Re: [scifinoir2] Spiders Create Giant Web in Texas State Park

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
The sound of mosquitoes in their death throes is always a thing of beauty! Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought the screech of millions of mosquitoes was really adorable Astromancer wrote: Aw come on, they're really cute in that 'makes me

Re: [scifinoir2] Any Jekyll Fans in The House

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
Pox on Comcast!!! Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would be watching fervently, were it not that those Evil Comcastic Bastiches have yet to make it by my house to tell me why my cable's not working. Martin (growling loudly enough to be heard in Detroit) Tracey de Morsella (formerly

Re: [scifinoir2] Spiders Create Giant Web in Texas State Park

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
was really adorable Astromancer wrote: Aw come on, they're really cute in that 'makes me want to jump out of my skin' kind of way... Martin truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com wrote: I was thinking more along the lines of military-issue flame-throwers

Re: [scifinoir2] Movie about Black Lady Who Says She Wrote The Matrix

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
Not again... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: She'll be back by Ted McDonough A Salt Lake City woman believes big corporations have stolen her multimillion-dollar idea. She sues, representing herself in court. Then, out of nowhere, a top New York City

Re: [scifinoir2] Zoe Saldana Trek's Uhura?

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
I have to admitI'm curious Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is Saldana Trek's Uhura? TrekMovie.com reported a Star Trek casting rumor that 29-year-old actress Zoë Saldana has been offered the part of Uhura, the Enterprise communications officer

Re: [scifinoir2] New Dune Movie

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
I liked the casting and costumes onf the David Lynch's version, but I like the storyline of Sci-Fi Channel's version (well, at least better than Lynch's) If we could combine the best of each and find a better screenwriter, you'd have one hell of a movie! Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L.

Re: [scifinoir2] Ex-astronaut planning insanity defense

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
So I'd best not mention the torching of the government building's parking lot... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here we go again... My favorite legal excuse. Sorry, but I checked out of my skull for a few minutes there. You can't blame me for butchering those forty-four people. Sure.

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Russians still gaga over bare-chested Putin

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
It must be a Russian thing...or the press had guns to their heads... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Geez, all this fuss over pasty-faced fishbelly white Putin standing in the water shirtless?? I saw the photo on the news a few days ago, and immediately dismissed it Frankly, I've seen men in their

Re: [scifinoir2] Spiders Create Giant Web in Texas State Park

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
(shaking head) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, just a weapon that banishes the damn things far, far away... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're not looking for a 'Master Your Fear' speech, are you? Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't own any other form of insect

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Anyone See Masters of Science Fiction?

2007-09-02 Thread Astromancer
Sure guy...(YOU ARE SO BUSTED!!!) Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know! And to make it worse, I sent the reply first, THEN looked at who sent the original, expecting to see Keith or Astro...A little chagrin when I saw MAIDMARIAN The Poet! YIKES! I figured you would know I was

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek: TNG Trivia

2007-08-19 Thread Astromancer
He was beyond his 50's when the series started I believe... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are we talking Sidney playing the chief engineer in what? His 50s? Seems to me at that age, it'd make more sense for *him* to be Captain--or better yet, Admiral. -- Original message

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Carla Gugino Is Watchmen's Spectre

2007-08-19 Thread Astromancer
And??? Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Freak! You're picturing her NAKED! I see you out of the corner of my eye! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation

Re: [scifinoir2] Abrams Sees Cruise as Pike For Trek XI?

2007-08-08 Thread Astromancer
(gargling salt water to relieve sore tongue) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (heaving hge sigh of relief) Thank you, Daryle. I could feel the seizures creeping in around the edges... Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom Cruise in a Paramount movie? And a Star Trek one, at

Re: [scifinoir2] Abrams Sees Cruise as Pike For Trek XI?

