Mike's Delayed Reaction Review-#310 (3-36), " Speedtrapped"

Mike's Delayed Reaction Review-#310 (3-36), " Speedtrapped"

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Mike's Delayed Reaction Review-"Speedtrapped"

MDRR #310 (3-36) - Hey, I'm not bald!

Driving's not that Hard - Daria finally has gotten her drivers' license after what seemed like many attempts (the real trick is to find places to park so you never need to parallel park). It is interesting to see how rattled Daria got by highway driving. Most people get nervous the first couple of times they're on the highway, anyway, but being nervous about something like this is relatively new territory for her (with the notable exception of the 'crush').

Your Mission, If You Choose to Accept It. - I liked the way Jane gave Daria directions on getting the bail money. It shows real trust. Jane trusts Daria to get the dough and Trent's songbook and Daria trusts Jane enough to drive a hundred miles to get her out of the slammer.

Responsible Move of the Week - Not to say that Trent is always irresponsible (just most of the time), but I would think that he would at least remember to check if he had his songbook before leaving for a gig such a long distance away? I'm not that surprised that Daria didn't read more of it, considering the part that she did read.

Uh Oh #1 - Daria's first major obstacle to "completing her mission" was Quinn's tag-along. The last thing that Daria needs is for her sister to be around when she takes the car (and thus, making herself an accessory). Quinn got in the way from the beginning by commandeering the car's radio.

Driving Dates - How many of Quinn's dates have let her drive their cars around? It seems that she's driven enough to be comfortable with driving -- or at least enough to feign being comfortable. Daria doesn't have too much room (but enough) to call her reckless, when she took the car and then let Quinn drive it.

Uh Oh #2 - Never pick up hitchhikers, under any circumstances! If you do, you run the risk of having something unexpected happening. This is exactly why Daria didn't want Quinn along on the trip; she is prone to doing stupid things for charming guys. I liked the fake commercial bumper (I came this close to stopping my VCR early). It caught me by surprise and allowed for a better explanation of how the money was lost than just "the nice hitchhiker took it" (that would have been too easy). Quinn's "that's not exactly true" had me laughing out loud.

Jailbait - The Freemont police station had its share of odd detainees. There was the judge's wife with the tattoos and the guy who had a hand in the careers of many of the most influential people in music history. They were both useful to our heroes for a get out of jail (almost) free card. Good thing the sheriff needed entertainment for his daughter's birthday party.

Weenie of the Week - That would be Max of Mystik Spiral. He wasn't much of the tough "criminale" that he said he was. The rest of them weren't too bad; Trent was his usual cool, Jesse added a word or two to his already overflowing vocabulary (it was "cake," I think) and the other guy wasn't too annoying.

Teamwork - Daria and Quinn compliment each other more than they probably realize. It's almost as if you could get a nearly perfect person if you incorporated all of their traits. Quinn's plan to get the money back was a good idea but it ended up requiring Daria to make it work. Quinn charmed the cowboys and Daria made them realize that they were legit (or at least smart enough to remember the lyrics to a Twitty song that they just heard).

There's not much more to add except that if I were to pick one episode to show the uninitiated to try to sell them on Daria, it would be this one. I think that is the highest compliment I can pay.

The Bottom Line - Speedtrapped trapped me. Almost utterly flawless.

Grade: A

Next Week - Uh Oh #3.

Copyright � 1999 Mike Quinn [All Rights Reserved]. "Daria" and all related characters are � 1999 MTV Networks, Inc.

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In article ,

Anyone notice that while questioning the barkeeper, Daria sounded like her old nemeses Beavis and Butt-head:

Daria:He was uh, rugged looking.... He sings country music

Looks like she was a little unnerved here, with the "uh" and stating the obvious, she sounded like the Highland duo. Must have been having a flashback with all the countryness (?) around her.

I agree, the only thing and this is very minor, is the voice of Stan, the band's cellmate, I wanted to hit the mute button every time he spoke, anyone else feel lie this? Otherwise, as stated above, a flawless episode.

