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djsmnc



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If my people are ever attacked by robots and drones, I'm going to be like an Ewok and fight back with stones.

That rhymed too!
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The evil penguin



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Doing something naughty near you.....

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

djsmnc wrote:
If my people are ever attacked by robots and drones, I'm going to be like an Ewok and fight back with stones.

That rhymed too!


But robots are tough, your struggle's a farce,
the robots will win, and laser your arse....
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Fox



Joined: 04 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The evil penguin wrote:
djsmnc wrote:
If my people are ever attacked by robots and drones, I'm going to be like an Ewok and fight back with stones.

That rhymed too!


But robots are tough, your struggle's a farce,
the robots will win, and laser your arse....


Shut your mouth and go away. Small furry ewoks will save the day.
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The evil penguin



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Doing something naughty near you.....

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fox wrote:
The evil penguin wrote:
djsmnc wrote:
If my people are ever attacked by robots and drones, I'm going to be like an Ewok and fight back with stones.

That rhymed too!


But robots are tough, your struggle's a farce,
the robots will win, and laser your arse....


Shut your mouth and go away. Small furry ewoks will save the day.


but ewoks are soft
and easily beaten
their meat is so tender
and really good eatin'
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Fox



Joined: 04 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The evil penguin wrote:
Fox wrote:
The evil penguin wrote:
djsmnc wrote:
If my people are ever attacked by robots and drones, I'm going to be like an Ewok and fight back with stones.

That rhymed too!


But robots are tough, your struggle's a farce,
the robots will win, and laser your arse....


Shut your mouth and go away. Small furry ewoks will save the day.


but ewoks are soft
and easily beaten
their meat is so tender
and really good eatin'


The drones are unmanned;
food they need not.
Ewoks always win
against a robot.
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The evil penguin



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Doing something naughty near you.....

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fox wrote:
The evil penguin wrote:
Fox wrote:
The evil penguin wrote:
djsmnc wrote:
If my people are ever attacked by robots and drones, I'm going to be like an Ewok and fight back with stones.

That rhymed too!


But robots are tough, your struggle's a farce,
the robots will win, and laser your arse....


Shut your mouth and go away. Small furry ewoks will save the day.


but ewoks are soft
and easily beaten
their meat is so tender
and really good eatin'


The drones are unmanned;
food they need not.
Ewoks always win
against a robot.


I think not my friend
for ewoks are cute
and their screams when they're shot
make 'em real fun to shoot

and robots are nasty
they love to cause pain
they'll shoot all the ewoks
and build the death-star again
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djsmnc



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The evil penguin wrote:


I think not my friend
for ewoks are cute
and their screams when they're shot
make 'em real fun to shoot

and robots are nasty
they love to cause pain
they'll shoot all the ewoks
and build the death-star again


The Empire strikes back
and rebuilds the star
The leader in black
takes planets afar
His son lost his hand
but fixed it again
he takes Jabba's land
and comes back to win
The Ewoks they help
with a forest fight
They hand out a whelp
to robots of might
The empire doth die
by the strength of Jedi
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The evil penguin



Joined: 24 May 2003
Location: Doing something naughty near you.....

PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

djsmnc wrote:
The evil penguin wrote:


I think not my friend
for ewoks are cute
and their screams when they're shot
make 'em real fun to shoot

and robots are nasty
they love to cause pain
they'll shoot all the ewoks
and build the death-star again


The Empire strikes back
and rebuilds the star
The leader in black
takes planets afar
His son lost his hand
but restored it again
he takes Jabba's land
and comes back to win
The Ewoks they help
with a forest fight
They hand out a whelp
to robots of might
The empire will die
by the strength of Jedi


The ewoks all dance
chewbacca does too
but the robots return
led by R2D2

the fighting begins
and Luke runs away
and weeps in Han's arms
(yes folks- they're gay)

And Leah hides too
to shelter her baby
(Jar Jar's the father
they'll marry soon maybe)

The fighting continues
and rages for years
But one day it's over
and soon the smoke clears

The ewoks are scattered
all bleeding and dead
And chewie the wookie
is missing his head

But the robots are standing
dented but not done
the battle is finished
it's the robots who won.
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Fox



Joined: 04 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The ewoks aren't dead;
such thoughts are unwise.
Here are the facts:
they were resting their eyes.

They spring to their feet,
one climbs up a vine.
From lofty perch, he shouts,
"Transform and combine!"

They all move together,
a giant, furred mass.
Ewok Voltron is here
to kick robot ass.

The robots protest,
"How can this be?
It's ridiculous nonsense,
like you'd see on TV."

The Ewoks are unaffected,
logic's not a defense.
Ewoks, like Republicans,
are immune to common sense.

Ewok Voltron's eyes
shrink into a squint.
Green lasers burst forth,
the color of mint.

The robot army is seared
in a lovely light show.
That it would turn out this way
how could anyone know?
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OneWayTraffic



Joined: 14 Mar 2005

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kuros wrote:
Fox wrote:
Not particularly surprising. Why put the lives of your soldiers needlessly at risk?


Because we can trust pilots to act on their own initiative.

What happens if communications is knocked out? What happens if aircraft are targetted with EMP? What happens if . . .

I'm comfortable with a drone fleet, but not an all-drone airforce. We'll need some pilots up there.


Yes, but this is 2009. The real question is: will people be comfortable with this in 2050? Time will tell.

Remember when having a black woman on the Enterprise was something special. People are prisoners of their time.
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Marc Ravalomanana



Joined: 15 May 2007

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Remember a day when war was a thing of honor: won by the strength, courage, and cunning of men.

The sun is setting on that day.

There can be no place for an Achilles in a future world where wars are fought by "drones."
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Fox



Joined: 04 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marc Ravalomanana wrote:
Remember a day when war was a thing of honor: won by the strength, courage, and cunning of men.


I don't remember that day. It ended a long time before I existed.

Marc Ravalomanana wrote:
There can be no place for an Achilles in a future world where wars are fought by "drones."


In the future, Achilles-equivalents will be ultra-expensive, state of the art fighting robots pilotted by children who are skilled at video games.
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djsmnc



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Marc Ravalomanana wrote:
Remember a day when war was a thing of honor: won by the strength, courage, and cunning of men.

The sun is setting on that day.

There can be no place for an Achilles in a future world where wars are fought by "drones."


Achilles fought good
with a sword made of steel
but an arrow of wood
went deep in his heel
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niugnepLIVE



Joined: 26 Aug 2009
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

djsmnc wrote:
Marc Ravalomanana wrote:
Remember a day when war was a thing of honor: won by the strength, courage, and cunning of men.

The sun is setting on that day.

There can be no place for an Achilles in a future world where wars are fought by "drones."


Achilles fought good
with a sword made of steel
but an arrow of wood
went deep in his heel


And so poor Archilles
with an angonized yelp
fell to the ground
and began screaming help

Unlucky for him
(to add to his woe)
walking nearby
was C3PO

Now C3PO
was drunken on Hite
his circuits were fried
he was high as a kite

and so when he saw
poor Achilles there prone
he kicked him to death
and then stole his phone

And using the phone
he called R2D2
and said "hof kapshida,
we'll have some soju"

And R2 replied
"thats really good mate,
do they sell Ewok?
I could eat a full plate!"
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee



Joined: 25 May 2003

PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://waronterror.videosift.com/video/Excalibur-next-gen-drone-goes-460-mph-carries-2x-Missiles
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