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« Reply #90 on: April 18, 2012, 02:09:48 PM » |
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I don' think you can get any more "gooey" than normal human birth. Of course, I don't know that first hand, but in my defense, I never want to find out.
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« Reply #91 on: April 18, 2012, 02:42:45 PM » |
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It says in the story that the children look human and only change when they're all grown up.
So the birthing is pretty much normal. It's the begetting that would get me down....
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« Reply #92 on: April 18, 2012, 02:54:41 PM » |
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It says in the story that the children look human and only change when they're all grown up.
So the birthing is pretty much normal. It's the begetting that would get me down....
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« Reply #93 on: April 18, 2012, 03:39:25 PM » |
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Giving birth to a Deep One hybrid? Well I figure they look like human babies to start...the tadpole stage if you will. Except for some reason I think they'd be more gooey.
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« Reply #94 on: April 18, 2012, 05:20:10 PM » |
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re: Deep One conception ... Alan Moore's Neonomicon. That is all.
re: my favorite monster ... I'm partial to the rats. Weird, but I am.
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« Reply #95 on: April 19, 2012, 05:53:02 AM » |
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re: Deep One conception ... Alan Moore's Neonomicon. That is all.
re: my favorite monster ... I'm partial to the rats. Weird, but I am.
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« Reply #96 on: April 19, 2012, 08:00:18 AM » |
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Speaking of Deep Ones romance I'm reminded of Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Nick Damone's Five Rules of Dating
1. Never let on to a girl how much you like her
2. Always call the shots
3. Act like wherever you are, that's the place to be.
4. When ordering dinner, find out what your date wants, then order for the both of you. It sets a classy mood.
5. When it comes to making out, always put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV.
1. I think the fishy eyes would be very difficult to read
2. Obviously
3. Actually it would be the bottom of the sea is the place to be
4. Fish, always fish
5. I suggest Led Zeppelin II
Listen to "Whole Lotta Love" Do it now, put the headphones on and crank it. Tell me that's not Lovecraftian.
Then there's "Moby Dick"
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« Reply #97 on: April 19, 2012, 08:11:20 AM » |
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Then there's "Moby Dick"
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« Reply #98 on: April 19, 2012, 08:21:36 AM » |
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Ahem, well, I have been accused of being a Deep One, but I had always thought it was because of the web toes.
You know, "Lemon Song" is actually a cover of Howlin' Wolf's song, "Killin' Floor." The hits just keep on coming.
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« Reply #99 on: April 19, 2012, 01:21:14 PM » |
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re: Deep One conception ... Alan Moore's Neonomicon. That is all.
re: my favorite monster ... I'm partial to the rats. Weird, but I am.
Is that the Alan Moore book they were complaining about in News from Pnakotus? I need to listen, but almost definitely yes. Almost definitely. It's his only recent Lovecraftian work and it's...complaint-worthy. It's not entirely bad, but *looks indecisive* I don't like his recent work. ETA: which episode was that? I kind of want to hear it now... |
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« Reply #100 on: April 19, 2012, 01:58:43 PM » |
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re: Deep One conception ... Alan Moore's Neonomicon. That is all.
re: my favorite monster ... I'm partial to the rats. Weird, but I am.
Is that the Alan Moore book they were complaining about in News from Pnakotus? I need to listen, but almost definitely yes. Almost definitely. It's his only recent Lovecraftian work and it's...complaint-worthy. It's not entirely bad, but *looks indecisive* I don't like his recent work. ETA: which episode was that? I kind of want to hear it now... I would say, if you like Lovecraft for Lovecraft, then this thing is not for you. If you like the idea of Robert E. Howard shoot'em up characters tough talking their way through the mythos universise then you could do a lot worse. But I just don't think the two worlds mesh at all. The idea of a government agency doing its CIA schtick in the mythos world turns me off. For me the heart of Lovecraftiana is the lone scholar getting more than he bargained for. That being said, Moore does a better job of presenting this crossover than most authors have. Sadly, I think writing this kind of thing is just easier than doing "real" Lovecraftian stories. Case in point: I consider Poppy Z. Brite's "Are You Loathsome Tonight" to be more Lovecraftians than Moore's work, and it's not even a paranormally themed story. |
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« Reply #101 on: April 19, 2012, 03:22:11 PM » |
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I would say, if you like Lovecraft for Lovecraft, then this thing is not for you. If you like the idea of Robert E. Howard shoot'em up characters tough talking their way through the mythos universise then you could do a lot worse.
