tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post2398373292629459451..comments2023-04-11T09:34:03.031-04:00Comments on Polybloggimous: Comment Moderation: Or Testing the Polybloggimous ArsenalNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-572201255848624242008-02-07T00:20:00.000-05:002008-02-07T00:20:00.000-05:00Tania,We've been canceled. It happens to the best ...Tania,<BR/><BR/>We've been canceled. It happens to the best of them. Details back on the main blog.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-17343166582494126672008-02-07T00:16:00.000-05:002008-02-07T00:16:00.000-05:00Sorry Cap'n Nathan - my deep cover kept me incommu...Sorry Cap'n Nathan - my deep cover kept me incommunicado this afternoon. However, I can report on the placement of some mines and tracking devices in the lairs of the enemy.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-80704000515382013202008-02-06T23:09:00.000-05:002008-02-06T23:09:00.000-05:00Oh, and as a public service, some of you may have ...Oh, and as a public service, some of you may have missed the high-tech screen cleaner systems linked in the post immediately before this one.<BR/><BR/>Just sayin'Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-24713868679630114672008-02-06T22:51:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:51:00.000-05:00Good shootin' Murph!Mr. Nelson has been ordered to...Good shootin' Murph!<BR/><BR/>Mr. Nelson has been ordered to report in for duty. Make him your cabin-boy.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-4519011201357429782008-02-06T22:40:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:40:00.000-05:00::Aims musket at the frantically dog-paddling Anne...::Aims musket at the frantically dog-paddling Anne::<BR/><BR/>*Boom!*<BR/><BR/>So much for the Mutineers. <EM>That</EM> will teach those red-shirts to die with dignity. <BR/><BR/>Humph.<BR/><BR/>Bos'n, call a Tiger Team to the bridge to clean up all this turd-brittle. Or beam it to the Klingon vessel. Or something. Use your imagination. <BR/><BR/>Who <EM>is</EM> my Bos'n?<BR/><BR/>And where's that Weapons Officer? Probably off pillaging the villages and then asking the maidens to like him before he ravages them...Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-74169170165708521242008-02-06T22:28:00.001-05:002008-02-06T22:28:00.001-05:00Vizzini: Jump in after her!Inigo Montoya: I can't ...Vizzini: Jump in after her!<BR/>Inigo Montoya: I can't swim<BR/>Fezzik: I only dog paddle.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-32175363579530550232008-02-06T22:28:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:28:00.000-05:00Michelle, it's serendipitous that you offer. As i...Michelle, it's serendipitous that you offer. As it happens, I have a copy, and my assignment is to watch it. Which I did.<BR/><BR/>I now know who Vizzini is, and "the Man in Black" at first hand.<BR/><BR/>We are but poor, lost circus performers. Check<BR/><BR/>He's right on top of us. I wonder if he is using the same wind we are using. Check<BR/><BR/>My way's not very sportsman like. Check<BR/><BR/>We are men of action; lies do not become us. Check<BR/><BR/>She kissed me! Check<BR/><BR/>- I will never doubt again.<BR/>- There will never be a need.<BR/>Double Check<BR/><BR/>Everybody MOVE! Check<BR/><BR/>As you wish. (bows)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-69885655771317463782008-02-06T22:21:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:21:00.000-05:00(hands Janiece the muzzle loader)I'm not purposefu...(hands Janiece the muzzle loader)<BR/><BR/>I'm not purposefully dangerous. It's just that I'm clumsy is all. <BR/><BR/>Hmmm... Morale you say...<BR/><BR/>(dives back into bag)<BR/><BR/>(pulls out TV and DVD player)<BR/><BR/>Anyone wanna watch "The Princess Bride"?Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-58858336781508246022008-02-06T22:01:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:01:00.000-05:00Oh no! As the lowest ranked character on this ves...Oh no! As the lowest ranked character on this vessel, I'm expendable. [Looks hurriedly at shirt.] It's red! No!! [Starts to take off shirt and pauses as all guys casually turn to look.] Nevermind. [Straightens shirt.]