tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post2490724999102366259..comments2024-03-25T07:14:28.198+00:00Comments on Do You Have A Flag?: Collaborative Fluff for 40k Kieran Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-52396790747762597602012-12-27T01:57:16.940+00:002012-12-27T01:57:16.940+00:00Here are the pretentious references, 1 point for t...Here are the pretentious references, 1 point for those that got them:<br /><br />The Cheyne Stokers as a nickname for the penal troops = Scipio's chaps are the Last Gasp platoon. The medical term for "last gasps" is agonal, or, Cheyne-Stokes breathing. Morbid and dark, I know...<br />It's also a reference to the British film "Dead Man's Shoes"<br /><br />Kirkbride Tower for mentally unstable prisoners = Kirkbride was a psychiatrist from Philadelphia that redesigned the asylum system in the US in the mid-nineteenth century. Many asylums were built to the Kirkbride Plan prior to 1900, the most infamous of these perhaps being Danvers State.<br /><br />There's a couple more minor ones dotted about... Sad I know.Kieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-48730649667728009442012-12-26T15:00:36.717+00:002012-12-26T15:00:36.717+00:00Thank you very much sir. Bugger, I thought it soun...Thank you very much sir. Bugger, I thought it sounded familiar when I wrote it, though I suppose if it reminded you of that I've done my job with this bit lol. Hopefully the dark / gallows humour came across in our respective pieces even though dealing with different scopes and scales - Scipio nailed it methinks. Glad you like it, always appreciate the commentsKieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-24892743058740663662012-12-26T14:05:43.333+00:002012-12-26T14:05:43.333+00:00That is an incredibly well written and creative bi...That is an incredibly well written and creative bit of fluff guys. <br />I can see the Doctor Who there but also the grim dark Aliens 3 characteristic's as well. I was waiting for one of the wardens to pull out "This is Rumour Control. Here are the facts!"<br />and I can totally see Aliens 3 scenes like these play out...<br /><br />-I have a problem with this. <br />-What part? <br />-The part where we're running around in the dark fucking maze with that thing chasing us.<br /><br />-[trying to determine the victim's identity] Who was it? <br />-Murphy. <br />-How do you know? <br />-[looking down and pointing] That's his boot.<br /><br /><br />-I'm afraid we'll have to assume there's a very good chance this simple bastard has murdered them! <br />-Now you don't know that! He's *never* lied to me! He's crazy, he's a fool, but he's not a liar.<br />Col. Acklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103880865894526372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-67511075462274320352012-12-19T12:54:40.100+00:002012-12-19T12:54:40.100+00:00Thanks very much Mike. Doctor Who is well and trul...Thanks very much Mike. Doctor Who is well and truly buried in my subconscious, particularly those Doctors - so perhaps it's not entirely coincidental. It's perhaps not quite as blatant as my "homage" to Mawdryn Undead in the name of my Space Marine Chapter...Kieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-8376287729948136332012-12-19T05:49:53.859+00:002012-12-19T05:49:53.859+00:00Very very enjoyable and creative stuff. The idea ...Very very enjoyable and creative stuff. The idea of nameless horrors lurking in the tunnels below a research station, preying on grim and helpless convicts, reminds me of an old Dr. Who episode, maybe w Tom Baker or Peter Davison, but maybe I'm just showing my age. Brilliant work lads.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-52662025415800686362012-12-18T12:52:53.457+00:002012-12-18T12:52:53.457+00:00Very kind sir, needs some tweaks (the title needs ...Very kind sir, needs some tweaks (the title needs re-doing properly), but I rather like it. Looking forward to seeing what the old Captain himself will look like. I think the postman may have broken his back delivering my Naval Boarding/Landing party stuff (and a few more Mawdryn and Skitarii bits..) Kieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-49387941600856190582012-12-18T12:18:30.425+00:002012-12-18T12:18:30.425+00:00Cheers Chris, hopefully it won't be too long b...Cheers Chris, hopefully it won't be too long before we do some more. There's a few bits left out to keep a bit more of a narrative flow here.Kieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-73051092224690345782012-12-18T10:28:55.288+00:002012-12-18T10:28:55.288+00:00Very nice, I'm putting in another VL order tod...Very nice, I'm putting in another VL order today to swell the ranks a bit more! By the way, love the backgroundColonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-63039761980598440362012-12-18T08:28:02.972+00:002012-12-18T08:28:02.972+00:00I love what you have so far. My mind is racing at ...I love what you have so far. My mind is racing at the prospects of what horrors could lurk in the tunnels below the research facility. Certainly looking forward to what may come next.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070238698927689134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-10211415065860786042012-12-17T21:43:27.688+00:002012-12-17T21:43:27.688+00:00Thanks very much Dai, really appreciate that. I ho...Thanks very much Dai, really appreciate that. I hope the next batch doesn't disappoint. Kieran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191062526187270925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8898378938353796232.post-47844190988888234192012-12-17T21:15:31.669+00:002012-12-17T21:15:31.669+00:00You boys are making art. Can't wait for the ne...You boys are making art. Can't wait for the next installment. Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.com