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Old 06-17-2005, 03:08 AM
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Derek: They do? Do you mean the category banners on the front page? Yeah, they do look sort of B5ish... but again, those are temporary ones I whipped together. Note that they're .bmps, for example. My crappy image program won't save .pngs properly.
Yeah, the category banners are what I meant. But if they're temporary, never mind. And besides, I have no problem with them as they currently are, they just reminded me of B5.
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Old 06-17-2005, 03:33 AM
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It is futury. Me likes.

5M...It's catchy. Like 'NG'.

...and what is with 7:57?
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Old 06-17-2005, 08:13 AM
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Well, I'm calling it 5M. I did think about 5MN, but that's just not "right" the way 5M is -- mathematicians and programmers will understand what I mean. (5M* makes sense that way too, but it's harder to say.) If 5MN really catches on with you guys, however, I'll think about adopting it.

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Hotaru: That was an accident. Several parts of Cliffhangers have been written since last year (which is also the reason for the Cassini-Huygens glitch Mat pointed out), and Kira processed them long ago. I've removed the later parts now.
I'm not liking the 5M yet but I agree with Z that nothing else would work. If were not using 5MV then I don't see that anything else would make sense. 5MN also isn't right. Where is the "."? Fiveminute.net is five minute dot net. I would make that 5MDN...but that's probably just me :wink: And 5M*? How would you even say that? Five minute asterix? :wink:

And the other parts of Cliffhangers weren't meant to be up? xD Good job I read up to part 7 yesterday then :wink: Alhough 4 was missing, but I kinda figured that was meant to be a cliffhanger or something :roll: :wink:
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Old 06-17-2005, 09:35 AM
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PHJ: What's a 3M?
3M

They make sticky tape (and some other stuff too, probably).
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Old 06-17-2005, 12:30 PM
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And 5M*? How would you even say that? Five minute asterix? :wink:
How about Five-Minute Star? That sounds kinda scifi-y.
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Old 06-17-2005, 01:55 PM
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>> They make sticky tape (and some other stuff too, probably). <<

3M invented the Post-it Note, which has become so useful that, without it, modern civilization would collapse.
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I can never seem to find a sticky note when I need one! Why, 3M, why?
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I agree that 5M looks weird as an acronym, although we'd probably get used to it over time.

But 5MN works for me. It can either stand for fiveminute.net, or the Five Minute Network. Which is pretty much what it is - a network of five minute series.
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Old 06-17-2005, 04:10 PM
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3M invented the Post-it Note, which has become so useful that, without it, modern civilization would collapse.
I believe you'll find that I do actually mention that, as you'll see below:

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(and some other stuff too, probably)
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I like that formulation. It seems to have worked well enough for CNN.
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I like that formulation. It seems to have worked well enough for CNN.
Provided we don't get the endless waffling, that'll be good, don't you think? I do, but I would like to ask you now for your opinion......
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5MN [...] the Five Minute Network
I like that formulation. It seems to have worked well enough for CNN.
Oooh! Can we get James Earl Jones to do a voice bug for us which plays every time you load the front page?

"THIS...is 5MN."
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Oh, that 3M.

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3M invented the Post-it Note, which has become so useful that, without it, modern civilization would collapse.
Or at least fall off the wall.
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5MN [...] the Five Minute Network
I like that formulation. It seems to have worked well enough for CNN.
Oooh! Can we get James Earl Jones to do a voice bug for us which plays every time you load the front page?

"THIS...is 5MN."
I dunno. I have to wonder whether someone who saw it and knew that the construction here is always "5M (something)," and the 5MV was really 5 Minute [Star Trek:] Voyager in addition to [Zeke's] 5 Minute Voyager, might wonder what parody target the N stood for. 5 Minute ... Nutmeg? Nightwing? Numenor? Neelix?
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First off, the new design looks quite spiffy. I was wondering how you were going to cram two new subsites onto that front page.

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How about Five-Minute Star?
Five Minute Sa'ar. All Sa'ar, all the time.

What?


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Marc's comment about delayed action punchlines, which is beyond the limit of the little thread-quoty window.
This explains much. That punchline at the end of Duet had me baffled until I read...well, actually it had me baffled until Marc explained it personally. Then I got back to a computer and actually read it.

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Kira: Oooh, you naughty boy. Let me take off my jacket and come a little closer so you can frisk me.
Guard: Wow...what a knock-out!
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I don't know why people keep hiring guards from the shallow end of the gene pool...although some of them seem to have limited precognitive powers.

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Dukat: (on viewscreen) As I was saying, we were shocked by your discovery that that Bajorans were being held in such appalling conditions by a rogue Cardassian prefect.
Kira: Shocked by their illegal detention or shocked that we found out about it?
Dukat: Major, please don't get sarcastic with me while I'm in the middle of scapegoating a junior officer.
Somehow I managed to completely miss this scene during the first read-through. In my defense, it was 1AM at the time (not 7:57).

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Quark: Pfft. At least my name doesn't have a suspiciously high O-to-consonant ratio, like some people I could mention.
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*distant clang*
Marc: NASA's not gonna like that.

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Derek: Space. Hmm. What about huge space battles?

Kira: Yeah, it's not like somebody's subsite has that market cornered.

Derek: Okay. Religious issues?

Marc: Amen. I mean, ahem.

Derek: Fine -- political intrigue?

IJD: I think I'm detecting a pattern here.
You could do it about jail-related episodes and make it a penal discussion.

...I think I need to go five something while I'm in the right frame of mind.

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Odo: They also stuck these leaflets all over the walls.
Sisko: (reading) "Patriots, join together to overthrow Sisko!"
Kira: Sounds like they're getting serious. They used a word with two "O"s this time.


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Sisko: Congratulations. It's a title that must give you considerable latitude of action.
Li: Yes, but it's going to make it awfully tricky to submit my first annual report.
Heeheehee


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Jess: (slap) Bad Trey! No thinking! Let's get you some crack and casual sex before this gets out of hand.
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Kirsten: Carter? I shouldn't be calling, but --
Carter's Answering Machine: Hi, you've reached Carter Buckley. Since you're calling me, you must care that I exist, so that makes you Kirsten. Please leave Sandy for me, Kirsten. Please please please please PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE --
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Another Car: (whizzes past)
Kirsten: And, um, I'm pregnant?
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Derek: You're right -- it's about 7:57 PM. And there's nothing wrong with that. Nothing.

Zeke: That's not what I --

Derek: Do you have a problem with 7:57 PM?

Zeke: No! I'm just --

Derek: Good. Because there's nothing wrong with it.


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Kira: Hey, weren't there going to be 5MV T-shirts?
Zeke: Look! Up in the sky! It's an abrupt change of subject!

Kira: (getting an evil grin) To fight them, wouldn't we have to... come out of their TV sets?
Zeke: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (digs a hole in the floor and hides in it)
Derek: And why did he dig the hole with his eyelids?
Marc: I think he was too scared to move any other body parts.
Derek: And how did he dig the hole with his eyelids?
:lol: :lol:

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Zeke: Is it... is it safe to....
Kira: (pulls hair in front of face, turns to Zeke, and opens one eye)
Zeke: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
IJD: Whoa! I think he hit escape velocity!
Marc: (calling after Zeke) Say hi to Cassini-Huygens for me!
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