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    Flood assistance?Started by:Twosocks Monkey, Dec/22/12 01:51 PM
    Hey CMJ is there anything (obviously
    short of sending more money which I
    understand to [b]always[/b] be useful)
    that we can do to help you guys recover
    from your flood? IE: Send you
    replacement items you've lost? Gather
    in a circle and sing like Whos     		 
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    By: Full Metal Lion
    Dec/29/12 08:01 PM
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    Does anyone else visualize Doktor Improb....Started by:Genevieve, Dec/08/09 02:19 PM
    That is what I always see him as, with
    the big eyes and V shaped hair
    cut. You know, the Mad Scientist from
    the intro to Robot Chicken. If you
    don't know who I am talking about just
    YouTube it.    		  
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    By: omenesia
    Dec/16/09 10:43 AM
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    Phone, external keyboard, hot-keys, HELP....Started by:Sillie, Oct/15/15 03:46 PM
    I play I.I. on a smartphone a lot, and
    just got a Bluetooth folding keyboard
    (which is how I'm typing this). When I
    log into I.I., everything is fine for a
    short while, then the hot keys quit
    working (e.g. J to enter the jungle).
    The behaviour seems to c    		  
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    By: Sillie
    Oct/15/15 03:46 PM
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    On Facebook and Lawn MowersStarted by:Hairy Mary, Jun/07/13 09:00 PM
    Went to the Facebook page to [i]like[/i]
    your post, saw it for two seconds, then
    it died. :( Just to let you
    know. Also, if you do get a new
    mower, then perhaps a really well
    written lawn mower beastie in the jungle
    wouldn't go amiss?     		 
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    By: Buddleia
    Jun/10/13 05:12 PM
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    Improbable Island chat logs searchable i....Started by:dizzyizzy, Nov/02/11 03:05 AM
    Per
    [url=http://twitter.com/#!/mattcutts/status/131425949597179904]this
    tweet[/url] from Google developer Matt
    Cutts, Googlebot will be able to parse
    AJAX. Isn't that what II uses? I've
    heard it mentioned around here before.
    Will our roleplay turn up in go    		  
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    By: Matthew
    Nov/02/11 10:37 PM
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    This is wrong (NSFH)Started by:Pinche Cabron, Aug/12/09 10:17 AM
    [img]http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/00460_2.gif[/img]    		  
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    By: Symar
    Sep/13/09 05:23 PM
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    Need to vent a little bitStarted by:Docenspiel, Mar/17/15 04:37 PM
    Since I don't keep up with the news that
    much, it wasn't until last night that I
    learned Terry Pratchett had died
    Thursday. So I've spent the day trying,
    and failing, to stop myself from crying.
    I tried to get it out last night, but
    couldn't until this mor    		  
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    By: Naldru
    Apr/13/15 06:04 PM
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    The ImprobcastStarted by:XaNe, Sep/08/09 07:02 PM
    I've recently come into some audio
    recording materials, and I was
    wondering, how many people here would be
    interested in listening to a podcast
    about Improbable island? As for content,
    I was thinking along the lines of
    progress in plotlines I've seen, rece    		  
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    By: XaNe
    Sep/11/09 12:40 AM
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    Roleplaying Theory: Food for thought on ....Started by:Denealus, Jul/25/15 03:35 AM
    So a long time ago in a forum far far
    away, I'd created
    [url=http://enquirer.improbableisland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=14&showtopic=31408]this
    thread[/url]. Now, I'd always meant to
    post a follow-up but life has long
    gotten in the way. Now that    		  
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    By: Naldru
    Jul/26/15 01:18 AM
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    SPIDERKITTY.Started by:Zolotisty, Jul/14/09 05:11 PM
    At long last! [i]This[/i] is what is at
    stake. Pictures of the wee hedgehog to
    come later when I am not feeling like a
    jerk for ignoring my
    guest! [img]http://i29.tinypic.com/35asmps.jpg[/img] [img]http://i26.tinypic.com/206bibo.jpg[/img] [img]htt    		  
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    By: Cath
    Jul/15/09 01:45 PM
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    Two Hundred!Started by:Count Sessine, Nov/03/10 11:49 PM
    Hey, we sailed [i]right past[/i] your
    birthday present, Dan. It's [b]two
    hundred years[/b]... and halfway through
    [i]another[/i] year, on the World
    Community Grid. So, Happy (belated)
    Birthday!    		  
