"For the Agenda hardcore among us, it's as though Atlantis is rising..."
That's pretty good and all that, but you're really never going to be able to get the dead fish smell out of the place. You're also going to have to contend with lawsuits from Namor and Arthur Curry as soon as you set foot in it, too. Best advise your lawyer to play those two off each other.
"I have also wondered why the mega boss always leaves tons of ammo for weapons possible enemies might have sitting outside thier door"
You are so right. Whether the boss is a giant bug or one of those dragon-thingies they toss in every once in a while for variety, they are kind of dumb, and should be depicted with pointy hair.
"If they made a 3D version of Oregon Trail using the Doom or Quake engine and the old storyline, I would buy it. I would expect significantly improved hunting. The ability to shoot in towns wouldn't hurt either."
And, along the way, you pick up enough shoot 'n' strafe kills to be able to kill the giant bug boss you find at the end in the Portland level.
"if the 'planemos' are not part of any stellar system, how are they visible in an optical telescope? they can't generate light of their own, they can only reflect..."
It's pretty easy if you duct-tape a Maglite to the side of the telescope, with the light end aimed in the same direction as the telescope sight.
"Not every joe sixpack is savvy enough to have backed up his DVD collection"
Time to retire the guy with the beer this time. In this example, it's Joe 50pack with a fresh spindle of Maxell DVD-R's he bought next door at Staples.
Any idea which one is real? Any of them that do not have the numbers in a 3 x 4 grid with right angles should not fly. There's no reason for those odd angles which make you have to look to find every button.
Don't forget the segregationist, too. One of my favorite films (?) with him in it was Stephen King's "The Stand", in which he was one of a handful of survivors of a plague that wiped out just about everyone. So, imagine "He's dead, Jim" repeated 5.5 billion times.
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"For the Agenda hardcore among us, it's as though Atlantis is rising..."
That's pretty good and all that, but you're really never going to be able to get the dead fish smell out of the place. You're also going to have to contend with lawsuits from Namor and Arthur Curry as soon as you set foot in it, too. Best advise your lawyer to play those two off each other.
"It must be 15 in imperial years this time..."
I think you have it figured out. Someone give the man a gallon of free bandwidth!
I already sent Al Gore a birthday card and a nice fruit basket.
They had the MERIT network there practically before Al Gore invented the Internet.
"Edison hate future shirt that I ordered 3 months ago"
Edison, do you often refer to yourself in the first person and third person within the same sentence? So sorry about the future shirt!
" open new opportunities in the search for buried treasure?"
Arr, matey! Any of ye swabs got a pirate ship that can sail in the desert?
"I have also wondered why the mega boss always leaves tons of ammo for weapons possible enemies might have sitting outside thier door"
You are so right. Whether the boss is a giant bug or one of those dragon-thingies they toss in every once in a while for variety, they are kind of dumb, and should be depicted with pointy hair.
"If they made a 3D version of Oregon Trail using the Doom or Quake engine and the old storyline, I would buy it. I would expect significantly improved hunting. The ability to shoot in towns wouldn't hurt either."
And, along the way, you pick up enough shoot 'n' strafe kills to be able to kill the giant bug boss you find at the end in the Portland level.
Why, yes, if you have those really REALLY good Everready batteries.
"Binary Rogues... "
Something tells me that the next X Men movie might earn an R rating. Hope Halle stays around!
....where everything is a hi-res shade of brown, and the boss is always a giant bug.
"Just like "Old Maids" in the popcorn one would expect to find things that didn't quite make it in the universe."
Now THIS is getting me to take the global warming threat the the earth REAL seriously!
No need to get all excited because Galactus phoned in to Magrathea for the two-for-one special. Different toppings on each planemo, no less.
" Take a whole LOT of hydrogen gas in open space... maybe add a little helium for good measure"
And then you add this bowl of chopped onions. BAM!!!
Snakes, on a PLANEMO????
"if the 'planemos' are not part of any stellar system, how are they visible in an optical telescope? they can't generate light of their own, they can only reflect..."
It's pretty easy if you duct-tape a Maglite to the side of the telescope, with the light end aimed in the same direction as the telescope sight.
"Yes, it's really easy to confuse a ball of rock with a star. I mean, the similarities are so obvious."
In terms of such stars as Ben Affleck, the similarities do start to build up.
Invite the non-yet-assimilated into the cube, as to save on expenses.
"Not every joe sixpack is savvy enough to have backed up his DVD collection"
Time to retire the guy with the beer this time. In this example, it's Joe 50pack with a fresh spindle of Maxell DVD-R's he bought next door at Staples.
Circuit City is providing a valuable service that the copyright holders are too lazy to bother with. That shouldn't be held against them.
Any idea which one is real? Any of them that do not have the numbers in a 3 x 4 grid with right angles should not fly. There's no reason for those odd angles which make you have to look to find every button.
I defy you to show that one cent of any money Rockstar ever made had to do with the rendition of the strip club. Should be easy right?
"I'm tired of these M#$#@$@#$#@ tribbles on this M#$%$#%$% starship!"
It's easy to contrive having Shatner play the young Kirk: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=193031&cid=158 41491
Don't forget the segregationist, too. One of my favorite films (?) with him in it was Stephen King's "The Stand", in which he was one of a handful of survivors of a plague that wiped out just about everyone. So, imagine "He's dead, Jim" repeated 5.5 billion times.