Blakes7 August 2001

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Naming Reasons? ( really obscure )
by tony nolan 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

G'Day, For a bit of fun I have been playing with the names of the series, and how those names may have been contrived, with regards to there roles in the series. Anyway - perhaps people can improve on them, or tell me where i am wrong ? Tony Servalan = Server Land (servitude) - Slaves Land - The queen of the land of the slaves. Villa = Short for Villain or Villainy ( he was a thief and lock pick ) Travis = Travesty - Travesty of Justice - he was a mass murder. Orac = Oracle - He often gave advice or information like the Oracles in ancient Greece ? ( Ambiguous & Obscure) Slave = SLAVE ( He was the slave of the ship) Zen = ZENITH - Zen was the computer in charge of the ZENITH of technology - the Liberator. Jenna = Gem ( She was of great worth to the crew. Soolin = (Sool - Lin) Sool - Attack or Worry / Line - Line of attack - she was good at strategy. Dayna = Dangerous - Dangerous to the male eye but more dangerous with a weapon. Avon = Have On - Avon was often bluffing people. ( arrested for fraud ) or AVANT-GARDE (Innovative). Gan = Gangly ( he moved ungracefully ) Tarrant = ( Tangent ) /( Tarry ) he was Often going off in another direction ( off on an tangent ) from the crew. Cally = ( Callow or Callous ) She was very hard, and inexperienced.

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RE: Re: [B7L] 'Sarcophagus'
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

"Ellynne G." <rilliara(a)juno.com> wrote: > > >On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 05:33:59 -0400 jacquispeel(a)netscape.net writes: >> What would have happened if Servalan had met the entity from the >> episode 'Sarcophagus'? > >The alien would have died of food poisoning trying to digest her. OTOH, >Servalan wouldn't have ever linked with it, Avon wouldn't have been too >interested in saving her, Servalan _would_ have killed him if he'd tried >. . . not a rosy scenario. > >Ellynne Was there only one such 'burial in space' or would there be other such Sarcophaguses (is that the right plural?) running around? Jacqui __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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RE:Servalan's crime
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

"Sally Manton" <smanton(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Jacqui wrote: ><If the President she deposed returned what crime would Servalan be charged >with - mutiny or what?> > ><grin> I doubt that the ex-President was in any condition to return anywhere >(otherwise occupied being very very dead). > >Wasn't Servalan basically declared a non-person? You don't have to go to >the bother of trying them ... I'm rather partial to the justice of the idea >of her ending up modified to suit her successor's whim, but I can't recall >seeing any mutoids in S4, so maybe the Federation's near-collapse after the >War brought *that* nasty little industry to a screaming halt (please tell me >if there were mutoids in S4 and I missed them ...) > I was trying to work out what crime (in present day terms) she was guilty of under the circumstances - (apart from all the other things she did) Jacqui __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Penguin advance
by Harriet Monkhouse 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

Did anybody notice the news that penguins are taking control of the Norwegian military? -- Harriet "We are quite definitely going to die." - Arthur Dent, HHGTTG

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Re: [B7L] Holidays
by Ellynne G. 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 10:16:03 +0000 "Sally Manton" <smanton(a)hotmail.com> writes: > Jacqui wrote: > I tend to doubt > that > there was actually many of any official or even officially tolerated > such > holidays in the Inner Worlds, I wonder. Holidays are on the list of things all cultures have so I suppose the Federation would recognize the fact that they serve some deep rooted needs. But I'm at a loss as to what they'd go for. Harvest time festivals, like Thanksgiving? They live in domes, cut off from any sense of the the seasons, and I assume there are some kind of automated hydroponic farms creating year round crops. Still, maybe they have something like it. Thanksgiving memorializes the Pilgrims first successful harvest. Perhaps the Federation memorializes some equivilant, some point where the domes became self-sufficient after the nuclear wars and knew they'd survive - or perhaps, despite the domes, they were dying off from radiation related ailments and then those radiation drugs were invented, saving them (although Radiation Therapy Day doesn't have a real ring to it). Christmas and Hanukah would be gone for the obvious reasons and it's unlikely a wintertime festival would replace them (except possibly New Year's) in the absence of winter. Halloween's gone but they might have some sort of Memorial Day or Day of the Dead.

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Re: [B7L] Holidays
by Pherber＠aol.com 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

In a message dated 08/20/2001 8:07:41 AM Mountain Daylight Time, dshilling(a)worldnet.att.net writes: > I'm pretty sure Annexation Day is a holiday on each planet. And celebrated with about the same enthusiasm as Income Tax Day, no doubt. Nina

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Re: [B7L] 'Sarcophagus'
by Ellynne G. 21 Aug '01

21 Aug '01

On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 05:33:59 -0400 jacquispeel(a)netscape.net writes: > What would have happened if Servalan had met the entity from the > episode 'Sarcophagus'? The alien would have died of food poisoning trying to digest her. OTOH, Servalan wouldn't have ever linked with it, Avon wouldn't have been too interested in saving her, Servalan _would_ have killed him if he'd tried . . . not a rosy scenario. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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Re: [B7L] Holidays
by Sally Manton 20 Aug '01

20 Aug '01

Calle wrote re mutoids: <There are some in "Animals", I think.> Must've missed them when I did my '10 Good Things' list ... does this mean I have to go back and study it again? (Thinks: lucky it wasn't Stardrive) Oh good - don't you think the new President would like his/her very own Servie-mutoid? (There could be fanfic in this ...) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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RE: Re: [B7L] Holidays
by Sally Manton 20 Aug '01

20 Aug '01

Jacqui wrote: <If the President she deposed returned what crime would Servalan be charged with - mutiny or what?> <grin> I doubt that the ex-President was in any condition to return anywhere (otherwise occupied being very very dead). Wasn't Servalan basically declared a non-person? You don't have to go to the bother of trying them ... I'm rather partial to the justice of the idea of her ending up modified to suit her successor's whim, but I can't recall seeing any mutoids in S4, so maybe the Federation's near-collapse after the War brought *that* nasty little industry to a screaming halt (please tell me if there were mutoids in S4 and I missed them ...) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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RE: Re: [B7L] Holidays
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 20 Aug '01

20 Aug '01

"Sally Manton" <smanton(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Jacqui: ><What 'general public holidays' would there be in the Federation - apart >from 'New Year's Day' and 'Founding of the Federation Day'.> > >and Marian: ><The celebration of the president's birthday - abolished by Servalan, who >would never admit to getting older.> > >No, she'd prefer to declare the anniversary of the coup as a celebration (at >least for those in a position to celebrate anything :-)) - goodness knows >what she would call it (actually, goodness would have nothin' to do with it) >but then she only got to celebrate it once, at the most <g> > If the President she deposed returned what crime would Servalan be charged with - mutiny or what? Jacqui __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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