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Title: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 18, 2013, 11:08:16 PM
Introducing myself and saying 'Hi' :-)

Looks like a grand group!  :-)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Stetson on January 18, 2013, 11:11:18 PM
Welcome to APS!  Have fun!  I'm not up on all the new rules for new folks but its something about ammo and alcohol
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 18, 2013, 11:13:02 PM
Thanks!  I'll try to remember that :-)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Perd Hapley on January 18, 2013, 11:18:55 PM
I'm pretty sure this thread is racist.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: never_retreat on January 18, 2013, 11:29:11 PM
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Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Perd Hapley on January 18, 2013, 11:30:23 PM
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Your rebuttal is indeed cogent. I retract my earlier accusation.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: AJ Dual on January 18, 2013, 11:34:28 PM
Yes, it's crazy here.

The good kind. Well... I guess if you're crazy and think crazy is good. However, I will say that you should not buy moccasins from Monkeyleg. Complaining to the appropriate government agencies takes forever.

So, what brought you here? How did you find us?  =)
Title: Re: Re: New Member
Post by: CNYCacher on January 18, 2013, 11:42:25 PM
Newbies buy the booze and bullets.  I'll take a Guinness and a 7-round mag of 9mm, please.

Welcome aboard!
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 18, 2013, 11:47:49 PM
Crazy is my kind of place!  I sort of traded groups - I mentioned one I was part of, and the other fella mentioned one he was part of. 


Yes, it's crazy here.

The good kind. Well... I guess if you're crazy and think crazy is good. However, I will say that you should not buy moccasins from Monkeyleg. Complaining to the appropriate government agencies takes forever.

So, what brought you here? How did you find us?  =)
Title: Re: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 18, 2013, 11:49:25 PM
Thanks for the welcome!  Coming up on the Guinness - have to run so the head doesn't collapse!  Only 7?  You must live in New York!  :-)

Newbies buy the booze and bullets.  I'll take a Guinness and a 7-round mag of 9mm, please.

Welcome aboard!
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 18, 2013, 11:50:49 PM
::giggle::  Is that one of those 'code word' things?  :angel:
I'm pretty sure this thread is racist.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Lee on January 18, 2013, 11:54:56 PM
Howdy
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Boomhauer on January 18, 2013, 11:57:30 PM
Welcome!
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Monkeyleg on January 18, 2013, 11:59:55 PM
Welcome to APS. Did you just wander in here, or did someone tell you about it? ;)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: RocketMan on January 19, 2013, 12:13:22 AM
Run away.  Run far, far away.  You have been warned.
If you don't make it to safety, it's fistful's fault.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Stetson on January 19, 2013, 12:17:48 AM
Welcome to APS. Did you just wander in here, or did someone tell you about it? ;)

We shared forums.  I figured she would fit in here. 
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: TommyGunn on January 19, 2013, 12:19:10 AM
Yea!  FINALLY a new member!!!!!! =D  Welcome to ....what's this place again?  
Armed Polite Society!!!  Right....   :lol:
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Northwoods on January 19, 2013, 01:03:08 AM
We shared forums.  I figured she would fit in here. 

There goes the neighborhood.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: AmbulanceDriver on January 19, 2013, 01:16:25 AM
Sump!  shhh....   Maybe she'll make us a sammich.


Since the current crop here seems more interested in throwing shoes, etc....

:D


Welcome to our little nuthouse on the innertubez!  :)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: red headed stranger on January 19, 2013, 01:25:15 AM
Welcome!  When you get a chance, I'll have a fat tire and 1 assault clip of 5.56 please.   [ar15]
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: RoadKingLarry on January 19, 2013, 04:54:21 AM
You should review become intimately familiar with:

Firefly
Zardoz
Monty Python
The Big Bang Theory
All of Robert Heinlein's work
Atlas Shrugged
External ballistics

Not necessarily in that order
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: erictank on January 19, 2013, 05:06:33 AM
Just remember, above all else -

It's ALWAYS Fistful's fault.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: French G. on January 19, 2013, 05:16:12 AM
You should review become intimately familiar with:

Firefly
Zardoz
Monty Python
The Big Bang Theory
All of Robert Heinlein's work
Atlas Shrugged
External ballistics

Not necessarily in that order


Bacon, you forgot bacon.

Welcome new person, may cthulhu have mercy on your soul for joining.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on January 19, 2013, 06:09:32 AM
Welcome, and I suggest you perfect your shoe throwing technique so you can whallop the little boys who harrass you to make them sammiches. A good knock on the head tends to settle them down.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: 280plus on January 19, 2013, 06:45:24 AM
A good knock on the head tends to settle them down.
Except there are at least a couple here who enjoy that kind of thing. Welcome!
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on January 19, 2013, 06:46:41 AM
Except there are at least a couple here who enjoy that kind of thing. Welcome!

 That's what the detcord is for
 :angel:
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: seeker_two on January 19, 2013, 07:46:14 AM
Welcome!






....have we scared her off yet?.......
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: lupinus on January 19, 2013, 07:48:22 AM
Welcome!

