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Posted: 02 May 2008 23:49
by Illogical Banana
I'm fond of Waterworms of Dune.

Posted: 03 May 2008 19:09
by HoosierDaddy
How about "The Bulimic Jihad"

:puke

Posted: 03 May 2008 19:42
by SandChigger
Gyros of Dung series:

Pail of Dung
Jes' sick of Dung
I rollin' in Dung
Later on Dung



(Edit: Maybe Letotard of Dung for the last?)

Posted: 04 May 2008 04:41
by SandChigger
I've used Dung: House Atrocious before, but can't remember where I first saw it.

Got nuttin' for the others at the moment. :(

(Some variant of "How's...?" for the House books, maybe?)

Posted: 04 May 2008 17:09
by chanilover
:lol: House Atrocious. I like that.

Posted: 05 May 2008 11:24
by Ampoliros
Big Mech Motocross Attack! (Machine crusade)
Battle of Competence

House Hackonandon
Saga of the 7 Dunes: House Corrino


btw has anyone here read or discussed somewhere how much of So7S is a rip off of all the "space operas" KJA has worked on or read?

Posted: 05 May 2008 19:16
by SandChigger
Ampoliros wrote:Big Mech Motocross Attack! (Machine crusade)
Battle of Competence
Weirdly amusing. :)
House Hackonandon
Yeah! That'll do! :D
Saga of the 7 Dunes: House Corrino
Mmm...mebst? ;)

How about Dung: Who's Cornholin'? :shock:

btw has anyone here read or discussed somewhere how much of So7S is a rip off of all the "space operas" KJA has worked on or read?
From what little I know of the "Sag...uh!", I think KJamesA has "borrowed" more than a few ideas from Dan Simmons' Hyperion universe.

Green Priests, flying trees in space, a gas giant with a breathable atmosphere, space barbarians on the edges of civilization...I'm sure there would be more if I actually read the books.

I'm sure you could probably find sources for most of his other "original" ideas if you look hard enough. His Ildrian (sp?) aliens seemed like humans in ET-drag with funny names at best. ... Feh!

Worst of all, though, is the shiteful writing in which all of the above is conveyed. :roll:

Posted: 05 May 2008 21:17
by orald
Dung: House Colon. But it doesn't rhime well. :?

Maybe replacing "crusade" with "charade", but I'm half reeling here from lack of sleep to come up with something for the first part of it.

Posted: 06 May 2008 11:01
by A Thing of Eternity
SandChigger wrote: From what little I know of the "Sag...uh!", I think KJamesA has "borrowed" more than a few ideas from Dan Simmons' Hyperion universe.

Green Priests, flying trees in space, a gas giant with a breathable atmosphere, space barbarians on the edges of civilization...I'm sure there would be more if I actually read the books.

I'm sure you could probably find sources for most of his other "original" ideas if you look hard enough. His Ildrian (sp?) aliens seemed like humans in ET-drag with funny names at best. ... Feh!

Worst of all, though, is the shiteful writing in which all of the above is conveyed. :roll:
Those Hyperion books any good? I've had one on my shelf for months but keep finding things I think are more important to read.

Posted: 06 May 2008 11:45
by Omphalos
orald wrote:Dung: House Colon. But it doesn't rhime well. :?
Yea, but it does sum it up nicely, doesnt it?
orald wrote:Maybe replacing "crusade" with "charade", but I'm half reeling here from lack of sleep to come up with something for the first part of it.
Nice!

Posted: 06 May 2008 12:10
by orald
Problem is, same as with me trying to make nice sounding riddles, that my mind doesn't really work in english in the most basic level, so it's harder for me to rhime or think of pretty ways to hint at something.

But then again, I suck at making those in Hebrew too. :roll:

Posted: 06 May 2008 12:22
by SandChigger
A Thing of Eternity wrote:Those Hyperion books any good? I've had one on my shelf for months but keep finding things I think are more important to read.
That's kinda funny. I bought all four in paperback and they languished in the bedside book pile for over a year or more, IIRC.

Of course, I was pissed off at Simmons for the piece of shit that Olympos turned out to be. (I REALLY enjoyed the first book of that duology, Ilium, btw.)

Anyway...any good? Well, let's just say they completely rehabilitated Simmons in my mind and restored him to Can Do No Wrong (Well, Probably) status. :D

Posted: 06 May 2008 12:53
by Tleilax Master B
SandChigger wrote:
A Thing of Eternity wrote:Those Hyperion books any good? I've had one on my shelf for months but keep finding things I think are more important to read.
That's kinda funny. I bought all four in paperback and they languished in the bedside book pile for over a year or more, IIRC.

Of course, I was pissed off at Simmons for the piece of shit that Olympos turned out to be. (I REALLY enjoyed the first book of that duology, Ilium, btw.)

Anyway...any good? Well, let's just say they completely rehabilitated Simmons in my mind and restored him to Can Do No Wrong (Well, Probably) status. :D
I agree with Chigga; I really loved Hyperion.