Which makes no sense, having 50 officers Sun in the fleet, but whatev.
As opposed to how many "Lieutenant Smiths" in the US Army?
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A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
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DXMachina - Mar 17, 2005 9:04:57 am PST #298 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Betsy HP - Mar 17, 2005 9:06:03 am PST #299 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Or check out all the "foosdattir" entries in the Reykavik phonebook. Matrilineal doesn't mean unique, by a long shot.
§ ita § - Mar 17, 2005 9:07:59 am PST #300 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Was he? I don't think he had a rank; I think he was more of a slave than an actual Peacekeeper.
He doesn't have to have a title to be in the hierarchy, nor even be a peacekeeper. Slave is a definite position, and one which would mandate observance of titles, I think.
Nutty - Mar 17, 2005 9:09:09 am PST #301 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
The Reykjavik phone book pretty much organizes itself by first name for that reason.
Not to get all spoily, but the social structure of native PKs is such that one Sun is probably related to another. And, there are lots and lots and lots of them. And, a serious shortage of names.
§ ita § - Mar 17, 2005 9:11:51 am PST #302 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't understand -- when you say matronymic is a problem, do you mean they're more screwed than a patronymic society? I don't get how that's a big deal.
Betsy HP - Mar 17, 2005 9:27:29 am PST #303 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
but the social structure of native PKs is such that one Sun is probably related to another. And, there are lots and lots and lots of them. And, a serious shortage of names.
I can't follow you into the spoily zone, but the same is true of Cohens. There are a hell of a lot of them, but they're still closely genetically related.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 17, 2005 9:32:00 am PST #304 of 10001
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I haven't met Harvey, or Jool.
You win some, you lose some.
Betsy HP - Mar 17, 2005 9:34:40 am PST #305 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I taped an episode once, a couple of years back. Jool was what put me off making any more serious effort to catch the show.
DXMachina - Mar 17, 2005 9:49:54 am PST #306 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
FWIW, Jool did get a little better.
Nutty - Mar 17, 2005 9:51:35 am PST #307 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I don't remember what my key point was. Except that Too Many Suns, in a group that identifies members solely by last name, was a crappy idea. If you're doing a forced breeding experiment anyway, why not give the kids unique number last names or something?
Way to make HR's job harder than it already is!