greasy hands: towel the only remedy?

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Is a towel (which I flat out haven't found yet) the only remedy for
greasy fingers? I ate a tin of food which greasified my
fingers...never had that happen before. I'd dig keeping my slow
digestion, so any clues?

Thanks,
Fish

 

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magerko@gmail.com wrote:
> Is a towel (which I flat out haven't found yet) the only remedy for
> greasy fingers? I ate a tin of food which greasified my
> fingers...never had that happen before. I'd dig keeping my slow
> digestion, so any clues?

Towel's the only immediate solution that I know of, but the
effect will wear off by itself in only a few turns.

--
John Campbell
jcampbel@lynn.ci-n.com

 

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John Campbell wrote:
> magerko@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Is a towel (which I flat out haven't found yet) the only remedy for
>> greasy fingers? I ate a tin of food which greasified my
>> fingers...never had that happen before. I'd dig keeping my slow
>> digestion, so any clues?
>
> Towel's the only immediate solution that I know of, but the
> effect will wear off by itself in only a few turns.

Self-polymorphing into a creature with no hands does not count, I suppose.



Janis

 

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> Self-polymorphing into a creature with no hands does not count, I suppose.
>
>
>
> Janis
>

And how would one wield the weapon just dropped???

 

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chuck babbled on for HOURS on 22 May 2005:

>
>> Self-polymorphing into a creature with no hands does not count, I
>> suppose.
>>
>>
>>
>> Janis
>>
>
> And how would one wield the weapon just dropped???
>

I just re-wield the weapon 3 or 4 times until the effect wears off.

 

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Phlimm wrote:
> chuck babbled on for HOURS on 22 May 2005:
>
>>>Self-polymorphing into a creature with no hands does not count, I
>>>suppose.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Janis
>>>
>>
>>And how would one wield the weapon just dropped???

Clueless, chuck? - So re-read my posting, think, rinse and repeat.

> I just re-wield the weapon 3 or 4 times until the effect wears off.

Janis

 

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chuck wrote:

> Janis Papanagnou <Janis_Papanagnou@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Phlimm wrote:
>>> chuck babbled on for HOURS on 22 May 2005:
>>>
>>>>> Self-polymorphing into a creature with no hands does not count, I
>>>>> suppose.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And how would one wield the weapon just dropped???
>>
>> Clueless, chuck? - So re-read my posting, think, rinse and repeat.
>
> How are you to wield a weapon with no hands kid?????????

You can't. Thus, "greasy hands" is not a problem. This is why Janis said
"it does not count, I suppose", and included a smiley.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Although the moon is smaller than the earth, it is farther away.

 

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>>> Self-polymorphing into a creature with no hands does not count, I
>>> suppose.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Janis
>>>
>>
>> And how would one wield the weapon just dropped???
>>
>
> I just re-wield the weapon 3 or 4 times until the effect wears off.
>

read the top line of this message and think about what you just wrote...

 

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Janis Papanagnou <Janis_Papanagnou@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> Phlimm wrote:
>> chuck babbled on for HOURS on 22 May 2005:
>>
>>>>Self-polymorphing into a creature with no hands does not count, I
>>>>suppose.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Janis
>>>>
>>>
>>>And how would one wield the weapon just dropped???
>
> Clueless, chuck? - So re-read my posting, think, rinse and repeat.
>
>> I just re-wield the weapon 3 or 4 times until the effect wears off.
>
> Janis

How are you to wield a weapon with no hands kid????????? I think you had
better look in the mirror for who is clueless here....

 

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> You can't. Thus, "greasy hands" is not a problem. This is why Janis said
> "it does not count, I suppose", and included a smiley.
>
He MAY have meant that, but it's a stretch...

 

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chuck wrote:

>
>> You can't. Thus, "greasy hands" is not a problem. This is why Janis
>> said "it does not count, I suppose", and included a smiley.
>>
> He MAY have meant that, but it's a stretch...

What else could he possible have meant??

--
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chuck wrote:
> > You can't. Thus, "greasy hands" is not a problem. This is why
Janis said
> > "it does not count, I suppose", and included a smiley.
> >
> He MAY have meant that, but it's a stretch...

I thought it was rather obvious he meant that...

