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Ardaniel
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"waaaugh..."
 
   I HATE it when the Muse hits, and it's 0400, and you're working along...

and suddenly you realize that what you just wrote blows, because it has no real motivation or plot and it's been going on for two pages with no real resolution in sight.

Obviously, I need to have men burst through the door with machine guns at this point. But that probably wouldn't work out well either.

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  Subject     Author     Message Date     ID  
  RE: waaaugh... Gryphonadmin Apr-13-01 1
     RE: waaaugh... Laudre Apr-13-01 2
  RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-13-01 3
     RE: waaaugh... Wolff Apr-14-01 4
         RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-14-01 6
             RE: waaaugh... Wolff Apr-15-01 7
                 RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-16-01 8
                     RE: waaaugh... Wolff Apr-16-01 9
                         RE: waaaugh... Flameshadow Apr-16-01 11
                         RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-16-01 12
                 RE: waaaugh... Flameshadow Apr-16-01 10
                     RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-16-01 13
                         RE: waaaugh... Wolff Apr-17-01 14
                             RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-17-01 15
                                 RE: waaaugh... Wolff Apr-18-01 16
                                     RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-18-01 17
                                         RE: waaaugh... Wolff Apr-19-01 18
                                             RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-19-01 19
                                             RE: waaaugh... Wolff Apr-20-01 20
                                             RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-20-01 21
                                             RE: waaaugh... Wolff Apr-20-01 22
                                             RE: waaaugh... Astynax Apr-20-01 23
     RE: waaaugh... Ardaniel Apr-14-01 5
  RE: waaaugh... Alathaniel Apr-24-01 24

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Gryphonadmin
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1. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >Obviously, I need to have men burst through the door with machine guns
>at this point. But that probably wouldn't work out well either.

Why not? It's what Paul Verhoeven always does when he finds himself in that situation, and I expect it's made him quite wealthy. :)

--G.
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Laudre
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2. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >>Obviously, I need to have men burst through the door with machine guns
>>at this point. But that probably wouldn't work out well either.
>
>Why not? It's what Paul Verhoeven always does when he finds
>himself in that situation, and I expect it's made him quite wealthy.
>:)
>
>--G.

I find myself thinking of that episode of TNG where Picard went to the holodeck to try and relax, sat down behind the Dixon Hill desk, and a gunman burst through the door. So he reset it, and happened two more times, each time with more men and bigger guns, and when he asks the computer why, it says that it's what would happen in a random situation based on a Dixon Hill novel.

As for Paul Verhoeven... I think it'd be a bit more fun to have flying bugs decapitate a random passerby, and then add a gratuitous shower scene.

(Starship Troopers is one of the most mindless movies I've ever seen, and I refuse to see it again simply because if I do I'll hate it, while right now I've got fond memories of big explosions and lots of violence, along with some nudity, which doesn't hurt.)

-- Sean --

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

"It's not easy being green." -- Kermit the Frog


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Astynax
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3. "RE: waaaugh..."
In response to message #0
 
   For some reason, I thought this was a thread about Pen-pen... <note to self, obtain Eva tapes, then smack Wolff>

>I HATE it when the Muse hits, and it's 0400, and you're working
>along...
>

Working along? How much caffeine to you inget on a daily basis? 0400 is about my limit before 'working along' becomes 'imprinting key shapes on my forehead'.

>and suddenly you realize that what you just wrote blows, because it
>has no real motivation or plot and it's been going on for two pages
>with no real resolution in sight.
>Obviously, I need to have men burst through the door with machine guns
>at this point. But that probably wouldn't work out well either.
>

Things that make things go BOOOM. Always works out;)

-={(Astynax)}=-
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Wolff
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4. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   "Proper application of dramatic tension", Asty? ;)

-Michael. Bushmills. It should come from cows.
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Astynax
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6. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >"Proper application of dramatic tension", Asty? ;)
>

lately, I've been more into "proper application of high explosives" }:>

-={(Astynax)}=-
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Wolff
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7. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   "May I have a tour of your ship?" "But of course!" "Waugh!" "What the hell is that??" "That's our chief engineer." "That's a fuckin penguin!" "Waugh!" "The penguin said that you should be quiet before he reaches down your throat and pulls your pants up, you speciesist bastard."

--Michael. Yes, it's been a long day.
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Astynax
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8. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >"May I have a tour of your ship?" "But of course!" "Waugh!" "What
>the hell is that??" "That's our chief engineer." "That's a fuckin
>penguin!" "Waugh!" "The penguin said that you should be quiet before
>he reaches down your throat and pulls your pants up, you speciesist
>bastard."
>

Note to self: Pen-pen does not get the access codes to the weapon lockers except in emergencies

-={(Astynax)}=-
"Darkness beyond Twilight"


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Wolff
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9. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   Of course you know who'll give him full access, just to tweak you. Well, then again, Misato might just beat me to it.

