet is four lines. On this list, where many people post several times a day, it is probably safe to assume that people will remember who you are after the first post. Therefore, attaching an 8 - 10 line signature to every post is seen as antisocial. Don't do it. 2d) But, but, why can't they just delete or skip over or unsubscribe? Why should they have to? Some people pay for every byte of mail they receive. (Yes, this is still the case in some countries.) Some people pay phone charges to download their mail. (Just about anyone in the UK who logs in from home, for starters; local calls are not free in the UK.) I -- or, to be strictly accurate, my business -- pay for the link to the Net over which list mail is sent. Yes, your off-topic postings can inconvenience people. Yes, your long signature is costing people money. No, they can't just ignore it. So don't be so damn selfish. 3) If you've got a query about how to subscribe/unsubscribe/(etc).... Read the FAQ. The relevant section is posted here semi-regularly; it's also available via the Web, via FTP, or by mail. Web: http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/lackey_list/lackey_faq.html FTP: ftp://ftp.herald.co.uk/pub/lists/lackey-archives/lackey_faq.1 Mail: send mail to listproc-+AT+-herald.co.uk, leave the subject line blank or use "No Subject", message to read get mercedes-lackey lackey_faq.1 Don't post your query to the list. If it's a list-related question, and the answer's not in the FAQ, then send me mail at lackey-owner-+AT+-herald.co.uk. Bear in mind that I work (fairly) normal office hours -- this means that questions mailed to me over a weekend may not be answered until Monday. I might log in over the weekend, but assuming that that will be the case is likely a Bad Idea. 4) Other things not to post: Almost anything that you have found online, unless it's obviously and specifically Lackey-related. _Especially_ if it says "Please post this to anywhere you can". Notable examples: - anything saying "Make Money Fast" - any mention of the Good Times virus (it doesn't exist) - any request for postcards/business cards/get well cards/ to be sent to a little boy who's dying of cancer (he didn't die; he's still alive, and he really, really doesn't want any more cards. Neither does his local Post Office, which is also my local office at home!) - anything about forthcoming legislation (this is an international list, and as such any legislation is likely to apply to no more than half of the people on the list) If you think that there should be an exception, mail the item concerned to me -- mel-+AT+-herald.co.uk -- and if I agree with you, I'll forward it to the list. But I'm an unreasonable bitch, as you probably already gathered by reading the rest of this post, so don't get your hopes up. Phew! We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussions. Mel. ----- End Included Message ----- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:00:39 GMT From: BUCKLEY B <95662618-+AT+-mmu.ac.uk> To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: NEWBIE Message-ID: <153EAC65E46-+AT+-EXCALIBUR.MMU.AC.UK> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 00:02:36 GMT Reply-to: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk From: STOKES J <95662014-+AT+-mmu.ac.uk> To: 95662618-+AT+-mmu.ac.uk Subject: NEWBIE >I'd like to welcome a new member to the list, she has only been >reading Misty for a short time[ about a week] >Come on Brenda say "Hi" to all the nice boys, girls, gryphons, >werecats etc etc etc...... >I see you shiver in antici...pation >Lord Jason[OIB] Hello everyone; does, anyone know where I can get hold of a cheap sword so that I can chop this person's head off? Yours sweetly, Brenda. P.s. I love the first thre books about Vanyel and am getting around to the rest as quickly as I can.; ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 07:33:21 -0600 (CST) From: winkle-+AT+-imsa.edu To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Shin'a'in word list Message-ID: <199603011333.HAA12191-+AT+-pepsi.imsa.edu> Me too, please! winkle-+AT+-imsa.