These days, not all astronauts are military/ex-military.
I have finesse! I have finesse coming out of my bottom!
Anya ,'Showtime'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Aug 11, 2006 7:29:27 am PDT #2063 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
sarameg - Aug 11, 2006 7:30:51 am PDT #2064 of 10001
Astronaut goes to garage. Gets in Hummer. Mows down caveman. The End.
Strix - Aug 11, 2006 7:33:50 am PDT #2065 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Astronaut goes to garage. Gets in Hummer. Mows down caveman. The End.
Doesn't take a Hummer. Just a Toro.
Jessica - Aug 11, 2006 7:35:06 am PDT #2066 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Both Farscape and Angel say that the cavemen win. That's got to be worth something.
Now that's a scenario where I think you're making the distinct advantages of caveman v. astronaut clear.
I also don't see how astronaut = expert weapons builder. If you put an astronaut and a caveman each in a falling-apart spacecraft, the astronaut's more likely to come back alive (by the simple fact that the caveman is unlikely to know how to read or use duct tape), but that's a different kind of expertise than building a rocket launcher from scratch. Your scenario is essentially Caveman Vs MacGuyver.
tommyrot - Aug 11, 2006 7:35:49 am PDT #2067 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Doesn't take a Hummer. Just a Toro.
Or a woodchipper. Or a chainsaw.
Houston, we have a chainsaw massacre.
Fred Pete - Aug 11, 2006 7:36:54 am PDT #2068 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Even a Saturn.
sarameg - Aug 11, 2006 7:37:57 am PDT #2069 of 10001
Even a Yugo would get the job done.
CaBil - Aug 11, 2006 7:39:16 am PDT #2070 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Thanks sumi, but it's just me. -Someone- forgot to log out the last time she used it, and so I accidentally posted my news under her name before fixing it...
Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2006 7:39:30 am PDT #2071 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Both Farscape and Angel say that the cavemen win.
Crichton was an astronaut! And the astronaut won!
Liquids on a Plane is great. Thanks, flea.
Volans - Aug 11, 2006 7:41:15 am PDT #2072 of 10001
move out and draw fire
CaBil, go you! Following your bliss and all. Good luck and writing~ma!