OT Things to ponder

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

I'm afraid to ask - what meds would a Gorn take? Are they natural meds? Approved by the Gorn FDA? What's the Gorn equivalent of LSD?

Gorn meds are smuggled onto this planet in the form of those colored things in Lucky Charms cereal. Our agents come in wearin' the green and no one asks any questions. Those colored things have no effect on humans but are necessary for many of our bodily functions. The pink hearts improve our defensive characteristics, making us hard to find. The yellow moons keep us from making hopeless assaults on enemies, large or small. The orange stars designate which part of Ireland we are from. The green clovers keep us from vomiting up the others. Since the early days, a few new meds have been added, but I'm not sure what they do. I think the blue things are supposed to make us hard until something (not our tails) falls off.

[btd64]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

ORIGINAL: Zorch

I'm afraid to ask - what meds would a Gorn take? Are they natural meds? Approved by the Gorn FDA? What's the Gorn equivalent of LSD?

Gorn meds are smuggled onto this planet in the form of those colored things in Lucky Charms cereal. Our agents come in wearin' the green and no one asks any questions. Those colored things have no effect on humans but are necessary for many of our bodily functions. The pink hearts improve our defensive characteristics, making us hard to find. The yellow moons keep us from making hopeless assaults on enemies, large or small. The orange stars designate which part of Ireland we are from. The green clovers keep us from vomiting up the others. Since the early days, a few new meds have been added, but I'm not sure what they do. I think the blue things are supposed to make us hard until something (not our tails) falls off.

So Leprechaun's are from the Gorn home world.[:'(]

[geofflambert]

Actually, they are gorns in disguise. The next time you see one throw him a piece of well rotted chicken liver and see how he snaps it up with relish.

[geofflambert]

Don't ask them to pick up the check, our arms are too short.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

ORIGINAL: Zorch

I'm afraid to ask - what meds would a Gorn take? Are they natural meds? Approved by the Gorn FDA? What's the Gorn equivalent of LSD?

Gorn meds are smuggled onto this planet in the form of those colored things in Lucky Charms cereal. Our agents come in wearin' the green and no one asks any questions. Those colored things have no effect on humans but are necessary for many of our bodily functions. The pink hearts improve our defensive characteristics, making us hard to find. The yellow moons keep us from making hopeless assaults on enemies, large or small. The orange stars designate which part of Ireland we are from. The green clovers keep us from vomiting up the others. Since the early days, a few new meds have been added, but I'm not sure what they do. I think the blue things are supposed to make us hard until something (not our tails) falls off.

Oh, I see. Nothing to do with M&Ms or flavors of Howard Johnson ice cream.

[geofflambert]

Entirely correct. But on the subject of Ho-Jo's clam rolls, I inhaled so many of those that almost the entire chain was consumed. I ... Need ... Ho-Jo ... Clam ... Rolls!

[geofflambert]

Thirty years ago there was a Howard Johnson's on Lindbergh just a hop skip and a jump North of Watson Rd., otherwise known to many as Route 66, and I would haunt that place once a week or every other week and strip their larders of clams. I wish somebody would bring that chain back.

[geofflambert]

On occasion, somebody will ask what music you listen to when playing. That frequently devolves into talking about great soundtracks for movies. The usual mentions are such greats as Bernard Hermann, John Williams and Ennio Morricone. I'd like to mention someone who contributed to a really, really fine film, one that stands out. The cast was stellar. The director somehow wrung out of Dennis Quaid, an actor I consider to be mediocre compared to his brother Randy, an amazing performance. Really. I haven't read it, but I'm sure the book the movie is based on, written by Tom Wolfe, is a real peach too. Bill Conti. The Right Stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCblQ_fnPpc

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

I'm afraid to ask - what meds would a Gorn take? Are they natural meds? Approved by the Gorn FDA? What's the Gorn equivalent of LSD?

Reminds me of a Larry Niven story about a shape changing alien species that had a few members hiding on Earth. The protagonist met up with an alien bounty hunter who was trying to find a member of his species who was on the lam on Earth. The bounty hunter said the only thing that could harm them was an organic liquid poison. It turned out as the story went on that the poison was ethanol. It was very deadly to the aliens, even a small amount would kill them, but of course moderate amounts was no big deal to humans.

Bill

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: Zorch

I'm afraid to ask - what meds would a Gorn take? Are they natural meds? Approved by the Gorn FDA? What's the Gorn equivalent of LSD?

Reminds me of a Larry Niven story about a shape changing alien species that had a few members hiding on Earth. The protagonist met up with an alien bounty hunter who was trying to find a member of his species who was on the lam on Earth. The bounty hunter said the only thing that could harm them was an organic liquid poison. It turned out as the story went on that the poison was ethanol. It was very deadly to the aliens, even a small amount would kill them, but of course moderate amounts was no big deal to humans.

Bill

I can see it now...in big bright lights...coming to a theater near you...Predator vs. Gorn!

[geofflambert]

Has anyone any experience with this Hornfischer guy?

[Lecivius]

Neptune's Inferno and Last Stand Of The Tin Can Sailors were good reads, IMHO

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Has anyone any experience with this Hornfischer guy?

Last stand of the Tin Can sailors was an entertaining read. I've heard mixed reviews on Neptune's Inferno however.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

Has anyone any experience with this Hornfischer guy?

warspite1

Only read Neptune's Inferno of his - which was pretty awful imo. Gave up after about 3-4 chapters as unreadable.

If you want to read about that period then Frank's Guadalcanal is the book to buy.

As for the period of time that is covered by the book you mention above, then Fast Carriers takes some beating (albeit there is, as the name suggests, a focus on the carrier aspects whereas this book may be more broad based).

[MakeeLearn]

Well written and researched. Gives one a sense of actually being in the action.

[MakeeLearn]

Interactively entertaining. Really pulls you in.

Edit: sorry a bit too crass for this forum.

[wdolson]

I read Ship of Ghosts about the Houston a year or two back and I finished Neptune's Inferno a couple of days ago. IMO, both were good reads. He focuses a lot on the personalities and eye witness accounts of survivors, some major figures and others minor.

I just found out about the Fleet at Flood Tide book the other day and was planning on getting it.

Bill

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

Well written and researched. Gives one a sense of actually being in the action.

warspite1

Horten Hears a Who? Is a very good film.

I think the diplomatic process is beginning to break down

No idea where that line came from, or why he uses the voice he does - but exceptionally funny [:)]

[MakeeLearn]

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

Interactively entertaining. Really pulls you in.

Edit: sorry a bit too crass for this forum.



A crass novel written to expose the underbelly of life. In need of the touch of a Dickens' novel.

A crass novel written to expose the underbelly of life. In need of the touch of a Dickens' novel.

[geofflambert]

Help. Pictured here are (I believe) chemkid's extended map sections labelled WPEH that I currently have in effect. The WPEN are stock maps that are not in use, I'm not sure if they're extended or not. Anyways I think I have to rename the WPEH sections so they are not used by the game but I want to replace them with chemkid's non-extended maps. Anyone know where his site is so I can download them? I need them to play AW1Steve, stock scenario #1.