MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 673 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) re: greetings/comanions by dbackhau-+AT+-isou10.estec.esa.nl 2) Re: All manner of things by "Linda,Paul Bryant" 3) ADMIN: oy! by mel (Melanie Dymond Harper) 4) List history by mel (Melanie Dymond Harper) 5) Re: Fire Rose/lifebonds by "Kimber Brumbaugh" 6) Lifebonded & using a mac by Taja 7) Re: Lifebonds - Reply by Barbara Slater 8) Re: Braid: Names and Velgrath by myktshr-+AT+-ldd.net (miyako hirao) 9) Re: Names by myktshr-+AT+-ldd.net (miyako hirao) 10) Re: Re: All manner of things by Shadow-Lover 11) Re: Re:Welcome/Dress habits by Shadow-Lover 12) I love braiding (4) by Lady Wintersong 13) Re: Macs'n'Fish'n'stuff by Jake 14) Re: Braid For A Day by Jake 15) Re:Mime/Concrete Blonde/Christians/FAQ Update by Jake 16) Yet another braid - but Misty related! by kirchfa-+AT+-AZStarNet.com (Herald Michal) 17) Re: What I mean by target audience by The Custer Family 18) Re: Another Braid by michele meredith 19) Re: names by "Diana L. Heald" 20) Re: All manner of things by "Diana L. Heald" 21) Re: Lifebonds by michele meredith ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 10 Jul 96 10:53:34 +0200 From: dbackhau-+AT+-isou10.estec.esa.nl To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: re: greetings/comanions Message-ID: <9607100853.AA29112-+AT+-isou10.estec.esa.nl> hola, Greetings Spencer - wow - you bin at my bookshelves? I started with Arrows in '86 and have just kept up since. I agree with your likes and dislikes - bet'cha don't really care for Di Tregarde either?? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dass wrote: > *ARE* they "spirits inhabiting a normal physical body" ? I always > assumed that the Companions were whoever they were reincarnated. No "taking > over the body", or "growing up". They know they're going to be coming back, > they know how, where and in what form they're coming back, I always figured > the foaling and growing up stages were to refamiliarize themselves with > Velgarth, But if you've been hanging out with the Shadow Lover for a few centuries, chewing the fat with the rest of your spirit Haralds, (oops - that's Heralds) are you really going to come back as a silly baby - like Cymry's foal at Talia's wedding - enough is said about it to convey an image of a little 'un - eating it's garland or somesuch. It seems kind of undignified! 'kay that's me, groetjes, Esmeralda Evensbane ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 04:05:58 -0500 From: "Linda,Paul Bryant" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: All manner of things Message-ID: <19960710090556737.AAA296-+AT+-denp1-rancor.iglobal.net> What is O's stand for? And what is a Mac? Isn't that a hamburger! RPG does that stand for Rocket Propelled Grenade? Lifebounds, an enteresting thought. Is this the person that you are going to fight with the rest of your life? Proverb: Life is not to bad when you are on painkillers. Linda & Paul Bryant ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:50:10 +0100 From: mel (Melanie Dymond Harper) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: ADMIN: oy! Message-ID: <9607101050.AA06802-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk> I went home at about 9:30pm last night; since that time there have been _FIVE_ new Lackey list digests. Come on, guys, I can't believe all of this is real live Lackey discussion. Please think before you post, etc; I'm going to append Auntie Mel's Rules to this posting. If nothing else, think of me. If an address goes bad, and that person was not on digest, I generally get a bounce message for every single message sent to the list. *sigh* Mel Auntie Mel's Rules of Thumb for Sensible Posting 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. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 12:08:12 +0100 From: mel (Melanie Dymond Harper) To: mercedes-lackey Subject: List history Message-ID: <9607101108.AA07373-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk> Mat asked: > Pretty scarry isn't it? ;) Some of us have been on the list for a couple > of years. Mel, when did the list start? 1994 wasn't it? I know that I > was on sometime in the fall of 94 (as a lurker at first). Sometime in mid-94, yep. *goes off and pokes about in her files* I have a copy of digest number 10 from the old list which is dated February 12th 1994, so I guess probably January '94. Then it moved to its current site in May '95. Mel ------------------------------ Date: 10 Jul 1996 07:46:55 -0400 From: "Kimber Brumbaugh" To: "mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald." Subject: Re: Fire Rose/lifebonds Message-ID: ------------------------------ Date: 7/9/96 6:40 PM To: Brumbaugh, Kimber From: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald. *You know, I hate to remind everyone of this, but Skif and Nyara are NOT *lifebonded!!!!! Why else would Stefan lead them off for that ghostly *discussion of why lifebonds are not necessarily the best thing in the *world!!!!! *Lady Thessaly *Goddess of Nomenclature Okay, I have watched this type