Re: Life Eaters unavailable?

2003-12-17 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 11:40 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: You guys *ought* to have ordered it through your FLCS anyway, instead of through some nice shiny store where you can get coffee and danishes. :) Is it OK to get coffee and danishes at the coffee shop next to the comic

Re: an irksome Amazon comment

2003-12-17 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/16/2003 9:02:44 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Kiki's is an awesome, awesome movie. :-) Jon I'm still VCR and that's what I picked up at Walmart right after seeing ROTK. Got three shopping carts full of bubble bags and white sheet foam

Re: Michael Crichton is Evil and Must be Destroyed (was: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed)

2003-12-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:54 PM 12/16/03, Michael Harney wrote: P.P.S. Never insult me or what I believe unless you are ready to face a challenge. It was not meant as an insult to you or what you believe. I feel rather strongly about this subject, too, but I don't want to unnecessarily upset anyone or risk

Re: Silliness

2003-12-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:39 PM 12/16/03, Julia Thompson wrote: Knock, knock. Come on, Julia. Did you honestly expect anyone here to simply answer Who's there?? -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

SCOUTED: Israel planned to kill Saddam in 1992

2003-12-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Israel planned to kill Saddam in 1992 Operation called off after deadly training accident JERUSALEM (CNN) --Israel planned to assassinate Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 1992 but called off the operation when five soldiers were killed during training, Israeli officials said Tuesday. Commandos

SCOUTED/Fwd: Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
The letters form an acronym of a Christmas song. Name the song, win my gratitude grin. Some are easy, others aren't. 1. TCS (CROAOF) 2. HYMLC 3. IBHFC 4. FFAJP 5. AIWFCIMTFT 6. ISMKSC 7. SN 8. OHN 9. FTS 10. AF (OCAYF) 11. IDOWC 12. TTDOC 13. HCSC 14. WW 15. SB 16. JB 17. OLTOB 18. WTK 19. TLDB

RE: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:40 AM 12/14/03, Travis Edmunds wrote: From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:34:58 -0600 I (and others) would argue that,

Re: an irksome Amazon comment

2003-12-17 Thread Damon Agretto
Horror of horrors, I'm thinking first about getting a second Studio Ghibli tape. Which one? Damon. = Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now

Re: Silliness

2003-12-17 Thread Julia Thompson
Jim Sharkey wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Knock, knock. *sigh* Who's there? Kosh. Kosh who? Sneezing is a three-edged sword. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:28:42 -0600 At 10:40 AM 12/16/03, Travis Edmunds wrote: Also, the planet killer seems to be

Re: Silliness

2003-12-17 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:39 PM 12/16/03, Julia Thompson wrote: Knock, knock. Come on, Julia. Did you honestly expect anyone here to simply answer Who's there?? Eventually. :) And Jim did not disappoint. Julia p.s. thanks for the compliments, guys...

Re: Life Eaters unavailable?

2003-12-17 Thread Julia Thompson
Kevin Tarr wrote: At 11:40 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: You guys *ought* to have ordered it through your FLCS anyway, instead of through some nice shiny store where you can get coffee and danishes. :) Is it OK to get coffee and danishes at

Re: Michael Crichton is Evil and Must be Destroyed (was: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed)

2003-12-17 Thread Michael Harney
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 09:54 PM 12/16/03, Michael Harney wrote: P.P.S. Never insult me or what I believe unless you are ready to face a challenge. It was not meant as an insult to you or what you believe. I feel rather strongly about this subject, too, but I

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:01:44 -0700 I still think Scarans are superior. They may be a bit slow, but they are stronger

RE: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:59:28 -0600 Of course, since I grew up during the Sixties, the Silver Age comics and TOS

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Michael Harney
From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip Forget the neutronium hull. What I want is some of the stuff they used to brace the interior so the neutronium hull wouldn't collapse into a solid sphere under its own weight and self-gravity. Now

Re: Michael Crichton is Evil and Must be Destroyed (was: Scouted:Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed)

2003-12-17 Thread Julia Thompson
Michael Harney wrote: Well, for me, it's not so much an issue of physical health. I'm in the better physical health now than I have ever been in my life. It's more about mental health. I've just had a lot of concerns on my mind recently, concerns that I have little/no control over, and it

Re: an irksome Silliness Amazon comment

2003-12-17 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/17/2003 8:37:31 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: a second Studio Ghibli tape. Which one? Damon. Kiki, he says bleary eyed, after only having slept from 7 to 10 AM. Sneezing is a three-edged sword.

Re: SCOUTED/Fwd: Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: The letters form an acronym of a Christmas song. Name the song, win my gratitude grin. Some are easy, others aren't. I've gotten 11 of them so far and am trying to resist the temptation to go over to the CD cases for the Christmas CDs I have loaded into the CD

Re: Michael Crichton is Evil and Must be Destroyed (was: Scouted:Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed)

2003-12-17 Thread Michael Harney
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michael Harney wrote: Well, for me, it's not so much an issue of physical health. I'm in the better physical health now than I have ever been in my life. It's more about mental health. I've just had a lot of concerns on my mind recently,

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Travis Edmunds
I'm pretty sure that's a highly improbable scenario. Isn't gravity based on size and not weight? If so, then I should also point out that the planet killer isn't THAT big. So the neutronium may be dense enough to create a few engineering problems, but the gravitational pull would

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Travis Edmunds wrote: Lets take a look at starships. I'll just throw a couple into the mix to start things off. -A Borg cube (standard) vs -A Goauld mothership (Stargate) - The enhanced Streaker at the end of Heaven's Reach!!! Alberto Monteiro

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 9:52 AM Subject: RE: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:48 AM Subject: Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip

Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Travis Edmunds
1. TCS (CROAOF) - Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire 2. HYMLC - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 3. IBHFC - I'll Be Home For Christmas 4. FFAJP - Far Far Away on Judea's Plains 5. AIWFCIMTFT - All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth 6. ISMKSC - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 7. SN -

Re: Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Damon Agretto
11. IDOWC - I'm dreaming of a White CHristmas Damon. = Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building:

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Michael Harney
From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:48 AM Subject: Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. snip Nope, mass causes gravity, size doesn't.