                         A.J.

anyone

I dont know what you're talking about. I thought Stan was very funny especially during his duet with Trent. His voice reminded me of an older Butthead and I thought that it was good. It wasn't annoying or anything. Maybe its just me but thats what I think. Anyone else out there like Stan's part/voice in Speedtrapped?

I thought that the dude in the jail cell looked like that one guy that Beavis and Butt-Head were put in jail with when they took that field trip to the State Penitentiary in "Scared Straight". Of course, it could just be me and my warped mind and love of Beavis and Butt-Head. Anyone else think so?

Jess "Morgendorfer" [email]

Daria: With a hey nonny nonny, tra la, tra la.

Daria code thingy A D+ T0 W1 Q+ FN^FR O+ Ow+OH+Os M+ C++ MV-- C5X F:308, 105, 210 BB+++ FCD -DT+ q+ fT

(Snip)

Trent is also fairly trusting, it seems. Too bad it's misplaced.:)

Quinn did two things in this episode that could have got her - and her sister - killed. Both involving guys. It made me wonder how she could survive in Real Life (TM) if she hasn't lost some innocence/gained some paranoia by that time.

Last week I decided just to leave my VCR run during commercials because my reaction time on the "pause" button was dreadful when the show came back on. I'm glad I did.:)

She can think on her feet, but she can't improvise under the pressure of a bunch of watchful eyes.

Len

Len Pitre said:

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Daria doesn't betray Trent. Daria makes the mistake of letting Quinn come along, and Quinn steals the money to buy herself an outfit.

Quinn is both naive and overconfident. She usually avoids trouble by manipulating guys into doing what she wants. Her "cuteness" works even on fairly rough guys. What Quinn doesn't realize is that it wouldn't work on somone truly evil.

Sincerely Yours, Jordan

"Man is a god in ruins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Yes, but there's still that part with the songbook. I was sort of hoping she'd come up with a more creative lie or half-truth rather than just a flat out no when Trent asked if she read his book. :)

Good thing such people are few and far between on this show....

Len

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Hey, what could she say?

Well, in real life too. Most people aren't truly evil. Lucky for Quinn that she hasn't run into any of those who truly are.

Something inventive like "not a word" - after all, she read several words.:) Not really Daria's style, but it comes in handy if you're a lousy liar.

Yeah, though walking into a bar and asking for money with that "dating guys like them" comment is a really good way to find them.:\

Len

Len Pitre said:

Well, Daria is a lousy liar, when it comes to lying to smart people whom she cares for. She's essentially an honest person.

Daria's problem was that she thought Trent's lyrics really sucked and she knew that if she admitted to reading them he'd ask her opinion. What was worse was that he'd told her not to read them, but obviously hoped that she had read them anyway.

Part of the reason Quinn skims through life so easily without really trying is that the guys her age are inexperienced, and older guys find her "cute". Only truly evil adults will hurt a child, even a precocious child like Quinn.

Sincerely Yours, Jordan

"Man is a god in ruins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

In article , Jordan S. Bassior wrote:

With Daria's luck, the next page contained a love song about her :)

Invid Fan said:

I wouldn't at all be surprised ...

Sincerely Yours, Jordan

"Man is a god in ruins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On Wed, 04 Aug 1999 12:55:02 -0700, Invid Fan wrote:

If all of his songs are the same quality, then she was indeed lucky she didn't read it. MSB

p.s.: Sorry Trent, I know I shouldn't make fun of you. If you ever get out of toon world, I'll show you some of my songs and you can make fun of me, OK :-)

Jordan S. Bassior wrote:

Wasn't obvious to me. Are you viewing this through a 'shipper's eyes?

What the fuck is a shipper anyway?

Quark

Quark wrote >:

What the fuck is a shipper anyway?

The fuck you say? Well im not exactly sure why they're called shippers but its what they(im not sure who they are) call people who like the Daria/Trent thing and want to see them get together.

On Thu, 05 Aug 1999 08:47:22 GMT, "Ben Guevara" wrote:

Dammit you two! No damn swearing! I'm underage, fuck it all!

Kyle He complained when I hit him. All my friends do. Wusses.

