Return-path: Received: from listmail.aol.com (listmail.aol.com) by DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU (PMDF V5.0-5 #7763) id <01IIBB8OCPUOHXIRHF@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU> for JAE@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU; Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:52:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from LISTSERV.AOL.COM by listmail.aol.com (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.0a) with SMTP id 28C0D070 ; Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:49:20 -0400 Received: from LISTSERV.AOL.COM by LISTSERV.AOL.COM (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8c) with spool id 11042 for SW-RPG@LISTSERV.AOL.COM; Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:51:46 -0400 Received: from uvmvm.uvm.edu (uvmvm.uvm.edu [132.198.111.8]) by listserv.aol.com (8.8.5/8.8.5/AOL-3.0.0) with SMTP id KAA26761 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:51:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from house.uvm.edu by uvmvm.uvm.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with TCP; Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:51:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from HOUSE/MAILQUEUE by house.uvm.edu (Mercury 1.1); Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:56:29 -0500 Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:56:16 EST5EDT From: Kevin Perrine Subject: [SW-RPG] HoloNews: Sandy Babies Sender: Star Wars Role Playing Game Discussion Group To: SW-RPG@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Reply-to: Kevin Perrine Message-id: <8C19D937218@house.uvm.edu> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail v2.3 (R5). Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal the Galactic - CROSS/SECTOR - ********************************************************************** A HoloNews subsidiary serving the OuterRim Terriories & BEYOND -------------------------------------------------------------- GalacticDate - 10..5 ASW4 InnerRim.. Tatooine ------------------------------------------ Volume II Number 23 MARKETING GENIUS?? -------------------------------------------------------------------- The fast food chain phenominon founded on the planet of Tatooine known as Bantha Burgers has found itself in a bit of a marketing mess. Only four days after the release of a Merry Meal prize called Sandy Babies the galaxy renown chain has announced failure to meet demand. This is excerpt from last evenings news release: "Bantha Burgers regrets that it's initial creation of Sandy Babies was far from meeting demand. Over one billion Sandy Babies were delivered across the galaxy. & within only 96 standard hours, one billion Sandy Babies were rushed from our shelves & into your homes. You can rejoice in knowing that by the end of my remarks the first "batch" of the Sandy Baby- WompRat toy will be leaving production to a store near you... The rest of the line of 6 popular Sandy Baby toys will be completed & delivered within the week. Bantha Burgers thanks you for your patience & patronige. & remember 'Sandy Babies- are coming en Force'." As that press meeting concluded Bantha Burgers lead speaker tossed "Wompy" the WompRat toys into the croud of reporters & I am happy to say I retrieved one for my little girl, Tatta. Who would think that a small cotten bag shaped in the image of Tatooine critters & filled with Tatooine sand would draw such crowds... The galaxy may never know- You heard it first... "...time will tell & so will we... This has been Arriot Fuches reporting for the Cross/Sector..." ______________________________________________________________________ "Banned by the Empire & loving every minute of it!!" ********************************************************************** ______________________________________________________________________ GM Scoop... Campaign Timeline: 7.0 - 10.4 ASW4 (seven to ten yrs after ANH) Campaign InBrief: Rebel/Smugglers based on the DarkStryder Campaign Boxed set in the OuterRims. About the Article: I had heard a similar story on McDonald's "Beanie Babies" so I translated to Tatooine & Bantha Burgers & the article wrote itself. If you have questions or suggestions mail me. -kevin- Modern technology owes ecology an apology.