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Offline mietla

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An idea for a new kind of a sim
« on: June 25, 2002, 04:19:38 PM »
A "virtual accountant". Experience the thrill of totalling a long column of numbers.

What do you guys think?

Offline Udie

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« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2002, 04:20:55 PM »
are they going to model a paper shreder? :D

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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2002, 04:23:50 PM »
Well... there's already Sim-Sail, in the top 10 boring, but go ahead... code it :D
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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2002, 04:24:22 PM »
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are they going to model a paper shreder? :D


Yeah, but I guarantee they will screw it up.

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« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2002, 04:48:32 PM »
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A "virtual accountant". Experience the thrill of totalling a long column of numbers.

What do you guys think?


ummm........Microsoft beat you to it man

It's called Excel;)

As for the shredding jibes...I think Arthur Andersen did us accountants a favour.  Now we have almost as much "mystique" as lawyers.:D It's like we are now almost "dangerous"!
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« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2002, 04:56:13 PM »
I'm sure the contention that the German made staplers are under-modeled ("PROOF! The Krutz Mk-IIb Heftmaschine can go through 10 sheets!!!!!") will quickly pop up in the game forums. ;)

Offline Makofan

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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2002, 10:12:43 PM »
Kurt Tank invented accounting

Offline Hangtime

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« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2002, 11:18:33 PM »
No, he invented the turbo-shredder line of sex toys, much sought after by accountants everywhere. (as long as somebody else pays for it)
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« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2002, 11:37:30 PM »
The good thing about such a game is that it could be played on a 20 yr old calculator.

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« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2002, 01:40:58 AM »
Perk the paper shredder!! :mad: