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" Convoy"
 
  
From the Zardon moons on the sixth of June
In the year of One-Oh-Eight
With a hot-rod Taurus with illegal guns
And a Runner haulin' freight
We were headin' for Cats and Decepticons
And into the heart of the war
I said, "All ships, this is the Rubber Duck,
Let's hear these freighters roar."

'Cause we got a little convoy
Soarin' through the night
Yeah, we got a little convoy
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
You Cats get outta our way
'Cause this little runner convoy
Gonna blow your ass away
Convoy

(All ships, this is CFA Rubber Duck, secure from hyperspace. Pig Pen, you wanna back off a bit? Yeah, roger, about fifty clicks. That ion exhaust is getting powerful thick over here.)

By the time we got to MacLeod Station
We had thirty ships in all
But there's gravitic mines along the Blue Nebula
And the Cats is wall-to-wall
They had Decepticons flyin' wing to wing
And our escort was nowhere in sight
But I said, "All ships, don't you give me no lip,
This Duck's huntin' kitties tonight."

'Cause we got a great big convoy
Rocketin' through the night
Yeah, we got a big ol' convoy
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Cats better start to pray
'Cause we got a big ol' Convoy
And you're sittin' in our way
Convoy

(All ships, this is the Rubber Duck. Good shootin'. Come back, Pig Pen? Negative, repeat negative, Pig Pen, in fact why don't you fall back another ten clicks until you get that reactor leak fixed. Jesus Christ.)

Well, we rolled through that Kilrah barrier fleet
Like a bandersnatch on grass
Blew up about a dozen Cat destroyers
And showed the Deceps our ass
By the time we hit McAuliffe space
Those kitties had gotten smart
They'd deployed half a dozen Sivar carriers
And the Emperor's personal guard
There's Gralthi and Jalthi and Dralthi and worse
And ships of every size
Assault transports jam-packed with Cats,
And the Deceps filled the skies
Well, we shot that line and dove for the soup
In a hundred-ship smuggling raid
Plus eleven long-haired Jesus freaks
Flyin' a Condor from Chevrolet...

(Rubber Duck to Sodbuster, come back... Sodbuster, clutch down and fall that Condor in behind that suicide jockey, will ya? Yeah, he's haulin' thermite, and he needs all the help he can get.)

Well, we dropped our loads and deployed our troops
And prepared to recross the line
I could see the orbits were lined with Cats
And we'd just run outta time
I said, "Pig Pen, I'm gonna drop this hammer
'Cause they ain't takin' me on soil,"
And we won that race for hyperspace
Shoutin' "Let those smugglers roll," 10-4

'Cause we got a mighty convoy
Blastin' through the night
Yeah, we got a mighty convoy
Better not give us a fight
Come on and join our convoy
Finest thing you'll ever see
Gonna roll this fuckin' convoy
Across those Kilrathi

Convoy (Allied command, this is the Rubber Duck. Mission accomplished.)

Convoy (Negative casualties, those kitties never knew what hit 'em.)

Convoy (What's next on the agenda, if you don't mind sayin'?)

Convoy (KILRAH? You don't think small, do you? Well, we gonna)

Convoy (see you at the rendezvous. This here's CFA Rubber Duck... we gone, bye-bye.)

Redneck (because Blob said it wouldn't be done)

