(urth) The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned by Rudesind

[Ryan Dunn]

Oh, I was reacting to this:

"I am very sorry that many of you are making great efforts to be pedants."

And I sensed you were offended when Dan'l implied you were a pedant yourself, so didn't know where you decided to draw the line.

I mean, is investigating the source of the astronaut painting any more pedantic than locating a sex doll who escaped a lemonwood box?

Not a jibe, mind you, an honest curiosity.

...ryan


On Jul 2, 2010, at 12:30 AM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:

> What you mean by this?
> 
> .
> 
> 
>> Josh,
>> 
>> Do you really think this is any more pedantic than our Agia as robot
>> discourse?
>> 
>> I happened to find my virgin reading of that passage (about the astronaut)
>> one of the first OH WOW! moments of the series. Because it was more clear
>> than the propulsion chamber clue in revealing that we are in a distant
>> future, but that the planet is OUR planet, Earth.
>> 
>> I've, on more than one occasion, tried to find this image online. It's
>> pretty fun to hunt for it. I don't think it's pedantic, however.
>> 
>> The talk of gnostic gods, and Zak's role as archangel or insectoid, and so
>> forth really hurts my brain, though.
>> 
>> :)
>> 
>> ...ryan
>> 
>> 
>> On Jul 1, 2010, at 11:34 PM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>> 
>>> I know!
>>> 
>>> .
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> You can apologize all you want!
>>>> 
>>>> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>>>>> I repeat my apology.
>>>>> 
>>>>> .
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I was referring to the photo in the link. I think that's the photo in
>>>>>> Rudesind's gallery, or a painting of it, or a printout on really
>>>>>> tough
>>>>>> paper and ink.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The reason I believe this is that Wolfe does not make things up when
>>>>>> he
>>>>>> can construct them out of existing materials. No presumed composite
>>>>>> would satisfy him.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I can do this.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I am very sorry that many of you are making great efforts to be
>>>>>>> pedants.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> There!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> How might such an apology be phrased?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> That's it! Or very close.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Ryan Dunn wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Would logic follow that you should apologize to the group of
>>>>>>>>>> "striving
>>>>>>>>>> pedants" as well? I'm not offended, mind you, but I AM an
>>>>>>>>>> instigator
>>>>>>>>>> 'round these parts.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Or was it the way he misspelled "coff" that bugged you?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> In any case here's another image with visor, flag, landscape and
>>>>>>>>>> earthrise:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.custodiansofhistory.com/images/Astro_GusCerway.jpg
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
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