| From: | L Canthros <lobo1@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Hermetic Libraries |
| Date: | Sun, 6 Apr 1997 21:34:38 EDT |
<s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU> writes:
>> >
>> > Red Shirts (out of star trek)
>>
>> Hmm...missed that one...
>>
>It's a reference to the red-shirted extra crew members that beam down
>with Kirk and Spock (etc.) in the old series; They are always the
>first
>to get shot, stabbed or eaten by the mysterious creature of the week.
>
>Thus, in our slang, any extra person or entity that is there only as a
>'damage soak' is a Red Shirt
>
Ahhh...
>> > Squibs
>>
>> Is this the ball of yarn with yellow sneakers? Or is this something
>else?
>>
>Yup.... Hamish liked them so much we used them.
>
Cool. I haven't been able to use them, but I thought it sounded really
cool:)
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