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 08:46:07 EDT From: "Jill" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Bye! Message-ID: <2E6F49803A6-+AT+-pub.sbu.edu> Well, folkz, I'm off for spring break this coming week and I'm postponing my mail. (I'll stay on the Mage War list, since that isn't likely to overload my mailbox all by itself) If anyone would like to `mail me at home, my address is MERLYN3109-+AT+-aol.com. Please do ... I'm going to be so boooored! ;) Jill morrisjm-+AT+-sbu.edu MERLYN3109-+AT+-aol.com "If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumbered here While these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream..." - Puck, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Act 5.1, lines 418-424 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 09:00:12 -0500 From: Tammy Harris To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Attention all groups! Message-ID: <2759E77CFD-+AT+-medicine.dmed.iupui.edu> On Thur, Feb 29, Ruby wrote: > >I'm interested in getting on with a group. Is that possible? And On Fri, Mar 1, Lord Jason wrote: > To join a group simply send a call to one of us and seek out those > to whom you feel a pull to. I am of The Ones In Black. > If you seek to join us, send subject "Joining" to the list and either > Dalisair or myself will answer you. > > Bright Blessings. May you be as one with your soul sibs soon. The Ladies in Green would be honored to have you join our ranks! May Emerald Waters Keep You, Lady Tammy Speaker for the Ladies in Green "It's time to ask yourself what you believe" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 09:27:33 -0500 (EST) From: Sandra K Haas To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Random Message-ID: On Wed, 28 Feb 1996, SHE WHO THINKS GEORGE COOPER IS THE PERFECT MAN wrote: > Hi, thought this would be as good a time as any to try and send mail. I'm a > newbie here. . . :) All this talk about Kris dying is about to make me start > crying, again. And since I'm _trying_ to conect here, I have a question. This > has been driving me crazy for about a year now. In AotQueen, everyone was > really surprised that Rolan Chose Talia instead of someone who was already a > Herald. If he _had_ Chosen someone already a Herald, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO > _THEIR_ Companion???? I mean, isn't the Herald-Companion bond something that is > pretty darn important? Someone... SAVE ME FROM MY CONFUSION! :) > Well, if this acually WORKS I'll be one surprised (not to mention confused) > child. > > Later- > > Bree aka Tiana > I sorta have a similar question. What happens to the Monarch's Companion? Selany has to have one, but we never hear about it. It is all Rolan, who is Talia's Companion. Does the monarchs Companion just 'get sent out to pasture'? (that was supposed to be a joke :}) but still as serious question. Sandy the sigless ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 08:59:35 -0600 From: Marissa K Lingen To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Kris Message-ID: <199603011459.IAA16075-+AT+-poblano.gac.edu> I guess I'd better put on my flame-retardent gear here. Did anyone else just plain not like Kris? I mean, I can understand that he was supposed to be a good guy and all, and I guess he was, but I have the same feeling about Kris that many people had about Elspeth--I know I'm *s'posed* to like him, but... Morticia And a variation on the Jesus saves: "Jesus saves, Moses invests, but Buddha pays dividends!" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 07:49:01 -0800 From: be248-+AT+-scn.org (SCN User) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Winde to Thy Wyngs Message-ID: <199603011549.HAA17437-+AT+-scn.org> > >Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 06:37:48 GMT >Reply-to: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk >From: Heather Watson >To: 95662014-+AT+-mmu.ac.uk >Subject: Re: Winde to Thy Wyngs > >>Jake, would you send me a copy of the Tayledras word list, too? Sounds >>neat. If you sent it to the following address, I'd be obliged:> > >>.magik-+AT+-socketis.net > >Add me to the list of people wanting that list > >Jason Stokes< 95662014-+AT+-mmu.ac.uk> > Me too please. be248-+AT+-scn.org Gestena -- Herald Briana Kestyl For some reason I never had any trouble Lady In Green figuring out what death was all wc814-+AT+-freenet.victoria about; but life - that's taken be248-+AT+-scn.org me until now. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 11:29:49 -0500 (EST) From: The Master of Karma To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Attention all groups! Message-ID: On Fri, 1 Mar 1996, STOKES J wrote: > >I'm interested in getting on with a group. Is that possible? > > To join a group simply send a call to one of us and seek out those > to whom you feel a pull to. I am of The Ones In Black. > If you seek to join us, send subject "Joining" to the list and either > Dalisair or myself will answer you. What are these groups? (Sorry if this is covered in the FAQ, but I don't have a copy handy at the moment.) This seems to be something that has started since last semester, since I don't remember it coming up before. Any info would be appreciated and do much to assuage my 'satiable