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    NOOB questionStarted by:Gen. Jackassery, Nov/16/11 11:12 PM
    Sorry, I don't know where this should
    go, or even if it's appropriate, but I'm
    just wondering how to find Mr. Stern.
    He gave me a cigarette when I first
    started playing, but now I've got this
    rusty revolver that says it should go to
    Mr. Stern, and I wand    		  
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    By: Gen. Jackassery
    Nov/17/11 05:59 AM
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    Improbable Island MusicStarted by:Laplacy, Nov/05/11 05:06 AM
    So, I found myself at the piano today,
    computer in hand, looking at the lyrics
    that various people have posted in the
    music section of the [u]Wiki of
    Lies.[/u] I picked the first two songs
    ("mambo" and "noobs") and arranged some
    quick ditties of them.     		 
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    By: SinkOrSwim
    Nov/15/11 04:25 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    		  
    		2129 3
    By: Matthew
    Nov/02/11 10:37 PM
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    Coding nightmareStarted by:CavemanJoe, Oct/02/11 05:50 PM
    Literally, I had a coding nightmare.
    God damn it, I don't need to be
    anthropomorphising my Apache processes
    in my dreams. When experimenting with
    whostyping.php the other day, I
    introduced an error that didn't affect
    anything at first, but which built     		 
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    By: tehdave
    Oct/03/11 07:30 PM
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    [challenge] AutoDecipher 0.1 - The handy....Started by:wvf, Oct/02/11 09:16 AM
    [b]Just a heads-up, this post (but not
    this paragraph) is rather full of
    spoilers. You can find the original
    deciphering tool
    [url=http://enquirer.improbableisland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=25782]here[/url].
    At the moment, if you want to decipher s    		  
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    By: wvf
    Oct/03/11 08:45 AM
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    The Corporal's Cypher - decoder programStarted by:wvf, Oct/01/11 09:15 AM
    Hello, my comrades in arms! (Especially
    you mutants!) I've developed a small
    program, written in Python, to help
    decode the cyphers we've been seeing
    between Corporal Punishment and Sgt.
    Stern. For instance, given
    [code]SEFUB ZRVD BQGZSKBDBH PBFFEJB KBD    		  
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    By: wvf
    Oct/01/11 09:15 AM
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    Multiple Characters on the same computer....Started by:Meat Cheerios, Sep/22/11 05:29 AM
    I'm currently trying to recruit my
    boyfriend to the game. My question is
    simple. Can there be more than one
    character running off of the same
    computer or internet connection? I
    really really don't want it to look like
    I'm running multiple characters, be    		  
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    By: Raidur
    Sep/23/11 10:38 PM
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    Making a character webpageStarted by:Zilea Altorn, Sep/09/11 03:54 AM
    Now, we all know and love Heather, AKA
    Hamster Ninja. And Hank. And all the
    crazy shit she does(all the crazy shit
    [i]I[/i] do, rather). So, here's the
    question. Should there be some time
    invested in making Hamster Ninja an
    official wiki page?    		  
    		1351 3
    By: Harris
    Sep/09/11 12:29 PM
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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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    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    		  
    		2249 3
    By: Awesome Fred
    Sep/07/11 04:14 AM
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    Third Party Merchandising!Started by:Raleigh, Aug/26/11 08:19 PM
    Well people, it's finally happened.
    Other people are making Improbable
    Island stuff. I actually managed to snag
    one as
    proof. [IMG]http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m510/RandyPanda/cakordeth.jpg[/IMG] It's
    happening! We're really and truly
    popular!    		  
    		1559 3
    By: Raleigh
    Aug/26/11 11:44 PM
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    When You Have A Bad Day Started by:Cherriki Ten, Aug/25/11 01:52 AM
    So I'm starting up this topic because
    sometimes, [i]sometimes[/i] people just
    have that really bad day. And
    sometimes we need to vent. So that is
    what this is for. Vent away, cause I
    know I am about to. So let
    [i]me[/i] tell you about my really ba    		  
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    By: Cherriki Ten
    Aug/25/11 06:13 PM
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    Chicago Comic Con!Started by:dizzyizzy, Aug/12/11 03:41 AM
    Hey, everyone, today (August 11) through
    Sunday (August 14) is the Chicago Comic
    Con! You can meet people like Patrick
    Stewart, Morena Baccarin, and, most
    importantly, myself and Devorah's
    narrator! We'll be in the artist's alley
    at Shane Kirshenblatt's ta    		  
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    By: dizzyizzy
    Aug/12/11 03:41 AM
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    Snippets locked?Started by:Harris, Aug/11/11 01:37 AM
    It's been the last few times in a row
    now, over the past few months with
    different entries that I have tried to
    copy and paste, or even hand copy into
    the Snippets page, that it comes right
    back to me saying that my changes could
    not be saved "because they    		  
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    By: Maniak
    Aug/11/11 10:06 AM
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    Raven Inn MoneymakingStarted by:Bryan, Jul/26/11 11:27 PM
    Looking to make some money when you're
    low on stamina with three hours to New
    Day? Bored with hunting, need some
    excitement? Try gambling! The Raven Inn
    offers a very good method of
    moneymaking: the dice game. The rules
    are simple. You place a bet, then yo    		  
    		4306 3
    By: Sloth
    Jul/27/11 04:47 PM
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    This has been a long time comin' now . .....Started by:Justa, Jul/20/11 11:44 AM
    But better late than never,
    eh? Hello! I joined the game . . .
    gonna say late-April or so of this year?
