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Emotional Leper's avatar is HOT. I always thought that the ur- prefix meant something akin to bestowed, as in honorary but not earned type of thing. Of course, SRD got the reference from somewhere legit, as I would have expected. What a beautiful mind
Heard my ears aright? Did not the gaddhi grant me this glaive?
One must have strength to judge the weakness of others. I am not so mighty. Lord Mhoram in TIW
One must have strength to judge the weakness of others. I am not so mighty. Lord Mhoram in TIW
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A good time.sherlock_525 wrote:That might be difficult...seems like some people still like her...but hay whats a few severed heads between friends?
Judges? Can we accept that?Rocksister wrote:Emotional Leper's avatar is HOT. I always thought that the ur- prefix meant something akin to bestowed, as in honorary but not earned type of thing. Of course, SRD got the reference from somewhere legit, as I would have expected. What a beautiful mind
*buzzer*
You are correct. We would have also accepted, "Kafka-esque," "You'll Rue the Day, Trebeck," and "Scrumptious, m' preciouss."
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Necrophilia -- The irresistible urge to pop open a cold one.
(Ugh... okay, so that was vaguely inappropriate.)
“...The conversations had a nightmare flatness, talking dice spilled in the tube metal chairs, human aggregates disintegrating in cosmic inanity, random events in a dying universe where everything is exactly what it appears to be and no other relation than juxtaposition is possible.”
“There are two kinds of sufferers in this world: those who suffer from a lack of life, and those who suffer from an overabundance.”
"Meantime we shall express our darker purpose."
“There are two kinds of sufferers in this world: those who suffer from a lack of life, and those who suffer from an overabundance.”
"Meantime we shall express our darker purpose."
Thanks for that. It jogged my memory enough to remember the proper use of the term, as in "ur-language". I knew that I knew this word, just couldn't remember!Wayfriend wrote:In the Gradual Interview was wrote:
- Considering my background, it's a bit peculiar that I have in some sense misused the "ur-". Among English majors--at least of my generation--"ur-" denotes "original," but it connotes "hypothetical." It refers to an original which we believe to exist, but which we do not possess. I twisted that quite a bit with "ur-viles" and "ur-Lord," trying to suggest an artificial and possibly corrupt relationship.
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The prefix Ur- in the nordic languages means "ancient" or "original" or "What was there first". This used to baffle me when I read TC.
But I suppose, if they compare him to Berek Halfhand who WAS the first lord, this meaning might be appropriate.
Meh, he always seemed an upstart to me.
But I suppose, if they compare him to Berek Halfhand who WAS the first lord, this meaning might be appropriate.
Meh, he always seemed an upstart to me.
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The ur-Lord comes first in honor, not first in time ... make sense?Prebe wrote:The prefix Ur- in the nordic languages means "ancient" or "original" or "What was there first". This used to baffle me when I read TC.
But I suppose, if they compare him to Berek Halfhand who WAS the first lord, this meaning might be appropriate.
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Yikes!!! I think I'll stay out of this one. Ur-nasty............Emotional Leper wrote:
Well, considering they stopped making virgins in '89, I guess the only way you could get one any more is on ice.
Heard my ears aright? Did not the gaddhi grant me this glaive?
One must have strength to judge the weakness of others. I am not so mighty. Lord Mhoram in TIW
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Hey. I don't hang out with Anthropologists because I like the science (though I do.) I hang out with Anthropologists so I can get inside news on discoveries of 5000 year old frozen cavwomen.Rocksister wrote:Yikes!!! I think I'll stay out of this one. Ur-nasty............Emotional Leper wrote:
Well, considering they stopped making virgins in '89, I guess the only way you could get one any more is on ice.
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