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Favorite "Go!" Phrase?
The universe is an island, surrounded by whatever it is that surrounds universes.
My second choice (Score:4, Funny)
I almost went with "It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to blow." But that doesn't quite fit the question.
Re:My second choice (Score:5, Insightful)
Well, there's always...
<lordhelmet> Ludicrous Speed!</lordhelmet>
Monopoly (Score:5, Funny)
Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect 200 dollars.
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Activate the Omega-13!!
Adam West (Score:2)
How am I the only one who voted for Batman?
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Actually it was Robin (played by Burt Ward) who had the "atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed" line.
Admiral Farragut (Score:3, Insightful)
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
Re:Admiral Farragut - and Cmdr. Taggart (Score:4, Funny)
When the superintendent of the academy got to the punch line, it was pretty thrilling to hear the entire graduating class shout, "Full speed ahead!" I also liked his advice - "wear sunscreen!"
That was even better than sitting in the Hugo awards ceremony the year Galaxy Quest beat out The Matrix, and the MC said, "I can't resist this - Never Give Up!" and hundreds of us shouted back "Never Surrender!" Both the writer and the director were there to receive the award. It must have been a little like living out the movie.
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Allons-y! (Score:3, Insightful)
Really? Battlestar Galatica and no Doctor Who?
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Really? Battlestar Galatica and no Doctor Who?
Make it so!
Allons-y! (Score:2)
I wanted to ask why Star Wars and Galactica, but no Culture novels, but then I realised that neither GCU Fate Amenable to Change or dROU Frank Exchange of Views had any sort of catch phrase.
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Really? Battlestar Galatica and no Doctor Who?
Really, Star Wars twice and no Doctor Who?
Really? Two Star Wars and neither of them was "Punch it, Chewie"?
Let 'er burn! (Score:2)
Move "ZIG" (Score:5, Funny)
For great justice!!
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That was my first though, too.
Jurassic Park (Score:3, Interesting)
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This. Samuel L. Mother Fucking Jackson is always the winner.
My wife's favorite (Score:5, Interesting)
I think it's time to blow this scene. Get everybody and the stuff together. Ok, three, two, one let's jam
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"There once was a tiger-striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived & lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he really didn't care for. The cat wasn't afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat which meant he was free. He met a white female cat & the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed & the white cat grew weak & died of old age. The tiger-striped cat cried a million times, & then he died too. Except this time, he
Go is the greatest game (Score:5, Informative)
Hold My Beer (Score:5, Funny)
Watch this.
Best Launch Scene Ever? (Score:2)
Tick (Score:5, Interesting)
or
Spoooooon.
Asuka Langley Sohryu (Score:2)
LCL Einlass. Anfang der Bewegung, bestätigt. Anfang des Nervenanschlusses, bestätigt. Anfang nächster die Herzmonitor, bestätigt. Synchro-start, nun!
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I was beginning to wonder if anyone would get it.
Poekhali! (Score:5, Insightful)
Reailty (Score:4, Informative)
"... you are cleared for take off."
Can't beat the rush even if your ride is just a little Cessna or Piper.
Cheers,
Dave
SPOON! (Score:3, Funny)
Firefly / Serenity (Score:5, Informative)
Two-fer-one from this scene: Escaping The Reavers [anyclip.com]
"Faster, Faster, Faster would be better!"
or, "Kaylee! Heat her up, we got reavers!"
Thunderbirds are Go! (Score:5, Informative)
Thunderbirds are Go!
From Thunderbirds....
Greekgeek :-)
Pull my finger! (Score:2)
Best Checklist (Score:4, Informative)
Activate interlock! Dynotherms connected! Infracells up! Mega thrusters are go!
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Surprised this wasn't in the list... (Score:2, Funny)
Allons-y!
--The Doctor
Oblig (Score:3)
Lets make like trees and get the fuck out of here.
wtf (Score:2)
wtf is a "Go! phrase"?
Thunderbirds (Score:5, Insightful)
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You forgot the horn part, which is absolutely essential.
Five.
!
Four.
!
Three.
!
Two.
!
One.
Thunderbirds are Go.
I feel the need... (Score:2)
...the need... for speed!
You had to be there. (Score:2)
"Go for it!" Followed seconds later by the destruction of my friend's car. Poor thing didn't deserve to go out like that.
What are these from? (Score:2)
Re:What are these from? (Score:5, Informative)
Time to turn in your nerd badge if you ever had one and hadn't already turned it in.
Main Engine Start. Three. Two. One. Launch Commit. Liftoff!
This would be moments before the launch of manned rockets by NASA, notably the Apollo program.
Engage!
This would be Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Launch Vipers!
Battlestar Galactica
Lock S-foils in attack position!
Star Wars
Strap yourselves in. I'm going to make the jump to light speed!
Star Wars, again.
Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed!
This is the Batman television show where Adam West was playing Batman.
Go, go, gadget tires!
I'm a bit skeptical of Inspector Gadget being truly nerdy. Perhaps interesting having all those tools built into his body, but aimed at a young audience.
So, we have a childrens' show and redundant Star Wars quotes, meanwhile nothing of Babylon 5, Space Rangers or Firefly. Good idea for a nerd poll, but lacking in some ways.
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Push the button, Frank.
Finally a decent nerd poll (Score:3)
I don't really have a single answer myself, but this is quite possibly the best /. poll in several months.
ESB has it all (Score:3)
Several lines of dialogue, usually in this order:
"Punch it"
"Let's hope we don't have another burn out"
"Would it help if I got out and pushed?"
