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120: Time Gladiator Mack Reynolds
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21st century gladiators fight a duel to the death to stop war... and save the world from final destruction!
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disculpa mi tulpa
Manic Pixie Dream Time Gladiator
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
"She's very... 3-dimensional"
gellaho
✅ Redhead
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
If Denny was a real person he would launch into a long and involved lecture about how the games really just a reaction to the Roman economy being borked by slavery and land hoarding and had almost nothing to do with the causation of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
disculpa mi tulpa
She should smile, Denny decided, she'd look prettier.
Velo
Disturbing green eyes
GDC's Quivering Thews
red of hair, green of eye, large of boob
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
we need a Diebel emote for that
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
How green do eyes have to be to be disturbing?
Lime?
gellaho
She seems like fun
disculpa mi tulpa
lime might disturb me
neon definitely
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Just a really radioactive 90s lime green?
Velo
I guess it depends which part of the eye is green
disculpa mi tulpa
like the pudding in a hostess ninja turtle pie
Velo
Dennis didn't specify
Her eyes are made of moss or possibly some form of jagged agate, is the only reasonable conclusion
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
Noire voice: "Her eyes were green, like the Ninja Turtles' mutagenic ooze"
FancyShark
Her eyes were the kind of green that told you when and how you would die
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Honestly im with her, she couldnt have gotten two more annoying people to work with.
disculpa mi tulpa
Her eyes were the green of illness and decay?
gellaho
The off-beat researcher Auguste Bazaine
FancyShark
Thougtful fidgeting
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Oh god I had forgotten the plot revolved around an anti anti missile missile
gellaho
Well, as long as I get to fuck over that guy
Brendan!™
Run, Denny, that's Helena Bonham Carter in Alice!
disculpa mi tulpa
Hodgson doesn't give a fuck about caste
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Just promote Denny to Upper, easy peasy. Hell be a Hero of The Peoples Capitalism or whatever.
Brendan!™
Every one of these sci-fi dimestore dudes can conceive anything except a world where women have roles besides sexpots.
gellaho
Fireball of feminism-rampant
disculpa mi tulpa
oh shit, she doesn't want the guy. what an over the top feminist
Brendan!™
Willful feminists need corrective dick!
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
Tranqs have a side effect of incel
FancyShark
She didn't address him with demure respect. She must be a lesbian.
gellaho
The grammar is very tricky
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Denny, just because you keep it internal doesnt mean you arent a misogynist.
FancyShark
Okay, I'm clicking on the video but only to see how...bad...it is
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Sooooo baaaad, uwu.
gellaho
She buys him some wine coolers
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
Stop being woke about boobs and money, lady
FancyShark
"This is normal conversation to have with someone you hate, right?"
disculpa mi tulpa
"say, Denny, have you heard of BitCoin?"
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
I mean.........yeah ma'am I can imagine.
gellaho
Mopsies
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Mack predicted self checkout at Walmart in 2024.
disculpa mi tulpa
pickled fling with paprika is a Hungarian delicacy
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
The fuck is a mopsy, Mack?
disculpa mi tulpa
seems sexual from Denny's reaction
Velo
Good for Hodgson thinking of all those pickled flings
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
"Wait, guys, I just reallized that this beautiful lady is beautiful!!"
Brendan!™
Our hero is the last person in the room to realize an athletic redhead with preternaturally green eyes is pretty, and I don't think it's because he recognized all her attributes of greater worth first.
gellaho
I think you still haven't heard that, Denny
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
MAck, you need to answer this because this is sci fi and it could mean a lot of wild ass shit. I once read a book where people fucked by taking a drug that would turn them into a sort of plasmic jelly and theyd just kind of pour themselves into a tub,
GDC's Quivering Thews
Lower upper curd sounds like a dairy farming term
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
I like her.
gellaho
The freest of life's periods
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
ok "The Withered Arm of the Kaiser" needs to be either a metal band or a cursed object in an urban fantasy game
Brendan!™
In my experience upper-crust women swear like poetry.
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Chinless is not how id describe a Habsburg, Bette but im with you.
GDC's Quivering Thews
Withered arm of the Kaiser is a label you'd see in a 1920s political cartoon.
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
People remember Wilhelm for two things, his weird baby arm and how bad he wanted to fuck his mothers hands.
gellaho
Denny accidentally upsets a blue collar aristocrat
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
So yeah their minds? Basically pudding.
gellaho
A literal blue collar aristocrat
GDC's Quivering Thews
That and his famous scream
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
lmao
Mack doing a Commentary.
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
oh no, not a union leader
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Go get em.
Brendan!™
Upper-class labor organizers--a techno-utopia.
gellaho
I AM A BUS KING, GOOD SIR
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Hes American so certainly cant be a Train King.
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
He sounds like an IRL labor leader
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Mack being a socialist he probably had listened to more than one of this type of dude.
gellaho
All this commotion changes Denny's name to Deeny
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Shes taking him to the Anarchist reading circle on the first date?!