of comment go by off and on for the almost year or so that I've been on the list and I really have to disagree with it. I think the whole point od Stefan taking them off to talk to them wasn't to say that they should be happy that they aren't lifebonded, but to explain that just because you are doesn't mean that you'll be forever happy together. There will still be misunderstandings and doubts and wonderful things like that, but that since they are lifebonded they'll have to work them thru or they'll both be really unhappy about it. It's not like Van and Stef were always happy- gee, Van even had doubts that Stef would still love him when he returned from one of his diplomatic trips. Skif and Nyara (sp?) are going to have it worse since she's not even completely human. They're going to have to deal with a lot of outside problems that will effect their relationship and Stef just wanted them to realise that they would still have to work things out despite their bond. Okay, that might not have been completely coherant (or correctly spelled either ;) but I just reread the Winds books before my move and I'm convinced that they are life bonded (always have been to tell the truth :) and finally had to get that off my chest *grin* Kimber Goddess of Eternal Optimism kimber_brumbaugh-+AT+-library.lib.ncsu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:32:32 -0400 From: Taja To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Lifebonded & using a mac Message-ID: <199607101232.IAA08914-+AT+-marlin.exis.net> >>Is anyone on the list with their lifebonded? > >I am. Mercedes is right....there's a click- and you know. Not always. I know of a couple that were very obviously a lifebond and had been for several lives... they heard the "click" but even though they were together for a year, they broke up just as explosively as they had fought to be together. I'm also with what I believe to be my lifebond, but there was not a click. We are two halfs to the same whole... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:48:39 -0400 From: Barbara Slater To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Lifebonds - Reply Message-ID: Korendil wrote: Whoah..Kero and Eldan are lifebonded? I don't remember our voluinmous arguments on the lifebonded subject, though,...but IIRC our decision was that they WEREN'T...people who HAVE noticed the click: My reply: Yup. They are - that's why they were able to stay in communication with her in Rethwellan, him in Valdemar; without even trying! It's also why she was so tied up in knots at the end of BTS, having to choose between staying with the Skybolts and staying with Eldan and her new Companion (sorry, ;p, can't remember the Companion's name). IMHO, I don't think there's always a CLICK between lifebonded couples - look at Talia and Dirk! Barbara the sigless wonder Curator and Inmate of the Frogmore Zoo ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:03:55 +0000 From: myktshr-+AT+-ldd.net (miyako hirao) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Braid: Names and Velgrath Message-ID: <199607101300.IAA06913-+AT+-cdale1.midwest.net> At 10:13 PM 7-9-96 +0100, Sal wrote: >: >> "Long ago- so long ago that the details of the conflict are lost and only the >> merest legends remain- the world of Velgarth was racked by sorcerous >> wars..." blech. I can just imagine the next line if this was a discussion. Okay, it's been a while since I've read the Velgarth series... Which book was that from? A Mage Wars book? Wind to thy wings, Summersong ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:17:15 +0000 From: myktshr-+AT+-ldd.net (miyako hirao) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Names Message-ID: <199607101314.IAA07963-+AT+-cdale1.midwest.net> >9. Michael- Hebrew, "Who is like the Lord?" (name of archangel who >defeats the dragon) >Mooncloud (baa,baa) Okey-dokey, I thought Michael was the one who defeated the REBEL ANGELS! Feedback, please. Love always Summersong ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 09:27:09 -0400 From: Shadow-Lover To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Re: All manner of things Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19960710132709.00669848-+AT+-popd.ix.netcom.com> At 09:37 AM 7/9/96 +0100, you wrote: >> I meant the second time. And that'd mean either A: Spirits can travel >> through the Trousers of Time, or B: Haven has an eternal garnder, and the >> thingies there can be taken away....I dunno, it was a nice touch in the >> book, but how does it stand up? We can't have herladic ghosts' prancing >> across space and time, now can we? ;P >> If all else fails... Blame it on the companions... It's their fault... Didn't you know? Companions have always been able to grow Maiden's Hope year round... We just chose not to tell you.... - Shadow-Lover ************************-=E-mail-WDJPEJ-+AT+-ix.netcom.com=-*********************** * - Puritainism: The haunting fear that somebody, somewhere might be happy...* * * * - Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else... * * * * - Dancing naked to the drums... Something Wiccan this way comes... * *******************************-=IRC: Hairenn=-******************************* ************************-=E-mail-WDJPEJ-+AT+-ix.netcom.com=-*********************** * - Puritainism: The haunting fear that somebody, somewhere might be happy...* * * * - Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else... * * * * - Dancing naked to the drums... Something Wiccan this way comes... * *******************************-=IRC: Hairenn=-******************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 09:27:13 -0400 From: Shadow-Lover To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Re:Welcome/Dress habits Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19960710132713.00672ef8-+AT+-popd.ix.netcom.com> At 05:44 AM 7/9/96 +0100, you wrote: >OK, I'm going to spill my secrets, but only because it's *you*, >Shadow-Lover...You really want to know? One of my pairs of velvet pants is >Gloria Vanderbilt, another's Bonjour, and the crushed velvet are from NBC< >that's right, Name Brand Clothing. I also got two pairs of silk pants >there. If you have patience, you can find wonderful things. Gee... I know where I'm going friday (Payday... and the bills are covered... I'm going SHOPPING!) I think it's very funny the looks I get shopping for clothes... Being male, I find it annoying that all the really nice clothes (especially vests and pants) are in the women's departments... So, avoiding lace, heavy embroidery, gawdy colors, and dresses (Not to mention god-awful capri slacks with those NASTY elastic waistbands that look great on women, but aren't exactly masculine... ;) I go to where the good clothes are... You guys out there, try this: Walk into a ladies clothing store and ask if they have anything masculine... The looks you get are worth the momentary embarassment... BTW: To clear things up... I *do not*, *have not*, and *will never* dress in drag... I just happen to love to shop, and do so until I find thing that are *UNISEX* that I like... Not an easy task, and it usually takes all day, but hey... That's why I work in the mall (Lunch break = shopping... day off = shopping... Payday = Sushi THEN shopping... Mall employee = 15% to 20% discount on everything in the mall!!!!) >See, this is why I like winter more than summer, gods, I'm DYING here...! >it's soooo hot. Say, you know how postal carriers have those little safari >summer uniforms? D'y'think Heralds have something similar? Little white >shorts, and ... somebody, shut me up! I dunno... I remember them having winter Whites made out of heavier cloth and with a winter cloak... It's entirely possible that they have summer outfits as well... Especially those that are in the desert reaches... Actually... Are there deserts in Valdemar? - Shadow-Lover ************************-=E-mail-WDJPEJ-+AT+-ix.netcom.com=-*********************** * - Puritainism: The haunting fear that somebody, somewhere might be happy...* * * * - Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else... * * * * - Dancing naked to the drums... Something Wiccan this way comes... * *******************************-=IRC: Hairenn=-******************************* ************************-=E-mail-WDJPEJ-+AT+-ix.netcom.com=-*********************** * - Puritainism: The haunting fear that somebody, somewhere might be happy...* * * * - Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else... * * * * - Dancing naked to the drums... Something Wiccan this way comes... * *******************************-=IRC: Hairenn=-******************************* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 15:04:23 +0100 From: Lady Wintersong To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: I love braiding (4) Message-ID: <9607101404.AA13381-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk> Can you believe I still haven't caught up with my mail? I have 200+ to read. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Rylissia said: >Are all Shin'a'in warsteeds grey? The only ones they talk about are 'Bane and >'Heart, and both of those are grey on the cover of "OathBreakers". I believe they are brown. Vanyel said that the only resemblence Meke's stud had in common with the warsteeds are the colour and Meke's stud was brown, IIRC. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Barbara said: >Remember, the Crown hired the Sunbolts because they needed trained, mounted troops (cavalry) that were not available within >Valdemaran borders at that time. Just a question: WHo were the Sunbolts? I only remember the Skybolts and the Sunhawks. &&&&&&&&& Oh, my dad insists that you can transmit viruses through e-mail even without attaching messages. Could somebody send me private e-mail (ckwok-+AT+-rgs.edu.sg) and give me a reasonable reason that I could forward to him? I don't want him to get the wrong idea. It's people like him that believe in the Good Times virus. