Topic: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Started by: Peter Nordstrand
Started on: 2/4/2004
Board: HeroQuest
On 2/4/2004 at 8:27pm, Peter Nordstrand wrote:
I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Hi,
It is impossible for me to shut up any longer. In order not to point my finger at anyone in particular, I made it a new topic.
Folks, when you talk about "gloranthan cannon" it is complete and utter nonsense. It is canon with one n, which has nothing to do with gunpower and big projectiles.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=canon
This thread is now closed. No, shut up. Closed I say! ;-)
/Peter Nordstrand
On 2/4/2004 at 8:34pm, Brand_Robins wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
So you're saying that a Gloranthan cannon isn't in Gloranthan canon? What about the canons in Sheshnella, is it canon for those canons to have cannons? Can the canons in canon can-can?
On 2/4/2004 at 11:12pm, Mac Logo wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Brand_Robins wrote: So you're saying that a Gloranthan cannon isn't in Gloranthan canon? What about the canons in Sheshnella, is it canon for those canons to have cannons? Can the canons in canon can-can?
There are no Canons in "Sheshnella" because the canonical form of the name is "Seshnela", and they don't have any cannons anyway.
There are Gloranthan Cannons, but the Mostali own them all.
Cheers
Graeme
P.S. I agree with Peter.
On 2/5/2004 at 12:44am, RaconteurX wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
And what about the Dwarf's Cannon Cult? Them cannon canons is canon... :)
On 2/5/2004 at 5:47am, Brand_Robins wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Mac Logo wrote: There are no Canons in "Sheshnella" because the canonical form of the name is "Seshnela", and they don't have any cannons anyway.
Okay, no Seshnela cannons -- but what about Seshnelan canons?
On 2/5/2004 at 8:51am, Mac Logo wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Brand_Robins wrote:Mac Logo wrote: There are no Canons in "Sheshnella" because the canonical form of the name is "Seshnela", and they don't have any cannons anyway.
Okay, no Seshnela cannons -- but what about Seshnelan canons?
Ummm, let's see.
The Abiding Book - Authorised Version as revealed to the Prophet Rokar.
The Theoblanc Papers - The writings of the current Ecclesiarch of the Rokari Church.
Those are considered Canon in Seshnela. There is pressure for all Orders and other religious organisations to fall under the wing of the Rokari Church, so I'd guess that not much else is held as "canon" by Church and State. This is all in the HQ rulebook.
As to the other type of Canon - a clergyman belonging to the chapter or the staff of a cathedral or collegiate church (thankyou Webster's Online), there must obviously be people of such status - just to support the Bless Congregation rituals at the large Cathedrals - but I've never actually seen the term used itself. I'd go with a "probably" and ask on the Digest, paying most atttention to Trotsky (Jamie Revell) as he's the chap doing the Western stuff for Issaries.
There is a shocking lack of cameras, photocopiers and inkjet or laser printers - none are mentioned in the sources I have - so I would guess that the final type of Canon is very likely absent. :)
Just trying to be a helpful, little Gloranthaphile.
Cheers,
Graeme
P.S. The Dwarf of Dwarf Run has been known to "hire out" the Cannon Cult - Dragon Pass:LoT
G:)
On 2/5/2004 at 11:41am, pete_darby wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Well, there were rumours of the Rokari Canon Cannon, using remnant God Learner devices to launch clergy at the opposition, but it met with resistance from the upper orders of the church...
On 2/5/2004 at 1:39pm, soru wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
pete_darby wrote: Well, there were rumours of the Rokari Canon Cannon, using remnant God Learner devices to launch clergy at the opposition, but it met with resistance from the upper orders of the church...
So, the use of the Rokari Canon Cannon is not canon.
soru
On 2/5/2004 at 2:37pm, Scripty wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Hey!
MGMV!
The Durulz have been shooting themselves out of canons in my Glorantha for decades.
I call it the Cult of the Flaming Ducks.
scott
On 2/5/2004 at 2:50pm, Brand_Robins wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Scripty wrote: Hey!
MGMV!
The Durulz have been shooting themselves out of canons in my Glorantha for decades.
I call it the Cult of the Flaming Ducks.
scott
Um.
Do you mean cannons?
Cause if they've been shooting themselves out of monks, I don't wanna know about it.
;)
On 2/5/2004 at 6:03pm, Ron Edwards wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Oh God, usually I would close a thread like this, but I can't bring myself to do it.
Cannon on, my friends ... in this thread alone, though.
