606 - "The Man With The Golden Allowance", Silver Jr.'s Military Dreams

[8:33 AM]   
"Man With The Golden Gun"
Silver Jr. pick.   As usual recently someone dragged ass so long starting we finished half again
[8:35 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
That one was.. okay
neat idea with the world's greatest killer wanting to kill Bond just for competition's sake
[8:36 AM]   
About how I feel about “View to a Kill”.  OK
Yes
Best assassins pair off for the sake of the game.   
[8:38 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
And Britt Eklund is one of the best Bond girls, at least in terms of looks
[8:39 AM]   
Implied as his favorite way to relax, if not just shoved in your face.   
"Nick Nack... I feel like a game.   Find me a good shootist.   Feeling like something Italian this week."
Britt is one of those odd ones for me.
Bach too
I step back and think about it, I don't find either one to have very attractive features
And then you take in the whole thing and they...just are.
Ruben sandwiches of Bond girls
I always had a spot for Diana Rigg
And Daniela Bianchi
[9:03 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
Barbara Bach I liked
[9:03 AM]   
Bianchi's character didn't have a whole lot going on upstairs
But Rigg was the complete package
[9:04 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
As a character Bach's was one of the best
[9:04 AM]   
XXX?   Yeah, very good character
Morning Mr. Brown
Catchup sent.   Bond Girl stuff currently
[9:12 AM]   Mr. Brown:   
I think I have seen A View to a Kill, but was a while ago
[9:14 AM]   
Moore was just a tad past his prime to play Bond...
...'s dad.
"But Silver," you protest, "Bond was an orphan.   His dad had been dead since he was a child."
(touches nose, points)
Still fun though
[9:16 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
It has Grace Jones and Christopher Walken
[9:18 AM]   Mr. Brown:   
Walken had very blond hair
[9:22 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
"His character is German but speaks 5 different languages... but Walken can't do accents so we have to add the caveat that he speaks them all *without* accents."
[9:26 AM]   
Not sure you can speak another language without it sounding like that language
Perhaps
(Q) "We couldn't identify him by the usual voice print technology, but have a look at this.   All these odd pauses and drags.  He speaks all five like an American actor from New York...it's quite unusual.”
"Well, he is rather creepy, Q..."
[9:30 AM]   Mr. Brown:   
“Frerra... Jacka.  Frerra... Jacka.”   
I know that is spelled wrong
[9:32 AM]   
Yet I can see him saying "jacka"
[9:32 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
"I'm gunna blow up dose Silicon Valley gooks.."
[9:33 AM]   
The butterfly assassination thing was fun, if completely ridiculous
(Zorn) "Just in case... he ever has lunch at the Eiffel tower... we want to fit you... Mayday... for a costume.  And train you... to use this rod... in case the butterfly act is playing... while he's there... just in case... he gets a table... up front."
[9:39 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
Yeah that was ridiculous
Just shoot him with a suppressed gun. Either one causes a scene
[9:39 AM]
(GM of restaurant)   "Who is the new butterfly girl?"
"Hmm?"
"The one standing there casting it like a fly fishing rod over and over at table 3 and swearing about missing?"
"Not sure.   Built like an Amazon though... Wow!"   
"She's running away now."
"I think she hit someone."
"Bout time...the table is smashed up.   It's like it was intentional.   Who's THAT?"
"Dunno but he had a gun."
"OHHHHHhhhhhh... James Bond.   Usually has a standing reservation on table 6.   It all makes sense now.   Call the coroner."
[9:41 AM]   Mr. Brown:   
Mr. Bond, would you like your favorite table sir?
You in town spying again?
I did not forget, you like a martini
[9:43 AM]   
Hehe
15 minutes earlier... maitre d' sees Bond entering.     
"F!   Not again!"
[9:44 AM]   Mr. Brown:   
(Bond shows up at hotel)  Yes, Mr. Bond your favorite room has been setup for you. Will you be needing any dry cleaning for blood?
[9:45 AM]   
"And as usual, sign here for any assassination attempt damage...and the deposit please...no, I think we'd like cash this time."
[9:46 AM]   Mr. Brown:   
(Casino) "Yes Mr. Bond we have your usual amount of chips ready for you. Are you going to be dropping in on any specific games again?"
Somebody should do a movie with the restaurants and other places prepping like you had Mr. Silver - somebody recognizes Bond and says “oh here we go again”
[9:51 AM]   
I had another angle where it's some rich guy's thing and he spends a fortune playing secret agent.
[9:51 AM]   Mr. Brown:   
lol
[9:52 AM]   
(villain du jour) "4 Queens, Mr. Bond."
"Ah...well...I have a 2, and an Ace, and a 9, a 10, and a 6."
