Pulp Spycraft (FINAL UPDATE!) *Updated 04/15/03*

[Horacio]

LOL
But really so loud that I almost woke everybody here.

I love this story!

 

[barsoomcore]

Another supremely entertaining tale, jonrog. Thanks for letting us enjoy your talents in this way.

If you or any of your gang are ever in Vancouver, let me know -- I'll schedule a special Barsoom evening for y'all to sit in on. Players like these are worth their weight in masterwork caltrops.

 

[emergent]

It would be so easy to cut through these tuxedoed dandies with the sweet, sweet taste of righteous American vengeance ... but he restrained himself. He'd give this not-blowing-something-up plan five more minutes.

Ummmm. . . vengance.

 

[Nail]

... but he restrained himself. He'd give this not-blowing-something-up plan five more minutes.

See! Now there's good ole American patience for you. He waited five whole mintues! Maybe Capt'n Texas is getting soft?

 

[Lazybones]

Another of those "I have no idea what's going to happen, but I know it'll be funny and unusual" moments. Great SH, awaiting more.

 

[Shadoe's Lady]

Good thing I didn't try reading this at work-8 hours of hysterical laughter is NOT in my job description.

But the thing that impressed me most: Someone actually knows where Laredo is!

Wow.

Just, Wow.

 

[Horacio]

But the thing that impressed me most: Someone actually knows where Laredo is!

Wow.

Just, Wow.

Well, the funniest thing is that the true Laredo isn't in Texas, it's in the North of Spain, in Santander. It's a small village near the beach. Your Laredo is an homage to the original one

(Please, take no offense. Just joking about that the Spanish one is the true Laredo. As most Spanish names of American towns, they are taken from Spanish towns, usually because the guy who founded the American town was born in the Spanish one. I always find it funny when you speak of American towns with the same names that Spanish ones )

 

[Nail]

As most Spanish names of American towns, they are taken from Spanish towns, usually because the guy who founded the American town was born in the Spanish one.

An' they're not all in Texas. Laredo, Missouri, fer instance.

And that "they're born there" thing doesn't work out, either. During the Mexican-American War, American troops from Iowa were real impressed with Mexico, so when they came back, they named some Iowan towns after their favorite spanish names, like Alta Vista, Iowa and Lourdes, Iowa.

An' I think Iowa would make a better shape fer a shield, too. It's not got all those pointy bits, like Texas.

"Say hello to Alta Vista, evil-doer!"

 

[Welverin]

I just realized this Sh reminds me of 8-bit Theater. Captain Texas is Fighter, Nadia is Black Mage, and I haven't figured out who Furio corresponds to yet, but I'll go with Red Mage at the moment or maybe Black Belt. The interaction between the characters so far is amazingly similar.

Originally posted by Horacio Well, the funniest thing is that the true Laredo isn't in Texas, it's in the North of Spain, in Santander. It's a small village near the beach. Your Laredo is an homage to the original one

Heh, half our cities and towns are named after other places. Sometimes it seems like all of them are. Not an original lot us Americans when it comes to names.

 

[Schmackboy]

Know where Laredo is?

I spent a summer there as a 12 year old getting paid $1 an hour to "pull wire." Believe me, I know where Laredo is.

One thing is true, though -- no matter how long you've lived in Texas, you're bound to meet someone from a small town you've never heard of.

Haven't seen John post up the other quotes:
"And THIS is El Paso!"
"Allow me to make your acquaintance with the Great State's Panhandle!"
And I think I worked the Piney Woods in there somehow...

I'll never forget jonrog1's face when he asked me what the shield looked like:

"It's shaped like Texas."
"The ENTIRE SHEILD?!"
"Yeah."
"The SHEILD'S SHAPED LIKE TEXAS?!!"
"Yeah. I can do that, right?"
"Well, SURE, BUT WHO WOULD WANT TO??"
"I'm not going to get any projectile weapon penalties, am I? I mean, it's not going to wobble weird in the air, is it?"
Then with a striaght face: "No. It's been specially weighted."