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  RE: Convoy Blob Nov-10-01 1
     RE: Convoy Gryphonadmin Nov-10-01 2
         RE: Convoy Blob Nov-10-01 3
             RE: Convoy Gryphonadmin Nov-10-01 4
  RE: Convoy Star Ranger4 Nov-10-01 5
     RE: Convoy Shadowhavoc Nov-10-01 6
         RE: Convoy Griever Nov-11-01 14
             RE: Convoy Shadowhavoc Nov-11-01 15
                 RE: Convoy Griever Nov-12-01 24
             RE: Convoy Pangaro Nov-11-01 19
                 RE: Convoy Griever Nov-12-01 25
  RE: Convoy Wedge Nov-10-01 7
     RE: Convoy Redneck Nov-12-01 21
         RE: Convoy Wedge Nov-12-01 23
             RE: Convoy Star Ranger4 Nov-12-01 27
  RE: Convoy Redneck Nov-10-01 8
     RE: Convoy Mister Fnord Nov-11-01 9
         RE: Convoy Sinapus Nov-11-01 10
             RE: Convoy Mister Fnord Nov-11-01 12
         RE: Convoy Matrix Dragon Nov-11-01 17
             RE: Convoy Mister Fnord Nov-12-01 22
         RE: Convoy remandeteam Nov-13-01 30
             RE: Convoy Shadowhavoc Nov-13-01 31
     RE: Convoy Redneck Nov-11-01 11
         RE: Convoy Strife Nov-11-01 16
     RE: Convoy wxnut Nov-11-01 13
     RE: Convoy remandeteam Nov-11-01 18
         RE: Convoy Redneck Nov-11-01 20
     _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^ Blob Nov-13-01 28
         RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^ Redneck Nov-13-01 32
         RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^ Alathaniel Nov-13-01 33
             RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^ Griever Nov-14-01 34
                 RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^ Offsides Nov-14-01 35
                 RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^ Rod_H Nov-15-01 36
                     RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^ Redneck Nov-15-01 37
  RE: Convoy DrOsborn Nov-12-01 26
  RE: Convoy BobSchroeck Nov-13-01 29

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Blob
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1. "RE: Convoy"
In response to message #0
 
   Cool.^^
Which song is it based on? My first guess was In The Year 2525 but I'm not so sure anymore. (How sure would you be at around 4:00 am?) Or did you make this up completely yourself?

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"And what _are_ we dealing with? Little green men!?"
"No. Little green blobs in bonded polycarbite-armor!"


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2. "RE: Convoy"
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   >Cool.^^
>Which song is it based on?

Um... "Convoy". Theme song from Convoy. (Sensing a trend? :)

--G.
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3. "RE: Convoy"
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   >>Cool.^^
>>Which song is it based on?
>
>Um... "Convoy". Theme song from Convoy. (Sensing a trend? :)

Um... yea, ah...As I said it's rather late around here, so I'll better shut up and go to bed now...

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"And what _are_ we dealing with? Little green men!?"
"No. Little green blobs in bonded polycarbite-armor!"


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Gryphonadmin
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4. "RE: Convoy"
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   LAST EDITED ON Nov-10-01 AT 10:32 PM (EST)

>>>Which song is it based on?
>>
>>Um... "Convoy". Theme song from Convoy. (Sensing a trend? :)
>
>Um... yea, ah...As I said it's rather late around here, so I'll better
>shut up and go to bed now...

Heheh...

'course, the mention of Decepticons among the Kilrathi forces in the Freespacer version of Convoy reminds me that the Japanese name for Autobot (well, in Japan they're called Cybertrons, the planet's name being "Sabretron") leader Optimus Prime (actually, it's the name for all Cybertron leaders in the Japanese version) is Convoy. "We got a great big Convoy, ain't he a beautiful sight?" Cracks me up whenever I watch my Car Robots DVDs...

--G.
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Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

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Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/
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5. "RE: Convoy"
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   >Convoy (see you at the rendezvous. This here's CFA Rubber Duck... we
>gone, bye-bye.)
>

:SHATTER!!!

Damn you Overstreet!!!! ^_^; Its gonna take me all night to re-compile after this one.

___________________

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Of COURSE you wernt
expecting it!
No One expects the
FANNISH INQUISITION!

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6. "RE: Convoy"
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   >>Convoy (see you at the rendezvous. This here's CFA Rubber Duck... we
>>gone, bye-bye.)
>>
>
>:SHATTER!!!
>
>Damn you Overstreet!!!! ^_^; Its gonna take me all night to
>re-compile after this one.

Hope you weren't eating chicken......

Still can't believe it.


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14. "RE: Convoy"
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   >Hope you weren't eating chicken......
>
>
>
>Still can't believe it.


Enough with the chicken already .
You can only take a gag _so_ far .

