Not What I Was Expecting

 

1. How about target practice about 2 miles off the coast of Somalia?

   Posted by Steve_in_CA       10/06/2011  at  02:01 PM  



2. I’ve been advocating just sinking them at sea for years. Not just the Coast Guard. The Navy if opportunity arises, AND Congress could grant Letters of Marque.

   Posted by Christopher       10/06/2011  at  06:13 PM  



3. Chris if we could get a letter of marque we could start our own anti-pirate cruise. Trouble is the “prize” in the case of Somali pirates is not really worth the trouble. However it would be good sport.

   Posted by LyndonB       10/07/2011  at  03:47 AM  



4. Exactly LyndonB. A sea-going African safari! We could sell tickets!

   On a more serious note, grant letters of marque to oil tankers and cargo ships–the ships at risk of being captured by pirates. Arm the crews. Let them keep any pirate ships they manage to capture and sell them for salvage.

   Posted by Christopher       10/07/2011  at  10:10 AM  



5. Open fire and find what is good.

   What is good?

   To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

   That is good.

   Posted by Rickvid in Seattle       10/07/2011  at  05:39 PM  



6. Okay Rickvid, I think that’s actually a famous quote. Give!

   I prefer to not ever hear the ‘lamentation of their women.’ But then, I’d also prefer to not have enemies that need crushing. Mutually exclusive goals in the real world.

   Good is NOT having enemies that need crushing. Good is NOT hearing their women lamenting.

   But, if I believed that was a realistic goal, I’d be protesting on Wall St. But I don’t believe in fantasies.

   Posted by Christopher       10/08/2011  at  08:49 AM  



7. He’s using a line from Conan the Barbarian, one which Pratchett surpasses with his own leather clad hero, Cohen the Barbarian, who is so good at being a barbarian hero he’s still doing it in his late 90s. Him and his gang of ancient rogues, the Silver Horde. At this point he has arthritis, no teeth, and a bad back.

   “What are the greatest things in life?”
   “Hot water, good dentishtry and shoft lavatory paper.”

   Posted by Drew458       10/08/2011  at  11:23 AM  



8. You gotta love Cohen the Barbarian. He still gets the hot young blondes. Though I think all he wants from them is a hot bath and scrub his back. He’s forgotten what women are for… which is why all the hot young blondes leave him.

   I’m telling you Drew, both of us read too much Terry Pratchett!

   I think he even took on Fritz Leiber. Didn’t Pratchett make fun of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser? First two books wasn’t it? (how do you pronounce Fafhrd?)

   Posted by Christopher       10/08/2011  at  11:52 AM  

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