CMDR/CPT Beef reporting for Thunder Squadron on January 09, 2001.

Sorry about the lateness of this report. Not too many lashes, I hope.

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FLEET NEWS (for when you're too lazy to go to tiecorps.org)
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NEWSLETTER #70
Sector Admiral Compton released it. It's 5.93MB and can be downloaded at
"http://thunder.prohosting.com/~surefire/hammer70.zip"

FICTION COMPENDIUM
Just like the mission one only for fiction in case you couldn't tell. It's only sort of up now. Still under construction, but those of us beefy authors can submit stuff early.

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WING/SHIP NEWS
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Brandon gets promoted to MAJ, then steps down from his Cyclone CMDR spot and COL Mell takes his place.

Congrats to COL Manitsas for being awared Grand Order of the Emperor!

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SQUADRON NEWS
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THE WEEKLY COW QUOTE!
"Any of us would kill a cow, rather than not have beef."
Samuel Johnson (1709-84), English author, lexicographer. Quoted in: James Boswell, Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (1785), entry for 23 Sept. 1773.
Apparently, Mr. Johnson never met a vegetarian. Maybe they don't count?


Friendly reminder: Holidays are over. Time to get back to the fun of this club.

Arrivals - none
Departures - LCM Arkady has left us for the Reserves :( Like RL is more important! :P


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SQUADRON STATUS
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The "Kangaroo of the Week" competition is still waiting for someone to grab this ISM dangling in front of them. Challenge me to anything resonable and try to hold the title.

Our little intersquad comp finished yesterday. Here are the scores (minus myself):
Xanatos: 11750
Krax: 0 (damaged pilot file)
Everyone Else: N/A
So Xanatos wins by default. Only two participants? This is supposed to be fun, people.

Sword squadron has challenged us to a competition. They say they have a score to settle with Thunder. Are we going to let them with their corny name beat us and shame us into hiding? "No" had BETTER be the answer you were thinking of! Fly FREETIE #121 (attached) by Jan 19th. We have to be a TEAM to win.
(It doesn't have a battle.lfd file I'm told. Rename the mission "b1m1fm.tie" and use the "battle1.lfd" from the TIE CD. Feel free to ask questions with the Thunder egroups. We've all been too quiet lately. If your TIE isn't working, ask the squad. Someone'll know how to fix it.)

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ACTIVITY REPORTS
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CMDR/CPT Beef
-Wrote this report
-Submitted a mission for Battlecry competition
-Submitted fiction for Battlecry competition
-Completed Battlecry flying competition
-Submitted another mission for Battlecry

FM/LT Stuart
-NO CONTACT!

FM/LT Wysseri Arestar
-Reported in

FL/LCM Myn Nebers
-NO CONTACT!

FM/LT Xanatos Antares
-Completed FREETIE 100 for competition

FM/LCM Krax Tarnisar
-Completed TC-TIE 026

FL/LT Wray Muska
-On leave

FM/MAJ Indaro Gallia
-NO CONTACT!


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ROSTER
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Thunder Squadron
Mission: Escort
Nickname: The Eyes of the Storm
Motto: The Clash of Thunder is your Death Knell

FLIGHT I - TIE DEFENDER
1) CPT Beef (beefment@aol.com
2) LT Stuart ( sgeers@hotmail.com )
3) LT Wysseri Arestar ( wysseri@isdchallenge.org )
4) TBA


FLIGHT II - TIE DEFENDER
1) LCM Myn Nebers ( blue1@mobynet.com )
2) LT Xanatos Antares (cal_tess@hotmail.com)
3) TBA
4) LCM Krax Tarnisar ( miner49er@excite.com )


FLIGHT III - TIE DEFENDER
1) LT Wray Muska (wraymuska@jedi.nu)
2) MAJ Indaro Gallia (indaro@isdchallenge.org)
3) TBA
4) TBA



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Respectfully Submitted,

Captain Beef
CMDR/CPT Beef/Thunder/Wing X/ISD Challenge
BS/PCx6/ISMx7/MoT-ghx3/CoB/OV {IWATS-SM/2} [T/D Mad Cow] [PLDN]
}:(:) -moo

DOWN WITH McDONALD'S