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Topic: You know you've played civ too long when... |  |
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Emperor10
Chieftain
Jul 1999
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posted March 12, 2000 18:35
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You wonder why the Eiffel Tower hasn't helped the French's reputation...You can't believe China was ever conquered...couldn't the Great Wall just force Khan's mongol horde to make peace? Instead of going to the football game, you insist on going to the "collesium" You believe Evolution is true, yet you build cathedrals anyways... You are relieved to be traveling in Communist countries, citing that there's no corruption... You wonder why Clinton doesn't just fortify troops in enemy territory to avoid Senate interference... You are shocked that even with Leo's Workshop, Florence wasn't able to conquer the world. |
Paul Hanson
King
Only I can save the village!
Aug 1999
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posted March 13, 2000 18:09
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You wonder why every city in Italy doesn`t have a cathedral, because of Michaelangelo`s Chapel.You wonder why people whine about nuclear war; if they have enough engineers to clear up the pollution, what`s the problem? How come people don`t generate zones of control? Oh, they do, but we`re allied with everyone. |
War4ever
Warlord
Vancouver Canada PST
May 2000
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posted March 14, 2000 21:39
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your wife gives birth to a baby thus raising the population by one point but your house hasn't gotten any bigger |
af.Ulm
Settler
Göteborg, Sweden.
Mar 2000
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posted March 18, 2000 21:21
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You wonder why we don't just send out a couple of engineers and build roads all over the world so everyone can live rich and happy. |
af.Ulm
Settler
Göteborg, Sweden.
Mar 2000
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posted March 18, 2000 21:26
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You always take the train because you know it's faster thain air.Wonder how stupid dictators really are when they don't change to democracy to produce more trade. Wonder why armies keep building tanks and other useless stuff, when everybody knows that howitzers are both better and cheaper. |
af.Ulm
Settler
Göteborg, Sweden.
Mar 2000
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posted March 18, 2000 21:31
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When you recognize duplicates here from the original. |
DaveV
Prince
USA - EDT
b.02-15-99
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posted April 03, 2000 10:47
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True story: my 4-year-old son asked me what I was doing at work. I carefully explained my current project, describing it in a way he could understand. His reply: "I thought you were playing Civilization!". Ouch. |
Empress
Queen
cause mingy loves me
Apr 2000
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posted April 04, 2000 12:20
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Originally posted by Field Marshal Klesh on 02-22-2000 12:36 PM...when you keep checking the callendar thinking 'We only have 20 years left to get to AC!'
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Wow,I thought I was the only one! 
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Andz83
Queen
cause mingy loves me
Apr 2000
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posted April 04, 2000 12:34
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...when you attack one of your closest friends when you're injured in order to "repair" yourself...In fact, I never try to get my units repaired in allied cities, because it's not worth the turn you have to spend for wow, my comment was larger than the actual contribution to the thread... |
The ANZAC
Warlord
"From the New World"
Jan 2000
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posted April 04, 2000 17:49
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...when you wonder why there are now howies and tanks stationed in cities to protect them....when you relize there aren't just 36 people faces in NYC.
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Smash
King
Vancouver Canada pacific time
Jul 1999
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posted April 04, 2000 17:52
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when you begin to wonder why the government sends income tax notices when you have tax set to 0you begin to seriously wonder if Civ is addictive you abandon your garden cuz it aint makin anybody happy you get mad cuz you can't rushbuild your fence |
Alexander's Horse
Troll Machine
What are you lookin at? GRRRR!!!
May 99
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posted April 12, 2000 01:19
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Your wife makes eyes at you and you try and find an excuse to fit in a few more turns before going to bed.------------------
Founder of the People's Republic of Topics (PROT) Convenor of the Threadjacking Appreciation Society (new members welcome) |
Paul Hanson
King
Only I can save the village!
Aug 1999
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posted April 12, 2000 17:21
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...you wonder why armies bother with uniforms - surely the large coloured shield is a dead give away?...why aren`t there any rulers that have ruled for 6000 years? |
The Mad Monk
King
of the Wild Frontier
Mar 2000
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posted April 13, 2000 00:23
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You're old and dying, lying on your deathbed, and your hand inches toward the ENTER key:"one...more...turn..." |
robsky
Settler
Utrecht, los Nederlandos
Mar 2000
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posted April 13, 2000 11:07
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...when you plan to get more spare time to play civ by editing earth's rules.txt...when you seriously wonder where earth's rules.txt is located ...when you wonder how to edit earth's rules.txt ...when you ponder the question who the comments in earth's rules.txt are written for |
Ming
Deity
ACS CivII & Off-Topic Forum Moderator Mingapulco
b.02-15-99
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posted April 13, 2000 12:28
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When you bring the disk to work, and load it onto your work computer!(I've never done this, but I've considered it  ) |
The Mad Monk
King
of the Wild Frontier
Mar 2000
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posted April 13, 2000 15:26
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I actually did that with MoO2, but it was a boring job that had little real work at that point...I was also busily corrupting our tech support department with loaned copies of MoO2, Worms:Armaggedon, Total Annhilation, etc. |
Father Beast
Prince
American Fork, UT USA
Feb 2000
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posted April 18, 2000 07:16
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...When you refer to the brightly wrapped packages under the Christmas tree as "goody huts" |
WarVoid
HAC Assistant Director
Massachusetts
Apr 2000
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posted April 18, 2000 21:36
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When you carry a notepad and pen with you wherever you go. So you can jot down ideas for improving the game or writing scenarios.Or if you've got a 2 gig hd and half of it is used on civ2. |
Andz83
HAC Assistant Director
Massachusetts
Apr 2000
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posted April 19, 2000 12:39
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WarVoid: 1GB for civ2?  I thought my 350 MB would be much, but 1 whole GB How did you get this? |
WarVoid
HAC Assistant Director
Massachusetts
Apr 2000
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posted April 19, 2000 18:53
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By downloading every scenario, mod and anything else I can find. If it's on the web, most likely i've got it. Somewhere in that junk heap. |
Mark von Wagner
Prince
Albert in a Can
May 99
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posted May 27, 2000 23:08
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...you look at this list, and find nothing out of the ordinary in it... |
Geography Dan
King
of Boredom
Apr 2000
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posted May 28, 2000 01:48
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When you have a dream that you're in a Civ2 game...
