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Suggestion Box, v. 2009.2

What do you want to see on the blog, at Musery Loves Company, or anywhere else in the GAPAs’ domain? Let your voices be heard!


Sci Fi RPG*, Part 2

*Role-playing game, in this part of the multiverse.

Continued from Part One, unless our chronosynclastic infundibulum has malfunctioned.


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August? Blog-ust

MuseBlog came into being four years ago this month. To celebrate our anniversary, we’re dedicating this month’s Random Thread to our beloved blog itself. As August passes, we’ll cycle through a gallimaufry of images from threads gone by. Read more »


Welcome, Neophytes! (August 2009 edition)

Are you new to MuseBlog? You must have questions, and we’d like to meet you. Make this thread your first stop for pie and advice.
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Don’t Forget These Threads (August 2009 edition)

Help others navigate the blog by signposting your favorite threads here, when they’ve scrolled off the main page. (Making you re-request these every month helps to weed out the no-longer-fit.) Maybe we’ll actually manage to paste a few of them in this month. Read more »


The Hare & Hedgepig, Vol. II, No. 4

As a Courtesy to Your Fellow Patrons,
Please Leave All Electronic Devices and Projectile Pastries with Our Pie Check Department
Formal Dress Required
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August 2009 “Happy Birthday!” Thread

Known Muser birthdays this month*:

1 August – MuseBlog (2005), Armada’s birthday (1996),
3 August – AJAR (1992)
4 August – Brendan (1995), Random Kokopelli (1997)
7 August – Koppar
8 August – QueenOfAces (1997), small but fierce
9 August – RAWR
21 August – Adeia (1996), Alice (1993)
27 August – Nthanda the Laugher (1991), Kiga (1997), Rainbow (1997), Errata
28 August – Sunrunner Bramblewood (1993)
29 August – Turquoise (1995), gnash (1996)
30 August – AvalonGirl (1998)
31 August – Quintessentia (1992), shriya siolashrwa jeffica (1992)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between November 24 and December 24, 1995
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between February 27 and March 29, 1993.
You turn 7,000 days old this month if you were born between June 4 and July 3, 1990.

You will have been on MuseBlog for six months if you started posting in February.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.


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Magic RPG*, Part 1

*Role-Playing Game.

As you wish, because MBers’ appetite for spells, shape-shifting, and levitation is infinite and insatiable.


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RRR*: The Sea Roc (a.k.a. Captain Pye & Co.) — Part 6

Continued from Part 5.

*Round Robin ‘Riting


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Haiku

Museblog once published
The Iliad in haiku.
Now, this haiku thread.


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Let’s Get Physiognomical, v. 2009.2

In which MuseBloggers guess how other MBers look and what they wear. (“Physiognomy” is a fancy word for “face.”)

Continued from 2009.1.


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Chess: bluefire27 vs. RoseQuartz

bluefire27: Try again, please. It should be working now.

 
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Stupid Senseless Smiley Stories, v. 2009

Year after year, the SSSSs keep coming — stupider and more senseless than ever, but kaleidoscopically clever and irresistibly appealing. There’s just something about them…

Continued from version 2008.3.


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Capablanca Chess: The Bookworm vs. Piggy

 
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The Polling Place, v. 2009.1

In which MuseBloggers gather data about that ever-popular topic, one another.

Continued from v. 2008.3.


Random Fact(oid)s, 2009

Requested by Silver Lining, who probably can’t remember the previous thread of this type.
 

ATTENTION: NEW RULE!

 
Henceforth (starting on July 11), anyone posting a piece of information here must say where the information came from. Reason: Including the source will help other MBers decide how accurate a factoid is and whether it is worth repeating.
 
–Your beneficent Administrators


Turbo Chess: RoseQuartz vs. I-Man

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Player Needed for Turbo Chess

RoseQuartz needs an opponent. Any volunteers? This weird type of chess, found only on MuseBlog, gives each player seven queens. You can see the board by clicking below. Read more »


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“Half-Blood Prince”: The Movie

Discussion of this film could easily take over the whole blog, so please confine it to this thread.

WARNING: ABUNDANT SPOILERS ARE INEVITABLE HERE.


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Classical Music

Requested by cellogirl26, who adds: “Not classic rock, either. Classical!”


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Music, v. 2009.2

The beat goes on.

Continued from version 2009.1.


Chess Game: Tesseract vs. Jakob Wonkychair — 0-1

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Chess Game: Kaiser vs. Cat’s Eye

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Lunacy Appreciation Month

Forty years ago this month, Apollo 11 astronauts landed on Earth’s moon. In commemoration of the historic anniversary, MuseBlog dedicates the July random threads to moons and moonlets everywhere. After all, the word “month” comes from “moon.” What could be more apt? Read more »


Welcome, Neophytes! (July 2009 edition)

Are you new to MuseBlog? Make this your first stop. We’ve got some pie fresh out of the oven, and friendly locals ready to answer your questions and help you feel at home.
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