HIGHLA-L Digest - 22 Aug 2002 to 23 Aug 2002 (#2002-126)
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Topics of the day:
1. Help (4)
2. HLDU date again? (5)
3. Question. (9)
4. Question
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:59:16 -0400
From: jjswbt@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: Help
I asked:
>>(If a ferret falls in the forest, is it my fault?)
Nina says:
>Well, your stringing all that wire among the trees DOES make things dicey.
Geez! Ya string a few hundred miles of razor wire through a couple of national parks and suddenly every decapitated ferret (and Immortal)(and snow mobiler) is your fault! Some times people (and ferrets) lose their heads for *no* reason at all. Doesn't have to be nearly invisible wire stretched across hiking (scampering) trails.
Wendy(And what are those ferrets doing wandering around in the woods anyway?)(I'm sure they have work to do somewhere.)(Unless Ginny is giving them time off again.)(I think she's getting soft in her old age<eg>)(Don't make me come down there and wrangle those ferrets myself.)
Fairy Killer
jjswbt@earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~jjswbt/index.html
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:27:29 -0400
From: Bizarro7@aol.com
Subject: HLDU date again?
Could provide me with the new date of HLDU 2003 and where the sign-up site is? It looks as if Michael Shanks will be coming to Australia after all (to BOBW19, at the end of May) and the double-barrelled con package would definitely make it worthwhile to make the trip.
Leah
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:37:42 +0200
From: Marcin Migal <Marcin.Migal@centertel.pl>
Subject: Question.
Is the immortal, before his /her first death able to have children?
OlseN
--
<<gangrel6@wp.pl>>
Szef dzialu WoD - altar.rpg.info.pl,
I-szy Luhmistrz BSJ, Kadet KO WFRP
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:44:39 EDT
From: Highlandmg@aol.com
Subject: Re: Question.
hi
no immortal or pre immortal can have children
Mary
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:45:05 EDT
From: Highlandmg@aol.com
Subject: Re: HLDU date again?
hi Leah
2nd weekend in may
Mary
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:49:24 -0400
From: L Cameron-Norfleet <cgliser@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Question.
>Is the immortal, before his /her first death able to have children?
That depends entirely on the following: how many trees in the area,
whether or not he/she has consumed Pepsi in any quantity within 24
hours, and the relative proximity of another immortal.
Liser
(seriously, though, the canon of the matter is "no, they're
not"...see...Season One--the episode where Richie thinks he got a
girl pregnant (why can't I remember the name of that?))
--
Lisa Cameron-Norfleet ** cgliser@earthlink.net
--
Well that's like hypnotizing chickens. -Iggy Pop: Lust For Life
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:52:38 -0400
From: Bizarro7@aol.com
Subject: Re: HLDU date again?
In a message dated Fri, 23 Aug 2002 9:45:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, Highlandmg writes:
> hi Leah
>
> 2nd weekend in may
>
>
> Mary
Thanks! Annie will be delighted. She mentioned you were going to be there, too...?
Leah
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:12:05 EDT
From: Dotiran@aol.com
Subject: Re: HLDU date again?
In a message dated 8/23/2002 10:30:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Bizarro7@aol.com writes:
> the new date of HLDU 2003
Highlander DownUnder 5
Hotel Grand Chancellor,
Brisbane, Australia
9-11 May 2003
GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT
We're delighted to announce that - subject to professional commitments -
Peter Wingfield will be attending HLDU5! Peter is looking forward to
joining us for another great weekend & we've got some great things planned
for him to take part in (though ..... the silk nightie will be a hard act
to follow <eg>). Peter will be participating in discussions, Q&A
sessions, autograph sessions, and attending the functions. He'll have lots
of news to tell about a variety of projects, including X-Men 2 which
premieres on 2nd May 2003.
DATE CHANGE
However, due to commitments related to our Guests, we have had to postpone
the convention one week. The con's original advertised date was 2nd-4th
May 2003.
HLDU5 will now take place on the weekend of 9th-11th May.
The convention will be another action-packed weekend of fun & Highlander
interaction in a small & friendly crowd, set in a sunny and welcoming
location.
