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Posted August 21st, 2008 by scottsigler

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Crypt, Crypt, Crypt

On August 30th, 2008 (03:44 GMT) mkaz says:

Keep the Crypt stories coming!!

I may be wrong but......

On August 24th, 2008 (19:18 GMT) Cofactory (MC) says:

Those dots and dashes look an awful lot like I-ching symbols, and we know each I-ching symbol and combination has a meaning. So far there have been 6 different symbols and 3 different combinations. But i could be wrong

I found defintions to I-ching symbols

On August 25th, 2008 (09:07 GMT) Twowire (KISS) says:

That are similar to the symbols we've been seeing

|::::| - Hexagram 27 is named 頤 (yí), "Swallowing". Other variations include "the corners of the mouth (providing nourishment)", "jaws" and "comfort/security".

:|::|: - Hexagram 29 is named 坎 (kǎn), "Gorge". Other variations include "the abysmal (water)" and "repeated entrapment".

:||::: - Hexagram 45 is named 萃 (cuì), "Clustering". Other variations include "gathering together (massing)" and "finished".

Now if they are relevent symbols what do they mean? In order of apperance: :|::|:, :||::: & |::::|?

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

Thats Easy!

On September 5th, 2008 (13:06 GMT) sMUTgREMLIN (CA) says:

Obviously the Abysmal Gorge (taken from the Latin gurges, meaning whirlpool) that is our FDO is going to Swallow the clustered masses of Junkies when he is Finished conquering the world.

cmon Scott, am I right or am I right? or am I right?

sorry didnt mean to double post not sure why it did that

Assassins do it from behind

Thats easy!

On September 5th, 2008 (12:32 GMT) sMUTgREMLIN (CA) says:

Obviously the Abysmal Gorge (taken from the Latin gurges, meaning whirlpool) that is our FDO is going to Swallow the clustered masses of Junkies when he is Finished conquering the world.

cmon Scott, am I right or am I right? or am I right?

Assassins do it from behind

i think one post mentioned "ching"

On August 24th, 2008 (19:45 GMT) n8man (MC) says:

Nate Dogg... The only signature I need is my fist.

I might be doning something wrong...

On August 24th, 2008 (16:13 GMT) DragonRiderOfPe... says:

when I click on the link a blank page pops up. Help anyone?

The Irishman from Ohio

The story's in the feed now

On August 24th, 2008 (18:50 GMT) sadock (MP) says:

so you don't need to worry about it.

-- hit Podiobooks.com for undiluted crack by our FDO! --

So I can find it...

On August 27th, 2008 (13:58 GMT) DragonRiderOfPe... says:

at Podibooks.com. Got it.

The Irishman from Ohio

Hey,

On August 28th, 2008 (12:45 GMT) JP (MC) says:

he didn't say it was available for you to find. He said it's there. So don't worry about it. (Grin.)

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible

F'n sweet! Love me some more tasty Crypt goodness.

On August 24th, 2008 (09:46 GMT) tsolo888 (MC) says:

...Tsolo888 <AKA Cpt. Travis Ellis> - Out, Click here to Digg Infected

Siglerpedia

On August 24th, 2008 (02:42 GMT) Rongo (not verified) says:

noticed in the siglerpedia that triangles are listed on the rookie universe page...is this a clue to their origin?

More Sweetness!

On August 23rd, 2008 (21:10 GMT) CaptainThanard says:

The Crypt stories are my favorite series you have run, and they just keep getting better. I have no idea when the next one is coming out, but if you left me jonesing for another five months, it'd still be worth it.

How is it possible ...

On August 23rd, 2008 (10:36 GMT) scottsigler says:

That the RedHeadedTexan hasn't commented on this story yet?

thanks scott

On August 23rd, 2008 (10:00 GMT) redhedtexan (MC) says:

i love it man love it

this guy is from england.he's a spy.yea but for which side!!!

chest swelling as i listen

On August 23rd, 2008 (10:22 GMT) redhedtexan (MC) says:

this guy is from england.he's a spy.yea but for which side!!!

HUH WHO ME

On August 23rd, 2008 (10:37 GMT) redhedtexan (MC) says:

I AM TRULY AT A LOSS HERE SCOTT

I HATE TO SAY SO IM DRAWING A BLANK

CAN YOU HELP TEXAN OUT

this guy is from england.he's a spy.yea but for which side!!!

Did you listen to the story?

