Maybe it was a joke. I looked around for more info but couldn't find anything.
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > don't know about that. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 9:31:45 PM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Remote controlled Daleks > > > > Wasn't Robbie the first robot to get nominated for an award? > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Keith Johnson > <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> >> Yeah, so would Robby the Robot of "Forbidden Planet" fame. He was all over >> the place back in the day, including an ep of Twilight Zone, and as an evil >> robot on "Lost in Space". >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:06:13 PM >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Remote controlled Daleks >> >> >> >> The robot from Lost in Space would be cool. I saw a miniature of that one >> for $200 at Tower Records a few years ago. It moved and lit up. Very cool. >> >> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> God, I have *got* to have the ducats by Christmas to get one of these bad >>> boys! They have officially supplanted my long time dream of getting a remote >>> controlled copy of the Robot from "Lost in Space"! >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> >>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >>> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 5:20:56 PM >>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Remote controlled Daleks >>> >>> >>> >>> Hehe... You could also use it as an alarm system. Can you imagine the >>> look on someone's face when one of these rolled at them yelling >>> "Exterminate! Exterminate!" >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 3:26 AM, Martin Baxter >>> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I could live with one of those, Mr Worf. Park it in the foyer of my next >>>> residence, to spook any unwelcome visitors. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:10 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Remote controlled Daleks >>>>> by Paz >>>>> * >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> [image: Remote controlled Daleks] >>>>> >>>>> It’s hard to imagine that the Daleks have been around since 1963! Now, >>>>> to capture some of the interest in the new Dr Who episodes, these >>>>> super-looking remote-controlled models have been released. >>>>> >>>>> For those of you who don’t know, the Daleks are a race of mutants who >>>>> live in these robotic shells. The shells themselves feature formidable >>>>> weaponry, but despite the Daleks’ ruthlessly-determined efforts, they were >>>>> never able to outsmart the Doctor – mainly because they famously couldn’t >>>>> climb stairs. >>>>> >>>>> I never missed an episode of Dr Who, and I would have sold my soul for >>>>> one of these things as a boy, but after the bitter rivalries between the >>>>> Daleks’ creator, Terry Nation and the BBC, the commercial merchandise was >>>>> withdrawn. It looks like Terry Nation’s passing and the popular success of >>>>> the new series has spurred sort of deal to be made. >>>>> >>>>> These Daleks stand 8 inches tall and can be moved by rotating left and >>>>> right, as well as forwards. The head twists, just like the “real” cyborg, >>>>> and you can play a random, digitised sound from a list of 9 different >>>>> phrases, and of course the beloved “You will be exterminated!” is >>>>> included. >>>>> The Daleks cost $55 and come in three different colour schemes, but it’s >>>>> pot >>>>> luck on the colour choice, though I’ve no idea why! >>>>> >>>>> In any case, I’m ordering a Dalek (for my son), but it’s going back >>>>> it’s not a red and black one! >>>>> >>>>> The remote-controlled Dalek from Think >>>>> Geek<http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/og.php?url=http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/rc/84dc/> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody >>>> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >>>> >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > >
