Session Start: Sat Sep 09 07:01:29 2006 Session Ident: #sevtrek [07:11] 6starting with DS9 Spam cartoon [07:11] 6211th Rule of Acquisition: If it worked BEFORE, it can work again [07:11] hmm, my colour thing isn't working [07:11] cut [07:11] 6211th Rule of Acquisition: If it worked BEFORE, it can work again [07:11] dang! [07:11] Might want to try a space. [07:11] cut [07:11] 211th? ;) [07:11] 6 211th Rule of Acquisition: If it worked BEFORE, it can work again [07:11] Cut [07:11] hmm, you're right [07:12] cut [07:12] (Emma: aww, aren't they cute? :D ) [07:12] btw -- you should change the bubble in the first line -- the DS9 currency were bars of latinum, not credits [07:12] (They're adorable!) [07:12] 'cut [07:12] (Guido's right) [07:12] Well, the color command takes numbers of up to 256 or something, although it can only handle 16 colors. [07:12] 4BEFORE is cut [07:12] 6 can I interest you in a spam BLOCKER? [07:12] Gold-pressed latinum, right? [07:12] keep [07:12] yeah, but then too long [07:12] keep [07:12] True [07:13] 12 bars of latinum or so [07:13] cut [07:13] Keep [07:13] isn't latinum just a ferengi currency? [07:13] not from how i remember [07:13] Well if Quark's sending it out... [07:13] true [07:14] keep [07:14] 3BLOCKER is kept [07:14] 7Don't look at me; they were all CHAIN letters from the Negus. [07:14] cut [07:14] cut [07:14] (NAgus) [07:14] cut [07:14] cut [07:14] 4CHAIN is the weak link [07:14] 6Ahhhh... I love the CLASSICS! [07:15] cut [07:15] cut [07:15] Cut [07:15] cut [07:15] cut [07:15] 4CLASSICS is cut [07:15] 6 What Ancient Earth GENIUS wrote this stuff? [07:15] cut [07:15] cut [07:15] cut [07:15] cut [07:15] 4GENIUS is cut [07:15] 6 Sorry, I'm just reliving Earth's GOLDEN age. [07:15] cut [07:15] cut [07:15] Cut [07:16] cut [07:16] cut [07:16] 4GOLDEN is tarnished [07:16] 6Oh, hi Captain! Are you here about the HAIR restorer? [07:16] keep [07:16] cut [07:16] cut [07:16] cut [07:16] 4HAIR has fallen out [07:16] 6 Just helping Snog with a school HISTORY project. [07:16] keep [07:16] cut [07:16] neutral [07:16] cut [07:16] Keep [07:17] 3HISTORY will repeat [07:17] 6You really think you HUMANS invented this? [07:17] cut [07:17] cut [07:17] cut [07:17] cut [07:17] Cut [07:17] 4HUMANS is cut [07:17] 6Are you here for the LOBE enhancements? [07:17] cut [07:17] cut [07:17] cut [07:17] cut [07:18] 4LOBE has been pierced [07:18] 6That's "Dr. Quack"! I just got my PhD ONLINE! [07:18] Cut [07:18] cut [07:18] cut [07:18] cut [07:18] cut [07:18] 4ONLINE is disconnectd [07:18] 6 Are you here to get RICH quick or to improve your manhood? [07:18] cut [07:18] cut [07:18] cut [07:18] cut [07:18] 4RICH is bankrupt [07:18] 6The SPAM Era of Earth history is required reading in Fungi universities. [07:18] cut [07:19] cut [07:19] cut [07:19] cut [07:19] methinks Emma is distracted [07:19] She is [07:19] 4SPAM is filtered [07:19] 6There's a SevFleet SUCKER born every day. [07:19] She has three other chats distracting her [07:19] cut [07:19] Cut [07:19] cut [07:19] cut [07:19] cut [07:19] 4SUCKER is cut [07:19] 6Rule of Acquisition 419: Never underestimate the gullibility of the UNIVERSE. [07:19] cut [07:19] cut [07:19] cut [07:19] cut [07:20] 4UNIVERSE has imploded [07:20] 6Hold on, I've got a WORMHOLE to sell... [07:20] keep [07:20] keep [07:20] Cut [07:20] cut [07:20] keep [07:20] (and change to "space station"?) [07:20] I like it with wormhole [07:20] space station is good also but if both are good, I usually stick with the original [07:21] 3WORMHOLE is kept [07:21] 6moving onto vote4 stage. 