The Flare Band: They Might Be Giants
The Flare Soft Drink: Dr. Pepper
The Flare Candy: Creme Eggs
The Flare Director: Kevin Smith
The Flare Cartoon: tied between The Simpsons and South Park
The Flare Comedy Team: tied between Monty Python's Flying Circus and The Fast Show
The Flare SF TV Show: Babylon 5
The Flare Columnist: James Lilleks
You get the idea? Most of the above would be chosen by the majority if asked. Not everyone has to agree, and if you went to a vote some of them would be beaten by something else, but at first glance they'd all be the likely winners. Now, what others are there? Just remember - non-Trek things only.
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Phase 1: Steal Underpants
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit!
And, of course I just have to try for...
The Flare Juice: Cranberry
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Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
[This message has been edited by Elim Garak (edited August 24, 1999).]
also:
Flare Vicarious Topic Provider: Baloo's Cousin
Flare Topic of Obssesive Interest: Charles's Sheep
And of course..... the Flare SexKitten: Jubilee
( I have to get a plug in SOMEWHERE...)
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"Elevator to hell, going up." - What Dreams May Come
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Phase 1: Steal Underpants
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit!
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�From Me all things proceed and unto Me they must return. Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold � all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. ... Know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.�
*Runs away so he doesn't accidently get smited*
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Darlene: I read a lot of science fiction.
Herbert: Bless you, my child.
Kay: The world needs more people like you.
-Deep Space Nine, "Far Beyond the Stars."
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A sampling of the power of cranberry juice, the only non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverage mentioned this many times on this bulletin board and discussed in private by its members.
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Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it's to dark to read. Groucho Marx
And the Flare Cartoon ought to be Transformers, no?
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Frank's Supernifty Page
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Darlene: I read a lot of science fiction.
Herbert: Bless you, my child.
Kay: The world needs more people like you.
-Deep Space Nine, "Far Beyond the Stars."
Flare Polymath: First of Two
Flare Braintwister: Jubes' "10 Questions" threads.
Flare Junkfood: Spam
Flare Nemesis: Antisocial.com
Faces on Mt. Flaremore: Charles, Frank, Lee, and The Tom
Flare Starship: Defiant
Flare Sage: Baloo
Flare Scary Person: Cargile
Flare mascot: I-chaya, Spock's sehlat
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"We shall not yield to you, nor to any man." -- Freak, The Mighty.
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Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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Darlene: I read a lot of science fiction.
Herbert: Bless you, my child.
Kay: The world needs more people like you.
-Deep Space Nine, "Far Beyond the Stars."
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Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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"I am just a worthless liar. I am just an imbecile. I will only complicate you. Trust in me and fall as well."
--
Tool
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Frank's Supernifty Page
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Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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Darlene: I read a lot of science fiction.
Herbert: Bless you, my child.
Kay: The world needs more people like you.
-Deep Space Nine, "Far Beyond the Stars."
And they're certainly mentioned more than that Smith guy, of whom I, too, had never heard.
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"There's someone in my head, but it's not me..."
-Pink Floyd, "Brain Damage"
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Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it's to dark to read. Groucho Marx
And one more cult that has yet to be talked about here, but was on a previous Flare cult thread: The Beatles.
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This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. That's democracy for you.
~ C. Mongomery Burns
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"I told you. You're dead. This is the afterlife. And I'm God."
--Q to Picard, "Tapestry".
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�From Me all things proceed and unto Me they must return. Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold � all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. ... Know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.�
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"All is full of love, all around you" - Bj�rk
As for B5, it's probably the show that's been seen by most people here, after Trek of course.
Here's a question, what Star Trek series would be the Flare Star Trek series? *runs away in fear*.
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HMS White Star (your local friendly agent of Chaos:-) )
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�From Me all things proceed and unto Me they must return. Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold � all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. ... Know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.�
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"Diplomacy is the art of Internationalising an issue to your advantage"
Field Marshal Military Project
http://fieldmarshal.virtualave.net
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Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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�From Me all things proceed and unto Me they must return. Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold � all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. ... Know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.�
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"Well, I guess we're an Ovaltine family."
