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Winterfox (winterfox) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2005-10-24 19:02:00


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More R.A. Salvatore wank
No, I'm not involved. :p And this one's growing an erection into a respectable size.

In this topic, someone asks a simple question about Drizzt's scimitar. BEAST answers, citing the book and page number. Someone else jumps on him for being rude and "sinical" (sic). Jay Tomio and axehandle basically reply saying that "You pretty much have to tip toe around to avoid hurting people's overly sensitive feelings."

Enters Laethyn, the admin, who goes to basically say that if you aren't going to behave, shut the fuck up and go away.

Things kinda escalated from there. Pretty much bounces back and forth between "we can critique Salvatore's work all we like; no rule says we can't" and "you do nothing but bash his work, losers!" and "this ain't bashing, this is concrit!" TwoThreeZero invokes "freedom of speech, bitches!" in a somewhat nonsensical way:

Laethyn: Like it or leave it.
TwoThreeZero: I wonder what response I'd get from you people if I were to say that to all the anti-america protesters... Methinks something along the lines of "freedom of speech" or whatnot.


SilentOverlord laments the good old days (where there was no fighting, and yea verily, all had hawt buttsecks with another), and essentially cries out, "Please, everybody, can't we all just turn this into a massive man-orgy, because that'd be so much more interesting get along?"

Darius chimes in, in an all-out ad hominem attack: Sure, Jay Tomio is not his posts but based on his post I can say that I DON’T LIKE HIM, I think he’s inconsiderate, arrogant and completely full of himself.

The thread then gets locked. Thankfully, the forum mods there tend to lock rather than bahleet. :D

But! The saga -- okay, fine, novelette -- does not end here. Jay Tomio takes it up in another thread, where he complains that he is being personally attacked by Laethyn, whom he affectionately nicknames "mod-troll." (I find this thread in particular a bit... out of nowhere, but then, I haven't paid much attention to the Laethyn/Jay Tomio, aka the Fantasy Guru OTP interaction.)


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[info]kadath
2005-10-24 08:44 pm UTC (link)
Drizzt named it upon finding it? Really? What's your source on that?

Because Forgotten Realms is SERIOUS BUSINESS.

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winterfox
2005-10-24 08:55 pm UTC (link)
Just like the Intraweb!

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(no subject) - [info]nebbieq, 2005-10-24 10:32 pm UTC
(no subject) - winterfox, 2005-10-24 11:07 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]nebbieq, 2005-10-25 12:34 am UTC

[info]issendai
2005-10-24 09:01 pm UTC (link)
I'm still trying to figure out where someone criticized Salvatore. For a group of people who come across as 1) older than the average fan and 2) maler than the average fan, these folks sure are a bunch of 13-year-old fangirls.

Also, since no one seems to have actually dissed Salvatore, I'll do it now: "Icingdeath" does not exude dark elven mystery. it fails to evoke angst. It fails to evoke menace. It merely makes me wonder when the Pillsbury Doughboy decided to become a LARPer.

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winterfox
2005-10-24 09:07 pm UTC (link)
What about "Twinkle"?

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(no subject) - [info]issendai, 2005-10-24 09:52 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]selenis, 2005-10-25 04:19 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]selenis, 2005-10-25 04:19 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]caoilte, 2005-10-25 11:42 am UTC
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[info]kylenne
2005-10-24 09:10 pm UTC (link)
Well, in Salvatore's defense, Forgotten Realms nomenclature reeks of stinky French cheese in general. It's the one thing I hate about the setting, besides Marty Stu Elminster. I mean, "Silverymoon", wtf? People, places...dumb ass names are rampant in that setting. I blame Ed Greenwood.

I always thought Icingdeath was named after the dragon, and it seemed like an afterthought because I don't recall the sword actually being referred to by name until quite a bit later (it was always "the one that's not Twinkle" or something). I dunno, it's been years since I read those books and all I can really remember from them is how badly Entreri wanted in Drizzt's pants.

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(no subject) - [info]scootermcgaffin, 2005-10-24 09:20 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]kylenne, 2005-10-24 10:12 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mmanurere, 2005-10-25 12:51 am UTC
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(no subject) - winterfox, 2005-10-25 11:42 pm UTC
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[info]ahiru
2005-10-24 09:33 pm UTC (link)
Randomly, I kinda want to read a fantasy story where the dark, angsty hero goes on a long search for a fantasical mystical sword and then, upon finding it, promptly names it 'Fluffy.'

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(no subject) - [info]annabelle_lee, 2005-10-25 02:51 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]ahiru, 2005-10-25 02:21 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]annabelle_lee, 2005-10-26 06:36 am UTC
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[info]nebbieq
2005-10-24 10:34 pm UTC (link)
Mmm, death by icing...

