WEB FED NEWS YEARBOOKS
Earthdate January 1998


OFFICIAL NEWS


INSIDE SCOOP


FED FUNNIES
(aka Back Page)


What was in January 1998's Fed Funnies:

TOP TEN NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
TOP TEN POSSIBILITIES FOR THE INFAMOUS CODE 7
TOP TEN SIGNS YOU'VE WAITED TOO LONG FOR THE
DUKE PUZZLE
TOP TEN PORTING PERKS
QUOTES OF THE MONTH
MOODS OF THE MONTH
BAR POST OF THE MONTH
CLOTHES OF THE MONTH

TOP TEN NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
by Tickenest
10. Pay back the person who paid off my original ship loan.
9. Finish that hauling job I accepted LAST January.
8. Stop wearing that silly hospital gown.
7. Throw out that meat that's been sitting in my exchange for a year.
6. Perform at least 50 hours of community service at the Snert Recovery Ward.
5. Cancel that AOL Visa card.
4. Stop forgetting which loo on Earth is which.
3. Retire from illegal LanzariK trafficking.
2. Find more constructive ways to waste time while doing builds.
1. Stop writing such god-awful Top Ten Lists.

TOP TEN POSSIBILITIES FOR THE INFAMOUS CODE 7
by Qul, Squire of Boreth

10. Security Droid malfunctioned and attacked an innocent bystander.
9. GroundHog became lost on way to bored looking official.
8. Lag/Punt Monster sighting.
7. Guard dog got out of the mansion... 'nuff said.
6. Journeyman BigGroat slipped on his marbles after reclaiming them.
5. Ming found out a Trader made a profit in Sol.
4. Accumulation of transporter dust.
3. Mess from yet another suicide.
2. Terminated offending baggage.
1. Assassinated NewBod.

TOP TEN SIGNS YOU'VE WAITED TOO LONG FOR THE DUKE PUZZLE

10. Barons/Baronesses have started a "I'm a Baron and you're not" Guild.
9. You see a lot more Barons dumping on Agri planets.
8. Several Barons have DDed and started Fed all over again.
7. Some have traded planets with a Squire.
6. You see a lot more Barons remodeling their planet.
5. You watch as the "I'm a Baron and you're not" Guild crush everyone in the arena.
4. Barons are actually doing lag tests.
3. The ruins get blown up every 3 hours, kind of like Old Faithful.
2. The "I'm a Baron and you're not" Guild starts a civil war just to have something to do.
1. They have numbered everyone who will do the Duke puzzle from Baron to Groundhog!

TOP TEN PORTING PERKS
by Tickenest

Well, it finally happened. After slightly over a year of owning planet Tick, I finally built my very own teleporter. I then proceeded to die forty-seven thousand times within an hour, even with the lag. Much to my dismay, I, contrary to my hopes, was unable to telefrag people, as I had hoped to. (Note: A telefrag is the teleporting into space already occupied by another person. The person telefragged becomes tiny bits and the telefragger emerges unscathed. I suppose this feature was not included in Federation because it might upset some people and it's probably hard to program into a text-based game anyway.) Still, having gotten over this disappointment, I found many advantages to having a teleporter. Therefore, I give you...

10. You can haul eight bays per hour instead of the usual four.
9. You can now port around with no idea where you're going, instead of walking around with no idea where you're going.
8. You can feel proud of yourself for having removed thousands of tons of commodities from circulation, parted ways with a couple gigs, and slaughtered ungodly numbers of workthingies.
7. The free refills at Fedruckers.
6. It makes returning library books on time *SO MUCH* easier.
5. Foolish Adventurers start thinking you're the GM.
4. Show up for a meeting in your hospital gown? No problem!
3. You can escape from the Martian Invasion. (As if it's EVER coming.)
2. Ditto on beggars. (Sadly, there's never any doubt of THEIR arrival.)
1. Your new best friend: the insurance salesman.

QUOTES OF THE MONTH

Your comm unit relays a message from Slicer, "Argh! When they said Leisure exchange, I didn't know they meant the workthingies were asleep!".

Your comm unit relays a message from Yoyo, "You gotta do what?".
Your comm unit relays a message from Yoyo, "You gotta redeem!".
Your comm unit relays a message from Yoyo, "You gotta do what?".
Your comm unit relays a message from Yoyo, "Ya gotta relieve!".
Your comm unit relays a message from Yoyo, "Ya gotta do what?".
Your comm unit relays a message from Yoyo, "Ya gotta be!".
Your comm unit relays a message from Yoyo, "ya gotta do what?".
Your comm unit relays a message from Zexus, "U gotta shut up".

Your comm unit relays a message from Papamia, "I am JamesTsnert, of the starship secondprize, my five year mission, to annoy strange PO's, to seek out new snerts and their civilization, to boldly go where no 12 yr old has gone before.".

Your comm unit relays a message from Buddykarl, "You are currently building Education. Construction is approximately 28% complete. You are currently emptying your stomach. Evacuation is approximately 95% complete.".

Your comm unit relays a message from Galinfenner, "::Smooch Peggy:: I'm a host, we're neutered ;)".
Your comm unit relays a message from Niteghost, "Galin, neutered means you can get screwed and no one will ever know.".

Your comm unit relays a message from Pennim, "Is my com unit not working???".".

tb Icedrake you there?
Your comm unit signals a tight beam message from Icedrake, "No. It's your imagination.".

Your comm unit relays a message from Poco, "Ming's Profits would go through the roof if this universe were taxed for having bad taste".

Your comm unit relays a message from Sidewinder, "I am Fluent in 5 forms of typo".

Your comm unit relays a message from Mysterion, "Cool! I know what I'm gonna call my planet then".
Your comm unit relays a message from Mysterion, "I may call it Tbar just so I can Jump Tbar every chance I get".

Your comm unit relays a message from Kurgann, "if you were me who would you be?".
>xt A monkey's uncle?
There is a brief hum from your communicator.
Your comm unit relays a message from Kurgann, "don't bring family into this".

MOODS OF THE MONTH

A frozen slab of Vezmez has entered the room.

guess who's sleeping in YOUR bed? Ditzy has just arrived.

a Nauseating Recorded Message reads Rhart has just moved west.

Q: Why the long face? A: Poco is here.

No, it's a flashlight in my pocket, Sterling is here.

Rcent vi ctim f th typ montr Admiralsisko has just arrived.

I must be drinkin too much. Has Darthvador moved west.

Call me crazy, but Jaretwright has entered the room.

BAR POST OF THE MONTH

210722:657 - Dark: ** Fire sale! ** We have all types of Fire for sale, and it's slashed to incredible after-christmas prices!!! Get your Fire at the FIRE SALE!!

CLOTHES OF THE MONTH

Ex Tyranid
"you see an older man in pajamas holding an overused teddy bear.....the drool on it is fresh"

ex poco
A picture is worth a thousand words--Get a pen, this could take awhile!


OFFICIAL NEWS


INSIDE SCOOP


HOME

INFORMATION

HELP

FEDERATION

AGE OF
ADVENTURE

BARBAROSSA

ODDS &
ENDS

SEND
EMAIL