From: gryphon@openage.openage.com (The Golden Gryphon)
Subject: I'm Published!!! (WAS: FOOD FIGHT !!!!)
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:12:45 GMT

s903040@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Christopher Francis Anderson) writes:
>gryphon@openage.openage.com (The Golden Gryphon) writes:
>>>ArchTeryx, after attacking the Gryphon, carries over a HUGE chocolate 
>>>cream pie (enlaged via a little size magic).  He sets it at an angle behind
>>>the Brumby's rear. "Now you can throw a pie!  Just give this a good kick,
>>>it's set up to go flying from a horse's hooves! :>"

>>"No fair!!! Their ganging up on me!!!"

>The ThunderKat ambles over to the Gryphon, turns about to face his attackers,
>takes a deep breath, and BREATHES.

>A huge gust of wind blows all the pies away from the pair, sending most of them
>back to the Brumby, and making a HUGE mess.

>//That'll learn 'em//

The Golden Gryphon notices that the pie fight has stopped and looks up from
cleaning his tail.  What a mess.  He catches Mike's eye as the big Irishman
heads for the closet for a bunch of mops and buckets.  Several of the magi in
the place all start mumbling and other stuff, as they quickly try to clean up
the mess before Mike makes them use physical labor.  Unfortunately several of
them are trying to get rid of the pies by various means, and others are trying
to reconstitute them for later enjoyment (as food or projectile).

The Golden Gryphon sees all this magic trying to do it's thing on all the pies,
and adds his own binding stroke to it all, changing the outcome.  The room
seems to shimmer and all the pies converge on he center of the room.  Occupants
dodge pies that separate to get around them.  In the center is one giant-sized
pie. 

Mike takes his hand off the closet door, and heads back to the bar.  The Golden
Gryphon heads over to the bulletin board, and pins up several copies of a
magazine, and then heads for the bar.

"Mike,  I would like a Long Island Iced Tea for me, and a round for the house."
TGG plunks down several bills on the bar, and heads to the chalk line.

"My friends.  A lifelong dream of mine has just come true.  Through luck and
lots of hard work I have finally gotten published!!  The first copies of my
work have already been shipped, and the reviews look good.  Don't look in your
local book store for this magazine, you won't find it.  SCO Magazine is a
computer industry publication from CMP Publications in NY.  They focus on a PC
UNIX operating system from a company called SCO (The Santa Cruz Operations).
Many of you may not know that I am a UNIX consultant specializing in the SCO
operating systems."

"Well, now you do.  My first article, 'Cutting Through The Jargon', appears on
page 53 of the November issue.  I have just submitted another feature article,
and some fun stuff for December.  In Janurary I will be taking over a monthly
column, as well as continuing to write feature articles."

"I hope to hone my writing skills, until I can write that great american
science fiction novel.  That's all in the future.  Today I am just happy to be
published and paid for my labors.  Please join me in a toast."

"To hard work.  It seems to be the only way to follow your dreams!"

<<<CRASH>>>

The sound of breaking glass echos in the fireplace.
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