The Frying Pan

3:31 AM

Is it just me, or are the following instructions extremely stupid?

> Describe a religious, social, academic, or community ritual or ceremony that you know well. As you write, pretend you are producing a multisensory documentary by describing what you have heard, seen, felt, tasted, and smelled. In other words, be as objective as possible; do not include personal responses to what you have experienced.

SAJ14SAJ

4:42 AM

@DavidWallace I imagine that depends on context

David Wallace

OK, so it's just me. I can cope.

SAJ14SAJ

5:00 AM

@DavidWallace I didn't say that either :-)

David Wallace

7:03 AM

@Jolenealaska - I'm so tempted to put a comment under yours, something like "You don't need a plasma steriliser if you've got a nuclear reactor you can put it in".

Jolenealaska

7:59 AM

@DavidWallace Are you suggesting that a plasma sterilizer would be overkill? Pah!

David Wallace

Maybe the OP could have NASA launch their drink bottle towards the sun.

I must confess to being not 100% sure whether Wayfaring Stranger was actually serious.

I have just watched the Derren Brown episode, in which he had some guy assassinate Stephen Fry. It is tremendously scary. Have you seen it?

ElendilTheTall

9:08 AM

morning all, if indeed there is anyone there.

Wait, I can see someone lurking behind that tree - come out: come out, I say!

Tom W

>.>

<.<

<i'm hiding>

You got me

i knew it

I'm very annoyed with the Sci-fi board here.

ElendilTheTall

9:12 AM

wait - the two of you were behind that tree? well, well, well

got to pass the time somehow I suppose

Jolenealaska

ElendilTheTall

@Jolenealaska what have they done? do we need to form a Seasoned Advice posse to sort them out?

Jolenealaska

It soooo reminds me of my first few posts here.

I posted a question I find strangely fascinating.

It has accumulated A LOT of comments

but has been closed

I've just ordered the book (with paper and a spine and everything)

that may definitively answer the question

But, if it does...I can't even answer my own damn question.

ElendilTheTall

I'm sure you can appeal to the mods

what was the question regarding?

Jolenealaska

I'll link it, hold on...

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Q: Worf attacking the Enterprise in the alternate YE timeline - Why Not?

"Federation ship Enterprise, surrender and prepare to be boarded!" I love this scene in Yesterday's Enterprise and have frequently considered the possibility of Worf delivering that line. Michael Dorn's voice would have been instantly recognizable to fans (that's always fun, to be a bit more in ...

ElendilTheTall

9:23 AM

I like Star Trek, but that's too in depth for me :)

I'm fairly sure the only answer to the question has it right

In other words, you care about it more than the writers ;)

I saw one of the best episodes the other day, I don't recall the name, but it's where Picard is captured by the Cardassians, and the Cardassian torturer tries to make Picard admit there are 5 lights when there are only 4

"There are ... 4 ... lights!"

Chain of Command

Tom W

I'm certain those two were running the studio for that episode

not the director

when you hire a pro, and you let them work, you get stuff like that

fantastic episode

ElendilTheTall

episodes, as it happens

two parter

"and now the conclusion" /majelbarret

interesting trivia from IMDB

> Actor David Warner took over the role of Gul Madred on three days' notice. He couldn't learn his lines in that short time, so he had to use cue cards. "Every line I said, I actually was reading it over Patrick Stewart's shoulder or they put it down there for me to do it. After I finished it, I thought it worked, which obviously it did."

Jolenealaska

@ElendilTheTall "There are four lights" is one of the most iconic lines in all of the Star Trek universe. Sir Patrick Stewart is amazingly, incredibly, indescribably awesome.

ElendilTheTall

Heck, it's one of the most iconic lines in television

Jolenealaska

Yes

And the best cliffhanger in television history:

"Mr Worf, Fire"

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