Registration: $210 AUD ($113USD at todays exchange rate) For further
details contact me at <sonja@hldu.org> or at <sonjav@powerup.com.au>
Sonja V
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:05:12 EDT
From: Highlandmg@aol.com
Subject: Re: HLDU date again?
yeah
My birthday is in May. (May 5th) so I am planning on a month in Oz. this is
my birthday present to myself.
Mary
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 18:30:29 +0200
From: Marina Bailey <tmar@sifl.iid.co.za>
Subject: Re: Question.
At 04:37 PM 8/23/02 +0200, OlseN wrote:
>Is the immortal, before his /her first death able to have children?
No. It's at times like this that we should be able to say, "Read
the FAQ". Hey, Wendy, where IS the Dead Horse FAQ these days?
I quote the relevant section (written by Wendy):
We hold these few "truths" to be self-evident ( Subject to change by TPTB if
a good story comes along).
1. ALL Immortals are foundlings. They do not know who their real parents
are. Even if it is not specifically mentioned in an episode, or if the
Immortal appears to have natural parents, they are *all* foundlings. All!!
2. All Immortals die the *first* time by violence or accident, not illness or
old-age.
3. All Immortals can sense pre-Immortals. However, like all senses, some
Immortals are better at spotting pre-Immortals than others.
4. Immortals can *not* tell each other apart by their "buzz". In a dark room
Methos "feels" just like Amanda to Duncan. (In the future such references
should have a SAME SEX warning)
5. An Immortal is killed (really, really dead) when his/her head comes away
from the shoulders. This can be accomplished by many ways - swords, axes,
flint blades, big guns, cannons, sharp glass, atom bombs, nail files, teeth,
dripping water, sharpened Frisbees, power tools, really strong hands, etc.
Method is not important - results are important.
6. Immortals are sterile. Before and after their first death. No kids. Ever.
Female Immortals do not get pregnant -not even as wild teenagers in the back
of '57 Chevys. Male Immortals do not impregnate - not even after a wild
night in the magic hot tub. They are the ultimate safe sex ( pregnancy-wise -
diseases are still an open question, see #7 below)
7. Immortals can get sick. They cannot die of disease. (We do not know
whether they can spread disease.)
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PS: To the person who asked, the episode in which Richie thought the
kid was his was "Line of Fire"; third season.
- Marina.
\\ "You can spend precious time marching in your prefect lines, //
// but I don't hear that drum; I'm looking for something \\
\\ else. And if you don't like what you see, you don't //
// have to look at me." - Melissa Etheridge \\
\\==========Marina Bailey==========tmar@sifl.iid.co.za==========//
//============Chief Flag Waver and Defender of Richie===========\\
"There is a Daniel Jackson-shaped hole in that show." - My brother,
about the sixth season of Stargate SG-1.
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:38:56 -0400
From: L Cameron-Norfleet <cgliser@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Question.
marina:
>PS: To the person who asked, the episode in which Richie thought the
>kid was his was "Line of Fire"; third season.
The person?
The *person*?!
Take a little vacation from Highla-l and suddenly I'm THE PERSON?!
I'd gallop up and whap you with my Methos flag, Marina, but it's
buried under a pile of con-tickets, peeps, empty beer cans, and
pictures of Stan Kirsch. Oh. Wait. That's l*gan. Oops.
Liser
(thanks, btw <g>)
--
Lisa Cameron-Norfleet ** cgliser@earthlink.net
--
Well that's like hypnotizing chickens. -Iggy Pop: Lust For Life
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 21:01:01 +0200
From: Marina Bailey <tmar@sifl.iid.co.za>
Subject: Re: Question.
Liser wrote:
>Take a little vacation from Highla-l and suddenly I'm THE PERSON?!
Oh, dear! I'm so sorry! (Marina lays down flag and begins to bow.
"I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!")
Sorry - I was just skimming the messages and didn't realise it
was you!!
(Marina picks up flag again and dusts it off.)
Feel free to whap me with your Methos flag anyway.
- Marina.