-K

 

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magerko@gmail.com wrote:
> Is a towel (which I flat out haven't found yet) the only remedy for
> greasy fingers? I ate a tin of food which greasified my
> fingers...never had that happen before. I'd dig keeping my slow
> digestion, so any clues?
>
> Thanks,
> Fish

There IS another way - ::

1) Weild nothing (When asked what do you want to wield, use '-')
2) Etch (with your bare fingers) a looonnggggg line of text on the
floor and get your hands sandy.
3) Etch (again with your fingers) and this time, rub off the text.
4) Now try wielding the weapon.

Regards
CPC

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CP Chandrasekar
"Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you!"

 

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On 5/25/05 1:06 AM, CPC wrote:
> There IS another way - ::
>
> 1) Weild nothing (When asked what do you want to wield, use '-')
> 2) Etch (with your bare fingers) a looonnggggg line of text on the
> floor and get your hands sandy.
> 3) Etch (again with your fingers) and this time, rub off the text.
> 4) Now try wielding the weapon.

Are you sure you aren't simply using up enough turns so that your hands
would have dried off naturally anyway?

--
Kevin Wayne

"Art is a tremendous means by which painfully guarded individuals bare
their souls." --Steve Hindalong

 

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chuck wrote:
>Benjamin Lewis wrote:
>> What else could he possible have meant??
>
> if I must spell it out for you... lack of concentration could very well
> of led him to ask "how does one stop ones hands from being slippery?": no
> hands.

Here's the original exchange:

>Janis wrote:
>John Campbell wrote:
>> magerko@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Is a towel (which I flat out haven't found yet) the only remedy for
>>> greasy fingers? I ate a tin of food which greasified my fingers...never
>>> had that happen before. I'd dig keeping my slow digestion, so any
>>> clues?
>>
>> Towel's the only immediate solution that I know of, but the
>> effect will wear off by itself in only a few turns.
>
>Self-polymorphing into a creature with no hands does not count, I suppose.
>
>

I reiterate: why do you suppose Janis said "... does not count, I
suppose.", followed by a smiley?

I doubt anyone else here will find it "a stretch" that the smiley meant
Janis was joking, and that he knew full well that this was not a helpful
answer. I don't see any other remotely reasonable explanation, sorry.

--
Benjamin Lewis

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> What else could he possible have meant??


if I must spell it out for you... lack of concentration could very well of
led him to ask "how does one stop ones hands from being slippery?": no hands.

 

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"Kremti" <kremti@gmail.com> wrote in
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> chuck wrote:
>> > You can't. Thus, "greasy hands" is not a problem. This is why
> Janis said
>> > "it does not count, I suppose", and included a smiley.
>> >
>> He MAY have meant that, but it's a stretch...
>
> I thought it was rather obvious he meant that...
>
> -K
>
>
In your biased opinion...

 

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Benjamin Lewis wrote:
<snip>
> I doubt anyone else here will find it "a stretch" that the smiley meant
> Janis was joking, and that he knew full well that this was not a helpful
> answer. I don't see any other remotely reasonable explanation, sorry.

I think someone's forgotten to learn the "sense humor" spell, Benjamin


-K

>
> --
> Benjamin Lewis

 

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"Kremti" <kremti@gmail.com> wrote in
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> Benjamin Lewis wrote:
> <snip>
>> I doubt anyone else here will find it "a stretch" that the smiley meant
>> Janis was joking, and that he knew full well that this was not a helpful
>> answer. I don't see any other remotely reasonable explanation, sorry.
>
> I think someone's forgotten to learn the "sense humor" spell, Benjamin
for some...

 

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In news:<Xns9661AA4D6DE74chuckonilcar@207.35.177.135>, chuck
<chucko@nil.car> says...
> "Kremti" <kremti@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:1116953741.457097.102810@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> > chuck wrote:
> >> > You can't. Thus, "greasy hands" is not a problem. This is why
> > > Janis said
> >> > "it does not count, I suppose", and included a smiley.
> >> He MAY have meant that, but it's a stretch...
> > I thought it was rather obvious he meant that...
> In your biased opinion...

[ I just canceled my contribution to this infected little subthread. No
need to carry on, and what I had written was obvious to everyone anyway.
]

/Kristoffer

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