Best,
Ron
On 2/5/2004 at 6:53pm, RaconteurX wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Scripty wrote: The Durulz have been shooting themselves out of canons in my Glorantha for decades.
Shades of the chest-burster scene from Alien!
On 2/6/2004 at 12:30am, Mike Holmes wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
LMFAO
You have to understand, guys; I'm a Roman Catholic Artilleryman (no, really). This all has very special meaning to me. :-)
Mike
On 2/6/2004 at 5:55am, Mac Logo wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Mike Holmes wrote: LMFAO
You have to understand, guys; I'm a Roman Catholic Artilleryman (no, really). This all has very special meaning to me. :-)
Mike
"Oh Lord. Bless this canon, thy Holy Artillery Piece, that it's explosive emission may cause thy foe to quack up, in hysterical laughter..."
Is a duck fired from a canon count as a guided, or misguided missile?
Is it a smart munition?
Is the canon a one-shot launcher, or is it [shudder] reloadable?
Sorry.
On a slightly (ahem) more serious note, I'm intrigued by the notion of voluntary durulz artillery rounds. Why?
Cheers
Graeme
On 2/6/2004 at 7:40am, Blankshield wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Ron Edwards wrote: Oh God, usually I would close a thread like this, but I can't bring myself to do it.
Cannon on, my friends ... in this thread alone, though.
Best,
Ron
Does this mean that the Gloranthan cannon canon is canon?
James
(Sorry, couldn't resist)
On 2/6/2004 at 10:39am, simon_hibbs wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Blankshield wrote:
Does this mean that the Gloranthan cannon canon is canon?
Yes, but I think this whole thread is cannoning off in the wrong direction.
Simon
On 2/7/2004 at 9:26am, RaconteurX wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Scripty wrote: The Durulz have been shooting themselves out of canons in my Glorantha for decades.
Makes you wonder about the Gloranthan origin of the cry "Duck!" as a warning against incoming projectiles. It's not as quacked... er... cracked a theory as it appears at the surface. :)
All this begs the questions: Can non-canons be canonical? Can non-cannons? Can either be cannonical as well as canonical? Can on-canon cannons be considered self-propelled artillery? Can on-cannon canons be considered self-propelled itinerants?
On 2/7/2004 at 8:00pm, HMT wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
I disagree with the original post. The letter n appears twice in canon, once in the middle and once at the end.
On 2/7/2004 at 9:12pm, Peter Nordstrand wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Somebody please put me out of my misery!
On 2/8/2004 at 12:19am, Mac Logo wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
Peter Nordstrand wrote: Somebody please put me out of my misery!
Peter...
[pauses until Peter looks around]
BANG! QuaaaaaaaackSPLAT!
Are you dead yet? Or did you duck.
/reloads canon...
:)
Graeme
On 2/8/2004 at 3:25pm, Scripty wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
LOL!
I didn't think we'd get much mileage out of the duck-cannon. Suffice to say, I think it now qualifies as canon.
Have I mentioned (borrowing a bit from Hex Games here) the Seshnelan Cathedralpult? It is canon, though not a cannon. And, although, it doesn't involve the ducks, it is frequently filled with communal worshippers when launched at approaching armies...
Scott
On 2/9/2004 at 7:08am, Jane wrote:
Ducks as missiles
Oh no... let's hope one of my players in particular never sees this. Yes, he plays a Duck. He has been thrown into fights, while drunk. After that, he *asked* to be thrown into fights.. :(
On 2/9/2004 at 7:53am, Mac Logo wrote:
Re: Ducks as missiles
Jane wrote: Oh no... let's hope one of my players in particular never sees this. Yes, he plays a Duck. He has been thrown into fights, while drunk. After that, he *asked* to be thrown into fights.. :(
Oh no... Jane, you have just radically altered the way I shall look at the LoTR films from now on.
"Nobody tosses a ... Duck!"
The pain...
:)
Graeme
On 2/9/2004 at 7:56am, Jane wrote:
Tossing ducks
And he was doing this long before the film came out :(
He reckons it's as close as he's ever going to get to flying.
On 2/9/2004 at 8:19am, Mac Logo wrote:
RE: I cannot stay quiet: One n in canon
HMT wrote: I disagree with the original post. The letter n appears twice in canon, once in the middle and once at the end.
As Peter said - only 1 "n" in "canon". The other one is at the end of "canon".
:)
Graeme - proudly driving reasonable people to Pedanticide for nearly 4 decades