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Kathryn Dougans Amarr Imperial Crusade Syndicate	Posted - 2009.12.22 16:03:00 - [1] I am curious, does the Rifter frigate appear much in Minmatar culture? That is, are there poems, songs, interpretive dance about it? Have any scholarly articles been published about it, and its cultural importance due to its history? Being a single mother is quite hard.
Ralnik Mutineers	Posted - 2009.12.22 18:01:00 - [2] One only needs to know that the Rifter is the best space ship.
Neu Bastian Minmatar Valklear Guard	Posted - 2009.12.22 21:11:00 - [3] Edited by: Neu Bastian on 22/12/2009 21:11:47 This is my Rifter. There are many like it but this one is mine. My Rifter is my best friend. It is my life. I must master my Rifter, as I must master my life. Without me, my Rifter is useless. Without my Rifter, I am useless. I must fly my Rifter true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him down before he shoots me. I will. Quote: Neu Bastian Valklear Guard - CEO
Ker Karraje Minmatar Black Heart Inc.	Posted - 2009.12.22 21:27:00 - [4] Edited by: Ker Karraje on 22/12/2009 21:31:10 Every Man Should Have a Rifter with apologies to Henry Lawson So I sit and write and ponder, while the house is deaf and dumb, Seeing visions "over yonder" of the war I know must come. In the hangar - not a vision - but a sign for coming days Stand a crate of ammunition and a rifter ready for the blaze. And in this, the living present, let the word go through the land, Every tradesman, clerk and peasant should have these two things at hand. No - no ranting song is needed, and no meeting, flag or fuss - In the future, still unheeded, shall the spirit come to us! Without feathers, drum or riot on the day that we must face, We shall march down, very quiet, to our stations out in space. While the bitter parties stifle every voice that warns of war, Every man should own a rifter and have his ammo safe in store!
Gottii Minmatar	Posted - 2009.12.22 22:27:00 - [5] HE IS NO STRANGER TO THE SEBIESTORS AND THE AMMAR KNOW HIS FAME THEY SPEAK OF HIM IN WHISPERS BUT THEY NEVER USE HIS NAME Chorus: THEY CALL HIM THE RIFTER MAN, THE STRONG, COURAGEOUS RIFTER MAN A GREAT BIG MOUNTAIN OF A MAN. HE NEVER CLIMBS INTO HIS RIFTER EXCEPT WHEN HE'S ATTACKED. HE RECKONS THERE'S A TIME TO SPEAK AND THERE'S A TIME TO ACT. Chorus THEY KNOW THAT WHEN IT COMES TO MARKSMANSHIP HE'S BETTER THAN THE BEST. STILL, SOME-ONE'S ALWAY FOOL ENOUGH TO PUT HIM TO THE TEST. Chorus TO EVERY LAD WHO COMES TO HIM TO LEARN THE SECRET OF HIS ART HE TELLS THEM THERE'S NO MEDICINE TO HEAL A COWARD'S HEART. Chorus THERE IS A MORAL TO HIS EXPLOITS AND HE'S TAUGHT IT TO HIS SON SPEAK SOFTLY TO YOUR ENEMY BUT LET HIM SEE YOUR GUNS! Chorus
Merdaneth Amarr PIE Inc.	Posted - 2009.12.22 23:37:00 - [6] Ten little Rifters flying in a line, One broke down and then there were nine. Nine little Rifters waiting at a gate, One crashed into it and then there were eight. Eight little Rifters drifting under a starry heaven. One emergency warped and then there were seven. Seven little Rifters cuttin' up their tricks, One burned out his drive and then there were six. Six little Rifters all alive, One self-destructed and then there were five. Five little Rifters trying to explore, One entered a wormhole and then there were four. Four little Rifters couldn't quite agree, One went its own way and then there were three. Three little Rifters with their smelly crew, One was abandoned and then there were two. Two little Rifters fooling with a gun, One shot the other and then there was one. One little Rifter flying all alone, He met my Crusader and then there were none. ____ The Illusion of Freedom \| The Truth about Slavery
Andreus LeHane Gallente Mixed Metaphor	Posted - 2009.12.22 23:47:00 - [7] The Rifter is a fascinating example of a new Minmatar design philosophy that moves away from the traditional (some might say stereotypical) "girders, spare parts and scaffolding" design ethic of older Minmatar ships, clearly visible on ships like the Breacher, the Burst, the Typhoon, the Tempest and to a lesser extent ships like the Scythe, the Bellicose and the Stabber. Transitional-phase ships such as the Stabber and the Rupture speak of an era after the war of independence when the Republic was still finding its feet, so to speak, in terms of ship purpose and aesthetics. This new design philosophy emphasises clean lines, prominent engines and large, panel-like armour plates placed over a more solid, regular internal structure showcasing a new effort to make their ships symmetrical. This can clearly be seen in ships like the Maelstrom, the Hurricane, the Hel, its smaller variant the Nidhoggur and the Fenrir. The Rifter remains the only example of a Minmatar frigate constructed in roughly this manner. -----
Havohej Du'uma Fiisi Integrated Astrometrics The Star Fraction	Posted - 2009.12.23 02:39:00 - [8] I've seen one instance of interpretive dance with the Rifter and its advanced counterparts the Wolf and Jaguar. They were very much akin to fist fights. In fact, they were fist fights. Du'uma Fiisi is Recruiting
Glowstix Minmatar Broski Enterprises No Fun Allowed	Posted - 2009.12.23 06:38:00 - [9] Ship with whom I have lived, ship with whom I now die, serve right and justice one last time, seek one last heart of evil, still one last life of pain, shoot well old friend, and then farewell. Or was that one of my more 'laser oriented' ships... Anyways, you don't need scholarly articles or interpretive dance to say the Rifter hull and its variants are the best frigates ever. End of story.