In article ,

shippers but

Daria/Trent

Ahem, they're called shippers because they want a Daria/Trent relation*ship* to happen. See ship, shippers?

wrote :

Ohhhhhhhh. Now I see. Thank you for pointing that out Ms. Chick, and you to Mr. Pollard. Now I know. And knowing is half the battle. (GI JOE reference for those of you to young to know)

Ben Guevara said:

Heh ... I always wondered why members of an elite commando unit were wandering the streets aimlessly dispensing advice, though. Is there some stage of martial law I'm not aware of called "martial advice", where the troops don't so much impose order as make suggestions?

Sincerely Yours, Jordan

"Man is a god in ruins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 06 Aug 1999 02:04:21 GMT, [email] (Jordan S. Bassior) wrote:

All I know is every time I finished that quote when someone says "And now you know.", I get funny looks. I was beginning to think I had dreamt the whole show.

Kyle He complained when I hit him. All my friends do. Wusses.

And annoying is half the battle...

Jess "Morgendorfer" [email]

Daria: With a hey nonny nonny, tra la, tra la.

Daria code thingy A D+ T0 W1 Q+ FN^FR O+ Ow+OH+Os M+ C++ MV-- C5X F:308, 105, 210 BB+++ FCD -DT+ q+ fT

The rest of the story. Paul Harvey....Good Day!

wandering

martial

much

-I never use this but in this case, you got me-LOL!

On Thu, 05 Aug 1999 22:40:03 GMT, some letters randomly coalesced from individual pixels, claiming to be from "Ben Guevara" , and it said:

Actually, I think we're almost to the point where we'll be able to say "for those of you _old_ enough to know." But there aren't that many kids here.

but

Daria/Trent

Forgive me most noble and virtuous sir. I only meant to answer his question and ask why he said f*@k in his question. Ahh, hell! Enough with this charade. You'll read whatever the f*@k I post.

On Thu, 05 Aug 1999 08:47:22 GMT, "Ben Guevara" wrote:

"Shipper" is shorthand for "relationshipper," and is exactly what you described: people who like the Daria/Trent thing and believe that they were Meant To Be.

"Lane Miserables" should've taken some of the wind out of their sails, but I doubt that'll happen. Heck, if "That Was Then, This is Dumb" didn't deter them from insisting on the mostly improbably and highly illogical Jane/Jesse relationship, then Trent admitting that he's too old for Daria sure isn't gonna stop 'em. :-)

Martin
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Martin J. Pollard wrote:

<'shipper mode = on>

You think "Lane Miserables" could deter my 'shipper-ness? Heck, it made it *stronger*. Especially towards the end. When Trent did what he did and said what he said at the end there, right before the second Daria/Trent fantasy happened...plus it seemed that Jane had some sort of clairvoyancy about the whole situation...*and* Quinn too, Quinn had that clairvoyant bit to her..."Lane Miserables", deterring my 'shipper nature? Hah!

<'shipper mode = on...I'm not turning it off dammit!>

Diane

Diane Aguilar wrote:

See, Martin? I told you so. ;-) Too bad I didn't make a bet about this after the details of LM leaked over here...

going back to my psychic hotline, rich.

Jane: You know, I don't know why people say we have a bad attitude.

Daria: Screw 'em.

In article , [email] wrote:

"It's over, man. And we lost." "Over? Nothing's over till we say it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"

"Germans?" "Forget it.She's on a roll."

"It wasn't over then, and it ain't over now! Who's with me?"

Diane jumps up and leads a crowd of 'shippers (me included) with pitchforks and torches out into the night to storm Lawndale High shouting "Daria and Trent forever!" and....I don't know where the hell i'm going with this. Maybe this is why I can't finish any stories I start writing..

Will somebody ask me why I call myself echopapa?

[email] asks:

[attack of the shippers, head for the hills]

Can we guess first? Is it because you're turning into your father?

In article , [email] wrote:

Good one. Especially whin I look in the mirror some mornings, and find my father staring back at me. He would never watch cartoons, though. Didn't have time for such foolishness.

