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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.18 16:20:00 -
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The attempted Star Wars intro was allright, but it's gonna be tough to beat the frickin' h-bomb 1950's Safety Advisory You Could Die At Any Moment intro. If you've never seen Atomic Cafe then I highly recommend that as a general introduction to Cold War paranoia in the US. Blinky's public service announcement was tame compared to some of the stuff they laid on civvies back in the day.
Also, bump until it's properly stickied.
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.18 18:56:00 -
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 Originally by: Winterblink
Oh yeah, the old war era stuff is hilarious now, it's a wonder people weren't afraid of their own shadows. Then again, with the cavalier attitude towards the use of nukes back then, I can't really blame them.
They have video of priests demanding that we use nukes to maintain American power! It seems like you were either scared to death of being atomised, or gun-ho about dropping "the big one" whenever someone looked at you askance. I wrote my senior research paper on the early missile shield systems we built before the ABM treaty, and the public hysteria was amazing.
What's also scary is seeing the same rhetoric used back then being recycled for todays news. Gods I wish more people studied history. 
Also, BUMP.
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.18 20:35:00 -
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Was that really Churchill? I have a feeling he may have just popularised it, feels like the kind of thing that has been around forever.
Ah, here we go.
Also, while Winterblink might rock at kitsch podcast intros, he clearly does not rock at making Urban's signature. That message has been there forever too.
Also also, MOARBUMP
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.19 06:17:00 -
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See, what's cool is when you say something like "we have a cunning plan," I can imagine just what you sound like when you say it. If people knew what I sound like in real life, they'd never speak to me for fear of hearing my voice 
BTW, I think Churchill got credit for a lot of sayings that he didn't come up with, but that's okay, since he won WWII for you guys. You can get away with that when you're the champion of freedom in Europe.
I'd better get the bump prize for all this... 
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.19 17:18:00 -
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Speaking of Clever Plans, it'd be tough to get someone who could do a reasonable mock-up of the voice, but a take on the intro to Samurai Jack would be pwnsauce intro for #14.
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.21 01:48:00 -
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 I see what you did there.
Very tricksy. Do any of these other podcasts have to do with Internet Space Ships? If not, then you're the only game in town. There used to be Podded, which was cute, but that's been gone for some time.
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.21 15:20:00 -
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<3 anything of Stephensons, really. Even his small books contain huge ideas, and they're all told just as beautifully. Snow Crash is very old-school cyber punk, and The Diamond Age is a worthy successor that explores a different aspect of "future tech." The Big U is an endearing and clever tale about being lost in the bowels of university during the early days when IT was still being defined. I think the only old work of his I haven't read is Zodiac. Anyone have opinions?
I ordered volumes 2 and 3 of The Baroque Cycle off of Half.com for about $30, which I am excited about. For my money, these are the best historical novels, period.
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.22 05:33:00 -
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Argh! Why do the forums not remember your posting preferences when you log in from a different computer box? WHY??
Thud's an alt. Jeebus.
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.22 17:56:00 -
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Edited by: RuriHoshino on 22/09/2007 17:56:22
That's the most unique bump I've seen yet.
Also, if you haven't seen it check out the free episode of EVE TV they're hosting. Apparently, they'll be covering the Frigates of Fury event.
My name's #3 on the list of participants. I have no idea what I'm going to do besides asplode.
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.22 22:00:00 -
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Assuming, of course, that it comes out on time.
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RuriHoshino
Minmatar
The Mission Guys
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Posted - 2007.09.23 17:39:00 -
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Well, we have at least one more whole day to go. I might just give this up to Arkk, I don't know that I have the stamina to keep up this bumping pace.
See you on Monday, though.
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