About this creation
Previously on Battlestar Galactica:
"This is the Commander. We're about to embark on the greatest journey mankind has ever made...You've trained for this, you're ready for this..."
Galactica and the Rebel Cylon Baseship, Kobol orbit.
Maverick: "And with the whole Price in Blood thing, we'll bring down a Marine squad first, before we take any of the Civies or film crews..."
Colonel Watchko: "We don't want any 'a them gettin' underfoot and tripin' off some friggin' antique Cylon booby trap!"
"I see the City of the Gods on DRADIS...Okay team, I hope you've got your seat belts on!"
Raptor 269 on the surface of Kobol.
Commander L. Barto, call sign Maverick, CAG.
Lieutenant D. Boone, call sign Bones, Raptor ECO.
Marine Private C. Corthay, Sniper.
Marine Private T. Bonsch.
Marine Private T. Simon.
Maverick: "Alright, this is a good spot...We've got the City ruins ahead, and past that the mountains up to the Tomb of Athena."
"Kat will stay with the Raptor, we'll be on our own for a couple of days, from the looks of it. I'm sure she'll keep herself occupied..."
"But we need to be on our toes here, there's no tellin' what we'll be runnin' into. Let's move out!"
"Yes, Sir!"
Pvt. Bonsch: "Wow, these must be really old!"
Lt. Boone: "Well duh, didn't you read the briefing? Smarten up and pay attention."
Pvt. Bonsch: "Yes, Sir, sorry, Sir..."
Maverick: "Okay, fan out..."
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Pvt. Simon: "What's that...?"
Pvt. Corthay: "Ah, probably just the wind...Keep up, Dude!"
Maverick: "So much for our archaeological tour, now comes the real challenge. Eyes and ears, people, eyes and ears."
"Yes, Sir."
Lieutenant Boone: "Great to be outside, it's gettin' pretty rank on the ship..."
Pvt. Simon: "That's because Kat's in your bunk, Sir..."
Pvt. Bonsch: "Nice, that's how it is with the Raptor crews, LT?"
Maverick: "Stay sharp here, this is a great spot for an ambush..."
Pvt. Corthay: "I've got point, Sir"
Maverick: "Let's get to some higher ground, out of this ravine, and we'll make camp."
Pvt. Simon: "Awesome, I'm starving!"
Pvt. Bonsch: "Sir, I see a good spot. Time to fire up the Barbie!"
Lt. Boone: "This is a great...Too bad Kat had to stay with ol' 269..."
Pvt. Simon: "Maybe next time, Sir...You two can get your own private cave!"
Pvt. Bonsch: "Oh..That would be sweet..."
Lt. Boone: "Better than spending the night with Rosy!"
Pvt Corthay: "Ouch!"
Maverick: "This little trip reminds me of when I used to guide at Yosimite...Except instead of all you Goons, it was the UCLA girls volleyball team...But that's a long story..."
Private Corthay: "I'll take first watch, just save me something to eat, eh?"
Bones: "Mmmmm, smells good! What are we having, Commander?"
Maverick: "I don't know, the pack said Shifu Surprise, whatever the frak that is..."
Simon: "Uh, Pass the hot sauce, please."
The next day.
Private Simon: "Sir, I think we're almost there, but..."
Bones: "What is it? You see something, man?"
Simon: "There's something out there, Sir, but it ain't no man..."
Private Corthay: "Dude, What's that supposed to mean? I don't see anything."
Maverick: "Alright, alright, let's keep moving...Probably just a skunk or something..."
Marines: "Yes, Sir."
Bones: "Well, we have arrived at our destination...Not much to it..."
Bonsch: "At least they were nice enough to leave the door open for us..."
Maverick: "I hope none of you guys are afraid of spiders..."
Simon: "Uh, Sir?"
"I am Athena!"
"You have entered what you might understand as a Temporal Nexus, outside of space and time."