Re: Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Michael Harney
19. TLDB - The Little Drummer Boy Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 3:40 PM Subject: Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. 300 Billion Kilograms per cubic centimeter? We aren't talking about a black hole are we?

Re: Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Michael Harney
From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. TCS (CROAOF) - Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire TCS stands for The Christmas Song. Generic, huh? 10. AF (OCAYF) - Oh Come All Ye Faithful In case anyone was wondering AF is Adeste Fideles. I knew what the AF stood for, but couldn't think of Oh

Re: Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 05:11 PM 12/17/2003, you wrote: From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. TCS (CROAOF) - Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire TCS stands for The Christmas Song. Generic, huh? 10. AF (OCAYF) - Oh Come All Ye Faithful In case anyone was wondering AF is Adeste Fideles. I knew what the AF

Re: Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Seasonal Puzzle Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:11:05 -0700 From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. TCS (CROAOF) - Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire

Re: Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Michael Harney
From: Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 05:11 PM 12/17/2003, you wrote: From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. TCS (CROAOF) - Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire TCS stands for The Christmas Song. Generic, huh? 10. AF (OCAYF) - Oh Come All Ye Faithful In case anyone was

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 4:10 PM Subject: Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun. Its actually the neutron degeneracy that keeps things from getting denser. Higher densities are

ROTK: my mini review

2003-12-17 Thread Bryon Daly
I just got back from seeing Return of the King (played hookey from work!), and seeing no one's commented on it yet, I thought I'd post some of my thoughts. I'll try to keep spoilers segregated to a separate section at the bottom for those who are concerned about that. Capsule summary:

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Robert Seeberger
LOL Never mind..I'm brain dead tonight. G Without protonsthere is nothing to attract electrons. xponent Proton Bait Maru rob - Original Message - From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 6:20 PM

Weekly Chat Reminder

2003-12-17 Thread Steve Sloan II
This is just a quick reminder that the Wednesday Brin-L chat is scheduled for 3 PM Eastern/2 PM Central time in the US, or 7 PM Greenwich time, so it started about five-and-a-half hours ago. There will probably be somebody there to talk to for at least eight hours after the start time. See my

Re: SCOUTED/Fwd: Seasonal Puzzle

2003-12-17 Thread Steve Sloan II
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: The letters form an acronym of a Christmas song. Name the song, win my gratitude grin. Some are easy, others aren't. Here are the answers my sister and I were able to come up with this morning: 1. TCS (CROAOF) The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

RE: Saddam not captured, but liberated?

2003-12-17 Thread Bryon Daly
From: Miller, Jeffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryon Daly side note: $1 million was stolen from that area just a few weeks after I left the job! They never caught anyone for it, even though access to the area was restricted to at most about a dozen people, and

Re: ROTK: my mini review

2003-12-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Bryon Daly wrote: - Another nagging gripe is that while characters discuss the growing darkness, it never really gets that dark, and the darkness (or lack thereof) doesn't really have much effect upon the orcs. The purpose of the darkness was _preventing_ the orcs to fight under the Sun, that

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Robert Seeberger wrote: Say..wouldn't a neutron star pretty much be like a gigantic atom? (Minus protons of course) With an electron shell? A neutron star _is_ a gigantic atom, with a core of neutrons that don't collapse more because they must obey the same exclusion principle that

Re: Michael Crichton is Evil and Must be Destroyed (was: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed)

2003-12-17 Thread Doug Pensinger
Michael wrote: No worries, you didn't write it, you just posted it. Nor did you say where you stand on the topic. It was the people on-list agreeing with it that irked me more than the post itself. Since I'm the only one that said he agreed with anything Crichton wrote, let me modify my

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread David Hobby
Travis Edmunds wrote: How about a Berserker? (Mr. Blankenship should know what that is) If you think Tinman and a Leviathan gunship are too outlandish, how about the Scimitar from Star Trek: Nemesis? It took two Romulan Warbirds and the Enterprise E just to cripple the ship (and the

Re: ROTK: my mini review

2003-12-17 Thread Julia Thompson
Bryon Daly wrote: - Some of Sam's adventure rescuing Frodo is cut out. From the way it is edited, I'm guessing a lot of it was filmed but cut for time. Sam's role as Frodo's protector is highlighted, and very touching at times. I was very gratified to see it wasn't minimized at all. Very

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:48 AM 12/17/03, Michael Harney wrote: From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip Forget the neutronium hull. What I want is some of the stuff they used to brace the interior so the neutronium hull wouldn't collapse into a solid sphere under

Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.

2003-12-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:59 PM 12/17/03, David Hobby wrote: Travis Edmunds wrote: How about a Berserker? (Mr. Blankenship should know what that is) Are you saying that it takes one to know one? -- Ronn! :) who seldom hears Mr. Blankenship except from students or from people who are trying to sell him