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Another Tragedy - A Very Personal AAR - 6/15/2002 12:32:35 AM   
Scouters

 

Posts: 75
Joined: 4/1/2002
From: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Status: offline 		Spouse attack on Computer Room at 11:56 pm

Wife's Force
Wagging Fingers x 1
Stamping Feet x 2
Angry Looks x 15
House Chores x 34
Ultimatums x 1

Scouter's Force
Eye Rolls x 5
Sheepish Grins x 3
Lame Excuses x 11


Wife's Force Losses
Wagging Finger x 1 ignored
Stamping Feet x 2 ignored
House Chores x 17 put off
Angry Looks x 3 avoided

Scouter's Force Losses
Eye Rolls x 3 spotted
Sheepish Grins x 1 ignored
Lame Excuses x 11 shot down


RADM Scouters of SWPAC bails out and is IN THE DOGHOUSE


Scouters Forces
Excessive Computer Time, torpedoed, on fire, going down, no survivors
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- 6/15/2002 12:35:55 AM   
BB56

 

Posts: 76
Joined: 4/26/2002
From: Mountlake Terrace WA
Status: offline 		What's that I hear in the background? A lone trumpeter playing taps?

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- 6/15/2002 12:41:28 AM   
gts2096


Posts: 317
Joined: 5/20/2002
From: michigan
Status: offline 		excellent.. my excuses got slaughtered right on the flight deck. tried to send the kids out on a "wife search", but they were unable to locate the target because they were set to--Retirement Allowed--and found the jungljim are more interesting target.

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LOL - 6/15/2002 12:49:23 AM   
mogami


Posts: 12789
Joined: 8/23/2000
From: You can't get here from there
Status: offline 		Hi, Scouters I think you might have the difficulty factor set too high.

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- 6/15/2002 12:59:23 AM   
U2


Posts: 3332
Joined: 7/17/2001
From: Västerås,Sweden
Status: offline 		Hi

Best AAR so far

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- 6/15/2002 1:10:48 AM   
Sabre21


Posts: 8231
Joined: 4/27/2001
From: on a mountain in Idaho
Status: offline 		Not a bad AAR...happens to all of us at one time or another. Fortunately for me my kids are grown and gone now and gamers themselves...and my ex...well...she's an ex:) So for the last decade I have been abe to play to my hearts content. As for my current gf...I think my 2 german shephards are more computer literate than she is. At least they know when the UV music comes on they go lay down and leave me alone unles it's an extreme emergency...and when I log off...well...they both jump up. My gf has no clue though...and I hope to keep it that way...hehe.

Andy

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- 6/15/2002 1:11:56 AM   
Dirtweasle

 

Posts: 22
Joined: 5/19/2002
From: Colorado
Status: offline 		Love it, very funny!

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- 6/15/2002 1:34:22 AM   
Toro


Posts: 578
Joined: 4/9/2002
From: 16 miles southeast of Hell (Michigan, i.e.), US
Status: offline 		Scouters, I'd send an SAR your way, but they refuse due to the x10 Angry Looks and multiple chores unaccounted for.

Sorry, you're on your own. Look at it this way: they'll name a ship after you... :D

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- 6/15/2002 3:20:11 AM   
Hartmann

 

Posts: 888
Joined: 11/28/2000
Status: offline 		I think the lame excuses should be beefed up in the patch. They NEVER get through!

... and don't tell me this is historically correct! :D

Hartmann

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- 6/15/2002 3:50:37 AM   
mogami


Posts: 12789
Joined: 8/23/2000
From: You can't get here from there
Status: offline 		The Lame Excuse From Jane's Book of Household weapons

"The Lame Excuse invented by Bork circa 45000BC and now produced without license world wide has been employed in countless conflicts. The male Version has proven to be easily shot down, turned aside or ignored. The female version has enjoyed a near perfect record for avoiding rebuttals, obvious truths and possessiing a much higher evasion rating then the male model."

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Very amusing... - 6/15/2002 7:22:15 AM   
Erik Rutins

 

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Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline 		Far too close to home at times. ;)

Regards,

- Erik

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- 6/15/2002 7:59:28 AM   
dgaad

 

Posts: 864
Joined: 7/25/2001
From: Hockeytown
Status: offline 		I think the Ultimatum is overrated. Well into the scenario, you get to use the Call Bluff, which has better firepower and a terrific bomb load. You can't use them very much as there are no replacements. But, if you do shoot down the Ultimatums with one, you aren't likely to see another Ultimatum again for several months.

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- 6/15/2002 8:07:07 AM   
Point Luck

 

Posts: 318
Joined: 4/27/2002
From: East Coast-US
Status: offline 		bribed wife, dog asleep, kids grown, games running fine, Life is Great

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- 6/15/2002 7:05:36 PM   
RolandRahn_MatrixForum

 

Posts: 588
Joined: 3/18/2001
From: Beloit, USA
Status: offline 		Hmmm...

Maybe I should be happy that I'm a single...