May God have mercy on your soul.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Hutch on January 19, 2013, 08:00:07 AM
You should review become intimately familiar with:

Firefly
Zardoz
Monty Python
The Big Bang Theory
All of Robert Heinlein's work
Atlas Shrugged
External ballistics

Not necessarily in that order

And The Princess Bride.  Can't forget that one, no ma'am.  Btw, are you, or have you ever been, Manti Te'o's girlfriend?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Tallpine on January 19, 2013, 10:56:17 AM
Fâilte!   :lol:
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: CNYCacher on January 19, 2013, 11:40:20 AM
Bacon, you forgot bacon.

And detcord
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: SADShooter on January 19, 2013, 11:50:25 AM
Welcome!

I haven't felt a disturbance in the Force indicating a stranger running screaming into the night, so I assume you have a strong constitution and are still around.

If you made it this far, you may still survive the experience. =)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: vaskidmark on January 19, 2013, 05:51:40 PM
You should review become intimately familiar with:

Firefly
Zardoz
Monty Python
The Big Bang Theory
All of Robert Heinlein's work
Atlas Shrugged
External ballistics

Not necessarily in that order


Bacon, you forgot bacon.

Welcome new person, may cthulhu have mercy on your soul for joining.

And The Princess Bride.  Can't forget that one, no ma'am.  Btw, are you, or have you ever been, Manti Te'o's girlfriend?

And detcord

What about The Hoff?  I know we try to forget, but it's necessary for the new person (It's a GURL!!!!11111ELEVENTY1111!!!!) to know about The Hoff.

Oh, yeah.  Almost forgot - Welcome.

I'll take .45AutoRim, and since the diabeetus keeps me from alcohol (strong or weak) you can just double up, Tank Yew Veddy Muches.

stay safe.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: wmenorr67 on January 19, 2013, 06:03:23 PM
Welcome!






....have we scared her off yet?.......


You guys just may have.  Considering the only post she has made so far is on this thread.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: seeker_two on January 19, 2013, 08:15:27 PM
You guys just may have.  Considering the only post she has made so far is on this thread.

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Title: Re: New Member
Post by: 280plus on January 19, 2013, 08:17:27 PM
That's what the detcord is for
 :angel:

Yes, we enjoy detcord too.  =D

And I to think we all did actually scare her away. I blame fistful.  =|
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: wmenorr67 on January 19, 2013, 08:41:37 PM
Yes, we enjoy detcord too.  =D

And I to think we all did actually scare her away. I blame fistful.  =|

Who else?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on January 19, 2013, 08:59:37 PM
Yes, we enjoy detcord too.  =D

And I to think we all did actually scare her away. I blame fistful.  =|

At least she was spared the horror of the Hoff Assult Crotch.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: TechMan on January 19, 2013, 09:14:55 PM
At least she was spared the horror of the Hoff Assult Crotch.

Did somebody say the Hoff Assault Crotch?



















































































































































Just kidding.  ;)  For now.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: birdman on January 20, 2013, 12:42:53 AM
You should review become intimately familiar with:

Firefly
Zardoz
Monty Python
The Big Bang Theory
All of Robert Heinlein's work
Atlas Shrugged
External ballistics

Not necessarily in that order


And autoclaving whole planets.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:17:29 AM
Firefly - SHINY!

Zardoz - saw it when it first came out (six times I think - then-boyfriend thought it was great)  I still wonder how much they had to pay Connery to wear red "ruby" high heels in the final battle scene.

Monty Python - But of **course**!  And my father has *never* smelt of elderberries ;-)

The Big Bang Theory - watched the first season on DVD in one evening.  I like the concept, but sit coms and I don't get along.  I like my humor less ... lappy

All of Robert Heinlein's Works - YES!  He's one of the greats!  A good friend of mine wrote the afterward to the Baen edition of "Puppet Masters" :-)

Atlas Shrugged - yep :-)

External ballistics - Good!  (would 'internal ballistics' involve the ping pong ball scene from "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert"? :-D)

You should review become intimately familiar with:

Firefly
Zardoz
Monty Python
The Big Bang Theory
All of Robert Heinlein's work
Atlas Shrugged
External ballistics

Not necessarily in that order

Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:19:41 AM
Do you know the song:

"In the ocean,
The mighty ocean,
Cthulhu sleeps tonight..." ?

:-D

Bacon, you forgot bacon.

Welcome new person, may cthulhu have mercy on your soul for joining.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:20:52 AM
Don't mind the sammiches, as long as the beer flows dark and thick :-)

Welcome, and I suggest you perfect your shoe throwing technique so you can whallop the little boys who harrass you to make them sammiches. A good knock on the head tends to settle them down.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:22:04 AM
Detcord!  I've been trying to knit things with that for *years* :-D

That's what the detcord is for
 :angel:

Title: Re: New Member
Post by: birdman on January 20, 2013, 02:22:50 AM
Firefly - SHINY!

Zardoz - saw it when it first came out (six times I think - then-boyfriend thought it was great)  I still wonder how much they had to pay Connery to wear red "ruby" high heels in the final battle scene.