curtiosity. Ken Kenneth Allen Hyde | No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife Univ. of Delaware | between the shoulder blades will seriously Dept. of Linguistics | cramp his style -- Old Jhereg proverb kenny-+AT+-strauss.udel.edu | A mind is a terrible toy to waste! -- Me ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 16:31:04 +0000 (GMT) From: "K.J.F. Loveman" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re.Kris Message-ID: 00:53:00 EST, beckyanne-+AT+-iforge.valleynet.com (Becky Anne Christensen) writes: > When Kris dies, I was bawling too. I think that is the first book >I'd ever read that I actually cried over. I loved it! I really liked >Kris, I wish he hadn't died, but it did help the story. I cry every time >I read that part. Poor Kris :~( > > Lady Becky I compleatly agree!!! the book would have been a compleat flop if he had not died. Thats one more thing I like about Misty( :) ), The stories never have compleatly happy endings. It keeps it from being sappy!! -Lady Sarah >Misty obviously reckons killing off one member of a (potential) love triangle improves a book too 'cos she does it a lot. I cried when the one out of 'Reap the Whirlwind' died, I cried when Kris died, but when I got to 'Elvensbane' I was just sitting there thinking "wotsisface the elf, our heroine wants to have it off with your friend, you are DEAD." I think if I was a male character in Misty's books and one of my female friends showed ANY kind of liking for my mate I'd run screaming. Kate ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 16:39:36 +0000 (GMT) From: Ian Macdonald To: Herald mailing list Subject: lackey web pages Message-ID: Well It looks as if I have just about finished the lackey web pages revamp. The main difference are that the main page has been split up into smaller sub pages that hopefully will be nicer to use. I am very interested in comments about the new style other than great pages since that tends to be very helpfull Most of the other pages have had a cosmetic face lift If you have any suggestion about new stuff that could go on the pages then mail me at ism-+AT+-tardis.ed.ac.uk You can find the web pages at http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/ism/lackey.html Also have a look at the baen site it has an interview with ML follow the lackey -> publishers -> baen -> baen home page links sorry I forget the exact address Hope to see you all there Ian < all of a sudden a whisper of sound occurs then the sound of a body hitting a keyboard. "Good thing we had darts", one of the white coated men said to the other as they dragged ian's body from the terminal.> < ism-+AT+-tardis.ed.ac.uk > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 12:41:55 -0500 (EST) From: Elisa Shapiro To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Shin'a'in word list Message-ID: Isn't there a word list in the back of one of the books? I kinda remember seeing it there, but I'm at school now so I can't check. - Elisa http://mmm.mbhs.edu/~eshapiro i am a work in progress dressed in the fabric of a world unfolding - ani difranco ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:32:35 EST From: "Stormcloud" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Attention all groups! Message-ID: <179483315C-+AT+-SIMCL.STJOHNS.EDU> > >I'm interested in getting on with a group. Is that possible? > > To join a group simply send a call to one of us and seek out those > to whom you feel a pull to. I am of The Ones In Black. > If you seek to join us, send subject "Joining" to the list and either > Dalisair or myself will answer you. > > Bright Blessings. May you be as one with your soul sibs soon. > > Lord Jason [OIB] Ruby, I'm not anyone in charge or anything, but you are most welcome if you should decide to join us in the Ones in Black. -+AT+->--- Stormcloud In the name One in Black of the Moon Jenna, the Misty maniac I'll punish you! jwil3969-+AT+-simcl.stjohns.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:44:30 EST From: "Stormcloud" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: The Future of Di Tregarde books Message-ID: <17C7325D99-+AT+-SIMCL.STJOHNS.EDU> > Stormcloud wrote: > > > > .She might not even go back to them, which > .would be a shame, because Di is most definitely one of her sexiest > .and best-developed heroines, and I for one would like to see more of > .her. > > She is, she is. She wrote the vampire for the legions of her female writers to > drool over and fall for, and she wrote Di for her demographically few number of > male fans to fawn about. > > Seriously, everyone buy 10 copies of each of Misty's Di books and give sets of > three out for easter/spring equinox! That'll boost sales...... > > Zha'hai'allav'a! > > ------------------------ Rynath (OIB) / Jake --------------------- I think you mean female FANS, and that's not necessarily correct. What if we ladies want to drool over Di, and some men want to drool over Andre. 