"I have watched over you and your wars from the beginning, first on Kobol, and then beyond!"
"You went on to create life again and again, but WE created you..."
"We have told you of the Circle of Time, and that "It has all happened before and it will all happen again...'"
"But you never understood the true meaning of the Phrase, or the Sacred Scrolls..."
"But, uh..."
"And what you do in this Odyssey will determine the fate of all living beings! I will be watching! Now go!"
Maverick: "Well then...Wait 'till they get a load of THIS!"
Next Episode
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January 22, 2012 |
Quoting Paul Romano
Loving the scenery shots here! I usually dislike it when people put LEGO in a real-life environment (it seems kinda 'cheap' to me) but you, good sir, have proven that it can be done tastefully and with excellent photography. Thanks for reversing a silly pet-peave of mine!
I know what you mean, but I had seen some stuff on Flickr that really changed my opinion. There's more coming up in the next episode, with night vision! Can't say as I've seen anyone else do that...Thanks! |
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January 22, 2012 |
Loving the scenery shots here! I usually dislike it when people put LEGO in a real-life environment (it seems kinda 'cheap' to me) but you, good sir, have proven that it can be done tastefully and with excellent photography. Thanks for reversing a silly pet-peave of mine! |
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December 14, 2011 |
Quoting LukeClarenceVan The Revanchist
Fantastic work! I like how you named the marines after MOCcers, but I definitely wouldn't eat any Shifu Surprise. Brilliant design with the skirt of Athena, and the whole MOC is excellent!
It finally got warm enough for me to go outside and shoot these in my back yard. Glad you liked it! |
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December 14, 2011 |
Fantastic work! I like how you named the marines after MOCcers, but I definitely wouldn't eat any Shifu Surprise. Brilliant design with the skirt of Athena, and the whole MOC is excellent! |
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June 28, 2011 |
Quoting Justin Lego Brick
The pics are really good!! Love the outdoor settings!! Awesome!!
Thanks, Justin! I had been itching to get outside and do something like this all winter. |
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June 28, 2011 |
Quoting logan levitt
Like how you kept the "Previously on Battlestar Galactica..."
Read in the voice of your choosing, of course. Wanted to go back and recap that episode and tie it in to my story. Thanks for the comment! |
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June 28, 2011 |
The pics are really good!! Love the outdoor settings!! Awesome!! |
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June 28, 2011 |
Like how you kept the "Previously on Battlestar Galactica..." |
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May 6, 2011 |
Quoting Pedro Resendes
I can't believe how well this project has turn out. Incredible pictures, gives a very realistic and alive sensation to the minifigures
Fortunately I live in an area where I can stomp around in the woods with my Legos, and no neighbors can see how crazy I am! |
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May 6, 2011 |
I can't believe how well this project has turn out. Incredible pictures, gives a very realistic and alive sensation to the minifigures |
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May 6, 2011 |
Quoting M<0><0>DSWIM !
NIIIIICE! I love that you photographed these outside rather then build the backgrounds. Wonder if that Shifu Surprise is any good...
It requires LOTS of hot sauce! Thanks for the comment! |
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May 5, 2011 |
NIIIIICE! I love that you photographed these outside rather then build the backgrounds. Wonder if that Shifu Surprise is any good... |
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May 3, 2011 |
Quoting David P.
these are wonderful pictures! well done! must have been much work to have the minifigs stay put though!
Luckily there wasn't much wind, and the ground was fairly wet, so they stuck pretty well. But lying down in the mud to get a low enough angle was the tough part. Thanks for the comment! The next episode was even trickier... |
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May 3, 2011 |
these are wonderful pictures! well done! must have been much work to have the minifigs stay put though! |
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April 30, 2011 |
Quoting Alex Mac
Like Crimso said, I too really like outdoor pictures of Lego. It always adds more to an adventure..and I live in VT too!
