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A Highsec Christmas Carol

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Sasha Nyemtsov
Doomheim
#1 - 2014-12-09 20:43:13 UTC
Hi All,

This time last year, James 315 published on his MinerBumping Blog a short story based on 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. He translated the location to Highsec and adjusted the characters accordingly. The result was a hilarious romp which however made a serious point about the motivation and behaviour of a certain easily recognisable EVE-type.

"James 315's razor-sharp caricature of a greedy Highsec mining CEO - and his ultimate redemption. James joins forces with Charles Dickens to bring to New Eden a sparkling seasonal work, full of in-jokes and other mischief, for all EVE players, their friends and families." ..from Audiofile description on SoundCloud.

I decided to record this piece because I'd so enjoyed reading the text version. I hope you enjoy listening to it!

Here's the file and introduction by James 315, linked on themittani.com: A Highsec Christmas Carol

...and the MinerBumping site: A Highsec Christmas Carol

SoundCloud: A Highsec Christmas Carol

Is it too early to wish the C&P folks a Merry Christmas? Probably.



Tengu Grib
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#2 - 2014-12-09 20:50:23 UTC
Thanks Sasha! Now Christmas can be shared with the whole family!

Rabble Rabble Rabble

Praise James, Supreme Protector of High Sec.

Black Pedro
Mine.
#3 - 2014-12-09 20:57:00 UTC
This is destined to become a true Christmas classic to be enjoyed each holiday season to come.

Sasha, thank you kindly for my first gift of the season!
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#4 - 2014-12-09 21:10:50 UTC
This deserves a hardback cover with colorful illustrations, a nice warm cup of cider by the fire, and the family gathered 'round.





Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?

Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#5 - 2014-12-09 22:13:02 UTC
This is literally one of the best things ever

I support the New Order and CODE. alliance. www.minerbumping.com

Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#6 - 2014-12-10 04:11:18 UTC
"Bah! Strawberry!"

I support the New Order and CODE. alliance. www.minerbumping.com

Omar Alharazaad
New Eden Tech Support
#7 - 2014-12-10 04:21:58 UTC
This is pretty amazing.

Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.

Clockwork Robot
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#8 - 2014-12-11 08:38:45 UTC
Jircle Cerk.


I like spaceships.
La Rynx
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#9 - 2014-12-11 10:40:06 UTC
So this is t the "punishment" part of the "crime and punishment" part of the forums.
Ugh

Reaction to this 'recording'

Atomic Virulent : "You can't spell DOUCHE. without CODE."

Tisiphone Dira
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2014-12-11 11:02:26 UTC
La Rynx wrote:
So this is t the "punishment" part of the "crime and punishment" part of the forums.
Ugh

Reaction to this 'recording'


"bah, strawberry"

There once was a ganker named tisi

A stunningly beautiful missy

To gank a gross miner

There is nothing finer, cept when they get all pissy

Jurico Elemenohpe
Flipsid3 Tactics
#11 - 2014-12-11 13:37:16 UTC
I liked this.
Although.. Miner corps have tax? I understand buy back programs, but the ratting profit is negligible in highsec belts.
La Rynx
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#12 - 2014-12-11 18:09:29 UTC
This might come from guantanamo.
Pure torture!

Like Britney Spears!
Ugh

Atomic Virulent : "You can't spell DOUCHE. without CODE."

Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#13 - 2014-12-11 22:28:55 UTC
Jurico Elemenohpe wrote:
I liked this.
Although.. Miner corps have tax? I understand buy back programs, but the ratting profit is negligible in highsec belts.



I assume it's a 'tax' different to the one imposed by the corp interface. Like "Pay 30m ISK per week as an Orca fee".

I support the New Order and CODE. alliance. www.minerbumping.com

Karl Jerr
Herzack Unit
#14 - 2014-12-11 23:16:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Karl Jerr
It's like hearing a 40'/'50 radio channel from the previous century. Really funny and well made Lol
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#15 - 2014-12-11 23:27:16 UTC
La Rynx wrote:
This might come from guantanamo.
Pure torture!

Like Britney Spears!
Ugh


Bah! Strawberry!

I support the New Order and CODE. alliance. www.minerbumping.com

Jurico Elemenohpe
Flipsid3 Tactics
#16 - 2014-12-12 05:53:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Jurico Elemenohpe
Sabriz Adoudel wrote:
Jurico Elemenohpe wrote:
I liked this.
Although.. Miner corps have tax? I understand buy back programs, but the ratting profit is negligible in highsec belts.



I assume it's a 'tax' different to the one imposed by the corp interface. Like "Pay 30m ISK per week as an Orca fee".
ah, thanks for explaining that. I've never encountered something like that, and it seems kind of ****** to do, unless you're not running a buy back program or something.
Omar Alharazaad
New Eden Tech Support
#17 - 2014-12-12 06:28:30 UTC
La Rynx wrote:
This might come from guantanamo.
Pure torture!

Like Britney Spears!
Ugh

I was gonna write something about being disrespectful and rude to someone who has obviously put great effort into giving this to the community, but I think that yes...

Bah! Strawberry!

pretty much covers it.
Hope you get a sense of humor for the holidays.

Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.

La Rynx
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#18 - 2014-12-12 07:15:24 UTC
Omar Alharazaad wrote:
La Rynx wrote:
This might come from guantanamo.
Pure torture!

Like Britney Spears!
Ugh

I was gonna write something about being disrespectful and rude to someone who has obviously put great effort into giving this to the community, but I think that yes...

Putting that (crap) on mittani and mb.com is more than enough.

Posting it here too makes it --> SPAM!
Bear


Omar Alharazaad wrote:

Bah! Strawberry!

pretty much covers it.
Hope you get a sense of humor for the holidays.


Obviously i do not have the reference.
However i do have some humor, it just might not cope with yours.

As for the audiofile, there was another gif that i found on minerbumping comments:
(found them both there)

Wasted effort, leave this forums alone and leave this stuff at minerbumping

Atomic Virulent : "You can't spell DOUCHE. without CODE."

Buddy Scrap
Doomheim
#19 - 2014-12-12 11:02:53 UTC
Genuinely moving. Stickyplz.
Omar Alharazaad
New Eden Tech Support
#20 - 2014-12-12 13:35:13 UTC
"Obviously i do not have the reference.
However i do have some humor, it just might not cope with yours."

The reason you do not get the reference is that you obviously didn't bother to actually listen to it before crapping all over it.
There is a pretty significant difference between experiencing something and deciding you dislike it based on it's merits or lack thereof and simply declaring something bad because you happen to dislike the source.

Come hell or high water, this sick world will know I was here.

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