Thanks to Troisabeille for selecting today's ILL of the day: An Introduction to Planetary Defense: A Study of Modern Warfare Applied to Extra-Terrestrial Invasion addresses an issue very important to Captain ILL. Everyone knows that there are aliens out there that occasionally pick up people and give them superhuman powers. This sort of thing is acceptable, though Captain ILL suspects that they do a bit more poking and prodding than is strictly necessary. However, there are also aliens out there of the Bug-eyed Monster variety whose only desires include ringing our doorbells and running away, stealing our cookies, and laying waste to our cities. We can't rely on our superheroes to defend us either, since many of them are aliens themselves, and most of the rest spend too much time striking heroic poses for the television cameras. That's where this book comes in handy since it "offers a serious look at defending the planet in the event of an extra-terrestrial invasion". Everyone should read this book, if only so they can summarize it for Captain ILL who is much too busy to read it himself.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Interlibrary Loan of the day
Thanks to Troisabeille for selecting today's ILL of the day: An Introduction to Planetary Defense: A Study of Modern Warfare Applied to Extra-Terrestrial Invasion addresses an issue very important to Captain ILL. Everyone knows that there are aliens out there that occasionally pick up people and give them superhuman powers. This sort of thing is acceptable, though Captain ILL suspects that they do a bit more poking and prodding than is strictly necessary. However, there are also aliens out there of the Bug-eyed Monster variety whose only desires include ringing our doorbells and running away, stealing our cookies, and laying waste to our cities. We can't rely on our superheroes to defend us either, since many of them are aliens themselves, and most of the rest spend too much time striking heroic poses for the television cameras. That's where this book comes in handy since it "offers a serious look at defending the planet in the event of an extra-terrestrial invasion". Everyone should read this book, if only so they can summarize it for Captain ILL who is much too busy to read it himself.
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Captain ILL would be wise to not allow this book to fall into the hands of anyone in the Bush administration. It would be a real shame if this year's October Surprise turns out to be martial law.
Speaking of that, is Captain ILL (not to be confused with Joe) allowed to vote in this or any other country? And is he associated with any particular party?
Rest assured that Captain ILL is an American citizen in good standing and is allowed to vote in his secret identity. Captain ILL is associated with courage, justice, and goodness, so no, he is not associated with any political party.
I would strongly urge Captain ILL to find time to page through this book, at least to verify that it is not, in fact, written by the very aliens we are trying to defeat. If the book is full of suggestions like "Leave screen doors unlocked" and "Take all your money out of the bank and leave it in the top dresser drawer", I fear the worst.
Unfortunately, the book has already left Captain ILL's hands, so he won't be able to take David's suggestion. Everybody keep your fingers crossed.
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