Germany is a land of whimsy

[Dr. Medulla]

No wonder the show didn't last.

How could the shows writers in the mid 70s not have come up woth that idea?

In my mind EK is some kind of brilliant scientist who fixes motorcycles on the side because he refuses to work as a scientist anymore because the commies killed his wife. The west needs him though to avert almost certain communist hegemony throughout Europe and beyond, the dominoes are teetering and this guy has the knowledge to stop it. Jaime goes in to break him out but the plan falters because well Jaime's a woman (we should have sent Steve imstead says Oscar to Rudy). The commies are closing in and all the cards have been played except one... two part episode that stops as EK is racing towards the wall with Jaime on the back holding on for dear life, will they make it? The motorcycle is airborne as shots ring out. Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion.

The show had writers?

Coincidentally, the previous episode starts from a somewhat similar premise as yours. Jaime goes undercover on the rodeo circuit because OSI top computer scientist loves competing in rodeo stuff—it's his real passion—but he gets concussions and he's never written down what he knows, so the super duper top secret stop the Russians computer project could go splat if he gets conked on the brain one more time. So she's there to help him.

I could have had a career writing crazy shit.

Former classmate of mine, who is now a legit published novelist, used to write stories for porn mags as an undergrad. He said it was really easy work if you understood the formula and were grammatically solid.

There were words???

Penthouse Forum kind of stuff.

[Kory]

Jaime's on a mission in East Germany, stealing some kind of racoon computer or something, and EK is himself, promoting motorcycle safety. She doesn't know who he is, but jumps on the back of his bike while trying to get away from the Commies. Adventure ensues. There are successful and unsuccessful jumps, none involving the Berlin Wall.

No wonder the show didn't last.

How could the shows writers in the mid 70s not have come up woth that idea?

In my mind EK is some kind of brilliant scientist who fixes motorcycles on the side because he refuses to work as a scientist anymore because the commies killed his wife. The west needs him though to avert almost certain communist hegemony throughout Europe and beyond, the dominoes are teetering and this guy has the knowledge to stop it. Jaime goes in to break him out but the plan falters because well Jaime's a woman (we should have sent Steve imstead says Oscar to Rudy). The commies are closing in and all the cards have been played except one... two part episode that stops as EK is racing towards the wall with Jaime on the back holding on for dear life, will they make it? The motorcycle is airborne as shots ring out. Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion.

The show had writers?

Coincidentally, the previous episode starts from a somewhat similar premise as yours. Jaime goes undercover on the rodeo circuit because OSI top computer scientist loves competing in rodeo stuff—it's his real passion—but he gets concussions and he's never written down what he knows, so the super duper top secret stop the Russians computer project could go splat if he gets conked on the brain one more time. So she's there to help him.

I could have had a career writing crazy shit.

Former classmate of mine, who is now a legit published novelist, used to write stories for porn mags as an undergrad. He said it was really easy work if you understood the formula and were grammatically solid.

I think I would be good at this.

[Dr. Medulla]

I think I would be good at this.

There was a sci-fi writer from the 50s and 60s most prominently, Robert Silverberg, who also wrote formula fiction and became quite adept. He basically wrote lots and lots of scenes that he stockpiled and could just slide them into a plot as required. He understood the formula especially well and amassed the components, allowing him to mix and match and generate a story. His stuff was popular with readers and he could generate a novel so quickly, like one a day, that his income from just that allowed him to buy an old 19th c mansion in the middle of New York. And it funded his more serious-minded fiction. Quite impressive at the engineering feat involved.

[Kory]

I think I would be good at this.

There was a sci-fi writer from the 50s and 60s most prominently, Robert Silverberg, who also wrote formula fiction and became quite adept. He basically wrote lots and lots of scenes that he stockpiled and could just slide them into a plot as required. He understood the formula especially well and amassed the components, allowing him to mix and match and generate a story. His stuff was popular with readers and he could generate a novel so quickly, like one a day, that his income from just that allowed him to buy an old 19th c mansion in the middle of New York. And it funded his more serious-minded fiction. Quite impressive at the engineering feat involved.

I would love to do something that would allow me to stop actually working.

[Dr. Medulla]

I think I would be good at this.

There was a sci-fi writer from the 50s and 60s most prominently, Robert Silverberg, who also wrote formula fiction and became quite adept. He basically wrote lots and lots of scenes that he stockpiled and could just slide them into a plot as required. He understood the formula especially well and amassed the components, allowing him to mix and match and generate a story. His stuff was popular with readers and he could generate a novel so quickly, like one a day, that his income from just that allowed him to buy an old 19th c mansion in the middle of New York. And it funded his more serious-minded fiction. Quite impressive at the engineering feat involved.

I would love to do something that would allow me to stop actually working.

That kind of stuff will be done by AI with greater ease than any human being. Stick to your Geddy Lee Museum and Aquarium Institute of Bassology idea.

[Kory]

I think I would be good at this.

There was a sci-fi writer from the 50s and 60s most prominently, Robert Silverberg, who also wrote formula fiction and became quite adept. He basically wrote lots and lots of scenes that he stockpiled and could just slide them into a plot as required. He understood the formula especially well and amassed the components, allowing him to mix and match and generate a story. His stuff was popular with readers and he could generate a novel so quickly, like one a day, that his income from just that allowed him to buy an old 19th c mansion in the middle of New York. And it funded his more serious-minded fiction. Quite impressive at the engineering feat involved.

I would love to do something that would allow me to stop actually working.

That kind of stuff will be done by AI with greater ease than any human being. Stick to your Geddy Lee Museum and Aquarium Institute of Bassology idea.

That all sounds pretty cool.

Still hate working for a living tho.

[Dr. Medulla]

Still hate working for a living tho.

[Olaf]

Cologne City Hall

[Dr. Medulla]

Cologne City Hall
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Hey, a statue in your honour is a statue in your honour.

[revbob]

Cologne City Hall
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Are those chimps holding dicks?

[Sparky]

Cologne City Hall
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WTF?

[Olaf]

Cologne City Hall
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Are those chimps holding dicks?

Yep. It's an old German tradition to play drums with the dicks of our enemies.

[Dr. Medulla]

Cologne City Hall
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Are those chimps holding dicks?

Yep. It's an old German tradition to play drums with the dicks of our enemies.

Which is why, after the Great War, there was so much domestic turmoil, from a frustrated expense that there would be drumming. Instead, it was the glockenspiel of defeat.

[Olaf]

Cologne City Hall
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WTF?

Those statues around the City Hall all portray important figures in the town's history. That particular dude, Konrad von Hochstaden, was Archbishop of Cologne in the 13th century. Seems the sculptor was not a big fan of the Catholic church.

[revbob]

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