'S fine with me, I'll drool over both of 'em! :> -+AT+->--- Stormcloud In the name One in Black of the Moon Jenna, the Misty maniac I'll punish you! jwil3969-+AT+-simcl.stjohns.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:51:03 EST From: "Stormcloud" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Diana Tregarde (well, not really ..) Message-ID: <17E365057C-+AT+-SIMCL.STJOHNS.EDU> > >Loosen up my friend, responses like the above can deteriorate into > >nasty flaming battles - if you want to battle, join TLIG, or TMIW, > >or whatever the blacks are, or challenge some oldtimer to a mage war - far > >more fun for all concerned. > > > >Esmeralda Evensbane > >(back from the Blight) > > > The Black's are all sorts, We have Elves, Taly'e'dras, Kendar, > and myself [ who hopes to be truely Swordsworn before to long]. > > I see you shiver with antici...pation > > Lord Jason[OIB] That's Tayledras, or Tale'edras in Shin'a'in. Not to nitpick at all, Lord Jason. :) -+AT+->--- Stormcloud In the name One in Black of the Moon Jenna, the Misty maniac I'll punish you! jwil3969-+AT+-simcl.stjohns.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:50:08 -0500 (EST) From: EGLESTON-+AT+-bpl.org To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Changechildren Message-ID: <960301135008.3294-+AT+-bpl.org> Ashke argued that the Tayledras' negative reaction to Changechildren was based in part on the assumption that "they did it to themselves". Kenneth replied that the assumption was not valid -- that it would take "powerful, subtle mages, like Mornelithe" to create the necessary changes involved, and it is unlikely that all Changechildren qualified on that account. Okay -- while I agree that the assumption "they did it to themselves" is not valid for all cases (look at what Falconsbreath did to his daughter), I think that the majority of the Changechildren which the Tayledras have encountered over the centuries have been mages. Not necessarily powerful, and probably not subtle at all, but mages. The reasoning is kind of convuluted, and I'm on the computer where I can't edit, so be patient. :-> Premise one. If the Tayledras encountered the Changechild, he/she/it was in or near the Pelagirs. (Tayledras don't go out into the world much, so the world has to go to them.) Anyone coming toward the Pelagirs is going to hear from the locals that it isn't a good idea to cross the Tayledras, so a person who persists in going into the wierd zone is probably after something. Magical power, magical creatures, something. Coming from a different angle, premise two. If a person has trained their will sufficiently, and they have a source of power -- even one they can't See -- they can do magic. At least, that's what Kethry has told us (in particular, about blood-path mages.) They don't have to be sane, mind you, they just have to believe that they can do it. (See the short story "The Talisman" in Sword and Sorceress ....7? (I think, me-+AT+-work, books-+AT+-home.) And everyone knows that there is a lot of magic hanging around in the Pelagirs. So, we get a person who doesn't like the way they look, who decides to get enough magic to change things, and goes off the deep end. When that person eventually reaches the Pelagirs and plays with the magic there, some of the changes work better than planned, but sooner or later the Tayledras notice that someone is messing around. Or to put it another way -- a Changechild who never touches the magical energy of the area, and doesn't devastate the local animal population is probably not going to attract any attention from the Tayledras. I hope that makes sense. Yoicks! and Away! Cindy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:55:31 EST From: "Stormcloud" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Herald Lores Message-ID: <17F6651E41-+AT+-SIMCL.STJOHNS.EDU> > >Okay! (I haven't read that book in nearly two years, b/c that's how > >long my friend has had my copy! ) So he had convinced himself > >that Ghost (I 'member that much!) was a demon, and his Companion > >couldn't talk to him and tell him otherwise. He thought he was doing > >the right thing, and it took someone else speaking rationally to > >tell > > >him otherwise. > > TWO YEARS!!!!!! I don't think I could go nearly Two years without > re-reading any of the books. Stormy you either have very strong > will power or the patients of a saint. > > I see you shiver with antici....pation > > Lord Jason[One In Black] I got the trilogy for one of my best friends for Christmas, so I reread some of the best parts before I mailed them out to her. :> -+AT+->--- Stormcloud In the name One in Black of the Moon Jenna, the Misty maniac I'll punish you! jwil3969-+AT+-simcl.stjohns.