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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by cthia   » Sun Nov 01, 2015 2:53 pm

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These are the lyrics to a song, 'No Name City,' from an old classic western, Paint Your Wagon. It so much seems to capture part of the essence of Beowulf, especially in lieu of the looming and imminent danger, that I thought I'd share the epiphany. Only a few words of the original were changed...

The Gospel of Beowulf
You wanna see sin of the wickedest kind?
Here it is!
You wanna see virtue left behind?
Here it is!
Sodom was vice
And visa-versa
You wanna say where the vice is worser?
Here it is!
I mean, here it is!

You wanna live life on the rottenest planet?
Here it is!
Women and whiskey, night and day?
Here it is!
You wanna embrace the golden calf?
Ankle, and thigh, and upper half?
Here it is!
I mean, here it is!

Beee-o-wulf
Beee-o-wulf
The Lord don't like it here

Beee-o-wulf
Beee-o-wulf
Your reckoning day is near

Beee-o-wulf
Beee-o-wulf
Here's what he's gonna do

God love this town
And swallow it down
And goodbye to you

Will you go to heaven?
Will you go to hell?
Either repent, or fare thee well

God will take care o' some Beowulf city
Comes the end, and it won't be pretty
Here it is!
I mean, here it is!

Here it is!
I mean, here it is!

Here it is!
I mean, here it is!
Amen!

https://youtu.be/09HvF6xu4Gs

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by pokermind   » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:54 am

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Chief, "A hevenly Lawyer Joke on Facebook:"

An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates. St. Peter checks his dossier and says, "Ah, you're an engineer -- you're in the wrong place."

So, the engineer reports to the gates of hell and is let in. Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After awhile, they've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.

One day, God calls Satan up on the telephone and says with a sneer, "So, how's it going down there in hell?"

Satan replies, "Hey, things are going great. We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."

God replies, "What??? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake -- he should never have gotten down there; send him up here."

Satan says, "No way. I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."

God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."

Satan laughs uproariously and answers, "Yeah, right. And just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?"


Mange, <And Hell has no fury like a lawyer discomforted.>

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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by cthia   » Wed Nov 04, 2015 11:41 am

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There's a planet in the Honorverse that is gobbling up captured SLN ships. Apparently they found a use for them. Fireworks displays. They blow very easily. "Wow, do another one dad!"

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by cthia   » Thu Nov 05, 2015 7:17 am

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Just in on tickle tape...

15 women were arrested, arraigned and acquitted of criminal charges on Haven. They were all duped into a fake marriage when they all found out that their marriage certificate was somehow forged.

There is only circumstantial evidence, but it is thought to be highly unlikely that Giancola's accident was caused by anything other than the MisAligned emotions of a-many scorned woman.

Eloise sent them all a discreet pardon by flowers.

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by cthia   » Thu Nov 05, 2015 7:40 am

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Manticore Times

The most harrowing job in the Honorverse award goes to Driver's Ed. To these guys, it's not an aircar, it's an airscar.

"Pump the breaks! PUMP THE BREEEAKS!! EJECT! EJECT!!! OMG, THERE'S A BREECH IN MY BRITCHES!"

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by Yow   » Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:57 pm

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pokermind wrote:Mange: <When Forest Gump died, he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter said, "Welcome, Forest. We've heard a lot about you." He continued, "Unfortunately, it's getting pretty crowded up here and we find that we now have to give people an entrance examination before we let them in."

<"Okay," said Forest. "I hope it's not too hard. I've already been through a test. My momma used to say, 'Life is like a final exam. It's hard.' "

<"Yes, Forest, I know. But this test is only three questions. Here they are."
1) Which two days of the week begin with the letter 'T'?"
2) How many seconds are in a year?
3) What is God's first name?

<"Well, sir," said Forest, "The first one is easy. Which two days of the week begin with the letter 'T'? Today and Tomorrow."

<St. Peter looked surprised and said, "Well, that wasn't the answer I was looking for, but you have a point. I give you credit for that answer."

<"The next question," said Forest, "How many seconds are in a year? Twelve."

<"Twelve?" said St. Peter, surprised and confused.
"Yes, sir. January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd …"

<St. Peter interrupted him. "I see what you mean. I'll have to give you credit for that one, too."

<"And the last question," said Forest, "What is God's first name? It's Andy."

<"Andy?" said St. Peter, in shock. "How did you come up with 'Andy'?"

<"I learned it in church. We used to sing about it." Forest broke into song, "Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me, Andy tells me I am His own."

<St. Peter opened the gate to heaven and said, "Run, Forest, Run!">

Mange

Where's the like button when you need it? This is a good one.

Cthia's father ~ "Son, do not cater to the common belief that a person has to earn respect. That is not true. You should give every person respect right from the start. What a person has to earn is your continued respect!"
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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by cthia   » Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:19 pm

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At All Costs
Lester Tourville stared at his plot in horror as the impeller signatures of sixty-eight Republican ships of the wall abruptly vanished. Seventeen continued to burn on the display for another handful of seconds. Then they, too, vanished in what he devoutly hoped was a frantic hyper translation.

Is it fair to say that Honor gave Genevieve an uppercut right on her Chin?

You just got knocked the phuck out... BEOTCH! :lol:

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by cthia   » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:23 am

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It has been determined that a treecat's snarl is almost as effective as any Manty ECM. It momentarily fries the senses just long enough for the dazzling teeth of the P-38s.

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by cthia   » Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:04 pm

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Something else missing from storyline, but there's no classy way that this can be realistically incorporated by RFC, so perhaps it's better if he left it to be read between the lines and I'll handle it for him. But at least once, in my head at least -- and that once surely would have been when Mike came over the hyper wall in New Tuscany -- Byng slid to a halt on flag bridge with toilet paper coming out of his britches!

Alas, there was no real need for him to finish wiping, because Mike's gonna make sure he hadn't finished schittin'! :lol:

Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense
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Re: Honorverse Humor or lack thereof.
Post by pokermind   » Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:19 am

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Chief, Interesting fan art of the Strike class LACs:"

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Lac-Deviant-562978450

Mange, <Wicked.>

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"Better to be hung for a hexapuma than a housecat," Com. Pang Yau-pau, ART.
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