Rachel, Sex-Positive AKA a slut
Gotta say, the West-World didn't hold up past the first season
FancyShark
I'm sure this all comes into play when the FUTURE GLADIATOR finds the ANTI-MISSILE
Rachel, Sex-Positive AKA a slut
Ive made that mistake
gellaho
Oh, no, she's taking him to a meeting
Velo
Thrilling Meeting Action On Every Page!
disculpa mi tulpa
It must be resumed.
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
HAhahahahah MACK! I was kidding!
FancyShark
No one will be seated during the reading of the minutes
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
you called that so well
gellaho
All the thrills of a meeting of freshman socialists
You get it
disculpa mi tulpa
on the plus side, 100 folding chairs is 100 opportunities for WRASSLIN
Velo
Oh shit it's time for a revolution
gellaho
Or maybe it's a motorcycle club
FancyShark
GASP
Where's Snake?!
disculpa mi tulpa
haha
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Replaced by a twink for this one.
gellaho
And, wouldn't you know it, right on the day of the raid
Brendan!™
WTF is Unbreakable Bruce Willis doing
FancyShark
Unacceptable. I won't like this until the twink stars in a sweet cyborg game loaded with meme-ready moments
gellaho
She's ready to go to hell tonight
disculpa mi tulpa
"shut up Denny. I'd rather be carried by 6 than judged by 12"
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
And that, kids, is why liberty is dangerous
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Shootout! 👏 With! 👏 The Cops! 👏
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
"I was only here to impress a girl, I swear!"
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
What every socialist gladiator novel needs.
gellaho
That worthy gasped
Velo
"Quick! Flee into the night!"
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
"oh of course, right this way sir"
GDC's Quivering Thews
That describes like 70% of anyone at an anarchist reading circle.
Rachel, Sex-Positive AKA a slut
I'm this and the girl
gellaho
Oh, what a wacky circumstance
Rachel, Sex-Positive AKA a slut
I read theory too but in private like kropotkin intended
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Nobody would do it if it didnt work.
gellaho
Wakka wakka
Brendan!™
Was this book before any group calling itself Sons of Liberty was devoted to curtailing freedoms?
I like this spicy Peggy Carter.
FancyShark
1960s, so maybe?
gellaho
FancyShark
So THAT'S why so many insecure men own guns
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Fuck yeah Bette.
GDC's Quivering Thews
Sons of liberty and the daughters of the Confederacy made some messed up family trees
Velo
I'm starting to think this might be a dystopia!
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Its one of those weird trees that is really tall and has not a lot of branches.
gellaho
KARATE!
FancyShark
More a burned out lightpole
Velo
Nevermind, there's karate
disculpa mi tulpa
with a capital Kiai even
gellaho
KARATE BALL KICK
FancyShark
"Sut!"
"What did you call me?"
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Fuck yeah.
FancyShark
Best I could do. Sorry
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
I have no way to tell if Mack is making this up, or he heard it from someone who did, or its authentic karate terminology but im fucking HERE FOR IT.
gellaho
KARATE BALL KICK AGAIN
FancyShark
"I HATE YOUR CROTCH"
disculpa mi tulpa
is he . . .slapping him with a closed hand?
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
"DRAGON TIGER PROCREATION ELIMINATION FIST TECHNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIQUE!"
FancyShark
The clavicle: It's a point you can punch
gellaho
Denny lays down some bars
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
Fitting after plugging some cops
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Its called........Karate.
disculpa mi tulpa
he's a national death sport champion
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
And it makes your enemies die and your allies sopping wet.
gellaho
One of three
disculpa mi tulpa
a really dumb one, but of course he karates, which is a verb
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Being unconscious for 10 minutes means that guy is going to have brain damage.
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
I'll allow it
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
this is kinda alot more competent than the gladiator fight led me to believe he was
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
Black belt is known as "student level" in Japan, no joke
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
He hasnt practiced with a gladius as much as he has karate.
disculpa mi tulpa
I guess, to be fair, we saw him at the end of that battle
he was really tuckered out and sweepy
gellaho
Such techniques
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
yeah but he also tells Zero that the only reason he got through the early rounds was because everyone else took a dive before he could
disculpa mi tulpa
good point. He should have karated them
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
I miss when people were so into martial arts that they snuck them into sci fi.
gellaho
Two by four outfits
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
We dont get moon karate anymore and that sucks.
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
"I didn;t think you were into anything, Denny"
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Bette continuing to be objectively correct.
gellaho
Just a great couple of sentences
disculpa mi tulpa
call me daddy if you're nasty bebe
dark-complected only hit me on the second read
Brendan!™
Subversive politics for corrupt times.
Velo
So the high sechelon party members dress fopishly?
Brendan!™
Complected inflexion.
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
"Honestly Denny I thought you were more like Chris Pratt's character in the Lego movie"
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Ive upgraded Denny mentally to a Scott Adkins
Full "Starring in Ninja and Ninja 2." Scott Adkins.
Brendan!™
Once again, the real hero is not the protagonist.