Monty Python - But of **course**!  And my father has *never* smelt of elderberries ;-)

The Big Bang Theory - watched the first season on DVD in one evening.  I like the concept, but sit coms and I don't get along.  I like my humor less ... lappy

All of Robert Heinlein's Works - YES!  He's one of the greats!  A good friend of mine wrote the afterward to the Baen edition of "Puppet Masters" :-)

Atlas Shrugged - yep :-)

External ballistics - Good!  (would 'internal ballistics' involve the ping pong ball scene from "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert"? :-D)


She likes all the good stuff, its a trap.  Get an axe.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:23:37 AM
Nope, not scared off at all.  Got caught up in some other stuff.  When the muse hits me upside the head, I have to write it down.   It's the only way to keep the voices in my head under control ;-)

Welcome!






....have we scared her off yet?.......

Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:24:32 AM
:-)  It can't be any worse than Punday on Baen's Bar :-)

Welcome!

May God have mercy on your soul.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:25:44 AM
As you wish :-)

No.  Not my type.  Nor am I his, obviously, since I exist :-) NTM being very happily married :-)

And The Princess Bride.  Can't forget that one, no ma'am.  Btw, are you, or have you ever been, Manti Te'o's girlfriend?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:26:51 AM
I'm enjoying it!  Sorry I haven't had a chance to catch up on stuff.  The Muse is a Harsh Mistress ;-)

Welcome!

I haven't felt a disturbance in the Force indicating a stranger running screaming into the night, so I assume you have a strong constitution and are still around.

If you made it this far, you may still survive the experience. =)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:29:04 AM
Hoff?  You mean the guy who did the *great* job of Nick Fury before Nick Fury turned all black and Samuel L Jackson-y? 

Here's the .45AutoRim, doubled :-)  Do you want a box with that, or will you be firing it immediately? :-)

What about The Hoff?  I know we try to forget, but it's necessary for the new person (It's a GURL!!!!11111ELEVENTY1111!!!!) to know about The Hoff.

Oh, yeah.  Almost forgot - Welcome.

I'll take .45AutoRim, and since the diabeetus keeps me from alcohol (strong or weak) you can just double up, Tank Yew Veddy Muches.

stay safe.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:30:33 AM
Nope, sorry - still here.  You guys will have to do better than that.  My brothers were jocks and on the high school football team before I started Kindergarten :-)

Yes, we enjoy detcord too.  =D

And I to think we all did actually scare her away. I blame fistful.  =|
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:31:37 AM
::perk::  Who?  What?  Explain - it sounds ... intriguing :-)

At least she was spared the horror of the Hoff Assult Crotch.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:35:48 AM
Hey, I'm just a regular gal who's read SF all her life and isn't frightened by guns or loud noises :-)

She likes all the good stuff, its a trap.  Get an axe.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: vaskidmark on January 20, 2013, 03:10:49 AM
::perk::  Who?  What?  Explain - it sounds ... intriguing :-)


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

stay safe.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: erictank on January 20, 2013, 05:11:58 AM
You're still here?

"Impressive... MOST impressive."
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: TechMan on January 20, 2013, 06:12:06 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

stay safe.

VA she asked for it.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on January 20, 2013, 06:40:23 AM
VA she asked for it.

That doesn't mean you have to give it to her.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: seeker_two on January 20, 2013, 07:24:56 AM
That doesn't mean you have to give it to her.

If she is going to praise Hasselhoff's portrayal of Nick Fury over Samuel Jackson's, she deserves whatever she gets....
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Jamisjockey on January 20, 2013, 09:21:15 AM
Nothing stirs up the board like the arrival of some extra estrogen.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Hawkmoon on January 20, 2013, 09:57:51 AM
Crazy is my kind of place!  I sort of traded groups - I mentioned one I was part of, and the other fella mentioned one he was part of. 

Is APS part of Major League Baseball now? I don't recall signing anything granting permission for me to be traded without prior consent.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Hawkmoon on January 20, 2013, 10:01:56 AM
Do you know the song:

"In the ocean,
The mighty ocean,
Cthulhu sleeps tonight..." ?


I don't recall the lyric, but it has a certain familiar ring to it.

Yes, you may adapt satisfactorily.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Tallpine on January 20, 2013, 10:31:12 AM
The female of the species is more deadly than the male   ;)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: 280plus on January 20, 2013, 10:40:34 AM
Well I'll be, she DID come back.  :O
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Boomhauer on January 20, 2013, 10:59:16 AM
I don't recall the lyric, but it has a certain familiar ring to it.

Yes, you may adapt satisfactorily.

In the jungle the lion sleeps tonight from The Lion King

And now its stuck in everybody's head
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Tallpine on January 20, 2013, 11:28:18 AM
In the jungle the lion sleeps tonight from The Lion King

And now its stuck in everybody's head


Doesn't it go way way way further back than that  ???

I missed a lot of that stuff in the Sixties - I was listening to Marty Robbins and Merle Haggard, etc.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Monkeyleg on January 20, 2013, 11:44:14 AM
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Nothing stirs up the board like the arrival of some extra estrogen.

If she has some extra, maybe Kitteh-Dragon can give some to my soon-to-be ex. Might help with that mustache thing.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: TommyGunn on January 20, 2013, 12:32:55 PM
If she has some extra, maybe Kitteh-Dragon can give some to my soon-to-be ex. Might help with that mustache thing.
:facepalm:
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 12:54:25 PM
But Hasselhoff did his before Marvel 'rebooted' Fury :-)  I'm not dissing Jackson's Fury -- they're, just, different guys.  You could *believe* Hasselhoff's *might* have come out of WWII :-)  Jackson is all kinds of awesome.

If she is going to praise Hasselhoff's portrayal of Nick Fury over Samuel Jackson's, she deserves whatever she gets....

Title: Re: New Member
Post by: CNYCacher on January 20, 2013, 12:56:36 PM
Jackson's Fury

Now there's a name for a band
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 01:01:28 PM
Just to share something I grew up on (older brothers.  **Much** older brothers :-) )

The Kingston Trio doing "Wimoweh" at the Hungry Eye.  Can't find the year, sorry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBkW3Qbq2Dw


Doesn't it go way way way further back than that  ???

I missed a lot of that stuff in the Sixties - I was listening to Marty Robbins and Merle Haggard, etc.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: 280plus on January 20, 2013, 01:06:18 PM
Not bad for a Calypso band.   ;)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: SADShooter on January 20, 2013, 01:09:10 PM
And the lady is an audiophile as well. This gets scarier by the moment. :O     :laugh:

I think you'll fit right in.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Brad Johnson on January 20, 2013, 01:14:49 PM
If she's seen UHF, we're in trouble.  If she likes it, we're doomed...

Brad
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Doggy Daddy on January 20, 2013, 01:31:13 PM
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heh.   ;/
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 02:28:45 PM
Thank you, sir! :-)  You are a fine ... assortment :-)


And the lady is an audiophile as well. This gets scarier by the moment. :O     :laugh:

I think you'll fit right in.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on January 20, 2013, 03:01:30 PM
But Hasselhoff did his before Marvel 'rebooted' Fury :-)  I'm not dissing Jackson's Fury -- they're, just, different guys.  You could *believe* Hasselhoff's *might* have come out of WWII :-)  Jackson is all kinds of awesome.


I loved Jackson's *expletive deleted*ing Fury ( AND THAT would be the awesome band name) but when Cap teamed up with some Howlers, I did have a pang of disapointment in the whole redo situation.

Furthermore, I'll take Jackson over the Hoff in ANY role.

The female of the species is more deadly than the male   ;)

And around here, we tend to be better armed as well ;)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: MillCreek on January 20, 2013, 03:02:48 PM
If she is into SF, she has not yet answered a key question: Star Wars or Star Trek?  And her favorite SF author.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: 280plus on January 20, 2013, 03:04:19 PM
Oh, we're an "assortment" all right.  :cool:
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: RocketMan on January 20, 2013, 03:18:56 PM
Has Kitteh-Dragon read the "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee - Tales from the Apocalypse" thread yet?  I think that should be a requirement for membership beyond a probationary period.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 03:34:36 PM
Started on it.  It's pretty long :-)


Has Kitteh-Dragon read the "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee - Tales from the Apocalypse" thread yet?  I think that should be a requirement for membership beyond a probationary period.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Phyphor on January 20, 2013, 03:39:37 PM
Huh, she's not yet run screaming into the night.  Either she's got ovaries the size of a M1 Abrams, or she's made of some stern stuff......


Welcome to the nuthouse forum!
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Scout26 on January 20, 2013, 03:41:39 PM
I think the true measure is Firefly.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Tallpine on January 20, 2013, 03:44:16 PM
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something I grew up on (older brothers.  **Much** older brothers :-) )


Oh, yeah - sure  ;/

 :P
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 03:49:48 PM
Oh, gosh.  Depends, there are so many permutations!

OK - I'm older than dirt.  I watched the first ep of Star Trek (OS) when it was broadcast, and have loved it ever since.  Next Gen is great.  Never got into Voyager.  DS9 sort of went off into la la land for me after a few years.  I enjoyed Enterprise (was a Quantum Leap fan, so Scott Bakula in a Star Trek thingy was a double win).  But it seemed to go weird there toward the last, too.

I also (see above, "Dirt: older than") saw the first ever Star Wars when it came out.  Enjoyed them immensely for what they were.  And love the music.  The later released 'installments'?  Not so much.  And Jar Jar Binks is an abomination to the Universe, IMHO ;-)

Do I *have* to have *one* favorite SF author?  ::whimper::  I mean, some of them are really good friends of mine!  You expect me to *choose*?!  Hmmm...

I enjoy MilSF.  And 'Space Opera'.  I will not tolerate dystopian defeatism.  So, in no particular order whatsoever:

Robert A Heinlein (in a class all his own.  Though I didn't go so far as Sarah A Hoyt a give birth to my first born son on his birthday and name him 'Robert Anson'! :-D But I might have if I'd have thought of it!!!)