2007-08-08 Thread Astromancer
i JUST BIT MY TONGUE...and pushed the CAPS button... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: NOO Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: August 6,

Re: [scifinoir2] Johnny Quest to Be A Live Action Movie

2007-08-08 Thread Astromancer
Now this one I can't WAIT to see...(praying that they don't screw it up) If they treat it like the original show, i.e., making a cartoon adventure come off like a live action show...that was the charm of it! All they have to do is switch it around, especially since the tech has (well, almost)

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Trek Character Breakdowns

2007-08-08 Thread Astromancer
To find someone who can mimic Kirk's almost epilieptic speech pattern without it sounding like a joke would a heck of a nice touch... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Star Trek Breakdowns How old will Kirk and the crew be in the new film? by Stax August

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Finally saw Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007-08-08 Thread Astromancer
Kenya...Unstable molecules...Woof!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I ain't feeling it--literally and figuratively. Now, put some Kenya Moore in a suit of unstable molecules and we'll talk! -- Original message -- From: ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To which I respond

Re: [scifinoir2] Door Closed On 'Dresden Files'

2007-08-08 Thread Astromancer
outfit, but come on: rubdowns in the 22nd Century?? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Sorry guys, I'm ashamed to say those are some of my favorite parts...Okay, okay, I have a weakness for gratuitous TA... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd laugh, but then I think

Re: [scifinoir2] Little Mosque on the Prairie

2007-08-07 Thread Astromancer
This is not a joke? It's actually a show? Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh no, it's quite the great little show. Very funny. If you can, check it out. Brent Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I cannot begin to say how deeply this disturbs me. g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [scifinoir2] Door Closed On 'Dresden Files'

2007-08-04 Thread Astromancer
This is news?? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: NBC has officially ruined the SciFi channel. They never want to take risk. They promote lousy shows. What a shame. ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-31 Thread Astromancer
I'm just glad they mentioned Marvin...I'm not getting you down, am I? Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2133609.ece Let’s just saying you know more than you think, but we’re not going to

Re: [scifinoir2] The 50 best movie robots

2007-07-31 Thread Astromancer
It could be that the article is by someone trying to pay his bills? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lots of good stuff on the list, but I have some quibbles: (1) How in the world could they leave the robot from Lost in Space off the list, yet include the robot spiders from the Lost in Space

Re: [scifinoir2] Botulism in Chili Canned in Georgia Sparking Expanded Product Recall

2007-07-29 Thread Astromancer
Hey, Armour/Hormel have ruled the Midwest since WWII...Remember SPAM? Saved England it did... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: !!bleechh!! -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Hormel is the big thing here in Chicago...Sorry, Keith, but I like the stuff! [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [scifinoir2] Botulism in Chili Canned in Georgia Sparking Expanded Product Recall

2007-07-28 Thread Astromancer
Hormel is the big thing here in Chicago...Sorry, Keith, but I like the stuff! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if Castleberry's Chili is sold in most of your areas, or if it's mostly here in Georgia and in the Midwest. But to be safe, in case you ever eat canned chili, or chili

Re: [scifinoir2] Aliens In America: what the...what IS this?

2007-07-28 Thread Astromancer
(Flopping about in my chair in the throes of a seizure) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I quote you three words, and I beg Astro to look away NOW. Homeboys From Outer Space... Daryle [Saturdays Comics] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, when I heard that there were sci-fi themed shows

Re: [scifinoir2] Re:More Vampire Movies

2007-07-28 Thread Astromancer
If studio execs look in on this site, one of them is sitting in his chair going Hmm... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Ix-nay* on the *ideas-ay*... Said Kakese Dibinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: groan. Next Sci-Fi channel will produce a show called BLOODCRACK, which will be about a

RE: [scifinoir2] Underdog - WTF??

2007-07-27 Thread Astromancer
Oh yeah...they were funny to me as a kid and hilarious to me as an adult...(In the Thunderbolt Grease Slapper he is on your tail, He won't quit...) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh and Super Chicken, George of the Junge, and Tom Slick. How could I forget those?! -- Original

Re: [scifinoir2] Depp Bites Into Dark Shadows

2007-07-27 Thread Astromancer
Actually, from what I gather from it's fans, is what makes it so good is that it's so BAD! the shoddy production, the subpar but entertainning scipts, and the overall campiness of the show is what makes the show popular...Plus, it's it the first and only soap opera of its kind! I personally did

RE: [scifinoir2] Underdog - WTF??