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
also "doctor help me, my bowels are very complected"
Brendan!™
Bette fucking rules, I hope she marries Rex Moran
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
Reminds me of playing tabletop Traveller back in the day, hit the random tables and every planet was a glorious mish-mash of concepts
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Common Europe is REALLY strict about chlorinated chicken.
gellaho
Intrigue in Spain
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Shoot on sight if you have a GMO fruit.
gellaho
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
God the only thing worse than a Trotskist is an Immortal Trotskist.
Brendan!™
Your author is really writing from a time and place, both of which precede the crafting of this book by 40 years.
gellaho
Some good old political extermination
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
So, Cuba
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
"their women folk are adopting a strange trend. They call it 'childfree.' A most unnatural state of being."
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Nothing like a good old fashioned purge.
GDC's Quivering Thews
Wasn't this book supposed to be about time gladiating?
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
no
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Doesnt ring a bell.
gellaho
A future where everyone is on mescaline
Rachel, Sex-Positive AKA a slut
Fucking retiariis
Velo
That's a cool idea, someone should make a book about that
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Delicious mescaline.
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
I've got it, mescaltranc can only be synthesized from the brainwaves of million of people suffering from acute ennui
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Its just a bunch of mescaline in a beer.
gellaho
I can see why that would cause some consternation
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Hahahahahahah get em, Mack.
gellaho
This bill seems hard to enforce
gellaho
FancyShark
It's reinforced by the Come On, Stop It agreement
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Wait if everyone is disarmed then why do you even NEED anti anti anti missile missile missiles?
gellaho
He loves filling out a bikini
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Spend that budget on more mescaline.
FancyShark
Because what if someone rearms?
FancyShark
Wait, yes. This.
gellaho
Meanwhile, Denny meets Captain Hello
FancyShark
uh oh
Captain Howdy's meaner cousin
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
A Fundador is a kind of hand grenade that doubles as a knife.
Velo
But Captain Hey Dipshit's nicer uncle
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
Beat up the porters and take their pants
GDC's Quivering Thews
A fundador is a kind of fried pastry usually sold at carnivals.
gellaho
Looks like somebody read some books
disculpa mi tulpa
it means something like instigator in Spanish
gellaho
The way you kicked those guys in the balls tells me you have balls
Velo
lol imagine reading stuff
GDC's Quivering Thews
Those guys are now, though
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Oh Denny can nark off about Zen but not Roman economics?! Bum.
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
"From the way I saw you rip those dicks off, I know you have at least 2 dicks"
Velo
Only people with balls, currently, not in the past, know where balls are
GDC's Quivering Thews
"because they're strung around your neck"
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
"I just meant that men who correct women and go on little rants like this have dry dicks and also that you are a virgin nerd."
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
also denny is totally missing his cue here. When a hot lady you're on an adventure with says "no time for love, Dr. Jones?" you're supposed to say something witty and charming
gellaho
They get invited to a party thrown by a "tyro"
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
not "UMM I WIL HAVE YOU KNOW I HAVE BEDDED MANY A FEMALE"
gellaho
That is quite a list
disculpa mi tulpa
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
"I'm just ken"
gellaho
The mopsy fling
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
I think maybe this book was actually a cover to smuggle commas through the Iron Curtain
gellaho
Big Bill Daly
disculpa mi tulpa
straight and obviously firm
if anyone needs a blurb for a dating profile, let me know how that works out
gellaho
Covert sangria
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Hahahaha Mayor of Chicago reference.
Velo
Take that, The Mayor of Chicago
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
gellaho
Classic exhibitionist, wearing glasses
disculpa mi tulpa
wearing glasses and arguing about history
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
And nothing else
GDC's Quivering Thews
Refusing the people's myopia
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Hahahahaha his cover has smeared his academic reputation, suck it, Denny.
Velo
God damn perverts with their seeing things
gellaho
Denny tricks Bazaine with a fake knife and will soon be alone with the spicy Belgian
Velo
... So we're never going back to the arena thing, huh?
gellaho
But, he is incapacitated by judo
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Nope. Its spy fiction now, motherfuckers.
Velo
okay
I miss the trident guy
GDC's Quivering Thews
Judo, known for it's striking
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Mack Reynold's James Bond.
Tom Owns Diebel's Grave
upon whether or not his assailant had pulled the blow depended whether it was fatal
this prose flows like a rock on another rock
gellaho
Greeted by a physically fit fifty year old
gellaho
Being knocked out for a full day is probably fine
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
Is this a Hardy Boys book with some find-replace?
gellaho
Frank and Joe
disculpa mi tulpa
perfect timing
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Got as in presently in custody of or got as in has murdered?
disculpa mi tulpa
probably got drenched and flinged his dill
P.Boart vs Knockoff Xenomorphs
First one, then the other
gellaho
Assimilate some developments with sour deprecation
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Sour Deprecation is my favorite flavor candy.
GDC's Quivering Thews
Your developments will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
FlippantSausages Daddy Lightning
Oh wait no, thats watermelon, sour WATERMELON.
Brendan!™
The Celts would like a word.
gellaho
All of the world governments are suing each other in World Court
Brendan!™
You all read it here, bonnets have returned in a big way in the future.
disculpa mi tulpa
if the answer is gladiator combat across time, it's obvious. otherwise,