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 14:30:33 EST From: "Stormcloud" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: NEWBIE Message-ID: <188B9B0F34-+AT+-SIMCL.STJOHNS.EDU> Brenda said: > Lord Jason said: > >I'd like to welcome a new member to the list, she has only been > >reading Misty for a short time[ about a week] > >Come on Brenda say "Hi" to all the nice boys, girls, gryphons, > >werecats etc etc etc...... > > Hello everyone; does, anyone know where I can get hold of a cheap > sword so that I can chop this person's head off? > > Yours sweetly, > > Brenda. > > P.s. I love the first thre books about Vanyel and am getting around > to the rest as quickly as I can. You may borrow mine if you'd like. (Sorry, Lord Jason! ) But welcome to the list, Lady Brenda. I am honoured to meet you. Vanyel is my favorite of Misty's characters, and if you would like to discuss him, feel free to write to me. Your servant, -+AT+->--- Stormcloud In the name One in Black of the Moon Jenna, the Misty maniac I'll punish you! jwil3969-+AT+-simcl.stjohns.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 14:28:08 -0500 (EST) From: Rosario Holsen-Baker To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: NEWBIE Message-ID: Brenda wrote: > Lord Jason wrote: > >I'd like to welcome a new member to the list, she has only been > >reading Misty for a short time[ about a week] > >Come on Brenda say "Hi" to all the nice boys, girls, gryphons, > >werecats etc etc etc...... > > Hello everyone; does, anyone know where I can get hold of a cheap > sword so that I can chop this person's head off? > Of course! :Lavaan, be a dear and show this lady where she may find a sword.: :Are you absolutely sure you want to do that? You *did* ally with the Ones In Black.: :I was being facetious. 'Sides, it makes a great recruiting pitch.: Lavaan sighs, then mind-broadcasts (it's a word now, dammit!) to the Ones In Black and Brenda, :Would any of the Ones in Black like to severly thump Lord Jason for that ridiculous remark?: ObMisty: If you're on the Arrows trilogy (since a friend of mine is slogging through it at the moment) you'll have to read it anyway, since there's a lot of important information there, so force yourself to read it even if the first book is a bit...dry. It gets much better. Especially AFall...yes, I, too, wept when you-know-who died. Which scared the living daylights out of my mother. :) *****LADY JAGUAR***** Leader of the Cat People Lady in Green "The mice may have the right but the cat has the claws." ********************* ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 11:28:19 -0800 (PST) From: McCaffrey's White Dragon To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Robert Jordan (off topic!) Message-ID: On Wed, 28 Feb 1996, Tammy Harris wrote: > Hi All! > > Aaaaarrrgh!! After rereading the first three and a half books of the Wheel > of Time series to be ready for the new one, I just tracked down a nasty > rumor I found on the net, and it's true. Robert Jordan's _A Crown of > Swords_ is delayed, and won't be out until June (although Barnes & > Noble says May). Sigh. I just got an e-mail back from Tor Books, and > apparently, Jordan was late with the final manuscript. I figured that the > rest of you who are reading the series would want to know. > > Sorry to be the bearer of bad news! > > Tammy > > > "It's time to ask yourself what you believe" > Thank you. I've been (im)patiently waiting while he was messing with those other books. On the bright side, I just bought White Gryphon (pb) and Silver Gryphon (hb) yesterday! I've almost finished WGryphon already! ___________________ -==UDIC==- ________________ |\__________________\McCaffrey's White (X)Dragon|\________________\ ||Why is he talking ||| | || to that | || Don't ask. | || White Coconut? | Jake Gipple \|________________| \|__________________| (360)-887-4779 LEMUR! Mynd you, m00se bites Kan be pretty nasti ... