There is a flying saucer in qeynos......
>From: "JasonF" <JasonF@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
>Subject: RE: [eqbards] Bards questing
>Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 12:13:48 -0600
>
>I feel a KABONG coming, but imo this *is* game related. ;-) Here's a
>pretty good summary of the movie I picked up from this site dedicated to
>it:
>http://www.geocities.com/~klaatu-/gort/index.htm
>
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>A huge 'flying saucer' lands in Washington, D.C. A semi-panic ensues and
>troops arrive. A humanoid alien (Klaatu) and a robot (Gort) emerge, but
>Klaatu is wounded by a nervous soldier. Gort then uses his laserbeam 'eye'
>to melt the weapons right out of soldiers' hands and even a tank. Klaatu's
>arm is treated at Walter Reed hospital and he sincerely tries to arrange a
>meeting with the leaders of the world, but they cannot agree on a meeting
>place, letting pettiness and pride rule them.
>
>"I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it".
>says Klaatu.
>
>The story continues with Klaatu escaping from the hospital, hiding out in a
>boarding house, befriending a young boy, and contacting a renowned
>scientist
>in the attempt to meet with the best scientific minds of Earth. Even they
>require convincing, so Klaatu arranges to (and does) shut down all of
>Earth's electrical power for half an hour (hence the title). Klaatu is
>hunted down by the military, killed, and brought back to life by Gort, and
>introduces the world to the phrase, "Gort, Klaatu verada nikto". One
>reviewer thought that means "don't destroy the planet". I rather believe
>it
>means, "Hey, come get me!", but yes, "spare those dumb humans" is part of
>it. Anyway, once he finally has our attention (and is ready to leave), he
>addresses a world audience, warning us that unless the people of Earth stop
>their nuclear frenzy, *which also endangers the rest of the universe*, Gort
>and the rest of the robots on Klaatu's planet will reduce the world "to a
>burnt-out cinder". "The choice," declares Klaatu, "is yours."
>
>It still is.
>
>Hard to believe this was made in 1951 - it's still a cool movie.
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>
>Crier
>
> > What was the name of the robot in the movie? err.. I probably
> > shouldn't ask
> > unless we can figure out how this relates to bards... :)
> >
> > --Gaelaian Galaenor, 22nd level useless information provider, Tunare.
>
>
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