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Thanks for people who told me what my name meant. It was so gratifying to see my name plastered on the subject headings. Cheap thrills! &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Zha'hai'allav'a &"He uses music as an accompaniment % to his conducting." Lady Wintersong, Lady In Green & --- Levant, of Bernstein Bonded of snowy owl Elayne and kyree Wyrra % ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:29:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Jake To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Macs'n'Fish'n'stuff Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19960711091749.18976396-+AT+-webspan.net> At 06:33 AM 7/10/96 +0100, Kory wrote: >No, no! I didn't mean it *that* way! Wait...that's waht it says. Ooops. >Well, what I meant, was that well, say [Jake] gets 100 HPs [Humor Points] >a day; well, he >should take 50 of those HPs and store them for the humor, and sprinkle >the other 50 in with his daily posts;> I happen to look forward to them, >even the ones I don't know the music to;> BTW, Jake, what was the first >one you did? The Ironic one? Yes indeedy it was. Does this mean, that once I write more humor and be more experienced, I roll a die to get more HP's? Saving Throw Vs. Flame, Saving Throw Vs... Alright. I'll stop. >ObMisty: The horrors, the horrors! What if Velgarth discovered RPGs! Half >our favorite characters would cease to exist except in the RPG Hall at >the Palace, and would play adventures concerning wild topics like worlds >without magic with superior technology! "Elspeth? EL-SPETH!" Talia was looking all around the palace for who many people called "The Brat." Once again, Elspeth had ran off, avoiding her duties. Turning the corner, Talia heard an odd noise coming from one of the side rooms --- a clattering sound. She turned to investigate, and opened the door. She stood there, shocked ... it was Elspeth ... and Hulda! "Hi Talia." Elspeth said with a grin. "Hulda has been showing me a new game called Papers and Paychecks, where we make believe we're people in the far future and do things like 'public relations!'' Talia was shocked. A roleplaying game! Would Hulda stop at *nothing* to corrupt the young child? "Come along, Elspeth." "But Talia..." "Come. Along. Now." "Curses ... foiled again!" said Hulda, packing up the game pieces. Perhaps there was another way she could corrupt the young child. Peace and Balance ... Jake / Rynath in Green Misty Humor and FAQ archivist ~ http://www.webspan.net/~rynath "It's days like this when I remember my father's last words..." "What were they?" "Be careful son, that thing's loaded! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:36:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Jake To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Braid For A Day Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19960711092417.189778ce-+AT+-webspan.net> At 10:16 AM 7/10/96 Alisa wrote: >Sal said: >>Ok, so just how old *ARE* y'all? *I'M* 31, so if you're younger than I >>am, I don't wanna hear it! >>-S >OK, I won't tell you all it's my 23rd birthday on Friday then! ;> >Ailsa, who is starting to feel old compared to half this list! Umm. I'm 22, Arielle and Sylver Dove are 25, Tammy is in her 20's, Kerry just turned 21 so you're not really THAT old, people... Peace and Balance ... Jake / Rynath in Green Misty Humor and FAQ archivist ~ http://www.webspan.net/~rynath "It's days like this when I remember my father's last words..." "What were they?" "Be careful son, that thing's loaded! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:00:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Jake To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re:Mime/Concrete Blonde/Christians/FAQ Update Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19960711094850.18979c74-+AT+-webspan.net> At 04:40 AM 7/10/96 +0100, Arielle wrote: >Hi everybody! >Jake wrote: >>You don't remember the MIME? Arielle.. tsk tsk tsk... he's even on one of >>the covers!> > >Nope, don't remember the mime. I was diagnosed with a shory term memory disorder >when I was 11. You'll find I am a VERY forgetful person. I can't remember >anything from one minute to the next unless it's something REALLY important to >me; little things leak away like my brain was a seive. Can anyone tell me where >his character is located in one of TLHM books? I'd like to go back and reread >that part. Arielle, I was kidding! There's no mime! The mime is from the quote I made up and pasted below the message. >>now, before people go crazy, and I get a lecture, the real answer> > >>*sob* Does NO one save my top ten lists? It's from top ten list # 6, >>Changed Lines in Magic's Promise: > >I do! I've even created a file called "Humor" just to save that kind of stuff >from you (and Kirk)! Yes! I get personal space on others' computers! >>! The BLOODLETTING tape! I love it! Ironically, I have that tape on >>NOW, while I was reading this mail. And why would you not use it in >>your .sig? > >Well, I've never used it in my sig. becuase I thought the line about God getting >his A** kicked might be offensive to some of the Christians on the list. There's >also a great live version of the song on Still in Hollywood, which is a good >disc, BTW. You mean stuff like "Jesus saves, he shoots, he scores!" "Jesus saves, Moses