From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 100e77,4dc018f71a756798 X-Google-Attributes: gid100e77,public X-Google-Thread: 111d6b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid111d6b,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 10d15b,328622178ec8b832 X-Google-Attributes: gid10d15b,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,8775b19e3c68a5dc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1094ba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1094ba,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,a03ae7f4e53958e1 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public From: "Nyk Tarr" Subject: Re: Philosophers Date: 1998/02/03 Message-ID: <1329.338T1118T11843302@tomobiki.demon.co.uk>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 322062569 References: <6asp7r$8i3@clarknet.clark.net> <34d31f59.1398864666@news.u-net.com> <6b46mi$rdq$1@hex.dsbc.icl.co.uk> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: tomobiki.demon.co.uk [194.222.54.188] Organization: Maison Moroboshi X-Tacy: Miyuki-chan in Wonderland Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.misc,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.cobol,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.ada,alt.games.mornington.cresent Date: 1998-02-03T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Once upon a time in the land of alt.games.mornington.cresent, Eddie Armstrong wrote: > Martin Richardson wrote in message ... >>In article <34d31f59.1398864666@news.u-net.com>, Jeff York >>>>>>> >> Name a sport or game that doesn't have rules to it! I bet >>>>>>> >>you won't find one. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>Mornington Crescent >>>> >>>Not so.. >>> >>>Mornington Crescent has rules. It's just that nobody actually knows >>>what they are.. :) >>> >>That's because it's against the rules to know. >> > In my expereince, a full understanding of the rules would mean: > a)very little chance of winning, as you'd be too confused to play, Only if you try to play all the rules at once. > b)the ability to win in one move, making the game extremely short, Impossible, unless you're playing the Fool's Gold variant popular in the late 1970's. > c)you're a smartarse who should stick to chess!! But chess is a /simple/ game. Anybody fancy 'Go'? Nyk -- ____ _ /__ _]| http://www.tomobiki.demon.co.uk / \/ |_ | mailto: Nyk@tomobiki.demon.co.uk Team AMIGA / /\ _)| Find me on usenet: alt.games.mornington.cresent Someone told me he's collecting cat's beards and plans to implant them in siberian huskies suffering from hair-loss