I knew what the scam is before, just not why the requests for money always seemed to come from Nigeria. Thanks for the link, though.
I've read a funny story about the Nigerian scam. I don't know exactly what the link is, but if any of you are interested, I can find it.
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Well, I think that nice people wouldn't just up and write a letter based on some news sensation. They'd say, "Woah, the newspapers are causing quite a stir, but I haven't met this Questor guy personally, so it's not my place to say." I think the other people are probably writing just for excitement or meanness.
Yesterday, a bizarre event took place in the small village of Freeman Downs. Around noontime, a local lad named Rahan was in the local tavern. Witnesses claim that just before the incident occured, Rahan was bragging and making jokes at the expense of Quentyn Quinn, the new Questor.
Details are sketchy, but several bystanders claim to have witnessed a mob of strange creatures walk in and abduct Rahan. Witnesses claim that this bizarre group of creatures included one human, several giant foxes walking on their hind legs (one of which had enormous ears), a couple of six-foot-tall giants resembling Rac Cona Daimh, a couple of giant cat-people, one giant bear-person, and one giant vole-person. They immediately abducted Rahan. There are no reliable accounts of where they went after that, and they have not been seen since. Rahan, however, was found at the top of the village flagpole. Though physically uninjured, he was found completely shaven from ears to tail, and he was bound to the top of the flagpole with a strange material, which the guard described as "a flat, grey-colored band of tough material, with a very sticky adhesive on one side."
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Yuoofox wrote:A recent article in the Fact and Opinion:
Yesterday, a bizarre event took place in the small village of Freeman Downs. Around noontime, a local lad named Rahan was in the local tavern. Witnesses claim that just before the incident occured, Rahan was bragging and making jokes at the expense of Quentyn Quinn, the new Questor.
Details are sketchy, but several bystanders claim to have witnessed a mob of strange creatures walk in and abduct Rahan. Witnesses claim that this bizarre group of creatures included one human, several giant foxes walking on their hind legs (one of which had enormous ears), a couple of six-foot-tall giants resembling Rac Cona Daimh, a couple of giant cat-people, one giant bear-person, and one giant vole-person. They immediately abducted Rahan. There are no reliable accounts of where they went after that, and they have not been seen since. Rahan, however, was found at the top of the village flagpole. Though physically uninjured, he was found completely shaven from ears to tail, and he was bound to the top of the flagpole with a strange material, which the guard described as "a flat, grey-colored band of tough material, with a very sticky adhesive on one side."
w00t!
Glad I could assist.
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It just doesn't land where you want.
Hey, someone had to run air recon. You're the one with natural born wings and flight instincts, so you were best choice.
I'm just glad the plan went off without a hitch. Sol's cloaking belts worked pretty well despite the malfunction in the tavern. Have to get the bugs worked out.
And it was worth the extra roll of duct tape we had to buy...
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I still say we should have dyed his fur pink, put him in a dress, and thrown in an unfriendly bar....THEN taken what was left, shaved him, and strung him on a flag pole.
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This is going to sound down right stupid but, technically Rahan could actually be commiting all sourt of misdemeenors (or whatever the Rac-coon-dima version there of) and maybe a felony or two each time he defaces Q's private property.
Granted, from what I understand about the justice system is that misdemenors are settled by restitiution to the offended party, and since Rahan's rich he could just toss the required shinies to the judge and say 'here, and this extra is for next week as well.'
Hmmm... I'm not sure whether I would have expected this level of mercy for Rahan or not: you folks waited until after you shaved him to put the duct tape on...
I think I'll applaud the self-control that must have taken.
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And thats why I said we should have dyed him pink first!
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It's in english. I think this is the first time RH has writen anything in the Questor comic in English. The lettering in Quentins hut should have been lovecrafts dairy font. with expositions translating them if RH wanted us to know what they said so badly. (I enjoy translating the street signs, and other text in the comic, so this is a let down.)
Kinda agree that the signs should have been in the native tongue, but the comic was much funnier this way Kudos!
Course the other side of the hut may very well be covered in normal glyphs. Who knows those establisments may cater to mulitple clientele. Remember up until recently, Dwarves and Humans were regular merchants if I remember right. Human may be the more common language for establisments that cater to various clientele.
I would pay to see that happen!
Kudos!
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