Southern Cross Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Obviously he's talking about the current Professor Challenger.Not only had cell phones not been invented when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was still alive,but the Professor Challenger described in The Lost World would have nothing to do with such an annoying gadget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Thank you SC. Yes, I refer to the ... four boot? Five boot? The latest variant who has such things. Anyway, even if this is the back end of the world spanning worm, the final lair of Cthulhu's minions or the doorway to abother world we know that all we need, (apart from a stoic resolve and great hair) are our own two fists, a basic knowledge of mechanics or chemistry and a Thompson submachine gun with unlimited ammo. Stop fretting, fire up the transport and lets get going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? There's a "new" Professor Challenger, and he wears five boots?!? Narratio: You forgot the dog-team, the sled, the long-johns, the tents, the food, etc., etc., etc. Also, the Elder Sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? I need all that? But I'm a Thompson wielding two fisted adventurer... The manual says nothing about Elder Signs. Can we get a Librarian please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Seems there's a range of mountains in Antarctica, buried under the ice, that have scientists scratching their heads. They aren't eroded as much as they should be, they weren't formed by colliding tectonic plates, nor by volcanism. They just should be the way they are, at all. Full info here. Cthulhu, anyone? Isn't there some argument that Antarctica was once nailed by a truly gigantic meteorite early in the planet's history? Maybe this is the blast crater from that hit. Or is it supposed to be that there's a supervolcano under the ice? One story or the other, I know I've read it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? What with the above, and the Nazi Flying Saucers, and the entrance to Earth's interior, and the dancing penguins, and the SGC's Antarctic Outpost .... Geez, the Antarctic is getting CROWDED. To say nothing of that Earth Defense Force base that's keeping Godzilla on ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Isn't there some argument that Antarctica was once nailed by a truly gigantic meteorite early in the planet's history? Maybe this is the blast crater from that hit. That's what they want you to believe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? I need all that? But I'm a Thompson wielding two fisted adventurer... The manual says nothing about Elder Signs. Can we get a Librarian please? Ook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? I need all that? But I'm a Thompson wielding two fisted adventurer... The manual says nothing about Elder Signs. Can we get a Librarian please?The two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Flynn (Noah Wylie): "I can't do this alone." Judson (Bob Newhart): "You've got me, you know." Flynn: "Well, no offense, Judson, but you're--" (Judson grabs a passing guard and rams him against the wall, knocking him out.) Flynn: "--a bad mother!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? I need all that? But I'm a Thompson wielding two fisted adventurer... The manual says nothing about Elder Signs. Can we get a Librarian please? Yes , a large intelligent Orangutang would be a useful ally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Orangutang? There's no monkeys in Antarctica! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Nor tigers in Africa, but that never stopped Tarzan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Orangutang? There's no monkeys in Antarctica! Watch your tongue. Equating Orangutangs with monkeys can be VERY hazardous to your health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? What worries me most is if these really are just mountains and our geologists have got the math wrong when stating that they shouldn't exist. I'd be miffed about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Watch your tongue. Equating Orangutangs with monkeys can be VERY hazardous to your health. Gee, like I'm so worried about offending some monkey with an off-hand comment. It's not like they understand Ankh-Morporkian, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? What worries me most is if these really are just mountains and our geologists have got the math wrong when stating that they shouldn't exist. I'd be miffed about that. Considering they're buried under Antarctic ice, you probably have at least a few years to imagine the worst (or best) before scientific inquiry destroys your dreams. Not like those of us who grew up wanting to explore Mars for the naked alien princesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? .........imagine the worst (or best) before scientific inquiry destroys your dreams. Not like those of us who grew up wanting to explore Mars for the naked alien princesses. What are you saying? You mean there aren't nekked princesses on Mars! gasp..... there goes my heart.... cough cough gasp.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? What Liaden didn't mention is that the nekkid princess USED to be on the surface of mars. Now they're all living underground in secret cities deep towards the core. Pretty much like the nekkid princesses living in the Inner Earth. Well known fact, nekkid princesses are pretty much everywhere. A bit like lost cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Wow..... That's a relief. My whole worldview was crumbling there for a minute..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? What are you saying? You mean there aren't nekked princesses on Mars! gasp..... there goes my heart.... cough cough gasp.... Well, keep in mind that Barsoom is the Dreamland Mars. The best way to get there is by Cat Express from Ulthar. Midas (And Dream Mercury is inhabited by horned men stuck in a time loop!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? You wouldn't belive the quantity of nekked princesses there are and how many of them are held in captivity by evil warlords, psychotic monks, insane scientists... I tell you, the list goes a long way. I sometimes wonder if we've not got it all wrong and the term for an unmarried girl is 'Princess' and not 'Miss'. Probably the authors just used artistic license. After all naming a book "A Miss of Mars" may not be quite the eye grabber that "A Princess of Mars" is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Re: Mountains of Madness?!? Professor Challenger has a cell phone??? Not any more. A dinosaur stepped on it. (Saturday afternoon serial from a couple of years back. Time travelers from the present left one behind. The Challenger expedition didn't know what that strange noise was. ) However, Maple White Land is in the interior of South America. I doubt that Challenger's Plateau is either Leng or Kadath. Midas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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