Roland

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- 6/15/2002 9:01:17 PM   
IChristie

 

Posts: 673
Joined: 3/26/2002
From: Ottawa, Canada
Status: offline 		[QUOTE]I think the Ultimatum is overrated. Well into the scenario, you get to use the Call Bluff, which has better firepower and a terrific bomb load. You can't use them very much as there are no replacements. But, if you do shoot down the Ultimatums with one, you aren't likely to see another Ultimatum again for several months.[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately if your call bluff fails to penetrate it results in immediate Auto Victory (although I guess it's arguable which side gets the win ;) )

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- 6/16/2002 1:08:11 AM   
Hartmann

 

Posts: 888
Joined: 11/28/2000
Status: offline 		Personally, I think the house chores are a real drag. Why can't they be left to the AI? I'm supposed to be the theater commander after all, dammit! :D

Hartmann

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- 6/16/2002 1:46:47 AM   
Sabre21


Posts: 8231
Joined: 4/27/2001
From: on a mountain in Idaho
Status: offline 		AI = spouse:)

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- 6/16/2002 4:11:12 AM   
Hartmann

 

Posts: 888
Joined: 11/28/2000
Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sabre21
[B]AI = spouse:) [/B][/QUOTE]

Award that man a medal! :D

Hartmann

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- 6/16/2002 4:05:19 PM   
HMSWarspite

 

Posts: 1401
Joined: 4/13/2002
From: Bristol, UK
Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sabre21
[B]AI = spouse:) [/B][/QUOTE]

Yes, but the UV AI does what you expect within its limits. The spouse has a much better fuzzy logic and 'on the fly' prioritisation routine. I find mine works on a complex system of non-linear goal based scoring, known as Brownie Points.
- bunch of flowers = 1 pt
- 2 or more bunches = 1 pt
- doing housework = 1 pt
- forgetting anniversary etc = -1000pts

A score of at least +1 is required at all times, otherwise deployment of the Heavy Sarcasm will ensue on hearing the computer fire up. (You know the Heavy Sarcasm Mk1 - thats the one with the firing signature that goes "you care more about that computer than you do about me...")

Still, the Spouse AI is MUCH more versatile when I want to stop playing UV!;)

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- 6/16/2002 5:42:23 PM   
mogami


Posts: 12789
Joined: 8/23/2000
From: You can't get here from there
Status: offline 		"you care more about that computer than you do about me...")

Hi The man who invents the defense against this weapon will go down in history. There will be an annual prize (like the Nobel) given in his honor. Statues will be erected. Web pages (shrines) will multiply. He will be the hero of generations..............

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- 6/16/2002 6:42:59 PM   
dgaad

 

Posts: 864
Joined: 7/25/2001
From: Hockeytown
Status: offline 		In the beginning it was :

"You care more about Mammoth Hunting than you do about me."

Later, it was :

"You care more about the Legion than you do about me."

Even later, it was :

"You care more about your Knights Templar friends than you do about me."

Our forefathers heard :

"You care more about those silly Minutemen than you do about me."

Our Great Grandfathers heard :

"You care more about that blasted train than you do about me."

Our fathers heard :

"You care more about that **** car than you do about me."

There is no defense, but we mustn't surrender yet. That's why we're men. Only women would surrender when its proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that continuing the fight is totally hopeless.

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- 6/17/2002 1:37:04 AM   
Hartmann

 

Posts: 888
Joined: 11/28/2000
Status: offline 		What I recently heard:

"Would you care more about me if I were rectangular?"

:D:D

Hartmann

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Solution Perhaps - 6/17/2002 3:47:29 AM   
Von_Frag

 

Posts: 105
Joined: 5/7/2002
From: Dallas, Texas
Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mogami
[B]"you care more about that computer than you do about me...")

Hi The man who invents the defense against this weapon will go down in history. There will be an annual prize (like the Nobel) given in his honor. Statues will be erected. Web pages (shrines) will multiply. He will be the hero of generations.............. [/B][/QUOTE]

I bought the wife a laptop and it has a 95% success rate against sarcasm Mk1. It is not completely foolproof.

Von Frag

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Re: Solution Perhaps - 6/17/2002 3:52:03 AM   
sparrs

 

Posts: 12
Joined: 5/6/2002
From: South Wales, UK
Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Von_Frag
[B]

I bought the wife a laptop and it has a 95% success rate against sarcasm Mk1. It is not completely foolproof.

Von Frag [/B][/QUOTE]

Teach her the intricacies of UV.

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- 6/17/2002 8:55:37 AM   
kaleun

 

Posts: 5145
Joined: 5/29/2002
From: Colorado
Status: offline 		I got the wife a desktop with all the bells and whistles, but she only uses it when I'm not home.
The spouse AI insists on sending you messages and requires acknowledgement.
Incidentally, sounds like "mmm", "mmhuh" and even" yes dear" dont seem to cut it, the AI insists on a properly structured phrase.

Have you noticed how the spouse AI has a computer/favorite chair/ both of the above detector. It fires off an alarm that brings forth chore applets until you give up and stop doing whatever it is you like doing?
K:rolleyes:

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