05-10-2021, 03:39 AM
No, not me. I'm still quite well, thanks. But in 1987/88 when I first started playing Alamaze, I was coming off of a jag as a young volunteer for the presidential campaign of Pierre S 'Pete' DuPont IV, who was seeking the GOP nomination at the time. I was quite disappointed when he didn't win and the nomination went to the uninspiring (to me, anyway) George H.W. Bush so in my first game of Alamaze, I took advantage of the 'name your king' feature to name my king 'DuPont'. Hey, since he couldn't be president, he could at least be a king in Alamaze! Then when still playing that first game, I submitted an article to the Oracle and signed it as 'King DuPont'. Incidentally, I won that first game (as the Westmen) and never re-used the name DuPont as I didn't want to soil the perfect record. But when I signed up here, I chose that as my unsername out of respect to Governor DuPont.
Anyway, Pete DuPont died today at age 86 in his home in Delaware. I can't help feel a little sad and think about what a great president he would have made. I wonder what he would have thought to know that he'd inspired a young person so much that he kept his name alive, battling in Alamaze decades later?
Anyway, Pete DuPont died today at age 86 in his home in Delaware. I can't help feel a little sad and think about what a great president he would have made. I wonder what he would have thought to know that he'd inspired a young person so much that he kept his name alive, battling in Alamaze decades later?