Tom Kratman
Sarah A Hoyt
John Ringo
Andre Norton (only her early stuff.  After Witch World she went really, really woo woo and I am *very* picky about which of hers to read after that)
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Dave Freer
David Weber
David Drake
Terry Prachett
Keith Laumer
Jerry Pournelle
Philip K. Dick
Gordon R. Dickenson

And, in the interests of full disclosure - I *do* beta read for more than one of them who are still, thank God, among us and writing!  So, please, don't make me pick *one*! :-)

If she is into SF, she has not yet answered a key question: Star Wars or Star Trek?  And her favorite SF author.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 03:51:47 PM
My hubby wanted to know what I was laughing out loud at.  I showed him.  Quoth the hubby, "Tell 'em "Try harder, guys"" :-D

Love this! :-D

Huh, she's not yet run screaming into the night.  Either she's got ovaries the size of a M1 Abrams, or she's made of some stern stuff......


Welcome to the nuthouse forum!
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: MillCreek on January 20, 2013, 03:53:05 PM
Dear Kitteh-Dragon:

We are approximately the same age, and I also remember seeing TOS, Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Time Tunnel, etc. on my parent's B&W TV.

We also share tastes in SF and authors.

Please stop by and marry me if you are ever in the Seattle area.  

Thank you.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Tallpine on January 20, 2013, 03:57:01 PM
Dear Kitteh-Dragon:

We are approximately the same age, and I also remember seeing TOS, Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Time Tunnel, etc. on my parent's B&W TV.

We also share tastes in SF and authors.

Please stop by and marry me if you are ever in the Seattle area.  

Thank you.

Now that's a bald proposal if I ever saw one  =D
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: MillCreek on January 20, 2013, 03:59:32 PM
Now that's a bald proposal if I ever saw one  =D


Now all I have to do is some sort of Vulcan mind meld on the current Ms. MillCreek so that she forgets Kitteh-Dragon's visits to the area.  :angel:
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: MrsSmith on January 20, 2013, 04:00:07 PM
Boys, control yourselves. Y'all act like you've never seen a real girl before and you don't want to scare this one off like you scared the last couple who dropped by.

Welcome K-D! I could use some 9mm and any old lager (because I'm NOT a beer snob, unlike many around here).

And while the boys have their rules about what you have to like and not like, BlueStarLizzard, LadySmith, and I only have a few. 1) We do not make sammiches for the boys unless they've EARNED them. 2) We do not cook bacon for them unless they've EARNED it. 3) When they misbehave, we throw shoes, grenades, or live ammo at them, using whatever tools are handy. 4) We girls do not exploit each other's weaknesses unless it's just damn funny or the opportunity is too good to pass up or there is nothing more interesting going on.

Stick around - this is a good bunch of screwballs folks.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: 280plus on January 20, 2013, 04:00:39 PM
What a crew...  :facepalm:

 :rofl:
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on January 20, 2013, 04:07:41 PM
Boys, control yourselves. Y'all act like you've never seen a real girl before and you don't want to scare this one off like you scared the last couple who dropped by.

Welcome K-D! I could use some 9mm and any old lager (because I'm NOT a beer snob, unlike many around here).

And while the boys have their rules about what you have to like and not like, BlueStarLizzard, LadySmith, and I only have a few. 1) We do not make sammiches for the boys unless they've EARNED them. 2) We do not cook bacon for them unless they've EARNED it. 3) When they misbehave, we throw shoes, grenades, or live ammo at them, using whatever tools are handy. 4) We girls do not exploit each other's weaknesses unless it's just damn funny or the opportunity is too good to pass up or there is nothing more interesting going on.

Stick around - this is a good bunch of screwballs folks.

No, I insist on Firefly. That's always a requirment.

And so far, not one of them has EARNED bacon. Just sayin'
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 04:08:10 PM
Quite the nicest offer I've had in a long time! Thank you!  But, hubby and I have been happily married for 25 years, and intend to keep on making each other laugh and be loved as long as possible :-)

Dear Kitteh-Dragon:

We are approximately the same age, and I also remember seeing TOS, Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Time Tunnel, etc. on my parent's B&W TV.

We also share tastes in SF and authors.

Please stop by and marry me if you are ever in the Seattle area.  

Thank you.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 04:10:25 PM
WOOT!  My kind of place!  Thank you!!!!  Your ammo, your beer - and a case of old shoes for throwing :-)

Boys, control yourselves. Y'all act like you've never seen a real girl before and you don't want to scare this one off like you scared the last couple who dropped by.

Welcome K-D! I could use some 9mm and any old lager (because I'm NOT a beer snob, unlike many around here).

And while the boys have their rules about what you have to like and not like, BlueStarLizzard, LadySmith, and I only have a few. 1) We do not make sammiches for the boys unless they've EARNED them. 2) We do not cook bacon for them unless they've EARNED it. 3) When they misbehave, we throw shoes, grenades, or live ammo at them, using whatever tools are handy. 4) We girls do not exploit each other's weaknesses unless it's just damn funny or the opportunity is too good to pass up or there is nothing more interesting going on.

