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by Weird Harold
» Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:34 am
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Nah, post-Yawata anthem should be: March of Cambreadth
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by Rob the Fiend
» Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:40 am
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That one was used in one of the Kris Longknife novels.
Nice song. Unless you are on the receiving end.  |
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by Dauntless
» Mon Nov 21, 2016 11:32 am
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john ringo has also used it time or two
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by Weird Harold
» Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:22 pm
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That's where I first encountered it, in one of the Posleen novels (more properly in one of the "Legacy of the Aldenata" novels.) .
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by wkernochan
» Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:00 pm
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Considering the English influence, I vote for Flanders and Swann:
"The Manties, the Manties, the Manties are best! I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest! The rottenest states in this galaxy of ours, We've left in the hands of three unfriendly powers, Examine the Mesan, the Sollie, the Havenite: You'll find he's a stinker as likely as not! The Mesan is mean, as we all know too well, And slaving and sneaking and boring as hell! His biosculpt is gruesome, his genome is fat, And his idea of music is Wagner played flat! The Manties, the Manties ... For the Sollie, now, my contempt is complete, He greases your palm and he greases his teeth! He blows up his dreadnoughts, or so I surmise, And blames it on Henkes and subordinates' lies! The Manties, the Manties ..." Don't have time for the rest, so here's the finale: "For the Manties are all that a star empire should be, And the flower of the Manties are the Queen - Honor Harrington - the Queen -- Honor Harrington -- And MEEEEEEEEE!" |
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by BrightSoul
» Tue Nov 22, 2016 8:40 pm
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Guys, It has to be Hammerwell's Ode to Spring.
Gotta go with the Sphinxian Composer. |
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by Louis R
» Wed Nov 23, 2016 4:35 pm
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::ROFLMAO::
::crawls back to keyboard. wipes tears from eyes:: How odd. I was singing that to myself just the other day. Didn't think of it in this context, though. [for the nekulturny scratching their heads in the back row, the reference is to Flander's and Swann's "A Song of Patriotic Prejudice"]
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