But I just don't think the two worlds mesh at all. The idea of a government agency doing its CIA schtick in the mythos world turns me off. For me the heart of Lovecraftiana is the lone scholar getting more than he bargained for. That being said, Moore does a better job of presenting this crossover than most authors have. Sadly, I think writing this kind of thing is just easier than doing "real" Lovecraftian stories.
Case in point: I consider Poppy Z. Brite's "Are You Loathsome Tonight" to be more Lovecraftians than Moore's work, and it's not even a paranormally themed story.
I didn't mind that part too much. I play Delta Green sometimes, so I'm ok with the idea--although I agree that the "real" Lovecraftian story is more the lone person discovering more about his world. But in some ways that's what happens in Moore's story. It's just not scholars, it's agents. That's more the role-playing aspect, I suppose, but there was still some discovery. That said, ick. (I own it because it wasn't pricey and I'm a sucker for such things BUT ick. Maybe I shouldn't encourage him.) |
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« Reply #102 on: April 19, 2012, 03:48:49 PM » |
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re: Deep One conception ... Alan Moore's Neonomicon. That is all.
re: my favorite monster ... I'm partial to the rats. Weird, but I am.
Is that the Alan Moore book they were complaining about in News from Pnakotus? I need to listen, but almost definitely yes. Almost definitely. It's his only recent Lovecraftian work and it's...complaint-worthy. It's not entirely bad, but *looks indecisive* I don't like his recent work. ETA: which episode was that? I kind of want to hear it now... I'm not sure, it was 25, 26 or 27. I'll give them a listen at work and suss it out, then I'll write when I get home. From the discussion on the graphic novel, it sounds like it was excessive. |
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« Reply #103 on: April 19, 2012, 03:55:45 PM » |
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I would say, if you like Lovecraft for Lovecraft, then this thing is not for you. If you like the idea of Robert E. Howard shoot'em up characters tough talking their way through the mythos universise then you could do a lot worse.
But I just don't think the two worlds mesh at all. The idea of a government agency doing its CIA schtick in the mythos world turns me off. For me the heart of Lovecraftiana is the lone scholar getting more than he bargained for. That being said, Moore does a better job of presenting this crossover than most authors have. Sadly, I think writing this kind of thing is just easier than doing "real" Lovecraftian stories.
Case in point: I consider Poppy Z. Brite's "Are You Loathsome Tonight" to be more Lovecraftians than Moore's work, and it's not even a paranormally themed story.
I didn't mind that part too much. I play Delta Green sometimes, so I'm ok with the idea--although I agree that the "real" Lovecraftian story is more the lone person discovering more about his world. But in some ways that's what happens in Moore's story. It's just not scholars, it's agents. That's more the role-playing aspect, I suppose, but there was still some discovery. That said, ick. (I own it because it wasn't pricey and I'm a sucker for such things BUT ick. Maybe I shouldn't encourage him.) Yes, I got it just to be a completist.  |
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« Reply #104 on: April 20, 2012, 05:55:19 AM » |
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re: Deep One conception ... Alan Moore's Neonomicon. That is all.
re: my favorite monster ... I'm partial to the rats. Weird, but I am.
Is that the Alan Moore book they were complaining about in News from Pnakotus? I need to listen, but almost definitely yes. Almost definitely. It's his only recent Lovecraftian work and it's...complaint-worthy. It's not entirely bad, but *looks indecisive* I don't like his recent work. ETA: which episode was that? I kind of want to hear it now... It's News from Pnakotus #26, in the literature section. From Chris's description, it's nothing I'd want to read. |
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