2007-07-27 Thread Astromancer
Missed the miniseries too...What's Tom Terrific??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: never saw that miniseries. Was it good? The last cartoon-cum-comic that I read was the first few issues of the Battle of the Planets comic (might have been called G-Force or Gotchaman). The comic is

RE: [scifinoir2] Underdog - WTF??

2007-07-27 Thread Astromancer
Actually, it was Mr. Peabody. Sherman was the boy's name...Who was Tom Terrific??? Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL! Sherman, the dog with a boy! And HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAYY! The only mouse with a bass voice! I'm still holding on to Tom Terrific! He was my hero

Re: [scifinoir2] More Interracial Couples on British TV than in America?

2007-07-24 Thread Astromancer
They are subject mto the same media brainwashing that we are, with the exception that they are led to believe they are free thinkers... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again, I see this as because White writers just don't know how to address a Black relationship. (Too stuppid to know

Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Channel Miniseries Tin Man To Premiere in December

2007-07-24 Thread Astromancer
Somehow I just had a flashback of an old SNL skit featuring Ron Howard...'Opie's Back!' [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For some reason I'm really looking forward to this miniseries. I'm just a casual fan of the Wizard of Oz film. I'll watch it with a group of people to laugh at the head trip it

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Anybody catch 2057 by Discovery Channel

2007-07-17 Thread Astromancer
The Sci-Fi Channel has become a clearing house for failed TV shows and B-movie garbage instead of the cutting-edge network it started out as...I missed those days... By the way, how come they don't show some of the 'thoughtful garbage', Like Collossus, The Forbin Project? Martin [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Way OT: Atlanta Man's Elaborate Proposal Big Online Hit

2007-07-16 Thread Astromancer
A statement that may get me in trouble...I think most mature women are practical in their thinking that way. Of course, that applies to men also...sort of...Speaking for myself, I have my impulsive moments... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well, as you read, my wife is much like you. She

Re: [scifinoir2] Isaiah Washington Joins The Bionic Woman

2007-07-16 Thread Astromancer
For now, we can only wait and see...However, I'd love to see the original pilot of The Six Million Dollar Man, the only good broadcast of the show...I have never seen the entire 90 minute movie, but what I saw had me so impressed...I was so let down, even at that young age, at how it became so

Re: [scifinoir2] Eureka Returns Tonight

2007-07-10 Thread Astromancer
I saw it tonight, but only the last 25 minutes...I missed my Sci Fi... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had it chiseled in for a week myself. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eureka returns with a new season tonight on SciFi at 9 PM EST. Ive grown quite fond of this little show, so can't

Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-07-02 Thread Astromancer
Sure did...Let's face it, she stood out...but that's a purely biased opinion...lol [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 7/2/07 1:02:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Cleopatra 2525 was goofy, but a fun show to watch...I can sum it up in two words: Gina Torrez... Yeah I

Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-07-02 Thread Astromancer
Gin-a Tor-r-r-r-rez!!! Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like those two words...say them again. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cleopatra 2525 was goofy, but a fun show to watch...I can sum it up in two words: Gina Torrez... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-07-01 Thread Astromancer
Yo, I aint...hmm, maybe you're on to something... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pal, you're clearly still in Homeboys shock. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They were only repressed...you never lost them...(What am I saying???) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried to watch

Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-07-01 Thread Astromancer
Cleopatra 2525 was goofy, but a fun show to watch...I can sum it up in two words: Gina Torrez... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What were your thoughts of Cleopatra 20 -something or other? Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yeah it was awful. Made

RE: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-07-01 Thread Astromancer
_ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:10 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'? Maurice! How was your journey? Reece Jennings mcjennings124

