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

[brunians at brunians.org]

I was not offended.

I was insulted.

I'm mostly over it.

.


> 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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