invests." etc? I think we're all in good humor here now. >Also, before I forget (gryn), welcome to all you newbies on the list. Question: >How long must one be part of the list before they are no longer considered a >newbie? You know what's funny? I plunged into the list without lurking, bluffing my way through from day one. Didn't let anyone know I was a newbie, and I didn't really introduce myself at start. Kind of like rushing through your childhood, I guess. But that's a good question. \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ "beep be deep deep beep de deep deep beep beep" "Good morning, everybody, and welcome to FAQ update." "Erstwhile FAQ developer Jake Adamo today fell sick, delaying the posting of his humor and FAQ to the mailing list for an indefinite period. Let's go LIVE on the scene. Rufus?" "Thanks, Ebediah. Amidst gigabytes of e-mail, Jake Adamo, Misty Mailing List Humorist, has fallen ill. What does this mean to the mailing list at large? Well, it means that the complete humor file will not be posted until NEXT week. Also, it means work on the FAQ will be delayed. " "Mr. Adamo, how is the FAQ progress going?" "Well, Rufus, it's going well. All I need to do now is ask permission of the list at large to quote them." "Quote them, Jake?" "Yes, Rufus. You see, a lot of the questions I'm coming up with for the FAQ are being answered right now, like information about lifebonds. So I want permission from the listmembers to pull their answers and give them credit." "I see Jake." "Indeed! And--" *cough* *cough* *cough* "No more questions for now." "This is Rufus Longstreet reporting for FAQ update. Back to you, Ebediah." "In other news, Misty Mailing list owner Melanie Harper today fortunately missed disaster. Vanyel, the server for the Mailing List, overheated from the amount of posts and caught on fire. Ms. Harper was not around when it occurred, but she said to our reporter, "It's because of the damned fluff level! I knew this would happen!" We go on the scene... Peace and Balance ... Jake / Rynath in Green Misty Humor and FAQ archivist ~ http://www.webspan.net/~rynath "It's days like this when I remember my father's last words..." "What were they?" "Be careful son, that thing's loaded! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:00:51 -0700 (MST) From: kirchfa-+AT+-AZStarNet.com (Herald Michal) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Yet another braid - but Misty related! Message-ID: <199607101500.IAA06131-+AT+-web.azstarnet.com> Heyla! >Who says he has to lifebond to *anyone*? Remember, it says somewhere that >lifebonds are very rare. Yet, Vanyel lifebonded *twice*, and every series >has, like, 5 lifebonded couples each! I don't get it! For something that's >so rare, it sure happens a lot.. > >Comments? It makes my head spin.. Aside from addressing the Van had two lifebonds issues, I'll just say that the reason Misty's series have so many lifebonds is because they don't really represesnt the average section of the population. Heralds, for instance, IMO, would tend to have a higher lifebond rate than non-heralds. Not to mention that that keeps this from being a one liner ;). Oooh, better yet, why don't I braid :) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Alright, I give up, ROGH means Rolled On The Ground Howling. Its the equivalent of ROFL, Rolled On The Floor Howling, and I'm not going to explain its origin. :) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Oh, BTW, welcome to the list, Stephen and Kimberly *wink* And the rest of you newbies :). ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Some other "more normal" Misty name equivalents... Dirk = Dirk (that's not all *that* uncommon a name) Jaysen = Jason Kris = Chris (or Kris, I suppose) Yeah, those are the easy ones, but I can't think of any others off-hand, so :P! *gryn* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ > Hmm. I guess I may be an abnormality here.. but 62 mails isnt all >that much for me. 250+ is about norm on a daily basis. Thank the Lady almost >all of it gets deleted or my mailbox would be enormous. I think this list >accounts for maybe 1/4 of the mail I get daily, probably a little less. Heh heh...I think it depends (at least in some cases) just how many mailing lists you're on. If you're on, say, 9 or 10, it tends to be a bad number (and yes, I'm gonna see if I can actually fill up my box on the starnet server when I go on vacation. :) ) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ >(in response to Sandy, attribution, >please...] Jake, what's up with starting with ( and ending with ] ? This is not the only instance... