Does anyone remember Ax's joke?

[Chad32]

It was during the David trilogy. I don't really want to read it just to find Ax's attempt at a joke, but I remember he said something.

The Yeerks had destroyed a column at the building where the world leaders were meeting, and the blade ship was projecting a hologram of it. Ax says something, then Marco says "Did Ax just try to make a joke?". I think that's what happened.

I'm curious about what he said, since Ax trying out humor should be a memorable thing.

[jtuttle]

There's this:

<l will go first,> Ax said. <lf I appear to run into an invisible wall and am knocked unconscious and fall toward the ground, you'll know the force field is still too strong at this height.> (book 21)

As well as this:

<Are you telling me he can shoot whatever he's looking at?> I said.
<Yes. It will cause intense pain. As you may have noticed.>
That was as close as Ax ever got to making a joke. And having been on the receiving end of the bald guy's "look," I really didn't find it all that humorous.
(also book 21)

-- J.P.

[Chad32]

Thanks. The first one gave me a chuckle.

[jtuttle]

The ebooks are awesome.  Not to mention quite searchable :-)

-- J.P.

[zaprowsdower]

I always imagined Ax with a fay, British accent, so of course it's extra funny when he attempts dry irony.
Also, after reading AC and other books with Andalites; I've come to the conclusion that Andalites do have a sense of humour, just not Ax !

[Chad32]

The ebooks are awesome.  Not to mention quite searchable :-)

-- J.P.

I know, but I'm lazy that way.

[jtuttle]

I always imagined Ax with a fay, British accent, so of course it's extra funny when he attempts dry irony.
Also, after reading AC and other books with Andalites; I've come to the conclusion that Andalites do have a sense of humour, just not Ax !

Have you listened to the radio show?  They give the Andalites British accents.  Because of this, the Andalite Chronicles is quite awesome.

-- J.P.

[zaprowsdower]

Yeah, but he didn't have(in my head)a 'regular' British accent. It was 'fay'.
How do you define fay? I'ts sorta hipster/fopish, laidback.

[jtuttle]

So... about this hypothetical British accent for Ax...

Is it going to exist in the audiobooks? :-)

-- J.P.

[zaprowsdower]

I don't know, ask mrlarry...
And I have a question-are there any actual COMPLETED Audiobooks?

[jtuttle]

I don't know, ask mrlarry...
And I have a question-are there any actual COMPLETED Audiobooks?

Not that I know about.  There are a few chapters up, but no complete books.

Personally, I think the audiobooks would work a lot better (and possibly faster) if they could get all the voice actors in one room, but that's probably impossible considering how many people would be involved and that they're probably scattered around the world.

-- J.P.

[zaprowsdower]

They should do what they did for RAFcast-and is there ever gonna be another one of THOSE??

[jtuttle]

They should do what they did for RAFcast-and is there ever gonna be another one of THOSE??

What exactly did they do for the RAFcast?  And I have no clue if there's going to be another one.

-- J.P.

[morfowt]

Personally, I think the audiobooks would work a lot better (and possibly faster) if they could get all the voice actors in one room, but that's probably impossible considering how many people would be involved and that they're probably scattered around the world.

-- J.P.

we (or rather they before I joined) already tried that with teamspeak. apparently, it didn't work so well.

[jtuttle]

How about Skype?

-- J.P.