In the SFX special edition out in the shops in the UK, there is a card game. Each card contains the name and picture of an SF TV character plus rating on various attributes - I won't go into details of how to play it. I don't know if every issue has exactly the same set of cards, but as my set had some duplicates, I doubt it. However, contained in my set was the card for Kerr Avon. Here are his ratings (all out of 10):
Kick ass ability: 7 Intellect: 9 Snogability: 6 Fashion sense: 5 Use of weapons: 9 Drinking capacity: 8 Real world alter ego: Peter Mandelson
nine is pretty good, the only tens i could find were Robocop for use of weapons, Batman for kick ass and use of weapons, The Doctor for intellect, Buffy for snogability, Max (Dark Angel) for intellect and drinking capacity, Wolverine for kick ass ability, Buzz Lightyear for kick ass ability, Angel for snogability and Brains for intellect. Most of the cards didn't have a ten at all.
In total, I've got 37 different cards plus four duplicates (Hans Solo, The Doctor, Vincent and Jim Phelps) if anyone has any swaps.
-- cheers Steve Rogerson http://homepages.poptel.org.uk/steve.rogerson
Redemption 03, 21-23 February 2003, Ashford, Kent Celebrating 25 years of Blake's 7 and 10 years of Babylon 5 http://www.smof.com/redemption
In message 3AFA7FD1.D5001EA1@mcr1.poptel.org.uk, Steve Rogerson steve.rogerson@mcr1.poptel.org.uk writes
However, contained in my set was the card for Kerr Avon. Here are his ratings (all out of 10):
Kick ass ability: 7 Intellect: 9
No argument there.
Snogability: 6
Well, there's the first error. Obviously compiled by some straight male person who has never encountered the drooling hordes. (I lent A:ATA to one such. One of his many criticisms was the way women kept flinging themselves at Avon. He refused to believe me when I informed him that *that* part was accurate. "Why would women fancy *him*?")
Fashion sense: 5
We can argue about that one for several months, I think.
Use of weapons: 9
"Soolin got them both."
Drinking capacity: 8
Que? Where'd they get this from? He's hardly ever shown drinking.
Real world alter ego: Peter Mandelson
<grin> Now the real test of this is whether Mandy would see that as an insult or a compliment.
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Julia Jones wrote:
In message 3AFA7FD1.D5001EA1@mcr1.poptel.org.uk, Steve Rogerson steve.rogerson@mcr1.poptel.org.uk writes
Snogability: 6
Well, there's the first error. Obviously compiled by some straight male person who has never encountered the drooling hordes. (I lent A:ATA to one such. One of his many criticisms was the way women kept flinging themselves at Avon. He refused to believe me when I informed him that *that* part was accurate. "Why would women fancy *him*?")
Outwith the ranks of B7 fandom, I've observed that women seem much less inclined to drool over Avon. Stephen Grief, now, that's another story. (And the less said about She Who Must Be Obeyed's remarks about the old and fat Gareth Thomas the better...)
Iain
In message Pine.OSF.3.96.1010510173221.20082H-100000@bscomp, Iain Coleman ijc@bas.ac.uk writes
Outwith the ranks of B7 fandom, I've observed that women seem much less inclined to drool over Avon. Stephen Grief, now, that's another story. (And the less said about She Who Must Be Obeyed's remarks about the old and fat Gareth Thomas the better...)
Stephen Greif... <pauses to wipe chin>.
You do realise that you are risking the wrath of the Gorillas? He may be old and fat, but we still like him. He's cuddly. You're a bloke, you should be grateful that one day when you're old, and possibly fat (unlikely though that seems, you stick insect you), there is a possibility that women may still fancy you.
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Julia Jones wrote:
In message Pine.OSF.3.96.1010510173221.20082H-100000@bscomp, Iain Coleman ijc@bas.ac.uk writes
Outwith the ranks of B7 fandom, I've observed that women seem much less inclined to drool over Avon. Stephen Grief, now, that's another story. (And the less said about She Who Must Be Obeyed's remarks about the old and fat Gareth Thomas the better...)
Stephen Greif... <pauses to wipe chin>.
You do realise that you are risking the wrath of the Gorillas?
I think we may be at cross-purposes: She found Gareth 2001 a damn sight sexier than Blake 1978.
He may be
old and fat, but we still like him. He's cuddly. You're a bloke, you should be grateful that one day when you're old, and possibly fat (unlikely though that seems, you stick insect you)
I'm working on it.
, there is a
possibility that women may still fancy you.
The wife's taste in fat old guys (John Thaw especially, but even Fish for God's sake) gives me some grounds for optimism.
Iain
In message Pine.OSF.3.96.1010511103051.14209E-100000@bscomp, Iain Coleman ijc@bas.ac.uk writes
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Julia Jones wrote:
In message Pine.OSF.3.96.1010510173221.20082H-100000@bscomp, Iain Coleman ijc@bas.ac.uk writes
Outwith the ranks of B7 fandom, I've observed that women seem much less inclined to drool over Avon. Stephen Grief, now, that's another story. (And the less said about She Who Must Be Obeyed's remarks about the old and fat Gareth Thomas the better...)
Stephen Greif... <pauses to wipe chin>.
You do realise that you are risking the wrath of the Gorillas?
I think we may be at cross-purposes: She found Gareth 2001 a damn sight sexier than Blake 1978.
*She* did - you obviously don't:-)
She's not alone. I didn't understand why my mother went all wobbly-kneed over Blake until I met Gareth at a con 5 years ago.
On Fri, 11 May 2001, Julia Jones wrote:
In message Pine.OSF.3.96.1010511103051.14209E-100000@bscomp, Iain Coleman ijc@bas.ac.uk writes
I think we may be at cross-purposes: She found Gareth 2001 a damn sight sexier than Blake 1978.
*She* did - you obviously don't:-)
I find them equally sexually attractive.
Iain
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