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Jul 26, 2007 13:49

Our weapons are mockery and derision. Okay, mockery, derision, and snark. Mockery, derision, snark, and male/male sex.

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Accepting your gracious invitation, I humbly submit for your consideration deiseach July 26 2007, 23:53:16 UTC
Thrill to a stirring adventure of Real Manly Men and their fierce stuggles in a cruel land where the only law is that of raw power! Also their domesticated dinosaurs, tame giant raptors, and beards that resemble geographical features ( ... )

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The Muses are busy tonight deiseach July 27 2007, 00:01:34 UTC
Inspired by this extract from "Outlaw of Gor ( ... )

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Suggestions for Ficcers bellatrys July 27 2007, 15:34:43 UTC
OTPs - so far I've only got Kazrak/Tarl, Marlenus/Tarl, and Andreas/Tarl as definite possibilities, from the first two books.

There's definite slashy tension between Pa-Kur and Tarl, as D pointed out, and likewise I see some UST in book II with Thorn the Tharnish captain and Tarl.

However, in the vein of all the "improbable pairings" and going on from the suggested "Furries of Gor" theme I'm going to go out there and say that Nar/Tarl is also an option:

When I opened my eyes, I found myself partially adhering to a vast network of broad, elastic strands that formed a structure, perhaps a pasang in width, and through which at numerous points projected the monstrous trees of the swamp forest. I felt the network, or web, tremble, and I struggled to rise, but found myself unable to gain my feet. My flesh adhered to the adhesive substance of the broad strands. Approaching me, stepping daintily for all its bulk, prancing over the strands, came one of the Swamp Spiders of Gor. I fastened my eyes on the blue sky, wanting it to be the last ( ... )

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Quite the serial monogamist, isn't he? deiseach July 27 2007, 18:22:35 UTC
I still vote for Black Stallion Tarn (aka Ubar of the Skies)/Tarl ( ... )

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Are there any classical statues you know of bellatrys July 27 2007, 18:30:18 UTC
with Leda and the Swan?

Purely for scholarly curiosity. Not that I'd ever, you know, *do* anything with them...

It'd make matter-antimatter explosions looks like a sparkler...

True dat. It would be the Badficalypse.

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*jaw dropped* deiseach July 27 2007, 18:41:20 UTC
You asked, I didn't know off the top of my head (but vaguely remember a cover image for Robert Graves Greek Myths and various paintings, I Googled.

Dunno if it's kosher Classical, but certainly in the Classical Style a la Canova:

http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/NorthIndia/Gwalior/LedaSwan.jpg

Good crikey. So *that's* how it works.

Though I should talk; I'm the one who was struck by the notion of arachnid bukkake in that excerpt you just posted, so y'know, pot, kettle, not-whiteness...

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fledgist July 27 2007, 21:28:32 UTC
Mockery, derision, snark, male/male sex and absolute devotion to the Pope....

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ryuutchi July 29 2007, 17:00:01 UTC
Icon!

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