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Re: regrets
by Helen Krummenacker 09 Jan '02

09 Jan '02

Dana, you, like Terry Pratchett, can make your writing worth reading just for the footnotes. :)

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Re: FW: [B7L] Speed freaks?
by Anna Simpson 09 Jan '02

09 Jan '02

At 18:24 09/01/02 +1100, you wrote: >From memory, Orac also uses metres in Power (as in the distance it had to be from the nuclear compression charge), and centimetres in "City" when locating the tracer that Vila purposely left behind. So he does--thank you. I had the Power one, but not the CatWotW. Bad spelling on my part when doing the searches, I think. love Anna

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FW: [B7L] Speed freaks?
by Andrew Williams 09 Jan '02

09 Jan '02

Anna wrote: >Metrication doesn't seem to have been a widespread hit in the Federation. >Orac places the main computer at 'seven meters due west of the entrance' in >Moloch, and uses meters again in Headhunter.

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Advert
by Andrew Williams 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Pardon me for touting for business, but I've been told that now would be a good time to remind everyone about Chronicles. Chronicles is an Australian B7 genzine. The first issue appeared in January 1982, so it has now been around for twenty years. The next issue is no.67. We accept contributions from anyone - stories, art, puzzles, poetry, brain-teasers, etc. Chronicles is on-going, so we are always looking for material. Contributors receive a free copy of the zine. In years gone by, Chronicles came out 4 times a year and was available on subscription. These days we put out 2 issues a year, which are sold on an issue by issue basis. We are trying to make the next issue a Blake issue, so I am particularly interested in any positive Blake stories. However, other material is also welcome because we can always use it later. We do not normally have a theme, so anything B7 is welcome. So, if you're interested in collapsing the wave of probability into a single actuality, or seeing your immortal prose in print, please feel free to contact me. Best regards, Andrew.

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FW: [B7L] Speed freaks?
by Andrew Williams 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Ellynne wrote: >3. Given the fact that Vila doesn't get blamed for shooting Blake, maybe >Vila made Avon up. That's like those theories that Watson invented Sherlock Holmes as a convenient narrative device (Vila: "Hmm, invent a genius companion? I like it!"). It would explain why Avon seems to be an expert at almost everything he comes across. Now, get back to writing "The Importance of Being Avon". I want to know how the handbag line fits in. Lady Bracknell: "A HANDGUN?"

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Re: [B7L] Where to publish?
by Tavia 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Jen asked: <How does one go about finding a zine?> And there's always the time-honoured 'badger the editor' idea... (Better, send him/her an unrefusably excellent story.) Tavia

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Re: Fanfic
by Tavia 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Coming into this thread rather late, sorry.... Why write it? Pretty much all my completed fiction, fan and otherwise, has been of the won't-let-me-sleep-otherwise variety... I tend to come up with ideas while trying to sleep, and often have to scribble them on afuton-side scrap of paper to have a chance of sleep. I've never written fiction for an audience, but it rounds off the experience to get affirmation from friends, and it's a real thrill getting praise from strangers. Tavia

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RE: [B7L] B7 thinking... (was Names)
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Leia wrote: > Nico wrote... > >I know I'm obsessed with B7 when every time I see a 'Cynos > >a' car (where a > >is the small Greek letter alpha -!!!) I think of Cygnus Alpha. > > You should have seen my eyes bug out when I was walking along > the beach and > look up at the wall next to the new promenade and see DELTA emblazoned > across the wall. Seems the council saw fit to write the > Greek alphabet along the length of the shiny new walkway. I'm amazed at how often I see Delta everywhere. There are Delta Growers (fresh green beans etc) the Delta Queen paddle steamer on the Waikato river, Delta Transport etc. It seems a popular letter for some reason. You don't see mu, iota or epsilon used much. A search of the Auckland on-line white pages turned up 15 Delta businesses. Here's a sample: Delta Hypnotherapy (oh no, do they do adjustments and mind wipes?), Bakehouse, Car Rentals, Dog Training (bit of an insult, that), Educational Supplies, Painters, Software, Valves and Controls, the K-Delta Restaurant, and Delta Quadrant Consultants - they must be Voyager fans. In summary, there are 44 Alpha businesses, 4 Betas, 8 Gammas, 15 Deltas and 1 Eta (peanuts of course!). 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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RE: Re: [B7L] Names [was Self-insertion]
by Sally M 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

Nico wrote: <You're quite right. I had thought of that, but just with the Dels - that it's a future version of John, making that resort planet John 10.> Maybe there was a very famous Del a couple of centuries past - an explorer or Federation hero, whatever - called Del, and both babies and places have been named after him every since :-) re the Tarrants, I believe there was no ulterior reason for them, Terry Nation simply had a liking for the name, but it's rather fun (if stretching coincidence, but that's rather an art form in B7) to imagine that there *is* a family connection ... _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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Re: [B7L] Speed freaks?
by Ellynne G. 08 Jan '02

08 Jan '02

> > And that's it. Helpful? Probably not, but it's all they gave us. > And put together by some incredible research. Thank you! Theories on the strange time/speed factors - 1. B7, as we saw it, was taken from Vila's memoirs and he just wrote down whatever sounded good. 2. There never was a Vila. Avon made him up when he wrote his memoirs to blame for anything he did that wouldn't have fit his brilliant image. Consequently, the times and speeds he made up don't sound too convincing either. 3. Given the fact that Vila doesn't get blamed for shooting Blake, maybe Vila made Avon up. Hmm, according to that theory, S4 really went something more like - Rescue - "All right, Dayna, if you're that worried about the ship Servalan left, just toss in one of those furry creatures, first. What harm could it do?" Power - "I know. Let's have a house warming party and invite all the neighbors." Traitor - "Believe me, Helotrix is a great place to spend a vacation. And it's not like we have to worry about running into anyone we know." Stardrive - "Oops. Sorry, Dr. Plaxton." Animals - "Oops. Sorry, Og." Headhunter - The entire text of how Vila accidentally took the android instead of the doctor, how the doctor was accidentally left without a head, and how the android was then accidentally blown up is too painful to go into. Assassin - "Soolin, there's this woman, Piri. She's a deadly assissin. Really. Any stories she tells about how I borrowed a lot of money and then took off are just part of a clever cover story. Honest." Sand - "Let me get this straight, Soolin. Even though I'm the only male on the ship, the sand still voted to get rid of me?" Games - "Me? Cheat?" Gold - Vila steal worthless gold. When Vila actually finds a fence who can use it, he sells it for fake money. Orbit - "Let me see if I got this right, Orac. If I stay on the ship, it crashes. So, you're saying the only way I can keep that from happening and save myself is by throwing me off the ship. But what if I won't cooperate?" "You could shoot yourself first." "Good point. And I might even do it. I'd better go hide before I find myself and get a chance." [turns to run, trips over superdense matter]. Warlord - The elaborate story of how Zukan sold them out personally to a Federation agent who blew up his ship is 100% true. Honest. Just because Vila was a little curious about how the ship's engine worked and had a look at it doesn't mean he had anything to do with the deadly accident - er, sabotage. In the same way, Xeona died heroically to save them and not because any thieves may have 'borrowed' her good pair of gloves. Blake - "Blake, we found you at la- Oops. Sorry. Thought I had the safety on." 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/web/.

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