Kojiro wrote:Should we turn this into a drinking game?
Um, nevermind, bad idea. We'll all get alcohol poisoning.
Extreemly ultimate ultra-alcohol poisoning?
Leto II is gone for good, except for OM. The "pearl" was just that; a miniscule portion of what Leto was, and not a compressed version of the whole. The pearl that the worms have do not make them Leto, or in any way similar to him.
-Omphalos
SandChigger wrote:"Vermilion Hells" comes up only 22 times. Adding another L gets you another 12.
Leto II is gone for good, except for OM. The "pearl" was just that; a miniscule portion of what Leto was, and not a compressed version of the whole. The pearl that the worms have do not make them Leto, or in any way similar to him.
-Omphalos
didn't the hack pretend that proof reading was a systematic part of his putting one of his turds on the shelves?
Or maybe he'll claim the different spelling is from an in-in-universe where Irulan spitefully rewrote the word because she didn't like that colour or something?
I really should have some type of method for this, and I don't think I have access to all of McDune in pdf. I'll have to do some digging. This is kind of fun.
In House Atreides Kevin J. Anserson wrote:Penultimate step
Ultimately x5
Ultimate tool
Ultimate failure
Ultimate victory
Ultimate power
Ultimate question
Ultimate science
extremes of the intellectual spectrum
social extremes
practical in the extreme
extreme efficiency
extreme peril
extreme risk
extremely valuable
extreme, bitter loneliness
extreme danger x2
extreme mental changes
extreme prana-bindu muscular control
extreme cruelty
extreme doubts
extreme environments
extreme age
extreme care x2
extreme moisture loss
extremely light and strong
extremely unlikely
extremely careful
extreme caution
extreme measures
extremely suspicious
extremely busy
extremely wealthy
extremely important
scorn was so extreme that he couldn't conceal it.
extremely dangerous
he had always tried to treat his loyal men well, to such an extreme that many of the servants and soldiers considered Leto one of their number, a comrade-in-arms
and my favorite…
extremely pyrophoric!
"If he was here to discuss Dune, he sure as hell picked a dumb way to do it." -Omphalos
Happy Memorial Day everyone! -James C. Harwood
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"Over 500 views for my 'Open Question' video." -Nebiros
Eyes High wrote:Or he could just have one of those "word of the day" calendars.
All RIGHT! Look out Kevin J. Anderson and HLP! EYES IS GUNNIN' FOR YA NOW!
D Pope wrote:Have you seen SandChiggers results for Vermilion?
edit;
SandChigger wrote:"Vermilion Hells" comes up only 22 times. Adding another L gets you another 12.
I should probably clarify that those results were from my files and I haven't checked those spellings against my paperbacks. It could be that the two spellings are a result of the fact that the original files are from different sources (different scans by different people).
TheDukester wrote:A personal favorite: "Amazingly white." I think it was from Jessica's Wind.
Like there are degrees of white ...
(Sidebar: I'm convinced editing is a lost art at U.S. publishing houses. There's just no way that sort of thing should ever see print)
It is and not just the US. Publishers decided to trim costs by gutting their editorial departments. Plus, to justify the cost increases on books you end op with the bloated turds filling the shelves. Now customers complain if a book isn't at least 600 pages of putrid prose in order to justify shelling out $8 or$10 for a book.
At the front strutted an elegant man in an amazingly white outfit. He stood tall, raised one hand, and shouted: "I am Rheinvar the Magnificent, and we have come to perform for you in honor of Paul-Muad'Dib!" With a gracious gesture, he extended both hands toward the platform. "And of course, to honor the Regent Alia, the Princess Irulan, and the lovely Lady Jessica."
IT'S RHEINVAR THE MAGNIFICENT, DAMMIT!!!
"Let the dead give water to the dead. As for me, it's NO MORE FUCKING TEARS!"
This is extremely freakin' sweet. Ultimately - I hope I can help keep the fire burning.
Lets see, I'm still not done with BoC yet (and please bear in mind that I'm listening, not reading):
I've heard "robot(s)," "thinking machine(s)," and "mech(s)" all used interchangeably, specifically with Erasmus and the Cymeks. At this point what defines a Cymek has been repeated in handfuls, and how/why Erasmus is an "independent" robot (not easy to look up in context). However Cymeks are especially referred to as "thinking machines" quite commonly. I don't feel a need to outline inherent issues in present company.
like - 1688 total hits when searching for "like" only.
Objectively, there are an extreme minority of instances where "like" is used as a preferential emote by a character, or something else. Ultimately, such concessions yield less than marginal impact on results as a whole.
i repost that pic I cocked up the linking in the original posted(still fixed it though)
I find very interesting the choice of the words the adjective "ultimate" refers to in both cases, and also quite revealing of the ultimate gap separating Dune and mcdune...
Just as a palate clenser, i'd like to share a favorite of mine by Douglas Adams.
The ugly yellow bulk of the Vogon Constructor ship hung in the air much in the same way a brick doesn't.
Quoted from memory,I apologize if it's incorrect.
What a beautiful way to say it right? I've no doubt the KJH is proud of their similie, maybe if one warrents a gold star they'll get to display it on the fridge!?!
Leto II is gone for good, except for OM. The "pearl" was just that; a miniscule portion of what Leto was, and not a compressed version of the whole. The pearl that the worms have do not make them Leto, or in any way similar to him.
-Omphalos