Oh Lord. The phantomania has started.

aruna said:

I was wondering what they would com eup with this year. I've been watching carefully and just noticed the first signs of corruption. Hold tight folks.
It;s that time of year again....

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Forsooth fair lady, an it please ye, all shall pass and return to the aether which hath conceived it.

Medievalist said:

Forsooth fair lady, an it please ye, all shall pass and return to the aether from which hath conceived it.

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I am suddenly really relieved that [after I get to bed and wake up in the morning] I can't hit this site at work, because this would drive me insane. May still in the evening when I get home.

*braces self*

Glad you think it's so cute

Medievalist said:

Forsooth fair lady, an it please ye, all shall pass and return to the aether from which hath conceived it.

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It is well and truly done this year, Madame. Steve the steampunk'd goat bleats his most fervent agreement.

I'm so going to start reading steampunk.

mccardey said:

I'm so going to start reading steampunk.

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Gentleperson, I urge you to begin with Mr. Wells most excellent fable The Time Machine, and to peruse Mr. Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues, before moving on to that extraordinary work about Mr. Babbage's miraculous invention as re-envisioned by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, The Difference Engine.

'Tisn't medieval, but nontheless, 'tis a good yarn, and one worth the coin.

aruna said:

I actually didn't get the steampunk'd thing. I thought it was somebody's book title. Then I clicked on it...

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Me too! And then I noticed that everytime I grin, I'm wearing a top hat...

Huzzah! Steampunk emoticons...

Forsooth!

Medievalist said:

Gentleperson, I urge you to begin with Mr. Wells most excellent fable The Time Machine, and to peruse Mr. Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues, before moving on to that extraordinary work about Mr. Babbage's miraculous invention as re-envisioned by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, The Difference Engine.

'Tisn't medieval, but nontheless, 'tis a good yarn, and one worth the coin.

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You just mentioned two of my son's fave books. So..... I'm going to try an emoticon here and see if I'm already steampunkt


Im not I'm just winking. I wanna be steampunked like everyone else. I WANNA BE STEAMPUNKT!!! I WANT THE TOPHAT! GIMME A TOPHAT!!

mccardey said:

So..... I'm going to try an emoticon here and see if I'm already steampunkt

Im not I'm just winking. I wanna be steampunked like everyone else. I WANNA BE STEAMPUNKT!!! I WANT THE TOPHAT! GIMME A TOPHAT!!

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I find such emotional outbursts unsettling, and lacking in civilized deportment. I suggest that perusing the list might avail you of some comfort

Medievalist said:

I find such emotional outbursts unsettling, and lacking in civilized deportment. I suggest that perusing the list might avail you of some comfort

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It really doesn't take much to make me happy...

That one's my favourite. Peace. Out.

Forsooth and ye olde machinations of the Steam Devil in yon silvered spirit!

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Was that a hit or a miss? *rolls a D20 just to be sure*

Silent Rob said:

That one's my favourite. Peace. Out.

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I am in accord with this esteemed pontificator's assessment.

You're wrong, you're all wrong I tell you!! Dr. Badun Morgo is building a Heart of Death in Trans-Moravia; unless we stop it... it spells DOOM!

Already his subversion is subverting. You think this is an April Fool's joke. NO! Reality is shifting, this is our new reality.

Don the Goggles of Perception from Professor Zimbolt, and then you will see the truth! My God! There! They're coming through the wall... Dr. Morgo's Treemen.

NOOOOOO....

*Stirring Music*

I has a happy! Every year on this day I get up, prank the kids, and start checking AW.

I must acknowledge the corn when I confess that a great deal of my epistolary accuracy in my current steampunk WIP is due to the discovery of a dictionary of 19th century slang. I allow that this compilation has added much needed color to my narrative, and I've used it all to pieces. On the off chance this said dictionary might prove to be of some service to you, allow me to post the direction to one such easy-to-read-and-use site -- http://www.rugglesrag.com/lookout/OLD-LOOKOUT-DO-NOT-USE/a_19th_century_slang_dictionary.htm

enjoy!

Please tell me it's staying like this. I love the fonts and sizes. It's like AW for old people!

Loving the theme. Big thanks for all the hard work behind the scenes.

Woooooooooo! Great theme!!! Can we keep it? Can we? Can we? We promise to walk it daily and feed it! We won't even feed it people food! People drink on the other hand....

*Has a sudden urge for kool aid*