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Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse

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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by cthia   » Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:43 pm

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A Havenite plan to assasinate King Roger because they thought he'd be replaced with a pushover of a Queen.

That was a stupid check that many of their asses cashed!

:o

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by cthia   » Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:50 pm

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How is this for stupidity?

Major Dover decides to kill Justin while in the presence of the treecat Monroe.

Monroe rips out his throat with his claws.

"Whatsa matter, 'cat got your tongue?"

:lol:

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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by Roguevictory   » Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:32 am

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cthia wrote:A Havenite plan to assasinate King Roger because they thought he'd be replaced with a pushover of a Queen.

That was a stupid check that many of their asses cashed!

:o

:lol: :lol: :lol:


This one. Definitely this one
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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by kzt   » Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:51 am

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Roguevictory wrote:This one. Definitely this one

It worked for the purpose they needed it to, which was to stop the alliance.
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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by Belial666   » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:21 am

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There's a difference between bad information and stupidity.



As for the biggest stupidity in the Honorverse IMHO? The Mesan Alignment's entire plan. In six hundred years they could have done a lot more if they weren't doing it in total secrecy. After all, if genetically engineered humans really were superior to normals, wouldn't their society slowly have overpowered any normal nations after twenty generations?
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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by cthia   » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:36 am

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Belial666 wrote:
There's a difference between bad information and stupidity.



As for the biggest stupidity in the Honorverse IMHO? The Mesan Alignment's entire plan. In six hundred years they could have done a lot more if they weren't doing it in total secrecy. After all, if genetically engineered humans really were superior to normals, wouldn't their society slowly have overpowered any normal nations after twenty generations?


Acting on bad information is stupidity.


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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by cthia   » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:46 am

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kzt wrote:
Roguevictory wrote:This one. Definitely this one

It worked for the purpose they needed it to, which was to stop the alliance.

But only to lead to another alliance down the road. (Grayson)

And as a result of constantly getting their noses blooded. Asses kicked. Feelings hurt. Lovers killed. (sorry Rose) And ships and fleets massacred, they finally realized ...

"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" :lol:

(forgive me kzt. couldn't resist that.)

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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by cthia   » Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:05 am

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OK, I'm making this one up (simply because I like it. It is my most favorite one-liner), so I think it will stand up to close scrutiny ...

It was very stupid of Tourville to think he could take the Salamander a second time.

"We meet again, Admiral Tourville," she said, and her soprano voice was cold.


If I'd been Tourville, phuck sweating bullets. I'd've been sweating missiles and ECM too!

I so love that line!

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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by Hutch   » Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:16 am

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cthia wrote:How is this for stupidity?

Major Dover decides to kill Justin while in the presence of the treecat Monroe.

Monroe rips out his throat with his claws.

"Whatsa matter, 'cat got your tongue?"

:lol:


In Dover's defense (tepid on my part, mind you, he killed a very interesting character) he, as did most of the Palace, thought Monroe was dying as treecats were known to do when their person died.

He definitely didn't expect a dying 'animal' to understand that he (Dover) had murdered his person and rise from his deathbed to rip out his throat.

Ignorance, in this case, was not bliss.
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Re: Comedy/Tragedy of Errors: Stupidity in the Honorverse
Post by SWM   » Thu Feb 19, 2015 12:11 pm

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Hutch wrote:
cthia wrote:How is this for stupidity?

Major Dover decides to kill Justin while in the presence of the treecat Monroe.

Monroe rips out his throat with his claws.

"Whatsa matter, 'cat got your tongue?"

:lol:


In Dover's defense (tepid on my part, mind you, he killed a very interesting character) he, as did most of the Palace, thought Monroe was dying as treecats were known to do when their person died.

He definitely didn't expect a dying 'animal' to understand that he (Dover) had murdered his person and rise from his deathbed to rip out his throat.

Ignorance, in this case, was not bliss.

Actually, Dover didn't even know Monroe was there. Only a few people knew that Justin was trying to take care of Monroe.
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