<BR/><BR/>Dammit, I should have known with that promotion earlier. It was designed to give "pathos" and "meaning" to my death, wasn't it? Damn you!<BR/><BR/>The only way I can escape my fate is to rewrite my role...<BR/>GF has it! I'll take the advice of the "troll" and mutiny! Ha Ha! Take that, Uncle Nathan! <BR/><BR/>Trashes Galley with the Cat o' Talkin' To and empties all the turd-brittle magazines into the conn, before throwing myself off the side and drowning in the Sea of Retardedness. (Did you think I was going to let Jim get a hold of me after I mutinied? Hell no.)Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-3854896949916195472008-02-06T19:46:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:46:00.000-05:00I jess got one thing to say,"MUTINY"GFI jess got one thing to say,<BR/><BR/>"MUTINY"<BR/><BR/><BR/>GFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-71706788926456126322008-02-06T19:25:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:25:00.000-05:00Sumbudy called?Sorry I was having some delicious r...Sumbudy called?<BR/><BR/>Sorry I was having some delicious roast chicken with stuffing and broccoli. It was excellent.<BR/><BR/>Jim, your plan has merit. Make it so.<BR/><BR/>Tom, are you off your meds again?<BR/><BR/>Michelle, I'm fine with the Ireland detour, but how about you specialize in morale from now on. That's right, give Janiece the Musket (wooden end first).Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-85295128025647851022008-02-06T19:21:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:21:00.000-05:00(checks shirt)Oh good. I don't even own a red shir...(checks shirt)<BR/><BR/>Oh good. I don't even own a red shirt.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-40461732623664235482008-02-06T18:46:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:46:00.000-05:00Good thing you're here, Jim. Nobody can find the ...Good thing you're here, Jim. Nobody can find the redshirt.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-50940075262661399862008-02-06T18:43:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:43:00.000-05:00'n, 'n, where's the 'n?Oh NO! He's been de-CAPita...'n, 'n, where's the 'n?<BR/><BR/>Oh NO! He's been de-CAPitated, too! Who gave the Arky trolls our de-CAPitator?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-45932433409861102872008-02-06T18:40:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:40:00.000-05:00Apologies for being off-station, I was up river pa...Apologies for being off-station, I was up river patrolling for proper liberty sites.<BR/><BR/>And speaking of pansy-assed, what's with the liberal <I>Trolls will be left whining for their mothers </I>policy?<BR/><BR/>In the immortal words of my favorite movie of <I>all</I> time, "Ride until we find them... and kill them all!" I say if you really want to make the trolls cry, we take out their mothers <I>first</I>, followed by brothers, sisters, and pet budgies (trolls don't have fathers). Then we pour salt in their yards so nothing grows. Then we don't water their chia pets, so the furry little creatures wither and <I>die</I> slowly!<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but you did say something about bloodthirsty, right? Or was that just me. Hot damn, I'm all excited, I haven't been to war in three years! <BR/><BR/>Set Zebra. Set Condition Red, Weapons Posture One, Weapons Free. To the rails! Away the boats! Have at' em boys and girls!Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-76691406894392211842008-02-06T18:30:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:30:00.000-05:00After we go to Jamaica, can we go to Ireland and g...After we go to Jamaica, can we go to Ireland and get some whiskey?<BR/><BR/>Tech? Ummm... Well, I've got some steampunk stuff hanging around. <BR/><BR/>(looks in bag)<BR/><BR/>dirigible... telegraph... typewriter... <BR/><BR/>Ooh! I've got a musket loader!<BR/><BR/>(searches bag further)<BR/><BR/>(pulls out hat)<BR/><BR/>And a coon skin cap! Now I'm a proper Mountaineer!<BR/><BR/>(aims musket loader wildly around the deck)<BR/><BR/>err...<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'd best stick with my disemvoweller.