Whew, that's good new. For new rubber, I was afraid we would need new tires to roll this puppy out. Call Goodyear, or Goodrich, quick get the blimp!
I think the problem was the right-standard rudder had been applied for the past three years, resulting in the ship doing donuts.
Can we get this ship "righted" on an even keal? Can we get a "What What"? Can we get behind this? Is there a place to donate funds to finnish the last act? Paypal? Yes we can!
Wow, there's a grim thought. Just how many people will have Died waiting for Exeter to return? It's been long enough, I suspect accidents alone have already taken out a surprising number of folks who wanted to see the episode's finish, only to feel the ultimate burn. How many last thoughts began or ended with, "But what of Exeter? What of Exeter..." Ah! Where heartfelt whining and pleading Fail, perhaps cold hard cash can Prevail. Just buy the guy's life and put it to use finishing up the latest chapter of Exeter and kickstarting the next one! Hey, they may be made of rubber, but they're always groovin' to a song only they can hear.
So..it's the FINNS!!! We must declare war against Finland... WHO'S WITH ME!!! [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK2MApv9JoA[/yt]
What? Finnish music wasn't a clear enough sign of how dangerous they are? [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf84AysXGTU[/yt]
You know, I never was sure what Bothans were but I was pretty sure that they were annoying critters who weren't much missed.
The term "Bothans" you refer to is actually a bastardization of the word "Boffins" which were a group of scientists and techs utilized by our good friends the British during WWII. They did all sorts of secret mods to things to help foil the Germans. (Radar mods, the skip-bombing dam busters, and things of that order.) The best fictional example of "Boffins" are "Q's" boys in the James Bond films. -Chuck