"Sir before you do this we are both happy at our present rank do you have..." Rayburn started. "As I told Dempsy get used to it! I need the both you a...t a rank where the others will listen to the both of you. Now then step forward Sergeant Steven Rayburn, Corporal Jordan Kimison." A moment later two silver oak leaves appeared in each of the men's hands. "You are both hereby promoted to the rank of Commander head of all science divisions for the empire." Both men were about to protest when. Irrational numbers: What politicians use when they claim to balance the budget.Paradox: Two MDs.Venn Diagram: A pictorial description of walking holy men (Venn the saints come marching in... )Axes: Used to chop wood.Coefficient: Two things that work well together.Abscissa: A collection of pus in a woman’s skin.Bisect: A religious grouping which allows sexual intercourse with both men and women.Concave: Where escaped prisoners hide out in the mountains.Kite: Fraud involving checks.Torus: A lot. Although it was difficult to reach some of the Gatling lasers and laser cannons that were located in the underbelly of the Invictus, the beam lasers took by far the longest to upgrade.There were over twenty heatsinks to replace per beam laser, set up in rings around the barrel, and spaced at regular intervals along their length. That wasn’t the main problem however; the beam lasers were forward facing weapons, with the thirty metre long barrels set deep into the hull. The other weapons were all. . the plot thickens," said Mandy."Yeah," said Steve. "The lieutenant sent the fresh half of his little command to find the missing patrol, and when it was found every man in the patrol had been killed." By the Fuquari," finished Mandy."Of course the soldiers thought so. All the men had either had their necks broken, or their heads bashed in. But the odd thing was that there was no other sign of battle. No torn up ground, and none of the soldier's weapons were taken. It was like they never knew.