June 26
 

DS9 time! Slightly delayed due to the server move and the usual Zekenical difficulties, we now bring you Five-Minute Deep Space Nine's third-anniversary celebration. Get ready for three days of suspense, intrigue, and a better name than "three-dayge." Here's the first batch....

• First up is a very early one I'm surprised wasn't hit sooner: "Past Prologue," the show's first regular episode and the debut of Garak. The fiver's by Derek, who will unfortunately have to be killed for the Dunar scene.
• Next is one of my all-time favourites, "Visionary." This one's also by Derek, and yes, the opening scene is correct as written (it's a reference).
• Rounding out the first day with something later in the series, here's Nate with "Statistical Probabilities." You might think that's my kind of title, but while I like probability fine, I hate stats, so it's sort of a wash.

Be here tomorrow for more wacky wormhole hijinks! (If you can't find them, hire a wormholistic detective agency.)

You know, rereading some of my recent fivers, it occurs to me that I'm a little odd for always using "ultra" instead of "uber" as an amplifying prefix. Ultrahyper, ultracool, etc. This has been happening even as far back as my Stargate fivers, so it's nothing new. Any comments? Anyone like the fact that I'm not using the "cliched" uber? I just think that "ultra" is a bit more Dax-ish. I do tend to use Dax as a slang scapegoat, don't I?

Anyway, hope you enjoyed Statistical Probabilities.

If only I knew what it was. Hint, please?

<snicker> I'm the same way.

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH! That's even worse than all the times that joke has popped up in the series itself.

Cross-dressing is only funny when it happens to someone else.

MacGyver called. He wants his schtick back.

I think the reason all these imaginary chemicals are so unstable is because they can't possibly exist in reality.

I love Odo. So straightforward.

<snicker>

Quit pointing out the plotholes. It's too easy. *g*

Incon---tinent. Thank you, Google.

By sheer coincidence, I just watched the episode with the scene wherein Quark catches Odo reading trashy romance novels.

Apparently he *still* hasn't seen the episode.

Enzymes, actually.

Nicely done, looking forward to more tomorrow.

"Bashir: Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. You got radiation when that conduit blew up in your face.
O'Brien: At least opening a conduit didn't kill me.
Sisko: Yet."
From Visionary

LOL I now have Princess Bride in my head. ;) Love the fivers guys!

Nice set of fivers there! Here's some of my favorite lines:

"Jack: If you only had five minutes, why'd you meet us now instead of tomorrow?
Bashir: Hey, some people can fit an entire movie into five minutes! Why shouldn't I be able to cure you in that time? "

"Dunar: (over the comm) Commander, I must insist that you hand over the Bajoran at once. He has bombed our cities and stolen a sacred relic. In short, he is a terrorist.
Sisko: Well, of course, he is; he's a Bajoran.
Kira: I think I speak for all Bajorans when I say, HEY!"

"Dunar: We Cardassians demand Los and the revered symbol he stole from our people!
Sisko: Wait a second... Admiral Forrest? I thought you were dead!
Dunar: I don't know what you're talking about. Just hand over Tahna Los!"

"Los: Have you got the bilitrium?
Lursa: Yes, we accept payment in gold, latinum, or trilithium.
Los: PayPal?
B'Etor: NEVER!"

Nice set of...whoa! Deja vu!

I'll red herring you! Sigh now I want to watch Clue and Princess Bride. :P

The actor who plays Admiral Forrest and Dunar is the same person. Figure out who, and then read the line again.

While you do that, I'll go into hiding.

Oh, and a note for all you fiver historians out there: I originally wrote "Visionary" back in 2002 when I was first writing fivers, but wrote it before finding out someone else had called it. Within the last few months, I found some old fivers on a server, including this one and since the caller no longer wanted it, I was able to publish it. So if the humor feels different than my more recent fivers, that'd be why.

oooooOOOOOOOoooooo I get it.... ;)

HA! lol strong-arm!

Heh heh. Yes, I suppose so. :lol:
But then, who gets to be killed for this one? ;)

Back to read the other ones a bit later ...

Edit:

Hee.

Nice R&A, Derek.

Heheh, righty-o.