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houstonderek wrote:
Kirth Gersen wrote:
Never read her books, but I've always had fun trying to pronounce her last name. My current favorite is "Cherr-ih-huh-huh."
It's pronounced "Cherry". Her real name is Cherry, her publisher had her add the silent "h" at the end, as to not look like a romance novelist's name.

That is the most ridiculous thing I've read all day, but it's only 7:46 AM here. I never knew about Cherryh until about two years ago, and then the "exoticness" of her last name always irritated the hell out of me for no good reason, other than I never knew how to pronounce it, and it didn't seem quite real. What was it, I wondered, some distant western European family name? And now I find out that her real name is just plain ol' Cherry, and that the pretend "h" at the end of her name is supposed to be silent. I'm sorry, but somebody just pressed my stupid button.

I think I'll go with a previous poster and start pronouncing her name Cherry-Huh-Huh (with probably a few more dumb-sounding "a huh huh huh"s on the end, for bonus dumbness) whenever I have to say it.

I've never read anything by her. This post is simply fueled by my irritation at what stupid things people will do to market products. I know it's totally irrational, but I have to say the fact of the extra h makes me not want to read her work, rather than make me want to read it. That is willful resistance, just to spite the marketing director's asinine strategy, combined with my gut reaction that the last name of Cherryh is a gimmick.


Snorter wrote:

So, have you incorporated all those 1000 suggestions on the Paladin, then?

LOL

More to the point...

Do fighters still suck?

Kidding.

Thanks, Jason! I hadn't played "the world's most popular role-playing game" in years, not since 2E. I think I came back to this game at the exact perfect time--just in time to catch the end of the PFRPG Beta and now anticipate the final product.

Kudos to you and your cronies at paizo!


Kobold Cleaver wrote:

YAAA!!!!

*Smacks Unbeliever with Uzi (I didn't say I shot it)*
SMACKYSMACKYSMACKYSMACKYSMACK!!!!!!

"I wasn't speaking to you, you troglodyte. And that was completely crass and uncalled for. You need discipline! My nose is bleeding."


"There is no Cthulu."


"Pfft. You're not fooling anyone, little girl. The frog just said there are no bullets, just blanks. Stop showboating and get to class."


"And if you do take it home with you, you will have to feed it as well, lest you forget. Especially if it is mangled but still alive. Then you will probably need to insert tubes into it to feed it. Best to just kill the beast in that case."


Pony Stalker wrote:
Oh goody, a stuffed doggy. I want to hug and squeeze and mangle it.

"Rubbish. It's not even alive. It's a simulacrum of an unintelligent beast. You may hug and squeeze and mangle it, but do not expect it to return the favor. It's nothing but a bag full of artifice and pomp, and not even all that cute."


Unbeliever wrote:
lastknightleft wrote:

and you can change your avatar anytime you want

Really? You mean besides [CENSORED] it, right? No, I don't believe it!

I can't figure out how to. Apparently I need a tutorial.

Nevermind. I figured it out without assistance. Huzzah me.


lastknightleft wrote:

and you can change your avatar anytime you want

Really? You mean besides smurfing it, right? No, I don't believe it!

I can't figure out how to. Apparently I need a tutorial.


Er, what?

Say, someone left a gold effigy! Hot dang!!


There are no such thing as smurfs. Smurfs do not exist.


Poppycock.