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From: M195722@sl1001.mdc.com (Dan Dassow) To: nathan@cco.caltech.edu
Subject: Which Pets Would B5 Characters Choose? (Recap #5) Which Pets
and/or Plant Would B5 Characters Choose to Own or Become? (Recap #5) --
14-Jun-1995 00:53:25 GMT The pet that a person chooses reveals a lot about
a person. Since Babylon 5 would not have room for pets, one could
speculate what pet a given character would have chosen if they were not on
Babylon 5. Here are my initial ideas with a recap of other contributors'
ideas. Note: the punsters, following this thread, have also been suitably
rewarded. Those so inclined may also speculate what kind of plant or tree
a given character would own or be; I'm certain that the ISN reporter from
"And Now for a Word" would be very interested in the answers to
all these questions. :-) [5] B5 Character Pet Contributor
-------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------
Commander Jeffrey Sinclair -- English Sheep Dog -- Newfoundland Jim Shupe
Captain John Sheridan -- Labrador Retriever -- Ferret [12] Dennis O'Connor
-- Cheshire Cat Steven N Orso -- German Shepherd Jim Shupe Commander Susan
Ivanova -- Black Cat -- Ferret [12] Kate Cunningham/ Ailsa Murphy --
Russian Blue Deborah R Fuller -- None Dennis O'Connor -- Russian Sable
Steven N Orso -- Puma [11] Jim Shupe Security Chief Michael Garibaldi --
Blood Hound -- Definitely a mutt J. Chien / Chrisso Boulis -- Duck Dodgers
:-) Jay Denebeim -- Floopy-ear, howling, hound dog Deborah R Fuller --
Basset Hound Deborah R Fuller -- Any dog named "Blue" Deborah R
Fuller -- Iguanna Dennis O'Connor -- Rottweiler Jim Shupe -- A mutt Jim
Shupe Delenn -- Persian cat -- Lennier, Sinclair or Sheridan J. Chien /
(depending on mood) Chrisso Boulis -- Zen rock garden Deborah R Fuller --
Koi ponds Deborah R Fuller -- Falcon Dennis O'Connor -- Phoenix Steven N
Orso -- Bird of Paradise Steven N Orso -- Abyssinian [10] Neil Szgilalu
Delenn 1st Season -- Pet Rock Allen Kokity Dr. Stephen Franklin -- Golden
Retriever -- Medicinal Leech Jesse Chang -- A Saint Bernard with a little
keg of whiskey around his neck Deborah R Fuller -- Old English Sheep Dog
Dennis O'Connor -- St. Bernard Jim Shupe -- Australian Shepherd Neil
Szgilalu Talia Winters -- Angora Minilop Rabbit -- Dolphin Steven N Orso
Vir -- Teddy Bear Hamster -- Panda -- Originally maybe a jellyfish, but
now it has to have a little backbone, I guess. Jesse Chang -- Guinea Pig
Dennis O'Connor -- Guinea Pig Jim Shupe Lennier -- Collie -- Turtle J.
