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From: lazuli@eskimo.com (Fred Sloniker)
Subject: Re: Toyshop + dirty mind
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In article <431d7o$5f7@nic.lth.se>, Magnus Olsson <mol@marvin.df.lth.se> wrote:

>Seriously, this highlights the need for IF authors (and their playtestters)
>to try _every_ possible action in the game, no matter how far-fetched. I've 
>seen many examples of nonsensical answers to "look under <foo>", just because
>the author has never thought of a player being sufficiently desperate to
>look under it.

Speaking of 'interesting' reactions from Toyshop, here's one that *is*
programmed in (I found it with TXD; I wouldn't have thought to
actually *do* it...)

...on second thought, I think I'll let you try it.  'Hit Catharine' (you cad).

				---Fred M. Sloniker, cleric at large
				   L. Lazuli R'kamos, FurryMUCKer
				   lazuli@eskimo.com

Jesus saves!  (And takes half damage.)
