[UA] Greetings

[Ysidro]

Radoslaw Galus wrote:
> 
> From: Royal Minister of Stuff <yokeltania at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:19 AM
> 
> > Great to hear from you. I just saw a video production
> > of Pan Tadeusz (I meant Lord Thaddeus, did I spell it
> > right?) the other day and it was great.  I was
> > thinking of setting a game during the revolutionary
> > period.
> 
> Not a UA game hopefully? ;-) But yes, the period is quite interesting.
> Should you need any information on it, I'll be happy to help.
> 
> > Anyway, this is as good an excuse as any to drop off a
> > really gritty story that just ought to be included in
> > UA.
> 
> That just reminds me of a story I've read somewhere (you started it ;-)). I
> have a feeling it would fit in with the disturbing nature of UA (well it's a
> nasty little tale, let me tell you). I personally was very "unconfortable"
> reading it and my girlfriend, wouldn't you know it, found it hilarious. I
> guess it's something only a man can freak out about. And sorry if it was
> already discussed.
> 
> It happened in Germany if I remember correctly. A 28 year-old man was
> accused of trying to cheat an insurance company into paying him twenty five
> thousand DM. His story? - he was in his appartment one night, reading when
> all of a sudden his door was broken in. A band or infuriated women barged
> into his room, shouting obscenities and swinging knives. They grabbed the
> poor guy, tied and beat him up and then... castrated him, flushed his
> private parts down the toilet and dissapeared into the night.
> 
> Very disturbing.
> 
> The judge (why do I have a feeling it was a she? ;-)) ruled against the man.
> He/she decided the story was bogus, and it was an act of self-mutilation.
> 
> Right. Well I don't know about you but I would never do "that" for measly
> twenty five thousand. No way, no sir.
> 
> Still, I find something could be made of the knife-wielding, man-castrating
> bunch in an UA setting.
> 

There is.  Well, they tend to kill men, not just castrate them.  They're
called the baccan....err, I mean "beckies".  Yeah that's the ticket....

Check Lawyers, Guns, and Money if you have it.  And if you don't, get
it.  The Prime Greg needs the money[1].

The Not-So-Prime-Time-Greg

[1] I have a feeling Tynes survives off the energies genereted by people
giving him credit for work that isn't his.

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