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Does Obama / McCain slash fiction exist?

abirae — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:31:04 -0800

Does Obama / McCain slash fiction exist? If so, where can I find it and what are the major themes in the genre? I know it must be out there - Obama McCain real person fiction. I imagine something like a rehash of the Kirk/Spock genre, where the maverick is tamed, or the soft spoken rational guy learns to cut loose. I know real people fiction is sometimes considered taboo in the slash fiction world, but surely I'm not the first person to wonder about this unlikely pairing.

(halloweenfilter) Help me look like Captain Kirk on a budget

stenseng — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:56:31 -0800

I'd like to be Captain Kirk for halloween. Anyone on MeFi have any ideas/experience as to how to find/fashion/fake a gold Star Trek TOS shirt/tunic thingy for a halloween costume? I've got black pants, leather boots, and good hair, but I'm fairly broke, and need to come up with a convincing Kirk costume top without breaking the $20 mark. Also, I don't really know how to sew. I'm about 6'3, 50" chest, 42" waist Thoughts?

Where are you Kirk?

Myeral — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:02:00 -0800

Please help me remember the name of a Kirk Douglas movie I watched it years ago on TV. It was a modern Western (of a sort) where KD played a cowboy guy who couldn't let go of the past. It had a terribly sad ending - but I don't want to write an advanced spoiler.

I've searched IMDB and the other usual suspects, but can't find it. I would love to see it again.

Kirk's John Hancock

lord_wolf — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:26:00 -0800

Star Trek TOS: what were those things the attractive ensigns would bring Captain Kirk to sign in some of the episodes? He never read them, he'd just sign them, smile at the eye candy, and go back to whatever he was doing. Was this just an excuse to get eye candy on the screen or is there a real world analogue?