Re: Penguins in Glorantha

From: Chris Lemens <chrislemens_at_...>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:03:09 -0000

Mike and Stu, arguing about whether Penguin Keets are Samurai or Ninja:

Stu:
> So no-one's told you about the Ninja Penguin Keets of
> the Far East Isles then, Herve?? ;O)

to which Mike responds:
> Ninja, Stu, ninja....
> That's the meme from the GloryGeeks list. Watch
> out for them lurking in Jane's HOTT duck army!
> http://ruleonemagazine.com/Iss2/Ru_HOTT_Elements.php

to which Stu responds:
> Samurai, Mike. Samurai!
> (Penguin keets are an old meme from the Whitewall list.)

Stu is to blame for them. The first mention I can find of them online is March 17, 2004 in the Whitewall list: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/whitewall/message/1073.

Subsequently, Stu tried to pin it on me, but he was insufficiently devious (or rolled on 00 on his fasttalk skill): http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ImmoderateGloranthaQuest/message/3277

Jane's first mention of Penguin Keets was later, June 30, 2005: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/GloryGeeks/message/2553 So, no blaming poor Jane for inducing Penguin-Keet dementia.

Finally, on the real question of whether they are Samurai or Ninja, the first mention was of samurai Penguin Keet. This obviously proves that there were ninja Penugin Keet at the same time. How do I know this? Did you hear or see the ninja Penguin Keet then? No? That proves they were there. (Their black armor covers the white patch until they reveal themselves.)

Chris            

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