No, actually it's from a ST-TNG episode, "The Arsenal Of Freedom". Echopapa was an automated weapons system that destroyed its civilization and nearly destroyed the Enterprise until Picard agreed to buy it-which stopped its automated attack. When I first started logging onto BBS's and the internet, I was looking for a cool handle, and there were already too many Kirks and Spocks and Worfs around. So I named myself after a soulless killing machine. Great decision, huh?

Stanley Hollinshead

wrote in message news:7oo9rf$kab$[email]...

Interesting response. I was just noticing that "echopapa" includes the ICAO phonetic alphabet words "echo" and "papa" representing the letters "E" and "P". Was just wondering what significance that could have. Now I'm wondering what significance that could have on the Star Trek ep.

I've never bothered with "handles" I just go by my name. Yes, it's me, Bob, as in Bob.

It's one of the underlying principles of "bobness."

I HAVE gone by other handles now, but you've convinsed me to accept my "bobness" now I will go join the 'church of bob'.

In article , "Bob Ohler" wrote:

Ah! *whining* That's not fair! You Bob's get all the "bobness". Hey can girls named Bobbi join? Or is that "bobbiness", and they have to go to another church?

wicka_chick

"Remind me to run screaming into the night"- D

wrote in message news:7opsu7$pa0$[email]...

Hey! You're a "Bobbi"? Cool. I've always had a soft spot for Bobbi's--as long as they're female.

I suppose I should mention where I got the term "bobness." It comes from "The Bob Book (A Celebration of the Ultimate Okay Guy)" by David Rensin and Bill Zehme. It's a humorous look at guys named "Bob". According to Amazon it seems to be out of print now.

Essentially, "bobness" is that essence that make Bobs the pragmatic, dependable, unpretentious guy that we, of course, all are. <G>

There doesn't seem to be anything about bobness that precludes females. The authors mention such famous females as Jane Pauley, Barbara Bush, and Marge Simpson as closet Bobs. In fact, re-reading the book, I notice that Daria seems to possess a certain measure of "bobness." Unpretentious, trustworthy, intolerant of dishonesty, that's Bob. Yep, Daria's a Bob.

If you'd like to be an honorary female "Bob," then I'll make the motion and with the concurrence of a majority of "Bobs" present, you can be an honorary Bob. Of course just remember that being Bob is not a look, it's not an attitude, it's a way of being.

<snip>

Does this way of being include doing tech support? An inside joke on one of the other groups I sometimes read is that tech support types all go under the psuedonym 'Bob' because of a not-so-urban myth that any time people call tech support (Doesn't matter which company) and ask for Bob a human named Bob will answer the phone. Bob is used in conjunction with all kinds of prefixes and suffix's. For example, a Bob in training is a protobob. A female bob is a bobbette (Although bob is also acceptable) and it goes on to superbob, luserbob, etc. Speaking as someone who formerly had many Bob-like responsibilities, am I, and tech-support bobs everywhere also posessing some of the magic bobness? <grin>

Larry

And there really is a church of Bob. I forget the real name (and I'm too lazy to research it) but the Supreame being in the last Hitchhiker's Guide book was also Bob.

Bob Ohler wrote in message news:7oqo55$k6t$[email]...

You're probably thinking of the Church of the Subgenius, which has as their unlikely deity J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, a smiling character with a pipe.

Bob Ohler wrote:

Dammit. It appears my news server ate my post, so I'm retyping it just to be sure... I apologize if this shows up twice.

I demand to know where, in any HHG book, a Supreme Being makes an appearance. Excepting, of course, the (belated) Second Coming of the Great Prophet Zarquon into Milliways during "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe." Speaking as someone who can recite most of the books verbatim I want to know if I missed something important. But I do admit that I don't know "Mostly Harmless" as well as the rest of the series...

Anyway, just wondering.

Oh yes, and I'll take this opportunity to say that the SubGenii are possibly *the* strangest people on the face of this earth. Needless to say, I get along great with 'em. :-)

--J.

"Jessica L." wrote:

Well, I must say that it was disconcerting to know that X-Day was the same as my 29th birthday. I'm very glad that the X-ists decided to bag the whole thing until 8661.

rich.