Chien / Chrisso Boulis -- Fish tank Deborah R Fuller -- Mongoose Michael R
James -- Rottweiler Jim Shupe -- GSD Jim Shupe Lt. Warren Keffer -- Irish
Setter Na'Toth -- Rattle Snake -- Wolverine Dennis O'Connor -- Cobra Jim
Shupe Old Na'Toth -- Rattle Snake Jay Denebeim -- Scorpion Steven N Orso
New Na'Toth -- Goldfish Jay Denebeim -- Chihuahua Steven N Orso G'Kar --
Iguana -- Spotted Owl (endangered species) Steven N Orso -- Wolf/Husky
Cross Jim Shupe Londo -- Cairn Terrier -- Poodle (with J. Chien /
appropriate "do") Chrisso Boulis -- Komondor (another J. Chien /
dog with "Hair") Chrisso Boulis -- Something with tentacles
Jesse Chang -- Extremely long-haired dog so he could spike it up like his
own Deborah R Fuller -- Saint Bernard (with cask) Steven N Orso --
Mongoose Jim Shupe -- Irish Wolfhound Jim Shupe Kosh -- Parrot -- Fire Fly
-- Pet Rock Jesse Chang -- Hermit crab Deborah R Fuller -- Sphinx Steven N
Orso -- Firebird (as per Stravinsky) Steven N Orso -- Fish Jim Shupe --
Herring [13] s9407307@yallara .cs.rmit.edu.au Morden -- Spider -- Brown
Recluse Spider [7] Jonathan Demers -- Londo Steven Miale -- Cockroach
Dennis O'Connor -- Black Widow? Jim Shupe -- Boa Constrictor Jim Shupe --
Black Widow Spider Neil Szgilalu -- Male Black Widow Spider [8] B Watson
Bester -- Weasel? Jesse Chang -- Ebola Virus Steven N Orso Timov -- Shrew
Control -- Mole rak@netaxs.com Psi-Corps -- Mole Jari James Zack Allen --
Sheep Steven N Orso David Corwin (Tech #1) -- Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
(subject to revision) Steven N Orso Kosh's Yacht -- Susan Ivanova Steven N
Orso The Narn -- Bats J. Chien / Chrisso Boulis Minbari -- Fish J. Chien /
Chrisso Boulis The Shadows -- Kudzu [9] Larry Crawford Peter David --
Mixed Breed Dog Harlan Ellison -- Pit Bull J. Michael Straczynski -- Duck
-- Green Penguin Steven N Orso -- Rabbit (season) Jim Shupe -- Donkey [14]
J. Michael Straczynski / Jeannette Simpson -- "Ah lahkes pets. And
cats be coolest." JMS quote on GENie Neil Szgilalu Corun MacAnndra
[1] [2] -- Otter Corun MacAnndra -- Beaver Corun MacAnndra -- Gerbil Corun
MacAnndra -- Rodents Corun MacAnndra Larry Crawford -- Gopher Larry
Crawford F Andrew McMichael -- Ewe F Andrew McMichael -- Horse F Andrew
McMichael -- Bat F Andrew McMichael Bullwinkle J Moose -- Gray Flying
Squirrel Bullwinkle J Moose Steven N Orso -- Vole [3] Steven N Orso Daniel
Pawtowski -- Moose Daniel Pawtowski Everyone -- Hedgehogs [6] Dusty
Reichwein -------------------------------- --------------------
---------------- Dan Dassow
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Footnotes: [1] Those who live by the pun, shall die by the pun -- die
laughing that is. [2] The B5 animal shelter has this cute little baby
skunk [4] for adoption. Anyone interested may call 1-800-55-Le'Pew. [3]
Believe it or not, a vole is a real animal. From the American Heritage
Dictionary, p. 1436: Vole n. Any of various rodents of the genus Microtus
and related genera, resembling rats or mice but having a relatively short
tail. [Earlier volemouse, "field mouse," from Norwegian vol,
field, from Old Norse vollr. See welt- in appendix.*] >From the
picture, a vole looks very cute, about the size of ones thumb. [4] Note
JMS: Spacing a cute little baby skunk would be considered a most odorous
act. [5] eclipse@ix.netcom.com (Brian McCullough) wrote on 4 Jun 1995:
08:59:40 GMT ... Stay tuned, folks. Next up, Barbara Walters will ask the
B5 cast and crew what kind of a tree they'd be ... sheesh. [6] Dusty
Reichwein
wrote on 4 Jun 1995 03:46:11 GMT: I'm sorry to disappoint you all, but
your picks are WRONG! EVERYONE would pick HEDGEHOGS! Hedgehogs rule! The
hedgehogs are going to conquer the universe!!! (maniacal laughter).
