You kinda have to read the whole thing to get the full effect. Most names have been removed to protect the innocent and the guilty.
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Zak S It's always been weird to me that in Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap the guy goes "Concrete shoes, cyanide, T&T". I would've figured them for Runequest guys.
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43 comments
(Somebody) - Tunnels and Trolls much easier to play when drunk
Yesterday 6:55 PM +2

Zak S - ..and upside down--they're Australian.
Yesterday 6:56 PM - Edit
(Somebody) - and when they roll dice they spin in the opposite direction
Yesterday 6:56 PM +1
(Somebody) - its true we Australians can stand on our hands for days at a time
Yesterday 6:57 PM
(Somebody) - I could definitely picture Bon Scott as being a Runequest fan, but the rest of the band definitely strike me as more of a T&T kind of crowd.
Yesterday 7:06 PM
(Somebody) - On a vaguely related note... Palladium's TMNT "Mutants Down Under". It hasn't aged gracefully. Racial slur on opening page. 0_o
Yesterday 7:14 PM
(Somebody) - Was it the accents?
Yesterday 7:14 PM

Zak S - I WILL HEAR NO ILL OF THE SECOND BEST-ILLUSTRATED BOOK IN THE HISTORY OF RPGS THAT ALSO HAS PUNK UZI KANGAROOS IN IT!!
Yesterday 7:14 PM - Edit +1
(Somebody)- I know, it's freakin' awesome, isn't it? I love that book.
Yesterday 7:16 PM
(Somebody)- The Palladium Fantasy book "Adventures in the Northern Wilderness" also has some kick-ass Eric Talbot artwork. Siembieda had a good eye for artists back in the day.
Yesterday 7:19 PM (edited) +1
(Somebody) - I figured they'd watch more TBS than anything...
Yesterday 7:23 PM
(Somebody) - I've never actually played T&T. What about it is a "dirty deed"?
Yesterday 7:27 PM
(Somebody) 40 bucks! That's hardly "dirt cheap"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tunnels-and-Trolls-PC-Big-Box-11118-/270836742499?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3f0f20b963
Yesterday 7:32 PM
(Somebody) I must now ask for the name of the BEST illustrated book in the history of RPG's that also has punk uzi kangaroos in it.
Yesterday 7:35 PM
(Somebody)T&T free/lite: http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=54407
Yesterday 7:35 PM
(Somebody)He's saying "Thunder Chief". Now that's rock and roll.
Yesterday 7:42 PM

Zak S - 3o thieves and the thunder chief. Best illustrated? the 2 volumes of Realms of Chaos: (Slaves to Darkness and The Lost and the Damned) for the original Warhammer
Yesterday 7:55 PM - Edit +1

Ken St. Andre - I love that song, Dirty Deeds--Done Dirt Cheap! Never made the T & T connection before. Hey, you should tweet that comment, or let me do it. :)
Yesterday 8:01 PM
(Somebody)"Thunder Chief" is totally RuneQuest.
Yesterday 8:03 PM

Zak S - Tweeted!
Yesterday 8:13 PM - Edit
(Somebody)For me, G+ has totally bumped Twitter lately.
Yesterday 8:19 PM
(Somebody)Is that some of euphemism y'all kids use now-a-days?
Yesterday 8:20 PM
(Somebody)YOu can blow up a lot of tunnels w/ Trinitrotoluene
Yesterday 8:24 PM
(Somebody)It works using the literal definition :-)
Yesterday 8:25 PM
(Somebody)In that the Google building has literally collided and struck the Twitter offices?
Yesterday 8:28 PM
(Somebody)OED: "North American - displace from a job, especially in favour of someone else: she was bumped for a youthful model "
Or maybe I am young! /clicks heels/
Yesterday 8:32 PM (edited)
(let's call him "David")- Man, "T&T" had some infantile spell names...
Yesterday 8:59 PM
Zak S - Them's fightin' words.
Yesterday 8:59 PM - Edit
David- "Glue-You", Smith!
Yesterday 9:02 PM +1
(Somebody)- There's nothing infantile about playing pretend!
Yesterday 9:05 PM
David - True...but there are levels. I've heard the game itself is solid but "Yassa Massa"? Really?!?
Yesterday 9:10 PM (edited)
(Somebody) - Oh dear! :-D
Yesterday 9:11 PM
David- From the T&T 1st edition: "Yassa-Massa! To be used only on previously subdued monsters / foes. Total strengths I.Q. & Charisma. Will permanently enslave monsters with ratings lower then the above total." Amazing...
Yesterday 9:13 PM
(Somebody) It was the 70's, ROOTS (1977) was a real popular TV mini-series & Book(1976)! ... the seventy's was a different world; not so quick to judge: I don't think it was meant to disparage. It was in the mass psyche of the times. ;0)
10:52 AM (edited)
David: I know, I was a child of the Seventies. That still doesn't prevent me from wanting the ask the designers: "What the f#@$ were you thinking?!?!"
11:47 AM

Zak S - Go ahead and ask, the designer is right here on g+ and his name is right in front of you
5:29 PM - Edit +1
David- Kens st andre? On G+? where? WHERE??
10:50 PM

Zak S - Look up.
11:00 PM - Edit
David - Holy crap!!! I'll just be over here keeping my mouth shut...
11:07 PM (edited)

