Starship Troopers discovered again

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besilarius

May 10, 2015, 05:12:11 PM
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

Master Chiefs are sneaky, dastardly, and snarky miscreants who thrive on the tears of Ensigns and belly dancers.   Admiral Gerry Bogan.

Steelgrave

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May 10, 2015, 07:00:18 PM
Quote from: besilarius on May 10, 2015, 05:12:11 PM
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a13103/starship-troopers-is-the-new-the-art-of-war/

Every ten or twelve years, someone sees how good Heinlein was.

I grew up reading Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, Bradbury, Pournelle and Niven. All were giants and visionaries.  As an appreciative fan and gamer, when playing sci-fi games I always give them their due by naming ships after them   O0 

bayonetbrant

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May 10, 2015, 07:09:42 PM
Heinlein's been my email / forum sig for 20+ years.  Still relevant today
The key to surviving this site is to not say something which ends up as someone's tag line - Steelgrave

"their citizens (all of them counted as such) glorified their mythology of 'rights'...and lost track of their duties. No nation, so constituted, can endure." Robert Heinlein, Starship Troopers

Steelgrave

#3
May 10, 2015, 08:10:19 PM
^And mine, as you likely noticed. I've quoted that particular Heinlein line forever.

bayonetbrant

#4
May 10, 2015, 08:20:53 PM
Quote from: Steelgrave on May 10, 2015, 08:10:19 PM
^And mine, as you likely noticed. I've quoted that particular Heinlein line forever.

yes, but your pre-supposes that one wears pants.  Star, for instance, would likely not find much in your advice ;)
The key to surviving this site is to not say something which ends up as someone's tag line - Steelgrave

"their citizens (all of them counted as such) glorified their mythology of 'rights'...and lost track of their duties. No nation, so constituted, can endure." Robert Heinlein, Starship Troopers

GDS_Starfury

#5
May 10, 2015, 08:25:30 PM
I only have to find one of those things in the dark.
Jarhead - Yeah. You're probably right.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.

Cyrano

#6
May 10, 2015, 10:05:46 PM
Heinlein was right for many reasons, not the least of which was his belief there is such a thing as human nature and it wouldn't change overmuch, technology notwithstanding.  As Zappa taught us, "you are what you is."  This is why the utopianism of "Star Trek" reads as false if you scratch too much of the surface.

It bears remembering that "utopia", at its root, means "nowhere".

Best,

Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
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You didn't know? My Corps has already sailed to Berlin. We got there 3 days ago and we've been in the Tiergarten on the piss ever since. -- Marshal Soult, October 1806

LongBlade

#7
May 10, 2015, 10:14:17 PM
Quote from: Cyrano on May 10, 2015, 10:05:46 PM
It bears remembering that "utopia", at its root, means "nowhere".

Best,

Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)

I did not know that. Thanks!
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

LongBlade

#8
May 10, 2015, 10:15:12 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 10, 2015, 08:25:30 PM
I only have to find one of those things in the dark.

Yes, but in Steelie's quote "gun" is not a euphemism.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Steelgrave

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May 11, 2015, 03:41:05 AM Last Edit: May 11, 2015, 03:45:53 AM by Steelgrave
I actually do keep my guns and my pants where I can find them in the dark. Perhaps the wrong sci-fi writer created a religon. Perhaps we should be practicing Heinleinism as we quote the master.

We would need to do better than Tom Cruise and John Travolta as spokesmen though.

besilarius

#10
May 11, 2015, 06:19:03 AM
Well, look around you.  Between Bawb's Stache, Mirth's channeling of Bill Murray, and Star's pants, the future is Groggy.
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

Tallulah Bankhead: "I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late, start without me."

"When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman." — Abraham Lincoln.

"I have enjoyed very warm relations with my two husbands."
"With your eyes closed?"
"That helped."  Lauren Bacall

Master Chiefs are sneaky, dastardly, and snarky miscreants who thrive on the tears of Ensigns and belly dancers.   Admiral Gerry Bogan.

airboy

#11
May 12, 2015, 01:24:58 PM
Quote from: Steelgrave on May 10, 2015, 07:00:18 PM
Quote from: besilarius on May 10, 2015, 05:12:11 PM
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a13103/starship-troopers-is-the-new-the-art-of-war/

Every ten or twelve years, someone sees how good Heinlein was.

I grew up reading Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, Bradbury, Pournelle and Niven. All were giants and visionaries.  As an appreciative fan and gamer, when playing sci-fi games I always give them their due by naming ships after them   O0

And this is why I spent $40 to be a Hugo Awards voter this year.  In the last 2 decades the winners have mostly been crap.
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