posted 02-18- 04:36 PM               

"Gents, today is a grand and glorious day!" Although nobody seemed to hear him ramble and boast, the stranger went on, as if every ear was bent to his will. "Gentlemen, not only do I have the finest wife in all creation, not only is she pregnant, but...." he paused, and some eyes turned towards him in the dramatic pause. "She has just ordered me a barebones Athlon system!" A cry of joy arose in the bar for the stranger. "Yes fellow flyers, I will finally be up in the air with you again. After five months with a broken PC, I will soon have a great SDOE platform." Even though he was a stranger, all began to pat him on the back, encouraged by the free beer, and the good fortune of a fellow flyer. "And what a great time to upgrade. I will be able to load the new plane pack, the WWI additions, the new nations, and the new ground objects all at once. It will be like Christmas!" As the cheers faded, the stranger looked wistful as he sipped his beer. "the only thing wrong with this picture is that I still suck at this game. But, who cares! Right!" At least I can get shot down now at better than 15 frames a second!" With that, the stranger quaffed his brew, and settled in comfortably to piss away the night in joyful bliss.

[This message has been edited by goth (edited 02-18-2000).]