Cooking aside, I think killing the frog without killing it is stupid, and putting it in ass first (i mean come on, anytime i picked up a frog as a kid it would seem to lose control of it's bladder) is just plain disgusting. You think that soldier is a fan of scat and golden showers?

btw, it is possible to fit 14 frogs in a pringles can, just don't let your mean older brother get ahold of the can.



My e. coli cures cancer!

On another note, do any of the doctors performing the surgery on this loon stop and consider his sanity? If I were a doctor, I'd be somewhat hesitant, to say the least, before taking part in further submersing him deeper into his delusional world. It's only a matter of time before this guy starts prowling the neighboorhood at night stalking family pets and small children.

The question still remains - why the hell does the frog need to be alive!?!? I mean, c'mon! The guy IS a survivalist, right! Someone as skilled as he could surely kill a frog without giving away his position to the enemy. Right?

OK, you and your country men are in the woods hiding from snipers, you're hungry, hungry enough to eat a live frog. But, suddenly from a distance, you detect the sweet smell of French seasionings and sauted frogs legs floating through the air. On your belly (that is growling by now) you slither through the dirt, and sneak up on the enemy camp. You and your country men are safe as the enemy, hearing your growling stomachs think you to be some sort of animals. When the cooking staff rings the dinner bell, you use the confusion to:

a.) Cut in line and eat the enemies cooked frog legs, them never being the wiser.

or

b.) Leap from the bushes, cut their throats, and then eat the enemies cooked frog legs.

The correct answer is, of course, "b".
In any case, please go directly to the LOD You Are an Idiot! because, UR->AnIdiot

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OK Eating a frog is not that gross. I could do it if I had to. But what I don't understand is why does it have to be alive? I'm no PETA nut (card carrying member of the NRA yes) but I'd think that it might get scared and 'lose control of its bodily functions.' Besides, wouldn't you get just as much nutrition if you cooked it first? What kind of "survivalist" is this guy if he can't start a fire?

It's easy to tell them apart. Fred Pohl is about a foot taller.

And to the author of "Tau Zero" and "The Broken Sword" and dozens of others - we love ya, man!

When giants fall, we see how big they were, and for us, how small.

-tAE-

I'd like to send that "You are an Idiot!" link to the reporter of that miserable Heraldsun report against Half-Life.

And regarding Poul Anderson, I never heard of him but its always bad news when we loose a science fiction author.

I, and many others, shed a tear at this loss. Poul was an absolute master of detail and content. His stories left you with the feeling that this thing was not impossible and this could happen.

Many people say that you can't dream in color. I find this untrue as I am sure this master dreamer did as well. Many of his stories left images burned into your minds eye, much the same as looking into the sun. His view of the future was not black, grey, or white, but technicolor. You wanted to be there.

On your final journey, in your own "Boat of a Million Years", may you find peace.

Mark W. Farrell <mfarrell@mc.net>

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I hope it doesn't get overused or they might get suspicious and cancel it.

Ack! Right you are. I confused the two. How embarassing.

-jason

Gateway: http://www.theunderdogs.org/game.php?id=430
Gateway II: http://www.theunderdogs.org/game.php?id=446

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I might be wrong, but I think you've confused these two ... Poul Anderson and Frederik Pohl seem to be two different people ... well they have different photos ... Frederik Pohl is the Heechee Saga author, not Poul Anderson, who wrote many other fine books.

Poul Anderson
http://www.sfwa.org/news/panderson.htm

Frederik Pohl
http://www.frontiernet.net/~dnr/authors/pohl.html