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FRIDAY, 02/10/98 ............................................................................................................................................................... 7

• - A URAN A DAY IN P ARADISE 02/10/98............................................................................................................................. 7

  FRIDAY, 09/10/98 ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

  HE DRIBBLE JUST ONE LONG S LICK OF SALIVA ON THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE

  T : ( ) . ................................................................... 8

  

FRIDAY, 16/10/98 ............................................................................................................................................................... 8

HIS WEEKS ELL RIBBLE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER THAT S FOR AAAAAARGH HAT THE

  T H D 'A'... ' 'A' "A ! W H ELL G ATE IS THAT ?", AS YELLED BY NUMEROUS A URAN EMPLOYEES AS THEY WATCHED A GIANT MASS OF STORM

  CLOUDS DESCEND ON THE OFFICE

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FRIDAY, 23/10/98 ............................................................................................................................................................... 9

  G , ... ... *.. .... .. 9

• REETINGS AND SALUTATIONS COMRADES WE THANK OUR ANT OVERLORDS OOPS AHEM SHUFFLE SHUFFLE

  

FRIDAY, 30/10/98 ............................................................................................................................................................. 10

ELL AFTER A TYPICAL WEEK OF FIXING COMPUTERS ANSWERING EMAILS LAYING OUT SOME HARDCORE BEATINGS AT

  W , , , C APTURE THE F LAG , AND REPEATEDLY SLAMMING BLAHNANA DOWN IN PING PONG ,

  IT IS NOW TIME TO REFLECT ON THE WEEK H WAIT JUST DID . O ... ..

  I .......................................................................................................................................... 10

  

FRIDAY, 6/11/98 ............................................................................................................................................................... 10

Dark Dribble 6th November, 1998.............................................................................................................................. 11

  

FRIDAY, 13/11/98 ............................................................................................................................................................. 11

HE ATH TO NLIGHTENMENT AND

  T P E ( $$$) ...................................................................................................................... 11

  

FRIDAY, 20/11/98 ............................................................................................................................................................. 12

RIBBLE HEREFORE M

  I D T

  I A . ........................................................................................................................................... 12

  

FRIDAY, 27/11/98 ............................................................................................................................................................. 13

WIPED THE SWEAT OF MY BROW AS PROCEEDED TO HACK ANOTHER VINE OUT OF OUR WAY

  I I ....................................... 13

  

FRIDAY THE 4TH OF DECEMBER, 1998................................................................................................................... 14

HE TECHNOLOGY TRAIN IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE JUST DON T SEE COMING AS THEY RUN

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BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS ACROSS THE TRACKS ......................................................................................................... 14

FRIDAY THE 11TH OF DECEMBER, 1998................................................................................................................. 14

  "D AY IS N EVER F

  INISHED , M ASTER G OT M E W ORKING ..." ............................................................................................. 14

FRIDAY THE 18TH OF DECEMBER, 1998................................................................................................................. 15

  A LAS POOR D RIBBLER ,

  I KNEW HIM H ORATIO ! ................................................................................................................ 15

  

FRIDAY, 08 JANUARY, 1999 ......................................................................................................................................... 17

  A NOTHER WEEK DRAWS TO A CLOSE , AND AS THE SUN SLOWLY SETS BEHIND THE B RISBANE SKYLINE , THE TROOPS OF

  URAN CONTINUE TO TRAILBLAZE ONWARD

  A . .................................................................................................................. 17

  

FRIDAY, 15 JANUARY, 1999 ......................................................................................................................................... 17

HE DRIBBLE IS LIKE A FLOWER T HAS PETALS A STEM STARTS FROM A BUD LIKES BEES T .

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FRIDAY, 22 JANUARY, 1999 ......................................................................................................................................... 18

OOKY LOOKY YONDER LOOKY LOOKY YONDER

  "L ... ..." .................................................................................................... 18

  

FRIDAY, 29 JANUARY, 1999 ......................................................................................................................................... 18

  LURIBUS RIBBLUS T U ELLGATE

  E P D !!! E T H !!!................................................................................................................ 18

  

FRIDAY, 5 FEBRUARY, 1999 ........................................................................................................................................ 19

NOTHER WEEK CLOSER ANOTHER LITRES OF CAFFEINE PRODUCTS AND ANOTHER SET OF BUILD GOALS

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COMPLETE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19

FRIDAY, 12 FEBRUARY, 1999 ...................................................................................................................................... 20

  [S UNG TO THE TUNE OF J

  INGLE B ELLS ]............................................................................................................................ 20 TGStbFKaH Dribble, 12th February, 1999. ............................................................................................................... 20

  

19TH FEBRUARY 1999................................................................................................................................................... 21

ONLY GAVE HIM A DRINK BECAUSE THE CIGARETTE BURNED HIS THROAT

  "I !" ................................................................ 21

  

25TH FEBRUARY 1999................................................................................................................................................... 22

OLL UP OLL UP HE EDIA

  IRCUS IS IN OWN

  R ! R ! T M C T !...................................................................................................... 22

  

5TH MARCH 1999 ........................................................................................................................................................... 23

ELL

  ITS RIDAY AGAIN

  W , F . ............................................................................................................................................... 23

  

12TH MARCH 1999 ......................................................................................................................................................... 23

AGGING T S THAT NOISE IN YOUR EAR THAT JUST WON T GO AWAY N .

  I ' ' ............................................................................. 23

  

19TH MARCH 1999 ......................................................................................................................................................... 24

OU AIN T GONNA SELL TWO COPIES IF YOU PRESS A DOUBLE ALBUM

  Y ' !" .......................................................................... 24

  

26TH MARCH 1999 ......................................................................................................................................................... 25

  H D , E 317 'I D , D R A !' ..................................................... 25

• ELL RIBBLE PISODE N THE ARKEST RIEST EACHES OF USTRALIA

  

1ST APRIL 1999 ............................................................................................................................................................... 26

HHHH DAY WORKING WEEKS

  A , 4 . .................................................................................................................................... 26

  

9TH APRIL 1999 .............................................................................................................................................................. 27

  S , ,

• ITTING AT HIS COMPUTER THE CYBER SURFER HACKER TAPS AWAY AT HIS KEYBOARD THE COLD PIZZA SITTING IN AN

  

OPEN BOX TO HIS LEFT EVERY NOW AND THEN GRACING HIS LIPS , WARM COKE FOLLOWING IT DOWN ............................. 27

  

16TH APRIL 1999 ............................................................................................................................................................ 28

  "I SCREAM , YOU SCREAM , WE ALL SCREAM ..." ................................................................................................................. 28

  

23RD APRIL 1999 ............................................................................................................................................................ 29

  W ELL , ANOTHER WEEK OF H ELLGATE , ANOTHER BUILD OF S.A.G.E.! ............................................................................ 29

  

30TH APRIL 1999 ............................................................................................................................................................ 30

  T HE END OF A DEATHLY COLD WEEK ( WELL , - FOR B RISBANE , ANYWAY

  IT WENT DOWN TO ABOUT

  18 DEGREES !) SEES ME

  WITH AN AWESOME SINUS ILLNESS BECAUSE OF WHICH MY FACE FEELS LIKE IT WEIGHS ABOUT POUNDS

  200 ... .............. 30

  

7TH MAY 1999 ................................................................................................................................................................. 30

T ALWAYS AMAZES ME THAT DESPITE THE AMAZING NUMBER OF WONDERFULLY UNIQUE SMELLS IN THE WORLD

  I , ,

  GARBAGE TRUCKS ALWAYS SMELL EXACTLY THE SAME

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14TH MAY 1999 ............................................................................................................................................................... 31

  F LEX 'P ROSPERO ' M ENTALLO ' S L OST B OOKS , OR T HE S OUND AND THE F URY , S

  IGNIFYING N OTHING ! ........................... 31

  

21ST MAY 1999 ................................................................................................................................................................ 32

  E3 THIS YEAR WAS HOSTED AT THE L OS A NGELES C ONVENTION C ENTER , A GIGANTIC COMPLEX LOCATED IN

  DOWNTOWN OS NGELES

  L A . ............................................................................................................................................. 32

  

28TH MAY 1999 ............................................................................................................................................................... 35

T S BEEN AN INTERESTING WEEK HERE AT THE URAN OFFICES

  I ' A ...................................................................................... 35

  

4TH JUNE 1999 ................................................................................................................................................................ 35

  VERY AGA HAS A EGINNING

  E S B ... ................................................................................................................................... 35

  

10TH JUNE 1999 .............................................................................................................................................................. 36

  HH BACK AT THE KEYBOARD WRITING A RIBBLE

  A , D . ...................................................................................................... 36

  

