Why I Support President Bush and the ZOT!

[thousand dollar hamburger]

I think he has a sincere desire to help everyone. he has even gone out of his way to embrace people like Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy. He does not hold grudges as shown by his willingness to bend over backwards to allow terrorist supporting nations to operate our ports. We need this type of benevolent leader.

Our President is not a cheapskate, as he has opened up our budget to give to anyone who might need anything.

Aliens from all nations are welcomed into our great country without having to deal with mundane bureaucratic State approval. Cutting government red tape -- that's the Bush way!

Yes, our Prseident even realizes that occupying as many countries around the world as possible is the best way to spread American ideals.

We are truly lucky to have this great man. I suggest that at 10:00 AM EST, we all stand up in unison and shout -- HOORAY FOR BUSH!!!

[NicknamedBob]

Boy! The speed with which this thread can come to a screeching halt can make blood come out of your nose.

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[Miss Behave]

Just get lost.

[NicknamedBob]

You've been wandering in the lower levels, haven't you?

[rzeznikj at stout]

I've noticed...

That must explain the nosebleeds the last few nights ;)

[HKMk23]

I wonder what the last three words were?

"Three words that any Replayer...from a century or more from now would react to first and most emotionally."

That's the real puzzle, here, and I did have one unexpected but obviously incorrect guess:
"April Fools! Psych!"

They cannot be "I am you", for the Traveller addresses the author as "Grandfather", at one point.

My best guess is: 'Islam' means 'peace'.

How emotionally would YOU react to those words if your world were in the 87th year of a global war with Islam; with millions in dhimmitude all over the Earth? I pretty much think that'd peg most people's "BS" reflex, myself.

[rzeznikj at stout]

Interesting points!

My best guess is: 'Islam' means 'peace'.

Hmmm. IIRC, Islam is Arabic for "submission to the will of God."

[HKMk23]

Did you catch Mr. Simmons' reference to some "person on business from Porlock"? I thought you'd find that reference especially well placed.

[NicknamedBob]

Most likely, he's a Heinlein reader too.

[HKMk23]

I'd have expected as much; practitioners of a given craft often become so over some affinity for the work of those who have gone before them.

[freedumb2003]

OOhh yyeeeechhhhhh! ;)

[HKMk23]

What's your take on it? Got any good guesses of your own?

[rzeznikj at stout]

HKMk23~I'll have to catch ya when I get back.

I've got to head out for a while--another paper to do ;)

Hopefully, I should be back by 10:30 CDT.

[HKMk23]

Understood.

I've got to bug out for awhile, myself, and "later" for me may well be tomorrow morning.

[presses "Pause"]

[NicknamedBob]

Heinlein -- Porlock connection.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL, that's a funny one.

[NicknamedBob]

Thanks! It was mainly for the Darks. They're the ones who really brought the dustbunnies to life here on the Thread.

But it's okay. How else would we keep the zombies under control?

[tuliptree76]

I'm just doing another drive-by posting. It looks like there was a lot of activity on the thread today, so I won't be able to catch up with that.

Good night!

[NicknamedBob]

I hope they're careful just where they drop these things.

Now, aren't you glad we set up our base on the Lunar North Pole?

[Dead Corpse]

I wonder if she found that screwdriver I've been missing...

[Dead Corpse]

Eh... if it's a shooting war they want... We've got a much steeper gravity well on our side.