Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:49 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:36 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth meant nothing to me, and

Re: Brin. Cyrano de Bergerac's Thrust home. (Hoo-ha!) ::rimshot::

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:35 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could use some help from fencers--and from anatomists. All Hoon are double-jointed as well as having that extra arm and leg segment. The toehook means they can lunge and stand off balance BTW, what is the [natural] function of the

Re: Hello

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:29 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, T. Wavis wrote: Figured I'd start afresh. And a second line, just for the halibut. Greetings, Mr. Odatta. Are you visiting all the SF lists I am on this spring? --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words

Re: Brin. Cyrano de Bergerac's Thrust home. (Hoo-ha!) ::rimshot::

2006-05-31 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 5/30/2006 11:42:13 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BTW, what is the [natural] function of the toehook? Brin never said. But as their patrons found the Hoon in alpine valleys (Contacting Aliens) I figured it was to easily walk across frozen

Re: Hello

2006-05-31 Thread T. Wavis
--- David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You do sound a bit like Elmer Fudd, though. Which oddly enough was my nickname of sorts when I was a toddler with very little hair. -Me __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Julia Thompson
David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: ... Julia-- Sure, 3 feet (90 cm) I believe. But how much does it weigh? If I just had a normal 3 foot sword, I'd be faster, and speed does matter... ---David Considering wearing a metal gauntlet, so I can grab one (sharp) end, and

Re: Brain fart

2006-05-31 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:49 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 5:52 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The really funny one was someone wandering around before noon one day with

Re: Brain fart

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:21 AM Wednesday 5/31/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:49 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 5:52 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The really funny

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:04 PM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The thing is big and clumsy, but doesn't even have any reach to make up

RE: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Horn, John
On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a sword, batleth or a poleaxe to a gunfight! - jmh Bang Bang Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:48 AM Wednesday 5/31/2006, Horn, John wrote: On Behalf Of Damon Agretto You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Never bring a sword, batleth or a poleaxe to a gunfight! Don't bring an old battleax to a drive-in movie, either . . . --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:49 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:36 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth

Re: Brain fart

2006-05-31 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:21 AM Wednesday 5/31/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:49 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 5:52 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:04 PM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The thing is big and clumsy, but doesn't even

Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths

2006-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:45 AM Wednesday 5/31/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:04 PM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me

Weekly Chat Reminder

2006-05-31 Thread William T Goodall
As Steve said, The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of

[Medicine] 'Frontline' program on HIV/AIDS

2006-05-31 Thread Deborah Harrell
I happened across the first part of this program last night; it was extremely well-done and presented some information I wasn't aware of (frex that AZT was in the public domain, as it had originally been discovered in the 1950's as an anti-cancer candidate, but was handed over to a pharma for

RE: Raise the Cloak!

2006-05-31 Thread Deborah Harrell
Andrew Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Deborah Harrell Nick Lidser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No such cloak exists yet... snippage Ah, but a fur coat does!...the hair of unicorns... bends EM energy around them, thus rendering them invisible to us when standing stillFelines,