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    By: Cousjava
    Nov/04/10 08:17 PM
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    LoadersStarted by:CavemanJoe, Jul/23/09 06:14 AM
    Split off from this topic, to avoid
    derailing the thread. I've been
    writing for a while, now. Improbable
    Island is a non-canonical spin-off from     		 
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    By: Cousjava
    Apr/02/10 02:01 PM
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    Wiki entry for a list of mementos. Yay o....Started by:Kolojang, Sep/05/15 06:18 AM
    So this is going to be a pretty simple
    premise, but that seems to generate some
    rather in dept considerations. Would
    you be for or against the creation of a
    wiki entry listing the various mementos
    (player made and monthly), their name,
    and any combinati    		  
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    By: Zoinks
    Sep/08/15 07:29 PM
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    MS Paint AdventuresStarted by:kazuhiro, Jun/05/10 08:15 PM
    Any other fans here? For those who
    don't know about it, it's... uh... a
    webcomic, sorta? There are three
    "series" plus a silly thing that got
    abandoned, and the latest contains some
    references to the others though it's not
    really required reading. Much     		 
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    By: Cousjava
    Jun/06/10 07:13 PM
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    ircStarted by:amouge, Jan/15/10 04:50 PM
    k I cant take it, I need instant
    communication with fellow players.. I
    have made a channel in irc for
    improbable island registered with
    chanserv... the irc server is
    irc.freenode.net and the channel is
    #improbableisland Come join me and talk
    about the g    		  
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    By: amouge
    Jan/16/10 01:42 AM
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    Golden treasureStarted by:Bernard, Feb/26/09 02:51 PM
    Why, when I just encountered: "A box
    without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden
    treasure inside is hid." did I
    immediately think of Cadbury's Caramel?    		  
    		2299 4
    By: Legolos
    Mar/15/09 05:04 AM
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    Congratulations CMJ!Started by:Hairy Mary, Apr/14/16 03:00 PM
    You're a father to be! You can now look
    forward to getting no more than two
    hours uninterrupted sleep at a time. But
    don't worry! It will soon be over, and
    you'll be onto a constant barrage of
    "Why?"s and tantrums instead. But not
    for ever. Next it will be    		  
    		2314 4
    By: McDerp
    Apr/15/16 09:25 PM
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    Watchernet Relay TelegraphStarted by:Bakemaster, Aug/31/10 07:59 PM
    So, does IIsland perchance have any sort
    of official or semi-official IRC
    home? I'm sitting here bashing a
    titan's face in, mid-ocean, with nary a
    soul around. Just me, Ringo and ODB.    		  
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    By: Bakemaster
    Sep/02/10 02:34 AM
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    How well do you know the Island?Started by:Hairy Mary, Dec/19/10 12:11 AM
    I've put together a little quiz on
    Island trivia, for anybody with a few
    minutes on their hands. See how many you
    can get without going on and
    looking. 1) Which encounter in the
    jungle mentions the "annual military
    expenditure of Sri Lanka"? 2) In     		 
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    By: Reverb
    Dec/28/10 06:07 PM
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    BOINC: Over Half a MilleniumStarted by:Cousjava, Sep/02/11 11:23 AM
    I've just been looking at our World
    Community Statistics. We have now passed
    500 years! In fact, we've reached 550!I
    remember when the challenge was to reach
    200. 550 years of computing. What has
    happened in that
    time... [list] [*]The America were o    		  
    		2347 3
    By: Awesome Fred
    Sep/07/11 04:14 AM
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    osu! Newsletter.Started by:Omega, Jun/19/11 08:21 PM
    Ehem. Yes, so I [i]happen [/i]to be an
    editor for [i]The
    [url=http://osu.ppy.sh]osu![/url]
    monthly.[/i] osu!, (Yes, with the
    exclamation mark, no capital letter at
    first -- The creator hates them for
    perplexedly mysterious reasons.) a
    rhythm game that has     		 
    		2349 6
    By: Omega
    Jul/07/11 07:39 PM
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    Glorious Guides! Share your guides with ....Started by:Lea.wolfsfeld, Jul/12/15 04:29 PM
    Now, while surfing the wide wonderful
    world of the internet I stumbled across
    this little beauty at
    [url]http://starcre8tor.tumblr.com/post/123854268688/ionlylooklikeahipster-alliaofrph-writing[/url].