Re: [scifinoir2] New series Burn Notice

2007-06-30 Thread Astromancer
THAT is inconceivable... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so it's not a modern day Prisoner remake? -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pretty good, if light entertainment is it for you. It skims. At least that's how it felt to me. I did drop off on

Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-06-30 Thread Astromancer
Funny, that's the only reason I watched it...Oops...Sorry, I was possessed for a second... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tracey, regarding Lexx- IMO, subtract the L, add an S...it's why *I* stopped watching. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

RE: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-06-30 Thread Astromancer
uth havink a seezeher! -- Original message -- From: Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homeboys in Outer Space...I just finished having a seizure... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daryle, you can't hear me screaming right now. Keith might not be so fortunate... Daryle [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-06-30 Thread Astromancer
such thoughts... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Funny, that's the only reason I watched it...Oops...Sorry, I was possessed for a second... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tracey, regarding Lexx- IMO, subtract the L, add an S...it's why *I* stopped watching. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L

Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-06-30 Thread Astromancer
/ __ Pal, just remember- the presumably hot chick was half-alien slug-bug creature. Thinking about that somehow manages to dull such thoughts... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Funny, that's the only reason I watched it...Oops...Sorry, I was possessed for a second... Martin [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] SciFi Cancelling 'Dresden Files'?

2007-06-29 Thread Astromancer
Homeboys in Outer Space...I just finished having a seizure... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daryle, you can't hear me screaming right now. Keith might not be so fortunate... Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and Highlander: the Raven, and let's not forget...Homeboys in Outer Space.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Jolie Playing Pearl angers some Blacks

2007-06-27 Thread Astromancer
of Astromancer, he's got the job...But since he bears no resemblance to me at all, I think I'm safe...I'm very sorry that a white woman playing the role of a fair-skinned black woman (if she calls herself black) rubs you the wrong way, but that is what happened and...have you even seen the movie?? I'm

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Jolie Playing Pearl angers some Blacks

2007-06-27 Thread Astromancer
Okay, you want to play it this way... tetsuwanatom1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what you're saying is because she is white playing a woman who is racially mixed with black, it give the movie racial undertones

RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Jolie Playing Pearl angers some Blacks

2007-06-27 Thread Astromancer
Please...don't get her started again...On my part, I submit to your sense of reasoning... The Village Idiot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes it seems we Black folks just love to get upset for no good reason. Angelina Jolie is an ACTRESS. Acting is all about playing roles, sometimes

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Jolie Playing Pearl angers some Blacks

2007-06-27 Thread Astromancer
Brilliant! Well-said, only it was the other person who said that, not Astro... The Village Idiot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Astromancer said: Saying that there are other things that one could better spend their time worrying about isn't really an answer. We can have more than one issue

Re: FW: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Jolie Playing Pearl angers some Blacks

2007-06-27 Thread Astromancer
Thank you, sir... The Village Idiot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Correction... this is in response to tetsuwanatom1's post and not Astromancer. _ From: The Village Idiot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:23 PM To: 'scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com' Subject: RE

Re: FW: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Jolie Playing Pearl angers some Blacks

2007-06-27 Thread Astromancer
will not accept any kind of hate, even if it is disguised as protecting the the integrity of who we are as a people...Again, this only my opinion...With this, I wash my hands of this strain... Astromancer tetsuwanatom1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Jolie Playing Pearl angers some Blacks

2007-06-27 Thread Astromancer
Whack! Whack! (poor dead horse!) tetsuwanatom1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, The Village Idiot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tetsuwanatom1 said: Anyway, you're arguing against arguing, not against what is at issue. One could ask, what does whining about

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Jolie Playing Pearl angers some Blacks

2007-06-26 Thread Astromancer
, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your opinion...When you can give me a LOGICAL comeback, I'll change my position... Is someone trying to change your opinion? I didn't realize. No one has to make this a race issue, it already is by virtue of what's happening. You're free

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Jolie Playing Pearl angers some Blacks

2007-06-25 Thread Astromancer
Thanks for your opinion...When you can give me a LOGICAL comeback, I'll change my position... tetsuwanatom1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (standing ovation) Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't keep quiet any

