Re: META: Tweak to the posting script (was: LNH/META: Martin Phipps has passed away)
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<Saxon steps onto stage.> Ladies and gentleman and others, hello. Despite scurrilous rumours by No!-It-Can't-Be-Saxon-Brenton!-He's-Dead! Lad, I am still here.
After Eagle's recent observations about bounced messages, I forwarded him details of the two recent examples I had experienced. Maybe they would help with the diagnostics.
His response can be summarised as: 'Hmm. Your work email has a *lot* of large tracing and security headers, which was tripping the Eyrie's software. Let me tweak things, and maybe you should try posting again.'
With that advice, and your collective indulgence, I'll repost the condolence for Martin's passing from Feb this year. Then, what would have been LNH Cover Story #75i, but I guess will now be #76i.
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Re: LNH/META: Martin Phipps has passed away
We grow old, Master Spitzer.
Eld dusts upon our shoulders
and the Reaper waits,
neither cruel nor cowardly.
Just sitting, patiently.
Condolences to Martin's family, of course.
Also, best wishes to Dvandom on his recovery.
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Now, and impertinent and obnoxious question which has kept me from replying until now
(because I am an old coward...)
Is Deja Dude (the character) still alive and active in the Looniverse?
I ask because Martin is Canadian, and his character would be keenly aware that both IRL and the Looniverse there is a regime - headed by a increasingly age-decayed felon with a perennial ego problem - which has been making threats against his native country.
Deja Dude has powers to cause patterns to repeat. The Usenetted States has invaded Ca.net.da once before, been repelled, and had the White House burned for its trouble. That is a very sharp and pointy precedent...
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After Eagle's recent observations about bounced messages, I forwarded him details of the two recent examples I had experienced. Maybe they would help with the diagnostics. </div>
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His response can be summarised as: 'Hmm. Your work email has a *lot* of large tracing and security headers, which was tripping the Eyrie's software. Let me tweak things, and maybe you should try posting again.'</div>
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With that advice, and your collective indulgence, I'll repost the condolence for Martin's passing from Feb this year. Then, what would have been LNH Cover Story #75i, but I guess will now be #76i.</div>
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Re: LNH/META: Martin Phipps has passed away</div>
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We grow old, Master Spitzer.</div>
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Eld dusts upon our shoulders</div>
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and the Reaper waits,</div>
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neither cruel nor cowardly.</div>
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Just sitting, patiently.</div>
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Condolences to Martin's family, of course.</div>
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Also, best wishes to Dvandom on his recovery.</div>
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Now, and impertinent and obnoxious question which has kept me from replying until now</div>
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(because I am an old coward...)</div>
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Is Deja Dude (the character) still alive and active in the Looniverse?</div> <div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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I ask because Martin is Canadian, and his character would be keenly aware that both IRL and the Looniverse there is a regime - headed by a increasingly age-decayed felon with a perennial ego problem - which has been making threats against his native country.
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Deja Dude has powers to cause patterns to repeat. The Usenetted States has invaded Ca.net.da once before, been repelled, and had the White House burned for its trouble. That is a very sharp and pointy precedent...</div>
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Drew Perron@pwerdna@gmail.com to
rec.arts.comics.creative on Tue May 19 15:12:55 2026
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On Mon, May 18, 2026, 9:26=E2=80=AFPM Saxon Brenton via racc <
racc@lists.ey= rie.org>
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<Saxon steps onto stage.> Ladies and gentleman and others, hello.
Despite scurrilous rumours by No!-It-Can't-Be-Saxon-Brenton!-He's-Dead!
Lad, I am still here.
Gasp! Shock! <3
We grow old, Master Spitzer.
Eld dusts upon our shoulders
and the Reaper waits,
neither cruel nor cowardly.
Just sitting, patiently.
Mmmmmm. Just so.
Now, and impertinent and obnoxious question which has kept me from replying
until now
(because I am an old coward...)
It's okay, I'm impertinent and obnoxious all the time! <3
Is Deja Dude (the character) still alive and active in the Looniverse?
The policy has generally been not to mess with Martin's characters, so presumably he's alive if not active? (Tho Deja Dude was always more of a
direct store avatar than most, so you could argue he should be dead?
Tricky.)
I ask because Martin is Canadian, and his character would be keenly aware
that both IRL and the Looniverse there is a regime - headed by a
increasingly age-decayed felon with a perennial ego problem - which has
been making threats against his native country.
Deja Dude has powers to cause patterns to repeat. The Usenetted States
has invaded Ca.net.da once before, been repelled, and had the White House burned for its trouble. That is a very sharp and pointy precedent...
Excellent point... I wonder if there's a way to work this into LCN25...
Drew "it'd be thematically consistent, that's for sure" Nilium
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<Saxon steps onto stage.> =C2=A0Ladies and gentleman and others, hell= o.=C2=A0 Despite scurrilous rumours by No!-It-Can't-Be-Saxon-Brenton!-H= e's-Dead! Lad, I am still here.</div></div></blockquote></div><div dir= =3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Gasp! Shock! <3</div><div dir=3D"a= uto"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding= -left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">
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We grow old, Master Spitzer.</div>
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Eld dusts upon our shoulders</div>
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and the Reaper waits,</div>
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neither cruel nor cowardly.</div>
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Just sitting, patiently.</div></div></blockquote></div><div dir=3D"auto"><b= r></div><div dir=3D"auto">Mmmmmm. Just so.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br= ></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q= uote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1e= x"><div dir=3D"ltr">
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(because I am an old coward...)</div></div></blockquote></div><div dir=3D"a= uto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">It's okay, I'm impertinent and obn= oxious all the time! <3</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div class=3D"g= mail_quote" dir=3D"auto"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
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Is Deja Dude (the character) still alive and active in the Looniverse?</div= ></div></blockquote></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">The=
policy has generally been not to mess with Martin's characters, so pre= sumably he's alive if not active? (Tho Deja Dude was always more of a d= irect store avatar than most, so you could argue he should be dead? Tricky.= )</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote" dir=3D"auto">= <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
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I ask because Martin is Canadian, and his character would be keenly aware t= hat both IRL and the Looniverse there is a regime - headed by a increasingl=
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Deja Dude has powers to cause patterns to repeat.=C2=A0 The Usenetted State=
s has invaded Ca.net.da once before, been repelled, and had the White House=
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