Blakes7 November 2001

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Re: [B7L] Re: Music videos, was site update
by Steve Kilbane 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

Iain: > > Travis I: Henry Rollins > > Travis II: Tony Hadley > > Now that's just cruel. Quite possibly, but I'm compelled to ask: to whom? steve

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Ring One?
by Dana Shilling 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

There's a snippy article in today's Wall Street Journal ("The Battle of the Books," Brian M. Carney) saying that Harry Potter books can't be very good because The Lord of the Rings is much better. Doesn't seem like a logical argument to me...however, ObB7: "When Socrates wanted to examine whether the just or the unjust man was happier, he employed a myth in which a man finds a ring that allows him to become invisible and so, if he chooses, to commit terrible crimes with impunity. Tolkien (belatedly) takes up Socrates' inquiry by attempting to show that the man who uses such a ring--even the good man--is worse off than he who would destroy it. [...] Thus Tolkien's ring is most dangerous to its wisest and most powerful characters--princes and wizards who can be made to believe that they will wield absolute power benevolently." -(Y)

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RE: [B7L] Language and mums
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

Leia Fee wrote: > Nico wrote... > >With me it was always 'dead at the bottom of a cliff'. It was a joke > >between me and my sister. And very usable too in the B7 > universe with all > >their cliffs and quarries; you'd have to replace your bus > with something > >else. ;-) > > Hmm yes. We don't see much ground transport in B7 do we? > > What common accident's could mum's worry about? Well, now. In no particular order: Various illnesses, like: Andromeda-strain flu :-) radiation sickness Auron or Fosforon plague Venusian lungworm Casarus swamp fever Falling into a volcano (yeah, a variation on the old cliff) Being killed by hairy aliens Being turned into spare parts on Chenga Having your blood drunk by a mutoid Having your brain extracted Holing your spacesuit while exploring a black hole Being eaten by giant spiders or snakes Being held for ransom by Amagons (and losing your head) Alien possession Being bent by space-rats Being drugged with pylene-50 Having your spaceship eaten by enzymes Being sold as a white slave on Domo Going out an airlock without a spacesuit Betraying Avon Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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Another personality "test"
by Leia Fee 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

Edam, Hmph. The wax usually has more flavour than the cheese. I think I'm insulted ;-) Leia

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Re: [B7L] Nasty accidents
by J MacQueen 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

>From: "Dana Shilling" <dshilling(a)worldnet.att.net> > > and Galloping Knee Rot? ;-) > > Leia >Nico wasn't at all impressed, but... >Sickness Alpha (i.e., he's fed up with them)? Which has to make what Leia said before that more like Mission2des Tin Knee. [It's not good, but it's nearly time to go home...] Regards Jo _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: Music videos, was site update
by Mel Saxby 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

I agree, Sally, they are well worth the download. My own fave is It's A Sin, closely followed by Brothers in Arms. Makes me wish I had the right kind of equipment on my own PC right now. Video capture is something I'm looking into for the future. If the DVD versions of B7 are ever released, it would be well worth the effort of creating my own compilations. I'd recommend anyone to try them out, if they have Realplayer (an easy download if not.) If you were making your own songvid, what music and clips would you include? Mel

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Ashton Press Updates
by Bizarro7＠aol.com 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

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Re: [B7L] language virus music SF intersection
by Alison Page 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

Iain C quoted Caliban >>The red plague rid you For learning me your language! And 'language is a virus from outer space' was inspired by the red plague, radioactive virus B-23, in 'Cities of the red night' by Burroughs, and the idealistic rebel leader in that is called Noah Blake. You see it all makes perfect sense. Alison ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. Becta www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************

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Re: Vila's letters home
by Helen Krummenacker 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

More, please, Ellynne?

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language virus music SF intersection
by Alison Page 01 Dec '01

01 Dec '01

Iain W quoted Magazine >>the truth's in drugs from Outer Space And who was it who sang (inspired by William Burroughs) that 'Language is a virus from outer space'? Because that neatly encapsulates every thread on the list this week into one meaningless but strangely catchy phrase. Alison ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. Becta www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************

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