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-88106938243678423402008-02-06T18:29:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:29:00.000-05:00Excellent suggestion Mr. Snavely.Infiltrator, prep...Excellent suggestion Mr. Snavely.<BR/><BR/>Infiltrator, prepare to steal shift keys and CAPS lock once IP is designated.<BR/><BR/>(This is even more retarded than it was when we started.)<BR/><BR/>Anne, launch the Turd-Brittle.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-54195722678113259492008-02-06T18:22:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:22:00.000-05:00Cap'n! Missile loader Tom, here.I suggest we de-C...Cap'n! Missile loader Tom, here.<BR/><BR/>I suggest we de-CAPitate the trolls.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-21233910911304203502008-02-06T18:11:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:11:00.000-05:00OK, now that the knowledgeable folks have begun to...OK, now that the knowledgeable folks have begun to show up, lets try this again.<BR/><BR/>We're currently steaming (do we steam?) 100 miles off the coast of NY. We're headed SSE in search of Rum.<BR/><BR/>I'm detecting trollery originating from somewhere in Arkansas. (They voted for Huckabee, so I'm less concerned about collateral damage.)<BR/><BR/>The troll in question has just left a post in ALL CAPS spouting some nonsense about we need to give up some rights if we wanna be safe and GWB is Jeebus' love-child.<BR/><BR/>Suggested courses of action? Do we have any air assets? Mech? Future-Tech?Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-40173010139820877542008-02-06T18:10:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:10:00.000-05:00::Note to Moderator: It's called a "bridge wing,"...::Note to Moderator: It's called a "bridge wing," or least it was on my ship.::<BR/><BR/>Disaster averted. Setting a course for Jamaica, Mon. <BR/><BR/>Carry on.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-26016106673395018772008-02-06T18:00:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:00:00.000-05:00*burst forth from a morass of Matlab7 scripts, IDL...*burst forth from a morass of Matlab7 scripts, IDL scripts, PHP scripts laden with PostgreSQL statements, and a recalcitrant medical lab that insists I owe them money*<BR/><BR/>Sorry folks, I can't play today. I'll just consider my official battlestation to be the brig. <BR/><BR/>*locks self in*<BR/><BR/>*gets sucked back under by the aforementioned morass*MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-52381897674294477062008-02-06T17:43:00.000-05:002008-02-06T17:43:00.000-05:00::waits for everything to calm down::Ms. Murphy, P...::waits for everything to calm down::<BR/><BR/>Ms. Murphy, Please join me on (that outside place just outside of the Bridge, you know the place I mean.)<BR/><BR/>::Goes outside and rips Murphy a new one for being AWOL all day, but doesn't do it in front of the Ship's Company, because he's a true leader::<BR/><BR/>And don't let it happen again!<BR/><BR/>Please return to your station.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-54233659352555714892008-02-06T17:29:00.000-05:002008-02-06T17:29:00.000-05:00::Dashes in from the Ethernet::I have the conn! H...::Dashes in from the Ethernet::<BR/><BR/>I have the conn! Helmsman, hard right rudder! All back full! <BR/><BR/>This is not drill! General Quarters, General Quarters! All hands man your battle stations. Up and forward on starboard, down and aft port. General Quarters, General Quarters!<BR/><BR/>Where the hell is that Weapons Officer?? Typical Warrant, off drinking the lifer's juice and hanging around in the goat locker when there's mischief afoot!Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-7899875913973658912008-02-06T17:24:00.000-05:002008-02-06T17:24:00.000-05:00We're OK now. Whoever is steering, please set a co...We're OK now. Whoever is steering, please set a course for the Caribbean. I've got a hankering for some Rum.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-80865320460035945372008-02-06T17:23:00.000-05:002008-02-06T17:23:00.000-05:00Speeling might be ok (yes, that was a joke), but I...Speeling might be ok (yes, that was a joke), but I seem to keep leaving out words or punctuation. I think it's the brain going into stress mode as the shore approaches. NOOOOO!!!!!Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.com