The Old Hack

Feel better soon, Prof. Hopefully you're on the right path now.

Redshirts is an excellent book. Not quite what I expected but a good read nonetheless.

I don't recall it happening in DS9, but I think it happened once or twice in TNG. And it happened in TOS as well if spontaneously turning into a god counts as mutating into a different species. (There might have been other cases, but I am not an expert on TOS so I can't say for sure.)

A different issue would be either loss of or damage to one's voice, potentially locking the actually authorised person out.

That was a long time ago. Someone ought to have warned Dan that you have to watch yourself, going through Albuquerque.

Yes, a classic example of buzz kill.

Congratulations I hope you get to take a few days off now!

*looks up* Dammit, did it have to happen just as I was upgrading the entire core of the central unit of my Chron-O-John? Wait. Why am I even asking this? Massive dimensional crises always happen when the time machine is out of order or malfunctioning. *muttermuttergrumble*

Well, this is Elliot. And Elliot does not do things by halves.

Screw what other people think. I eat what I feel like when the time feels right.

Please tell us that the inhaler at least is working.

It reminds me of a container of boiled spam with a slight misprint. The large text on the top read, "Boiled Sam." I couldn't help but wonder if Sam hadn't strenously objected to that.

Probably meant to apply to humans only due to the Eugenics Wars. I doubt the Federation feels nearly as threatened by genetically manipulated superintelligent sheep.

I am.

Come for the movies, stay for the Tensaided!

Eh, I saw it the first time in a Harry Potter book and fell instantly in love with it. It is an advantage of English as a second language, you get to pick and choose between all the phrases from all the dialects and compose your very own. ...much like English itself, come to think of it.

Yeah, I remember that one. Classic sci fi of the times, set to the tune of Terra uber alles. Not that I am complaining, a lot of it was great fun!

http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp.php?id=597

Codswallop. This thread and to a degree the entire Off Topic forum is meant as a venting post where you can let out frustrations in relative peace and safety. Anyone who doesn't feel like sharing doesn't have to read this thread. Those of us who do read it are generally adults who know what we are letting ourselves in for. So no apologies needed. And yeah, I know a bit about things getting scary. None of us blame you, and we all root for you getting better.

Well, it could turn into an EGS story. Oh wait. It already is. So, not much. o.o

*sigh* I realise I have said this before, but even so. Go easy and take good care of yourself. And once again give our regards to the excellent Mrs. Prof and tell her how grateful we are to her for taking good care of you.

Spine doctors tend to be overworked. Think of all the politicians that have their spines surgically removed. That is a lot of work.

I feel a horrible urge to name this new form 'Malliot.'

Oh Elliot. You want so badly to apologise but can't make yourself reopen an old wound. So you do all you can to show Tedd now how much you accept what he is. I think I love Elliot more now than I ever have before.

Case in point. I still occasionally wonder exactly how DuPree was planning to kill people with a wedge of cheese. Then I think better of it because I will probably be happier not knowing.