I'm vaguely put out by the way Firefly fans refer to themselves as "Browncoats."
It always (and unavoidably) makes me think, and not pleasantly, of "brownshirts."
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I'm vaguely put out by the way Firefly fans refer to themselves as "Browncoats."
It always (and unavoidably) makes me think, and not pleasantly, of "brownshirts."
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Comments (10)
That's funny, the first thing that popped into my head was "red coats".
But then after that, "brown nose".
Posted by Bekah | October 5, 2005 5:00 PM
Posted on October 5, 2005 17:00
None of these, I imagine, is the image they're going for...
Posted by Jason | October 5, 2005 8:34 PM
Posted on October 5, 2005 20:34
Perhaps. Jason, you're very strange.
But still. We're Browncoats. The Independents!
And we WILL rise again.
...*goes off singing the Firefly theme song*
Posted by Bard | October 5, 2005 10:28 PM
Posted on October 5, 2005 22:28
Oh you and your weird connections that ruin fun things for you.
"I am the Onyx Masque of 1000 Winters, chosen of Endings - and now I bring _your_ end... What?No...no I am NOT a sailor scout!"
Posted by The Last Oni | October 6, 2005 12:42 PM
Posted on October 6, 2005 12:42
I didn't say it "ruined" anything for me, man; just that I'm not fond of a particular appelation, that's all.
And when are you going to stop harping on the Sidereals thing, hhm? ^_-
Posted by Jason | October 6, 2005 3:19 PM
Posted on October 6, 2005 15:19
I have Found it!
A winner of the prestigious ig Nobel Awards.
http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html#ig2005
http://www.clocky.net/
A clock that runs away after you snooze it :)
Posted by gus | October 7, 2005 9:43 AM
Posted on October 7, 2005 09:43
After you stop regularly getting hung up on stupid things? :)
Posted by The Last Oni | October 7, 2005 6:27 PM
Posted on October 7, 2005 18:27
Gus, that's Brilliant!
Ogre, you're a cigarette.
Posted by Jason | October 7, 2005 11:22 PM
Posted on October 7, 2005 23:22
And you, my friend, are a full-fledged cigar.
Posted by The Last Oni | October 10, 2005 11:45 AM
Posted on October 10, 2005 11:45
Can one be a fledgeling cigar?
Posted by Sarah | October 14, 2005 4:09 PM
Posted on October 14, 2005 16:09