Operation Dynamo, May 1940

[Paul Riley]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

Would make a great epitaph on your headstone Jim

'Here lies Jim,a fine man on land and at sea,some even said he was the reincarnation of Davey Jones himself,who died for simply being too aggressive'

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Would make a great epitaph on your headstone Jim

'Here lies Jim,a fine man on land and at sea,some even said he was the reincarnation of Davey Jones himself,who died for simply being too aggressive'

You don't know him very well. Actually he encourages people from the rear. It reminds me of Larry Niven's "Piersons Puppeteers". They were a three-legged two-headed alien race who were all cowards. Their leader was the most cowardly, and was affectionately called "The Hindmost".

[Brag]

Stay out of der Kanaal
Stay away from shallow water
Can I have your stereo set snf your girlfriend´s telephone number?

[GoDeep]

Originally Posted by Brag

Stay out of der Kanaal
Stay away from shallow water
Can I have your stereo set snf your girlfriend´s telephone number?

Thank you for the advice and no, you may not!

[Kafka BC]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

It reminds me of Larry Niven's "Piersons Puppeteers". They were a three-legged two-headed alien race who were all cowards. Their leader was the most cowardly, and was affectionately called "The Hindmost".

Gosh, I haven't read Niven in years, one of the last of the great "Old School" SF writers.

Forget the Kzinti, the Pierson's Puppeteers were by far the most interesting and original alien race ever invented. Any that were met in Niven's books were, by their own standards, quite insane...since no "sane" Puppeteer would leave the safety of their home planet and travel offworld.

If I remember correctly you certainly couldn't make them "Be More Aggressive", with the possible exception of Nessus from Ringworld. They were, however, pretty adept at manipulating events behind the scenes and getting others to do their dirty work...all in the interests of their own safety of course.

Do you think Jim appreciates the parallel?

- Kafka BC