Zak S - Laugh
Out
Loud.
11:11 PM - Edit +2
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43 comments(Somebody) - Tunnels and Trolls much easier to play when drunk
Yesterday 6:55 PM +2

Zak S - ..and upside down--they're Australian.
Yesterday 6:56 PM - Edit
(Somebody) - and when they roll dice they spin in the opposite direction
Yesterday 6:56 PM +1
(Somebody) - its true we Australians can stand on our hands for days at a time
Yesterday 6:57 PM
(Somebody) - I could definitely picture Bon Scott as being a Runequest fan, but the rest of the band definitely strike me as more of a T&T kind of crowd.
Yesterday 7:06 PM
(Somebody) - On a vaguely related note... Palladium's TMNT "Mutants Down Under". It hasn't aged gracefully. Racial slur on opening page. 0_o
Yesterday 7:14 PM
(Somebody) - Was it the accents?
Yesterday 7:14 PM

Zak S - I WILL HEAR NO ILL OF THE SECOND BEST-ILLUSTRATED BOOK IN THE HISTORY OF RPGS THAT ALSO HAS PUNK UZI KANGAROOS IN IT!!
Yesterday 7:14 PM - Edit +1
(Somebody)- I know, it's freakin' awesome, isn't it? I love that book.
Yesterday 7:16 PM
(Somebody)- The Palladium Fantasy book "Adventures in the Northern Wilderness" also has some kick-ass Eric Talbot artwork. Siembieda had a good eye for artists back in the day.
Yesterday 7:19 PM (edited) +1
(Somebody) - I figured they'd watch more TBS than anything...
Yesterday 7:23 PM
(Somebody) - I've never actually played T&T. What about it is a "dirty deed"?
Yesterday 7:27 PM
(Somebody) 40 bucks! That's hardly "dirt cheap"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tunnels-and-Trolls-PC-Big-Box-11118-/270836742499?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3f0f20b963
Yesterday 7:32 PM
(Somebody) I must now ask for the name of the BEST illustrated book in the history of RPG's that also has punk uzi kangaroos in it.
Yesterday 7:35 PM
(Somebody)T&T free/lite: http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=54407
Yesterday 7:35 PM
(Somebody)He's saying "Thunder Chief". Now that's rock and roll.
Yesterday 7:42 PM

Zak S - 3o thieves and the thunder chief. Best illustrated? the 2 volumes of Realms of Chaos: (Slaves to Darkness and The Lost and the Damned) for the original Warhammer
Yesterday 7:55 PM - Edit +1

Ken St. Andre - I love that song, Dirty Deeds--Done Dirt Cheap! Never made the T & T connection before. Hey, you should tweet that comment, or let me do it. :)
Yesterday 8:01 PM
(Somebody)"Thunder Chief" is totally RuneQuest.
Yesterday 8:03 PM

Zak S - Tweeted!
Yesterday 8:13 PM - Edit
(Somebody)For me, G+ has totally bumped Twitter lately.
Yesterday 8:19 PM
(Somebody)Is that some of euphemism y'all kids use now-a-days?
Yesterday 8:20 PM
(Somebody)YOu can blow up a lot of tunnels w/ Trinitrotoluene
Yesterday 8:24 PM
(Somebody)It works using the literal definition :-)Yesterday 8:25 PM
(Somebody)In that the Google building has literally collided and struck the Twitter offices?
Yesterday 8:28 PM
(Somebody)OED: "North American - displace from a job, especially in favour of someone else: she was bumped for a youthful model "
Or maybe I am young! /clicks heels/
Yesterday 8:32 PM (edited)
(let's call him "David")- Man, "T&T" had some infantile spell names...
Yesterday 8:59 PM
Zak S - Them's fightin' words.
Yesterday 8:59 PM - Edit
David- "Glue-You", Smith!
Yesterday 9:02 PM +1
(Somebody)- There's nothing infantile about playing pretend!
Yesterday 9:05 PM
David - True...but there are levels. I've heard the game itself is solid but "Yassa Massa"? Really?!?
Yesterday 9:10 PM (edited)
(Somebody) - Oh dear! :-D
Yesterday 9:11 PM
David- From the T&T 1st edition: "Yassa-Massa! To be used only on previously subdued monsters / foes. Total strengths I.Q. & Charisma. Will permanently enslave monsters with ratings lower then the above total." Amazing...
Yesterday 9:13 PM
(Somebody) It was the 70's, ROOTS (1977) was a real popular TV mini-series & Book(1976)! ... the seventy's was a different world; not so quick to judge: I don't think it was meant to disparage. It was in the mass psyche of the times. ;0)
10:52 AM (edited)
David: I know, I was a child of the Seventies. That still doesn't prevent me from wanting the ask the designers: "What the f#@$ were you thinking?!?!"
11:47 AM

Zak S - Go ahead and ask, the designer is right here on g+ and his name is right in front of you
5:29 PM - Edit +1
David- Kens st andre? On G+? where? WHERE??
10:50 PM

Zak S - Look up.
11:00 PM - Edit
David - Holy crap!!! I'll just be over here keeping my mouth shut...
11:07 PM (edited)

Zak S - Laugh
Out
Loud.
11:11 PM - Edit +2