But then again , the song was hilarious .
All hail the Red Wizard !

-Griever
"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two, Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, Politic, cautious, and meticulous; Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; At times, indeed, almost ridiculous-- Almost, at times, the Fool."



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15. "RE: Convoy"
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   >>Hope you weren't eating chicken......
>>
>>
>>
>>Still can't believe it.
>
>
>Enough with the chicken already .
>You can only take a gag _so_ far .

Oh yeah, and if somebody so much as even giggles around here and calling each other a bastard isn't getting a bit repetitive....;)

Can you deny that?


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24. "RE: Convoy"
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   >Oh yeah, and if somebody so much as even giggles around here and
>calling each other a bastard isn't getting a bit repetitive....;)
>
>
>
>Can you deny that?

Not really , no .
But the mental picture I get of this ...
okay , okay , I'll stop .

Point taken .
Chicken run over .
Bye .

-Griever
"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two, Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, Politic, cautious, and meticulous; Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; At times, indeed, almost ridiculous-- Almost, at times, the Fool."



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19. "RE: Convoy"
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   >All hail the Red Wizard !

Don't hail him, just pay him.

Pangaro, Money, please...
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25. "RE: Convoy"
In response to message #19
 
   >>All hail the Red Wizard !
>
>Don't hail him, just pay him.
>

With what , if I may ask ? I'm broke(en)
at the moment.

>Pangaro, Money, please...

I think it's contagious .

-Griever
"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two, Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, Politic, cautious, and meticulous; Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; At times, indeed, almost ridiculous-- Almost, at times, the Fool."



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7. "RE: Convoy"
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   Right.

Where do I sign up?

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21. "RE: Convoy"
In response to message #7
 
   >Right.
>
>Where do I sign up?

BYO souped-up freighter, friend.

Redneck

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23. "RE: Convoy"
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   >>Right.
>>
>>Where do I sign up?
>
>BYO souped-up freighter, friend.

Just as soon as I make that run of Romulan Ale through the neutral zone in 20 hours, I'll have enough credits to upgrade. ;)

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27. "RE: Convoy"
In response to message #23
 
   >>>Right.
>>>
>>>Where do I sign up?
>>
>>BYO souped-up freighter, friend.
>
>Just as soon as I make that run of Romulan Ale through the neutral
>zone in 20 hours, I'll have enough credits to upgrade. ;)
>

East bound and down, Eh? You be carefull now... I hear some of the smokies down that way are flat out TEN-A-Cious...


___________________

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Of COURSE you wernt
expecting it!
No One expects the
FANNISH INQUISITION!

RCW# 86


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8. "RE: Convoy"
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   LAST EDITED ON Nov-10-01 AT 11:19 PM (EST)

A parody of the song by C. W. McCall

Notes about the song:

The 'year of One-oh-Eight' means 2108, the height of the Sixth Great Kilrathi War, in which Decepticons fought as mercenary allies of the Kilrathi. The Kilrathi advance has finally been halted, but pushing them back again is proving very difficult, and the Kilrathi are not breaking.

The Taurus medium freighter is better known as the 'Tarsus' or 'Big Toe.' The stock version is awful, and the stock-modified not much better, but with some industrial-strength re-engineering even that frame can be made into a runner. The 'illegal guns' refers not to cargo but to defensive armament exceeding the maximum allowed by the United Galactica on civilian ships operating in the Core Sectors.

The capital-R Runner refers to a CR-90 corvette in the standard 'Blockade Runner' modification, with stronger engines and most of its internal space converted to cargo holds.

Cats, of course, is derogatory slang for Kilrathi.

MacLeod Station lies nearly in the center of Enigma Sector, about thirty light-years from the pre-war Kilrathi frontier. It lies close to the Blue Nebula, which the Kilrathi had fortified as a natural space barrier against Galactica ships.

You never, ever want to see a stoned bandersnatch.

McAuliffe is possibly Earth's most famous colony; it has been fought over, taken, retaken, surrendered, siezed, etc. more times than any other planet since the fall of Atlantis. McAuliffe, like many other captured Galactica worlds, recieved infrequent smuggling runs from the Allied forces throughout the war to continue a guerilla war against the Kilrathi invaders.

