Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2066-2070; Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2011
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Akima on 28 Nov 2011, 14:43 ---I always read it as Benn-eh Gezzerit (with a hard G as in golf or gun
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A soft G makes the link with "Jesuit" more obvious (if you believe in it, and it's quite convincing once raised). But I always imagined a hard G until that was pointed out to me...
Is it cold in here?:
Are Faye's glasses an emotional deflector shield?
Yarin:
--- Quote --- It's an interesting thought, really. Jeph is the one who made the QC world, determines the fate of his characters and the world, really. He wields a graphics tablet of infinite power, yet when we see him, he is a tired, slightly sad man with no idea of the kind of destructive power he holds.
Our own world could very well be a mere sketch on some internet comic, and the guy we walk by when we step outside may unknowingly be the penmaster...
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Read the amory wars it's like that but awesomer
Akima:
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 28 Nov 2011, 16:01 ---I'm always very careful about quoting someone who called for the death of everyone who venerated a (certain) philosopher without fully understanding his doctrine.
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How very elliptical! I was quoting Zhuangzi, or rather the book of the same name attributed to him. To which passage are you referring?
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 28 Nov 2011, 16:02 ---A soft G makes the link with "Jesuit" more obvious (if you believe in it, and it's quite convincing once raised).
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I was not aware of the Jesuit thing until I read the Wikipedia article this morning: "In Dreamer of Dune, Brian Herbert's 2003 biography of his father, the younger Herbert speculates that the name "Gesserit" is supposed to suggest to the reader the word "Jesuit" and thus evoke undertones of a religious order." I wonder what kind of dunce would feel that any notional connection to the Jesuits was necessary to "evoke undertones of a religious order" in an organization that grants the title Reverend Mother to its senior members!
Edit: I suppose Frank Herbert's notes should be regarded as decisive on the pronunciation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XL9kkQ6Hw2s#t=220s
Near Lurker:
--- Quote from: Akima on 28 Nov 2011, 17:00 ---
--- Quote from: Near Lurker on 28 Nov 2011, 16:01 ---I'm always very careful about quoting someone who called for the death of everyone who venerated a (certain) philosopher without fully understanding his doctrine.
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How very elliptical! I was quoting Zhuangzi, or rather the book of the same name attributed to him. To which passage are you referring?
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Admittedly a fairly loose interpretation, but this one.
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