"MORE OVALTINE PLEASE!"
-American Radio Ads... *gag*... one more reason I'm glad to be above the 49th.
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"You're just about as useful as .JPGs to Helen Keller."
- Weird Al (It's All About The Pentiums)
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Phase 1: Steal Underpants
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit!
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"There's someone in my head, but it's not me..."
-Pink Floyd, "Brain Damage"
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"Diplomacy is the art of Internationalising an issue to your advantage"
Field Marshal Military Project
http://fieldmarshal.virtualave.net
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�From Me all things proceed and unto Me they must return. Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold � all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. ... Know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.�
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"You're just about as useful as .JPGs to Helen Keller."
- Weird Al (It's All About The Pentiums)
Would it make you feel better if I changed my suggestion to "Official Forum censors: Romulans"? *LOL*
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"There's someone in my head, but it's not me..."
-Pink Floyd, "Brain Damage"
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Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
Wow, I remember that!!
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"Now that I have found someone
I'm feeling more alone
Than I ever have ... before"
As for the Romulan internal security structure....*ponders all the horrible things he can do to TSN and Sunspot*. That infomation is Tip Top secret.
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"Diplomacy is the art of Internationalising an issue to your advantage"
Field Marshal Military Project
http://fieldmarshal.virtualave.net
*runs in fear*
25...
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"Now that I have found someone
I'm feeling more alone
Than I ever have ... before"
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"I will remember you...Will you remember me?
Don't let your love pass you by...Weep not for the memories..."
Sarah McLachlan
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Mitch: Something weird just happened to me.
Chris: Is it a dream where you are standing on top of a pyramid in sort of sun-god wardrobe, and thousands of naked women are screaming and throwing little pickles at you?
Mitch: No!
Chris: Why is it that I'm the only one who has that dream?
May I take this opportunity to nominate my good self for the following categories:
Flare's Token Scot
Flare's Resident small-animal-endangered-by-bloodthirsty-red-coated-land owners
I also lend my flag and bulk to the Transformers cult, although this whole TMBG thing is rather lost on an Old worlder like me. (Ho hum )
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Oh Mr Rasberry, so sharp your juices!
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Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it's to dark to read. Groucho Marx
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"I am Sci-Fi"
-The 359
And Kosh, *ahem* Monty is Scotish. You say 'the Fall', you die.
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"Why can we never meet anyone nice?"
"Why can we never meet anyone who can shoot straight?"
-Lister and the cat
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Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it's to dark to read. Groucho Marx
This has been your daily dose of bashing-America. Thankyou.
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"Why can we never meet anyone nice?"
"Why can we never meet anyone who can shoot straight?"
-Lister and the cat
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"If you will not have me as myself, Perhaps as someone else. Perhaps as you, I'll be worth noticing. Then even a eunuch won't resist, The power of one kiss, from such as me.
I'll be that girl: and you would be right over. If I were a field, you would be in clover. If I were the sun, you would be in shadow. If I had a gun, there'd be no tomorrow."
~ Barenaked Ladies
And Monty, you're not alone; I don't have the foggiest who They Might Be Giants are either. (besides being a band, d'oh!)
Now if anyone else would second the Beatles or the FLC, well that WOULD be a different story.
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The unexplained phenomenon that crippled the U.S.S. Unimpeachable --
Gaseous Anomaly...
What anomalises gaseously.
And I nominate Creation vs. Evolution for "Thread That Most Deserves to be Unlocked"...
Just kidding! : )
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"By all means, take the moral high ground -- all that heavenly backlighting makes you a much easier target."
- Solomon Short
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"Why can we never meet anyone nice?"
"Why can we never meet anyone who can shoot straight?"
-Lister and the cat
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Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it's to dark to read. Groucho Marx
quote:Pretty much what I thought when I saw the thread. I knew it had to be an old thread, but the old ones are fun to look at down the road.
Holy shit.