Spring has arrived! Thanks for the comment! |
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April 30, 2011 |
Like Crimso said, I too really like outdoor pictures of Lego. It always adds more to an adventure..and I live in VT too! |
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April 21, 2011 |
Quoting Crimso Giger
I love outdoor pics of Lego, and it's a masterpiece of this genre ! The temple is awesome too - both the shot and the build !
Thanks, Crimso! I bet you'll like the next one, it's got day and night shots! |
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April 21, 2011 |
I love outdoor pics of Lego, and it's a masterpiece of this genre ! The temple is awesome too - both the shot and the build ! |
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April 3, 2011 |
Quoting Histo Sci
Where did you take these pictures, man? They're beautiful! (Oh, and the Lego ruins in a real backdrop? For a second I didn't think it was actual Lego...wow!)
Just in my back yard! I live in Vermont, lots of open space. Thanks for watching! |
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April 3, 2011 |
Where did you take these pictures, man? They're beautiful! (Oh, and the Lego ruins in a real backdrop? For a second I didn't think it was actual Lego...wow!) |
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April 2, 2011 |
Quoting Ced The Clever
Oh man, such great shots you got in here. It really reminds me of those episodes on the planet where they do the raffle to see who leaves. Dialogues coming along nicely too, Thanks El Barto.
I watched those episodes again before getting into all this. Thanks! |
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April 2, 2011 |
Oh man, such great shots you got in here. It really reminds me of those episodes on the planet where they do the raffle to see who leaves. Dialogues coming along nicely too, Thanks El Barto. |
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March 28, 2011 |
Quoting 2x4 .
Love it, this is so fantastic!
Thanks, Stephan! Glad you enjoyed! |
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March 28, 2011 |
Love it, this is so fantastic! |
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March 27, 2011 |
Quoting Heath 'kik36' Flor
I know for a FACT that I left a comment on this. MOC pages must have trashed it. /sigh. I really wish they'd get rid of this filter. It's the worst one ever!!! I wonder how often my comments get deleted and I never know, thinking I commented only for it to disappear. Anywho, great story! I love how you use your real surroundings as background. That is indeed a strange planet! LOL
Thanks, Kirk! It's about to get stranger! |
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March 27, 2011 |
I know for a FACT that I left a comment on this. MOC pages must have trashed it. /sigh. I really wish they'd get rid of this filter. It's the worst one ever!!! I wonder how often my comments get deleted and I never know, thinking I commented only for it to disappear. Anywho, great story! I love how you use your real surroundings as background. That is indeed a strange planet! LOL |
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March 26, 2011 |
Quoting Mister Bones
How did I miss this? Oh yeah, the MocAthalon. Again, brilliant blend of real life and Lego. Some of the forced perspective shots with the owl were great. The story needs work though, that Lt Boone seems like a real pain in the arse to me. Pvt Thor seems like a dork as well. Bloody funny stuff here Sir!
Thanks for checking it out with your busy schedule, Chief! And now that I think about it, what IS Shifu surprise? I'm afraid to ask... |
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March 25, 2011 |
How did I miss this? Oh yeah, the MocAthalon. Again, brilliant blend of real life and Lego. Some of the forced perspective shots with the owl were great. The story needs work though, that Lt Boone seems like a real pain in the arse to me. Pvt Thor seems like a dork as well. Bloody funny stuff here Sir! |
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March 23, 2011 |
Quoting Mr. Xenomurphy
Finally I found the time to continue reading your story (I've spent some time after work to buy series 4 minifigs). Now I know why you waited for the snow to melt - those outdoor pics look great! I also like how you did Athena's long dress. I enjoy your BSG more and more, especially now with this new charater Pvt. Bonsch. For some reason I like this little guy, though he seems to be a bit clumsy, hahaha.
