You have NO idea...none. NO idea.Dave wrote:
Oh, it's time for a nice episode of Dancing With The Stars. I can hear the music playing already.
It's the Bosso Nova.
Heeheehee...
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You have NO idea...none. NO idea.Dave wrote:
Oh, it's time for a nice episode of Dancing With The Stars. I can hear the music playing already.
It's the Bosso Nova.
And, to rub (in)salt into their injuries... it seems quite possible to me that they could have had just as good and authentic a culinary experience, and indistinguishable weather, if they had simply vorped to one of the Cubano neighborhoods in greater Miami, or Key West, or to St. John in the USVI, or...lake_wrangler wrote:All because a trio of careless people didn't think of bringing passports and having them stamped...
Dave wrote:And, to rub (in)salt into their injuries... it seems quite possible to me that they could have had just as good and authentic a culinary experience, and indistinguishable weather, if they had simply vorped to one of the Cubano neighborhoods in greater Miami, or Key West, or to St. John in the USVI, or...lake_wrangler wrote:All because a trio of careless people didn't think of bringing passports and having them stamped...
Unnecessary collateral damage is not a good thing.
How the Hades was Al supposed to know that old Bolshie was still about? Now, if it had been a case of spend a few hours in the clink for illegal entry they'd have done it, and taken the tongue lashing from Brandi (well-deserved) and been more careful. "You will disappear"...whole 'nother story.Dave wrote: Unnecessary collateral damage is not a good thing.
But they didn't take the route of "going quietly" and facing the music for illegal entry. They immediately escalated the situation... and I don't think there's a jurisdiction in the world that doesn't take assault on a police officer seriously.Just Old Al wrote:How the Hades was Al supposed to know that old Bolshie was still about? Now, if it had been a case of spend a few hours in the clink for illegal entry they'd have done it, and taken the tongue lashing from Brandi (well-deserved) and been more careful. "You will disappear"...whole 'nother story.Dave wrote: Unnecessary collateral damage is not a good thing.
Point taken!Just Old Al wrote:And that would be boring as hell. Like all fiction, the characters tend to make poor choices - but that makes for conflict and conflict is interest.
You sometimes exhibit a rather touching naivety...In Rl were this possible NO ONE would be that dumb.
You sometimes exhibit a rather touching naivety...In Rl were this possible NO ONE would be that dumb.
*helpfully ties a torch to a pitchfork and waves it*GlytchMeister wrote:Wow, I thought there were gonna be more pitchforks and torches over that cliffhanger.
Maybe everyone was holding their breath?
Make something idiot-proof, and the world will build a better idiot.Dave wrote:Point taken!Just Old Al wrote:And that would be boring as hell. Like all fiction, the characters tend to make poor choices - but that makes for conflict and conflict is interest.
You sometimes exhibit a rather touching naivety...Just Old Al wrote:In RL were this possible NO ONE would be that dumb.
Trust me on this . . . the last thing we need is a better idiot.DinkyInky wrote:Make something idiot-proof, and the world will build a better idiot.Dave wrote: . . .You sometimes exhibit a rather touching naivety...Just Old Al wrote:In RL were this possible NO ONE would be that dumb.
"As we dance to the Masochism Tango..."FreeFlier wrote: Like the twit who drilled a hole in his hand . . . and while explaining to the boss just how stupid he'd been, did it again!
--FreeFlier
[ img ]Just Old Al wrote:"As we dance to the Masochism Tango..."FreeFlier wrote: Like the twit who drilled a hole in his hand . . . and while explaining to the boss just how stupid he'd been, did it again!
--FreeFlier
GlytchMeister wrote:[ img ]Just Old Al wrote:"As we dance to the Masochism Tango..."FreeFlier wrote: Like the twit who drilled a hole in his hand . . . and while explaining to the boss just how stupid he'd been, did it again!
--FreeFlier
More like the imbecile waltz . . .Just Old Al wrote:"As we dance to the Masochism Tango..."FreeFlier wrote:Like the twit who drilled a hole in his hand . . . and while explaining to the boss just how stupid he'd been, did it again!