Open Letter to the Thargoids
- Thread starter Bran Tse Mallory
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Happy Birthday Bran!
Also ...
Dear Thargoids
I know you've interdicted a lot of humans now but perhaps you remember our meeting on the 8th January 3303?
I was the one who chased you in an Imperial Courier and attempted to send you some Fuel?
No? Well I guess you meet a lot of people.
Anyway, I represent an organisation known as the Fuel Rats and I just wanted to extend the offer of our services to your species.
Should you ever run out of fuel (your ships do use fuel right?) then simply go here and click the big red "Get Help" button.
P.S. sorry about the whole "Kick The Alien" thing ... water under the bridge I hope?
Also ...
Dear Thargoids
I know you've interdicted a lot of humans now but perhaps you remember our meeting on the 8th January 3303?
I was the one who chased you in an Imperial Courier and attempted to send you some Fuel?
[video=youtube_share;v_1pDGSXk6w]https://youtu.be/v_1pDGSXk6w[/video]
Anyway, I represent an organisation known as the Fuel Rats and I just wanted to extend the offer of our services to your species.
Should you ever run out of fuel (your ships do use fuel right?) then simply go here and click the big red "Get Help" button.
P.S. sorry about the whole "Kick The Alien" thing ... water under the bridge I hope?
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Happy Birthday Bran 
What did Frontier offer you for your "Special Day"?
What did Frontier offer you for your "Special Day"?
Happy Birthday Bran.. may fossilization hold off for many more.
As for these Aliens...
Alien beings, you won't remember me, we've never met before, nor have our paths crossed in recent times, and I can assure you we're both equally happy to keep it that way. The galaxy is an enormous place, and a mere speck in the universe. There's more than enough room for everyone. Now odds are, we probably won't cross paths, but if we do, my cargo bays have room for anything you may need moved from one place to another. We use a thing called "credits" a means of exchange for goods and services. It seems unlikely you use the same, but I'm sure we can come to an arrangement of some kind.
Feel free to go about your business, and unless you have need of a freighter, leave me to mine.
As for these Aliens...
Alien beings, you won't remember me, we've never met before, nor have our paths crossed in recent times, and I can assure you we're both equally happy to keep it that way. The galaxy is an enormous place, and a mere speck in the universe. There's more than enough room for everyone. Now odds are, we probably won't cross paths, but if we do, my cargo bays have room for anything you may need moved from one place to another. We use a thing called "credits" a means of exchange for goods and services. It seems unlikely you use the same, but I'm sure we can come to an arrangement of some kind.
Feel free to go about your business, and unless you have need of a freighter, leave me to mine.
Are you sure? Because I remember reading on the interwebs that you shot first. Here's photo evidence:
Erm... My finger slipped, yes that's it... which in turn caused it to look like I had fired first, erm, due to lag in the 6502 cpu in the BBC B!
Sounds plausible enough!
To: Thargoid Overlords
Attention, idiots.
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, engineer mods I have acquired from a very overused exploit. God rolls that make me a nightmare for insects like you. If you let my meta alloys go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will combat log on you.
-Alvarez
Attention, idiots.
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, engineer mods I have acquired from a very overused exploit. God rolls that make me a nightmare for insects like you. If you let my meta alloys go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will combat log on you.
-Alvarez
Welcome to the 50 club.
Hit mine last month on the 21st.
I'm sure we could offer TJ as a peace offering, unless he really is a Thargoid himself ?
Have a good party,
Cheers
I'm starting to suspect that the average age of ED players is 50 - there are at least 4 of us around that age just in this one thread! Of course, that might just mean that Bran's avatar is reassuringly familiar to those of a certain age
Ian Phillips
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50?
Whippersnapper!
Whippersnapper!
If you're at Lavecon I'll get you a pint!
Ian Phillips
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It's true! T.j really is a thargoid!
I'm starting to suspect that the average age of ED players is 50 - there are at least 4 of us around that age just in this one thread! Of course, that might just mean that Bran's avatar is reassuringly familiar to those of a certain age
Make it 5.
I'm starting to suspect that the average age of ED players is 50 - there are at least 4 of us around that age just in this one thread! Of course, that might just mean that Bran's avatar is reassuringly familiar to those of a certain age
OK, I'll bite and confess to being "around that age" too. Which side I ain't tellin!
I am older than Bran (but I ain't telling by how much!).
Interestingly, just discovered that 'whippersnapper' is surprisingly literal - youngsters who used to fill their time snapping whips.
Did you hear that OK, or shall I say it again LOUDER and s l o w e r?
According to scientists we are made of matter forged by dying stars billions of years ago. Therefore, we are all technically the same age.
Quick tip ... when I turned 28 I started using hexadecimal to describe my age. Apart from the 6-year period 2 years later when the presence of alphabetic characters sorta gave the game away this has worked a treat!
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