    A wonderful masterpost filled with as
    many guides for w    		  
    		2363 6
    By: Zoinks
    Jul/30/15 08:16 PM
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    Dwellings for newbies.Started by:Wolfgang, Apr/21/11 12:49 AM
    ... Okay. SO... Got my hands on a
    dwelling, and i realized that i do not
    know a damn thing about this stuff. the
    keys and the locking and the creation of
    rooms and all that... So it got me
    thinking... is there anywhere a tutorial
    of sorts that will h    		  
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    By: Buddleia
    Apr/25/11 12:07 AM
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    Still in the same sinking boatStarted by:Lea.wolfsfeld, Feb/17/16 06:41 PM
    For those of you that don't know, I'm in
    quite a pickle and I need some serious
    advice I'm currently not in work and
    I'm not allowed to work either. We're
    currently living on my housemate's
    student loan but that isn't stretching
    far enough. We need help    		  
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    By: Wongo the Sane
    Feb/21/16 03:42 PM
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    The Island: A look at our rootsStarted by:Count Sessine, Oct/03/13 09:06 PM
    CMJ has said that the Creative Commons
    license is limiting his options.
    Starting in Season Three (which is a
    year away, remember!) he wants to remove
    every last line of the Legend of the
    Green Dragon code on which Improbable
    Island is currently based.     		 
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    By: Sneaky
    Oct/07/13 03:38 PM
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    Thank you!Started by:Widdershins, Jul/31/16 09:01 AM
    Thank you, fellow islanders, for
    donating! We covered the server
    cost. I'd have hated to see Minerva
    bein born into a world of red
    numbers. If you can spare a tenner,
    how about lighting a Sparkler to welcome
    Minerva to this world? :D EDIT:
    Oopsie, t    		  
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    By: CavemanJoe
    Aug/04/16 12:58 PM
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    a newbie speaks upStarted by:Beeker, Aug/05/09 07:32 PM
    Hey, I like to stay (mostly) in
    character in game so I'll say this here,
    I'm having a good time with the
    environment here. Nice job,
    CavemanJoe! I'm impressed. Also want
    to thank folks who have been welcoming
    in game, you know who you are. Gam    		  
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    By: Symar
    Aug/14/09 05:15 AM
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    A survey! Take it if you want, even.Started by:Bakemaster, Apr/21/10 05:18 PM
    I have put together a short (10-15
    minute) survey relating to
    sustainability and governance, for a
    course relating to same. Responses are
    open to any demographic, and I would be
    grateful if anyone here felt like
    contributing a response. Here's the
    link: ht    		  
    		2424 14
    By: Genevieve
    Apr/27/10 09:38 AM
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    WCG: 175 Years AgoStarted by:Cousjava, Sep/27/10 07:57 PM
    We have now clocked up 175 Years between
    us. This is equivialant to one computer
    being set up in 1835 and been going,
    non-stop, since then.In
    1835: [list] [*]The US public debt
    contracts to $0 for the only time in
    history. [*]The first assassination of     		 
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    By: Awesome Fred
    Oct/02/10 05:59 AM
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    Improbable Island Super ComputerStarted by:Kendraa, Sep/05/11 02:51 AM
    So I already have the BOINC client and
    have been running it before. I've set
    it to my account and I gained (a jaw
    dropping) 440,000 cobblestones
    instantly. But I can't connect to the
    project through the BOINC client.