Stick around - this is a good bunch of screwballs folks.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Tallpine on January 20, 2013, 04:14:11 PM
Quite the nicest offer I've had in a long time! Thank you!  But, hubby and I have been happily married for 25 years, and intend to keep on making each other laugh and be loved as long as possible :-)


31 years, here  =)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 04:14:48 PM
OK.  Captain Tight pants is awesome.  But I prefer Adam Baldwin.  Oh, DANG!  I left Larry Correia off my 'favorite SF authors list'!!!  Because his "Stranger & Stranger" short stories he posts on his blog with Adam Baldwin are *awesome*.  And I enjoy his Monster Hunter and Grim Noir series, too.

Sorry.  Firefly - love it.  Have it in DVD *and* Blueray.  And 'Serenity' in both.  :-)

Oh - I knit Jayne Cobb hats for sale at cons, with the money going to charity (have a friend who sells them.  I just send them to her).  

No, I insist on Firefly. That's always a requirment.

And so far, not one of them has EARNED bacon. Just sayin'
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 04:16:30 PM
I can't believe I left *Larry Correia* off the list!  Sorry.  Insufficient caffeine! 



Do I *have* to have *one* favorite SF author?  ::whimper::  I mean, some of them are really good friends of mine!  You expect me to *choose*?!  Hmmm...

I enjoy MilSF.  And 'Space Opera'.  I will not tolerate dystopian defeatism.  
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 04:25:44 PM
Wait, sorry.  I misread this.  I thought you meant "Bury my heart at **Kent State** - Tales from the Apocalypse".  Is there a different one with "Wounded Knee"?

Has Kitteh-Dragon read the "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee - Tales from the Apocalypse" thread yet?  I think that should be a requirement for membership beyond a probationary period.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Pharmacology on January 20, 2013, 04:32:08 PM
You should review become intimately familiar with:

Firefly
Zardoz
Monty Python
The Big Bang Theory
All of Robert Heinlein's work
Atlas Shrugged
External ballistics

Not necessarily in that order


BAPZANGO!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmLQaTcViOA
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: RocketMan on January 20, 2013, 04:34:17 PM
Wait, sorry.  I misread this.  I thought you meant "Bury my heart at **Kent State** - Tales from the Apocalypse".  Is there a different one with "Wounded Knee"?

I was just seeing if you are on your toes.  Yeah, that's it, that's my story.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: TechMan on January 20, 2013, 04:42:45 PM
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Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 04:48:38 PM
Looks like something he'd wear :-P 

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Title: Re: New Member
Post by: birdman on January 20, 2013, 04:53:27 PM
What about guns....do we know what guns she has?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 05:08:19 PM
I prefer not to share that information, sorry.  Yeah, I can be paranoid :-)

What about guns....do we know what guns she has?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Boomhauer on January 20, 2013, 05:15:27 PM
I need a cunning hat. How much and can you make it of a fire resistant yarn?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Perd Hapley on January 20, 2013, 05:29:36 PM
Started on it.  It's pretty long :-)


I'll pass up the obvious joke.

I glanced at that thread when it first started, but haven't read it since.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: lee n. field on January 20, 2013, 05:35:32 PM

Doesn't it go way way way further back than that  ???

I missed a lot of that stuff in the Sixties - I was listening to Marty Robbins and Merle Haggard, etc.

Way much farther back than that. 

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Title: Re: New Member
Post by: MillCreek on January 20, 2013, 05:36:33 PM
Quite the nicest offer I've had in a long time! Thank you!  But, hubby and I have been happily married for 25 years, and intend to keep on making each other laugh and be loved as long as possible :-)


And here I was hoping to mind meld Ms. MillCreek into thinking that we had become polygamous Mormons.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: lee n. field on January 20, 2013, 05:38:29 PM
If she is into SF, she has not yet answered a key question: Star Wars or Star Trek?  And her favorite SF author.

Babylon 5 (despite the fact that the IA turned into a big space UN with teeth.)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: MillCreek on January 20, 2013, 05:41:55 PM
For some reason, I never got into Babylon 5.  I see it is not available on streaming Netflix so I can give it another whirl.  Bummer.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: lee n. field on January 20, 2013, 05:47:11 PM
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 recursion /n./  See recursion. See also tail recursion.  (http://www.outpost9.com/reference/jargon/jargon_33.html)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: lee n. field on January 20, 2013, 05:48:24 PM
For some reason, I never got into Babylon 5.  I see it is not available on streaming Netflix so I can give it another whirl.  Bummer.

hulu, I think, has some of it.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 05:48:35 PM
I honestly don't know what she charges for them.  Fire resistant yarn?  And here I've been trying to figure out how to make them out of *detcord* ;-)

I don't sell them.  I give them to friends, or I give them to the friend who sells them at her booths at cons, with the money going to charity.

