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Jeffrey McIntyre
Still waiting for an update to GNDN...

Great Caesar's Ghost, I hope not. I can't even say that.

He does look a bit like the kid from Crest of the Stars, though. (As for his uptightness level, well, he was on an Important Assignment... and Juri has been known to have that effect on people. :)

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

>He's the Earnest Young Ensign who delivers Juri's invitation to lunch.
> Operations Manager for the Challenger, junior bridge officer
>and official Ship's FNG.

This one expects to regret the question, but 'FNG'?

drakensisthered

SHE'S the 'Pirate Killer,' 'Klingon Spooker,' 'Big Trouble in a Little Package,' 'She Who Must be Avoided,' and 'Go Around the Other Side of the Nebula.' I'm the dumb blonde comic relief.

Um... he's the Fine New Guy.

Yeah. That's the ticket.

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

This one now regrets the question - not going to waste badly rationed mental energy on asking for a translation of the translation.

drakensisthered

SHE'S the 'Pirate Killer,' 'Klingon Spooker,' 'Big Trouble in a Little Package,' 'She Who Must be Avoided,' and 'Go Around the Other Side of the Nebula.' I'm the dumb blonde comic relief.

>>>This one expects to regret the question, but 'FNG'?
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>>Um... he's the Fine New Guy.
>
>This one now regrets the question - not going to waste badly rationed
>mental energy on asking for a translation of the translation.

You're kidding, you've never heard the "Read The Fine Manual" polite-company version of RTFM? (Or, in a similar vein, the sanitized military shorthands "Situation Normal, All Fouled Up", "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition", or "Big Ugly Fat Fellow"?)

In all cases, the benign 'f' word is a placeholder for one form or another of a much less benign one which is popular in military and technical-support circles. :)

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

Ah. This one is familar with the original terms, but when this one swears, this one has never seen reason to pretend that this one is not swearing.

drakensisthered

SHE'S the 'Pirate Killer,' 'Klingon Spooker,' 'Big Trouble in a Little Package,' 'She Who Must be Avoided,' and 'Go Around the Other Side of the Nebula.' I'm the dumb blonde comic relief.

Um... OK. That one can stop talking like the green chick from early issues of Silver Surfer anytime now.

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

FNG--Fine New Guy

WPI has a tradition about the FNG. When one plays a game for the first time, s/he is designated the FNG. It is now the solemn duty of all other players to gang up on the FNG and be sure that they lose as quickly and completely as possible.

This prevents "beginner's luck"; it also tests the FNG's sense of humor.

--rR

I noticed him yesterday but could not muster the strength to ask "who's his mom?"

terrified,
t.

Trigger Argee
trigger_argee@hotmail.com
Manon, Orado, etc.
Denton, never leave home without it.

Trigger Argee
Manon, Maccadon, Orado, etc.
Denton, never leave home without it.

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For me, it's: "I don't want to know."

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Jeffrey McIntyre
Still waiting for an update to GNDN...

Don't worry - nobody you know. "Jinto" is the Cheltari Salusian equivalent of his father's given name. :)

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

Heh... I always wondered when his way of falling for every cute female alien that came his way would trip him up. Nice thought... the salusian equivalent for the name. Avoids the whole Jr. trap, while keeping family tradition alive to some extent... err, I am correct about his parentage, arn't I? Dad's the debonair CO of WDF-1701?

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Jer told Vaughn about me. I am once again a victim of Murphy's law...

>Heh... I always wondered when his way of falling for every cute female
>alien that came his way would trip him up. Nice thought... the
>salusian equivalent for the name. Avoids the whole Jr. trap, while
>keeping family tradition alive to some extent... err, I am correct
>about his parentage, arn't I? Dad's the debonair CO of WDF-1701?

Yep... Kirk, Admiral James T., Wedge Defense Force Tactical Fleet. He met his spousal overunit (as JMS once put it) back when he had first switched from Starfleet to the WDF, when he was still a captain. She was a captain too, commanding one of the Salusian ships that joined us for the party with GENOM at Zeta Cygni. They got in each other's way a lot, traded a number of very stiffly, formally hostile communiqués, met face to face to duke it out after the battle...

... and now they're married and have three kids.

Funny how these things work sometimes, isn't it? :)

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

After his life, it'd take the shock of meeting a woman who actually -did- -not- -like- -him- to really, _really_ get his attention.

So, have we or do we get to meet this woman?

Blessed be.
Nathan Baxter

You have not; one day, if the winds blow the right way, you may.

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/

Heh. Shades of Rick and Lisa, Gryph... although they never exactly did fight it out... Physicaly. Hysterics at 10 paces don't count in this case.

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Jer told Vaughn about me. I am once again a victim of Murphy's law...