3 finalists to choose from: [07:21] can I interest you in a spam BLOCKER? [07:21] Just helping Snog with a school HISTORY project. [07:21] Hold on, I've got a WORMHOLE to sell... [07:21] 6okay, vote4 [07:21] vote4 blocker [07:21] vote4 blocker [07:21] vote4 blocker [07:21] vote4 blocker [07:21] vote4 blocker [07:22] Although history's a bit less obvious [07:22] 6Winner is HISTORY.... no, wait... BLOCKER [07:22] 6moving quickly onto battlestar punchlines (yay, battlestar, best show on tv) [07:22] 6For motivation! Everything looks like a COFFIN now! [07:23] keep [07:23] *likes "The 4700"... sorry, "The 4400" [07:23] neutral [07:23] cut [07:23] 4400 is good... not great [07:24] cut [07:24] 4COFFIN is dead and buried [07:24] 6Paper CUTS are down 89%. [07:24] cut [07:24] Cut [07:24] keep [07:24] keep (this is a shortened version of one my starting punchlines) [07:24] You don't need corners for them *shudder* [07:25] cut [07:25] In fact, it's edges that give htem [07:25] 4CUTS are cut [07:25] 6Because the CYLONS are already in every corner of the galaxy. [07:25] Cut [07:25] Corners are harmless. [07:25] cut [07:25] keep [07:25] cut [07:25] cut [07:25] 4CYLONS are toasted [07:25] 6Safety protocol clearly says DANGER lurks behind every corner. [07:25] Cut [07:25] cut [07:25] cut [07:25] cut [07:26] 4DANGER is averted [07:26] 6Actually, we DOUBLED the corners. It all depends on your point of view. [07:26] cut [07:26] cut [07:26] would be better with only the first sentence [07:26] neutral [07:26] Keep [07:26] With just the first sentence [07:27] *Likes pedantry* [07:27] keep and shortened [07:27] change2 keep then [07:27] 3DOUBLED is kept [07:27] 6They wanted this to be an "EDGIER" series than the original! [07:27] ut [07:27] cut [07:27] keep [07:27] keep [07:27] cut [07:27] Keep [07:27] Puns are yay [07:28] I like it cause it's a pun and it sums up the show nicely [07:28] 3EDGIER is kept [07:28] 6You think I got this FACE from battle? [07:28] keep [07:28] cut [07:28] (Had some pizza earlier. Oh, btw, how did Good King Wenceslas prefer his pizza?) [07:28] (Deep pan, crisp and even) [07:28] Ouch [07:28] cut [07:29] 4FACE is fallen [07:29] 6Darned military takes everything LITERALLY! [07:29] cut [07:29] cut [07:29] cut [07:29] cut [07:29] 4LITERALLY is cut [07:29] 6Darned kids didn't know "cut corners" is just a METAPHOR! [07:29] cut [07:29] keep [07:30] Cut [07:30] cut [07:30] 4METAPHOR is cut [07:30] 6Cutting corners is standard MILITARY practice! [07:30] eep [07:30] cut [07:30] keep [07:30] cut [07:30] cut [07:30] Cut [07:30] Eep? [07:30] meep [07:31] 4MILITARY budget is cut [07:31] Meep? ;0) [07:31] 6Do not question the wisdom of OCTAGONUS, the Great Designer. [07:31] I'm telling Petra... :P ;) [07:31] cut [07:31] Keep [07:31] Just because it sounds silly [07:31] :-) [07:31] keep [07:31] cut [07:31] hehe, yes ;) [07:31] cut [07:31] keep [07:31] 3OCTAGONUS is kept [07:31] 6We were OVER-budget! [07:32] cut [07:32] cut [07:32] cut [07:32] 4OVER hasgone under [07:32] 6Sometimes VICTORY means cutting corners, kid. [07:32] cut [07:32] cut [07:32] keep [07:32] cut [07:32] 6moving onto vote4 stage (VICTORY was short lived) with 3 finalists: [07:32] Actually, we DOUBLED the corners. [07:32] They wanted this to be an "EDGIER" series than the original! [07:32] Do not question the wisdom of OCTAGONUS, the Great Designer. [07:32] 6vote4... [07:33] vote4 doubled [07:33] vote4 edgier [07:33] vote4 EDGIER [07:33] Or do I want to vote for doubled [07:33] vote4 edgier [07:33] I do like the pedantry [07:33] Note - I'm thinking of editing edgier, take out 'than the original' [07:33] vote4 doubled [07:33] They wanted this to be an "EDGIER" series [07:33] I guess it's a sevqueen whichever side I fall [07:33] So it doesn't matter [07:34] 6final tally: DOUBLED 2 EGIER 3 - I'll ask Wendy (she loves battlestar so she won't mind judging this one - she hates judging punchlines she doesn't get about shows she doesn't watch) [07:35] 6moving onto Twist cartoon about Pluto [07:35] 6"This is BECAUSE of the time I orbited