Heheheh... [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] I remember that book.

Eisenschwarz you need to list the author and source of articles or parts of articles you re-post here and preferably a link to the site you found it on if it's on the web.

Heh heh, Cloudy, it's a joke. A spoof/satire of the Iraqi conflict, liking it to the 'Dune' sci-fi saga by Frank Herbert.

Heh heh, Cloudy, it's a joke. A spoof/satire of the Iraqi conflict, liking it to the 'Dune' sci-fi saga by Frank Herbert.</font>[/QUOTE]Uh at the risk of letting you know I'm not totally stupid...I'll just ask this.. ;) Did Eisenschwartz actually create it? I don't think so. ;) In other words, copyright doesn't care if it's spoof of serious...show a link to the source, please.

edit: Sorry, Hierophant...my post above was meant to be somewhat tongue in cheek, but might seem a little rude. LOL, Just thought I'd admit, I've not only read Dune et al, but 'studied' it among other works in High School and college classes. :D So I didn't miss the humor, just the acknowledgement of authorship. :D

[ 03-21-2003, 07:27 AM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]

Teehee, tell that to Arvon or anyone else who regularly posts jokes. :D

Teehee, tell that to Arvon or anyone else who regularly posts jokes. :D </font>[/QUOTE][img]tongue.gif[/img] ;) Well, if you took the joke off someone else's website, it's nice to say so. Obviously if it's circulated in your EMAIL or what have you, with no authorship attached,it's not always possible! Still, it's nice to let us know if your humorous offering came from a cereal box or a website you plundered. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Yes I did create that.
I was recently Reading “Dune” and I felt inspired.
I did post it on 2 NG's first FYI.
HTH.

[ 03-21-2003, 07:45 AM: Message edited by: Eisenschwarz ]

Yes I did create that.
I was recently Reading “Dune” and I felt inspired.
I did post it on 2 NG's first FYI.
HTH.</font>[/QUOTE]Thanks, E, but you threw us off with the 'quote' ahead of it.

Sweet! Good job Drammie. [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] And funny as hell!

Erm...will they take away my Registered Republican card for that last bit? :D

The analogy doesn't work Eisensdram.

If anything, Bush is akin to the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV. (Ironic I know...) The Arabs (or other middle east natives like Jews, Assyrians or Kurds) are the Fremen, House Harkonnen are say Exxon and House Atreides BP or something. The Sardukar are the Marines.

So the Kwizatz Haderach would be an Islamic Messiah. Or A Jewish one.

Using a Dune analogy you should be calling Hussein the Kwizatz Haderach.

[ 03-21-2003, 09:07 AM: Message edited by: Yorick ]

nooooooo...

I blame it on the fact that the Copy of “Dune” I read was so bad, when I ran my fingers over the print, it actually smudged.
Twas more akin to newsprint than something one would expect to find in a book that cost £14.99 (I got it from the library mind you so no loss on my part).

LOL Eisen. Great post :)

I still love the Dune universe even after 20 years of reading that book.

[ 03-22-2003, 01:27 AM: Message edited by: Wutang ]

Great post. :D

I would guess that Ix is the Silicon Valley and the Tleilaxu are the french?

The Bene Gesserit are the elite special forces of every nation, maybe they are just the CIA.

[ 03-22-2003, 02:57 AM: Message edited by: Djinn Raffo ]

I don't think that the Marines are the equivalent of the Sardaukar. The Fremen are the best warriors in the Empire so thus THEY are the equivalent of the United States Marines. :D

I can confirm this is true..as on the TV today was a US marine with the words "Shai Hulud" on his helmet!!!

(Seriously I did see it, but I'm assuming it has a meaning in arabic..anyone know what it is ? )

It a form of Hawaiian dance for the bashful.

No, it's really Tazo's compeditor. They make a nice Shai Latte apparently.