Mock silent tribute to West Racing's cat Spooky
A joke thread of mostly empty posts paid 'silent tribute' to the West brothers' late cat, mentioned in their Racing Legends update. Bruce Kennewell wrote a mock state-funeral commentary, and one poster quipped that the cat was the Wests' greatest contribution to sim racing. Andrew MacPherson countered that their real contribution had been hope of a successor to GPL, announced years too early.
Automated summary.
On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 20:44:44 GMT, "Doug Hook"
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Miaow!
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Somehow this feels silly :-/
Andre
In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
(Andre Warringa) wrote:
> Somehow this feels silly :-/
<whisper> I think it's *supposed* to feel silly :-)</whisper>
Andrew McP
"Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Miaow!
Shush .. .. ..
Elrikk
(....said in a reverent hoarse whisper............)
".........and as the cortege moves at slow-march down the Mall, under a
lowering sky, we hear the muffled drums of the 5th. Foot & Mouth beating out
the step as the gun-carriage, draped in the colours of West Racing and
pulled by six magnificent white stallions wearing the traditional
black-feathered head-dress which is only seen on these State occasions,
comes into view and the solemn crowd, twenty deep in places, bow their heads
in respect towards the little cardboard shoebox atop the
carriage..............oh, the humanity!"
"Doug Hook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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So the greatest contribution of the West Bros to auto sims has been a dead
cat?
In article <3f34598a$[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
(Bruce Kennewell) wrote:
> .....and as the cortege moves at slow-march down the Mall
<nursey>You're a very naughty old gentleman!</nursey> You'll become the
David Fisher of the Spooky silent tribute thread. They have looooong
memories round these parts! ;-)
Andrew McP
In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
(nobody special) wrote:
> So the greatest contribution of the West Bros to auto sims has been a
> dead cat?
No. The Wests' greatest contribution to auto sims has been hope. They gave
us the hope that one day there *would* be something non-Nascar-flavoured
to surpass GPL. Where they went wrong was telling us five years too soon.
Can't blame them for that though, everyone needs a little encouragement
sometimes, and it's easy to get caught up in the web-hype.... it's what
the web does best after all. Well, except porn, obviously.
Maybe if their ex-publisher had been more sympathetic (not really a
publisher's job to be fair) who knows what might have happened already.
You can't put a price on hope though. I'm grateful to them for that, even
now. But I really must remember to start saving up in case they do finish
something. It won't be a cheap ride now we owe them a house as well as
several years of their life! :-)
Andrew McP
In article <3f34598a$[email hidden]>, Bruce Kennewell
<[email hidden]> writes
Rumour has it that the West have managed to create a photo realistic
animation of this very scene, running at 40fps.
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Peter Ives (AKA Pete Ivington)
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>(....said in a reverent hoarse whisper............) > >".........and as the cortege moves at slow-march down the Mall, under a >lowering sky, we hear the muffled drums of the 5th. Foot & Mouth beating >out >the step as the gun-carriage, draped in the colours of West Racing and >pulled by six magnificent white stallions wearing the traditional >black-feathered head-dress which is only seen on these State occasions, >comes into view and the solemn crowd, twenty deep in places, bow their >heads >in respect towards the little cardboard shoebox atop the >carriage..............oh, the humanity!" > >
"Andrew MacPherson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hope is nice, but results are nicer. I'll admit that I do hope they come
through in the end.
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> In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] > (nobody special) wrote: > > > So the greatest contribution of the West Bros to auto sims has been a > > dead cat? > > No. The Wests' greatest contribution to auto sims has been hope. They gave > us the hope that one day there *would* be something non-Nascar-flavoured > to surpass GPL. Where they went wrong was telling us five years too soon. > Can't blame them for that though, everyone needs a little encouragement > sometimes, and it's easy to get caught up in the web-hype.... it's what > the web does best after all. Well, except porn, obviously. > > Maybe if their ex-publisher had been more sympathetic (not really a > publisher's job to be fair) who knows what might have happened already. > > You can't put a price on hope though. I'm grateful to them for that, even > now. But I really must remember to start saving up in case they do finish > something. It won't be a cheap ride now we owe them a house as well as > several years of their life! :-)LOL!!! :D
Nice one, Peter!
"Peter Ives" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> Rumour has it that the West have managed to create a photo realistic
> animation of this very scene, running at 40fps.
I like that one, Andrew.....yet there may be a certain element of truth
behind the humour!
Bruce.
"Andrew MacPherson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>...It won't be a cheap ride now we owe them a house as well as severalyears of their life! :-)
<COUGH COUGH>
