Mr.
Blue
On
Pawn Stars, a guy came in with what he thought was a tarantula
trapped in amber, possibly like 40,000,000 years old.
2:21
PM Mr. Silver
And?
2:21
PM Mr. Blue
They
sent it to some government lab to test and it came back as plastic.
The
guy was pretty bummed. He seemed convinced it was real. He wanted
$50k for it, but I'm not sure what he paid for it initially.
2:22
PM Mr. Silver
"The
guy with the suitcase full of them on the alley corner seemed so sure
they were old."
2:22
PM Mr. Brown
I
put a bug in sap once then kept it til it got hard.
2:22
PM Mr. Blue
That's
cool.
2:23
PM Mr. Brown
I
lost it though.
2:23
PM Mr. Blue
Not
technically "amber" though.
2:25
PM Mr. Silver
Guy
on Pawn Stars - "OK, the spider was a bust...but the guy also
sold me this picture of Chuck E. Cheese in amber too...he said he
figured it was about 20 million years old. What's it worth?"
2:27
PM Mr. Blue
How
many spiders that lived 40,000,000 years ago are still around today?
2:28
PM Mr. Silver
(pictures
a 40 million year old spider)
Tough
ol' bastard...
2:28
PM Mr. Blue
Picturing
the size of a Volkswagen?
2:28
PM Mr. Silver
Quite
possibly the size of a Volkswagen, yes.
2:29
PM Mr. Blue
Armored
plates, spikes, eats mammals?
2:29
PM Mr. Silver
Very
blood efficient...organs all in the back...
The
spider makes a fearsome putt-putt noise as it crawl-rolls across the
fields.
2:31
PM Mr. Blue
Possibly
even feathered.
2:32
PM Mr. Silver
A
legend in Germany...the Volksspinne.
2:32
PM Mr. Blue
The
spider from Giant Spider Invasion was literally a Volkswagen with
legs attached.
2:33
PM Mr. Silver
Yup.
The
Volksspinne is recognizable by the 1.5 stars on it's
review...ABDOMEN!
2:34
PM Mr. Blue
Scroll
down to #7.
If
they haven't been seen since 1900 who snapped the digital photo of
it?
Mr.
Silver
Mellencamp
singing "Small Town" downstairs...
All
I could think was stuff like:
(Sings)
"Got
one damned res-taur-ant, IN that small town!
Ordered
everything, a thousand times..."
(And)
"If
you can't find it in the 4 stores, IN that small town!
Prob'ly
didn't need it...anyway..."
(And)
"I
know everybody...
In
my small town...
Related
to everyone...
In
that small town...
My
uncle is my cousin, IN that small town!
And
he's 10 years, younger than me..."
8:55
AM Mr. Blue
"We
don't cotton to no lib'rals...
In
this small town...
We
like our guns and our Bibles..."
In
this small town...”
8:56
AM Mr. Silver
"Ain't
no non-whites, IN this small town!
But
we seen 'em, on TV..."
8:17
AM Mr. Silver
Helicopters...
Helicopters
at the Battle of Hoth would have been better than snow speeders...
AT-ATs
aren't fast, aren't maneuverable, apparently have no point defense,
and only a 120 forward firing arc.
8:24
AM Mr. Yellow
"Ice
adhering to rotor blades will degrade their aerodynamic efficiency,
requiring an increase in power to produce an equivalent amount of
lift. During autorotation, this will result in a higher-than-normal
rate of descent and it may not be possible to maintain safe rotor RPM
during the descent and flare."
8:25
AM Mr. Silver
Well...I suggest the speeders should have just stuck to their repulsor lifts. My point is that just
floating out there like helicopters would have done wonders.
8:25
AM Mr. Silver
"Rogue
Leader! They can't hit us if we hover!"
Luke
"Really? Wow...what a flaw...Screw the tow cable thing!"
It
was a thought experiment after I read an online apologist's
interpretation of Rebellion "strategies" at the Battle of
Hoth.
8:30
AM Mr. Silver
(Echo
base strategist) "Look for the black window to open on the
walker and aim there!"
Luke
"And if your speeder starts flashing and music starts playing,
you're invulnerable."
Rogue
4 "Yes sir!"
9:14
AM Mr. Silver
Anyway...
The
tiny bit of chat I can get in with Mr Gray these days, he was wanting
to set the new game in the early Rebellion days.
9:17
AM Mr. Yellow
Yes,
somewhere within 10 years after Order 66.
9:49
AM Mr. Silver
He
wasn't too keen on us "all being Bothan", but I pointed out
the that it says right in the manual they aren't all Bothans
Judging
by the rulebook entry, I'd think most field operatives wouldn't be
Bothan, actually.
If
they were...who'd ever let a Bothan do anything?
The
race prefers higher level snooping and manipulation than that...the
legwork crap would be the realm of lesser spies.
"Many
people working for Bothans died to bring us this information."
7:12
AM Mr. Green
Hehehe
7:13
AM Mr. Silver
(Imperial
official) "Sorry...no email, password, license, membership,
access, or sales of equipment allowed, ma'am."
"But...why?"
"No
Bothans...that's the rules."
"I'm
just a single mom and a little kid!"
"No
Bothans...sorry."
(mom
and kid walk away)
Kid
"Damn...we were close."
Mom
"Plan B"
9:53
AM Mr. Yellow
LOL
Mr.
Yellow
Yes
they employ any race.
I
want to play a Bothan, but it will be much better if we are all
different.
9:53
AM Mr. Silver
An
Ewok spy!
(cue
007 theme)
9:55
AM Mr. Silver
(Moneypenny)
"Yub Jub?"
(James)
"Yub yub."
(Moneypenny)
"Yub jub."
(goes
in office)
(M)
"Yub Jub yub nub."
(James)
"Yub nub ooo nub?"
(M
throws file on desk labeled "Operation Yub Nub") Yub
Nub!"
Man...that's
worse than my Smurf versions.
9:59
AM Mr. Yellow
LOL
(The
Monday after the described Star Wars game – Mr. Silver)
Mr.
Yellow
So,
does anyone want to take a guess what I delivered to Alderaan?
I
did not look, but I have a good idea.
10:18
AM Mr. Green
What
do you think it was?
10:20
AM Mr. Silver
A
Bothan spy who didn't look in a secret package...funny.
10:21
AM Mr. Yellow
I
am a courier.
I’m
not part of the spy network officially yet.
I
am currently Bothan military.
10:22
AM Mr. Silver
Not
a good start...I can see the post-mission interview.
Bothan
superior "So...I have received verification the secret package
was collected and successfully delivered by you. Well done.”
“Thank
you sir!”
Bothan
superior “What was in it?"
"Hmm?
Oh! No, sir, you misunderstand. It was a courier job. The contents were to remain
strictly private. I... …completely failed, didn't I?"
Bothan
superior "Have a nice day...you can reapply in a standard year."
"Damn
it!"
10:23
AM Mr. Yellow
They
assigned me the mission. You do not apply to the spy network.
LOL
10:24
AM Mr. Silver
Pft...
Face it, you blew it.
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