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AFT SG-1: General O'Neill briefs the new president about the Stargate programme
Today was a very special day for my homecity Dresden: US president Barack Obama came for a quick visit. It was a great honor for all of us.
I want to show you some action figure theater: General Jack O'Neill is briefing the new president about the Stargate programme. Because of the lenght of the story I put most of it behind an LJ cut. Enjoy!
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lolmac for the beta of the English dialogue!
Aus diesem Anlass möchte ich Euch eine weitere Actionfigurentheater-Geschichte präsentieren: General O'Neill weiht den neuen Präsidenten in das Stargate-Programm ein. Weil die Story so lang ist, habe ich einen Teil hinter einem Link versteckt. Viel Spaß damit!
Jack: [knocking] Knock, knock. Do you have a minute, Mister President?
Obama: [inviting] General O’Neill! Sure, come on in. How’s the fishing?
Jack: [jovial] I’m just on my way. But there are important matters I have to discuss with you first, Sir. I’m here to officially brief you on the Stargate programme.
Obama: Star- what?
English conclusion:
Jack: The Stargate, sir. It’s an alien doohickey, a kind of round spinny thing, which…
Obama: Round spinny thing? Is that a technical term?
Jack: [shrugging] Not exactly. Carter could explain it so much better than I.
Obama: [wondering] Well, then why didn’t you bring her with you?
Jack: [wincing] Actually, I did, sir. If you please could help me with the backpack?
Sam: Colonel Samantha Carter reporting, sir!
Obama: [gaping]
Sam: [apologizing] Sorry, Mister President. There was an accident in Dr. Lee’s laboratory, which resulted in a massive case of…
Jack: [interrupting] He shrunk Carter.
Sam: [annoyed] I’m sure we’ll soon be able to reverse it. Anyway, this is a model of the Stargate. It’s made of naquadah, measuring roughly 22 feet in diameter and weighing about 64,000 pounds. It breaks down matter into patterns of energy and then…
Jack: [zoning out and only hearing technobabble naquadah technobabble subspace technobabble vortex technobabble Event Horizon technobabble wormhole]
Obama: [wondering] What is a wormhole?
Sam: It’s called a wormhole because…
Jack: [piping up] Oh please, not the analogy with the apple again!
Sam: [glaring] … it goes through space like a worm through an apple. It’s controlled with a DHD – that’s short for a Dial Home Device
Jack: By the way, Mister President, I have a present for you. It’s called a GDO. If you ever happen to be on the wrong side of the Stargate, just punch those numbers, and we’ll open the door for you.
Obama: Thank you, Jack, but I don’t think that will be necessary. How could I end up on the wrong side of the Stargate anyway?
Jack: [mumbling] Thor, old buddy, this is your signal. Take him for a ride!
Obama: [vanishing]
Jack: [suspicious] Just what else do you have in that bag of yours, Carter?
Sam: [blushing] Um, nothing, sir.
Jack: [insisting] Lemme see!
Jack: You have a doll? Of ME?!?
Sam: [trying to find a rabbit hole]
Jack: [bemused] I wonder if her getting smaller has been an accident after all.
End of story
Related links:
I'm famous *thud*
Pictures of Obama in Dresden part 1
Pictures of Obama in Dresden part 2
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.
I want to show you some action figure theater: General Jack O'Neill is briefing the new president about the Stargate programme. Because of the lenght of the story I put most of it behind an LJ cut. Enjoy!
A huge Thank you goes to
lolmac for the beta of the English dialogue!Aus diesem Anlass möchte ich Euch eine weitere Actionfigurentheater-Geschichte präsentieren: General O'Neill weiht den neuen Präsidenten in das Stargate-Programm ein. Weil die Story so lang ist, habe ich einen Teil hinter einem Link versteckt. Viel Spaß damit!
Jack: [knocking] Knock, knock. Do you have a minute, Mister President?
Obama: [inviting] General O’Neill! Sure, come on in. How’s the fishing?
Jack: [jovial] I’m just on my way. But there are important matters I have to discuss with you first, Sir. I’m here to officially brief you on the Stargate programme.
Obama: Star- what?
English conclusion:
Jack: The Stargate, sir. It’s an alien doohickey, a kind of round spinny thing, which…
Obama: Round spinny thing? Is that a technical term?
Jack: [shrugging] Not exactly. Carter could explain it so much better than I.
Obama: [wondering] Well, then why didn’t you bring her with you?
Jack: [wincing] Actually, I did, sir. If you please could help me with the backpack?
Sam: Colonel Samantha Carter reporting, sir!
Obama: [gaping]
Sam: [apologizing] Sorry, Mister President. There was an accident in Dr. Lee’s laboratory, which resulted in a massive case of…
Jack: [interrupting] He shrunk Carter.
Sam: [annoyed] I’m sure we’ll soon be able to reverse it. Anyway, this is a model of the Stargate. It’s made of naquadah, measuring roughly 22 feet in diameter and weighing about 64,000 pounds. It breaks down matter into patterns of energy and then…
Jack: [zoning out and only hearing technobabble naquadah technobabble subspace technobabble vortex technobabble Event Horizon technobabble wormhole]
Obama: [wondering] What is a wormhole?
Sam: It’s called a wormhole because…
Jack: [piping up] Oh please, not the analogy with the apple again!
Sam: [glaring] … it goes through space like a worm through an apple. It’s controlled with a DHD – that’s short for a Dial Home Device
Jack: By the way, Mister President, I have a present for you. It’s called a GDO. If you ever happen to be on the wrong side of the Stargate, just punch those numbers, and we’ll open the door for you.
Obama: Thank you, Jack, but I don’t think that will be necessary. How could I end up on the wrong side of the Stargate anyway?
Jack: [mumbling] Thor, old buddy, this is your signal. Take him for a ride!
Obama: [vanishing]
Jack: [suspicious] Just what else do you have in that bag of yours, Carter?
Sam: [blushing] Um, nothing, sir.
Jack: [insisting] Lemme see!
Jack: You have a doll? Of ME?!?
Sam: [trying to find a rabbit hole]
Jack: [bemused] I wonder if her getting smaller has been an accident after all.
End of story
Related links:
I'm famous *thud*
Pictures of Obama in Dresden part 1
Pictures of Obama in Dresden part 2
.
.
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I got one that's supposedly in-scale with the smaller (6") action figures, but his head's too big in proportion to his body so he looks like Anime!Obama next to the SG-1 folks. However, he only cost US$5 (wholesale). I decided not to order the bigger, nicer Obama-doll you got 'cause he was much more pricey... (I bought 100 Obama "Hope" buttons for our local campaign for what the action figure would've cost me.)
Love your explanation for Mini!Sam! :-)
One thing that might get the Stargate program in trouble: I bet the Secret Service don't much approve of Thor right now...
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A lot of people at that special day asked me where I bought it! I could have sold quite a few of them if I had more. If you are interested reading about my "fame" just follow the tag
Obama in Dresden (http://dieastra.livejournal.com/tag/obama+in+dresden) . I also posted some pictures there. It was an huge honor since usually we get not such visitors in my corner.
Thanks for the feedback! Not sure what you refer to regarding Thor, though. Could you please enlighten me? What did I miss?
Thor