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ >and >we should all stop making a big deal about: >1. Age >2. Computer Preference >3. What Misty we like >4. Sheep (this is a general thing that can probably help in all areas of life;P I think the only reason we're getting into all this is because we're anxious for some more good Misty stuff...yeah, I suppose the list has gotten a *leetle* bit OTP recently, but hey, meaningless chatter is better than no chatter at all. ;) *gryn* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Ah well, that's enough for now. :) I may have to do another, if there's enough still uncovered herein I feel the need to respond to. Yours with multi-colored chocolate sheep on top, ************************************************************** Herald Michal "How did Kris get that Maiden's Head?" Alderan President of the VEVUWEC and member of the DMFs God of Useless Facts and Irellevant Information ************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 10:16:22 -0400 From: The Custer Family To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: What I mean by target audience Message-ID: <199607111416.KAA13909-+AT+-alpha.clarion-net.com> Jake, you are absolutely right about the target audience. (message snipped for brevity.) I work in a public library, and the ONLY reason the books are not in the young adult section is that *I* am the one who catalogues them. In my area, most Misty fans are adult (chronologically) so I put them there. Oh, a piece of "evidence" you forgot. In the back of the Serra books are messages rather blatantly aimed at teens. One talks about the runaway hotline where they can get help, another talks about Child Find, and the third talks about an Abuse Hotline. Also, about the book If I Pay Thee not in Gold. Way back when it was first published there was an interview with Anthony. In that interview, he said that he had written a detailed outline of the book, and given that outline to Misty to write the book. He then edited it and passed it back to her to edit his edits. It was then published. I will *try* to find that interview, but I don't expect to find it. I think it was in one of the magazines I get at work, in which case it is long gone. Sharon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:22:58 -0400 From: michele meredith To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Another Braid Message-ID: <31E3CAD2.4AF1-+AT+-prolog.net> Airelle Wrote: > In response to the next mailing day, Mishi wrote: > >Where and when, I'll help. > > Where: Shiloh, New Jersey. > When: Tentitively planned for July 20, 1996. Well, I won't be able to help that day. I'm going to be playing in the surf at Rehobeth (I know that's not spelled right) Beach in Delaware. Please let me know when the next one is though and I'll see if I could make it to help out. > Kerry wrote: > >(Besides, white is a bad colour for speedos, especially when wet.) > Airelle wrote: > Now that is very much a matter of opinion; I think white would be a great color > for speedos, especially when wet! > Oh, yummy!!!!!! Enough said there!! > >Sal asked how old everyone is. I'm 21 today. And I'm ready to stop having > >birthdays now thank you very much. :) > > I must have missed that question the first time around. I'm 25, Sylver Dove is > also 25 (we were born less han 48 hours apart) and if you're counting lurkers > too, SpiritBlade will be 31 on July 13th. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPIRITBLADE!!!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!! I know it's early, but then I don't have to worry about missing it. BTW, I'm 24 - two more months and I'm out of the expensive 18-24 age group for car insurance - YIPPIE!!!! Love, luck, and lollipops, Mishi ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:24:45 EST From: "Diana L. Heald" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: names Message-ID: <3A99FCD1B5E-+AT+-ais.syr.edu> My name is so simple - Heald. It's pronounced heal with a d. All my life people have been putting an R in the middle - Herald. Now I don't think that's so bad. Diana *********************************************************** Diana L. Heald Syracuse University Email: dlheald-+AT+-ais.syr.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:26:52 EST From: "Diana L. Heald" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: All manner of things Message-ID: <3A9A8F6245E-+AT+-ais.syr.edu> > ********************************** > Tell me about it, I hate cold, and I'm from Maine, but I hate humidity and > heat, and I've lived in Florida since I was 5. England in summer, Florida > in winter, that's my goal! We have those in Syracuse. They're called snowbirds. They are retired. Mom used to do that. Diana ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:36:27 -0400 From: michele meredith To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Lifebonds Message-ID: <31E3CDFB.262D-+AT+-prolog.net> Korendil wrote: > > >I hold to the assuption that there was a click between Kerowyn and > >Eldan. It certainly sounded that way in the book! > > Except for the tiny fact that they aren't bonded;P Kero and Eldan have, > wasn't this term used in one of the books?, a lovebond.... > But didn't Firesong included Kero and Eldan in when he was ranting about all the lifebonded pairs. Who know where he said something about Talia and Dirk being old enough to know better? I can't find the passage in the book yet but I'll keep looking. Love, luck, and lollipops, Mishi ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 673 *********************************