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: John From Cincinnati

2007-06-16 Thread Astromancer
They are the story of my life (sigh...) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've gotten over them now. Fire Goddesses...*much* more fun to be around... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ice Goddesses rate about 30 seconds on my charts... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: John From Cincinnati

2007-06-15 Thread Astromancer
I'm so glad you said it... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith- you have to *ask*? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love Point Break as a goofy fun movie. What's the fascination with surfing or Rebecca DeMornay? -- Original message -- From: ravenadal Please note

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: John From Cincinnati

2007-06-15 Thread Astromancer
We know she aint no Kenya, but she is definitely easy on the eyes...(damn! did I say the 'K' word?) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :) I like her okay, doesn't float my boat, though -- Original message -- From: Martin Keith- you have to *ask*? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: John From Cincinnati

2007-06-15 Thread Astromancer
Ice Goddesses rate about 30 seconds on my charts... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must be that dispassionate air she puts out without really trying. Dated a lot of Ice Goddesses in my day, I have. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :) I like her okay, doesn't float my boat, though

Re: [scifinoir2] Ben Sisko: Greatest Captain in Starfleet History

2007-06-10 Thread Astromancer
commanded a starship, but was a commodore. I guess on Earth aircraft carriers would be the closest analogue to a Galaxy-class ship? Are aircraft carriers commanded by captains? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer This is one phrase you'll get used

Re: [scifinoir2] Ben Sisko: Greatest Captain in Starfleet History

2007-06-10 Thread Astromancer
be the closest analogue to a Galaxy-class ship? Are aircraft carriers commanded by captains? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer This is one phrase you'll get used to in the military when you run across such circumstances: They didn't do that because it makes sense

Re: [scifinoir2] Ben Sisko: Greatest Captain in Starfleet History

2007-06-10 Thread Astromancer
mouth as I scream you *voted* for this fiasco invasion! -- Original message -- From: Astromancer I thought the issue was that the military wasn't able to influence US policy... Where on Earth did you get that idea??? For the better part you're right...but Teddy

Re: [scifinoir2] Why Kirk is Better than Picard

2007-06-10 Thread Astromancer
? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer I said no such thing, Keith...Picard was saved from disgrace by a bunch of mines under the enemy's ships...Picard recovered quickly...I'll tell you this: Unlike the movies, under extreme circumstances, the military does not expect everyone to endure

Re: [scifinoir2] Ben Sisko: Greatest Captain in Starfleet History

2007-06-10 Thread Astromancer
-class ship? Are aircraft carriers commanded by captains? -- Original message -- From: Astromancer This is one phrase you'll get used to in the military when you run across such circumstances: They didn't do that because it makes sense...it's the only answer that makes sense

Re: [scifinoir2] Samantha Wildman Lives!

2007-06-09 Thread Astromancer
I certainlt don't remember Samantha Wildman dying... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to startrek.com, she *lives*. I certainly thought she was dead. But then, I don't watch the show nearly often enough to be opening my mouth, do I? Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L.

Re: [scifinoir2] Ben Sisko: Greatest Captain in Starfleet History

2007-06-09 Thread Astromancer
Maybe so in today's military, but you have to think...In a situation where they are the only representative of our species and government, the captains of these starships have to have, to some degree diplomatic skills...There is no comparison to a starship exploring deep space and a navy ship

Re: [scifinoir2] Ben Sisko: Greatest Captain in Starfleet History

2007-06-09 Thread Astromancer
True, sort of...In any case, the modern military has two basic functions when it comes to diplomacy; either a show of force, or, when all else has fail, enforcement... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/9/2007 8:49:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Re: [scifinoir2] Why Kirk is Better than Picard

2007-06-09 Thread Astromancer
. Shatner gets panned as a melodramatic actor, and that may be true to an extent. But check some of those great first season OS shows, and you see some really great acting. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Stewart said he did that episode in support of Amnesty

