# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/161 "2003-02-14T17:03:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Lightning \* > **New set. Nobody did _too_ badly, with relation to the original prefs.** How do you figure? England was my very last preference. Ugh. I was really lloking forward to Austria, too. Anyway, good luck to all. The only e-mail address I’ll use is the only one I’ve used. **JC** , I’m orginally from southeast Iowa (as my location said until recently), so most of my family is Hawkeye fans. I couldn’t care less about sports, so I have no rivalry going on at all, and ISU completely blows away U of I for engineering, so I’m here. So I certainly won’t hold your Iowa Citydom against you, and I hope you won’t against me. However, you called me “Wikket”, and for that I have no choice but to completely and utterly obliterate you. Fair warning. Ben/Wikk **i** t/England(ugh) ---
**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 14, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/162 "2003-02-14T17:25:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wikkit \* > \*\*How do you figure? England was my very last preference. > > Ugh. I was really lloking forward to Austria, too. > > Ben/Wikk **i** t/England(ugh) \*\* Well I’d be willing to swap with you, but I’m England over in Minime. Maybe if you could get a 3rd person, we could all engage in a little kinky 3 way action. ---
**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 14, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/163 "2003-02-14T18:07:08Z")
Yub Yub! ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/164 "2003-02-14T18:37:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance \* > \*\*Yub Yub! \*\* Ok, I can recognize seething, but I have no idea what that means. ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/165 "2003-02-14T18:42:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ppg\_shg \* > \*\*Well I’d be willing to swap with you, but I’m England over in Minime. Maybe if you could get a 3rd person, we could all engage in a little kinky 3 way action. \*\* I’d be willing to trade Russia for England. Do you like Borscht, ppg\_shg? Besides, I love 3-way. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/166 "2003-02-14T18:54:04Z")
Perhaps I should restate that. I didn’t want to be England, but I will be. Random-except-for-Wikkit wouldn’t really be fair, and quite honestly, would put me at a disadvantage. My ex-neighbors would already know the plans. I’ll be Croatian next game. Thanks for offering, though. ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/167 "2003-02-14T19:09:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ppg\_shg \* > \*\*Well I’d be willing to swap with you, but I’m England over in Minime. Maybe if you could get a 3rd person, we could all engage in a little kinky 3 way action. \*\* Anyone want Italy? 😃 ---
**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 14, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/168 "2003-02-14T19:57:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wikkit \* > \*\*Ok, I can recognize seething, but I have no idea what that means. \*\* A hint… Return of the Jedi? ---
**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 14, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/169 "2003-02-14T20:51:02Z")
If you guys really want to start swapping I really don’t care. Personally I think it’ll just delay the game further but if there’s a consensus choice that that’s preferred it’s no skin off my nose. Juts let me know if anything has to change; at this point I’m just looking ahead to Tuesday S01 adjudication. ---
**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 14, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/170 "2003-02-14T21:02:19Z")
Based on Soddy Boy WikkEt’s last note, I’m assuming that we’re moving ahead with our designated countries. I just want to say whereas before when I was Italy, I was lying. However now that I’m Austria, well frankness is my middle name. ---
**Author:** ![Bibliovore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/171 "2003-02-14T21:22:55Z")
Not a problem. I’ll still open up a can o’whup-ass on all of ya, Italy or no Italy. Hell, I could play as Switzerland and still win! Now, the little ship thingies can only travel on water, right? ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/172 "2003-02-14T21:40:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bibliovore \* > \*\* > > Now, the little ship thingies can only travel on water, right? \*\* Best you not go with Jonathan’s answer to that one, Bib… ---
**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 14, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/173 "2003-02-14T23:09:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ppg\_shg \* > \*\*Based on Soddy Boy WikkEt’s last note, I’m assuming that we’re moving ahead with our designated countries. > > I just want to say whereas before when I was Italy, I was lying. However now that I’m Austria, well frankness is my middle name. \*\* Do you mean rankness? ---
**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 15, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/174 "2003-02-15T02:38:09Z")
Dammit, you try to innovate just **once** and no one let’s you forget it! Dammit! ---
**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 15, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/175 "2003-02-15T14:11:18Z")
Didn’t you make the same ‘innovation’ in Aberration as Byzantium and in 1040 as Italy? “Guys, I meant to to that. . . Really I did.” ---
**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 15, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/176 "2003-02-15T18:36:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*Wikkit \*\*\* > How do you figure? England was my very last preference. I meant in relation to the original preferences, and you didn’t give any for the first iteration. I didn’t even look at the second round of preferences except to note that there weren’t a complete set. Sorry. Tues. Feb 18th, 10pm EST. S01. Be there. ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/177 "2003-02-15T22:31:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Lightning \* > Tues. Feb 18th, 10pm EST. S01. Be there. 10 pm Eastern? So, like 7 pm out here in civilized country? I guess I’ll be putting my moves in Monday night… ---
**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 16, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/178 "2003-02-16T01:14:08Z")
Good. We’ll be able to pick on you while you’re at work! Dogpile on tj! ---
**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 16, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/179 "2003-02-16T03:03:27Z")
I was under the impression that the majority in this game pointed east. I’d be happy to set the deadline to 8 or 9 pm PST. Just trying to be accomodating. I hope you guys are busy. ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052/180 "2003-02-16T03:43:40Z")
Well, that’s better for me. Should we put it to a vote? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-diplomacy-winter-spring-2003/153052.md?page=10)