Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for August 17, 2023

As far as I am concerned, head-punching and diplomacy are just different versions of the same thing.

But don’t grab the antennae. That’s unsportmanlike.

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Head-punching? Is that instead of or along with (speaking softly and) carrying a big stick?

As if that wouldn’t be Belle’s first choice anyway.

I get the feeling Pam and Brewster have had this conversation before.

Violence, after all, is the last refuge of the incompetent.

That conversation explains quite clearly why there are two sets of controls on that ship…

Sounds like 1/2 the episodes of the old Space 1999 series. I binged it a couple of years ago after not seeing it since I was in HS and I can’t believe how many times the Captain threw the first punch.

He means, “negotiating” — a la The Fifth Element.

I think a big can of bug spray should do the trick.

“Naked Force Has Resolved More Conflicts Throughout History Than Any Other Factor.” (Robert A. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers)

“We offer to not punch you in the head if you turn the magnifying glass away from our planet…”

Shake with one hand while holding a rock with the other

A punch in the nose usually gets their attention.

“Diplomacy is the art of saying ‘Nice doggie’ until you can find a rock.” —Will Rogers

Diplomacy is for losers with cardboard cut-out spaceships. :)

How could victory ever be in doubt?

Now you’re speaking Pam’s language.

Why are they both holding the flight controls.