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Re: Honorverse favorite one-liners
Post by Howard T. Map-addict   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:58 pm

Howard T. Map-addict
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Yes, boballab, I remember it well.

Except that there were "many" of us then,
several (swt, waddles, others) posted often
and earned promotions quickly,
and the Promotion Schedule was the same then as now.

Somewhere on WeberForums is a list of Members,
the Number Of Posts that they have made,
and the Date That Each Joined.

HTM who notes that "I remember it well" is a line
from a duet between W C Fields and Mae West

[quote="boballab"]Howard do you remember how it used to be 4.5 years ago when it was Namelessfly, yourself, myself and few others? It was real hard to get promoted quickly, tho Namelessfly sure tried hard using BC(P)'s :lol:

Heck that was even back in the days before Duckk was made the Major Domo of this house.

[quote="Howard T. Map-addict"]Promotion requirements:
When you register: Midshipman.
Your 10th post makes you an Ensign.
25: Lt. J. G.
50: Lieutenant
100: Commander
150: Captain J. G.
200: Captain
300: Commodore
400: Rear Admiral
500: Vice Admiral
700: Admiral
1000: Admiral of the Fleet

HTM
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Re: Honorverse favorite one-liners
Post by cthia   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:59 pm

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"To paraphrase something Admiral Courvoisier once said to me, no captain—or commodore—in the Queen's Navy can afford to be a virgin where politics are concerned, Mike.

Great admirals don't make wars great, bad admirals make great admirals' wars great.
-cthia

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 favorite one-liners
Post by bunyipbelle   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:49 pm

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"I don't see why the entire universe insists on thinking of me as some sort of crazed killer"

This gem comes from Victor Cachat in A Rising Thunder.
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Re: Honorverse favorite one-liners
Post by MaxxQ   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:54 pm

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bunyipbelle wrote:"I don't see why the entire universe insists on thinking of me as some sort of crazed killer"

This gem comes from Victor Cachat in A Rising Thunder.


Heh... that's not a one-liner. It's a one-whiner. :mrgreen:
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Re: Honorverse favorite one-liners
Post by roseandheather   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:54 pm

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"I think we need to talk."
~*~


I serve at the pleasure of President Pritchart.

Javier & Eloise
"You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley..."
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Re: Honorverse favorite one-liners
Post by TheGlyphstone   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:02 pm

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bunyipbelle wrote:"I don't see why the entire universe insists on thinking of me as some sort of crazed killer"

This gem comes from Victor Cachat in A Rising Thunder.


The immediate followup is even better.

"It's not like I kill anyone who doesn't need killing."
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Re: Honorverse favorite one-liners
Post by cthia   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:17 pm

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roseandheather wrote:"I think we need to talk."

Am I in trouble?

Great admirals don't make wars great, bad admirals make great admirals' wars great.
-cthia

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 favorite one-liners
Post by roseandheather   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:27 pm

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cthia wrote:
roseandheather wrote:"I think we need to talk."

Am I in trouble?



No, dear. That was Eloise Pritchart's first bombshell to one Elizabeth Winton. You know, the one that came right after she'd sailed into Manticoran space unannounced and persuaded Admiral Harrington to bring her to the Manticoran home system because she wanted a peace treaty and a military alliance? :roll: :lol:
~*~


I serve at the pleasure of President Pritchart.

Javier & Eloise
"You'll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley..."
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Re: Honorverse favorite one-liners
Post by NortonIDaughter   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:30 pm

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cthia wrote:
roseandheather wrote:"I think we need to talk."

Am I in trouble?


No, Mesa is. :D

And another favorite: "If I were a loose warhead, I'd already have done something stupid. In which case we wouldn't be freezing our asses off out here."
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Re: Honorverse favorite one-liners
Post by cthia   » Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:32 pm

cthia
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roseandheather wrote:No, dear. That was Eloise Pritchart's first bombshell to one Elizabeth Winton. You know, the one that came right after she'd sailed into Manticoran space unannounced and persuaded Admiral Harrington to bring her to the Manticoran home system because she wanted a peace treaty and a military alliance? :roll: :lol:


:lol:
Oh yea...It's not nice to fool mother nature.

I loved Eloise for that.

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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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