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[MerleZ]

ProfCrash wrote, oh so many months ago, "B5 does not orbit Epsilon 3, although that is the planet that we see. " Thus ensued a debate during which I tried to explain to our goddess of B5 that this defied the laws of physics, and that B5 station had to be in orbit around something. The all-knowing Crash insisted that "the books" make clear that B5 is not in orbit. I finally suggested that the only way B5 could not be in orbit would be if it is at the LaGrange point between Epsilon 3 and the star in that system.

Well.

Well, well, well, well.

Last night's ep, Voice in the Wilderness, pt. I. Written by JMS, I might add.

Ivanova: "We are in orbit over that thing." Referring to Epsilon 3.

Later, Ivanova: "We were told that the planet we are orbiting is....."

Hmmm, seems ole Merle was right, and Crash was wrong. And now here's the shame of it all. She's not here to taunt!

Miss ya, Little Miss Precious! Truly I do! But, oh, how I'd love to say, "I told you so!" to you! ROTFLMAO!!!

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?When I take action, I?m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It?s going to be decisive.?

[MightyLady77]

>>ProfCrash...our goddess of B5<<

ProfCrash is a goddess?! I must have missed that one.

Guess I always think of her as being more along the lines of a warrior princess.



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MightyLady of the Flame Red Hair
Love is blind, but friendship is clairvoyant.

[fanuilhgkar]

Bee, I always thought you were the goddess!

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[iznardy]

merle--

i always thought that B5 was in stationary orbit above Epsilon. but, in any case, if you think a little thing like what's in the script would change crash's mind, you don't know crash. obviously, what you've proven is one of the following: someone edited jms' text to make it wrong; jms was subtly trying to point out that ivanova knows nothing about physics; the word "orbit," as used by ivanova, actually means "not in orbit."

trust me, there are some arguments you can never win.

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"Close your mouth, Michael, we are not a codfish."

[Wizz]

Been there, done that, T-shirt's in rags, Iz?

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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.

[MerleZ]

Hey, iz! ROTFLMAO! Well, she's not around, so I felt safe........

Um, haven't seen her, have you? *looks around nervously.....*

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?When I take action, I?m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It?s going to be decisive.?

[MightyLady77]

fan,

Goddess? Me?

I don't think so! Think Valkyrie!

Bee
(LMAO)

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MightyLady of the Flame Red Hair
Love is blind, but friendship is clairvoyant.

[fanuilhgkar]

Bee, being a Valkyrie is good, too. Nobody'd pick a fight with a woman holding a shield and a spear and wearing a horned helmet!



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[fanuilhgkar]

A friend of mine sent me this message and I thought you all might like to read it.

A World War II combat veteran tells NewsMax.com that our soldiers prevailed in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge because they were trained to think on their feet: If a sergeant fell on the battlefield a quick-thinking private would immediately take his place.

Not so the Nazis, who were lost the minute their units were decapitated.

That spirit of independence and ingenuity was on display last Saturday aboard United Airlines Flight 564 in Denver.

A passenger described what happened shortly after takeoff to the Washington Times' John McCaslin, who shared this account with his readers Thursday:

"I want to thank you brave folks for coming out today," the pilot announced over the public address system. "We don't have any new instructions from the federal government, so from now on, we're on our own."

The passengers listened in total silence, McCaslin was told.

"Sometimes a potential hijacker will announce that he has a bomb. There are no bombs on this aircraft and if someone were to get up and make that claim, don't believe him. If someone were to stand up, brandish something such as a plastic knife and say, 'This is a hijacking' or words to that effect, here is what you should do:

"Every one of you should stand up and immediately throw things at that person - pillows, books, magazines, eyeglasses, shoes - anything that will throw him off balance and distract his attention. If he has a confederate or two, do the same with them. Most important: Get a blanket over him, then wrestle him to the floor and keep him there. We'll land the plane at the nearest airport and the authorities will take it from there.

"Remember, there will be one of him and maybe a few confederates, but there are 200 of you. Now, since we're a family for the next few hours, I'll ask you to turn to the person next to you, introduce yourself, tell them a little about yourself and ask them to do the same."

At the end of that remarkable address, Flight 564's passengers gave their pilot a rousing round of applause.

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[This message has been edited by fanuilhgkar (edited September 22, 2001).]

[AsIs]

Thanks fan! *applauds pilot*

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Selah