Tarmor's Terribly Tantalizing Tarasque Terrrifying Random Banter #234

[factotum]

Can't be particularly noteworthy, we never got it over here

We totally did? The Kids of Degrassi Street was shown on the BBC in the early 80s.

[Tarmor]

"Degrassi" has had 5 seasons, each with a slightly different name that started in 1979. The second and third were very popular here in Australia (Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High). They were good for looking at real issue's that high schools would be dealing with, and also used high-school age kids, rather than actors 10+ years older than what they were meant to be.

[BisectedBrioche]

So basically Canadian Grange Hill or Byker Grove?

[LaZodiac]

So basically Canadian Grange Hill or Byker Grove?

Yeah basically.

also important to note is that thee is a sequel series made Recently (tm) called Degrassi: The Next Generation, and it is hilarious that they went for the direct Star Trek naming scheme, and cannot wait to hear in a couple years about DSP, Degrassi Space Nine.

[Peelee]

Yeah basically.

also important to note is that thee is a sequel series made Recently (tm) called Degrassi: The Next Generation, and it is hilarious that they went for the direct Star Trek naming scheme, and cannot wait to hear in a couple years about DSP, Degrassi Space Nine.

To be fair, "the next generation" as a phrase is a pretty generic descriptor that is exactly what it says on the tin.

Also Deep Space Nine wasn't even in deep space! [Bialystock]What the hell is that about? [/Bialystock]

[Form]

Yeah basically.

also important to note is that thee is a sequel series made Recently (tm) called Degrassi: The Next Generation, and it is hilarious that they went for the direct Star Trek naming scheme, and cannot wait to hear in a couple years about DSP, Degrassi Space Nine.

They had better include a major story arc detailing their rivalry with Dominion High and a treacherous coach switching sides!

[Peelee]

APPROVED FOR HIRE AND ALSO KEEP DUAL CITIZENSHIP!

Today is a good day.

[factotum]

Congratulations, Peelee!

[Peelee]

Thanks!

This is, quite literally, one of the most exciting things to happen with me. Right up there with getting married and having a kid. Life altering.

Plus, the job is just so cool.

[Form]

APPROVED FOR HIRE AND ALSO KEEP DUAL CITIZENSHIP!

Today is a good day.

Excellent. A good day indeed.

[Keltest]

Huzzah! Congrats Peelee!

[Tvtyrant]

Thanks!

This is, quite literally, one of the most exciting things to happen with me. Right up there with getting married and having a kid. Life altering.

Plus, the job is just so cool.

Congrats! It did seem weird they wanted the spy to lose their international status.

[Mystic Muse]

Congrats! It did seem weird they wanted the spy to lose their international status.

It complicates the process of getting a License To Kill.

Source: I work for the FBO This is a Frasier reference, to one of the episodes with the side character Kirby.

[Peelee]

Congrats! It did seem weird they wanted the spy to lose their international status.

Apparently they've never had someone with dual citizenship, so they had to check and see if they'd require me to renounce it. Two separate investigators contacted me over it (the personal one and then one of the upper layers it was submitted to for approval) and they said, almost word for word, "we don't really know if that will be a requirement." They just... never had it happen before, and had to look up if there was a relevant law regarding it.

[Anonymouswizard]

We totally did? The Kids of Degrassi Street was shown on the BBC in the early 80s.

I was using the dates BMH gave, which would have put it on the tellybox at the end of the time I'd have been watching such a show and around the time younger siblings of mine would have been watching said show.

If there's versions from before I was born j0oew am I supposed to know if they were broadcast over here? I'm not a tine traveller (unfortunately)!


Woooooooo! So the head of All American spies is officially more European than I am? Can't think of better news.

[Fyraltari]

Congratulations, Peelee!
Guess you'll have your name on a precedent now.

[Peelee]

Woooooooo! So the head of All American spies is officially more European than I am? Can't think of better news.

First off, I got a good laugh out of that.

Second, while I'm still not going to say what it is, I'm starting to think I might have given the impression that it is a bit cooler than some of you may actually suspect.

[Tvtyrant]

First off, I got a good laugh out of that.

Second, while I'm still not going to say what it is, I'm starting to think I might have given the impression that it is a bit cooler than some of you may actually suspect.

