I had my credit card out and everything—doesn't everyone want a Death Ray?
(via collision detection)
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I'll stick with my WG-SRF/60 and /50. Most energy weapons just aren't worth the drain on your generator. Unless you've got a Karasawa plasma rifle. But that's just cheap for missions, though against a talented AC pilot, not all that much, thanks to the slow shot speed.
I bought one of these things on eBay a couple of weeks ago. No end of fun PZ, you should get one.
I've also found that since I got EDR I have no trouble getting speaking times at city council meetings.
Funny, now that I think about it, that fire inspector doesn't bother me anymore either.
You know, there was a time when a man could brandish a shrink gun and get a little respect. Shrink gun!
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Careful, PZ. That looks suspiciously like a peace-loving death ray, usable only by European regular guys (who are much cooler than American regular guys).
(Ba ba da ba da da...)
I thought (in honour of the sea creature theme of this blog) that a Pharyngula style death ray should be, you know, a flat fish. :)