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A lesson for us all
Posted By: Plague Bearer aka NickDate: 8/9/04 8:09 p.m.

In Response To: I hate this title (Forrest of B.org)

Well personally I thought the textures were kick-arse, but everyone has their own opinion. Which brings me to a little story, and since this a story forum, what the heck eh?

Actually its not a story so much as a fable, that is a small story with a little message inside. I didn't write this fable, it was written a long time ago by someone who's name you ought to be able to guess. Anyway...

Once upon a time there lived and old man and a small boy. They owned a donkey and one morning the two of them set out bright and early to make the long trip to the market. So off they went. Being a kind old man he put the boy up on the back of the donkey. Shortly down the road they passed a farmer heading in the opposite direction. "What a spoilt little boy!" he cried as he went by, "Sitting up atop that donkey and forcing this poor old man to hobble along the dusty road." Upon hearing this the old man stopped, quickly lifted the boy off the donkey and mounted it himself. Before long they came upon a traveller, as he passed them he exclaimed "Oh, just look at that!" said the traveller dissaprovingly, "That wretched man would have such a small boy walk beneath him, tiring his tiny little legs." Feeling somewhat ashamed, the old man clambered down and so he and the boy walked upon the road leading the donkey behind them. The sun had barely moved in the sky when they came to a small stall on the side of the road, one of the merchents looked up and laughed loudly; "Those fools!" he bellowed, "They have an ass and yet it carries nothing!"
The old man and the boy were not long past the stall when they felt rather foolish and so the old man placed the boy on the back of the donkey before climbing upon it himself. They were not even half way upon their journey before they came to some workers in a field beside the road. "How disgraceful," said one of the workers, "That exhausted creature must carry both that lazy old man AND his boy."

Get the drift...?

: I've spent my entire goddamned life trying to measure up to other people's
: standards,

