 William Gibson, Cyberpunk and Shadowrun, Discussion Thread... |
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 Dec 9 2006, 11:35 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet;  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760  |
Awesome! 5 in computer(programming), lockpicking and etiquette(gummint) (I've done all professionally, all link to different attributes). Skill of 3 or above in biotech, computer b/r... carp. I need more weapons skills. Do knowledge skills count? In which case I'd add Spanish, Entymology, Mythology, radio technology, law (Maryland).
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Dec 10 2006, 12:41 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Of course they do. |
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Dec 10 2006, 12:44 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 147 Joined: 4-December 06 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 10,193 |
My boss and I found some interesting stuff in the dumpster outside the other day. Among the stuff were piles of books on opera, books on paintings of various degrees, books on engineering, gay porn tapes, books on etiquette, books on physics. Many of these books had a name in common, either as author or editor, and along with the books, we found about 8-10 framed degrees in all above subjects save one (which I don't think many places offer degrees in). Apparently this guy in our neighborhood had recently been moved into a nursing home and everything he owned, save his furniture, ended up in our dumpster. He held doctorates in at least 5 things and masters' in several others, and he taught at a college located in Chicago until about 5 years ago. Either that or he was a master of forgery, which would still be awesome.
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Dec 10 2006, 01:40 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I thought you could get a degree in Physics almost anywhere.
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Dec 10 2006, 01:42 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Well, I know you can get degrees in gay porn, so I'm guessing he didn't have a degree in etiquette?
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Dec 10 2006, 01:44 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
But degrees in Etiquette are a dime a dozen. Hmm ...
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Dec 10 2006, 01:46 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Opera?
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Dec 10 2006, 01:49 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 147 Joined: 4-December 06 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 10,193 |
He had, if my french is even close to accurate, a doctorate in music from some school in paris. The cool thing is that he got it in the early 1940s. |
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Dec 10 2006, 01:50 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Well then ... don't leave us in suspense ...
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