John Atkinson schrieb:
> NSL:
'Let's do it by the book' sounds better ;-)
> b "Let's invade Poland and take theirs."
Now pardon me if I don't like this one.
Several reasons:
- Ethnic jokes are always tricky, and as close to the target, I feel
this one is over the top (How would you like an NAC version: "Let's invade
Iraq and take theirs."?)
- Jon has explicitly said many times that NSL are not 'Nazis in space'
- There is no Poland in the Tuffleyverse (the FSE might be a substitute
if you insist)
Miffed Karl Heinz
> --- KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de wrote:
OK.
> > b "Let's invade Poland and take theirs."
It's a lightbulb joke.
It's supposed to be offensive. The point being to be offensive to everyone. I
didn't do NAC since I'm not qualified. But invading Iraq couldn't be on the
NAC list since we all know Iraq doesn't HAVE a lightbulb to take.
The NAC version might be:
Put out for lowest bidder on lightbulbs. Have a commission to determine which
was lowest bid with acceptable lightbulb. Investigative reporter to uncover
corruption in commission. 12 MPs to hold hearings in Parliment. Armed Forces
make due with old lightbulb for 20 years after it burns out, but when they do
get a new one, it's the best possible lightbulb.
> At 5:45 AM -0700 9/27/02, John Atkinson wrote:
You forgot a few steps...
> The NAC version might be:
Lord Brumbleother poses idea for something other than lightbulb as light
source.
Commission tells Lord Brumbleother that he's a mindless git (politely, he is a
Lord).
> 12 MPs to hold hearings in Parliment.
Lord Brumbleother's other lightsource is mentioned in panel meeting, at
Parliament. MP panel instructs MoD to examine Lord Brumbleother's proposal.
Commission opposes other light source. MoD determines that two projects should
start. One for old lightbulb, one for new light source.
Contractor for new lightbulb builds according to spec, contractor for old adds
huge feature set that makes old lightbulb complex and prone to breakage.
'Old' Lightbulb is retained with additional feature set.
> Investigative reporter to uncover corruption in
MoD instructs that 'New' lightbulb should be adopted and that old lightbulb
should be dumped into the sea at earliest opportunity.
'New' Lightbulb production is finally ramped up after original contractor went
out of business shortly after being acquired by 'old' lightbulb company. Third
company (a maker of heaters, not lightbulbs) is retained to build 'new'
lightbulb.
Production difficulties ensue, but after a time, they are sorted out.
> Armed Forces make due with old lightbulb for 20 years
Can you tell I've been reading a Book by David Fletcher?
> 'Let's do it by the book' sounds better ;-)
NSL: One QC inspector to examine and approve the lightbulb as being to spec,
one to read the pertinent lightbulb manual, one to execute the operations
precisely as described, and another QC inspector to verify exact placement and
alignment of bulb.
John said:
> It's a lightbulb joke. It's supposed to be offensive.
True
> But invading Iraq couldn't be on the NAC list since we all know Iraq
NAC version: "Instead of the lightbulb, let's just nuke [insert whoever we're
mad at this year] and use the glow."
Or for John's version:
> Armed Forces make do with old lightbulb for 20 years after it burns
It would have been the best 20 years ago--now it's obsolete and, because
it's made with an obsolete process, costs five times more than an
off-the-shelf civilian model.
> It's a lightbulb joke. It's supposed to be offensive. The point being
So without further ado:
ESU: "The Patriotic Workers are Happy to Make Sacrifices to help the Glorious
People's Revolutionary Army in their Struggle against the Treacherous
Capitalist Oppressors and their Running Dog Lackies. Please fill out the form
explaining how having a lightbulb will increase your productivity for the
State. If your request is approved by your local party official and your
regional party planning committee, you should expect your lightbulb in on the
second Tuesday of July, three years from now. Please join the line no later
than 6pm Sunday afternoon to ensure your receive your lightbulb."
Alarishi Empire: "A service call for ONE lightbulb? If you really just
want onesy-twosies, I can do that, but you might want to check your
purchase req again and see if it shouldn't be "one CASE" or "one PALLET" of
lightbulbs?"
Islamic Federation: "The lightbulb will be changed when Allah wills it."
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 11:26:30AM -0400, laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:
Check the site - I got a pile of these off John a couple of hours ago...
:-)
R
> --- John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > - Jon has explicitly said many times that NSL are
Something I realized this morning:
You don't have to be a Nazi to invade Poland. The Teutonic Order managed it
quite well, and the Prussians participated in 3 partitions of Poland during
the 18th century.
Trust john...:)
On Friday, September 27, 2002, at 04:12 AM, KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de
wrote:
> John Atkinson schrieb:
> > Can you tell I've been reading a Book by David Fletcher?
Nonsense. *Just* three weeks? <g>
From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
> Can you tell I've been reading a Book by David Fletcher?
No.
Having been in the Defence business myself for a decade or two, I'd say that
yours was a reasonable description of what usually happens. Not always, but
more often than not.
> --- Jim Callahan <jim@tablegamer.com> wrote:
> [1]Is it really a revolution if you're reinstating
I think the key point is "something that hasn't been around for 550 years,"
But you could call it a counterrevolution if you like.