tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post3399145033292388186..comments2023-10-17T00:34:13.216-07:00Comments on The Magic Quill: 168. The Revolting OnesRobbieFishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-70572610348621542072009-12-22T03:44:44.091-08:002009-12-22T03:44:44.091-08:00MorningStar, "sol" is the Latin root for...MorningStar, "sol" is the Latin root for sun, so is recognized in lots of languages. (By the way, Happy Solstice to everyone up top. Don't you just love when the days get longer again?)<br />OK, even though I think the suit of armor would be hilarious, and the "bogart mirror" would be profound, I can see which way the wind is blowing. The pictures have possibilities, and Sir R. I'm sure it won't be simple. I vote for A.<br />As for the witch; the idea of Joe as a story spinning fem fatale sounds great (I always spelled that Scheherazade -- or rather the publishers of Rimsky's tone poem did).<br />Of course, we are in Venice, so maybe an Italian name would be better, but they do have a very diversely influenced culture, so the Arabian carpet rider isn't totally out of pocket.<br />So, I concur, Joe/Scheherazade. And his/her tales will disarm the "Sultan of the ring."<br /><br />While I'm at it, a Happy Christmas to everyone!TWZRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169033110387022829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-13152493231322867942009-12-16T03:40:30.327-08:002009-12-16T03:40:30.327-08:00I think the woman calls herself Sol. I believe it ...I think the woman calls herself Sol. I believe it is sometimes used in English, but I'm not sure. Anyway, it means <i>sun</i> in Norwegian, and it is sometimes (but very seldom) a name, a female name. (In my dialect, we speak of the sun as a female object, just like Tokien's wonderful hobbits.) What I also like about Sol as a name, is that it is short, simple and, at least I think so, beautiful. Though I like the names that have already come up. :)Tolkienizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673094644140364603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-33664278462962731592009-12-10T09:05:48.860-08:002009-12-10T09:05:48.860-08:00I like A, but my second choice would be C.
Contes...I like A, but my second choice would be C.<br /><br />Contest... I'm thinking 'Jezebel'.Emryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232567639276230232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-90166845516210229572009-12-08T08:29:47.571-08:002009-12-08T08:29:47.571-08:00Well ... no. I won't give a spoiler. But I&#...Well ... no. I won't give a spoiler. But I'll explain the title. The "Queer Trades" are new and original ways of making a living. They can't just be variations (such as offering insurance against your trousers being torn by mad dogs) and they must be a means of support (thus collecting used sardine tins doesn't qualify unless one can get 'a roaring trade in them'.)<br /><br />Read it. It really is a wonderfully original work--but then there's very little in Chesterton that doesn't fit that description.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-50304432246449187202009-12-08T07:15:46.647-08:002009-12-08T07:15:46.647-08:00That sounds like some of the logic puzzles I'v...That sounds like some of the logic puzzles I've seen. There are knights who tell the truth, and knaves who lie, and delusional people believe only false things, and sane people believe only true things, and if you're asleep than you believe only false things, and if you're awake you believe true things, and vampires always tell lies, and people tell the truth, until an asleep, delusional, vampiric knave will only make true statements.Sir Read-a-Lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888413511710379778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-12404188813693790282009-12-08T00:57:29.061-08:002009-12-08T00:57:29.061-08:00Ah, yes. The vicar!
Ever read G.K.Chesterton'...Ah, yes. The vicar!<br /><br />Ever read G.K.Chesterton's <i>The Club of Queer Trades</i>? One of the later stories involves a pair of men disguised as vicars.<br /><br />A marvellous collection of stories. I'll have to paraphrase: 'There are a great many good men, and a great many sane men, in this room. But by some strange coincidence, all of the sane men are evil and all of the good men are mad. You are the only one here that is both reasonably good and possessed of some semblance of sanity.'greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-73637255067003806162009-12-07T19:35:06.499-08:002009-12-07T19:35:06.499-08:00I believe Rigel and Joe HAVE met - at least in the...I believe Rigel and Joe HAVE met - at least in the waiting room at St. Mungo's when Merlin was recuperating from foxpox. I seem to recall Joe was dressed as a vicar.RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-12831097534624019192009-12-07T12:35:05.067-08:002009-12-07T12:35:05.067-08:00I vote for C
Lets see how about Serena for the na...I vote for C<br /><br />Lets see how about Serena for the name of the witchJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101763536329789244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-15397141154237115972009-12-06T12:50:21.807-08:002009-12-06T12:50:21.807-08:00Or an uncle.Or an uncle.Sir Read-a-Lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888413511710379778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-30242670864726247792009-12-06T08:52:52.683-08:002009-12-06T08:52:52.683-08:00Could also have been a relative - an aunt or cousi...Could also have been a relative - an aunt or cousinLinda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-43730234867525595662009-12-02T16:23:31.702-08:002009-12-02T16:23:31.702-08:00Y'know, maybe this vision of perfection was Jo...Y'know, maybe this vision of perfection was Joe Albequerque's teacher?greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-6067875983110314212009-12-02T04:42:24.664-08:002009-12-02T04:42:24.664-08:00I vote C.
