From: blakes7-d-request@lysator.liu.se Subject: blakes7-d Digest V98 #139 X-Loop: blakes7-d@lysator.liu.se X-Mailing-List: archive/volume98/139 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: blakes7-d@lysator.liu.se Reply-To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain blakes7-d Digest Volume 98 : Issue 139 Today's Topics: Re: [B7L] Well, now... [B7L] Cars.. RE: [B7L] Cars.. [B7L] And what about music? Re: [B7L] Well, now... Re: [B7L] Cars.. Re: [B7L] Cars.. Re: [B7L] Cars.. Re: [B7L] Well, now... Re: [B7L] Gunfighter Spice Re: [B7L] Well, now... [B7L] Re:cancel my subscription please [B7L] Men at Arms [B7L] Redemption ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 21:55:37 +1000 From: Ross Mallett To: blake7@lysator.liu.se Subject: Re: [B7L] Well, now... Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 10:10 AM +0100 13/5/98, Iain Coleman wrote: >Well, now, that's fascinating. From the heroic efforts of those who've >enumerated the instances of this phrase, it would appear to be used much >more frequently as the series progresses. My guess is that the >scriptwriters latched on to this catchphrase, leading to positive >feedback. > >It's just such an Avonish expression: smug, superior and patronising. (I >must make a note to use it more often in conversation.) I can imagine PD >getting into character at the start of a working day: get the studs on, >say "Well, now" in front of the mirror and Bob's your uncle. Avon smug, superior and patronising? Surely not! But (heheh) here's my 10 favourite Avon put-downs: Blake: Handgun? Avon: It's a bit elaborate for a toothpick. ("Cygnus Alpha") Cally: My people have a saying - He who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken. Avon: Life expectancy must be fairly short among your people. ("Mission To Destiny") Vila: I've got this shocking pain right behind the eyes. Avon: Have you considered amputation? ("Redemption") Gan: Can't find Orac. Even tried calling his name. Avon: Oh, I'm sorry I missed that. It's the kind of natural stupidity that no amount of training could ever hope to match. ("Shadow") Vila: Yes, I always knew you had a friend. I used to say to people "I bet Avon's got a friend, somewhere in the galaxy". Avon: And you were right. That must be a novel experience for you. ("Killer") Servalan: I'm going to be honest with you. Avon: That should be mildly disconcerting. ("Aftermath") Tarrant: Be thankful I'm restricting myself to talk. Avon: Well, now, that's fascinating - you mean you can do something else? ("Sarcophagus") Dayna: Oh, I trust you, Avon. Avon: I must be slipping. ("Sand") Avon: Do you believe anything of what you've just said? Soolin: Not one word. ("Sand") Avon: The fire was stupid. Putting Vila on guard was suicidal. What's the matter, is staying alive too complicated for you? Soolin: It's beginning to look that way. ("Blake") ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 06:58:33 PDT From: "Don Trower" To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se Subject: [B7L] Cars.. Message-ID: <19980513135834.24494.qmail@hotmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain This started off list earlier but might spark something here. With recent events cars have been in my mind, I wondered what cars the B7 crew would drive. I pondered about Gan having an old farmers style Land Rover, but decided that he would in reality have an BL Austin Allegro. Cally 2CV ? Or a Mini with a souped up engine. Villa Ford Capri. (not sure about the dice) Jenna VW Golf. Tuned, chipped and ported extremely quick. Blake Ford Galaxy, to carry his followers. Avon Something sleek in black, probably matt finish not polished. With Orac in the boot. Solin would obtain Sean Connery's 007 Aston Martin DB7 complete with guns, oil and rotating blades in the wheels. Servalan maybe The Dukes of Hazard's Boss Hogg's Limo To save Jenni reposting I've cut'n'pasted below her earlier mail. Don... >Gan could drive a Volvo, Big slow and carefull! >Dayna could drive one of those Monsta Trucks with jacked suspension >and HUGE tyres > >Jenna would drive a Ferarri F40, cos It's powerful and pretty, > >Tarrant would drive a Jaguar XJ220 or the Mclarren F1, as the fastest >production cars you can get. > >Avon would drive a Mercedes SL series, cool, sophisticated, >understated but >with an engine which goes like a bat out of hell! > >My friend here at work who isnt' a fan, but me PD at Guards! Guards! >says Paul Darrow would drive a beetle. When asked why, she said it's >because he's shaped like a beetle?!? I know weird people! > >Post it to the list! Start a thread, you know you want to! >Jenni ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 15:20:39 +0100 From: "Borg, Peter: IT (LDN)" To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se Subject: RE: [B7L] Cars.. Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain Avon: The latest and most complex concept car. It wouldn't matter what it was as long as it did what it was told and did the work for him. Dayna: Probably a Fireblade, or other motorbike, in preference to a car. If it has to be a car, an E-Type Jaguar or Austin Healy roadster, souped for rallying Blake: A Volkswagen camper-van Cally: Herbie probably - it's got a mind of its own! Gan: a big Jeep Jenna: Alfa-Romeo Spyder Servalan: The latest fashion in big, comfy and chauffer-driven (e.g. Merc S / Bentley Intercontinental/Jaguar Limo) Soolin: There's the obvious - Volkswagen Scorpio, otherwise probably a Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet. Tarrant: I'd go for McLaren F1 over XJ220 - completely different design approaches. Travis: Again, a motorbiker (all that leather!), but for cars, probably a Porsche - fast and utilitarian. Vila: Anything he could steal ;) > ---------- > From: Don Trower[SMTP:gammablue@hotmail.com] > Sent: 13 May 1998 14:58 > To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se > Subject: [B7L] Cars.. > > This started off list earlier but might spark something here. With > recent events cars have been in my mind, I wondered what cars the B7 > crew would drive. > > I pondered about Gan having an old farmers style Land Rover, but decided > that he would in reality have an BL Austin Allegro. > > Cally 2CV ? Or a Mini with a souped up engine. > > Villa Ford Capri. (not sure about the dice) > > Jenna VW Golf. Tuned, chipped and ported extremely quick. > > Blake Ford Galaxy, to carry his followers. > > Avon Something sleek in black, probably matt finish not polished. With > Orac in the boot. > > Solin would obtain Sean Connery's 007 Aston Martin DB7 complete with > guns, oil and rotating blades in the wheels. > > Servalan maybe The Dukes of Hazard's Boss Hogg's Limo > > To save Jenni reposting I've cut'n'pasted below her earlier mail. > > Don... > > >Gan could drive a Volvo, Big slow and carefull! > >Dayna could drive one of those Monsta Trucks with jacked suspension > >and HUGE tyres > > > >Jenna would drive a Ferarri F40, cos It's powerful and pretty, > > > >Tarrant would drive a Jaguar XJ220 or the Mclarren F1, as the fastest > >production cars you can get. > > > >Avon would drive a Mercedes SL series, cool, sophisticated, > >understated but > >with an engine which goes like a bat out of hell! > > > >My friend here at work who isnt' a fan, but me PD at Guards! Guards! > >says Paul Darrow would drive a beetle. When asked why, she said it's > >because he's shaped like a beetle?!? I know weird people! > > > >Post it to the list! Start a thread, you know you want to! > >Jenni > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 09:21:05 -0700 From: "Ann Basart" To: Subject: [B7L] And what about music? Message-Id: <199805131619.JAA20785@mercury.dnai.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If the crew had access to the music of our time, what would they listen to? Also, does anyone know of a serious article on Blake's 7, concerning its philosophy, or why it appeals to so many of us? TIA, Ann Basart abasart@dnai.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 19:38:26 +0100 From: Julia Jones To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se Subject: Re: [B7L] Well, now... Message-ID: In message , Ross Mallett writes > >Avon smug, superior and patronising? Surely not! Ross, dear, that's why some of us like him... -- Julia Jones "Don't philosophise with me, you electronic moron!" The Turing test - as interpreted by Kerr Avon. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 19:39:54 +0100 From: Julia Jones To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se Subject: Re: [B7L] Cars.. Message-ID: In message , "Borg, Peter: IT (LDN)" writes >Avon: The latest and most complex concept car. It wouldn't matter what it >was as long as it did what it was told and did the work for him. How do you think he'd get on with Kitt from Knight Rider? (Having recently read a piece of fanfic along those lines.) -- Julia Jones "Don't philosophise with me, you electronic moron!" The Turing test - as interpreted by Kerr Avon. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 14:55:17 -0500 From: "Reuben Herfindahl" To: Subject: Re: [B7L] Cars.. Message-ID: <004a01bd7ea9$0e065230$660114ac@misnt> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >In message zwint.com>, "Borg, Peter: IT (LDN)" >writes >>Avon: The latest and most complex concept car. It wouldn't matter what it >>was as long as it did what it was told and did the work for him. > >How do you think he'd get on with Kitt from Knight Rider? >(Having recently read a piece of fanfic along those lines.) >-- Pretty good, after he ripped out the voice control and personality module and replaced it with something less annoying (I actually think he would have replaced Slave's personality module if he'd had the time). Reuben ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 22:06:38 +0100 From: "Julie Horner" To: Subject: Re: [B7L] Cars.. Message-Id: <199805132104.XAA12090@samantha.lysator.liu.se> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > From: Don Trower Jenni said : ! > > > >My friend here at work who isnt' a fan, but me PD at Guards! Guards! > >says Paul Darrow would drive a beetle. When asked why, she said it's > >because he's shaped like a beetle?!? I know weird people! After seeing Sheelagh Wells photos at Deliverance I know PD drives a Ka. I wouldn't have thought anyone over 5' 4" could get in to one! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 00:27:03 +0100 From: "Tom Forsyth" To: "B7 Lysator" Subject: Re: [B7L] Well, now... Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Iain C wrote: > It's just such an Avonish expression: smug, superior and patronising. (I > must make a note to use it more often in conversation.) I can imagine PD > getting into character at the start of a working day: get the studs on, > say "Well, now" in front of the mirror and Bob's your uncle. Rather brings to mind the last scene in Boogie Nights. "I am a star." I can say no more on this most genteel and delicate of lists. Tom Forsyth. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 00:23:18 +0100 From: "Tom Forsyth" To: "B7 Lysator" Subject: Re: [B7L] Gunfighter Spice Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lindley wrote: > Whether they know it or not, all wimmin > who wear pony-tails on top of their heads > honour the Goddess. Specially if they're > faintly fictional-looking blondes. What about men who wear it like this? > Besides, it's a seriously cute hairstyle, > and both Soolin and Sporty look > divine. (Appropriately enough, as they're > goddesses.) It also keeps it out of your eyes while remaining dangly and swishy against the back of the neck. > >Or is it their superbly toned > >bodies, Why thank you. I do my best. Tom Forsyth. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 14:03:10 +1200 From: Nicola Collie To: B7-list Subject: Re: [B7L] Well, now... Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Iain C wrote: >> It's just such an Avonish expression: smug, superior and patronising. (I >> must make a note to use it more often in conversation.) I can imagine PD >> getting into character at the start of a working day: get the studs on, >> say "Well, now" in front of the mirror and Bob's your uncle. quoth Tom: >Rather brings to mind the last scene in Boogie Nights. "I am a star." > >I can say no more on this most genteel and delicate of lists. *chuckle* I've said it before, and I'll say it again: ain't it fascinating what one can do with latex these days? ;-) ttfn, Nicola (lip buttoned) --- Nicola Collie Dunedin, New Zealand nicola.collie@stonebow.otago.ac.nz The early bird catches the worm. If you'd prefer something else for breakfast, get up later. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 22:30:01 -0400 From: "Sheila Willis" To: Subject: [B7L] Re:cancel my subscription please Message-ID: <01bd7ee0$320367e0$3d5b4893@swspice> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; boundary="----------------------------"; charset="iso-8859-1" -----Original Message----- From: blakes7-d-request@lysator.liu.se To: blakes7-d@lysator.liu.se Date: Wednesday, May 13, 1998 7:11 AM Subject: blakes7-d Digest V98 #138 I would like to cancel my subscription please. Thank You Sheila Willis ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 12:28:10 +0000 (GMT) From: Una McCormack To: Lysator cc: Space City Subject: [B7L] Men at Arms Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Thought (some of) you might enjoy a colleague of mine's evaluation of Mr Darrow's performance in 'Men at Arms'! Una ;) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >it's hard to be upstaged by a dragon puppet but he managed it well! > >john ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 09:03:29 +0100 (BST) From: Judith Proctor To: Lysator List Subject: [B7L] Redemption Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Please note that we are able to accept payment for Redemption by US or Australian cheque. The cheques will need to be made payable to specific people, so contact me for details if you wish to use this facility. There is no charge for the currency conversion. Judith -- http://www.hermit.org/Blakes7 Redemption 99 - The Blakes 7/Babylon 5 convention 26-28 February 1999, Ashford International Hotel, Kent http://www.smof.com/redemption/ -------------------------------- End of blakes7-d Digest V98 Issue #139 **************************************