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    I wrote this on the CLS forum a while back:

    Ever since reading Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac I have been hooked on the story. It is one of the great tales that lends itself to a lot of interpretations (much like Dicken's Christmas Carol). Cyrano is one of literature's great characters. I think most people can connect with him as he embodies both our pride in our strengths and the shame of our insecurities.

    Then of course there is his panache.

    Panache is a French word. Anthony Burgess noted once that when he wrote his translation of Cyrno de Bergerac that he needed to introduce the audience to the concept of Cyrano's panache. Being it is not just his hat's white plume but also a representation of his character, his flair, his soul, and style. There just wasn't a suitable English word to replace it with.

    I just love the word.


    Quote Originally Posted by MacWage View Post
    ...And he is REAL serious about that Star Trek thing, just ask what he plans to name his kid.
    A Star Destroyer would kick the Enterprise's rump, though.
    Quote Originally Posted by McMurdo View Post
    ...And MacWage is right an Imperial Star Destroyer, would blow the Enterprise out of the sky, and I'm not even going to consider what the Death Star would do.
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    ...And let's at least make it a challenge - Klingon Bird of Prey vs. Millenium Falcon, or the Slave I.

    I think I would choose a Warlock Class Destroyer (Though I think a zeppelin is a far, far more elegant means of transport)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlock_class_destroyer

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    Jamie
    -See it there, a white plume
    Over the battle - A diamond in the ash
    Of the ultimate combustion-My panache

    Edmond Rostand

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
    I think I would choose a Warlock Class Destroyer (Though I think a zeppelin is a far, far more elegant means of transport)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlock_class_destroyer

    Cheers

    Jamie

    How about this one

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    Quote Originally Posted by McMurdo View Post
    How about this one
    Certainly the first choice when one is moving cattle from planet to planet (or getting to a shindig).

    But not the best for blowing Federation, Klingon, or Imperial Ships out of the Sky.

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