Click for larger image
Good Show Sir Comments: “No, this is how you play rock, paper, scissors.”
Published 2005
Tagged with: A. Bertram Chandler • A.C. Farley • busy hands • dude • fight club • John Grimes series • Science Fiction Book Club • tasteful smoke • uniforms
No matter what his rank is, John Grimes will always be a tramp Captain.
That yellow-white blob in front of her mouth… has she just spat at him, or is she trying to shoo away a firefly by blowing on it?
“Commander! Something freaky has happened to my fingers!”
“Calm down, ensign: it’s just a normal case of Rimfingers. Just look at mine!”
I’m holding out for “John Grimes Rims a Tramp.”
Most of this makes sense if they’re underwater, have pruney fingers and she’s using that hose to top up her oxygen.
It’s the smoke from his pipe I can’t resolve.
Well, I hope he takes the pipe out first.
“But creepy stuff happens on the Rim. It’s up to Commander Grimes to save his new base!”
@Tor: and here I was thinking this title was ALREADY the pron version of itself.
I think she’s blowing out the match she just lit his pipe with, and there is some Conduct Unbecoming about to happen.
@GSSxn—Oh it is, especially when you realize it’s an imperative.
“Yes, sir. Understood. Have made contact with Commander and will proceed. Grimes out.”
@BC: If it’s an order, I guess it isn’t Conduct Unbecoming?
Someone at SFBC had a laugh, titling this collection.
“Sir, the launch pad is strictly a non-smoking zone –”
“Not now, woman! Can’t you see I’m busy being scientific?”
Name (required)
Mail (will not be published) (required)
Website
August 19th, 2021 at 7:30 pm
No matter what his rank is, John Grimes will always be a tramp Captain.
August 19th, 2021 at 7:35 pm
That yellow-white blob in front of her mouth… has she just spat at him, or is she trying to shoo away a firefly by blowing on it?
August 19th, 2021 at 7:44 pm
“Commander! Something freaky has happened to my fingers!”
“Calm down, ensign: it’s just a normal case of Rimfingers. Just look at mine!”
August 19th, 2021 at 7:49 pm
I’m holding out for “John Grimes Rims a Tramp.”
August 19th, 2021 at 8:46 pm
Most of this makes sense if they’re underwater, have pruney fingers and she’s using that hose to top up her oxygen.
It’s the smoke from his pipe I can’t resolve.
August 20th, 2021 at 12:19 am
Well, I hope he takes the pipe out first.
August 20th, 2021 at 12:59 am
“But creepy stuff happens on the Rim. It’s up to Commander Grimes to save his new base!”
August 20th, 2021 at 3:52 am
@Tor: and here I was thinking this title was ALREADY the pron version of itself.
I think she’s blowing out the match she just lit his pipe with, and there is some Conduct Unbecoming about to happen.
August 20th, 2021 at 5:41 am
@GSSxn—Oh it is, especially when you realize it’s an imperative.
“Yes, sir. Understood. Have made contact with Commander and will proceed. Grimes out.”
August 20th, 2021 at 11:38 pm
@BC: If it’s an order, I guess it isn’t Conduct Unbecoming?
Someone at SFBC had a laugh, titling this collection.
August 20th, 2021 at 11:45 pm
“Sir, the launch pad is strictly a non-smoking zone –”
“Not now, woman! Can’t you see I’m busy being scientific?”