18TH JUNE 1999 .............................................................................................................................................................. 37

REVIOUSLY ON DRIBBLE

  P -TV:......................................................................................................................................... 37

  

25TH JUNE 1999 .............................................................................................................................................................. 37

UCHKI BUSCHKI KYCKLING

  M ! ......................................................................................................................................... 37

  

2ND JULY 1999 ................................................................................................................................................................ 38

ES FRIENDS

  IT S GRIBBLY BACK AT THE RIBBLE HELM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MY WEDISH RIBBLE

  Y , , ' D S D - -

• COLLEAGUES UPPED THE D RIBBLE ANTE IN THEIR D - RIBBLE DEBUT . G OOD WORK BOYS ! ............................................... 38

  

9TH JULY 1999 ................................................................................................................................................................ 39

• L AST TIME ON D RIBBLE G RIBBLY WAS LEFT IN A FEVERISH STATE OVER HIS DDS (D REAMCAST D EFICIENCY

  YNDROME LAHBOY KEPT MERCILESSLY TAPPING LEX THAT S ME ON THE SHOULDER AND CAUSING EMBARASSING

  S ), B F ( ' !)

  TWISTS OF THE HEAD AND LOOKING FOOLISHLY OUT INTO SPACE , BUT LUCKILY WHILST DOING THAT P ETE WAS FRAGGING LAH S ASS ON N THE DISTANCE THE

  I , M S , , , , MIGHTY! N OW FOR TODAY ' S EPISODE , WHICH WE COULD ONLY CALL ... ....................................................................... 39

  IGHTY WEDE STOOD OMINOUSLY LOOKING WELL UMM B ' Q3A.

  

16TH JULY 1999 .............................................................................................................................................................. 40

F ALLING .

  I T ' S LIKE A BAD DREAM , THAT ' S REAL , AND ABOUT FALLING , AND ENDS WITH A BIG THUMP AT THE END . Y UP .

  ALLING IS JUST LIKE A BAD DREAM

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23RD JULY 1999 .............................................................................................................................................................. 41

ONSPIRACY HEORY

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30TH JULY 1999 .............................................................................................................................................................. 42

EEK

  E !............................................................................................................................................................................... 42

  

6TH AUGUST 1999 .......................................................................................................................................................... 43

REETINGS RIBBLE FANS

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13TH AUGUST 1999 ........................................................................................................................................................ 44

EYA RIBBLEES

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20TH AUGUST 1999 ........................................................................................................................................................ 46

RIBBLE E HIS RIBBLE E HAT

  D M T , D M T ! .......................................................................................................................... 46

  

27TH AUGUST 1999 ........................................................................................................................................................ 47

ERVERS COMING UP

  S ! ...................................................................................................................................................... 47

  

3RD SEPTEMBER 1999 .................................................................................................................................................. 48

UT THE OUL TILL URNS

  B S S B ! .......................................................................................................................................... 48

  

10TH SEPTEMBER 1999 ................................................................................................................................................ 48

EYA RIBBLEES AND WELCOME TO THE TAGE OF

  

ISTORY

  H D , S H ! ...................................................................................... 48

  

17TH SEPTEMBER 1999 ................................................................................................................................................ 49

EAR AND OATHING IN EW ARM

  F L N F ................................................................................................................................ 49

  

24TH SEPTEMBER 1999 ................................................................................................................................................ 51

HAT REEN

  IANT AND WHY IS HE JOLLY

  W G G , ? ................................................................................................................. 51

  

1ST OCTOBER 1999........................................................................................................................................................ 52

H NO OT THAT WEDE AGAIN

  O ! N S .. .................................................................................................................................. 52

  

8TH OCTOBER 1999 ....................................................................................................................................................... 53

  W D ! ................................................................................................................................ 53

• ELL HOWDY RIBBLE PARTNERS

  

15TH OCTOBER 1999 ..................................................................................................................................................... 54

ET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME

  G !!!................................................................................................................................ 54

  

22ND OCTOBER 1999 ..................................................................................................................................................... 55

• STYLE

  D

  S MI IGIIN .. THI MIGHTI

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  I ...