I need a cunning hat. How much and can you make it of a fire resistant yarn?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: TommyGunn on January 20, 2013, 07:06:00 PM
Oh, gosh.  Depends, there are so many permutations!

OK - I'm older than dirt.  I watched the first ep of Star Trek (OS) when it was broadcast, and have loved it ever since.  Next Gen is great.  Never got into Voyager.  DS9 sort of went off into la la land for me after a few years.  I enjoyed Enterprise (was a Quantum Leap fan, so Scott Bakula in a Star Trek thingy was a double win).  But it seemed to go weird there toward the last, too.

I also (see above, "Dirt: older than") saw the first ever Star Wars when it came out.  Enjoyed them immensely for what they were.  And love the music.  The later released 'installments'?  Not so much.  And Jar Jar Binks is an abomination to the Universe, IMHO ;-)

Do I *have* to have *one* favorite SF author?  ::whimper::  I mean, some of them are really good friends of mine!  You expect me to *choose*?!  Hmmm...

I enjoy MilSF.  And 'Space Opera'.  I will not tolerate dystopian defeatism.  So, in no particular order whatsoever:

Robert A Heinlein (in a class all his own.  Though I didn't go so far as Sarah A Hoyt a give birth to my first born son on his birthday and name him 'Robert Anson'! :-D But I might have if I'd have thought of it!!!)

Tom Kratman
Sarah A Hoyt
John Ringo
Andre Norton (only her early stuff.  After Witch World she went really, really woo woo and I am *very* picky about which of hers to read after that)
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Dave Freer
David Weber
David Drake
Terry Prachett
Keith Laumer
Jerry Pournelle
Philip K. Dick
Gordon R. Dickenson

And, in the interests of full disclosure - I *do* beta read for more than one of them who are still, thank God, among us and writing!  So, please, don't make me pick *one*! :-)


Hey COOL!  I go back to the original Trek as well.  Enjoy it even on DVD these days -- despite the fact the special effects budget was $2.69 + tax.  Still think the original phasers were hands down superior to "The Next Generations'" 'dustbuster' phasers.

And I like the Irwin Allen stuff as well. 
I remember Gordon Dickenson, of course Edgar Rice Burroughs.  And Asimov - - don't forget him.  Although not everyone liked him.'
And Martin Caidin was another favorite.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Tallpine on January 20, 2013, 07:24:55 PM
I honestly don't know what she charges for them.  Fire resistant yarn?  And here I've been trying to figure out how to make them out of *detcord* ;-)

I don't sell them.  I give them to friends, or I give them to the friend who sells them at her booths at cons, with the money going to charity.


How about a pattern?

Ladypine leads the local knitting group.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: wmenorr67 on January 20, 2013, 07:57:46 PM
Can we ban adively for a week, at least, for posting the Hoff?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: 280plus on January 20, 2013, 08:05:06 PM
Can we ban adively for a week, at least, for posting the Hoff?
+1  [barf]
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: seeker_two on January 20, 2013, 09:07:31 PM
Can we ban adively for a week, at least, for posting the Hoff?

+110,000,000
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: CNYCacher on January 20, 2013, 09:08:33 PM
We girls do not exploit each other's weaknesses unless it's just damn funny or the opportunity is too good to pass up or there is nothing more interesting going on.

They have weaknesses!

+110,000,000


Soooo, +1?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 20, 2013, 09:48:58 PM
I have a *very* basic one.  And it uses rather more garish colors than I think appropriate - but I had to match the others my friend is making.  Lemme see ... Here's the website.  She'll have to play with it for gauge and pick out her own colors :-)

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=19076.20

How about a pattern?

Ladypine leads the local knitting group.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Phyphor on January 20, 2013, 10:42:10 PM
+1E38!
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Boomhauer on January 20, 2013, 10:47:11 PM
Quote
Fire resistant yarn?  And here I've been trying to figure out how to make them out of *detcord* ;-)

I tend to uh, catch on fire on a regular basis...



Title: Re: New Member
Post by: MrsSmith on January 20, 2013, 10:59:46 PM
I tend to uh, catch on fire on a regular basis...


Silly boy, you don't wear it on duty.

I think you're just worried your stalker might try to set fire to your head.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: vaskidmark on January 21, 2013, 05:52:33 AM
I tend to uh, catch on fire on a regular basis...

Didn't you tell us you regularly caught something else at work?  Brown, I think you said it was.

stay safe.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Tallpine on January 21, 2013, 10:26:20 AM
I have a *very* basic one.  And it uses rather more garish colors than I think appropriate - but I had to match the others my friend is making.  Lemme see ... Here's the website.  She'll have to play with it for gauge and pick out her own colors :-)

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=19076.20


Thank you! 

Good kitty  :lol:
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Regolith on January 21, 2013, 08:00:54 PM
I prefer not to share that information, sorry.  Yeah, I can be paranoid :-)


The correct answer is "Guns? I used to own guns, until the boating accident..." 

Then you give them the thousand yard stare.

 =D
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Jim147 on January 21, 2013, 08:27:34 PM
The correct answer is "Guns? I used to own guns, until the boating accident..."  

