RANT APRIL 26, 1988 AC RANT ÑÒÑÒÑÒ ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ ÑÒÑÒÑÒ ÔÓÔÓÔÓ ÚÕÛÛÛÒ ÑÛÛÛÒ ÕÛÛÛÒ ÍÛØÛÎÕÎ ÔÓÔÓÔÓ Vol. ÚÚ Ú ÑÛÛÛÖ Ú Ú Ú ÚÚ No. 2 ÚÕÛÛØÓ Ú Ú Ú Ú Ú ÚÚ 8 Ú× ÔÛ ÔÛÛÛ× × × × ÚÚ ÐØÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏÚ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ ÉßÉßÉßÉßÉßÉTHE HABITAT WEEKLYßÉßÉßÉßÉßÉß ËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌËÌ o Publisher Kidnapped!!.......Page 3 o Business Page...............Page 10 o GaryL1 Buys Home............Page 12 o Avatar Awards...............Page 16 o More "Interesting Times"....Page 20 1
APR. 26, 1988 RANT INDEX ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛØÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ITEM PAGE Ú ITEM PAGE Pubnapping -----3 Ú 'AVA' Awards: Rant Shake Up---7 Ú Recognition For Dungeon Demons--8 Ú New & Old----16 Correction------9 Ú Library Books Spider's Web---10 Ú Held Hostage-19 2nd-hand Shop--11 Ú "Interesting Home Auction 2-12 Ú Times -- IT" Letters/Editor-13 Ú by JZero----20 Editor Speaks--14 Ú Rate Sheet---23 JoeyT1's Quest-15 Ú Rant Subs----24 ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ×ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 2
ÍÛÛÖ RANT PUBLISHER RETURNS!! ÕÛÛÎ ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ Ú Returning with a harrowing tale of Ú Ú capture & torture, Rant Publisher Ú Ú Bahia once again wandered the fair Ú Ú streets of Populopolis this week. Ú Ú Ú Ú According to Bahia, he was walking Ú Ú behind the dark Oracle when he Ú Ú happened into a "cloud" (uh-huh). Ú Ú Ú Ú Seeing a whirling black substance, Ú Ú he was reminded of the movie "The Ú ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 3
ÍÛÛÖ "I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN POP.." ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ Oracle of Oz" as he lost consciousness. "When I woke up," the so-called publisher claims, "two characters who called each other 'Chip' and 'Renfield' were searching my pockets." "'Tokens!' they said, 'Where are your tokens?' Scared for my life, I said I had no tokens, but they were welcome to join my editorial staff." ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 4
ÍÛÛÖ PUBLISHER SUFFERS HORRIBLY ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ "They obviously had no sense of humor." The alleged captors then locked the news-monger in a room without food or water for a week, little realizing that avatars neither eat nor drink. The scandal-rag operator claims to have convinced them that he was cracking by periodically moaning "water....water." "I watch Bugs Bunny," he says. ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 5
ÍÛÛÖ DARING ESCAPE BY NIGHT ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ Mista Publisha then claims to have escaped his captors by climbing out a window (we know windows don't open), spending a week on a bus going to a place called "Kansas" (why not take the 'port?) and finding a "tornado" which dropped him off near Wall Drug on Monday (this reporter is skeptical). None of which explains the $44,000 in receipts from a place called "Bimini" found in his pocket. Comments, Bahia? ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 6
ÍÛÛÖ ERRANT REPORTER FIRED ÕÛÛÎ ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ Ú In a surprise move, one of the Rant'sÚ Ú best (if most caustic) reporters was Ú Ú fired today. Ú Ú Ú Ú "It was strictly a dollars and cents Ú Ú move," Publisher Bahia said when he Ú Ú was finally located down in the pressÚ Ú room perusing the original paste-up Ú Ú of this issue. "Damn, I thought I gotÚ Ú this out," he added to no one in Ú Ú particular. Ú ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 7