On August 23rd, 2008 (10:53 GMT) scottsigler says:

Did you listen to the story on this blog post?

kick ass

On August 23rd, 2008 (11:11 GMT) redhedtexan (MC) says:

this guy is from england.he's a spy.yea but for which side!!!

Alright Red! You've been enlisted!

On August 23rd, 2008 (20:06 GMT) Twowire (KISS) says:

Private drop that private and get on deck!

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

sir yes sir

On August 24th, 2008 (11:40 GMT) redhedtexan (MC) says:

this guy is from england.he's a spy.yea but for which side!!!

nice tro see you back

On August 22nd, 2008 (18:07 GMT) Crash says:

Wow, you get back we get killer content.. this is why the real Junkies love you dude!!

Minus a few errors, it's a great story building here.. I can't wait to see the whole picture!

=-=-=--=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "If it has ram. I can Crash it"

Something wicked (awesome) this way comes...

On August 22nd, 2008 (13:24 GMT) scissorfiction says:

I went back to listen to the first two Crypt shorts prior to this new addition.

Nicely done Scott. Great intro to some new characters I really want to get to know. You really give the feeling of being there in each of them. Like you're a fly on the wall watching it all go down.

This story has quickly become my new favorite and we're only 20 or so minutes in!

This shit pimps itself!!!

Excellent Story but tiny little things ...

On August 22nd, 2008 (07:19 GMT) BarbaraJ says:

I enjoyed that immensely but do have one thing to say.

Sargeants are called Sargeant - not Sir or Ma`am. Call an Army or Marine Sgt 'sir', and you're going hear all about how it might be different in your family, but in his, parents married BEFORE having children.
Commissioned Officers are 'sir' and 'ma`am'. Non-comms are Sgt., Gunny, Chief, etc.

Star Trek started this whole calling women 'sir' thing. Don't ask me where they got it. In all my years in the military, if you made the mistake of calling a woman, 'sir', you generally got your skin ripped off your body and shoved down your neck.

Men are called 'sir'.
Women are called 'ma`am'.
The uniform does not constitute a sex change, just a limitation on fashion choices.
Tastes Like Chicken

Actually,

On August 24th, 2008 (09:59 GMT) JP (MC) says:

it's a historic, traditionally Navy thing to call all commissioned officers "sir," something that carried over even once females started receiving commissions. That's why Star Trek used it--historically correct. This is a similar kind of thing to the old grammar rule that the male pronoun is technically correct when identifying a non-gender-specific individual in writing (e.g. a nameless character in a story that the gender doesn't matter, or perhaps a job opening that could be filled by a male or female--in the past the position description could properly be written using "he" to describe the applicant, even if females could also apply. In most cases, that's obviously changed too.) That said, BarbaraJ is correct--today it's proper and expected to use sir for male officers and ma'am for female. An interesting other little tidbit, the plural of "sir" is "gentlemen" (not "sirs" as is often heard, even today). Ditto for the gals: ma'am (singular) and ladies (plural).

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible

Having spent a bit of time in the USN

On August 26th, 2008 (11:08 GMT) Wolf (MC) says:

and having spent more than my fair share of time around Marine officers of the feminine set, I have to say that at NO time, not at sea, not on base, not in uniform, not out of uniform, not sober nor drunk nor lonely as hell, would I ever dare to call any of them "Ladies".

Just Dew it!

My mistake ...

On August 26th, 2008 (08:25 GMT) BarbaraJ says:

My mistake. I was referring to military courtesy ... not dumbass, regressive, "it's been Navy tradition for 250 years why should we think now" squids.
The reason they'd call commissioned officers of either sex 'sir' is that spending countless months at sea in the hot sun robs them of their ability to tell the difference between a boy and a girl.
*hunkering and bunkering waiting for the big fracking guns to let lose*
Tastes Like Chicken

Other interesting nugget--

On August 26th, 2008 (14:23 GMT) JP (MC) says:

the troops in the military used to be referred to as the "officers and men." I guess even though officers are also "gentlemen," they're not men. Tie that to female officers being called "sir" and you pretty much have a gender-neutral, genderless, or potentially schizophrenic group of folks. Related, historically, the Navy is not considered the military. That's why you can still find books such as "The Dictionary of Military and Naval Quotations." Actually kind of interesting how language evolves.

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible

You are forgiven

On August 26th, 2008 (11:19 GMT) Wolf (MC) says:

Mainly cause yer just a girl.

Just Dew it!

And she probably speaks the truth.

On August 26th, 2008 (14:46 GMT) JP (MC) says:

Sad, but true observation of the Navy? Wolf?

