Martin and Waldron did some good work here! Especially when compared to the other D+ writing we’ve been getting lately…
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Ah, sorry. It stands for “Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price.”
In the U.S. the law doesn’t allow a manufacturer to require that retailers sell their product at a particular price, but they’re free to “suggest” one so that’s how we ended up with the MSRP.
It doesn’t carry any real weight, but it generally serves to anchor consumer expectations for a product’s value. (It also gives retailers an easy metric to compare sale prices against.)
“Fair” in the context of this phrase is meant to convey “beautiful” but literally meant “light or pale skinned.”
“Maiden” is meant to convey “young woman,” but literally meant “virgin” (as in “maiden voyage”).
This is why they want us to return to the office.
I’m guessing that if you have the right kind of Pal, you could figure out a way to Pay them to help you figure it out…
Maybe acknowledge what he’s said before it gets to that point. 4 year olds aren’t quite at the stage yet where they think to jump gears to “hey, a-hole, quit ignoring me—I’m trying to have a conversation with you here.”
I’ve found that, generally speaking, the way we talk to our 4 year olds is the best preview to how our 14 year olds will talk to us.
- microwave ovens
- speakers (especially battery-powered Bluetooth, since they aren’t connected to anything)
- LEDs (light without noticeable heat)
The Prime Directive seems at least a little bit hypocritical if it fails to discriminate between species on a planet.
I’m thinking about how there are dolphins serving on some Starfleet ships. Was the PD undeveloped when they were introduced? Was there a pre-warp history of Earth’s humans and cetaceans working together in similar capacities (such that they could be seen as sharing a collective technological culture)?
I already quote Mario’s “Let’s a go!” whenever I’m trying to get my family into the car. It’d be a hoot to break that out each time and watch my bridge crew try to contain the groans and eye rolls.
MechWarrior 2? Man, that takes me back…