o.k. Mr. Spock.
--- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote:
From: Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 12:37 PM
Guys this is great! Apparently we have a wealth of military and civilian law
enforcement experience in this group! T
You should chime in more with comments from your unique perspectives. I know
your experiences, knowledge, and viewpoints could enhance discussions on
everything from how the people act on BSG to how teams are deployed in SG-1, to
how often soldiers in real life get away with arguing with their commanders the
way most scifi soldiers do. Those are angles we rarely discuss.
Keep up the great input! I find it fascinating!
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Arterberry" <brotherfromhoward@ yahoo.com>
To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:10:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here
I've been deployed to several theaters and trust me.war and an alien mothership
first contact situation are two different things no matter what service you
were a part of.
--- On Thu, 5/14/09, Augustus Augustus <jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Augustus Augustus <jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here
To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 11:07 AM
Keith,
i have 2 disagree with you on the Will Smith part of ID. being a Marine myself
(he only plays one in the movie), and having been 2 both Iraq and Afghanistan,
u are trained 2 be level headed. never go looking 4 a fight, and never assume
that someone or something that is new is always out 2 kill u. so in that
scene, me and the Marines i saw it with were like, "yeah, he got that part
totally correct." we bitched about how he wore our uniform, but that is a
separate issue.
Fate.
--- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net> wrote:
From: Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here
To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:46 AM
Call everyone I know...turn on the TV and radio to get news updates from both
at once... take my laptop outside so I could watch the ship while surfing the
Net for more news...check my emergency kit and plans (flashlight, batteries,
snacks, bottled water, gas in car, tire pressure, map, escape route, clothes,
etc.) in case things go bad, and we lose power as the invasion starts and I
need to make a getaway to the mountains... get my Bible, pray to God all will
be okay, and start pondering the impact on religious thought and culture as
other beings with souls are finally discovered.. .
Incidentally, good question. One of my pet peeves with the movie "Independence
Day"--which is not a fav of mine, actually--is Will Smith's reaction when the
aliens appeared. While his girlfriend and everyone in his neighborhood was
outside gawking at the ships, Smith is shown calmly shaving, as if nothing's
all that amiss. I remember him telling Vivica Fox something like "They didn't
come billions of light years just to kill us". I remember thinking it was such
a phoney and obvious scene, in order to show just how cool this soon-to-be hero
was. The unflappable military stud not even phased by one of the greatest
events in human history. But it range false to me...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@ gmail.com>
To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:18:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here
Early Sunday morning the sun is shining, birds chirping. You get out of bed,
open the curtains and look out the window. Out over the horizon is a large
floating ship about 2/3rds the size of the horizon. They are here. It finally
happened. What would you do?