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Eternally BoredSteve Levinson 8/8/04 7:57 a.m.
     Re: Eternally BoredSimon of team Sigma 8/8/04 9:24 a.m.
     Re: Eternally Boreddeathmonger 8/8/04 12:01 p.m.
           Re: Eternally BoredAdam Ashwell 8/8/04 12:10 p.m.
     Re: Eternally BoredMr. Cactus 8/8/04 12:26 p.m.
     Re: Eternally Boredblake37 8/8/04 1:11 p.m.
           RE: Eternally BoredBlayne 8/8/04 3:45 p.m.
           Re: Eternally BoredD-M.A. 8/8/04 7:31 p.m.
     Re: Eternally BoredForrest of B.org 8/8/04 4:24 p.m.
           Re: Eternally BoredSteve Levinson 8/8/04 5:39 p.m.
                 Oh, and yes, I'm using the 512 high-res textures *NM*Steve Levinson 8/8/04 6:55 p.m.
                 Re: Eternally BoredForrest of B.org 8/8/04 6:59 p.m.
                       Re: Eternally BoredSteve Levinson 8/8/04 8:46 p.m.
                             Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedSteve Levinson 8/8/04 9:10 p.m.
                                   Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedForrest of B.org 8/8/04 10:00 p.m.
                                         Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedSteve Levinson 8/9/04 3:25 a.m.
                                               Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedgoran 8/9/04 4:06 a.m.
                                                     Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 6:19 a.m.
                                                           Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedgoran 8/9/04 7:34 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 7:43 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedgoran 8/9/04 7:50 a.m.
                                                                             Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 8:08 a.m.
                                                                                   Burning in the light of the moonForrest of B.org 8/9/04 11:32 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: Burning in the light of the moonAdam Ashwell 8/10/04 5:02 a.m.
                                                                 Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedLunair 8/9/04 9:59 a.m.
                                                     Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedBlayne 8/9/04 2:16 p.m.
                                                           Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedgoran 8/9/04 3:18 p.m.
                                   Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 6:26 a.m.
                                         Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 6:57 a.m.
                                         Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedSteve Levinson 8/10/04 4:41 p.m.
                                         Don't let this go to your headSteve Levinson 8/11/04 9:00 a.m.
                                               Re: Don't let this go to your headAdam Ashwell 8/11/04 9:21 a.m.
                                   Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 10:30 a.m.
                                         Re: Eternally Bored - and buggedSteve Levinson 8/9/04 5:23 p.m.
     Anyone notice that Enforcers can't kill you? *NM*a disreputable source 8/8/04 8:20 p.m.
           Yes - 1 of the bugs - Ernie, is this your fault? *NM*Steve Levinson 8/8/04 8:48 p.m.
                 Re: Yes - 1 of the bugs - Ernie, is this your faulForrest of B.org 8/8/04 10:02 p.m.
                       Re: Yes - 1 of the bugs - Ernie, is this your faulOri 8/8/04 11:10 p.m.
                             Re: Yes - 1 of the bugs - Ernie, is this your faulgoran 8/9/04 12:58 a.m.
                             Re: Yes - 1 of the bugs - Ernie, is this your faulAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 5:57 a.m.
                                   Re: Yes - 1 of the bugs - Ernie, is this your faulblake37 8/9/04 6:03 a.m.
                                         Re: Yes - 1 of the bugs - Ernie, is this your faulAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 6:03 a.m.
                                               Re: Yes - 1 of the bugs - Ernie, is this your faulYossarian 8/9/04 6:55 a.m.
                                                     Re: Yes - 1 of the bugs - Ernie, is this your faulAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 7:03 a.m.
                       Re: Yes - 1 of the bugsBlayne 8/9/04 3:40 p.m.
     Re: Eternally BoredAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 5:40 a.m.
           Re: Eternally BoredAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 5:41 a.m.
           Re: Eternally Boredgoran 8/9/04 7:44 a.m.
                 Re: Eternally BoredJohannes Gunnar 8/9/04 8:04 a.m.
                 Re: Eternally BoredAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 8:06 a.m.
           Re: Eternally BoredForrest of B.org 8/9/04 9:04 a.m.
                 Re: Eternally BoredAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 9:16 a.m.
                       Re: Eternally BoredForrest of B.org 8/9/04 9:25 a.m.
                             Re: Eternally BoredAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 9:41 a.m.
                                   Re: Eternally BoredAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 9:45 a.m.
                                         I hate this titleForrest of B.org 8/9/04 2:09 p.m.
                                               Re: I hate this titleForrest of B.org 8/9/04 2:27 p.m.
                                                     Re: I hate this titleAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 2:49 p.m.
                                                           Re: I hate this titleForrest of B.org 8/9/04 3:00 p.m.
                                                                 Re: I hate this titleAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 3:05 p.m.
                                                                       Re: I hate this titleAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 3:13 p.m.
                                                     Re: I hate this titlegoran 8/9/04 4:07 p.m.
                                                           Re: I hate this titleAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 4:12 p.m.
                                               Re: I hate this titleblake37 8/9/04 3:50 p.m.
                                               Re: I hate this titledeathmonger 8/9/04 5:11 p.m.
                                               I'd hate to see you *really* fly off the handleSteve Levinson 8/9/04 6:03 p.m.
                                               A lesson for us allPlague Bearer aka Nick 8/9/04 8:09 p.m.
                                                     Re: A lesson for us allD-M.A. 8/10/04 8:34 a.m.
                                                           Re: A lesson for us allblake37 8/10/04 8:44 a.m.
                                                                 Trojan infected PC = porn spam bot *NM*D-M.A. 8/10/04 9:33 a.m.
                                                                       fun, i'll send your comp a get well cardblake37 8/10/04 11:06 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Trojan infected PC = porn spam botdeathmonger 8/10/04 12:17 p.m.
                                               Re: I hate this titleJacke 8/10/04 5:16 a.m.
                                               Re: I hate this titleD-M.A. 8/10/04 8:26 a.m.
     Re: Eternally Boredblake37 8/9/04 6:02 a.m.
           On TC, everything attacks from the start *NM*Steve Levinson 8/9/04 5:42 p.m.
                 ok, then im just a wuss ;-) *NM*blake37 8/10/04 4:17 a.m.
           Re: Eternally BoredForrest of B.org 8/10/04 8:10 a.m.
                 Re: Eternally Boredblake37 8/10/04 8:34 a.m.

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