    And as a rookie, I've been treated with
    nothing but kindness and generosity. So
    [i]thank you so much[/i] for being such
    an all-around amazing communi    		  
    		1876 2
    By: Kelwine
    Jul/21/11 08:42 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     		 
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    By: Omega
    Jul/07/11 07:39 PM
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    Putting together a care package for Spid....Started by:CavemanJoe, Jun/07/11 03:32 AM
    To sum up, this is an E-mail I sent to
    Spider's email-handling people a little
    while back: [quote]Hey. I notice
    Spider's website hasn't been updated in
    a while, and I imagine he must still be
    feeling pretty low. His books have
    cheered me up when the w    		  
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    By: Ashtu
    Jun/10/11 01:24 AM
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    Your favourite authorsStarted by:CavemanJoe, May/17/09 12:46 PM
    Seems to me that at least some of you
    lot will be big readers, given that
    you're enjoying a text-based adventure
    game. I'll get the ball
    rolling. Tied for first place - Terry
    Pratchett and Spider Robinson. Yeah,
    sorry - my favourite authors aren't w    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 
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    By: Laser Towel
    Jun/08/11 08:03 AM
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    To all the lovely (roleplayed) ladies on....Started by:Harris, Jun/02/11 04:10 PM
    I have no other idea how to find one
    such character whom I have lost the name
    of, and to whose player I owe a piece on
    said character and Harris having drinks
    in the Prancing Spiderkitty. (I lost
    the Distractions, you see.) So, if
    you play she, pleas    		  
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    By: Mongo
    Jun/05/11 12:00 AM
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    Horatio's tea timeStarted by:Wolfgang, Mar/27/11 03:24 PM
    Okay, So this is something i've come
    across a few times now, and its got me
    thinking. How do people feel about
    the Drive? By this i mean fighting? or
    Tea? Cause I know of three things. 1.
    People who say their going to fight the
    drive 2. People who say    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Mr. Infrablack
    May/26/11 04:10 AM
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    World Community GridStarted by:dizzyizzy, May/14/11 08:55 PM
    I just went to browse through lists and
    standings, and discovered at some point
    I'd been dropped from the IIsland group,
    though I was still getting cobblestones
    and such. You all may wish to
    double-check your group membership.    		  
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    By: dizzyizzy
    May/14/11 08:55 PM
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    CMJ's Laptop woes - The Wayward Tea Appe....Started by:Daedalus, May/13/11 09:04 PM
    Okies, I just read the MotD, and I'd
    like to help. It seems to me that the
    best outcome would be for him to upgrade
    to the M400, and if I understand the
    MotD, that needs about US$140. I'll
    kick in $70*. So ... calling on others
    to top that up. @ C    		  
    		1673 7
    By: Daedalus
    May/14/11 11:53 AM
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    Enquirer Facelift!Started by:Ashtu, Apr/11/11 11:37 PM
    Whoot! Don't exactly recall where I've
    seen this format/color scheme before,
    but I like where it is now!
    *grin* Edit: Whoops! Tried to go to
    My Account, and got this: [code]An
    error has occurred: This is being
    displayed as "Root Debugging" is en    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Beeps
    May/01/11 10:46 AM
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    I'm gonna shave off my beard.Started by:CavemanJoe, Mar/24/11 05:41 PM
    Spring is here, and it's time for a
    no-beard face. Of course, as every man
    with a beard knows, you can't just shave
    off a beard. You have to leave
    patterns, and shapes. This could be
    your chance to see what you'd look like
    with a grizzly biker mo, a Gro    		 Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: Trowa
    Apr/29/11 12:43 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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    Moved: I can't add to the Character Wiki ListStarted by:Nadyanilo, Apr/23/11 09:49 AM
    Yeah, the Wiki Character list.
    [url]http://enquirer.improbableisland.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=dramatis_personae[/url] I
    can't seem to edit that page to add
    Adeline. Whenever I try to save, it says
    that my edit contains blocked content
    (spam). Her    		  
    		1989 3
    By: Nadyanilo
    Apr/23/11 07:29 PM
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    Monster List?Started by:Trowa, Apr/20/11 01:53 PM
    So, I was just wondering, does anyone
    have a list of all the monsters? Not
    necessarily the descriptions or anything
    like that, just a straight list of names
    of monsters organized by level. Like a
    nice Google Doc or something...? I've
    decided on my next     		 
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    By: Trowa
    Apr/21/11 07:30 PM
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    Lodge itemStarted by:Swede, Mar/31/11 05:25 PM
    I have a suggestion for a new hunter
    lodge item: A potion that allows
    players to redistribute their DK-points.
