Re: Strike Boats...

On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Tom Anderson wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Ryan M Gill wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Imre A. Szabo wrote:
> > 
> > > The game was called at this point, the NAC BB's surrendered.  My
forces
> > > probably wouldn't have been enough to kill the ESU at this point. 
I
> > > would have reloaded my Strike Boats, and jumped out.
> > 
> > Sound like the Commander of the NAC BB squadron was an ESU plant. 
> 
> such a simple error! the Royal Navy Operations Manual clearly states
> (paragraph 5, clause 17, chapter 23): "Under no circumstances shall
any
> entity with leaves be given command of an operational unit larger than
a
> section, unless Emergency Staffing Plan IX is in operation.". putting
> vegetative matter in command of battle squadrons has been the downfall
of
> many a fleet.

:> There's a scene in one of David Brin's books where one of the main
characters is going into the local public library to find something in a
hurry. He storms into the building, can't see a librarian's desk, and
there's this massive potted plant in the lobby. Starts muttering about
where's the librarian and why's this big plant in the way when the
'potted
plant' asks if he needs help finding something...

Turns out the big 'potted plant' is a particularly impressive specimen
of
intelligent, herbiform alien, and very intelligent to boot. Brin always
has done cool aliens.

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