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Comments on Profile Post by John_Oakman

  1. John_Oakman
    John_Oakman
    Back in the mid 2000s I was playing this game called Ogame, and after some bumbling I created an account on the forum there. It was my first account on any forum and the first time I made a sig. At the time I was reading one of them Dragons of Pern books and the AI supercomputer in it quoted that line before he self shutdown for the last time.
    Feb 5, 2019
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  2. John_Oakman
    John_Oakman
    I found it very moving and so it used it. It was fitting too since I did manage to quit that game back in 2011 or some time around then.
    Feb 5, 2019
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  3. tehelgee
    tehelgee
    Oh hey, I've read that book. It's about the only Pern book I actually liked.
    Feb 5, 2019
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  4. John_Oakman
    John_Oakman
    I never even read any of the others in the series, I found that book at a booksale. After finding out about the rest of the series being more generic fantasy I decided I wasn't too interested in that.
    Feb 5, 2019
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