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(no subject) - bardicsidhe, 2005-10-24 11:03 pm UTC
(no subject) - winterfox, 2005-10-24 11:07 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]pyratejenni, 2005-10-25 12:18 am UTC
(no subject) - winterfox, 2005-10-25 12:36 am UTC
(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2005-10-25 09:21 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]nebbieq, 2005-10-25 12:31 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kijikun, 2005-10-25 02:10 am UTC
(no subject) - winterfox, 2005-10-25 02:11 am UTC

[info]kylenne
2005-10-24 09:01 pm UTC (link)
I can't be the only person who read those damn books for the Drizzt/Entreri subtext? And the Entreri/Jarlaxle?

Seriously, I skip anything that isn't porny glances/dialogue or Lolthian priestesses beating on people with whips.

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(Anonymous)
2005-10-24 09:11 pm UTC (link)
No, you're not. I am very much with the Entreri/Jaraxle.

Said relationship is the only reason to pick up the new book. I hope he doesn't get bimbo all over our slash.

(But honestly, the man cannot be trusted with a romantic subplot)

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(no subject) - [info]kylenne, 2005-10-24 10:15 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]nebbieq, 2005-10-24 10:35 pm UTC

[info]anatalya
2005-10-24 11:09 pm UTC (link)
I'm not normally even a slash fan, but there is waaay too much Jarlaxle/Entreri subtext to ignore. Entreri is the best ever though.

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[info]the_wanlorn
2005-10-24 11:32 pm UTC (link)
Entreri/Jarlaxle is where it's at, yo.

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[info]wal_lace
2005-10-24 11:52 pm UTC (link)
Drizzt/Belwar OTP! It's not like he can take matters into his own hands, after all.

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(no subject) - [info]kylenne, 2005-10-25 03:34 am UTC
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[info]psychofangirl
2005-10-25 01:04 am UTC (link)
Don't worry, you're not alone. :)

Then again, I actually SHIP Drizzt/Cattie_brie too, but I see teh ghey. :D

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[info]qem_chibati
2005-10-25 01:36 pm UTC (link)
Definetly not. o.o;

Though Jarlaxle I swear flirts with pretty much everyone. XD He sounds like he's wearing a pimp hat too. o.o;

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[info]tyraarane_
2005-10-25 05:20 pm UTC (link)
I can't be the only person who read those damn books for the Drizzt/Entreri subtext? And the Entreri/Jarlaxle?

Oh, definitely not. Entreri/Jarlaxle pretty much has the porny glances and snarky remarks down pat. That would be why I love them.

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[info]caoilte
2005-10-24 10:44 pm UTC (link)
I <3 Forgotten Realms but the thing that always got me howling was the 'Termishman vs. Termite' thing. I can't read them now without laughing out loud at that, whether it's in the books or not. Me, I'd call him a Termite, just cuz ROFLMAO

Other than that...I never really read much of the Drizzt stuff. I'm not a huge Drow fan. I do rather like the Kender tho - I'd like to be one someday ;)



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[info]lunarei
2005-10-24 10:49 pm UTC (link)
If you are here to whine and @#%$ about the way you THINK things are here, then log off and don't come back. You aren't welcome here.

*whimper*

Drizzt = whiny emo

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[info]palefire
2005-10-25 06:06 am UTC (link)
Tell us how you really feel!

Seriously, do. Threads and comments like this are the whole reason I come to F_W.

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(no subject) - [info]lunarei, 2005-10-26 01:32 am UTC

[info]wal_lace
2005-10-24 11:54 pm UTC (link)
"Sinical"? Dude, what the holy fuck? If that's meant to be 'cynical' - well, he wasn't particularly. Sarcastic, yes. Cynical, no.

Stupidity bores me. Come to that, so does Drizzt Do'Urden. Why am I posting on this thread again?

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[info]singe
2005-10-25 02:07 am UTC (link)
Why am I posting on this thread again?

To share the lovely chest.

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[info]palefire
2005-10-25 06:07 am UTC (link)
It's cynical, it's sarcastic. It's sinical!

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[info]emlan
2005-10-25 12:58 am UTC (link)
If I got answers for questions I had about things in the throughout way BEAST informed I would more than overjoyed.

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(no subject) - [info]annabelle_lee, 2005-10-25 02:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]marumae, 2005-10-25 03:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mistressrenet, 2005-10-25 02:18 pm UTC

[info]chaimonkey
2005-10-25 05:52 am UTC (link)
ShadowDerk OpnedEyes's signature scares me. All the babies and men, they melt together in a completely non-family values way!

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(no subject) - [info]chaimonkey, 2005-10-25 05:53 am UTC

[info]misachan
2005-10-25 07:14 am UTC (link)
Nah, I don't have anything to add besides affirming that Jarlaxle and Entreri explode with gay every time they're in the same scene.

I just like having appropriate icons.

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[info]loony666
2005-10-27 12:11 am UTC (link)
My thought process:

Drizzt? But... *blinks* *googles*

... oh. You're not talking about Salvador Dali, are you?

*slinks away*

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