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"Phyrric Colonial victory", what does that mean? According to [[m-w:|Merriam-Webster]] and [http://www.dictionary.com Dictionary.com], "phyrric" doesn't even exist. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:07, 4 November 2007 (CST) | "Phyrric Colonial victory", what does that mean? According to [[m-w:|Merriam-Webster]] and [http://www.dictionary.com Dictionary.com], "phyrric" doesn't even exist. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:07, 4 November 2007 (CST) | ||
: [[m-w:Pyrrhic| | : [[m-w:Pyrrhic|Pyrrhic]] is the word, actually. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 15:11, 4 November 2007 (CST) | ||
:Sorry for the typo :( I assume you found out the meaning by now, but it's a victory achieved at such great cost that you might as well have lost. Can you please refrain from editing the page for a while, as I'm just writing up a longer text? :) --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:16, 4 November 2007 (CST) | |||
::Sure. There's also {{tl|inuse}} for that purpose. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:25, 4 November 2007 (CST) | |||
== Fisk's rank == | |||
When I rewatch "Razor" tomorrow, I'll see if I can determine Fisk's rank at the moment Cain kills Belzen, as I don't believe Fisk was a Colonel prior to being promoted to XO. Cain's "Colonel Fisk!" line would then be an implicit promotion. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 15:48, 4 November 2007 (CST) | |||
:Either that, or he was a colonel before. It's not entirely impossible. Fisk's position is never stated though. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 15:57, 4 November 2007 (CST) | |||
::Not impossible, but uncommon to say the least. But we've seen weird things before, like a [[Anastasia Dualla|Lieutenant]] as XO, whose orders [[Louanne Katraine|Captains]] would have to obey. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 16:10, 4 November 2007 (CST) | |||
:ARG! Fisk wears some weird rank pin that's a silver hollow diamond inside the main diamond (see him launching the Vipers at 37:00, or talking to Laird around 55:30). For what it's worth, he's always wearing the red/white colonel's uniform though. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 16:45, 4 November 2007 (CST) | |||
== Timeline == | |||
Source for "Day 7"? I went through the ''Pegasus'' flashbacks in "Razor" and the only time statement I noticed was that it had been two days since the attack when the Raptors were sent back to the Colonies. -- [[User:Noneofyourbusiness|Noneofyourbusiness]] 02:01, 15 June 2010 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 02:01, 15 June 2010
"Phyrric"[edit]
"Phyrric Colonial victory", what does that mean? According to Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com, "phyrric" doesn't even exist. --Catrope(Talk to me or e-mail me) 15:07, 4 November 2007 (CST)
- Pyrrhic is the word, actually. -- Joe Beaudoin So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New 15:11, 4 November 2007 (CST)
- Sorry for the typo :( I assume you found out the meaning by now, but it's a victory achieved at such great cost that you might as well have lost. Can you please refrain from editing the page for a while, as I'm just writing up a longer text? :) --Serenity 15:16, 4 November 2007 (CST)
- Sure. There's also {{inuse}} for that purpose. --Catrope(Talk to me or e-mail me) 15:25, 4 November 2007 (CST)
Fisk's rank[edit]
When I rewatch "Razor" tomorrow, I'll see if I can determine Fisk's rank at the moment Cain kills Belzen, as I don't believe Fisk was a Colonel prior to being promoted to XO. Cain's "Colonel Fisk!" line would then be an implicit promotion. --Catrope(Talk to me or e-mail me) 15:48, 4 November 2007 (CST)
- Either that, or he was a colonel before. It's not entirely impossible. Fisk's position is never stated though. --Serenity 15:57, 4 November 2007 (CST)
- Not impossible, but uncommon to say the least. But we've seen weird things before, like a Lieutenant as XO, whose orders Captains would have to obey. --Catrope(Talk to me or e-mail me) 16:10, 4 November 2007 (CST)
- ARG! Fisk wears some weird rank pin that's a silver hollow diamond inside the main diamond (see him launching the Vipers at 37:00, or talking to Laird around 55:30). For what it's worth, he's always wearing the red/white colonel's uniform though. --Serenity 16:45, 4 November 2007 (CST)
Timeline[edit]
Source for "Day 7"? I went through the Pegasus flashbacks in "Razor" and the only time statement I noticed was that it had been two days since the attack when the Raptors were sent back to the Colonies. -- Noneofyourbusiness 02:01, 15 June 2010 (UTC)