----- Original Message ----- From: "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 4:27 PM Subject: Re: Pern (was: Re: Starship Troopers (was: Re: The Yom Kippur War [was: Fwd: CNNBreaking Ne...
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Jeffrey Miller wrote: > > > I hate to spoil it for you, but everyone forgets about the thread and a > > young headstrong person has to find the dragons and fight the > > threadfall. > > Deep, deep question. Why is it that it's semirespectable to read an > endless series of retreads like the Pern novels, but it's frowned upon to > enjoy stuff like Conan? I have to confess that I've always associated > Pern with the dragon-riding equivalent of the stereotypical girls' > "horsey-stage." Something about the hypnotic quality of having massive > muscular animals throbbing and straining between one's legs, I suppose. > > (Which is why guy-fantasy focuses on horse-sized men who slay dragons take > their place, I suppose.) > What do you mean ..... horse sized men Mr............Long! <EG> xponent Double Entendre Maru rob
