The Index of the Giant's Comments

[Ron Miel]

Please stop the hijack before we hit the post limit.

From now on, only nominations for quotes to include, and suggestions for the next strip's title. Please.

[hamishspence]

"Index II: The Index Strikes Back"?

[Reddish Mage]

Some forumnites are interested in what works of literature influenced OotS. I suggested this might be because of English Literature lessons. It was claimed that such classes would not include science fiction. I took exception to such statement, and countered it.

Thus, relation is tangential, but clear: can science fiction novels be considered important enough to literature development that they should be considered when drafting influences of more modern works, such as OotS. We have conclusive answers to two such influences, but obviously if you don't believe that science fiction can even be considered, you would disagree.

Grey Wolf

I think the author's influences and non-influences should be fair game for inclusion. That the Giant has not read Prachett is interesting. His comments on The Last Airbender despite being interesting

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(and make me wonder what he thinks of Aang suddenly regaining Avatar form as a Deus Ex at the very end. I thought that was the ultimate in ass-pulls)

are simply not relevant to OOTS (notwithstanding his request to specifically not include that comment).

[ThePhantasm]

This thread will soon be locked. Please save the discussion for the next thread. It would be best to limit the conversation here to quote suggestions only.

Thanks for your patience... I hope to have the new index up soon.

[ti'esar]

Oh, this gets my vote for sure.

Amen......

[137beth]

Index of the Giant's Comments II: The Scrying Orb Was Zz'dtri

This is my vote as well.

[Jasdoif]

In addition to the chilly/scarf quote, The Giant On George R. R. Martin has also been proposed for the Index. I'd hate for a proposal to get lost between threads.

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I'm really tired of this idea that George R. R. Martin invented the concept of killing characters circa year 2000. At least the OP didn't insultingly imply that I'm only killing characters because I'm a fanboy of his, as I have seen elsewhere.

So, for the record: I've never read George R. R. Martin. I haven't watched Game of Thrones. I don't have HBO, for starters, and I haven't bought the DVDs. I am aware, second-hand, that apparently he kills off a lot of characters, sometimes all at once. I can't really say too much about that, though, because I'm not familiar with it.

I can say that I have read several reviews/articles about the work that makes me think that it's not for me, as I have no interest in "gritty realism" for its own sake, I almost exclusively want to read about actual heroes being actually heroic, and I prefer not to read extensive descriptions of meat dishes.

And I've never killed a developed character where that character's death wasn't a direct result of their own choices.

That means thread title!

Index of the Giant's Comments II - is this thread influenced by Terry Pratchett?
Index of the Giant's Comments II - feeling chilly today.
Index of the Giant's Comments II - 'no' is not relevant.

Hmm....

Index of the Giant's Comments II - Bottomless Title of Self-Reference
Index of the Giant's Comments II - Genealogy by Elan
Index of the Giant's Comments II - Camel Crossing Continents
Index of the Giant's Comments II - Thoth's Incognito Cousin
Index of the Giant's Comments II - Ishtar's Dromedary
Index of the Giant's Comments II - OR IS SHE

[FlawedParadigm]

The Second Index of the Giant's Comments: We're Really Not Creepy, Honest!

[Sir_Leorik]

I propose we call the next thread:

"The Index of the Giant's Comments II: Electric Boogaloo".

As Elan might say, it's a Bardic tradition.

If not, add my vote to "That's what HE said!".

[colanderman]

The Index of the Giant's Comments II: All About Redcloak's Niece

[Angel Bob]

This is my vote as well.

I've got to agree. That makes four or five votes by my count.

[Porthos]

Index of the Giant's Comments II: That's what HE said.

Winner. ....

[rodneyAnonymous]

Index of the Giant's Comments II: The Scrying Orb Was Zz'dtri

lol, I vote for that too

[Kish]

Were we supposed to be voting on titles for the next thread? I didn't see...

