The 2010 e23 Releases and Speculation Thread - Page 11

Daeglan · 08-12-2010, 01:21 PM

Ie social engineering may have been used to get you on site to check peoples desks for passwords etc.

Daeglan · 08-12-2010, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocket Man

To me, that sort of acting is lying ... you're deliberately misrepresenting yourself. So I stand by my earlier definition. :)

Yes it is lying but it is not just lying.

whswhs · 08-12-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by nondescript handle

I didn't meant that they were hilarious jokes or very witty puns, but they (or at least "City Stats," which to me seems to be a clear play on "City-States") are somewhat more playful than the usual GURPS titles.

It had never occurred to me until people in these newsgroups mentioned it.

Bill Stoddard

PK · 08-12-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by whswhs

It had never occurred to me until people in these newsgroups mentioned it.

Yeah, same here. Seriously, there were plenty of behind-the-scenes conversations that all started with, "Man, this book is great, but the title is so bland! Can we rename it?" and ended with, "...but that name suggestion doesn't work either. Oh well, guess we'll leave it as City Stats for now; at least it's a very clear description."

Steven Marsh · 08-12-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rev. Pee Kitty

Yeah, same here. Seriously, there were plenty of behind-the-scenes conversations that all started with, "Man, this book is great, but the title is so bland! Can we rename it?" and ended with, "...but that name suggestion doesn't work either. Oh well, guess we'll leave it as City Stats for now; at least it's a very clear description."

For the record, I'll note that I did notice the (weak potential) pun, but didn't bother mentioning it because, really, it wasn't that interesting. Besides, I notice just about everything wordplay-oriented.

GURPS Bio-Tech? You can place the emphasis on the wrong syllable to have something that sounds like "biotic."

GURPS Myth? (Yeth?)

GURPS Celtic Myth? (Yeth, m'lord?)

GURPS Faerie? Pronounce it with a French accent, to rhyme with "Paris."

GURPS Age of Napoleon? 51 when he died.

GURPS Thaumatology? I have a hard time saying it without plugging it into the lyrics of the old song "Personality":

'Cause you've got... Thaumatology! (Walk!) Thaumatology! (Talk!)
Thaumatology! (Smile!) Thaumatology! (Charm!)
Thaumatology! (Love!)
'Cause you got a great big heart...

So, no, I didn't think it was any more overly "punny" than others. And "Social Engineering" seemed like a perfectly accurate (and hopefully evocative) title...

robkelk · 08-12-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Steven Marsh

GURPS Faerie? Pronounce it with a French accent, to rhyme with "Paris."

Serious question: How else would one pronounce this title?

(The pronunciation Mr. Marsh gave is the only one I've ever heard...)

Steven Marsh · 08-12-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by robkelk

Serious question: How else would one pronounce this title?

(The pronunciation Mr. Marsh gave is the only one I've ever heard...)

I'm not certain where the disconnect is, so forgive me if I'm over-explaining a bit here...

Americans normally pronounce "Paris" as rhyming with "ferrous."

However, with the Outrageous French Accident (or, perhaps more accurately, the Outrageous Cajun Accent), it's possible to pronounce "Paris" as sounding like "pear-EE." For example, you might say, "Mon cherie, we shall go to gay Paris," and "cherie" and "Paris" will sound similar.

Most American pronounce "faerie" as rhyming with "carry" -- that is, the emphasis is on the first syllable.

So, by slanting the pronunciation (and, again, using the Outrageous French Accent), you can say something like, "Mon cherie, would like like to read GURPS Faerie?" and -- again -- both "cherie" and "Faerie" would have the emphasis on the second syllable.

Make sense?

Not another shrubbery · 08-12-2010, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Steven Marsh

GURPS Thaumatology? I have a hard time saying it without plugging it into the lyrics of the old song "Personality":

'Cause you've got... Thaumatology! (Walk!) Thaumatology! (Talk!)
Thaumatology! (Smile!) Thaumatology! (Charm!)
Thaumatology! (Love!)
'Cause you got a great big heart...

...

"Great... Now I have this song stuck in my head." :P ;)

robkelk · 08-13-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Steven Marsh

Make sense?

I am enlightened.

Thanks.

jalapeno_dude · 08-13-2010, 08:49 PM

A Classic release this week (two, counting Space Gamer). Well, I suppose I can live with one every four weeks...

A slow week for news, though apparently not for Low-Tech art. In addition to that we had progress on Horror and Tactical Shooting edits, and DF 13 is in peer review.

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Daeglan Join Date: Jun 2010	Re: The 2010 e23 Releases and Speculation Thread Ie social engineering may have been used to get you on site to check peoples desks for passwords etc.

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jalapeno_dude e23 Speculator Join Date: May 2009	Re: The 2010 e23 Releases and Speculation Thread A Classic release this week (two, counting Space Gamer). Well, I suppose I can live with one every four weeks... A slow week for news, though apparently not for Low-Tech art. In addition to that we had progress on Horror and Tactical Shooting edits, and DF 13 is in peer review. __________________ There will be no updates the next two Fridays, unless someone other than me provides them, since I'll be on vacation and away from the computer.