Re: [OT] Starship Troopers

On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:42:29 +0000 Jeremey Claridge
<jeremy.claridge@kcl.ac.uk> writes:
>
>> > Was a thought provoking and enjoyable read, but is that it? Is 
>there 
>> more on the M.I. and the war with the bugs? Other books, short 
>stories? 
>> 
>> None that I'm aware of. Remember, ST dates back to the late '50s 
>> (1959?), 
>
>Wasn't there a Japanese cartoon series of Starship Troopers that went 
>into depth about the bugs? So that was all artistic licence then?
>
>> Don't think they're in-built, IIRC; they're _weapons_ -- y'know, 
>> tool-users and all that? <g>
>
>Great. So assaulting a bug position means being shot at on the way up 
>and getting your limbs ripped off when you get close :)
>
>----------------------
>Jeremey 
>germ@germy.co.uk
>www.germy.co.uk

Got it in one.	

Why would I *want* my bugs (Hordes of the Things) also armed with
effective weaponry?  I can't win with plain old HTH bugs!

Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious@juno.com
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