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Starbuck
"Replicate some marmalade, Commander - helm control is toast!"
Member # 153

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OK... here's a question for everyone who's ever watched King of the Rocket Men!, The Rocketeer or even The Adventures of Captain Proton

How come noone using a rocket pack ever barbecues his own legs upon take-off?

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"Replicate some marmalade, Commander - helm control is toast!"

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

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Forcefields. The same ones that redirect impulse exhaust on starships for turning.

Hey, it's as good an explanation as any... :-)

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Starbuck
"Replicate some marmalade, Commander - helm control is toast!"
Member # 153

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So you're saying that in the comic-book world of the 1930s, they were able to make forcefield generators smaller than 24th century Starfleet technology?

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Smartass
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"Replicate some marmalade, Commander - helm control is toast!"

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Elim Garak
Plain and simple
Member # 14

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Well, this did happen to Robert McNeil, actually.

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Masao
doesn't like you either
Member # 232

posted

Asbestos trousers an underwear

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