From: Jeff Weston (Sir Toby) (jjweston_at_kenny.sir-toby.com)
Date: Tue Jan 14 2003 - 12:37:44 PST
On 14 Jan 2003, Richard S. Holmes wrote: > I set off this bargain basement firework I bought last July. It lasts > 4 seconds and explodes in a brilliant display of .... beige??? Sigh. > You get what you pay for. > > Still, what a party, eh? Seems like everybody who's anybody from the > world of books, comics, and films is here: > > There's a big contingent from The Lord of the Rings: > > Frodo > Sam > Aragorn > Gimli > Legolas > Boromir > Gandalf (should've bought my firework from him, eh?) > Sauron > Wormtongue > Saruman > Eowyn > Galadriel > Tom Bombadil > Elrond > Treebeard > > While just a random few from the Foundation Trilogy: > > Hari Seldon > Arkady Darrell > The Mule > Preem Palver > > From various Disney films come: > > Snow White > The Seven Dwarves > Beauty > The Beast > Lady > The Tramp > > and from a certain novel by Herman Melville: > > Ishmael > Ahab > Moby Dick (watching balefully from offshore) > > From the works of Mark Twain: > > Tom Sawyer > Becky Thatcher > Aunt Polly > Huckleberry Finn > Jim > The Duke > The Dauphin > > and from the works of Arthur Conan Doyle: > > Sherlock Holmes > Dr Watson > Mycroft Holmes > Moriarty > > A raucus delegation from Looney Tunes: > > Bugs Bunny > Daffy Duck > Sylvester > Tweety > Yosemite Sam > Coyote > Road Runner > Pepe LePew > Marvin the Martian > > and several from Dr Seuss: > > The Cat In the Hat > Thing One > Thing Two > The Grinch > > From a certain show on Nickelodeon: > > Spongebob Squarepants > Patrick > Squidward > Mr Krabs > > From The Wizard of Oz: > > Dorothy > Cowardly Lion > Tin Man > Scarecrow > The Wizard of Oz > Good Witch of the North > > A token few from the works of Robert Heinlein: > > Valentine Michael Smith > Lazarus Long > Jubal Harshaw > > Several personages from Star Wars: > > Luke Skywalker > Princess Leia > Han Solo > Chewbacca > R2D2 > C-3PO > Obi-Wan Kenobi > Darth Vader > Jabba the Hutt > Yoda > Jar Jar Binks > Padme Amidala > Boba Fett > > From DC Comics: > > Batman > Robin > The Riddler > The Joker > The Penguin > Superman > Supergirl > Lex Luthor > Spider-Man > > and from The Sandman: > > Destiny > Dream > Death > Desire > Despair > Delirium > Destruction > > A motley lot from Shakespeare: > > Romeo > Juliet > Mercutio > Oberon > Titania > Ariel > Umbriel > Bottom > Falstaff > King Lear > Cordelia > > And from Disney, again: > > Mickey Mouse > Minnie Mouse > Donald Duck > > From Jim Henson: > > Kermit > Fozzie > Miss Piggy > Ralph > Dr Teeth > Zoot > Swedish Chef > Gonzo > Scooter > > And then there are the ones from the comics pages... several from Doonesbury: > > Mike Doonesbury > Uncle Duke > Zonker Harris > Zipper Harris > B.D. > Boopsie > Joanie Caucus > Rick Redfern > Mr Butts > > And several more from Peanuts: > > Charlie Brown > Snoopy > Linus > Lucy > Schroeder > Peppermint Patty > Pigpen > Woodstock > > From Frank and Ernest, rather obviously: > > Frank > Ernest > > And from Mr Boffo, rather less obviously: > > Weederman > > Back to the TV for a trio from Blackadder: > > Edmund Blackadder > Baldrick > Lord Melchett > > and their friends from Fawlty Towers: > > Basil Fawlty > Sybil Fawlty > Manuel > Polly > > More Brits from Doctor Who: > > The Doctor > K-9 > Romana > The Master > > While from Star Trek we have: > > James T. Kirk > Spock > Leonard H. McCoy > Montgomery Scott > Uhura > Chekhov > Sulu > Jean-Luc Picard > Beverly Crusher > Deanna Troi > William Riker > Q > > Speaking of Q, there's another one in this group from the books of Ian Fleming: > > James Bond > M > Q > Miss Moneypenny > > From the fiction of Stephen Brust: > > Vlad Taltos > Kragar > Morrollan > Sethra Lavode > Aliera > Cawti > Khaavren > Pel > Tazendra > Aerich > > From the Discworld: > > Rincewind > Twoflower > Death > Vetinari > Sam Vimes > Granny Weatherwax > Nanny Ogg > Magrat Garlick > Chancellor Ridcully > The Bursar > Ponder Stibbons > The Librarian > Cohen the Barbarian > > And of course: > > Gilligan > The Skipper > Thurston Howell III > Mrs Howell > Ginger > The Professor > Mary Ann > > Oh, and Gandalf wants me to say this: The most exciting fireworks > shows always have at least three fireworks in the air at any time. > Future rules should follow Gandalf's advice. Validity: Things get even more tricky now. The firework from 200:8 is still in the sky, in addition to the firework fired off in this Rule. It is still possible for a subsequent Rule to be fashioned, although not every committee member will be capable of doing so. It does not attempt to commence earlier than one second after the previous Rule. The Rule contains exactly 200 characters, none of which are named "space", or any of the other whitespace names such as "tab", "carriage return", or "new line". One character is named "Snow White", but I don't think that counts as a form of whitespace. The firework that is set off during the Rule is a unique color. The rule does not contain any FRC Balloons. The Rule does not set off more than one firework. There are no other fireworks in the sky from this committee member. This Rule does not lack the launch of a firework. This Rule does not try to begin prior to the end of a previous valid Rule. The Rule is VALID. Style: +0.50 for finding and exploiting yet another loophole around 200:2's character limit. -0.50 for being quite long. +0.50 for a restriction that I like. +0.50 for adding a new dimension to the theme by really getting the celebration started bringing 200 story characters to the party. -0.25 for not following its own restriction. -0.25 for not bringing Sir Toby (from Shakespeare's Twelth Night) to the party. Total style: +0.50 -- Jeff Weston (Sir Toby) -- Rule Date: 2003-01-14 20:38:03 GMT
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