Re: [scifinoir2] Vancouver patient oozes green blood

2007-06-09 Thread Astromancer
That would explain my ex... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, they're *heere*... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/06/08/health-green-blood.html Vancouver patient oozes green blood Last Updated: Friday, June

Re: [scifinoir2] Ben Sisko: Greatest Captain in Starfleet History

2007-06-09 Thread Astromancer
This is one phrase you'll get used to in the military when you run across such circumstances: They didn't do that because it makes sense...it's the only answer that makes sense to frustrated subordinates...at leas this one...I'll give some theories: A diplomantic corps sounds too much like a

Re: [scifinoir2] Ben Sisko: Greatest Captain in Starfleet History

2007-06-09 Thread Astromancer
I thought the issue was that the military wasn't able to influence US policy... Where on Earth did you get that idea??? For the better part you're right...but Teddy Roosevelt's 'Big Stick' diplomacy rears its subtle overtones in most of the world's political arenas...Directly, the military

Re: [scifinoir2] Why Kirk is Better than Picard

2007-06-09 Thread Astromancer
-- From: Astromancer This is something that totally slipped my mind: You must realize that every one of these captains has there own leadership styles and all were effective...During their tours, they had exemplary careers and their crews would have followed them to the grave...While I see

Re: [scifinoir2] Why Kirk is Better than Picard

2007-06-09 Thread Astromancer
get that one, but I still think Picard's near breaking is still great and realistic. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Because it seems the folk on that board completely missed the point...the man was being torture in ordered to break him down and he almost did

Re: [scifinoir2] Why Kirk is Better than Picard

2007-06-07 Thread Astromancer
Stewart said he did that episode in support of Amnesty International, a group he worked with at the time...just a bit of trivia for you... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, the closest Kirk came was Dagger of the Mind, when that psycho psychiatrist Dr. Adams would strap people in a chair

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:The Invisible Universe Foundation website seeks help!!!]

2007-06-07 Thread Astromancer
Likewise... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: know anything about this outfit via direct experience? Trying to decided if it'd be worthwhile, or if i'd be better off spending my time writing stuff instead of reviewing what others have written -- Original message --

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: [milliways-L] It's a miracle!

2007-06-06 Thread Astromancer
Yes!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, I posted the story a few minutes ago, before reading your post in my inbox -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Possibly some good news for more than a few of you... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: [milliways-L] It's a miracle!

2007-06-06 Thread Astromancer
Good evening (as of this posting), Mr. Wodehouse... Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :-) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Possibly some good news for more than a few of you... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Steam Trek: The Moving Picture

2007-06-06 Thread Astromancer
That was goofy! Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Star Trek Parody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y39gHihP74 Let’s just saying you know more than you think, but we’re not going to help you figure it out. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie

Re: [scifinoir2] Why Kirk is Better than Picard

2007-06-06 Thread Astromancer
Yeah...lol...I remember that... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ben Sisko decked Q. (sigh of contented joy) And spot on with your analysis, Keith. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Agreed. At that time DS9 was simply a clone of TNG, with similarly themed stories that just happened to take

Re: [scifinoir2] Why Kirk is Better than Picard

2007-06-06 Thread Astromancer
I'm...gonna stay out of this one... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/6/2007 7:44:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 1. Picard was captured by Cardassians. Sisko was not, and he was Of course, Sisko just pander to their every whim 2. The Defiant

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-05 Thread Astromancer
! Tracey Astromancer wrote: Slaying Sorbo would be easy...I just don't think I'm 'beefcake' material... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: Get on TV with a sword and slay Sorbo and we will talk. Tracey Astromancer wrote: I can't be...I'm not even

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-05 Thread Astromancer
(Now laughing myself to cramps) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I...am...KROOK! Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kirk? Beefcake??? (rolling on the floor laughing myself to tears) Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] Why Kirk is Better than Picard

2007-06-05 Thread Astromancer
From the Secret Starfleet Archives: After Kirk was found responsible responsible for spreading a particularly contagious strain of Rigelian VD, Starfleet personnel received subliminally-induced abstinence treatments during their training at the academy. Medium of reception: An android named

