Author Tom Clancy dead at age 66

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GDS_Starfury

#30
October 02, 2013, 01:56:16 PM
the Frisbee's chapter in RSR got his ass yanked into a CIA/DIA debriefing room.
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.

spelk

#31
October 02, 2013, 01:57:30 PM
Aw shit. RIP Sir.

Mr. Bigglesworth

#32
October 02, 2013, 02:09:47 PM
"Tom Clancy changed readers' expectations of what a thriller could do," he said. "He will be greatly missed by millions of fans in the UK and around the world."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24372224
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; "
- Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III, 1598

mirth

#33
October 02, 2013, 02:19:52 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on October 02, 2013, 01:56:16 PM
the Frisbee's chapter in RSR got his ass yanked into a CIA/DIA debriefing room.

Love the Frisbee!

"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Airborne Rifles

#34
October 02, 2013, 02:25:20 PM
RIP Tom.  He's the one who got me into reading techno thrillers and no one else wrote them as well.  Hunt for Red October and RSR are still two of my favorite reads of all time.

GDS_Starfury

#35
October 02, 2013, 02:30:03 PM
actually Mirth that wasnt what he was thinking of at the time.
this is:



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.

mirth

#36
October 02, 2013, 02:37:54 PM
With apologies to Mr Clancy, I prefer the other one ;)
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

SgtRock

#37
October 02, 2013, 03:54:50 PM
Tom Clancy and WEB Griffin are two of my favorites, sad to see Clancy go so early.

BanzaiCat

#38
October 02, 2013, 04:35:39 PM

JudgeDredd

#39
October 02, 2013, 04:51:12 PM
NM...saw a thread in General Discussion - thought this belonged in "Current Events"!
Alba gu' brath
Jarhead - I hate people

LongBlade

#40
October 02, 2013, 04:54:06 PM
Good. I was hoping we'd have at least five different threads created on the topic.

I believe that's a record.

And I ninja'd all of them.
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.

JudgeDredd

#41
October 02, 2013, 04:57:06 PM
I read several of his books and loved them...Red Storm Rising, Cardinal of the Kremlin, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games...

R.I.P Tom.


Jarhead - I'd be interested to know what books he didn't write but were under his name. I hate when publishers do that.

*EDIT*
Actually nm JH - I'll do some research.
Alba gu' brath
Jarhead - I hate people

Mr. Bigglesworth

#42
October 02, 2013, 05:32:26 PM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on October 02, 2013, 04:57:06 PM
I read several of his books and loved them...Red Storm Rising, Cardinal of the Kremlin, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games...

R.I.P Tom.


Jarhead - I'd be interested to know what books he didn't write but were under his name. I hate when publishers do that.

*EDIT*
Actually nm JH - I'll do some research.

All the tech force? None of which I read.
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; "
- Shakespeare's Henry V, Act III, 1598

steve58

#43
October 02, 2013, 05:49:10 PM
I heard this earlier today.  A great writer taken too early.  RIP   :(
Government is not the solution to our problem—government is the problem.   Ronald Reagan
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During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.   George Orwell  The truth is quiet...It's the lies that are loud.   Jesus Revolution
If you ever find yourself in need of a safe space then you're probably going to have to stop calling yourself a social justice warrior. You cannot be a warrior and a pansy at the same time   Mike Adams (RIP Mike)

Staggerwing

#44
October 02, 2013, 06:09:08 PM
I'm sorry to hear of his passing. I read most of his earlier books with the exception of 'Cardinal of the Kremlin' but nothing since 'Bear and the Dragon'.
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