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Ah, but I notice you fail to deny that you are David Stockhoff...…
04 Aug 2010, 16:03
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You have a positive gift for non-sequitur.…
04 Aug 2010, 15:47
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"A scientist at Royal Holloway, University of London believes dark matter is lurking at the centre of the sun and cooling down its core temperature." Cue Twilight Zone theme. htt…
04 Aug 2010, 15:38
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Maybe they're all Jehovah's Witnesses? (Badabing)…
04 Aug 2010, 15:34
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Actually I suspect that Severian is supposed to be an exception to the general principle you laid down (and I agree with). Through his Magic Resurrection Ability, Thecla at least l…
31 Jul 2010, 17:52
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I've always wondered how they pitched Bubba-Hotep. "Here we go: Undead Egyptian butt-sucker."…
30 Jul 2010, 18:34
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Cold? Probably. Seven miles long? A good estimate.…
29 Jul 2010, 20:13
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"Ride the snake, ride the snake To the lake, the ancient lake, baby The snake is long, seven miles Ride the snake...he's old, and his skin is cold"…
29 Jul 2010, 19:17
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That's Severian's interpretation of what he sees. He could, I suppose, be wrong...…
28 Jul 2010, 20:28
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That's probably true in Long/Short. However, I very much doubt that Typhon was accorded this much thought when planning and writing tBotNS. Long/Short are an afterthought (as is U…
27 Jul 2010, 20:32
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So it would seem. Yes. Again, yes, it is viable. I just don't see it. (I also don't see the immense Severian family-trees being built elsewhere around here.)…
27 Jul 2010, 17:48
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OK, Inere as Rudesind's master is clear. But: I see Inire as a dabbler in these mirrors, not their master.…
27 Jul 2010, 17:30
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I see two assertions here with no particular textual support for either. I'm just sayin'.…
27 Jul 2010, 17:04
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...or even Mormon.…
26 Jul 2010, 16:02
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Self-modification, just like his size and longevity...…
20 Jul 2010, 18:24
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That would be a rock Gyoll (Gjoll). The _river_ Gyoll was one of the rivers surrounding Hel, land of the dead (except for those who went to Valhalla). It is therefore significant t…
16 Jul 2010, 15:51
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...but only through L-Space. Oook.…
16 Jul 2010, 15:35
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No; what we know is that its _effects_ were first noticed during his reign. That it was created or arrived at that time is a (debatable) conclusion. It can reasonably be argued tha…
13 Jul 2010, 18:04
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Work in progress: http://www.doctorisland.com/…
13 Jul 2010, 17:31
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I think this deeply misunderstands Wolfe and Christianity. Christianity is pretty much a "dark and pessimistic" religion when it comes to the nature of this world. Christians belie…
13 Jul 2010, 17:19
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You forget the "control" "brothers."…
12 Jul 2010, 20:22
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Ummmmm..... the one that talks is Typhon. Piaton is unable to speak but mouths a message to Severian. There is enough information to determine the rest from that fact.…
12 Jul 2010, 20:14
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Some thoughts on Jerry's stuff. I have assumed from the beginning that it was a religious title. But then, I'm a mackerelsnapper. I repeat my citation of Alan Moore re: _Watchmen…
09 Jul 2010, 21:42
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If you're going to cite Koshisms ... "You have forgotten something."…
09 Jul 2010, 21:29
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09 Jul 2010, 21:16
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Yep. In fact, I didn't even realize it was considered a "puzzle."…
09 Jul 2010, 18:35
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Unless what was killing him was inherent to his genome. Then he'd need a close relative that didn't have that disease, whatever it was.…
07 Jul 2010, 20:57
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Indeed, given the degree of tissue matching that would be required for the operation in question to succeed, it would be surprising if Typhon and Piaton were _not_ close relatives.…
07 Jul 2010, 20:37
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Well, I'm pretty sure that one of the undines tells Sev that they are the "brides" of Abaia. This may not mean much in the framework that some people seem determined to build up, b…
07 Jul 2010, 20:31
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Textual evidence?…
07 Jul 2010, 20:14
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And if he is his own father, then he is his own father's father, QED. "Oh, I'm my own grampaaaaaaw..."…
07 Jul 2010, 20:00
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<facepalm>…
07 Jul 2010, 19:38
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I think it's time for someone to prove by algebra that Severian is his own father.…
07 Jul 2010, 19:13
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Of course, the fact that West mostly hangs out in Central City while Superman hangs out in Metropolis _might_ have something to do with this...…
07 Jul 2010, 18:35
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It was also Tolkien's, as expressed through many letters. I do not cringe in fear. I use the tools society provides. And I'm sorry to see you participating in such blatant homo-h…
07 Jul 2010, 18:25
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Almost. What it is is an attempt to create a mythology from scratch (albeit using patterns from other mythologies).…
07 Jul 2010, 18:05
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2010/7/7 Ant?nio Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com>: That's hard to answer since FI is (almost) entirely offstage and it isn't clear according to what processes he acts. I beli…
07 Jul 2010, 17:54
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2010/7/7 Ant?nio Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com>: It's a matter of not doing a good job of integrating one's infodumps.…
07 Jul 2010, 17:43
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Sorry for the blank message; I clicked when I should have clacked. Anyway. So if I were to speculate, say, that Dorcas was not human, would that be worth considering? Why or why …
07 Jul 2010, 17:35
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07 Jul 2010, 17:30
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2010/7/7 Ant?nio Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com>: Try reading "Of Beleriand and its Realms" without falling asleep.…
07 Jul 2010, 17:28
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2010/7/7 Ant?nio Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com>: It is indeed a book. What it is not is a novel.…
07 Jul 2010, 17:02
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2010/7/7 Ant?nio Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com>: I agree completely. And I need to reiterate: disappointment was my _initial_ reaction. My esteem for the book has grown over…
07 Jul 2010, 16:51
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Heavens, no. There were only slight hints of it in _LotR_. For me, any one of "The Ainulindale," "Of Turin Turambar," and "The Fall of Gondolin" entirely justifies the existence of…
07 Jul 2010, 16:49
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2010/7/7 Ant?nio Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com>: No; I meant that, having spent four days in Stamboul, a fifth day that takes me back to the things I've already seen seems p…
07 Jul 2010, 16:31
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I don't think I'd go so far as "every detail," but certainly the broad outlines, both of plot and of -- for lack of a better word -- cosmology can be. My first reaction when I read…
07 Jul 2010, 16:04
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...not to mention very prominently in _The Sorcerer's House_. Weapons as such are morally neutral objects. It is their use that is morally fraught. As the saying goes, "Gods don't…
02 Jul 2010, 19:02
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Has anyone given any serious consideration to the idea that they are "fallen" Yesodi? Hieresiarchs, as it were?…
02 Jul 2010, 18:58
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Good heavens, explaining the plot isn't _that_ difficult. "A young man is exiled from the Torturer's Guild for the crime of mercy. He meets many interesting people, has a variety …
01 Jul 2010, 18:11
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I'm taking them to heart. The question is, whether to take them to the Hayfork police. Making threats on the internet is illegal, you know.…
01 Jul 2010, 17:33
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