The Galaxy Tales - Dirk B. (Page 26 of 49)

This would work Rowling - Reid. And the Aussie makes it clear it's me (to us at least!).

So I don't think the Jangaroo/Rowling needs to be Australian speak so to say.

But here's a few suggestions with the translation in brackets:

Queen Chook (Queen Chicken)
Queen Cracker (like, good. When you're having a cracker of a day, it ain't get better than that!)
Queen Cuppa (cuppa = cup of tea)
Queen Snag (Queen Sausage)
Queen Tosser (another way of saying wanker...)
Queen Postie (mailman)
Queen Esky (Queen Ice Cooler)
Queen Cordial (contrary to believe, it's basically the Australian version of Kool-Aid)

Thongs are out (it's flip-flops), Dunny is a toilet.

Let me know if none of these work and you want more suggestions! I'm trying to think of all the differences I've picked up in the US over the years... I'll let you know if more comes to mind!

Save 'Ripper' for 'Bo Dice~'.

:-) my failure isn't in the bad pun, but in the fact it was predicable. And overused. Got it. I shall have to step up my efforts to be irritating AND original

Yes, this not really a term many here use. It pretty much cringe-worthy. Only our lame and tacky media use it for some reason, they seem to forget in translates to 'arse-end of the world' thanks to a prime minister long ago.

It works for me! You could also go with Rippa to imitate how it's pronounced!

His response to the SHogu is one of the best parts of Act I. Please don't delete/dilute it

It would be interesting if part of the sympathy vote Apollo carries is because he has been heavily filmed for his entire life. That way, the revolt let by Caligula is fueled by people who can't think of Apollo as anything but the cute baby or the rebellious teen resisting his unfair father. (Tell me that the emperor wouldn't be using the press to give him a cruel but fair kind of vibe) That way, no one really knows how whacked the emperor really is.

I really like this idea, BTW.

If the masses have watched Apollo grow up, they have seen his tantrums as well as his triumphs. Since he is destined to be their leader, the regular people have a lot of opinions about him. If the Emperor hates Apollo, the father would have manipulated the feed to show an unflattering/ petulant version of Apollo. To prevent an overthrow or limit Apollo's support.

And the Emperor would use the press to present himself as a benevolent but fierce ruler, so few realize that he is cray-cray. 

This is a logical extension of the press and a novel way of using real-time TV. It would make sense that a crew or a bot is following Apollo everywhere. Dunno, but this is a lot more futuristic to me than the smart-eyes. Our reality TV doesn't follow Trump during his life at the White House, though I'll bet he's thought of this wrinkle. It would get great ratings and might tone down the resistance from intellectuals who think they are keeping tabs on him.

What fiasco? You elected an intelligent, compassionate, thoughtful, world leader who is an example to all. Of course, that was eight years ago....

I think Apollo and even his father would oppose constant monitoring, since it would allow the enemy to figure out how to play him once he's in power. The Julii are nothing if not orchestrators of their public image. I'm pushing the limits just by considering a public match with Caligula and the Shogun. Even in Dune, the Baron's nephew, Feyd, a remoreless killer, only ever went up against drugged opponents. If the emperor wants to put out false videos, you need little more than an Amiga 1200. After all, Apollo faked his death the same way. Consider the resurrection of Grand Moff Tarkin in the latest Star Wars film. In ten years, give or take, the tech will make fake videos indistinguishable from the real thing.

I decided to give Trump a break after I read that a well-known televangelist (guess his name), after being caught in his third sex scandal, told his congregation, "The Lord told me it's flat none of your business." Talk about balls, pun intended. It was too funny to leave out, so I just threw in a few extras. I was listening to Elvis Presley sing An American Trilogy on repeat as I wrote this. Damn he could sing! My brother is selling a VW cheap, if you're interested.