Feyona R.E.C.O.N. Talos Coalition	Posted - 2009.12.23 10:50:00 - [10] I think it's pretty safe to say that without the trusty Rifter, there would be no Minmatar culture.

Lost InCogneto Amarrian Retribution	Posted - 2009.12.23 11:35:00 - [11] Every Amarr childs bed time story hey Merdaneth ......
Kyraella Myshtana Intaki Resistance Organization	Posted - 2009.12.23 16:26:00 - [12] Originally by: Neu Bastian Edited by: Neu Bastian on 22/12/2009 21:11:47 This is my Rifter. There are many like it but this one is mine. My Rifter is my best friend. It is my life. I must master my Rifter, as I must master my life. Without me, my Rifter is useless. Without my Rifter, I am useless. I must fly my Rifter true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him down before he shoots me. I will. How interesting. At the Federational Naval Academy, they had us chanting that creed as well. Of course, we substituted "Tristan" in stead of "Rifter"...
Lyris Nairn Caldari Hashimoto Corporation	Posted - 2009.12.23 17:28:00 - [13] Originally by: Kyraella Myshtana Originally by: Neu Bastian Edited by: Neu Bastian on 22/12/2009 21:11:47 This is my Rifter. There are many like it but this one is mine. My Rifter is my best friend. It is my life. I must master my Rifter, as I must master my life. Without me, my Rifter is useless. Without my Rifter, I am useless. I must fly my Rifter true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him down before he shoots me. I will. How interesting. At the Federational Naval Academy, they had us chanting that creed as well. Of course, we substituted "Tristan" in stead of "Rifter"... Substitute with "Kestrel" and you have... I can't help but wonder if some marketing agent from SuVee got contracted to come up with the mantras for all four Empires?
Rebel Witch Minmatar Red Federation	Posted - 2009.12.23 19:07:00 - [14] Originally by: Merdaneth Ten little Rifters flying in a line, One broke down and then there were nine. Nine little Rifters waiting at a gate, One crashed into it and then there were eight. Eight little Rifters drifting under a starry heaven. One emergency warped and then there were seven. Seven little Rifters cuttin' up their tricks, One burned out his drive and then there were six. Six little Rifters all alive, One self-destructed and then there were five. Five little Rifters trying to explore, One entered a wormhole and then there were four. Four little Rifters couldn't quite agree, One went its own way and then there were three. Three little Rifters with their smelly crew, One was abandoned and then there were two. Two little Rifters fooling with a gun, One shot the other and then there was one. One little Rifter flying all alone, He met my Crusader and then there were none. Sweet!!!! luv'd this
Shern Minmatar Ammatar Free Corps Curatores Veritatis Alliance	Posted - 2009.12.24 09:13:00 - [15] Edited by: Shern on 24/12/2009 09:13:02 Very witty, Lord Merdaneth !
