*******Ping (I refuse to think of some clever variation of his name ^_^):

>>Well, it IS completely free.  And since I download SO much email per 
>>day, they're losing LOTS of money by having me as a member, so I 
>>can't complain ^_^
>
>True, true, "Oh Great One"... but think of the limits!! We can't get any
>messages larger than 64k!! We only get 5 lines for a sig! If they're
>gonna make it free, they should add more stuff!! ^_^

Yeah, those bastards!  How dare they supply us with free email! ^_^ 
Actually, if ya don't like Juno, there are many other free email programs
that are much better.  Unfortunately for me, my parents insist on using
AOL, which apparently does something to the computer so that you can't
use any other internet related thing (Juno being the exception).  I used
to have the URLs for some of them, but I'm sure you could find some just
by looking around on the internet.

>But, you see, he stated that they don't talk- at all.  Now, how could he
>know if they talk amongst themselves? Just because they don't post
>anything doesn't mean that they can't converse amongst themselves.  And
>if, once they talk, they are no longer lurkers, then how come we have a
>"Best Lurker Who Posts Something Good When Not Lurking!" award? Hmmm?

As far as I can tell, there is a gene inherent in certain people which
causes them to lurk on MLs.  However, occasionally a truly brilliant
person who has this gene finds the urge to post something too great to
withstand, so they occasionally write something really great, and then go
back to lurking.  I call this the "Cato Disorder", named after one, Jason
Wade Cato, who is the smartest man in the universe.  On the Final Fantasy
ML, he posts about three emails per year (seriously) but each one is
brilliant, witty, and thought-provoking.  If I ever met him in real life,
I would have no choice but to give him all of my material possessions and
follow him around, basking in his wisdom.

*******Drakli, the zany Jusenkyou Curser

>Many of the characters are willing to talk about killing at one point 
>or another...including Ranma (remember after Mikado kissed him) 
>how would they react, if in a duel, (no legal ramifications, 
>remember) they actually did so?

I don't think any of the characters actually want to kill their nemeses. 
They're just saying that to be dramatic.  The closest we come to lethal
intent is Ryouga's intro story, when Ryouga's frustration and hatred find
an outlet in Ranma.  Ryouga sounds like he wants to kill Ranma, but
knowing what we know about him later, I don't think he could bring
himself to kill Ranma even if he had the oppurtunity (i.e. Ranma flat on
his back, unable to fight anymore).  I would think he just wants to beat
the crap out of Ranma to ease his own pain; and later in the story he's
more interested in beating the crap out of Ranma so that he will be nicer
to Akane (as Benzaiten mentioned earlier).  Kunou is the same, he doesn't
want to kill Ranma, he just wants Ranma to admit his supposed inferiority
and to stop "hounding" Akane and the Pigtailed Girl, and he figures that
Ranma will do these things once he has been defeated.  I don't know if
Mousse ever threatens to kill Ranma, but if he does, then I'm sure he
doesn't mean that literally.  He wants to defeat Ranma to prove to
Shampoo that he is better for her, but that's all.  The only person who
ever really wants to kill anybody is Shampoo, because of her amazon laws.

>Yours Truly,
>Drakli
>
>Now... I will find my sig, and deal most harshly with the varlet who 
>stole it from me!

Drakli: [running around, searching frantically] Siiiiig!  Siiiiig!  Where
are you?

Drakli's sig: Drakli! I'm up here!

[On the top of some tall building, Drakli's Sig is all tied up, and Pat
is standing behind him, laughing]

Pat: Oh ho ho ho ho!  Drakli! If you ever wanna see your precious sig
again, you must meet my demands!

Drakli: Demands?  Like what?

Pat: Like, uh.....hmmm....well, actually, I haven't really thought this
part through yet.  Give me a few minutes. [Pat throws a smoke bomb, and
when the smoke clears, he and Drkali's Sig are gone]

Drakli: Waaaiit!  Dag nabbit!  I'll get you Pat!  And the horse you rode
in on!

Horse: [makes obscene gesture] Yeah?  Well, same to you, pal!


**********Brave Fencer Pat**********
--High Priest of the Sacred Order of the Cheese in Pants
--5th Decon of the SCG
--Member of the FoTGTS...and so forth ^_^
--Producer of "Fireworks of Love" for the CotMoHW