Sivar is the name of the supreme Kilrathi wargod, their largest class of carriers, and their priesthood's flagship (not a carrier). Gralthi, Jalthi, and Dralthi are all Kilrathi starfighter types.

The Condor is Chevrolet's one effort to build a personal FTL spaceship, and is historically notable for being the first hypership with a clutch and an 8-ball stick shift standard.

Dropping the hammer is, in smuggler terms, a mixed metaphor, combining the Earth metaphor of 'flooring the gas pedal' and the Corellian metaphor of 'smashing the competition flat.'

Kilrah was raided later in the war, but not by CFA Rubber Duck.

The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...

Redneck

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9. "RE: Convoy"
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   >The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...

Rumor has it they took the ship in for a total overhaul...

Mr. Fnord, it's a long story.
--
"'Explain all that,' said the Mock Turtle.
'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'"

-- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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10. "RE: Convoy"
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   >>The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...
>
>Rumor has it they took the ship in for a total overhaul...

AAAAAAIGH!

IT'S A GIANT SPACE DUCK!

Patrick Chester
"...could you and your associates arrange that for me, Mr. Morden?"


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12. "RE: Convoy"
In response to message #10
 
   >>>The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...
>>
>>Rumor has it they took the ship in for a total overhaul...
>
>AAAAAAIGH!
>
>IT'S A GIANT SPACE DUCK!

Not just any giant space duck! It's the most heavily-armed rubber duck in the entire universe!

Mr. Fnord, I am duckie, hear me roar.
--
"'Explain all that,' said the Mock Turtle.
'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'"

-- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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17. "RE: Convoy"
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   >>The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...
>
>Rumor has it they took the ship in for a total overhaul...

WTF?! Where in Skuld's name did that come from?!

>Mr. Fnord, it's a long story.

So start telling it already. I gotta hear this one...

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22. "RE: Convoy"
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   >>>The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...
>>
>>Rumor has it they took the ship in for a total overhaul...
>
>WTF?! Where in Skuld's name did that come from?!

From the diseased mind of yours truly and a starving artist who goes by the name DarkSide (not Darksied. To my knowledge he isn't the ruler of a Jack Kirby world. Of course, I could be wrong).

>>Mr. Fnord, it's a long story.
>
>So start telling it already. I gotta hear this one...

Okay, a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...

Wait, you've heard that one, haven't you? Right. Skip the cheesy intro; onward.

A few years ago, on a small and insignificant Trek MOO, some friends of mine banded together and decided to become a group of Klingon pirates. They managed to cajole the admins into giving them a Bird-of-Prey, and they intended to name it Black Star.

Note carefully the word "intended." Y'see, when they wrote the name out in thlIngan (or however you spell it), they typoed. Instead of Black Star, they got Explain Star. And no amount of begging would get the admins to fix their error. So, instead of becoming fierce pirates preying on the Federation, they ended up becoming something along the lines of a roving comic relief, picking up a bunch of strange characters (like Stan, a Caitian salesman with the Radioactive Suit) and generally having a good time.

About the same time, I was looking for a roving comic relief for some of my projects, and the crew of the good 'ol Explain Star happened to be available. I decided that bringing Klingons into the gameworld would be too disruptive, so we had to find a new ship. I don't remember exactly why the rubber duck was chosen, but I do know that large amounts of beer was involved.

In any case, the duck-ship became a hit with the players, and DS was inspired to draw that image. And the rest is history.

http://www.jihad.net/ju25/jihad.html has the IC version of the Explain Star's history (have to scroll down a bit though, sorry.)

http://darkside.sandwich.net/images/es-logo.gifx (pull x to view picture) is the ship's logo. I need to get this painted on the back of a leather jacket someday. :)

Mr. Fnord, somebody with too much time on his hands.
--
"'Explain all that,' said the Mock Turtle.
'No, no! The adventures first,' said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'explanations take such a dreadful time.'"

-- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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30. "RE: Convoy"
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   >>The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...
>
>Rumor has it they took the ship in for a total overhaul...

"FIRE AT WILL!"

*BLAST* *BLAST* *BLAST* *BLAST* *BLAST*

"Don't fire at Will, he's my second mate. FIRE AT THE SPACE DUCK!"

--rR

--rR


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31. "RE: Convoy"
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   >>>The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...
>>
>>Rumor has it they took the ship in for a total overhaul...
>
>"FIRE AT WILL!"
>
>*BLAST* *BLAST* *BLAST* *BLAST* *BLAST*
>
>"Don't fire at Will, he's my second mate. FIRE AT THE SPACE DUCK!"


Okay, who else saw this coming?


Still thinking...


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11. "RE: Convoy"
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   >LAST EDITED ON Nov-10-01 AT
>11:19 PM (EST)

>
>A parody of the song by C. W. McCall
>
>Notes about the song:

Oh, and not a note about the song:

MASS-06 is the Rubber Duck Squadron; however, their tender ships are CFMF Bathtub pre-Wilderness (CFF-22) and CFMF Daffy afterwards (CFF-183). They were -not- involved in any way with the song above, and their combat theme is 'Rubber Duckie, You're the One.'

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16. "RE: Convoy"
In response to message #11
 
   >MASS-06 is the Rubber Duck Squadron; however, their tender ships are
>CFMF Bathtub pre-Wilderness (CFF-22) and CFMF Daffy afterwards
>(CFF-183). They were -not- involved in any way with the song above,
>and their combat theme is 'Rubber Duckie, You're the One.'

Let me guess, the squad leader's first name is Ernie? ^_-

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13. "RE: Convoy"
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   >The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...

To the CFA Rubber Duck, wherever you are... I salute you.


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18. "RE: Convoy"
In response to message #8
 
   >The 'year of One-oh-Eight' means 2108, the height of the Sixth Great
>Kilrathi War, in which Decepticons fought as mercenary allies of the
>Kilrathi. The Kilrathi advance has finally been halted, but pushing
>them back again is proving very difficult, and the Kilrathi are not
>breaking.

The Decepticons must have been pretty bad off if they were selling out to bioforms.

>McAuliffe is possibly Earth's most famous colony; it has been fought
>over, taken, retaken, surrendered, siezed, etc. more times than any
>other planet since the fall of Atlantis. McAuliffe, like many other
>captured Galactica worlds, recieved infrequent smuggling runs from the
>Allied forces throughout the war to continue a guerilla war against
>the Kilrathi invaders.

Living in New Hampshire, I take that one to heart; thank you.

--rR

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Redneck
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20. "RE: Convoy"
In response to message #18
 
   >>The 'year of One-oh-Eight' means 2108, the height of the Sixth Great
>>Kilrathi War, in which Decepticons fought as mercenary allies of the
>>Kilrathi. The Kilrathi advance has finally been halted, but pushing
>>them back again is proving very difficult, and the Kilrathi are not
>>breaking.
>
>The Decepticons must have been pretty bad off if they were selling out
>to bioforms.

They were. The war essentially ended with Ghorah Khar, when Prime put Galvatron permanently out of commission and the Decepticons out of the war. After that the Decepticons pretty much vanished, except for isolated sightings, until 2412.

>>McAuliffe is possibly Earth's most famous colony; it has been fought
>>over, taken, retaken, surrendered, siezed, etc. more times than any
>>other planet since the fall of Atlantis. McAuliffe, like many other
>>captured Galactica worlds, recieved infrequent smuggling runs from the
>>Allied forces throughout the war to continue a guerilla war against
>>the Kilrathi invaders.
>
>Living in New Hampshire, I take that one to heart; thank you.

Don't thank me, thank Chris Roberts or however you spell his name.

I played the SNES version of Wing Commander for quite some time before the crappy controls made me give up on it; the first 'news report' involved either the failure or success of guerilla forces on McAuliffe colony overthrowing a Kilrathi invasion. (For reasons never explained, said success depended on your performance in the missions.)