He's a fine soldier, and hopefully stays out of trouble! Thanks, Dude! |
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March 23, 2011 |
Finally I found the time to continue reading your story (I've spent some time after work to buy series 4 minifigs). Now I know why you waited for the snow to melt - those outdoor pics look great! I also like how you did Athena's long dress. I enjoy your BSG more and more, especially now with this new charater Pvt. Bonsch. For some reason I like this little guy, though he seems to be a bit clumsy, hahaha. |
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March 22, 2011 |
Quoting Hrvoje Majetich
Great story..!
Thanks! |
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March 22, 2011 |
Great story..! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting D.O.C .
I have to say some of the jokes just cracked me up, but I do have one very serious problem, one that has made Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica. You spelled Frak wrong. It is spelled F-R-A-K. That does not however diminish the MOC at all and is why I gave it a 5/5, just thought you might want to know.
Fixed! Oops. Thanks for the comment! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting cyberfrank 2010
i think it flows better now,
the inside joke has it s place here,
did you ask where to go?
i want ground fights, with the robots,
i d like your team to be cunning, but, inferior in power,
i d like them to win trough a mix of tactics and chance!
the location could be ancient ruins!
hand to hand fights would be my personnal highlight of this episode, can you do it?
the fight would need at least 10-20 pics alone!
like the training room of the matrix!
Funny you mention that, I had been thinking along those lines this afternoon...Maybe not amongst the ruins, but we'll see. Thanks again! |
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March 21, 2011 |
I have to say some of the jokes just cracked me up, but I do have one very serious problem, one that has made Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica. You spelled Frak wrong. It is spelled F-R-A-K. That does not however diminish the MOC at all and is why I gave it a 5/5, just thought you might want to know. |
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i think it flows better now,
the inside joke has it s place here,
did you ask where to go?
i want ground fights, with the robots,
i d like your team to be cunning, but, inferior in power,
i d like them to win trough a mix of tactics and chance!
the location could be ancient ruins!
hand to hand fights would be my personnal highlight of this episode, can you do it?
the fight would need at least 10-20 pics alone!
like the training room of the matrix!
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Master Shifu Leo J
Very cool story and MOC. Somehow those guys seem eerily familiar ... Private. Simon. There's a joke somewhere in there. BSG Barto style!
We'll see what he's up to in future episodes...He may end up in a Levopolis production. Thanks for watching! Oh, and I updated the camp scene text, since there was a skillet, I figured you should get a mention. |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Parrington Levens
hahaha, Yeh man, the Olympic Gods now, givin orders, love it! Oh and awesome natural scenery, did you take all your Legos to a park to shoot this? And if so, how did you survive the adventure? lol, great Moc mate, the show lives on thanx to you...
I bet Mav kinda likes taking orders from women like her. Anyway, I live in the boondocks, all photographs were taken right here on our Vermont estate which I affectionately call Passing Wind... Thanks, Chief! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Ultramarine .
Such an interactive outdoor MOC! Great work I think it's the best I've seen working with an uncontrollable environment. Good work, as usual, but truly exceptional!
Dealing with the weather can be a challenge, but it's nice to be outside. Thanks! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Very cool story and MOC. Somehow those guys seem eerily familiar ... Private. Simon. There's a joke somewhere in there. BSG Barto style! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Such an interactive outdoor MOC! Great work I think it's the best I've seen working with an uncontrollable environment. Good work, as usual, but truly exceptional! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Marc "Edge" R.unde
All the real trees in the background...! Thatīs forced perspective in perfection! Athena is a real hottie; come on give me orders! ;-P The ruins look sweet as well as Athenaīs court(?). Thanks to the gods for the good weather! ~Cheers
Good thing I finished up yesterday, up to 6 inches of snow today! Forced perspective, yes, it took a long time to come up with something halfway decent. I think Athena may have to reappear in future episodes, and not just as an owl... |
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March 21, 2011 |
All the real trees in the background...! Thatīs forced perspective in perfection! Athena is a real hottie; come on give me orders! ;-P The ruins look sweet as well as Athenaīs court(?). Thanks to the gods for the good weather! ~Cheers |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Cody G
Wow, very trippy! I like the bit with the temple.