    It allows people to experiment what
    points distribution works best for
    them. Just an idea. I've no idea if
    it is even possible to execute.     		 
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    By: Awesome Fred
    Apr/02/11 03:56 AM
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    The First Official Improbable Census!Started by:Reverb, Sep/12/09 03:43 PM
    Ever wondered how high your local
    Improbability level is? Have a look at
    the
    [url=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=115323661978055418499.0004735cd2d184b9b0dc0]Contestant
    Locations Map[/url] and find out!
    Don't forget to edit in your own    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 
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    By: Assacura
    Apr/01/11 07:43 AM
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    Surveying complete! Sort of.Started by:Beeps, Jan/16/11 11:26 PM
    I've mentioned this a few times over the
    past couple months, but today I finally
    sat down and actually spent the time
    traversing the island and filling it
    in. [url]http://tinyurl.com/II-Properties[/url] Now
    with all 704 dwellings or reserved plots
    in II.    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Iriana
    Mar/29/11 01:49 AM
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    Quick warning.Started by:Hairy Mary, Mar/23/11 12:28 AM
    The clocks are going forward in the UK
    this Sunday. Traditionally the Island
    goes down for an hour or so when this
    happens. Just thought that I'd mention
    it and give a little advance warning.    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Iriana
    Mar/27/11 01:38 AM
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    I almost posted this to the MotDStarted by:CavemanJoe, Mar/16/11 08:04 AM
    [quote]Help me fix my broke-ass
    stuff TL;DR version: my cats are sick
    and a whole load of stuff somehow
    managed to choose today to break down, I
    need money for the vet bills to fix the
    cats and more money for spare parts and
    salvage to repair the machin    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: dizzyizzy
    Mar/23/11 08:27 PM
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    Supporter pointsStarted by:Zephy, Feb/06/11 09:09 PM
    Since we can't send SP points to each
    other directly anymore, can we alter the
    ban on gifting hunter-lodge stuff to
    Alts, or does CMJ have an admin-ish way
    to move SP?? *Asks the player who
    has all her SP on one account, and can't
    move over the Cigs s    		 Page:  1 2 
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    By: Beeps
    Mar/10/11 12:13 AM
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    Goodbye, Improbable Island.Started by:MedicProps, Mar/03/11 05:00 AM
    Hey guys and gals, Medic Props here. For
    IRL reasons, and through no fault of
    anyone but my own, I'm quitting
    Improbable Island. Probably forever, if
    I'm being honest. I've been on the
    island for one year IRL, six years in
    game, and I'm not going to be bac    		  
    		3738 13
    By: KimmyMonstah
    Mar/05/11 10:43 PM
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    New player; Multiple charactersStarted by:Alkerio, Feb/23/11 06:44 AM
    Hello all! I only recently started
    playing this game.
    Two-days-ago-recently. But I've already
    become hooked and can already tell
    you're a nice, intelligent, and silly
    community, and even just reading things
    like the story posts from the
    side-lines, I ca    		  
    		2595 7
    By: Alkerio
    Feb/23/11 04:25 PM
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    Improbable Island Android WallpaperStarted by:CavemanJoe, Feb/19/11 07:06 PM
    Okay, so here's a wallpaper suited to
    the HTC HD2 running Android at an LCD
    density of 200. It's just a plain
    red-leather-off-the-site-background
    thingy, for now. You might have some
    use for it.     		 
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    By: Maniak
    Feb/19/11 08:34 PM
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    Something really strange just happened.Started by:CavemanJoe, Oct/28/10 08:34 AM
    So a really odd, bizarre, fucked-up
    thing happened earlier tonight. It
    was about 2am. Emily was in bed, and I
    was working on a new weather system for
    the Island (which will make things very
    interesting if you're playing a Robot,
    by the way). I was jus    		 Page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
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    By: Chimental
    Feb/19/11 05:32 PM
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    BOINC 300!Started by:Cousjava, Feb/11/11 07:34 PM
    We have now reached 300 years on the
    world community grid! It doesn't seem
    that long since we were trying to get to
    200. It seems to just keep on getting
    faster. Also I read that II has now been
    going for three years. That means we are
    working out 100 year    		  
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    By: Maniak
    Feb/12/11 11:13 AM
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    When you talk to people about the Island....Started by:CavemanJoe, Dec/28/10 06:59 PM
    ...what do you say to them? I mean,
    real-life people. Like, when people at
    parties ask me what I do, and I tell
    them I run an online game, and they ask
    what it's about, and I have to tell them
    in a way that doesn't take half an hour.
    It's tricky. What     		Page:  1 2 3 
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    By: Chef Micha
    Feb/10/11 07:49 AM
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