in front of Neptune, isn't it?!" [07:35] keep [07:35] cut [07:35] cut [07:35] vuy [07:35] Cut [07:35] ooops [07:35] cut* [07:36] Oddly, I find lines spoken by inanimate objects funnier than lines spoken by people/animals in toons like this [07:36] weird [07:36] 4BECAUSE is cut [07:36] 6Pluto wasn't quite ready to orbit with the BIG boys. [07:36] still, to have this work, pluto should be facing the ther planets [07:36] cut [07:36] cut [07:37] emma, I submit to you that it's not whether it's spoken or not but the inherent funniness of the line that appeals to you [07:37] wiz: I can always redraw pluto [07:37] Maybe I find inanimate objects talking inherently funny [07:37] Cut [07:37] cut [07:38] 4BIG is diminished [07:38] 6You can come back when you've CLEANED up your orbit! [07:38] cut [07:38] keep [07:38] cut [07:38] Neutral [07:39] cut [07:39] 4CLEANED is wiped [07:39] 6Pluto had CROSSED Neptune's orbit once too many [07:39] cut [07:39] keep [07:39] cut [07:39] Keep [07:40] cut [07:40] 4CROSSED is cut [07:40] 6Years later, Pluto would become the DEATH Star. [07:40] cut [07:40] cut [07:40] Cut [07:40] cut [07:40] 4DEATH has passedaway [07:40] 6Well, at least I have a more DIGNIFIED name than Uranus! [07:40] keep [07:40] Cut [07:40] cut [07:41] keep [07:41] cut [07:41] 4DIGNIFIED is cut [07:41] (this must be driving Pluto barking mad...) [07:41] 6A year later, Pluto was readmitted into the Solar System under the Planets with DISABILITIES Act. [07:41] keep [07:41] keep [07:41] cut [07:41] Keep [07:41] cut [07:41] 3DISABILITIES is kept6Pluto finds out that size really DOES matter. [07:41] 6Pluto finds out that size really DOES matter. [07:41] cut [07:41] cut [07:41] cut [07:42] Cut [07:42] 4DOES doesn't [07:42] 6Pluto realized he shouldn't have cheated on the entrance EXAM. [07:42] cut [07:42] Keep [07:42] keep [07:42] (Trying to re-enact the Drazi conflict using one line of text, John? :P ;) ) [07:42] This rings horribly true after recent programmes about the school admissions process [07:42] cut [07:42] lol, nw that's a reference from a while ago [07:42] cut [07:42] took me a while to reference my memory banks and get the joke [07:43] ;) [07:43] 4EXAM has failed [07:43] 6Like many, Pluto's weight-loss also cost him his FRIENDS. [07:43] cut [07:43] cut [07:43] cut [07:43] Cut [07:44] cut [07:44] 4FRIENDS sucks (the tv show, that is) [07:44] 6Furious, Pluto decided to form a GANG with the other Kupier Belt Objects and beat up Neptune. [07:44] keep [07:44] cut [07:44] http://xkcd.com/c16.html Hahaha [07:44] Cut [07:44] cut [07:45] lol [07:45] lol Emma [07:45] 4GANG is cut [07:45] 6After a conference between the major planets, Pluto was sent back to the minor LEAGUES. [07:46] cut [07:46] * CptThomas has joined #sevtrek [07:46] cut [07:46] Cut [07:46] cut [07:46] cut [07:46] Heya Thomas [07:46] thomas: we're judging Twist [07:46] 'llo [07:46] * ThunderDragon sets mode: +v CptThomas [07:47] johncook After a conference between the major planets, Pluto was sent back to the minor LEAGUES. [07:47] 4LEAGUES is cut [07:47] 6Got MASS? [07:47] cut [07:47] cut [07:47] keep [07:47] Cut [07:47] cut [07:47] cut [07:47] 4MASS is cut [07:47] 6Unfortunately, with a 248 year ORBIT, it would take Pluto awhile to "get lost". [07:47] keep [07:47] keep [07:47] keep [07:48] (but make it "a while" ;) [07:48] ) [07:48] Keep [07:48] Been top of the punchlines all week hasn't it? [07:48] keep [07:48] 3ORBIT is maintained [07:48] keep [07:48] 6Guess what - you're a planet again...PSYCH! [07:48] who won the others ? [07:48] cut [07:48] cut [07:48] cut [07:48] cut [07:49] Cut [07:49] cut (I guess I just liked the psych on this one) [07:49] 4PSYCH has been psyched [07:49] 6In retrospect, staring at Jupiter's Big RED Spot had been a bad idea for Pluto... [07:49] cut [07:49]