Myself, I think it's a backhanded compliment to name a colony after McAuliffe whose plot purpose is to be the first Human world invaded in -any- Kilrathi invasion...

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28. "_VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^"
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   >The 'year of One-oh-Eight' means 2108

>The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...

Shouldn't that be CFA Black Duck? Rubber Duck was his callsign (or whatever truckers call it) and the truck was named Black Duck. IIRC.

Anyway.

*The 'Wonder is flying through an asteroid field, with Utena as pilot.*

CORWIN: You're doing this very good for somebody who just got her pilotlicense.

UTENA: Thanks. ... Hey, what's that?

CORWIN: What?

UTENA: I just saw something on that big one over there.

CORWIN: I'll check the sensors. ... Hmm. Looks like there's some ship. A Taurus. Energy systems are down and now lifesigns. Bring us closer to it, I can't see a name on the hull from here.

UTENA: Okay.

...

CORWIN: By Grandpa's beard!!!

UTENA: What!?

CORWIN: It's the _BLACK DUCK_!!!! The ship of Rubber Duck, one of the best blockade runners back in the 2100s!

*The 'Wonder docks with the 'Duck and Utena and corwin go onboard the 'Duck.
All they find is Rubber Duck's corpse and a sheet of paper on which is written: "Congratulations! You've found the Duck, you can keep it. But treat her right or I'll come back and haunt you. And if you put her in a museum I'll bring some of my friends along so they can haunt you, too!
-Rubber Duck*


And that is how Utena got her own ship. ^_^

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Redneck
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32. "RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^"
In response to message #28
 
   >>The 'year of One-oh-Eight' means 2108
>
>>The current whereabouts of CFA Rubber Duck are unknown...
>
>Shouldn't that be CFA Black Duck?

>CORWIN: I'll check the sensors. ... Hmm. Looks like there's some ship.
>A Taurus.

Not in -my- song. }:-{D I didn't use the movie version of the song for this filk.

Furthermore, you'll notice the song says, '-With-' a Taurus' and a Blockade Runner, not 'in.' CFA Rubber Duck is neither ship- in fact, the Taurus is 'Pig Pen.' CFA Rubber Duck's true provenance is classified, so don't bother asking. }:-{D

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Alathaniel
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33. "RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^"
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>And that is how Utena got her own ship.

For those who don't already know what a Tarus-class light freighter
looks like, and assuming that the UF version has the same hull design as
the one from Wing Commander Privateer:

I won't speak for anyone else, but somehow I don't think Utenna would
willingly fly something like this.

Alath A'Tharen

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34. "RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^"
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   Err , is that really a Taurus ?
I think it may have looked a little different(bulkier and stuff)
... but then again , I haven't played Privateer in a loooooong while ,
and hated the Taurus more than anything else , so I could be wrong.


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35. "RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^"
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   >Err , is that really a Taurus ?

Yes, it is. Trust me :)

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36. "RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^"
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   >Err , is that really a Taurus ?

That's a Tarsus, not a Taurus. A Taurus is a car.

And I do agree that Utena would not willing pilot a Tarsus, she'll most likely end up with something along the lines of a YT-1300 series.

--Rod.H who pilots a Centurion in Privateer, but wouldn't mind a nice Cap-ship with all the trimmings.


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37. "RE: _VERY_ unlikely to happen ^_^"
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   >>Err , is that really a Taurus ?
>
>That's a Tarsus, not a Taurus. A Taurus is a car.

It should be noted that, in UF continuity, the term 'Tarsus' is a -nickname- for that ship, and Taurus is the actual model name.

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26. "RE: Convoy"
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   >
>Redneck (because Blob said it wouldn't be done)
>
Didn't you mean it SHOULDN'T be done, not wouldn't ;)

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29. "RE: Convoy"
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   (Now if I could only remember what "Convoy" sounded like...)

And for his next trick, Redneck will translate "Wolf Creek Pass" to UF...

"We woke up the chickens."

"If you don't apply some brake real soon
They're gonna be picking us up with a stick and a spoon..."

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