ÍÛÛÖ DUNGEON DEMONS ARRIVES IN HAB ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ A new craze sweeps the avatars, every one is participating. The avatars who want to 'play the game' paint their bodies black, put 100$ in a bag, get a gun and enter the Dungeon with fun- loving friends. The last one left alive, after the smoke clears, is the winner, and collects the $s of all the departed friends. We suggest that this game is not for you if you get lost trying to find the Dungeon. ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 8
ÍÛÛÖ RANT CORRECTION ÕÛÛÎ ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ Ú We wish to print a correction to lastÚ Ú week's articles about the: Ú Ú 'R.D Scavenger Hunt'. Ú Ú Ú Ú It appears to be the: Ú Ú 'J.D Scavenger Hunt' for: Ú Ú 'Just Ducky Scavenger Hunt' Ú Ú Ú Ú We regret any incon venience this Ú Ú may have caused the happy Ú Ú participants in that FUN event. Ú ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 9
ÍÛÛÖ SPIDER'S WEB OPEN! ÕÛÛÎ ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ Ú Ú Ú In an official change-of-sign, Ú Ú Hamlet's Place today became "Spider'sÚ Ú Web," run by Spiderlass. Ú Ú Ú Ú Spiderlass, who has been running the Ú Ú bar for weeks now, cites this as Ú Ú evidence that "the Oracle is not Ú Ú really dead, just comatose...maybe a Ú Ú little brain-damaged...sorta absent- Ú Ú minded...certainly air-headed......" Ú ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 10
ÍÛÛÖ NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS: ÕÛÛÎ ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ Ú QWOP's second-hand store! Ú Ú Ú Ú Located on Enterprys between the Ú Ú Furniture store and the Pet shop! Ú Ú Ú Ú Bring your unwanted items you want toÚ Ú sell! I'll buy them at reasonable Ú Ú prices! Also come to make your Ú Ú purchases of guns and boxes! Most Ú Ú prices will be lower than the Ú Ú VENDROIDS!!! Ú ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 11
ÍÛÛÖ GARYL1 BUYS AUCTIONED HOME! ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ A second Turf, at 917 I/O Ave., was auctioned on April 10 by Chameleon of the law firm of SkyLine and Chameleon. Limyn, Cetus and Ironworker dropped out when the bid went over $28,000. GaryL1 offered $30,000 to top Lyric. The highlight of the evening was when Sheriff Gary M, the former owner, demonstrated the sturdiness of the furnishings by sitting, standing and jumping on the table. ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 12
ÍÛÛÖ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ This Avatar is a little dismayed at the lack of response from out so-called City Leader. The "oracle" refuses to answer anything. Legimate requests aave been submitted but ignored. I get the feeling that the whole of Habitat is being ignored. This is a shame a lot of people seem to have put a lot of hard work into this. I imagine that this letter will be ignored, as other things seem to be. ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 13
ÍÛÛÖ EDITOR'S RESPONSE ÕÛÛÎ ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ Ú Ú Ú ...or not. Ú Ú Ú Ú Actually, a lot of people are still Ú Ú putting hard work into it. Gary, Ú Ú Becky, JZerO, Spiderlass, and many Ú Ú others are still making it a fun Ú Ú place. The Rant officers apologize Ú Ú for missing two weeks of publishing Ú Ú (gee, are we missing the REVENUES!), Ú Ú but the source of the fun is YOU! Ú ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 14
ÍÛÛÖ WIN $2500 IN JOEY'S QUEST! ÕÛÛÎ ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ Ú You can buy clues to where a letter Ú Ú that allows you to claim the prize Ú Ú is hidden. Ú Ú Ú Ú The clues cost 50$. Any avatar can Ú Ú enter. Any clue or all clues can leadÚ Ú you to the letter. The letter is not Ú Ú in a box, bag, or turf. There is no Ú Ú time limit. Ú Ú Ú Ú Lets go AVATARS...find that letter! Ú ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 15