    Someone please help, I'm having a lo    		  
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    By: Cousjava
    Sep/08/11 03:49 PM
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    Can I BOINC on the go?Started by:Iriana, Nov/28/10 12:25 PM
    But it might BOINC real... slow? (BOINC
    is srs bsns, I know, but every time I
    see the word my brain goes "RHYME TIME
    8D" and starts churning out horrible
    couplets. I mean, "BOINC"? What a
    word.) Anyways. CMJ's mentioned a
    couple of times that BOINC will    		  
    		2510 16
    By: Swede
    Dec/07/10 09:59 AM
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    Things about which I am sadStarted by:Blake, Mar/28/14 06:45 PM
    Hello all! I was here briefly a couple
    of years ago, and just came back a week
    ago, and am readdicted. I had to leave
    for the good of my employment, and I
    will have to find a way to make sure the
    same thing doesn't have to happen again.
    I love this game ve    		  
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    By: Blake
    Apr/14/14 01:43 PM
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    This is what happens when you spend too ....Started by:Devorah, Sep/26/11 05:26 AM
    ... Everything starts to look like an II
    reference. I went to the zoo today
    and took a couple of pictures that made
    me think of the Jungle and I felt like
    sharing with you fine folks. Warning:
    Moose on the
    prowl: [img]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.n    		  
    		2562 6
    By: Daedalus
    Jun/02/12 04:11 AM
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    Roleplay Theory 201: Assuming Competence....Started by:Denealus, Feb/26/17 03:24 PM
    So I started a thread a while ago,
    started
    [url="http://enquirer.improbableisland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=33292"]here[/url]
    a while back. I'd actually intended to
    make this a series. I still probably
    should. Kind of a 101, 102, etc. Theory
    kind o    		  
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    By: Denealus
    Jun/11/17 03:40 AM
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    HELP! I need advice regarding my ability....Started by:Lea.wolfsfeld, Jun/14/15 10:55 PM
    Things have gone the worst way possible
    and I really don't know what to do
    anymore. It's quite likely that my
    right to stay in the country is going to
    be revoked because my parents had fucked
    up in major ways with my registration
    that wasn't caught unt    		  
    		2598 9
    By: Wongo the Sane
    Jun/16/15 08:53 PM
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    Mr Hall, I Don't Use Twitter.Started by:Awesome Fred, Aug/17/13 05:44 PM
    [QUOTE]Games in general are utterly
    unsuitable for touchscreen controls.
    :([/QUOTE] Agreed. [QUOTE]Super
    Hexagon is utterly unsuitable for
    touchscreen controls. :([/QUOTE] You
    are wrong, wrong, wrong. This, of ALL
    games I have EVER played on a 4.3    		  
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    By: Sneaky
    Jan/14/14 11:05 PM
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    Google caught me fail!Started by:wvf, Dec/11/10 08:31 AM
    OK, so, I googled 'Ethygim Village' and
    I come up with this, third down. My
    character, DDR. This isn't the sort
    of publicity I need.
    [img]http://forum.nationstates.net/images/smilies/sm_facepalm.gif[/img] Word
    on the Streets 22h5m: Private DDR has b    		  
    		2672 9
    By: Hairy Mary
    Jan/12/11 01:59 AM
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    The Island's CookbookStarted by:Lea.wolfsfeld, Sep/20/15 01:45 PM
    I wanna create a community made
    cookbook. Filled with two types of
    recipes. One type that you can actually
    make and another that can only exist on
    the island. What do you guys think?
    Should we do something like this? If so,
    how would we do it? I'd imagi    		  
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    By: JonT
    Oct/04/15 10:00 PM
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    [II card case] I was inspired many moons....Started by:Alik, Mar/16/13 03:58 PM
    I know I haven't been very active but
    I've always enjoyed this game. And I
    love to play cards and travel. So when I
    saw the leather card case I figured it'd
    be fun to make that, you know, one day
    when I had the time, resources,
    motivation, blah blah bla    		  
    		2677 3
    By: Alik
    Mar/17/13 06:08 AM
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    Best 404 Page ErrorStarted by:LadyRavenSkye, Feb/07/11 08:12 PM
    [url]http://thcnet.net/zork/index.php[/url] Browsing
    about online, and stumbled upon this
    internet gem. A PHP version of Zork.
    Some of you probably already know about
    it, yet, some of you never played
    it. As part of text based adventure
    game culture, I f    		  
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    By: D Valentine
    Feb/08/11 02:04 AM
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