"Kill the Vorlons! The Shadows are our Friends." [7] s007jrd@alpha.wright.edu
(JONATHAN DEMERS) wrote on 2 Jun 1995 17:02:00 GMT: Come on, A black widow
for Morden? How about a brown recluse...far more deadly, and not nearly as
openly poisonous. [8] bwatson@utkvx.utk.edu wrote on Fri, 2 Jun 95
11:05:07 +400: Well Morden would have a MALE B.W.S. Why? Because when the
female B.W.S. is finished mating with the male, she kills him. :) [... by
chewing off his head and eats him. This is believed by people who study
arachnids (spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks) to guarantee the female
B.W.S. sufficient food to lay her eggs.] You don't think they'll let
Morden live with what he knows do you? [9] CRAWFORD@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (Larry
Crawford) wrote on Sun, 04 Jun 95 10:58:06 EDT: Don't know about trees,
but I think the Shadows would be kudzu. It moves when you're not looking
at it. :-) [10] ALI00MJM@unccvm.uncc.edu (Meredith) wrote on Fri, 02 Jun
95 18:04:30 EST: I really like the suggestion that Delenn would have an
Abyssinian cat. The breed is graceful, playful, beautiful, and these cats
are very self-possessed and strong-minded. I have a Somali, which is the
long- haired version of the Abyssinian, and have noticed that he is highly
attuned to what goes on in my head. He's extremely intuitive, to the point
of occasionally seeming downright psychic, which gives him a sort of
ethereal and spiritual quality. I don't know if this is a trait of the
breed as a whole, but it wouldn't surprise me. [11] ALI00MJM@unccvm.uncc.edu
(Meredith) wrote on Fri, 02 Jun 95 18:04:30 EST: I also approve
wholeheartedly of the suggestion that Ivanova would choose a puma.
Whenever I have seen them in zoos I've been impressed by their seriousness
and efficiency and athleticism, and their sleek muscular beauty. Once in
Dreher Park Zoo in West Palm Beach I saw their resident cougar practicing
her hunting skills, then, when her keeper arrived, drop from the tree and
basically flop at his feet with an adoring gaze. Then she stood up and
gently placed her paws on the glass where his shoulders were; it looked
like she was trying to hug him! I can well imagine Ivanova enjoying a pet
which would give HER unlimited and unconditional affection/loyalty, yet
which could turn on a dime and trash anybody who messed with her or was a
danger to the ship. Hm, black cat was a good suggestion too, sleek and
mysterious--what about one of the rare melanistic mountain lions? Yeah, a
black puma! Why not? [12] Louis Doench (weegee@iglou.iglou.com) wrote on
Thu, 8 Jun 1995 19:01:46 GMT: Since B5 puts together some of the best
tributes to GOOd sci-fi, I think it would be neat for one of the
characters, alien or human, to have an alien pet of some sort, perhaps an
intelligent one. I like the ferret idea. bbaxter@cais3.cais.com (Beth
Baxter) added on 12 Jun 1995 17:20:15 GMT: Oooh me too, me too. But I
gotta tell ya. They're only intelligent when it suits them, and that isn't
very often. Also, they're *extremely* cute, which jms would never
tolerate. [13] s9407307@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au wrote on Tue, 13 Jun 1995
11:21:03 +1000: How about Kosh - herring ???? After all, he does mention
them from time to time :) (see book 1: Voices) [14] straczynski@genie.geis.com
wrote on 13 Jun 1995 05:18:56 -0400: > If something happens to
me...nobody gets the notes. The whole POINT >is that this is a personal
story, told out of a personal vision. So if >you want to see this story
finished, it behooves y'all to keep my sorry >ass alive for the next 3
years. > > jms faa35@dial.pipex.com (Jeannette Simpson) wrote on
Tue, 13 Jun 1995 17:34:55 GMT: And just what does your ass feed on, pray,
that we may sustain it through the years? ;-) Back
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