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Re: Alien and gravity
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:51:11 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Mark Sandlin writes:
> Dave Schuler at orrex@excite.com wrote:
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> > I just saw Aliens again this weekend, and I have another question. Why
> > does a ship the size of New Jersey (or whatever its size--it's really big,
> > though) only hold a staff of a dozen marines?
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> The Sulaco was sent out on a special mission. Quite a lot of the ship was
> unused at the time.
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> I typed up a big ol' blurb about it here:
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> http://news.lugnet.com/space/?n=5041
Yikes! Looks like I asked the right guy. But can we agree that they only
sent a dozen troops solely for the purpose of increased dramatic tension?
Dave!
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| (...) Yah, but the fun part is figuring out a reasonable "in-character" reason for only sending 12 guys. :) I got an impression of the CM that's a little bit like fire fighters are today... a lot of training, and a lot of specialized equipment, and (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) The Sulaco was sent out on a special mission. Quite a lot of the ship was unused at the time. I typed up a big ol' blurb about it here: (URL) Lieutenant, Fleebnork Division Muffin Head (24 years ago, 18-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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