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yin26 posted 03-28-99 07:56 PM ET
THE BROTHER GREG WONDER
The discoverer of this Wonder changes the game dramatically for all civilizations, although its effects are not immediately noticeable.
Once any civilization is about to be conquered, however, the Wonder kicks in:
At that point a 40 minute movie titled "Peace in Our Time" will begin to play. It is essentially an in-depth look at 40 minutes in the life of Ghandi walking his cow.
There is no way to skip the movie.
Upon finishing the movie, the computer will ask the player whether or not he would like to print the 16 page manifesto, "What's the Use in Winning?" written by Brother Greg, extolling the virtues of mutual understanding and verbosity.
Whether the player clicks "yes" or "no" is irrelevant, as he will be locked out of his system until he prints the document.
Upon printing, the player must then read, sign, send and have receipt confirmed by Activision, whose staff will then e-mail the player a pass code to unlock the game.
After re-entering the game, the player will no longer be able to discern any apparent distinction between civilizations--they all share an akward putrid pink-colored banner and apparently have been drinking beer and eating hotdogs while the player was waiting for his pass code. They are, thus, too drunk and fat to do anything.
The player can try to continue, but only one unit on the screen will respond to any commands. This unit, named "Yin," will spend the next 300 turns trying to convince the factions that war and animosity are far better than putrid pink banners and heart disease.
This effectively ends the game, as nobody has ever waited the 300 turns to watch the outcome.
[Please note: Brother Greg and I are good friends. I feed his cat when he goes on vacation.]
Red5StandingBy posted 03-29-99 03:02 AM ET
Now _that's_ funny! Funniest thing I've read on one of these forums in a long time.
But to tell the truth, I rather prefer a world full of hotdogs.
Drink beer not nerve gas!
Cheers.
sandworm posted 03-29-99 11:37 AM ET
Some very funny stuff, Yin.
Err, are you feeding his cat TO something, or just giving it mindworms and meatballs while cackling like Yang on acid.

Wen_Amon posted 03-29-99 12:27 PM ET
good stuff yin!
tOFfGI posted 03-29-99 02:01 PM ET
I have to admit this one was kind of funny, although you're wrong, of course. That being nice is bad is a capitalist myth, made up by selfish people to justify their own existence.
December Man posted 04-23-99 09:53 AM ET
. . .and now its time for another yin26 golden memory. . .
Evk posted 04-23-99 03:44 PM ET
Priase be! The messiah has once again blessed us with His presence!
Singularity posted 04-23-99 03:55 PM ET
Evk, look carefully at the date this was posted, someone brought back an old post, yin didn't come back.
Victor Galis posted 04-23-99 07:14 PM ET
Should the player control a unit called Victor Galis after BG triggers, he may still conduct limited wars (but only against factions that have committed several decades' worth of atrocities against you personally). The rest must stay and defend hisbases. He may not build any additional defensive units. If an opportunity to "acquire" a new technology should arrive, the player gains control of all units requirerd to get it.
Once the player discovers Threshold to transcendence, all but one city switch production to supply crawlers, the last city builds the Ascent to Transcendance. You may not move a military unit at this time.
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Author	Topic: The Brother Greg Wonder
yin26	posted 03-28-99 07:56 PM ET THE BROTHER GREG WONDER The discoverer of this Wonder changes the game dramatically for all civilizations, although its effects are not immediately noticeable. Once any civilization is about to be conquered, however, the Wonder kicks in: At that point a 40 minute movie titled "Peace in Our Time" will begin to play. It is essentially an in-depth look at 40 minutes in the life of Ghandi walking his cow. There is no way to skip the movie. Upon finishing the movie, the computer will ask the player whether or not he would like to print the 16 page manifesto, "What's the Use in Winning?" written by Brother Greg, extolling the virtues of mutual understanding and verbosity. Whether the player clicks "yes" or "no" is irrelevant, as he will be locked out of his system until he prints the document. Upon printing, the player must then read, sign, send and have receipt confirmed by Activision, whose staff will then e-mail the player a pass code to unlock the game. After re-entering the game, the player will no longer be able to discern any apparent distinction between civilizations--they all share an akward putrid pink-colored banner and apparently have been drinking beer and eating hotdogs while the player was waiting for his pass code. They are, thus, too drunk and fat to do anything. The player can try to continue, but only one unit on the screen will respond to any commands. This unit, named "Yin," will spend the next 300 turns trying to convince the factions that war and animosity are far better than putrid pink banners and heart disease. This effectively ends the game, as nobody has ever waited the 300 turns to watch the outcome. [Please note: Brother Greg and I are good friends. I feed his cat when he goes on vacation.]
Red5StandingBy	posted 03-29-99 03:02 AM ET Now _that's_ funny! Funniest thing I've read on one of these forums in a long time. But to tell the truth, I rather prefer a world full of hotdogs. Drink beer not nerve gas! Cheers.
sandworm	posted 03-29-99 11:37 AM ET Some very funny stuff, Yin. Err, are you feeding his cat TO something, or just giving it mindworms and meatballs while cackling like Yang on acid.
Wen_Amon	posted 03-29-99 12:27 PM ET good stuff yin!
tOFfGI	posted 03-29-99 02:01 PM ET I have to admit this one was kind of funny, although you're wrong, of course. That being nice is bad is a capitalist myth, made up by selfish people to justify their own existence.
December Man	posted 04-23-99 09:53 AM ET . . .and now its time for another yin26 golden memory. . .
Evk	posted 04-23-99 03:44 PM ET Priase be! The messiah has once again blessed us with His presence!
Singularity	posted 04-23-99 03:55 PM ET Evk, look carefully at the date this was posted, someone brought back an old post, yin didn't come back.
Victor Galis	posted 04-23-99 07:14 PM ET Should the player control a unit called Victor Galis after BG triggers, he may still conduct limited wars (but only against factions that have committed several decades' worth of atrocities against you personally). The rest must stay and defend hisbases. He may not build any additional defensive units. If an opportunity to "acquire" a new technology should arrive, the player gains control of all units requirerd to get it. Once the player discovers Threshold to transcendence, all but one city switch production to supply crawlers, the last city builds the Ascent to Transcendance. You may not move a military unit at this time.