Then you give them the thousand yard stare.

 =D

Remember, it was a "tragic" boating accident.

And since you're still here, I'll take a bottle of Mist and some fodder for the FR8, please.

jim
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: LadySmith on January 21, 2013, 09:08:13 PM
I prefer not to share that information, sorry.  Yeah, I can be paranoid :-)


Smart woman.
Welcome Kitteh-Dragon. Love your avatar.  =)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Terpsichore on January 21, 2013, 10:47:31 PM
Welcome to the group!   =)

And while the boys have their rules about what you have to like and not like, BlueStarLizzard, LadySmith, and I only have a few. 1) We do not make sammiches for the boys unless they've EARNED them. 2) We do not cook bacon for them unless they've EARNED it. 3) When they misbehave, we throw shoes, grenades, or live ammo at them, using whatever tools are handy. 4) We girls do not exploit each other's weaknesses unless it's just damn funny or the opportunity is too good to pass up or there is nothing more interesting going on.

Stick around - this is a good bunch of screwballs folks.
[/quote]

Agreed! 
This is a good bunch to know.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 22, 2013, 01:46:11 AM
Oh, I do like that!  Thank you! :-)


The correct answer is "Guns? I used to own guns, until the boating accident..." 

Then you give them the thousand yard stare.

 =D
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: kgbsquirrel on January 22, 2013, 01:55:17 AM
I'm not sure how to break this to you.... I think your cat has a Spice problem. You should probably arrange an intervention and get the kitteh into Melange Rehab.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: birdman on January 22, 2013, 09:55:04 AM
I'm not sure how to break this to you.... I think your cat has a Spice problem. You should probably arrange an intervention and get the kitteh into Melange Rehab.

No way, kitten can fold space!
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: MrsSmith on January 22, 2013, 10:17:33 AM
Welcome to the group!   =)

And while the boys have their rules about what you have to like and not like, BlueStarLizzard, LadySmith, and I only have a few. 1) We do not make sammiches for the boys unless they've EARNED them. 2) We do not cook bacon for them unless they've EARNED it. 3) When they misbehave, we throw shoes, grenades, or live ammo at them, using whatever tools are handy. 4) We girls do not exploit each other's weaknesses unless it's just damn funny or the opportunity is too good to pass up or there is nothing more interesting going on.

Stick around - this is a good bunch of screwballs folks.


Agreed! 
This is a good bunch to know.

I'm so sorry Terps! I didn't mean to exclude you! Forgive me?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Terpsichore on January 22, 2013, 07:33:35 PM
I'm so sorry Terps! I didn't mean to exclude you! Forgive me?

Is ok.  I've been scarce around here the last few months due to issues.  No harm done.  ;)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: TechMan on January 22, 2013, 08:38:41 PM
Is ok.  I've been scarce around here the last few months due to issues.  No harm done.  ;)

Terpsichore, welcome back.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Terpsichore on January 22, 2013, 09:29:52 PM
Terpsichore, welcome back.

Thank you.  Kinda missed this lot of screwballs, erm, folks.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: 280plus on January 22, 2013, 10:49:35 PM
Thank you.  Kinda missed this esteemed lot of screwballs, erm, folks.
FTFY :D
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: seeker_two on January 23, 2013, 05:10:21 AM
Terpsichore, welcome back.

+10
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Terpsichore on January 23, 2013, 07:39:02 AM
FTFY :D

Well dang, I must be losing my touch to have missed that one.  Thanks, 280plus!
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: 280plus on January 23, 2013, 09:44:46 PM
 ;)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 24, 2013, 12:15:13 AM
Ah, but I *am* the Kitteh-Dragon :-)  'Tisn't Spice.  I don't do worm poo :-)

I'm not sure how to break this to you.... I think your cat has a Spice problem. You should probably arrange an intervention and get the kitteh into Melange Rehab.
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 24, 2013, 12:16:32 AM
Coming up!  Thank you.  Tragic.  With tears filling the eyes.  Oh, the *humanity*! :-)

Remember, it was a "tragic" boating accident.

And since you're still here, I'll take a bottle of Mist and some fodder for the FR8, please.

jim
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 24, 2013, 12:17:28 AM
Thank you - love yours, too!  Always have a soft spot for black cats :-)

Smart woman.
Welcome Kitteh-Dragon. Love your avatar.  =)
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 24, 2013, 12:18:46 AM
I'm sooo going to like it here :-)  Nice to meet you all!!

I'm so sorry Terps! I didn't mean to exclude you! Forgive me?
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: AJ Dual on January 24, 2013, 12:24:31 AM
Ah, but I *am* the Kitteh-Dragon :-)  'Tisn't Spice.  I don't do worm poo :-)


No "I R DUNECAT"?

Sad.   :'(
Title: Re: New Member
Post by: Kitteh-Dragon on January 24, 2013, 01:03:45 AM
Well, Dunecat would burrow underground.  I can fly :-)

No "I R DUNECAT"?

Sad.   :'(