Subj : Re: Rome
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Thu Sep 15 2005 04:54:47

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Chaya wrote:

> Jim Larson wrote:
> 
>> Nick wrote:
>> 
>>> Jim Larson wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Chaya wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:Xns96D1CC9C35083v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Nick <nickSPAMMENOT@snurcher.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:Xns96D1DE084C640ndtcm@ 68.1.17.6:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Nick <nickSPAMMENOT@snurcher.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:Xns96D1DC47D5B4Endtcm@ 68.1.17.6:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:Xns96D1C5F8270393v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:Xns96D1C1C6CA6503v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's growing on me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Favorite scenes in 2 & 3:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a) Titus Pullo explaining women to Lucius Vorenus.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b) Atia working out the order of suicide as the gates
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are about to be broken down.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, and mmmmmmmmmNiobemmmmmmmm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you miss the whole Rome thread we started yesterday
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or is this a cunning plan to avoid my terrible Virgil
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> based pun? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> (Mostly ignored, not having watched the episodes yet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> What Virgil based pun?) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a reply to Nicks question of why they don't speak
>>>>>>>>>>>> Roman. Go on, go and read the thread and you'll see just
>>>>>>>>>>>> how embaressed I am 
>>>>>>>>>>>> about it
>>>>>>>>>>>> Ted
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Is that what that was?  You could take lessons on being
>>>>>>>>>>> dumb from me. 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> My first thought then was another pun on the lines of.
>>>>>>>>>> Ee trust can teach me how to be as dumb as a Roman.
>>>>>>>>>> Ted
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> <blank stare>
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Etruscans, an Italian pre-Roman civilisation in the middle of
>>>>>>>> modern Italy eventually driven from their lands by the latin
>>>>>>>> peoples. Virgil thought that they were the remenants of
>>>>>>>> refugees from Troy hence the tie in to the Aeneas pun, but we
>>>>>>>> really don't know that much about them 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> (It's not as funny if you explain it. Of course, this assumes
>>>>>>> it was funny before you explained it.)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It's a pun it's not supposed to be funny it's supposed to make
>>>>>> you groan. Besides I was worried about Nick and Chaya sitting in
>>>>>> the corner like that, it was like they were planning something.
>>>>>> Ted
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> We were scheming about how to take over from His Supreme Lordship
>>>>> Lawson.  I shouldn't have given him all those quarters. 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Lawson? LAWSON?!?
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Wait a minute.  Lawson had his web cam going last week too.
>>> She must have him on the brain.  Woe is me.  
>>> Rejection is a bitter dish.
>> 
>> Baaaawaaaahaaaa....<singsong> Chaya likes Lawson better than Nicky
>> </ss> 
>> 
> 
> LOL.  Such an emotional response from a simple typing error.
> 

(Well, it's all your fault, missy.)

-- 
Jim

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