Date   : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:41:22
From   : rs423@... (Mick Champion)
Subject: [BeebSoc] The Haynes Manual to top all Haynes manuals!

Rick Murray wrote:

>
>
>> The ones on Amazon range from the U.S.S. Enterprise starship (Star Trek)
>> via Thomas the Tank Engine,
>
> !!!??? They aren't even REAL!
>
>
> I like how you write "Star Trek" in brackets, as if there is a living 
> breathing computery person that DOESN'T know what the USS Enterprise is!
>
> Heck, I wouldn't call myself a Trekkie (Trekker?) on account of 
> thinking the whole franchise being a bit stupid (Firefly is more my 
> speed), but I can tell you it says NCC-1701 on it. And "Discovery 
> One", from a more intelligent franchise, is XD-1.
> :-)
A Haynes manual about the robot from 'lost in space'  or the Jupiter 2 
would be a good find ;-)


Mick