The problem of Cthulhu

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes · 21 Jun 2007, 03:18 · from 2007-June.txt.gz

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From: danldo at gmail.com (Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:18:26 -0700
Subject: (urth) The problem of Cthulhu
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On 6/20/07, Ranjit Bhatnagar <ranjit at moonmilk.com> wrote:
> I'm sorry, but every time I read the subject line "The problem of
> Cthulhu" I think of the famous song from that classic musical.
>
>     How do you solve a problem like Cthulhu?
>     How do you catch a shoggoth and pin it down?
>     How do you find a word that means Cthulhu?
>     A gibbering figment!  Ia ia fthagn!

Well, there is "A Shoggoth on the Roof..."

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