Thanks! She's a feisty one, that Athena... |
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March 21, 2011 |
Wow, very trippy! I like the bit with the temple. |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Nick Barrett
Nicely developing story and some good building here - I particularly like the way you did the classical facades behind Athena. And you found a handily Minifig scale cave!
Had to move a few stones around, but it worked. Thanks! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Nicely developing story and some good building here - I particularly like the way you did the classical facades behind Athena. And you found a handily Minifig scale cave! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Ruud Hoogmoed
Again great work! Love the story line. I think you've got everybody hooked :-). I can't wait to see where you will take us.
Thanks for watching! Where to go next...Any ideas? |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Firas Abu-Jaber
Great build and amazing presentation! Looks like a real story, very nicely done.
Thanks again, Firas! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Ludgonious .
Really nice. I like the whole temple bit. Great shots.
Thanks! It's spring, so I decided to take the crew on a little nature walk. |
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March 21, 2011 |
Again great work! Love the story line. I think you've got everybody hooked :-). I can't wait to see where you will take us. |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting christophe corthay
He he !!! I imagine you have your story finaly ?? I like the pictures on the ground and the grass... they look small some time and the entrance of the temple is super cool !!!!
Scale was a big problem...That's why I liked the ones on the moss instead, but what can you do? The weather has finally turned, although more snow today I think-Crap! Thanks! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting cyberfrank 2010
although the exterior scenes don t convince as much as your last installment, you have a great talent for pics angles, and perspectives!
some were very beautiful, the added bricked scene incorporated well in the location, very interesting experiment! thegodess palace is great! especially with sunlight! the story slowed down a little, when they ate, and the origin plot is nt exciting for me yet, there is still a lot to love here! great show el barto!
Experiment is a good word for a lot of this. Took a ton of pictures with different sunlight angles. Might go back and work on some of the dialogue...No photoediting in this installment, all natural! Thanks, Dude! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Quoting Mike C
Love the Story line, I like how you brought outside nice touch. The detail work in the command mod excellent.
Thanks for watching! |
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March 21, 2011 |
Great build and amazing presentation! Looks like a real story, very nicely done. |
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March 21, 2011 |
hahaha, Yeh man, the Olympic Gods now, givin orders, love it! Oh and awesome natural scenery, did you take all your Legos to a park to shoot this? And if so, how did you survive the adventure? lol, great Moc mate, the show lives on thanx to you... |
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March 21, 2011 |
Really nice. I like the whole temple bit. Great shots. |
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March 21, 2011 |
He he !!! I imagine you have your story finaly ?? I like the pictures on the ground and the grass... they look small some time and the entrance of the temple is super cool !!!! |
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March 21, 2011 |
although the exterior scenes don t convince as much as your last installment, you have a great talent for pics angles, and perspectives!
some were very beautiful, the added bricked scene incorporated well in the location, very interesting experiment! thegodess palace is great! especially with sunlight! the story slowed down a little, when they ate, and the origin plot is nt exciting for me yet, there is still a lot to love here! great show el barto!
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March 20, 2011 |
Love the Story line, I like how you brought outside nice touch. The detail work in the command mod excellent. |
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March 20, 2011 |
Quoting Tom Simon
I am one old, fugly private, but glad you didn't give me the dumbest lines. ;^} Love her robe/skirt, among other things, and glad you didn't put me on point. Sir.
Thanks for the comment! As you were. |
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March 20, 2011 |
I am one old, fugly private, but glad you didn't give me the dumbest lines. ;^} Love her robe/skirt, among other things, and glad you didn't put me on point. Sir. |
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March 20, 2011 |
Quoting Awesome-o-saurus The Not-So-Great
The Lords of Kobol!
So say we all! |
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March 20, 2011 |
The Lords of Kobol! |
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