"They told me they'd fixed it!"
MAKE IT SO (Score:4, Interesting)
MechWarrior (Score:2)
Reactor online. Sensors online. Weapons online. All systems nominal.
(Audio [youtube.com].)
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Came here to say this!
"Main engine start" (Score:3)
Two Missing Options (Score:5, Interesting)
Ramming Speed! (Score:3, Insightful)
- Ben Hur ...and then I wish I had a drummer as well, and everyone in the team would be typing and clicking at ramming speed. Junior developers would break down and be pulled off their chairs, being replaced with fresh grunts down from the pits...
Poehali () (Score:2)
Activate Interlocks... (Score:4, Interesting)
Activate Interlocks
Dinotherms Connected
Infracells Up
Megathrusters are GO
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3F... [youtube.com]
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Glad I wasn't the only one who thought of that one.
Go. (Score:2, Insightful)
Hit it. (Score:5, Interesting)
Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.
Doesn't get much better than the Blues Brothers.
Obvious Best Choice (Score:2)
achtung! fertig.. los! (Score:3)
"Tell her to come in and to haul ass..." (Score:2)
Atari (Score:2)
In the game of go, calling Atari is encouraged among novice players.
NOt one "Go" (Score:2)
Orz (Score:2)
Space marines from Star Control II [sa-matra.net]. I think that they got it right on.
Get ready to *dance*, *silly cows*! (Score:2)
Others (Score:2)
1) Roulez p'tit bolide
2) En avant, Guingamp
Shoot straight .... (Score:2)
Don't make a mess of it.
Capt. Henry P. Crowe (Score:2)
Yamato... Hasshin! (Score:3)
Yamato... Hasshin! [youtube.com]
Ready? (Score:2)
I was born ready.
Referencing nothing (Score:2)
In my sphere, it is usually something like, "[Explicative] finally" or "took the [explicative][-head] long enough."
Get in, sit down... (Score:3)
...hold on, and shut up.
Jake & Elwood, of course (Score:5, Funny)
"It's 100 miles to Chicago. We've got a full tank of gas, a half pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."
"Hit it."
Who? (Score:3)
Allons-y!
Cribbage. (Score:2)
Red Dwarf (Score:5, Funny)
"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be bake for breakfast!"
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Stoke me a clipper, I'll be back for Christmas. Or... something.
No Kraken?! (Score:3)
Mechwarrior (Score:3)
Reactor Online.
Sensors Online.
Weapons Online.
All Systems Nominal.
Better Still? (Score:3)
"If y'all don't wanna die, GET IN!"
More awesome than the others because this one actually happened.
the guts.. (Score:2)
You ain't got the guts!
(followed by a volley of bullets to the person who says the phrase)
Let's light this candle! (Score:2)
Although actually the "let's" wasn't part of Alan Shepard's original phrase. (In a similar vein, "Get those scientists away from that rocket and shoot it!".)
Another favorite: "Let's roll!"
Least favorite (or most hated): "Let's do this". Talk about hackneyed and overused phrases.
Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration (Score:2)
"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail me now!" and/or
"Our Lady of Blessed Power Application, don't fail me now!"
Where in time... (Score:2)
Far Out Space Nuts (Score:3, Interesting)
The Elevator (Score:3)
"Good for you, you've decided to clean the elevator!" You have to be of a certain age to know the hilarious movie that came from.
Leeeeerooooy (Score:5, Funny)
The Last Starfighter (Score:3)
Comic Book Guy (Score:3)
Go, go, for the good of the city.
Airplane! (Score:4, Funny)
"We have clearance, Clarence."
"Roger, Roger."
Apollo 13 (Score:5, Insightful)
Apollo 13 Flight Controllers. Listen up! Give me a go/no-go for launch... Booster!
Go!
Retro!
Go!
FIDO!
We're go, Flight!
Guidance!
Guidance, go!
Surgeon!
Go, Flight.
EECOM!
We're go, Flight!
GNC!
We're go!
TELMU!
Go!
Control!
Go, Flight!
Procedures!
Go!
INCO!
Go!
FAO!
We are go!
Network!
Go!
Recovery!
Go!
CAPCOM!
We're go, Flight!
Launch Control, this is Houston. We are go for launch.
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Or, alternatively
A tous de DDO, attention pour la decompte finale.
Dix, neuf, huit, sept, six, cinq, quatre, trois, deux, unité, TOP, allumage vulcain... allumage EAP, decollage... toutes les paramtres abord sont nominaux.
(Arianne 5)
(please don't mention 501)
A tous de DDO, attention pour la decompte finale.
Dix, neuf, huit, sept, six, cinq, quatre, trois, deux, un, TOP, decollage... toutes les parametres sont normaux
(Soyuz)
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About your signature... I thought a Heartland Institute video would be good for a laugh, but it is actually very informative. It should be a wake up call for millions of people.
16 minutes? tl;dw
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I second this!
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That said, I've always wondered if you saw trouble coming several seconds away, if you couldn't flush the main engines with hydrogen (if there'
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In the Apollo program -- at least, with Saturn V launches -- it's "Ignition sequence start" at T-7 seconds. Those F-5 engines had a complicated ignition sequence which took several seconds just to get the dang things lit. (The pre-burners which turned the propellant turbopumps had to be lit first, and the RP-1 propellant (essentially kerosene) was also used as the hydraulic fluid for gimballing the outboard engines, so had to be pressurized.)
With the Shuttle they started main engines a couple of seconds
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Now! Reminds me of my second favorite:
"What are you preparing? You're always preparing? Just go!"