Recent content by CupofJoe

Hail and well-met Romy Good to have you here Leap on and enjoy

I've never thought of Elves as particularly Asian in look or style. I used to play a Wood Elf army in Warhammer Fantasy Battle and they were very definitely inspired by the 1938 film The Adventure of Robin Hood. They all looked like The Merry Men, in hues of green and brown. I do think of Dwarfs...

Mac & cheese without mustard is just too bland. Try it with mustard and taste the difference!

Not that long ago I got a one month ban from a user's forum for quoting part of the operation manual, when I was asking for clarification on what a statement meant. that was taken to be Bot/AI activity.

So there is your lesson. If it is not a permanent ban, next time post something barely coherent with appalling syntax, spelling and grammar. I have dipped a toe in a few of the Reddit's pools and found it less than helpful.

I managed to keep up with the Star Trek movies but lost touch with the TV/Streaming shows after Enterprise. While I freely admit there was a lot wrong with ST:E, I did like the show once it go going in season 2. But I hated how it ended. That felt like a kick in the teeth.

That is a great find! THANK YOU!

Hail and well-met Bags Good to have you here.

I have half a dozen of the ST:TNG CD audio stories. They are a mix of rewrites of TNG episodes and new stuff. They last about 2 hours and are great for long journeys. My favourite is the audio story based on the ST:TNG episode Relics [the one were Scotty is rescued after 75 years in a...

If you really want to go down the AI rabbit hole, ask an AI to search for yourself... and give it a few hint at where to start. Luckily I am fairly well hidden as there are at least 2 people with more prominent on-line presences than myself. But, in this case Gemini, did discover somethings I...

I'm sure I saw on a history programme there was an island that was made of dumped oyster shells. Okay it was the Hairy Bikers Oyster Island

Oysters... Who ever looked at the inside of one of them and thought "I bet that tastes good"?

After I saw Jurassic Park in 1993 I was interviewed by the local paper about what thought of the movie and the CGI dinosaurs. I missed seeing a restored version of Metropolis [1927 complete with live orchestra] because I had a nephew's wedding to go to. [Should have gone to see the film as he is...

Hail and well-met Mirion Good to have you here Leap on in and joy! This a great place to learn and share The residences are mostly friendly

Someone has given me a copy of The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg. It is all about Europe's darker Christmas and winter rituals we may have forgotten about. I'm only a few pages in but I like the style of writing.