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Actually, it should be "dilapidated", which means "run-down", "falling apart"... things to that effect.
------------------ "...I know this board in secret, intimate ways which are beyond your comprehension.... Let's just say that people should *not* be telling me what to do; it should always be the other way around." -"Red Quacker", conspiracy theorist and contemporary lunatic
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Boy, do I know what happens next. This guy never posts again, and I get flamed by irate fanboys for "driving him off."
Well, given my new expertise in search engines, I did a few tests, and it's likely he could have found this thread there - type "Ships of the Line calendar" into Google and it comes up fourth.
(Interesting story, by the way. My company is paying to have its name boosted in search engine rankings. This has turned up some interesting results,like an old, old thread here where I complained about working there. Thankfully CC agreed to delete it! But best of all: without paying a cent - well, penny - my own website comes top of the Google search when you type in "Phasers" and I never even submitted it there! I brought THAT up at a meeting where they reviewed the results, it was worth it just so see their reactions. They've paid �7000 so far. . .)
------------------ Ross: This is not good for my rage. *takes another pill*
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Vogon Poet -- why do you think that Mojo is a fake? The makers of these things visit message boards quite often. We've had Margaret Clark and Marco Palmieri (both editors at Pocket Books) post at the TrekBBS from time to time. Is it so hard to believe that big-shots would occasionally visit the world of mere mortals?
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Uh... you DO know who "Mojo" is, right? He's one of the primary FX guys at Foundation Imaging. You know, the company that does all of the CGI shots for "Voyager"?
And anyway, "big shots" was just an expression for those who are involved in the show, rather than us fans.
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Well, maybe there would be more credibility if "Mojo" provided us some info that perhaps didn't come from the back of the calendar that anybody could use and claim responsibility.
------------------ [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!
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And I'm sure the world is just full of those sorts of people. I masqueraded as the leader of a tiny South American country for several weeks once after I read his name off the back of a box of cereal. It's easier than you'd think, really.
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Listen, for six months I had you all convinced I was Australian just by putting the occasional "Fair dinkum" or "G'day" in what I was typing. Just because this guy SAYS he's this Mojo character, doesn't mean he is. And NO-ONE 'famous' ever shows up here. We managed one chat with Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and that was 3 years ago. We're too eccentric, too out there, all the other BBs think we're weird. If you want to go hang out with minor Paramount functionaries who will only ever say "oh, we're planning big things, big, big things. Can't tell you about them, though - keep watching!" then go to the bloody TrekBBS or TrekWeb or WebTrek or TreWebek or wherever.
------------------ Ross: This is not good for my rage. *takes another pill*
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Fascinating direction this thread is taking....
------------------ Kryten: Pub? - Ah yes. A meeting place where people attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks. - Red Dwarf "Timeslides"
------------------ "...I know this board in secret, intimate ways which are beyond your comprehension.... Let's just say that people should *not* be telling me what to do; it should always be the other way around." -"Red Quacker", conspiracy theorist and contemporary lunatic
------------------ At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.
"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"
And behold, yes, it's actually me, Austin Powers himself, as in Dr. Evil...
No but seriously, I wouldn't mind either if Mojo posted again, even if it's just to tell us off for not believing him. On the other hand, what's the big deal anyway? I say let's concentrate on the "real" topics of our threads.
------------------ Kryten: Pub? - Ah yes. A meeting place where people attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks. - Red Dwarf "Timeslides"
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