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: China Sentences Former Food and Drug Agency Head to Death

2007-06-05 Thread Astromancer
I wasn't thinking of them...I was thinking of us! L Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think they see it as a deterrent. It is supposed to be simply a punishment. Hey, it might not stop corruption, but it sure is going to stop him! I think he deserves it if he is guilty. The

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-04 Thread Astromancer
Astromancer wrote: Slaying Sorbo would be easy...I just don't think I'm 'beefcake' material... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: Get on TV with a sword and slay Sorbo and we will talk. Tracey Astromancer wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-04 Thread Astromancer
Kirk? Beefcake??? (rolling on the floor laughing myself to tears) Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kirk did not really do it for me. I had a thing for Spock! Tracey Astromancer wrote: Slaying Sorbo would be easy...I just don't think I'm

Re: [scifinoir2] Fw: OT: Bush Trying To Be King | U.S. Social Forum, June 27-July 1 | Media Out to Get Edwards?

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
the prefix neo refers to something that is new or revived...you misspoke... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These are scary times. I do believe the six years I spent in uniform were wasted. What exactly was I defending? Certainly not this neo-fascist regime.

Re: [scifinoir2] Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
Comcast. I work for a financial services company as a network administrator. Now that a version of ATT is back, I'm contemplating switching back to them. I originally had ATT, then they sold out and became Comcast. Now it's back again. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
incredibly moving and memorable. -- Original message -- From: Astromancer Never saw the end of B5 either...I really hate cable! I REALLY hate being broke! Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: Actually, according to the first exec producer of Andromeda

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
Um...are we talking about the 'Shatner Syndrone'? Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, far from it. But Captain Hercules couldn't have someone on his show *outscoring* him! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Point! Becka was attractive, Trance was cute, but Andromeda: whoo boy! All that

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
know about them. If not take notes. :) Eamonn Walker AKALord of War Idris elba my favorite Vampire Hunter Keith Hamilton Cobb AKA Tyr Tracey Pass the met tenderizer Astromancer wrote: Unfortunately, Roddenberry's main characters have to be so damned clever and smart...THAT is pathetic

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
But you think I would put my hands on you over an opinion...Dude, I'm much more stable than that... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tracey, I keep telling people that I'm evil at heart, but no one will believe me... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
Stick to old-fashioned projectile weaponsI'd feel better Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pal, if I'd had a battery of point-defense lasers, I would've... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Darn, I was hoping thet all died in the end...Shoot! Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
One thing for sure: After his demise, he was obviously insignificant to the story line from then on...But then again, so was the rest of the story... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember some of that, especially Tyr. Was the assumption that Tyr died, or was he simply shunted to another

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
the hammer's for the stupid cable box...I believe Atlanta's the home of TNT...Chicago wasn't that lucky... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was on cable in Chicago? Here in Atlanta, it was on clear TV. Please put down the hammer, pal... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw

Re: [scifinoir2] Angel's Greenwalt Runs Moonlight

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
Then I wouldn't be able to watch porn either...Whoops! Forget I said that... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pal, they screw people over so well, they should go into the porn biz... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We had no choice here...plus I was led to believe that I

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
I blame it on the firecrackers of my youth... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: True. And the explosion is a much prettier sight to behold than a mere through-and-through shot. A friend of mine asks me why boys always like to see things going boom... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
Keith Hamilton Cobb AKA Tyr Tracey Pass the met tenderizer Astromancer wrote: Unfortunately, Roddenberry's main characters have to be so damned clever and smart...THAT is pathetic...But overall, Tyr was a bad boy until he got a little silly in the end...but for a Nitzchean, I think he

Re: [scifinoir2] Battlestar Galactica to End After Fourth Season

2007-06-03 Thread Astromancer
Slaying Sorbo would be easy...I just don't think I'm 'beefcake' material... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Get on TV with a sword and slay Sorbo and we will talk. Tracey Astromancer wrote: I can't be...I'm not even in the running

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