Cheiftan Minmatar Shinryaku Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive	Posted - 2009.12.24 10:28:00 - [16] Quote: Ten little Rifters flying in a line, One broke down and then there were nine. Nine little Rifters waiting at a gate, One crashed into it and then there were eight. Eight little Rifters drifting under a starry heaven. One emergency warped and then there were seven. Seven little Rifters cuttin' up their tricks, One burned out his drive and then there were six. Six little Rifters all alive, One self-destructed and then there were five. Five little Rifters trying to explore, One entered a wormhole and then there were four. Four little Rifters couldn't quite agree, One went its own way and then there were three. Three little Rifters with their smelly crew, One was abandoned and then there were two. Two little Rifters fooling with a gun, One shot the other and then there was one. One little Rifter flying all alone, He met my Crusader and then there were none. Cheiftan takes the time to open comms and chuckles in front of the camera drones before closing communications again I must say that was pretty well done. Freedom will come through respect not the barrel of a gun
Gemma Naquist Caldari Immortalis Licentia	Posted - 2009.12.24 13:59:00 - [17] Edited by: Gemma Naquist on 24/12/2009 13:59:11 Open cheannel Back in the old school days we used to sing: "99 Rifters hiding in port, 99 Ri-ifters! Take one out, smash it about... 99 Rifters hiding in port." There is a lesson there. End Transmission.
Pastor Pulpit	Posted - 2009.12.24 14:26:00 - [18] And after him was Pastor the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with a rifter: and he also delivered(freed) some slaves (Israel). Judges 3:31 And he found a new girder for a rifter, and put forth his hand, and took it, and killed 1000 Philistines with it, wielding it like a club. Judges 15:15 Then went Pastor to Gaza, and saw there a rifter, and went in unto her. Judges 16 And Pastor said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he sped himself with all his transversal; and the flew his rifter upon the houses of the holders, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. Judges 16:30
Alica Wildfire Minmatar Federal Investigations Agency	Posted - 2009.12.25 14:39:00 - [19] The Matari drinking song 99 Rifters in Pator on stock can be found in the Pator public library together with the midifile that is playing it. There some lesser famous variants around but the original is dating back at least when the first wing of Rifters met the first wing of Punishers back that ol' days and some say it was on the party after that fight that brought up the song. -- FREEDOM, PUNK & AUTOCANNONS
Vheri Kai'or	Posted - 2009.12.27 20:14:00 - [20] Edited by: Vheri Kai''or on 27/12/2009 20:16:32 "this is my rifter, this is my ship, (this is my rifter, this is my ship) i see a red-box, i will kill it! (i see a red box, i will kill it!)" nb-"red box" is a colloquial term describing ships of negative standing, or war targets as they are designated through the pod-systems i.f.f facilities. to gotti- your lyrics seem to fit pretty well to a song by the famous matari folks singer jo-ni kash, who wrote a song called ghost riders heh

Elsebeth Rhiannon Minmatar Gradient	Posted - 2009.12.27 20:30:00 - [21] "Can you fly a Rifter?" is a customary phrase used in answer to a new pilot who wonders if he can do anything useful for a fleet, the implication being that every ship and every pilot counts. The Rifter has become the symbol of this, being a very versatile ship that is useful in the hands of a rookie and extremely effective in the hands of a veteran. I believe it also is the one ship that the "lonesome pilot" type tends to fly in the countless B-class holovids set on the fringes. The grim man haunted by his past, in is old trusty Rifter, flying away with the sun on his back after single-handedly saving the mining colony from a 20-strong fleet of slaveraiders, that sort of stuff. -- Help us defend the Republic; join Gradient today.
Amadaus Tesla	Posted - 2009.12.28 00:19:00 - [22] Originally by: Gemma Naquist Edited by: Gemma Naquist on 24/12/2009 13:59:11 Back in the old school days we used to sing: "99 Rifters hiding in port, 99 Ri-ifters! Take one out, smash it about... 99 Rifters hiding in port." There is a lesson there. Yes, that lesson is that there will ALWAYS be more Rifters.
Teinyhr Minmatar Nor'akho Matar	Posted - 2009.12.28 00:58:00 - [23] Edited by: Teinyhr on 28/12/2009 00:58:56 Originally by: Kathryn Dougans I am curious, does the Rifter frigate appear much in Minmatar culture? That is, are there poems, songs, interpretive dance about it? Have any scholarly articles been published about it, and its cultural importance due to its history? A quick extra-net scan reveals quite a many references to the Rifter -class frigate in Minmatar culture. From my own experience as well, it does feature quite prominently in many older songs, poems and stories as it was one of the more prominent ships that the Minmatar freedom from Amarrian tyranny was built on. I'm not certain how it has been in recent years, but most of my generation knew this ship from childhood, me personally especially because my uncle ran a shop that used to repair and refit spacecraft, Rifters being one of the more common visitors - did you know that Rifters make very good smuggling-ships with just a few, relatively cheap modifications? Well, that being said, it is deeply entrenched in folklore as a ship - altough one of many - that with many brave crews bought our freedom, and keeps succesfully fighting for freedom to our brethren, even today. ---Ayuun Korras, Venge Captain of the Republic. ------------------- This is Sig. Launch every Sig. For Great Justice.
