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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:36:49 -0400
From: John Colagioia <JColagioia@csi.com>
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Magnus Olsson wrote:

> In article <3AD15D61.28712D09@jump.net>,
> J. Robinson Wheeler <wheeler@jump.net> wrote:
> >Magnus Olsson wrote:
> >> And is there any source code available for this kind of conversation
> >> menus? (There is for the other kind of menus; phtalkoo.h, for example).
> >
> >Hey, how come I'm the first to mention this? You should look at
> >Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short, from the SmoochieComp.
>
> I haven't had time to look at the Smoochies yet, but I surely
> will. Thanks for the tip!

Even if you don't use the system (which was extraordinary, incidentally, as
Mr. Wheeler suggests), it's
worth it just to get a "feel" for the conversation flow.


> >You might
> >also ask Emily for the source code for her menu system. Bribing
> >her first with a gourmet cheese might help.
>
> Much as I would love to treat Emily to some cheese, I somehow doubt
> that the Post Office would be very enthusiastic about me sending,
> say, a ripe Limburger by mail across the Atlantic. :-)
>

Heh...I have one thing to say to this:  "Cheesemaking.com".

I'd have other things to say (regarding my dinner last night which
substantially featured their "30-minute mozzerella," made as soon as I got
home from work), but I'm doubting anybody's interested in that particular
adventure.