ÍÛÛÖ NEW 'AVA' AWARDS ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ Several additional catagories have been suggested, by the Academy of Avastars, for the Book of Records. We will be publishing them from time to time. Send nominess and catagories to JzerO. Most suave avatar..........Tjg4 Friendlisst new avatar.....The Shep Best Dungeon Song..........Barton Lost the most times........Rider(again?) deadest avatar.............JeffG2 ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 16
ÍÛÛÖ MORE 'AVA' AWARDS LIST ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ best supporting avatar........and Becky hottest news story(the RANT Fire)..Bahia Best Costume(Ava-devil)....Thistle Most Questions.............CnetREP128 Biggest Smile..............IronWorker Best Date(without guns)....Mariya Most confused..............Joy L & Moonpuppie Most turns.................Door Nob Most Dumps..."you know,what's his name, He's never here." ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 17
ÍÛÛÖ 'AVA' AWARDS COMPLETE ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ Longest time away from turf...MLWright Famous last words..........Llynx "Here, hold my poof wand!" First Birthday Party......MoonBrite Famous first words........Evangeline "Help, I'm trapped in my turf!" Any Avatars interested in holding an 'Ava' Awards ceremony in the Meeting Hall, please contact Bahia by mail. ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 18
ÍÛÛÖ LIBRARY LOSSES/'NAPPER DEMANDS ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ We have received a note from the Thief who stole all of the books from the library. In exchange for the return of the books, they want the following: a two region turf on Baker St.,an Escape Device with 99 charges, an unlimited Gryphon Wand (as was used on JoeyT1), 20,000$s, a fish tank and a cat in the new turf. No time limit was stated in the note. ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 19
ÍÛÛÖ INTERESTING TIMES.... ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ Following the fire at the RANT office, Moochie has formed a Volunteer Fire Brigade. He has elected himself Captain. Contributions are being accepted to buy equipment, which now, consists entirely of a trunk full of bottles filled with water (we were TOLD it was water!). The Volunteer Fire Brigade is having its first annual picnic at Tony's BBQ, ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 20
ÍÛÛÖ JZERO COMMENTS ON HAB LIFE ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ April 16th. BYOL (that's Bring Your Own Lady-avatar)....;) New avatars are, once again, arriving in Populopolis. They can be easily spotted tripping over their feet, walking into walls etc. I met one the other day, by name, MLWright who had been trying to find his turf for the last 3 weeks. Another one, Evangeline, had to be saved from being trapped in her turf, she ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 21
ÍÛÛÖ A RANT EXCLUSIVE COLUMN ÕÛÛÎ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ could not get out, and could not ESP for help. Fortunately, Rider, Bratpop, and Llynx, using his keen 'sniffer', found the charming young avatar. Let us all extend courteous aid to beginers. McSenate has, confidentially, advised us that he has no intention of running for office in Habitat, at this time. Office? what office? and, why run when you can 'ghost'? ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 22
ÍÛÛØØÛÛÛØÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛØÛÛÛØØÛÛÎ ÚÍÎÚÔÛÛÒÔÒ THE RANT AD FEES ÑÓÑÛÛÓÚÍÎÚ ÚÔÓÕÛÛÛ×Û×ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ×Û×ÛÛÛÖÔÓÚ ÕÛÛÓ Full-Page Ad----------500$ ÔÛÛÖ ÕÛØÒ1/2 Page Ad (5-6 lines)-300$ ÑØÛÖ ÚÑÖÔÛÎ1/3 Page (1-4 lines)--200$ÍÛÓÕÒÚ ÚÚÚÑÒÔÎ Non-profit and Bulk ÍÓÑÒÚÚÚ ÕÓÚÐÏ ÔÛÛÒ Rates negotiated.ÑÛÛÓ ÐÏÚÔÖ ÕÛ×ÛÛØÛÛÛ×ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ×ÛÛÛØÛÛ×ÛÖ ÚÑÛÛÒÚ All text must be sent viaÚÑÛÛÒÚ ÚÚÕÖÚÚ H-Mail to THE RANT & mustÚÚÕÖÚÚ ÚÔÛÛÓÚ use a top margin of the ÚÔÛÛÓÚ ÕÛÛÛÛÓ address plus 1 blank lineÔÛÛÛÛÖ Úand a bottom margin of 1 blank line.Ú ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ 23