And for the name, what about someone lo...I vote C.<br /><br />And for the name, what about someone long dead, like Cleopatra?Dragonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496866358939988555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-5989332896449980992009-12-02T02:52:47.423-08:002009-12-02T02:52:47.423-08:00The witch on the flying carpet probably has 7 veil...The witch on the flying carpet probably has 7 veils and a hazel wand. She could be called Settima Fatima.Linda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-85774840724190397232009-12-01T20:28:05.463-08:002009-12-01T20:28:05.463-08:00You mean Rigel?
I don't recall anytime they&#...You mean Rigel?<br /><br />I don't recall anytime they've met, although so much has happened, I might have missed something.<br /><br />If you do mean Merlin, I think they were both in on the Yves the Leper break in. Plus, Merlin heard the story in which Joe was introduced.Sir Read-a-Lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888413511710379778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-49344220430791554882009-12-01T17:16:45.888-08:002009-12-01T17:16:45.888-08:00How well does Merlin know Joe? I don't recall...How well does Merlin know Joe? I don't recall.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-46334296785190395552009-12-01T16:07:23.536-08:002009-12-01T16:07:23.536-08:00Joe is going by the name Shahrazad. He/she likes ...Joe is going by the name Shahrazad. He/she likes telling stories.Sir Read-a-Lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888413511710379778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-28550704048081512972009-12-01T16:05:16.097-08:002009-12-01T16:05:16.097-08:00A. I like logic puzzles. The "one can lie a...A. I like logic puzzles. The "one can lie and one tells the truth" puzzle is too easy, though, unless you have a special twist planned. I wonder what happens when the paintings switch portraits?<br /><br /><br />As for the witch, her name is Joe Albuquerque, of course!Sir Read-a-Lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888413511710379778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-72754832997440700632009-12-01T12:52:48.821-08:002009-12-01T12:52:48.821-08:00Oh, and for once someone of our people should go t...Oh, and for once someone of our people should go through a door that doesn't close, lock, and disappear behind them. Or even slide way up on the wall.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-4960000713536581372009-12-01T07:38:19.080-08:002009-12-01T07:38:19.080-08:00I vote A, but D would be interesting too.
As for ...I vote A, but D would be interesting too.<br /><br />As for the witch's name, I choose "Shezan". I think it means beautiful in arabic. "Suheera" is another name I like meaning beautiful. Then there's "Jihan" which means "the world/universe". I just like how it sounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-10304639881489522192009-12-01T06:15:36.903-08:002009-12-01T06:15:36.903-08:00Oh my, Robbie. This has a little Steppenwolf (the...Oh my, Robbie. This has a little Steppenwolf (the door For Madmen Only) and a little of George Macdonald's Lilith (that lady puts me in mind of Mr. Raven).<br /><br />As to the survey, I think A would be best, though C would be a good second choice. Another possibility: a gate that you can go through at ease, only to find yourself in front of it again. You only really pass it with its permission.<br /><br />As to the name: I'm inclined to go with Raven, just on the Lilith link.<br /><br />It would be nice if Rigel learned something that will be important in dealing with Auntie or Uncle Leslie, or perhaps in breaking the curse of Mathias's ring. Just as Bobs guarded the borders of reality from the cresting eddies of magic, this one might guard the channels of history from the logjams of magic.greynifflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681797294152035949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-91725652428962354272009-12-01T05:19:14.693-08:002009-12-01T05:19:14.693-08:00I like A - 2 talking paintings and Merlin and his ...I like A - 2 talking paintings and Merlin and his partner don't know which one is telling the truth and which isn't.<br /><br />A name for that dazzling witch, hmmmm... have to think about that.Linda Carrighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438279522523355525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-10668158318764358912009-12-01T02:53:46.304-08:002009-12-01T02:53:46.304-08:00I like riddles, so I vote C) A statue that tells r...I like riddles, so I vote C) A statue that tells riddles. I'm thinking on the name.Tolkienizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673094644140364603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998075323382223363.post-62779431979982185802009-11-30T20:23:56.845-08:002009-11-30T20:23:56.845-08:00SURVEY: Which type of gatekeeper should Merlin and...SURVEY: Which type of gatekeeper should Merlin and Miss Pucey meet in their next adventure? A) A pair of talking paintings, of which one can only tell the truth and the other only lie. B) An animated suit of armor that attacks anyone who approaches on foot (as opposed to walking on their hands, etc.). C) A statue that tells riddles. D) A mirror that shows your worst fear. E) Write-in candidate ______________.<br /><br />CONTEST: Come up with the name for the witch Rigel encountered in this chapter.RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.com