So yeah. That's a thing. Thanks to a number of folks for helping me work my way through this idea, especially djkaktus.
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Did you show it somewhere? I remember seeing something like this.
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Yeah I was shopping around 19 for a few days. Also thanks.
It's, overall, a competently written article, and there are no issues with the writing itself.
My downvote comes as a result of the actual idea and article. I went through the whole thing expecting something different to happen, but in the end, it was just kind of a spooky ghost motorcade. The addendum made me expect something else to happen, but it really didn't add a whole lot to the story besides another slightly ominous appearance.
The idea is just played far too straight for me, without any big effect that really made me go "Wow, that was something wholly new or surprising."
This actually plays well into certain urban legends, such as the supposed train staffed by skeletons that ran the country with Lincoln's remains.
Either way, I agree that the article as-is is rather bland… that said, it's also competently written and as such I consider it a good addition to the list as a whole - I fully expect most of the anomalies the Foundation records are ultimately inconsequential odd events like this one.
Hence, I upvote.
So if I'm reading this right, it's a funerary procession of forgotten/abandoned warriors as they attend to one of their own.
Giving bearhugs to the unsuspecting since 1872.
(account deleted)Not enough meat here for my taste.
Yes, it's a culinary joke. Ha.
I like the idea of an anomalous motorcade tending to anonymous soldiers, giving them rest, but it doesn't really have anything to it. I'm not creeped out, or even interested, really. Going to no-vote, for now.
+1'd at "Bring out your dead" and was not disappointed having read further.
"have included all eras of service" this seems improbable. That's a lot of eras. 'multiple eras' would be more plausible.
That said, I like the concept. +1
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Wait.
Your one problem with this thing that reanimates the nameless fallen, and gives them a funeral is that it involves all eras of military development?
That's what's thrown you off?
Technically it only involves those eras during the time the US Government's had a military… and given that in my head there've been close to 100 observed events(and multiple -2 instance in even the smallest events), that wouldn't be too hard to achieve.
That said, I'm glad you like it.
How exactly have we been unable to identify the majority of these veterans? Their fingerprints/DNA/etc. should be on file for the express purpose of being able to identify their corpse should something bizarre happen to it, and you'd think someone would notice that something is specifically disappearing homeless vets in the DC area.
Needs more explanation.
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Sorry for necro-posting; The problem is that tracking the homeless is difficult. If a hobo up and dies, and all anyone knows him as is "Old Joe", then identifying him is difficult (which it mentions is possible, not just complete absence of identification).
Although I do have a problem with the DC area. Unless it's somehow drawing those qualified for the service to the area, there aren't THAT many DC vets unidentifiable. Or is it possible the fact point of origin is unknown, is because it can start anywhere, with D.C. being an endpoint? Lack of origin could be the old "does nothing until un-observed" trick.
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