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25TH FEBRUARY 2000................................................................................................................................................... 72

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  RIBBLE CREW

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  AIL AND WELL MET

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18TH FEBRUARY 2000................................................................................................................................................... 71

  5.50 PM ..................................................................................................................................... 70

  , 11/2/2000,

  ESK

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  WIDI

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  LEX

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11TH FEBRUARY 2000................................................................................................................................................... 70

  I T IS SUMMER . .................................................................................................................................................................. 69

  

4TH FEBRUARY 2000..................................................................................................................................................... 69

  !............................................................................................................................................................. 69

  DRINKS

  &

  EMO

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28TH JANUARY 2000...................................................................................................................................................... 69

  " ........................................................................................................................................... 68

  T

  S

  ............................................................................................................................... 72

  DON

  S

  VE DONE IT AGAIN

  D'OH! I'

  

24TH MARCH 2000 ......................................................................................................................................................... 76

  : ............................................................................................................................................. 75

  SOME BLANK VERSE

  ,

  IRST

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17TH MARCH 2000 ......................................................................................................................................................... 75

  ............................................................... 74

  

SO IT MUST BE TIME FOR A GAME OF

  ,

  RIBBLE TIME AGAIN

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3RD MARCH 2000 ........................................................................................................................................................... 73

  LEX

  F

  S

  '

  IT

  ,

  MMN

  H

  

10TH MARCH 2000 ......................................................................................................................................................... 74

  ! ........................................................................................................ 73

  OT WATER BURN BABY

  ! H

  OT WATER BURN BABY

  H

  '

  IPPEE

  ... ........................................................................................................................................... 76

  M DREEEAAAAMING OF A WHIIIIIIIITE CHRISTMAS

  ELLO

  H

  

26TH NOVEMBER 1999 ................................................................................................................................................. 61

  ....................................................................................................................................................... 59

  E NEWEST DREEBLE

  Y

  

19TH NOVEMBER 1999 ................................................................................................................................................. 59

  ! ........................................................................................................................ 58

  AT IT

  ! E

  EY THERE ALL YOU CABBAGES

  H

  

12TH NOVEMBER 1999 ................................................................................................................................................. 58

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3RD DECEMBER 1999.................................................................................................................................................... 61

  

5TH NOVEMBER, 1999 .................................................................................................................................................. 57

  'V'... .......................................................................................... 57

  RIBBLE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER

  D

  S

  '

  ODAY

  T

  

29TH OCTOBER 1999 ..................................................................................................................................................... 57

  ! .................................................................................................... 55

  MERRY CONFLAGRANTS

  ,

  ROOTING AND CHEERTLES

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  H

  "Y

  ANS

  

21ST JANUARY 2000 ...................................................................................................................................................... 68

  ! ............................................................................................................................ 66

  ELCOME TO THE STAGE OF HISTORY

  W

  

14TH JANUARY 2000...................................................................................................................................................... 66

  ! ....................................................................... 65

  RIBBLE

  , D

  AND WELCOME TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM

  ,

  ELLO ALL

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7TH JANUARY 2000........................................................................................................................................................ 65

  ! ......................................................................................................................................... 64

  F

  ELLO ALL

  RIBBLE

  O D

  REETINGS

  G

  

17TH DECEMBER 1999.................................................................................................................................................. 64

  ??!................................................................................................................... 62

  RIBBLERS

  D

  HERE ARE ALL THE

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  EY

  H

  

10TH DECEMBER 1999.................................................................................................................................................. 62

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I-
• KNOW

• BZZZT* *AANRK* *CHARLES

  N

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  UESTS

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  ISTINGUISHED

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  OARD

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  ONSENSE

  ERIAL

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  ORED OF

  B

  EMBERS OF THE

  ), M

  SIC

  (

  VERLOAD

  ADIES AND

  ENTLEMEN

  ALACTIC

  

4TH AUGUST 2000 .......................................................................................................................................................... 97

  

11TH AUGUST 2000 ........................................................................................................................................................ 99

  ...................................................................................................................... 97

  WEDE TOLD YOU LAST WEEK

  S

  IGHTY

  M

  S

  A

  Y AY , THE Z WEDE IZ BACK ! .............................................................................................................................................. 96

  ,

  

28TH JULY 2000 .............................................................................................................................................................. 96

  IME ALREADY ? W OW , THAT CREPT UP ON ME ! ......................................................................................... 95

  I T ' S D RIBBLE T

  

21TH JULY 2000 .............................................................................................................................................................. 95

  . ............................................................. 94

  RIBBLE

  D

  S

  I WELCOME YOU TO THIS WEEK '

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31ST MARCH 2000 .......................................................................................................................................................... 77

  

5TH MAY 2000 ................................................................................................................................................................. 81

  

26TH MAY 2000 ............................................................................................................................................................... 85

  I NFINITE R ECURSIONS TO THE P OWER OF D RIBBLE ............................................................................. 83

  D RIBBLE R EDUX ,

  

19TH MAY 2000 ............................................................................................................................................................... 83

  M EMO TO S ELF : ............................................................................................................................................................... 83

  

12TH MAY 2000 ............................................................................................................................................................... 83

  I T ' S S UPER D RIBBLE ! ..................................................................................................................................... 81

  L OOK OUT !

