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gridloreOn the Traveller Mailing List we are discussing the odd tendency of he mail software to put replies to posts ahead of the originals in the digest version. Someone referred to this as the "TML timewarp." That of course, sent me off.
The TML Timewarp
(ttto: The Time Warp, by Richard O'Brien)
It's amazing
Space-time is changing
Replies come, before the first post is sent
But keep reading closely
It's signal, mostly
I've got to, post some more
I have seen, the mail list twisting
Breaking the known rules of time
The Digest would show up
And it would be messed up...
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
It's just a harsh topic shift
And another pirate flame
Put your hands on the keys
You can respond all night
It's a mailing list
That blows keyboards away-ay-ay-ay!
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
It's so strange here
Though our charter is so clear
We have penguins
And lesbian Aslan from space
In another dimension
Strephon's death isn't mentioned
But we still argue
About it all
Just mention a near-C rock
You'll get a lot of talk
And soon it will
Turn to flame
The volume will blow you away
Over 400 posts a day!
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
sung by Ditizie Spofulam
Well, I was playing a game of dragons and spells
When I saw a black box they were trying to sell
I opened it up and found a sci-fi game
I started to play and never was the same
It shook me up, I threw D&D away
Now I take drugs so I can play all day!
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
It's just a harsh topic shift
And another pirate flame
Put your hands on the keys
You can respond all night
It's a mailing list
That blows keyboards away-ay-ay-ay!
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
A few explanations. Piracy, wether or not female Aslan are naturally inclined to homosexual behavoir (they out number the males 3:1) and the validity of using asteroids accelerating to extremely high velocities are legitimate weapons in the setting are the sure-fire war starters. Penguins are, of course, my fault.
Ditzie Spofulam is a character created during our shipbuiding competition. She is a ten-year old hypergenius working for Famile Spofulam. She's kept on drugs and has a thing for BIG guns. She has become out mascot for all things that go BOOM
The TML Timewarp
(ttto: The Time Warp, by Richard O'Brien)
It's amazing
Space-time is changing
Replies come, before the first post is sent
But keep reading closely
It's signal, mostly
I've got to, post some more
I have seen, the mail list twisting
Breaking the known rules of time
The Digest would show up
And it would be messed up...
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
It's just a harsh topic shift
And another pirate flame
Put your hands on the keys
You can respond all night
It's a mailing list
That blows keyboards away-ay-ay-ay!
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
It's so strange here
Though our charter is so clear
We have penguins
And lesbian Aslan from space
In another dimension
Strephon's death isn't mentioned
But we still argue
About it all
Just mention a near-C rock
You'll get a lot of talk
And soon it will
Turn to flame
The volume will blow you away
Over 400 posts a day!
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
sung by Ditizie Spofulam
Well, I was playing a game of dragons and spells
When I saw a black box they were trying to sell
I opened it up and found a sci-fi game
I started to play and never was the same
It shook me up, I threw D&D away
Now I take drugs so I can play all day!
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
It's just a harsh topic shift
And another pirate flame
Put your hands on the keys
You can respond all night
It's a mailing list
That blows keyboards away-ay-ay-ay!
The T-M-L is warping again!
The T-M-L is warping again!
A few explanations. Piracy, wether or not female Aslan are naturally inclined to homosexual behavoir (they out number the males 3:1) and the validity of using asteroids accelerating to extremely high velocities are legitimate weapons in the setting are the sure-fire war starters. Penguins are, of course, my fault.
Ditzie Spofulam is a character created during our shipbuiding competition. She is a ten-year old hypergenius working for Famile Spofulam. She's kept on drugs and has a thing for BIG guns. She has become out mascot for all things that go BOOM
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