I just learnt what a tontine is. Excellent! A brilliant setup for killing everyone around you. I'm trying to work out if I read about/seen tontine-like scenarios in fiction, and how much you can play with it.
And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jan 14, 2012 11:36:29 am PST #16214 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Jan 14, 2012 11:39:32 am PST #16215 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Definitely in Archer, and I'm sure I've read about them elsewhere, but I do enjoy old detective stories.
DavidS - Jan 14, 2012 11:39:36 am PST #16216 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I just learnt what a tontine is.
Have you watched the Archer episode "Double Deuce"?
DavidS - Jan 14, 2012 11:47:05 am PST #16217 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Damn, that was a big hit.
Takeaways are the 49ers only chance, but they can't march it downfield like Brees just did.
Dana - Jan 14, 2012 11:48:03 am PST #16218 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
They're saying Pierre Thomas was knocked out. Not good.
§ ita § - Jan 14, 2012 11:53:50 am PST #16219 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just learnt what a tontine is. Excellent! A brilliant setup for killing everyone around you. I'm trying to work out if I read about/seen tontine-like scenarios in fiction, and how much you can play with it.
Dana - Jan 14, 2012 11:53:52 am PST #16220 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
SACK! Couldn't recover the damn fumble, though.
-t - Jan 14, 2012 12:06:44 pm PST #16221 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I learned about tontines from Barney Miller when I was pretty young. It makes me feel smart every time I am having them explained to me in a new fictional setting, because they do make for fun times in murder mysteries.
Dana - Jan 14, 2012 12:08:13 pm PST #16222 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Miss Marple.
-t - Jan 14, 2012 12:12:56 pm PST #16223 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
This is not a relaxing game, btw, so my "it's the playoffs, I'm chill" theory must not be right. Too bad.