robkelk Wrote:Noah,blackaeronaut Wrote:Noah-
Dude, what did the Wizards do to get your knickers in a twist? Also, heard it through the grapevine that you were wondering when I was gonna realize it was Mal all along. Truth: knew it after the first batch when we screened them for possible Boskonian plants (the war may be officially over, but that doesn't mean they're not out there). When the second wave arrived that really pissed me off. I was about to go out there with the Megaton Mallet myself. Gina put a stop to that, but not before the Squirrel Sisters got a hold of the damn thing. That was why with the injuries from the second wave. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries - we got them all patched up free of charge and sent them off with credit chits with enough money to cover any possible medical expenses... as well as signed affidavits that they were attempting to occupy a military facility even after several warnings (mob mentality - whatcha gonna do).
Anyhow, sorry if those guys were a strain for you to deal with.
On the flip-side of the coin - any idea of how these people got the idea into their heads that Us SMOFs = 'Danish Fat Cats? Is this just another case of Stupidity Mistaken for Malice or is someone actively trying to redirect some of the public's ire away from them?
-Ben
Ben,
The Wizards haven't done anything – which is the problem. They don't do anything except debate, debate, and debate some more. If they don't want my free tech, they should say so.
Besides, I had to send the Occupiers somewhere, most of the factions are too small to handle them, Mimas and Ganymede are too far from Earth, and I wasn't about to dump them on Bjo, Susan, or Tanith. That left the debating society on Hogsmeade... unless you wanted them back?
As for the "SMOFs = 'Danish Fat Cats" bit, I've had Takami working on that... and... er... well... that's partly my fault, sort of. Remember my interviews with Maher, Colbert and Larry King? It looks like I got pegged as one of the "fat cats" along with Chris Marsden, and since we're both SMOFs... sorry about that.
Noah
Well, I'm not about to hold that against you. Especially where Colbert is involved - that man is just a force of nature unto himself. (Hell, if he were running for President and I was still a US citizen I'd vote for him.) I forget, did you renounce your citizenship yet? I know Chris hasn't. I like the guy - he's a great friend and business partner - but times like this being linked back to the US in such a fashion can be problematic.
Anyhow, for our sakes just don't make that mistake again. And tell Mal I owe him big for pointing those people in my direction. (Seriously, I gotta wonder what the hell he was thinking sending them here. We may help out with the whole humanitarian thing, we can even handle refugees, but not on our own front door!)
-Ben