-Michael
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Flameshadow
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11. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >Of course you know who'll give him full access, just to tweak you.


::smirkle:: A homicidal penguin with full weapons access. Just one of the services I provide.

Lady Flame


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Astynax
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12. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >Of course you know who'll give him full access, just to tweak you.
>Well, then again, Misato might just beat me to it.
>

I DO wonder how he'd use most of the weapons since he has no opposable thumbs...

-={(Astynax)}=-
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Flameshadow
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10. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   ::just sits back and shakes her head:: As a matter of curiosity, does anyone else have an overwhelming sense of impending doom? Just curious.


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Astynax
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13. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >::just sits back and shakes her head:: As a matter of curiosity, does
>anyone else have an overwhelming sense of impending doom? Just
>curious.
>

Is THAT what that is? I thought it was just last night's dinner...

-={(Astynax)}=-
"Sanity is an overrated concept"


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Wolff
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14. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   Heh heh heh. Besides, the penguin has to have opposable thumbs if he's gonna be the chief engineer. Not to mention if he's gonna be worth a damn as a bartender. And you *know* how much I want the penguin as a bartender.

-Michael. I don't know about you, but if *I* were a mundane, I'd be afraid.
Napalm. It sticks to ignorance.


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Astynax
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15. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >Heh heh heh. Besides, the penguin has to have opposable thumbs if
>he's gonna be the chief engineer. Not to mention if he's gonna be
>worth a damn as a bartender. And you *know* how much I want the
>penguin as a bartender.
>

Well, if he can open beer cans...

>-Michael. I don't know about you, but if *I* were a mundane, I'd be
>afraid.

Mundane? Hell, I'm afraid anyway.

-={(Astynax)}=-
"Darkness beyond Twilight"


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Wolff
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16. "RE: waaaugh..."
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>Well, if he can open beer cans...

Cans? CANS? Take that back, you bloody philistine!

>>-Michael. I don't know about you, but if *I* were a mundane, I'd be
>>afraid.
>
>Mundane? Hell, I'm afraid anyway.

You should be. You're my #1 straight man. ;)

--Michael
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Astynax
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17. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >Cans? CANS? Take that back, you bloody philistine!
>

Read the stories, watch the shows... cans. <though, I DO prefer bottles>

>>Mundane? Hell, I'm afraid anyway.
>
>You should be. You're my #1 straight man. ;)
>

*I'M* the straight man? Now I'm more scared than ever...

-={(Astynax)}=-
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Wolff
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18. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >*I'M* the straight man? Now I'm more scared than ever...

What? You thought it would be maybe the penguin? ::shakes head:: In time, you'll learn.

-Michael
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Astynax
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19. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >
>What? You thought it would be maybe the penguin? ::shakes head:: In
>time, you'll learn.
>

The question being, do I really want to learn that lesson? lol

-={(Astynax)}=-
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Wolff
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20. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >>
>>What? You thought it would be maybe the penguin? ::shakes head:: In
>>time, you'll learn.
>>
>
>The question being, do I really want to learn that lesson? lol
>

No, the important question is whether your sanity will survive the lesson. ;)

-Michael
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Astynax
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21. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >No, the important question is whether your sanity will survive the
>lesson. ;)
>

I already know the answer to that.. hell no!

-={(Astynax)}=-
"Darkness beyond Twilight"


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Wolff
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22. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >>No, the important question is whether your sanity will survive the
>>lesson. ;)
>>
>
>I already know the answer to that.. hell no!

Oh, good. Then I can quit holding back. ^_^

-Michael
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Astynax
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23. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >
>Oh, good. Then I can quit holding back. ^_^
>

I've created a monster... or at least woke him from his nap...

-={(Astynax)}=-
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5. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >Working along? How much caffeine to you inget on a daily basis? 0400
>is about my limit before 'working along' becomes 'imprinting key
>shapes on my forehead'.

When I'm actually working, I work 10pm-8am. Now that I'm off staring at my eyeball for extended periods, the nocturnal habit has stuck.

>Things that make things go BOOOM. Always works out;)

Actually, it was time for cultural exposition of my major alien race in a Denny's. They're really quite racist bastards, these aliens, and my Terran lead character's coworker is from a House in their Confederation that isn't looked on too favorably for a number of reasons, both sociological (they're considered a bit too shifty to trust) and otherwise (legend has it that House Morgeth's alliance with Something Nasty led to the creation of the Eliarans' traditional foes, the Batyri).

This works out rather well; my Terran protagonist is very into live and let live, his Eliaran girlfriend isn't.

Ard Sumhenner
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Alathaniel
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24. "RE: waaaugh..."
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   >Obviously, I need to have men burst through the door with machine guns
>at this point. But that probably wouldn't work out well either.

Nah. Just have someone spouting off about being old enough to take out insurance and have an entire division of MIB show up behind him. It worked in Furi Kuri.

Then again, what doesn't work in Furi Kuri?

Alath A'Tharen

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