# Doper Diplomacy - Winter-Spring 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 5, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052 "2003-02-05T21:52:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/201 "2003-02-21T17:43:38Z")
Yeah, smooth move, Ex-Lax. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/202 "2003-02-21T17:59:42Z")
**JC** , Burgundy _and_ the Channel? Going for the famed French Hedgehog opening? ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/203 "2003-02-21T18:13:40Z")
"Madam, the _HMS Illustrious_ wishes to hire you as ship’s cook and concubine. “What’s a concubine?” “It’s a small spiky mammal.” “No, that’s a hedgehog.” “Okay then, we wish to retain you as ship’s cook and hedgehog.” Someone from this lot should recognize that. ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/204 "2003-02-21T18:14:24Z")
Communique from Russia: Bastards! End communique. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/205 "2003-02-21T18:34:04Z")
FYI, I’m going to whip up a webpage for this sucker too. Should be set in a hour or so, stay tuned. Based on the first turn it looks like this could be a interesting one to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/206 "2003-02-21T18:43:12Z")
Oh, and **WL** , come up with a name yet? Calling it 1099 all the time leaves me feeling a little flat. I’m getting a bit of a Purple Rain vibe I gotta tell ya. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/207 "2003-02-21T18:58:39Z")
Bobble. Bobble bobble bobble! England shall be referring to it as Bobble, no matter what happens. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/208 "2003-02-21T19:07:52Z")
OK, got the webpage up and ready. Its along side the other 2 games running on my site. Here’s a link, and I redid the map so its a bit clearer. Enjoy. [SDMB Diplomacy Game 1099 Webpage](http://users.rcn.com/ben.gabrielson/Diplomacy/1099/) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/209 "2003-02-21T19:49:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Abe Babe \* > \*\*"Madam, the _HMS Illustrious_ wishes to hire you as ship’s cook and concubine. > “What’s a concubine?” > “It’s a small spiky mammal.” > “No, that’s a hedgehog.” > “Okay then, we wish to retain you as ship’s cook and hedgehog.” > > Someone from this lot should recognize that. \*\* Sounds fairly Pythonesque, but it is not immediately familiar. If Python didn’t say it, they should have. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/210 "2003-02-21T23:04:16Z")
I think Dip games should be named like pets. You can’t name a new pet before you’ve gotten to know it a little bit. Thank you **Omni**. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/211 "2003-02-21T23:54:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Abe Babe \* > \*\*"Madam, the _HMS Illustrious_ wishes to hire you as ship’s cook and concubine. > “What’s a concubine?” > “It’s a small spiky mammal.” > “No, that’s a hedgehog.” > “Okay then, we wish to retain you as ship’s cook and hedgehog.” > > Someone from this lot should recognize that. \*\* The young ones ain’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/212 "2003-02-23T01:49:52Z")
Yes indeed. A kewpie doll for the guy with the face. “Have we got a video?” ---
**Author:** ![ppg\_shg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@ppg\_shg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ppg_shg)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/213 "2003-02-25T17:52:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Abe Babe \* > \*\*Yes indeed. A kewpie doll for the guy with the face. > > “Have we got a video?” \*\* How old are you now? You’ve got to stop watching that stuff. It wasn’t that funny with which to begin. I know. I know. Piss off postie. Alright then, piss off Mum. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/214 "2003-02-25T19:09:13Z")
What the hell is the deadline? I’ve lost track. ---
**Author:** ![ppg\_shg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f19dbf/32.png) [@ppg\_shg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ppg_shg)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/215 "2003-02-25T19:17:38Z")
I believe the deadline in Minime is Thursday at 5, and the deadline in 1099 is Wednesday evening (I’m not sure of the time). ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/216 "2003-02-25T19:32:44Z")
That is my understanding as well. 1099 deadline is 12 midnight EST. ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/217 "2003-02-25T19:54:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ppg\_shg \* > \*\*How old are you now? You’ve got to stop watching that stuff. It wasn’t that funny with which to begin. > > I know. I know. Piss off postie. Alright then, piss off Mum. \*\* But I’m the people’s poet. The spokesperson for a generation. Kids everywhere look up to me. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/218 "2003-02-25T20:13:16Z")
My mission for this game: to have one unit in a space adjacent to Pie. Then, in a proper English accent, that unit will say: “But I don’t want to take Pie. I don’t like gravy.” ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/219 "2003-02-25T20:21:36Z")
But can you knit? OK, kids, I’m running a game for rookies on Cat23. Look at what one of them pulled off in F01: [http://www.wooleysark.com/dip/1098](http://www.wooleysark.com/dip/1098) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/220 "2003-02-25T20:37:27Z")
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