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 14:31:45 -0500 (EST) From: The Master of Karma To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Shin'a'in word list Message-ID: On Fri, 1 Mar 1996 winkle-+AT+-imsa.edu wrote: > > Me too, please! > > winkle-+AT+-imsa.edu > I don't want to seem rude or anything, but could these "me too's" be handle via private person-to-person e-mail? I am starting to get angry messages from my SysAdmin that I am over my disk-quota, and it is usually because of all the mail. I belong to 2 professional mail-lists and this one, and I am getting to the point where I will have to choose to drop one. Unfortunately, we all know which one it will have to be. Basically, I just wanted to add my heartfelt pleas to those of our valiant list-mistress and ask that messages that are a personal request directed to a specific person be done via private e-mail. Thanks Kenneth Allen Hyde | No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife Univ. of Delaware | between the shoulder blades will seriously Dept. of Linguistics | cramp his style -- Old Jhereg proverb kenny-+AT+-strauss.udel.edu | A mind is a terrible toy to waste! -- Me ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 11:39:45 -0800 (PST) From: Priest To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Shin'a'in word list Message-ID: On Fri, 1 Mar 1996 SSCarson-+AT+-aol.com wrote: > I would love a copy too! Please, Please, I hope it's not any trouble, I have > a tendency to cause troble:) If you can't don't worry! > > -Lady Sarah > I'd also like a copy, if it's not too much trouble to send me one. Thanx!!! Priest aka Firestorm k'Sheyna -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- patw-+AT+-clark.edu -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 11:50:04 -0800 (PST) From: McCaffrey's White Dragon To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Condolences was Re: Top Ten... Message-ID: On Thu, 29 Feb 1996, puppies and dragons wrote: > At 12:37 PM 2/28/96 GMT, Rynath wrote: > >Okay. Did this one myself. Have fun. > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >Top Ten Ways You Can Tell You Read Too Much Mercedes Lackey > >========================================================================= > > > > P.S. Please excuse my nit-picking. I just found out that my > Grandmother died last night, and attempting humor has always been > my way of dealing with grief. > > > Mareesa > I sympathize with you. As it happens, my great-grandmother died yesterday (February 29). It makes me sad, of course, but also relieved. It was her time to go and I'm glad for no other reason than that she no longer has to suffer. One of the saddest parts was when I went up to visit her with my father (she was my father's maternal grandmother) and he thought he had the wrong room at first because he didn't recognize her in her condition. My father, who is not one who usually doesn't show too much emotion, was near the point of tears after we left. I can only imagine how he must have felt, for I didn't know her nearly as well as he and I was feeling rather choked-up. But I really shouldn't be babbling on about this, it just helps to talk and I feel closer to some of you than to many of my friends off of the net. Again, sorry and thank you to anyone who took the time to read my expressions of grief. ___________________ -==UDIC==- ________________ |\__________________\McCaffrey's White (X)Dragon|\________________\ ||Why is he talking ||| | || to that | || Don't ask. | || White Coconut? | Jake Gipple \|________________| \|__________________| (360)-887-4779 LEMUR! Mynd you, m00se bites Kan be pretty nasti ... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 14:52:51 -0500 From: Gyrfalcon To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Random Message-ID: <31375593.4FDE-+AT+-menger.eecs.stevens-tech.edu> Sandra K Haas wrote: > > SHE WHO THINKS... (Methinks her name is too long. :) ) wrote: > > If he _had_ Chosen someone already a Herald, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO > > _THEIR_ Companion???? I mean, isn't the Herald-Companion bond something that is > > pretty darn important? Someone... SAVE ME FROM MY CONFUSION! :) > > Well, if this acually WORKS I'll be one surprised (not to mention confused) > > child. > I sorta have a similar question. What happens to the Monarch's > Companion? Selany has to have one, but we never hear about it. It is > all Rolan, who is Talia's Companion. Does the monarchs Companion just > 'get sent out to pasture'? (that was supposed to be a joke :}) but > still as serious question. --Gyrfalcon (Who in deference to "Auntie Mel" and her guidelines has removed his normally long signature and replaced it with something shorter.) ==================msowers-+AT+-menger.eecs.stevens-tech.edu==================== Gyrfalcon: Mage, gryphon, wanderer, Guild Freelance. Have illusion will travel. Rates negotiable. Dispatches troublesome whelp mages. Willing to train. http://menger.eecs.stevens-tech.edu/~msowers ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 390 *********************************