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bryantThe Men of Action game, invented by Rob MacDougall:
Pick a historical figure; let's say Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman's Men of Action! Describe the ensuing campaign.
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Date: 2004-09-21 08:12 pm (UTC)The London theater scene of 1885: broad, brightly-colored, and gas-lit. It isn't yet ready for an operetta set in a fever-dream version of medieval Japan. Your mission: make it ready. Popularize kimonos, spread paisley through the city's gardens, convince people to walk in a Japanese manner and fend off the dreadful kickboxing legions of your archnemesis Sullivan, who keeps asking why it has to be Japanese.
Al Gore's Men of Action!
Think America has it bad? You can't imagine how horrible the last four years of history would be without the timely intervention of these left-leaning operatives, Democratic fundraisers, and party hacks. The Department of Justice is too busy worrying about nude statuary to track down the Anthrax mailer, and it's been years since anyone at the White House spoke the name Osama bin-Laden. There's a lot to do, and for the good of the nation, someone has to do it.
Herodotus's Men of Action!
He has a wonderful dream: an encylopedaic treatment of the war between the Hellenes and the Persians, with deep background all round and a full discourse on geography, history, politcs, economics, and zoology. But he's only one man, and the furthest he ever got from Athens was Thebes. He needs strong men, wise men, men without fear, to brave the wilds of Persia, Ethiopia, Scythia, and even the magical land of India -- describe the flying serpents, the giant ants which harvest gold, the temples to strange gods with pillars that glow green in the dark. The History needs you!
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Date: 2004-09-21 09:54 pm (UTC)