(table approves)
(Villain) "You seem unbeatable, Mr. Bond.   Care to raise the stakes?"
No... How about he's a rich guy's son living the spy fantasy and not so bright
Would explain why the villains take time to explain their plots when confronted.



[8:19 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1897#World_War_I_protests
[8:24 AM]   
Slowly drowning in your own lungs after chlorine gas exposure is OK though
Always love weapon protests and bans
Crossbows?!   Cruel!   Pope says NO!
[8:26 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
Or flame throwers
[8:26 AM]   
Almost a kindness, those
[8:27 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
I guess I'd rather get killed by a flame thrower than chlorine gas
With any luck i pass out from the fumes of my own burning flesh and clothes
[8:29 AM]   
Mrs. Silver was reading Tarot cards at a psychic fair yesterday.   Silver Jr. and I got to wander for 5 hours in Town.
His current fascination is joining the military to see the world and have an adventure
The mall had a little Military Surplus store so we went in.
Quite a lot of memorabilia all around the walls surrounding the gear
We talked about individual pieces and such...
Lot of Nazi stuff people brought home.
Some WWI stuff, even
(Looking at a big curved whatever)   "Man...what did THAT?"   
(I lean in) "Aircraft hull...wood with metal skin.   B-17?   That's 20mm cannon hits."   
"That must have been a surprise to the pilot."
"Nah.   Normal.   Wonder if they made it."
There was talk of helmet holes and forensic analysis.   
"I thought these were bullet proof."
[8:38 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
Probably just shrapnel proof.. or maybe if a bullet is at the right angle it'll deflect off
[8:39 AM]   
"No.   They're better than they were in earlier wars, and believe me I'd want one on, but it depends what they hit you with.   Helmets are mainly to block debris and cast off shrapnel, not deflect bullets.  This guy couldn't have been too happy..."
"How could the bullets do THAT?"   
"He was shot in the chin or something...see?   All 3 are coming up OUT of the helmet, not  going in."
He was fascinated with the knives and bayonets.   We talked some history.   
"I can't buy one, but you could and let me have it."
"This is true.   You realized those things were used, right?"
"Yeah."
"You've got shaman training and a psychic mom and you wanna put one of those in your room?"
"...Ah..."
Heh
He's still interested and I don't mind too much.   Technically it's a lot better than most of history.   
(The scene earlier in the day leading up to this occurred when Mrs. Silver was taking a break)   "Wanna read my cards?"   
"No, but I will if you like."
"OK."
(Throw out 4 – Past, Present, Future, Bonus - like she's been doing for the day.)
[1/2 second] "Seriously?   You're actually thinking of enlisting?"   
(spooked) "You could tell that that fast???"
"I've been doing this a long time...I just don't like to. [explains individual cards]"
[9:03 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
Heh
Maybe push him towards the Peace Corps or something
I wouldn't have minded enlisting if we weren't currently the world's police
Although i probably wouldn't have been able to cut it
[9:15 AM]   
I know I couldn't
I was skeletal through half of college
[9:16 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
Somehow my dad lucked out even though he enlisted during Vietnam, he was stationed in Germany the whole time
Same with his brother
[9:17 AM]   
(Tom Waits sings) "In the land of 98 pound weaklings, the 108 pound weakling is king..."
[9:18 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
I wouldn't like people yelling at me and telling me what to do all the time.  and as an only child i assume i don't work well with others.
[9:18 AM]   
"So I became an IT guy"
[9:58 AM]   Mr. Blue: 
LOL.  Maybe suggest to him the French Foreign Legion
A better chance of traveling and meeting different kind of people without getting merc'd by some Afghani villager
[9:59 AM]   
Damn
[9:59 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
+ a shot at an EU passport
[10:00 AM]   
The Foreign Legion is one of those teams you join to get out of a prison sentence/escape your government/etc
An adventure indeed
[10:00 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
Still?  I think now it's just foreigners that want French citizenship
[10:00 AM]   
Oh, you get that if you make it, yeah
I did say one thing - "It's funny this came up, because the other day I felt like saying to you - 'If society looks to be on the verge of collapse, sign up for the military ASAP.'"
Get trained, armed, supplied, billeted...end up with everything.
There's Survivalism and then there's actually having a decent post apocalypse
"We're prepped for 10 years!"   
"We're prepped for 150."
[10:11 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
heh
[10:12 AM]   
"Got food, weapons, medkits, water filters..."
“Got hoards of food, farming options, small and large unit tactical, reactors, hospitals, full environmental treatment..."
"Got a library of useful skills and tools..."
"Got a cadre of experts, engineers, scientists, and a full education program..."
"We can hold off looters."
"We can engage with foreign military incursions"
[10:29 AM]   Mr. Blue:   
Yes