  ????? FORGOTTEN TO DRIBBLE ? ...................................................................................................................................... 81

  IS FOR COOKIES ..." ...................................................................................................................................................... 85

  

27TH APRIL 2000 ............................................................................................................................................................ 81

  T HE IRONY OF LIFE ... AND DEATH FOR THAT PART ........................................................................................................... 80

  

20TH APRIL 2000 ............................................................................................................................................................ 80

  H OOBOY AND WHAT A WEEK IT ' S BEEN !........................................................................................................................... 79

  

14TH APRIL 2000 ............................................................................................................................................................ 79

  7 TH , A PRIL OF F RIDAY . .............................................................................................................................. 78

  D RIBBLE THE

  

7TH APRIL 2000 .............................................................................................................................................................. 78

  IN CHARGE* *BZZT*.......................................................................................... 77

  "C

  

2ND JUNE 2000 ................................................................................................................................................................ 87

  UPREME

  !" ................................................................................................................................................................... 92

  S

  

14TH JULY 2000 .............................................................................................................................................................. 94

  ................................................................................................................................................... 93

  RIBBLE

  D

  HE MYSTERY

  T

  

7TH JULY 2000 ................................................................................................................................................................ 93

  VE BEEN DOING ! W HY DON ' T YOU COME WITH ME DRIBBLE READER , ON A MAGIC D RIBBLE RIDE WHOA

  H EY H EY , A LL !................................................................................................................................................................ 87

  "Y OU DON ' T KNOW WHAT WE '

  

30TH JUNE 2000 .............................................................................................................................................................. 92

  00.07 AM S UNDAY ........................................................................................................................... 91

  IGHTY H OME ,

  T HE M

  

23RD JUNE 2000 .............................................................................................................................................................. 91

  

16TH JUNE 2000 .............................................................................................................................................................. 90

YELP ! ............................................................................................................................................................................... 90

  W HY ARE THERE SO MANY , SONGS ABOUT RAINBOWS , AND WHAT ' S ON THE OTHER SIDE ?!? ........................................... 88

  

9TH JUNE 2000 ................................................................................................................................................................ 88

  F LEX M ENTALLO HERE , D RIBBLETTES ! ........................................................................................................................... 99

  

18TH AUGUST 2000 ...................................................................................................................................................... 100

  H

  I , I' M THE DRIBBLER . Y OU MAY REMEMBER ME FROM SUCH DRIBBLES AS , "D RIBBLER C OME H OME ", "L OST IN RIBBLE AND HE RIBBLERS

  D ", "T D "................................................................................................................................. 100

  

25TH AUGUST 2000 ...................................................................................................................................................... 100

HANKS FOR BEING SUCH DEDICATED FOLLOWERS OF THE RIBBLE

  T D ............................................................................. 100

  

Friday, 02/10/98

Auran - a day in Paradise 02/10/98

  Each day begins just after sunrise as the staff arrive bright and cheery (lethargic and in desperate need of caffeine) at the ungodly hour of 9AM. Filled with the joy of living, they struggle to reconcile the presence of sunlight filtering into the office with their internal body clock, still cruelly stuck at 4AM. But a quick shot of caffeine, a casual chat with a colleague suffering the same symptoms, a wander around the office and some breakfast and they're ready for work by

  10AM. Thankfully though, there is usually some other distraction somewhere in the office that they can devote their faltering attention to - like a new game, demo, new controller for one of the game consoles or a video or something. Game evaluation is an important part of their day. Fun? - hey it can get pretty uncomfortable after half an hour of standing behind someone watching them play a demo. If you're not careful you could knock over a partition or develop RSI of the open jaw. We've lost some good people that way. It's a cruel way to go, though I try to remind them 'Take a breath, and for God's sake blink!!'.