Well. Just in case, I wouldn't want the next thread to be started without voicing my support for

Index of the Giant's Comments II: The Scrying Orb Was Zz'dtri

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I restrained myself from saying anything trollish. If not from mentioning that I was tempted.

[ti'esar]

In case "amen" and my signature are too vague, let me explicitly state now that I am also voting in favor of:

Index of the Giant's Comments II: The Scrying Orb Was Zz'dtri

[Flame of Anor]

I, too, will vote for "The Scrying Orb Was Zz'dtri".

edit: though, if it wins, I recommend changing "orb" to "sensor" since that's the technical term for it in the rules.

[Sylian]

My vote goes to:

Index of the Giant's Comments II: The Scrying Orb Was Zz'dtri

[thatSeniorGuy]

I'll pile on as well.

"The Scrying Orb Was Zz'dtri"

[Porthos]

Can we change it to Desert Scrying Eye? If we really making a (semi-)sarcastic comment to al lthe people asking the question/trying to forestall people from asking by constantly seeing it on the First Page, we should probably use the term that a lot of people are using.

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The Index of the Giant's Comments II: The Desert Scrying Eye Was Zz'dtri

does indeed fit the character limit for threads.

If we change it to that, it gets my vote.

[Bulldog Psion]

I would have voted for the Electric Boogaloo one, but it's clearly already lost.

[Gift Jeraff]

Can we change it to Desert Scrying Eye? If we really making a (semi-)sarcastic comment to al lthe people asking the question/trying to forestall people from asking by constantly seeing it on the First Page, we should probably use the term that a lot of people are using.

*checks*

The Index of the Giant's Comments II: The Desert Scrying Eye Was Zz'dtri

does indeed fit the character limit for threads.

If we change it to that, it gets my vote.

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[LuPuWei]

"Index of the Giant's Comments II - +136.3 at Closing"

[Bird]

Can we change it to Desert Scrying Eye? If we really making a (semi-)sarcastic comment to al lthe people asking the question/trying to forestall people from asking by constantly seeing it on the First Page, we should probably use the term that a lot of people are using.

*checks*

The Index of the Giant's Comments II: The Desert Scrying Eye Was Zz'dtri

does indeed fit the character limit for threads.

If we change it to that, it gets my vote.

In favor of this tweak.

[ti'esar]

In favor of that as well.

[Kurald Galain]

I'll pile on as well.

"The Scrying Orb Was Zz'dtri"

I'm probably missing some inside joke here, but how is this at all funny or relevant? It should probably say "was cast by Z" unless people want to claim that Z is some green floating orb, but it still doesn't make a lot of sense.

[zimmerwald1915]

I'm probably missing some inside joke here, but how is this at all funny or relevant? It should probably say "was cast by Z" unless people want to claim that Z is some green floating orb, but it still doesn't make a lot of sense.

Or perhaps "the scrying orb was Zz'dtri's". Possessives exist for a reason.

[Emanick]

Just sayin': that line is going to be a lot less funny/interesting after the new compilation comes out and, as Rich virtually promised, a bonus strip explicitly shows Zzdtri casting the orb spell.

I vote for "That's What HE Said!"

[Kurald Galain]

Just sayin': that line is going to be a lot less funny/interesting after the new compilation comes out and, as Rich virtually promised, a bonus strip explicitly shows Zzdtri casting the orb spell.

I vote for "That's What HE Said!"

I agree. It's better for the subtitle to be funny, than to refer to an arbitrary factoid that nobody will recognize a month from now. So +1 vote for That's What HE Said.

[Flame of Anor]

an arbitrary factoid that nobody will recognize a month from now.

We've thought that the uncertainty about the scrying sensor would die off for quite a while, and it still hasn't.

[Emanick]

We've thought that the uncertainty about the scrying sensor would die off for quite a while, and it still hasn't.

Well, it probably will once Book 5 comes out. I don't know how long it will be until that happens, but it will probably be out several months before the end of Index II, at the earliest.