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amber14
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Brown Scum Mar 26, 2005 22:44:19 GMT

Post by amber14 on Mar 26, 2005 22:44:19 GMT

Anyone got any thoughts on the Brown Scum wells mentions twice in the novel?
I think it is some kind of effluent from the workings going on in the pit though if anyone has other theories I'd be interested in reading them.
surely it couldn't be Martian poo could it?
I know that the novel can be quite grisly in places but surely Wells wouldn't bother mentioning that and if he was that interested in that side of the Martian biology wouldn't he have told us when he was imprisoned in the house?
So tell me your thoughts on this I'm interested.

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Brown Scum Mar 26, 2005 22:58:36 GMT

Post by Stewymartian on Mar 26, 2005 22:58:36 GMT

Apparently the brown scum floating down the Thames was linked to the downing of the fighting machine at Weybridge. The FM did, of course, fall into the Thames after being shot down, spewing fluids and stuff as it 'whirled to destruction'. These alien fluids then travelled downstream, becoming the brown scum as it passed through central London.

Thunder Child Uber Member "What Nieeeeeews Today?" Posts: 1,437	Brown Scum Mar 26, 2005 23:20:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Thunder Child on Mar 26, 2005 23:20:06 GMT Yep, that's it.
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Gerkinman Uber Member little did the martians realise that the moon was blocking there path to england o.0 Posts: 302	Brown Scum Mar 27, 2005 10:00:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Gerkinman on Mar 27, 2005 10:00:43 GMT haha, the martian shat itself as the fm fell ;D
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krys666 Uber Member Krys666 aka Krys"50-posts-a-day"666 Posts: 3,134	Brown Scum Mar 27, 2005 19:39:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krys666 on Mar 27, 2005 19:39:48 GMT Either martian or human! The Victorians are known for not bothering about clearing out the Themes!
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Lensman Uber Member Official WotW Online Geek Posts: 1,650	Brown Scum Mar 29, 2005 9:20:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lensman on Mar 29, 2005 9:20:08 GMT Well, as the Martians didn't have a digestive system, they wouldn't have produced any poop. (How Victorian!) One presumes, however, that they had something equivalent to kidneys, and therefore did tinkle.
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Post by amber14 on Mar 26, 2005 22:44:19 GMT

Post by Stewymartian on Mar 26, 2005 22:58:36 GMT

Post by Thunder Child on Mar 26, 2005 23:20:06 GMT

Post by Gerkinman on Mar 27, 2005 10:00:43 GMT

Post by krys666 on Mar 27, 2005 19:39:48 GMT

Post by Lensman on Mar 29, 2005 9:20:08 GMT