"The robot took my sandwich!" --Chester

appearance.

Zarquon

Speaking

quotes from "Mostly Harmless"

"The sandwich Maker had been sent to them by Almighty Bob..." so Bob was the supreeme being on the planet where Arthur crashed. I can't believe I looked this up.

Arthur- Look I've been making sandwiches, for Bob's sake! Ford- Who's Bob?

Bob Ohler wrote:

*smacking head*

D'OH! How utterly SILLY of me to forget that! Old Thrashbarg is only one of the most memorable minor characters in the series, one would think his preaching would stick with me for a little bit longer. Heh.

Well, it could have been worse. I'm thinking of jumping back into the alt.fan.douglas-adams fray... perhaps I should reread the series for the umpteenth time before I do so, eh? :-)

--J.

On the mountaintop, "Jessica L." spake thusly: <clip>

Read it for the hell of it! It's a totally tubular series, dude, and it would be bodacious to go over its edifying material, man.

-Mindy Who now *knows* she doesn't handle Uberdew well

"Would you mind pointing those things in another direction?" -Daria Morgendorffer, "Daria"

Dcode: Ap D+ T7 Wl Q++ Fn^Fr O- Or+Os+Od m-- c MV-- C5X F:101,308 BBd FCJ -DT-- q fJ^fM^fO(Artie :-P)

You shouldn't have but the recipe for Uberdew on this ng. There are impressionable young people who might imitate your foolharty experiment.

Now where's those pixie stixs?

On the mountaintop, "Bob Ohler" spake thusly:

And they'll learn from experience just like I did last night :-)

-Mindy Who is excited about the party she's going to this weekend, where much AD&D will be played and much Uberdew consumed

"Help! I'm being corrupted! POLICE!!"

Dcode: Ap D+ T7 Wl Q++ Fn^Fr O- Or+Os+Od m-- c MV-- C5X F:101,308 BBd FCJ -DT-- q fJ^fM^fO(Artie :-P)

Mindy wrote:

Gawd... I wish they had parties like that where I went to high school...

Hell, I wish they had parties like that where I go to college NOW. :-)

--J.

On the mountaintop, "Jessica L." spake thusly:

They don't. It's four hours away from me, making my dad a *really* nice guy to not only let me go but drive me and two itinerant partygoers to it. :-)

Hmmm... maybe it's best for all involved that they don't - at least, during the school term... *shudders at the thought of what would happen to a poor innocent college if friends like hers were all in it at once for more than three weeks* But you can simulate the experience by hanigng around someone's house with a bunch of brainy nerds, discussing the problems of life and/or mechanics of acts unspeakable around parental figures, drinking Uberdew, playing AD&D, and watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show at least a few times.

And did I mention that you all have to be naked dancing on the Interstate at one point or another? =P

-Mindy Who's very into this whole party idea

"I think I'm a mushroom... I must be a mushroom! Everyone keeps me in the dark and feeds me bulls***!" -Ward Rubrecht

Dcode: Ap D+ T7 Wl Q++ Fn^Fr O- Or+Os+Od m-- c MV-- C5X F:101,308 BBd FCJ -DT-- q fJ^fM^fO(Artie :-P)

Mindy said:

That's going to be some INTERESTING dungeon-crawling ;-)

Sincerely Yours, Jordan

"Man is a god in ruins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On the mountaintop, [email] (Jordan S. Bassior) spake thusly:

Someone: "I poke the rock! HARRRRRRRRRRDDD!!!" DM: "It pokes you back!" Everyone: (Insane laughter)

Someone: "I lower my horse down the 40 foot drop." DM: "Do not!" Someone: "DO SO!!!" (This goes on for about three minutes, provoking mad laughter from everybody)

DM: "You chop the eel in two pieces. The water you are standing in is now murky and you can't see the floor." Me: "I reach down and take the eel pieces and stuff them in my belt pouch!" DM (or someone, I forgot): "Why?!" Someone Else: "Eat them!" Others: "YEAH! Eat them!"

And this is without getting into the whole Save Vs. Oak thing...