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible

I have NEVER

On August 26th, 2008 (15:14 GMT) Wolf (MC) says:

been to sea so long as to forget that I am a man and that the most outstanding creation God ever put on this earth was waiting for me at home. Any man who could forget about women and the wonderful differences between the two never really knew that much to begin with.

Just Dew it!

That's sweet

On August 30th, 2008 (06:36 GMT) BarbaraJ says:

Perhaps the nicest thing I've heard all week.
Lucky lady, your wife.
Tastes Like Chicken

If you ever met

On August 31st, 2008 (13:43 GMT) Wolf (MC) says:

the woman who said "Yes" or our 3 kidlets or our 8 grandies or our 2.5 greaties, you'ld understand

Just Dew it!

Well said, bro.

On August 27th, 2008 (12:38 GMT) JP (MC) says:

Well said.

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible

What about Alien Commissioned Officers of the future....

On August 22nd, 2008 (14:30 GMT) ogreoregon (MC) says:

and because of an inability to see the gender (due to the wearing of military uniforms and I am certain that future alien and humans in the military will still wear uniforms that cover the subject) anyway, how would one tell if they are a male or female? And what if they were both or neither? Some Aliens are rather unusual in Scotts imagination. Would it be that Aliens and Humans are not in the same units?
*I am the Rear Admiral but Sigler gives the Orders*

...little things...

On August 22nd, 2008 (08:59 GMT) rayhead00 says:

and, Marines do not salute without a cover. A Marine will uncover while inside and unarmed.
Now, do 200 push-ups Fuckface!

saluting indoors

On August 23rd, 2008 (14:35 GMT) Dtn8or says:

In the Army we salute when reporting to an officer, like for an interview, an ass chewing, promotion board or when recieving an award or promotion in front of a formation. is it not done that way in the Marines?

Just asking.

Your mama's marines ...

On August 22nd, 2008 (15:48 GMT) scottsigler says:

This is 500 years in the future, fuck-o! Just imagine what the libs can do to our military with five centuries of PC pressure ...

DAMMIT!

On August 22nd, 2008 (07:38 GMT) scottsigler says:

Oy, to inadvertently copy a Star Trek mistake? I hang my head in shame.

These things will be fixed in the future episodes.

Now I should have known about the Sir/Sergeant thing -- I know better than that.

Gallactica

On August 22nd, 2008 (08:36 GMT) BarbaraJ says:

They do it in Gallactica too. Every time I hear it, I shake my head.

I do realize that this was not a 'mistake' on your part as you are incapable of making mistakes. You were simply checking on your junky horde's attention level. Thank you for not killing me this morning, sir.
Grovelingly...

YES!! this is where the shit

On August 22nd, 2008 (06:51 GMT) The Supreme Narutard (MC) says:

YES!! this is where the shit is at. all characters are being assembled. i loved the old marine Sigler. he could quite possibly be one if the best characters you made so far

By the way,

is that misspelling intentional???

On August 22nd, 2008 (05:09 GMT) Pjotr NL (MC) says:

or just a typo?

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.

Scott doesn't make typos. He invents new spellings.

On August 22nd, 2008 (12:51 GMT) n8man (MC) says:

Nate Dogg... The only signature I need is my fist.

Not only spellings

On August 26th, 2008 (00:59 GMT) The Terran (CA) says:

I agree, the Siglerisimo does not make typos; but creates a new language. And the only way to get the correct accent of Siglerish, is to speak it when you have 4 beers in your belly... It will be the language angels will whisper to souls on their way to Sklorno heaven.

YESSSSS!!!

On August 22nd, 2008 (04:53 GMT) icepick says:

more. More. MORE!!!!

Thanks, Scott. Any and all in the Rookie Universe makes me happy.

BTW, nice touch sliding it in without intro or explanation. Great

surprise.

Icepick http://www.brucepress.net

cool

On August 22nd, 2008 (03:26 GMT) Pjotr NL (MC) says:

the crypt is really cool. finally a new story to listen to

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.

Cheers Scott!

On August 22nd, 2008 (01:21 GMT) flashman (KISS) says:

Another Crypt story - woohoo!

==========

kill columbo...

Wonderful and strange crew being put together

On August 21st, 2008 (17:38 GMT) ogreoregon (MC) says:

You are really putting together some great characters. I can't wait to see what happens to them on the CRYPT.
What about the adventures aboard the PUV Holyfield..Refuse Barge? I smell a story there.
*I am the Rear Admiral but Sigler gives the Orders*