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Started by Josquius, April 04, 2011, 03:39:14 AM

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Queequeg

#4440
April 07, 2014, 11:55:59 PM
QuoteUm he said Moorish with some Levantine stuff.  Hardly Basque.  Though ok on the Welsh stuff.  And the First Men are just as "other".
Basque might be a bit of a stretch, admittedly.  There's nothing distinctly Moorish about the Dornish way of fighting, and their hillyness, distinct otherness and distinct sexual practices make them seem distinctly un-Moorish to me. 

I think you are wrong there.  Westerosi culture and people have a very strong First Men component throughout Westeros, including in Dorne.  Donrishmen are weird Essos people, and did not have the benefit of conquering and colonizing almost all of Westeros.  They're the ultimate other, apart from maybe the Wildlings.
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
"Dysthymia?  Did they get some student from the University of Chicago with a hard-on for ancient Bactrian cities to name this?  I feel cheated."

jimmy olsen

#4441
April 07, 2014, 11:57:42 PM
Quote from: Queequeg on April 07, 2014, 11:55:59 PM
QuoteUm he said Moorish with some Levantine stuff.  Hardly Basque.  Though ok on the Welsh stuff.  And the First Men are just as "other".
Basque might be a bit of a stretch, admittedly.  There's nothing distinctly Moorish about the Dornish way of fighting, and their hillyness, distinct otherness and distinct sexual practices make them seem distinctly un-Moorish to me. 

Iberia is extremely hilly.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Queequeg

#4442
April 07, 2014, 11:59:38 PM

Not the Medieval Moorish bits. 

EDIT: With the obvious exception of the relatively late, non-violent conquest of what became the Crown of Aragon. 
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
"Dysthymia?  Did they get some student from the University of Chicago with a hard-on for ancient Bactrian cities to name this?  I feel cheated."

Queequeg

#4443
April 08, 2014, 12:08:23 AM Last Edit: April 08, 2014, 12:14:34 AM by Queequeg
Actually kind of like Dorne the Iberian Highlands were centers of resistance to central Moorish authority.  IIRC there was a very substantial mixed Mozarab/Muladi rebellion against the Ummayad Caliph as far south as Malaga centuries after the Moorish conquest.  Also, the almogavar, a kind of highland frontiersman light infantry, was pretty instrumental in continuously pushing the line with the Taifas south. 
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
"Dysthymia?  Did they get some student from the University of Chicago with a hard-on for ancient Bactrian cities to name this?  I feel cheated."

Queequeg

#4444
April 08, 2014, 12:08:56 AM
 :nerd:
Quote from: PDH on April 25, 2009, 05:58:55 PM
"Dysthymia?  Did they get some student from the University of Chicago with a hard-on for ancient Bactrian cities to name this?  I feel cheated."

katmai

#4445
April 08, 2014, 12:09:31 AM
Hey Ed and PDH, I'm drunk!
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son

jimmy olsen

#4446
April 08, 2014, 12:17:05 AM
Everything yellow or brown on that map counts as hilly or mountanious. That's most of the map.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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1 Karma Chameleon point

The Larch

#4447
April 08, 2014, 05:46:05 AM
I'm not really convinced yet by the new actor portraying Daario Naharis, and the cannibalism angle for the Thenns seems like a cheap gimmick. Besides that, very promising first episode, and props for finding a good actor to play Oberyn Martell, as he seems to nail the intended charismatic/creepy Íñigo Montoya vibe.

Viking

#4448
April 08, 2014, 05:51:14 AM
Quote from: katmai on April 08, 2014, 12:09:31 AM
Hey Ed and PDH, I'm drunk!

Good for you!
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Grey Fox

#4449
April 08, 2014, 06:33:08 AM
Seeing Araya actually kill was quite disturbing. They make Maisie look so young.
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.

Viking

#4450
April 08, 2014, 06:56:04 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 08, 2014, 06:33:08 AM
Seeing Araya actually kill was quite disturbing. They make Maisie look so young.

Maisie Williams is a young looking 16. Sophie Turner is an older looking 18. Those two are really young. 
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

jimmy olsen

#4451
April 08, 2014, 07:13:25 AM
No love for my sister's cake? Haters, the lot of you!  :mad:
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
--------------------------------------------
1 Karma Chameleon point

Viking

#4452
April 08, 2014, 07:14:27 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 08, 2014, 07:13:25 AM
No love for my sister's cake? Haters, the lot of you!  :mad:

I loved your sisters cake.  :perv:
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Neil

#4453
April 08, 2014, 08:32:43 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 08, 2014, 07:13:25 AM
No love for my sister's cake? Haters, the lot of you!  :mad:
She wrote on a dark-coloured cake in dark-coloured icing.
I do not hate you, nor do I love you, but you are made out of atoms which I can use for something else.

Grey Fox

#4454
April 08, 2014, 08:34:08 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 08, 2014, 07:13:25 AM
No love for my sister's cake? Haters, the lot of you!  :mad:

This is not instagram.
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.
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