\\ "You can spend precious time marching in your prefect lines, //
// but I don't hear that drum; I'm looking for something \\
\\ else. And if you don't like what you see, you don't //
// have to look at me." - Melissa Etheridge \\
\\==========Marina Bailey==========tmar@sifl.iid.co.za==========//
//============Chief Flag Waver and Defender of Richie===========\\
"There is a Daniel Jackson-shaped hole in that show." - My brother,
about the sixth season of Stargate SG-1.
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:06:31 -0400
From: L Cameron-Norfleet <cgliser@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Question.
>Liser wrote:
>>Take a little vacation from Highla-l and suddenly I'm THE PERSON?!
>
>Oh, dear! I'm so sorry! (Marina lays down flag and begins to bow.
>"I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!")
There there. {{pat}}
All is forgiven. <g>
Liser
--
Lisa Cameron-Norfleet ** cgliser@earthlink.net
--
Well that's like hypnotizing chickens. -Iggy Pop: Lust For Life
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:40:59 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Question
> Is the immortal, before his /her first death able to have children?
Depends. Per HL:TS, definitely not; no kids possible/ever recorded per the
Watchers for male or female Immies--before or after 1st death.
BUT, if DPP whimsically decide to change yet another bit of established
canon for yet another bad HL film, much as they screwed up Holy Ground in
Endgame, we could well have Amanda squirting out Duncan's triplets on the
big screen. Ooh--better yet--Methos & Duncan (& every other male Immie on 5
continents--except prim & sullen Nick, of course) could angst over just WHO
is the proud papa of Amanda's bawling brats....
Nina
mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 20:22:36 +0100
From: Jette Goldie <jette@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Question.
> 4. Immortals can *not* tell each other apart by their "buzz". In a dark
room
> Methos "feels" just like Amanda to Duncan. (In the future such references
> should have a SAME SEX warning)
Geez, Marina - you're really reaching for that fanfic reference ;-)
Jette
(aka Vinyaduriel)
"Work for Peace and remain fiercely loving" - Jim Byrnes
jette@blueyonder.co.uk
http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
http://bosslady.tripod.com/fanfic.html
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:50:42 -0400
From: RED57@aol.com
Subject: Re: Help
In a message dated Thu, 22 Aug 2002 7:52:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, mac.westie@verizon.net writes:
> > Wendy(If a ferret falls in the forest, is it my fault?)
>
> Well, your stringing all that wire among the trees DOES
> make things dicey.
The spring-loaded wooden mallets are a nice touch, though.
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:06:06 -0400
From: RED57@aol.com
Subject: Re: Help
In a message dated Fri, 23 Aug 2002 8:59:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, jjswbt@earthlink.net writes:
(Unless Ginny is giving them time off again.)
Actually, they're doing a little fire-fighting in their spare time. We get a tax write-off because they're performing ferretatarian work.
Unfortunately, the "Stamp Out Burning Ferrets" ad campaign was not a success, for some reason.
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:14:35 -1000
From: MacWestie <mac.westie@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Help
>>> Wendy(And what are those ferrets doing wandering around in the woods
anyway?)
I assumed they escaped from your Ferret Spam processing plant. Good
security personnel is hard to find.
Nina (when email arrives, it's tantalizing to see Fairy Killer's addy stuck
on a post titled "Help" isn't it?)
mac.westie@verizon.net
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Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:15:44 -0400
From: SenseiRob@aol.com
Subject: Re: Question.
> marina:
>
> >PS: To the person who asked, the episode in which Richie thought the
> >kid was his was "Line of Fire"; third season.
CGLiser whines:
> The person?
>
> The *person*?!
>
> Take a little vacation from Highla-l and suddenly I'm THE PERSON?!
I can see where she went wrong. I, for instance, commonly refer to Liser as *THAT* person... thppbt.
> I'd gallop up and whap you with my Methos flag, Marina, but it's
> buried under a pile of con-tickets, peeps, empty beer cans, and
> pictures of Stan Kirsch. Oh. Wait. That's l*gan. Oops.
And pants. Can't forget the discarded pants.
-Rob
"That was the best ice cream soda I ever tasted." Lou Costello's last words
SenseiRob@aol.com
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