posted April 03, 1999 05:28 PM
Daryus Aden, I am happy to call you a friend, and delighted that you exist in this world, however... TRIBBLES of war?! ... Okay, that's just insane. What did the tribble ever do to you?! ... They are cute little furballs that chitter happily and last I checked couldn't even hold a weapon and point it at anyone, let alone summon the inent to use it. Now, on the other hand, i've heard that the space lemurs are feeling vengful.....
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posted April 04, 1999 04:24 AM
I don't think it was Daryus who selected the description...regardless, it's rather useless...
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posted April 04, 1999 05:41 AM
Okay, I admit it... It was I who came up with the tribbles of war. It wasn't anything against tribbles, mind you. I like tribbles. I just wanted to do a humorous take on the famous quote "Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!"
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posted April 04, 1999 04:26 PM
I second Cargile's remark, but would like to recommend shaving your tribbles before frying them. The resultant smoke is truly noxious!
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posted April 05, 1999 04:43 AM
I think TSN pointed this out to me... The quote is slightly off - it should be: "Cry 'havoc', and let slip the tribbles of war!" Note the additional quotes around havoc. I'll fix this once someone confirms it... *LOL*
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posted April 05, 1999 09:01 AM
That's right, CC, the original quote is "Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war". Star Trek in Sound and Vision has a wav file of that quote, I downloaded it a while back.
My personal favourites would be Sweet and Sour Tribble and Tribble chow mein (I happen to like Chinese food). And they're cheap too, since there are so many of them
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posted April 05, 1999 11:21 AM
Don't forget the Tribble rolls.
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posted April 05, 1999 12:13 PM
It doesn't roll if you poke it enough. *grin*
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posted April 05, 1999 03:20 PM
Here is the original quote from Julius Caesar, act III, scene I:
"And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge, With Ate by his side come hot from hell, Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;"
Now, when you leave out the three preceding lines, it does indeed sound as if "Havoc" is being personified and adressed (which is what I always thought), but, as you can see, "Havoc" is the word that Caesar's spirit is crying before he releases the hounds... :-)
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posted April 05, 1999 03:20 PM
There's a nearby restaurant (Alpha Centauri) that serves filet of tribble on pita and grape leaves with a garlic and olive oil dressing. Quite good if you can ignore the smoke and swearing emitted from the kitchen.
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