Arkady Sadik Minmatar Gradient	Posted - 2009.12.29 19:53:00 - [24] The Rifter is very close to some of the core values of the Minmatar "spirit" - extremely effective for its low technology level, highly versatile, and in that, a single tool that can easily be adapted to any situation you face. And of course the fighter jockey is an age-old symbol of heroism in many tales, the Rifter picks up this tradition quite well.
Vorianien Gallente Shadow Tek Industries Temporal Abyss	Posted - 2009.12.31 13:24:00 - [25] Originally by: Alica Wildfire The Matari drinking song 99 Rifters in Pator on stock can be found in the Pator public library together with the midifile that is playing it. There some lesser famous variants around but the original is dating back at least when the first wing of Rifters met the first wing of Punishers back that ol' days and some say it was on the party after that fight that brought up the song. A drinking song? with almost 800 bars? Hell, that's a score longer than some crazy 25-minute examples of mindless self-indulgence that I know. They've gotta be real drunk if they can get all the way to zero. And prod some more. --- This is OUR way of life Of life that was born FREE To follow orders how to live Was NEVER meant to be
Alica Wildfire Minmatar Federal Investigations Agency	Posted - 2009.12.31 13:34:00 - [26] Edited by: Alica Wildfire on 31/12/2009 13:37:31 Originally by: Vorianien A drinking song? with almost 800 bars? Hell, that's a score longer than some crazy 25-minute examples of mindless self-indulgence that I know. They've gotta be real drunk if they can get all the way to zero. And prod some more. To be correctly some of the Brutor reach the last bar of the song on their feet. We Sebiestor have our problems to get over bar 50 and the Vherokhior - usually cheat. They call it something smart from financial market business, like options passing, but I call it cheating. Amarr normally betray their god after verse 25 and Caldari begin to sing songs about Gallente women after verse 30 and give away stocks of their company for free. -- FREEDOM, PUNK & AUTOCANNONS
Vorianien Gallente Shadow Tek Industries Temporal Abyss	Posted - 2009.12.31 13:46:00 - [27] Originally by: Alica Wildfire Edited by: Alica Wildfire on 31/12/2009 13:37:31 Originally by: Vorianien A drinking song? with almost 800 bars? Hell, that's a score longer than some crazy 25-minute examples of mindless self-indulgence that I know. They've gotta be real drunk if they can get all the way to zero. And prod some more. To be correctly some of the Brutor reach the last bar of the song on their feet. We Sebiestor have our problems to get over bar 50 and the Vherokhior - usually cheat. They call it something smart from financial market business, like options passing, but I call it cheating. Amarr normally betray their god after verse 25 and Caldari begin to sing songs about Gallente women after verse 30 and give away stocks of their company for free. I'd never get past verse 15. If I did, I'd probably spend the rest of the week in hospital. I kinda have a pretty low tolerance for alcohol. And that's probably why the Vherokhior cheat, seeing as us Jin-Mei and the Vherokhior seem to share a common ancestry, judging by the common facial features we share. --- This is OUR way of life Of life that was born FREE To follow orders how to live Was NEVER meant to be
Alica Wildfire Minmatar Federal Investigations Agency EVE-UNION	Posted - 2009.12.31 16:26:00 - [28] Normally that's a community drinking ritual. Everybody is drinking a gulp of the bottle and passes it around. You don't drink the whole bottle for each verse. But to see the whole song printed out for each of the 99 verses is not found too often. -- FREEDOM, PUNK & AUTOCANNONS
Vorianien Gallente Shadow Tek Industries Temporal Abyss	Posted - 2010.01.01 00:10:00 - [29] Originally by: Alica Wildfire Normally that's a community drinking ritual. Everybody is drinking a gulp of the bottle and passes it around. You don't drink the whole bottle for each verse. But to see the whole song printed out for each of the 99 verses is not found too often. Agreed, that is indeed something worthy of archiving. And I was indeed thinking of that, except it was a jug and everyone had their own, taking a swig after each verse. --- This is OUR way of life Of life that was born FREE To follow orders how to live Was NEVER meant to be


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