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Re: Newest Who
Posted by: 198505 (---.cable.ubr04.pres.blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: July 10, 2008 05:40PM

Take me into the black tell them I ain't coming back.

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Blood! Death! War! Rumpy pumpy! Triumph!

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: MartinB (196.208.88.---)
Date: July 10, 2008 07:54PM

There's no place I can't be, since I found serenity....

What about poi? Spinning burny things on chains should be random enough for most people here....

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: July 11, 2008 04:28AM

'Everyone knows that real, genuine evil megalomaniacs only want to have fun. That's why god gave them cackling laughter and white pussies.'


I am fascinated by the 'white pussies'.

<Exits stage left in pursuit of large baox*** of assorted pills>

<throws four Birman cats and one Norwegian forest cat out of way in rush to deal with fascination>


*** baox - combination bag and box. Not strong as a box, not flexible as a bag - incorporates weaknesses of both without thier virtues.

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: July 11, 2008 09:17AM

Everyone's fascinated by the white pussies. Fortunately here at Egon's School for Super-Villains and Megalomaniacs we have specialist training for cackling, pussy raising, and natural sounding plot exposition. Send your child here today!

<Engages in starting contest with Norwegian forest cat>

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: July 11, 2008 11:38AM

Egon, do you have a whole course on the construction of fiendishly complicated and time consuming scenario's for the disposal of the hero?

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: July 11, 2008 11:42AM

That's part of our advanced 'A Level replacement scheme' for ages 16-18. Demand is high, but the rewards are worth it. See module 'TPHD05 Advanced theoretical project management and hero displacement techniques'.

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: MartinB (---.cache.isnet.net)
Date: July 11, 2008 08:23PM

What about henchmen? Where do you get them cheaply?

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.sns.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: July 11, 2008 08:37PM

We have an agreement with a neighbouring Institute. Please see relevant information for the 'Institute for Executive Assistants and Dependable Operatives, Inc.).

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: MartinB (---.cache.isnet.net)
Date: July 11, 2008 08:48PM

I will do so. :)

Of course, they had better have a high turnover rate of graduates....

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.sns.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: July 11, 2008 08:52PM

They have their ways, and we have ours. I feel a cackle coming on...

Nyahaahahahahahahahahahahahaa!

That feels better.

Egon.

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (149.135.107.---)
Date: July 15, 2008 12:11PM

Dear Prof. Spengler:

Please find enclosed flat-head tails as a token of thanks for your inspiring lecture "Evil Viziering for fun and profit."

And a very special thank you for those submarine palace brochures.

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: July 15, 2008 02:07PM

You're welcome, Miss Kitten. However, it's DEAN Spengler and now there will be consequences.

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: MartinB (---.cache.isnet.net)
Date: July 16, 2008 07:54PM

What about Star Spengler? Can design flags or summat. Evil flags if you like.

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: July 17, 2008 08:52AM

I fail to understand. Possibly my intellect has advanced too far to understand such drivel. I shall get an underling to translate.

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: LeonardQuirm (---.dur.ac.uk)
Date: July 17, 2008 10:26AM

I think Martin's offering to make you a Star Spengler'd Banner...

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: July 17, 2008 10:51AM

A flag? Excellent! I shall set the design as a competition for the surviving Sixth Formers!

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.40.63.3.sub.mbb.three.co.uk)
Date: July 21, 2008 11:51AM

A Star Spengled (Bruce) Banner - It ought to be green, then.

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: July 23, 2008 08:55AM

<infamy, infamy, they all have it in for me...>



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/23/2008 08:56AM by EgonSpengler.

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: July 25, 2008 05:07AM

Dear Dean Spengler,

many starred banner of our hopes.

I wish to enquire if you need any sub-henchmen (and women/ladies?) for your courses?

We have a surplus supply of lawyers, real estate agent trainees, used car salesmen and women, talkback radio hosts, federal and state politicians, former Primed Monsters (come without brains or batteries) which we feel would improve the common lot if they were used as basic training fodder for some hopefully painful experiences, and, even more hopefully, resultant death at the hands of your trainees.

Leftovers must not be thrown into the sea due to protection order extant for great white sharks (not golfers, who may also be used as training fodder) as they are in danger of becoming extinct, which, unfortunately, all the above are not.

Please let me know how many shipping containers you would like. As a special introductory off, if you take one , we will gladly supply all the others free of charge.

Should there be some EU regulation which prohibits such delivery please let us know the volcano of your choice and we will make a donation in your name.

Re: Newest Who
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.sns.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: July 25, 2008 07:50PM

Bunyip,

Your enquiry has been passed on to the relevant departmental heads and shall be replied to at a future time. Unfortunately, the groups you specified have been found in the past to be lacking in the basic qualities required for successful henching: Blind loyalty, intelligent imbecility, and of course the capacity for silence. Recommendations shall be made soon. On the upside we do need live targets for the simulation scenarios so maybe your volunteers will be of use.

Should your proposal be accepted, please be prepared to specify a port of your choice to receive our specially designed 'candidate transport receptacles' and the transaction shall proceed promptly. If acceptance does not occur, notice of volcano or endless borehole choice would be supplied promptly.

Thank you for your interest.

Dean Spengler.

NOTE: Enrolment is now open for our correspondence course in cacophonic cackling and cat grooming.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/2008 07:58PM by EgonSpengler.

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