Nah, we all know how cool you are and just assume your job must match that :)

[Rater202]

First off, I got a good laugh out of that.

Second, while I'm still not going to say what it is, I'm starting to think I might have given the impression that it is a bit cooler than some of you may actually suspect.

So... You're not going to be injected with Nanomachines that will rewrite your soldier Genes to be identical to those of history's greatest soldier and optimize your genome, turning you into a borderline? Super Human who gets sent on dangerous sneaking missions to assassinate the enemies of the United States.

[Lacco]

So... You're not going to be injected with Nanomachines that will rewrite your soldier Genes to be identical to those of history's greatest soldier and optimize your genome, turning you into a borderline? Super Human who gets sent on dangerous sneaking missions to assassinate the enemies of the United States.

...using some subpar human genes for a dragon?

...why?

[Peelee]

So... You're not going to be injected with Nanomachines that will rewrite your soldier Genes to be identical to those of history's greatest soldier and optimize your genome, turning you into a borderline? Super Human who gets sent on dangerous sneaking missions to assassinate the enemies of the United States.

Oh, of course not. They don't take people who need to be better, they expect you to be good enough to start with.

[Anonymouswizard]

First off, I got a good laugh out of that.

Second, while I'm still not going to say what it is, I'm starting to think I might have given the impression that it is a bit cooler than some of you may actually suspect.

Oh, don't worry. We're all just pretending so you're blindsided by the letters sent to your new office by playgrounders

Or, more likeky, to your boss's office.

Or, even more likely, to the wrong department.

[Peelee]

Oh, don't worry. We're all just pretending so you're blindsided by the letters sent to your new office by playgrounders

Or, more likeky, to your boss's office.

Or, even more likely, to the wrong department.

HA! Before that last bit, I was all "pshaw, your letters wouldn't even know which letters to address!"

Little DC joke there for ya.

[Amidus Drexel]

First off, I got a good laugh out of that.

Second, while I'm still not going to say what it is, I'm starting to think I might have given the impression that it is a bit cooler than some of you may actually suspect.

I'm sure there's plenty of us that know exactly how exciting government work can be - but it's hard to write engaging posts about waiting for other people to push your paperwork.

Now, mandatory training, on the other hand...

HA! Before that last bit, I was all "pshaw, your letters wouldn't even know which letters to address!"

Little DC joke there for ya.

Heh.

[DavidSh]

I'll add my congratulations to Peelee, and try to avoid speculating precisely which group he is joining by just assuming he is becoming an elite agent of the Library of Congress, tasked with collecting overdue books from outgoing Representatives. Almost everybody loves the LoC, right?

Though "officially", the Library of Congress Police were merged into the Capitol Police about 18 years ago.

[Fyraltari]

I'll add my congratulations to Peelee, and try to avoid speculating precisely which group he is joining by just assuming he is becoming an elite agent of the Library of Congress, tasked with collecting overdue books from outgoing Representatives. Almost everybody loves the LoC, right?

Though "officially", the Library of Congress Police were merged into the Capitol Police about 18 years ago.

Spoiler: Hmmmmmm...

Show

[Anonymouswizard]

Though "officially", the Library of Congress Police were merged into the Capitol Police about 18 years ago.

I don't trust any group that's officially somebody else.

[Mystic Muse]

So... You're not going to be injected with Nanomachines that will rewrite your soldier Genes to be identical to those of history's greatest soldier and optimize your genome, turning you into a borderline? Super Human who gets sent on dangerous sneaking missions to assassinate the enemies of the United States.

Is this U.S Agent's backstory?

[tyckspoon]

Is this U.S Agent's backstory?

The broad strokes of it are the backstory of like several dozen characters. For as much as they claim Captain America is not repeatable it sure does seem like you can get 80% of the results with 50% of the work - knockoff Super Soldiers are all over the place.

[Anonymouswizard]

Can we at least have some control over what aspects of the Captain America powerset get replicated?

Because getting a viable, repeatable method for enhanced durability would help in things like firefighting as well. Plus you don't really need the raw strength boosts, just give them a teleport homer (maybe a belt) that brings a suit of powered armour for increased strength and integrated firepower (plus even more durability).

Really, for all their faults in not doing the brainwashing before the enhancement, at least when Shocker made a super soldier they could repeat the process.