------------------ "Instructed by history and reflection, Julian was persuaded that, if the diseases of the body may sometimes be cured by salutary violence, neither steel nor fire can eradicate the erroneous opinions of the mind."
-Edward Gibbons, The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire.
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"dragging real-world comparisons into a thread without knowing if that comparison will be viewed the same way by everybody"
There are countless comparisons to real-world things in the S&OT, you just want to slap my hands for this particular one, because you like your car. So you are the one who should keep your reallife feelings towards the car out of here, so that you can participate objectively in these threads.
Besides, if my memory serves me correct it is the Officer's Lounge that needs to keep reality out.
Making a parallel btw a DeLorean and a Danube is completely justified IMO. Purely technically they both ARE blocky and contain an 80's-look. You may argue that the Danube was conceived in -93, but this is my opinion.
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And as for "patronizing", I tried to be nice. For example, www.supercars.net has several forums about cars, you could check that out. Car enthusiasts are not in shortage, you know.
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Perhaps the runabout design was first created in the early years of TNG, but brought out and modified into its current form when DS9 was created.
------------------ "Oh for fuck's sake, stop your moaning, If you fancy a threesome at this time of night, you can't get start getting choosey about which particular three! -Queer As Folk, UK
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Nah, The Making of Deep Space Nine pretty clearly shows the process Rick went through to come up with the Runabout, and it started no earlier than '91.
--Jonah
P.S. Nimrod: The point I'm trying to make is that I'm NOT a car enthusiast. I am enthusiastic about MY car, but that's not the same thing by a far stretch.
------------------ "It's obvious I'm dealing with a moron..."
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You know, I thought people only got this touchy about their time machin...er, cars in the movies. And if this was a movie then everyone would be suspecting Peregrine of either:
1/ Having a dead person in the boot or 2/ Being sexually inadequete.
(*thinks* I've just accused an American of having a small willy. I might as well have just called him a "bloody colonial" and married his cousin. While calling him gay).
Personally, I can see the comparison between the Danube and the DeLorean. But, rather than be sensible, I shall run away and hide.
*runs*
------------------ You know, when Comedy Central asked us to do a Thanksgiving episode, the first thought that went through my mind was, "Boy, I'd like to have sex with Jennifer Aniston." -Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park
And Peregrinus has made enough posts to do html or ubb code. ------------------ [Bart's looking for his dog.] Groundskeeper Willy: Yeah, I bought your mutt - and I 'ate 'im! [Bart gasps.] I 'ate 'is little face, I 'ate 'is guts, and I 'ate the way 'e's always barkin'! So I gave 'im to the church. Bart: Ohhh, I see... you HATE him, so you gave him to the church. Groundskeeper Willy: Aye. I also 'ate the mess he left on me rug. [Bart stares.] Ya heard me!
[This message has been edited by PopMaze (edited March 28, 2001).]
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