-Mindy Who has seen much in her week's experience of gaming with people who've just had seven hours of class and need to unwind.

"Would you mind pointing those things in another direction?" -Daria Morgendorffer, "Daria"

Dcode: Ap D+ T7 Wl Q++ Fn^Fr O- Or+Os+Od m-- c MV-- C5X F:101,308 BBd FCJ -DT-- q fJ^fM^fO(Artie :-P)

In article , "Bob Ohler" wrote:

http://www.subgenius.org/ (I think)

--.\\<-H--

Larry Klein wrote in message news:[email]... <snip>

I think the theory is that someone named "Bob" is friendlier and more approachable, just the sort of person well-suited for tech support. Is it true? Who knows? A stage performer named Leslie once found that his act went over better when he changed his name to Bob and from then on went by the name "Bob Hope." OTOH, Microsoft a few years ago tried marketing a particularly uninspiring software product with the very friendly name of "Bob." Unfortunately "Bob," despite its name, lacked bobness and didn't do well in the marketplace. Which goes to show that if you're hoping to market software make sure the bobness is built in first. <G> Someone probably needs to market a software tool called the "Bobness Development Kit." Of course right now everyone seems to be working on an "Edgy Development Kit."

Larry Klein of Road Runner writes:

I just looked "bob" up in the Jargon File and there's actually an entry for it. Apparently it originated with my present ISP, Demon. <URL: http://www.xerez.demon.co.uk/lexicon.html>

-Shez.

Shez wrote:

So the first Bobs were demons, huh? That explains quite a bit. ;-)

rich

"This is Precious Roy, and I just ate a handful of honeybees!" -- Precious Roy.

In article , "R. K. Henry" wrote:

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Umm, that's great and all but I'm not a "Bobbi". Guess I'll have to take a hard spot. Whoa, that did not sound right at all. Disregard that please. I would put my real name but then I think I'd have to sign with it, getting rid of the mystery and touch of exotica that many young women crave...

females. The

Marge

Daria

trustworthy,

'Daria; A bob of all Bobs.'

motion and

honorary

Really? It would make my day. Do I get a badge?

Yes mentor Bob. Let us continue in the ways of the Bob...

It's also the name of a man with no arms and no legs floating in the pool.

Bob Ohler wrote:

And it's the name of a very "in" haircut from the '60s. Have several pics of my mom with a bob (haircut).

Just had to pitch in,

Diane (just a Diane, unless I'm not too neurotic to become a Bob)

[email] wrote:

If I woke up and saw my father staring back at me from the mirror I would probably end up with 7 years of bad luck. He did turn me on to watching toons tho, he had a thing for Betty Boop.

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That's just what we need around here, more soulless killing machines. Black trenchcoats and boots only go so far. Good name.

I'm going to be a very good boy and not even touch this. Not giving in to temptation, how many points is that worth?

On Fri, 06 Aug 1999 10:41:25 GMT, [email] wrote:

Pitchforks, huh? As a fencesitter in this little war, remind me not to become a full-fledged shipper unless you guys get like Uzi's or trout guns or something.

Why do you call yourself echopapa?

Kyle He complained when I hit him. All my friends do. Wusses.

On Fri, 06 Aug 1999 10:41:25 GMT, some letters randomly coalesced from individual pixels, claiming to be from [email], and it said:

LMAO! ROTFLMAO! ROTFLAGDFAO! I can't stop... I can't stop laughing!

Kind of like Daria's stories in WWIH. They'd do some cool dialogue, but end up inanely.

Umm... why do you call yousrelf echopapa?

I'm still laughing... :-D

Because echomama was taken?

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Of course you know, I stole most of this scene from "Animal House". Love that movie.

Thanks.

Jeg7777 said:

Why else would Trent have asked if she read them?

Sincerely Yours, Jordan

"Man is a god in ruins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 05 Aug 1999 01:13:06 GMT, [email] (Jordan S. Bassior) wrote:

Cause he takes his work seriously. He considers himself an artist, and I'm sure he considers partial works very, very personal.

Kyle He complained when I hit him. All my friends do. Wusses.