...and you lose  !
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-GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
AKA GeoDude Dannyboy@unbounded.com |
SilverDragon
Prince
of the Viking tribe
Apr 2000
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posted May 28, 2000 19:13
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My civ2 takes 90 meg with FW and CiC as well as a bunch of scenarios from the web. How do you get 1 gigabyte of civ 2. By the way, I know I've played civ too long because I'm feeling jealous of warvoid because he has a whole gig of civ2 on his computer |
Mao
Deity
Apolyton
Jun 99
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posted June 07, 2000 15:38
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People! This was one of the longest and perhaps best threads on this forum, (at least one of the most humorous) what happened!? |
Sten Sture
Emperor
San Fran-CISCO
Mar 99
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posted June 07, 2000 17:20
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When you hope some guy in Lithuania gets his drivers license back.And you name a pet after a poster at Apolyton. |
Elspeth
Settler
Haven
Jun 2000
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posted June 08, 2000 00:28
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...when you try to get the old '386s at work upgraded so you can install Civ 2....when you approve a @10,000 equipment purchase just to create an excuse for those new computers. |
Elspeth
Settler
Haven
Jun 2000
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posted June 08, 2000 00:30
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...when you realize you just typed "@10,000" instead of "$10,000" |
Seeker
King
Canada(UWO)
b.02-15-99
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posted June 08, 2000 01:30
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...when you use mirrors and spin round and round, asking friends if they could please tell you what colour your shield is......when you try to ski in deserts and jungles... ...when you think bannana yellow is an excellent colour for combat soldiers uniforms... ...when you write letters to the government and the armed forces of your nations, urging them to 'BUILD CITY WALLS!!' and, once that is accomplished, urging the army to sheath their swords in the beating hearts of the enemy (civ2 advisor)... ...when you go to economics lecture and try to explain how more taxmen generate more money and explaining how we can just set underdevoped regions to 'capitalization'... |
Iain Lindley
Emperor
M'cr, UK
b.02-15-99
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posted June 08, 2000 04:33
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...you wonder why trips by train take so long. After all, shouldn't you be able to get anywhere in one turn? |
Ming
Deity
ACS CivII & Off-Topic Forum Moderator Mingapulco
b.02-15-99
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posted June 08, 2000 08:46
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When you fall asleep while playing civ because you just wanted to play "one" more turn! |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted June 08, 2000 08:54
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... you think Ghandi was an evil son of a *****!!... you realise that who ever wrote the history books keeps on getting his dates wrong!!! (space flight - 1960's??? industrialisaion - 1850's???)  |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted June 08, 2000 08:58
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... you buy books by Machiavelli and Sun Tzu to improve your game!!!... you move next door to an airport to improve your Trade!!! |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted June 08, 2000 09:00
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... you really believe Communism works!!! (i've been told it "should" work though...)... you post 3 replies in a row!!!
[This message has been edited by Oldman (edited June 08, 2000).] |
Ming
Deity
ACS CivII & Off-Topic Forum Moderator Mingapulco
b.02-15-99
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posted June 08, 2000 09:07
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Oldman... that's just a sign that you are addicted to Apolyton |
Oldman
Prince
Livingstone, Lord Protector of London
Apr 2000
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posted June 08, 2000 09:21
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Ahh, fair comment Ming!!! But you know when...... you keep wanting to turn on the grid to make sure you get home by the shortest possible route!! ... you insist your neighbour removes all of his troups from your territory!!! |
Geography Dan
King
of Boredom
Apr 2000
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posted June 10, 2000 15:28
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When your CD-ROM drive has been broken for three weeks, and you are in a severe depression due to lack of playing Civ2. 
(Fortunately, it will finally be fixed this Monday)
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-GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
AKA GeoDude My E-Mail: Dannyboy@unbounded.com Come to my forum: Cool History |
Paul
King
Zwolle, The Netherlands
Mar 99
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posted June 10, 2000 15:50
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... when you are glad that you have the original single player version because it doesn't require the cd and can even be played when the cd-drive is broken. |
Geography Dan
King
of Boredom
Apr 2000
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posted June 10, 2000 23:50
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War4ever
Warlord
Vancouver Canada PST
May 2000
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posted June 11, 2000 23:56
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when the wife says ok to play and then pulls the plug on you twice in the same week when you get drunk around the same time as the Military advisor every game when your so physically exhausted that you can't play but you can't sleep because your planning your next campaign in your head while staring at the ceiling |
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