Mantis

Re: Star Trek’s 10 Cheesiest Classic Creatures This episode actually has legendary status in our house. The first series of TNG was shown in prime time, and we weren't regular watchers, but my wife and I happened to be watching this episode. We were making various comments about how lame the show was, and I made a comment about the fact the away team weren't in any danger because they were all regular cast members. "Yeah, no-one ever dies on this show." said the wife. ZAP! Dead Tasha. Just like that. Ever since then, whenever one of us walks in to a room where the other is watching TV, we'll ask watch they're watching (even if we know), then say, "Huh. No-one ever dies on that show!"

Re: Star Trek’s 10 Cheesiest Classic Creatures Ironically, as I am reading this thread, I turn on the Sci-Fi channel and the TNG episode where Tasha Yar is killed by the Badass Oil Slick is on. Worst. Alien. Ever.

Re: Musings on Random Musings Ok, Log, what's the backstory?

Re: A Thread for Random Musings So what have I actually done with all of my free time? Nothing. Not a damn thing. Awesome!

Re: The cranky thread Mrs Old Man sounds awfully like Mrs Mantis...

Re: The "Nice Happy" Thread Final exam results are in - two Credits and a Distinction. Now I just have to do two more subjects, and I graduate!

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER L. Marcus was close.... it's Gaelic Football. The score is given in goals (ball in the net below the crossbar), worth 3 points, and points (ball goes over the crossbar between the posts).

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Cross-country cuddling (as distinct from rugby league, which is cross-country wrestling).

Re: A Thread for Random Musings I wish my formative years had been something I could build on, rather than something I have had to attempt to deconstruct to rebuild myself anew.

Re: The "Nice Happy" Thread Got the provisional result of the exam I thought I failed, and I was wrong - I passed. That leaves one "probably" and one "for sure" result to come.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings I'm just not sure.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Interesting day. - Took my son to basketball as my wife and daughter weren't ready. He has to get there at 8:00 although the game doesn't start until 8:30. Then went on to my Uni exam. - I knew I had no money on me (my wife was going to pay my son's match fee when she got there in time for the game), but though parking at the exam venue would be free on weekends. Wrong! I had to race around the streets looking for a park. Found one and got to the exam just after the ten-minute reading time began. - Did the exam, finished in plenty of time. Good exam, closed book, but the first part was 20 relatively easy multiple-choice questions. Actually, they were very easy if you had read the course material, which is how exams should be IMHO. Basically I have no worries about this exam, so the score out of my three exams is one definite pass, one probable, one OMGWTF!! - Got a text from my wife, son's team lost by 2 points, son didn't score but played well. Missing the game was definitely the low point of my week. - Got home, wife and kids gone to friends place (pre-planned), house to myself all afternoon. Ah, piece and quiet. - Followed Jazz-Hornets game on-line, big Jazz win. - My mate Tim sent me a trade request in our basketball fantasy league. He's trying to get either Steve Nash or Allen Iverson off me. He has offered chump change but that's just to get talks started. I mentioned that the only guys he has that I'm interested in are Shawn Marion and some guy called James. He also has Al Jefferson, who I'm thinking about making an offer for. It's a "keeper" league so he might be worth making a play for, he's young but brittle. My team is strong in PG (I also have Baron Davis) but weak in big men. - Went for a walk to the local polling booth to vote. It will be a very close election, all the polls point to a squeaker. In fact when I came back I checked out the News.com.au website and voted in their "exit poll", the result was very interesting, as the attached screenshot attests!!! - Just got a phone call from the mum-in-law. My niece is a checkout chick at her local supermarket, they just got held up, if I understand correctly they robbed her specifically. The crims were involved in a car chase and crashed, and are now in hospital. I thought this was interesting, my sister-in-law (said niece's mum) is a theatre nurse at the local hospital, that could be interesting if they needed surgery and she's on-duty...

Re: The "Nice Happy" Thread I actually know that, barring extremely kind and generous marking, I have failed one exam this semester, but that was the risk I took by taking on an extra subject. The other two subjects I rank as "confident" and "definite".

Re: The "Nice Happy" Thread

Re: The "Nice Happy" Thread Exams are over!

Re: The cranky thread First exam of the semester today, and I'm confident I failed dismally.

Re: Favorite Sci-Fi Weapon That's only because I just found this thread, and haven't had a chance to post yet. I also like "Vera".

Re: Musings on Random Musings Ach, my eyes, the swear filter, it does nothing!

Re: The cranky thread First day at work today. I had no PC, and half a desk.

Re: Musings on Random Musings I just don't want to know what you did with Uranus!

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Personally, I just call a spayed a spayed.

Re: The cranky thread I am now in more debt than in any time in my life. Pity I'm not earning the most I've ever earned my life. I just wish it was money I actually wanted to spend.

Re: The cranky thread I wish I could find the motivation to do my Uni assignment. It was originally due three days ago, I got an extension until tomorrow, and I still can't get started.

Re: Musings on Random Musings You mean like this?

Re: Musings on Random Musings Tell him to look it up himself at dubya dubya dubya dot dubya dot gov.