HIGHLA-L Digest - 11 Nov 2001 to 14 Nov 2001 (#2001-301)
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Topics of the day:
1. The old "Are Immortals born" debate (5)
2. Geraint Wyn Davies and Adrian Paul in TRACKER
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:28:58 +0200
From: Tarryn Zank <Zankt@nu.ac.za>
Subject: The old "Are Immortals born" debate
Okay, I know I'm jumping the gun here, as this topic probably isn't =
scheduled to come up for debate for another few weeks yet *G*, but this =
occured to me the other night when I got to see 'A Knight's Tale' for the =
first time (and no, I didn't get to see the bloopers, our cinema kindly =
cut the credits, and after complaining I got a free ticket out of it) =
where was I? Oh, yes...
If Immortals do not come from a mother's womb - how come they have belly =
buttons? :-)
My sister promptly choked on her drink, so I guess it's a valid enough =
question.
Tarryn
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:36:38 EST
From: Bizarro7@aol.com
Subject: Re: The old "Are Immortals born" debate
In a message dated 11/14/01 7:31:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, Zankt@nu.ac.za
writes:
<< If Immortals do not come from a mother's womb - how come they have belly
buttons? >>
IMO, whomever is responsible for Immortals is still supervising them;
otherwise, orphaned baby Immortals would not be mysteriously 'appearing'
strategically around the globe where they can be adopted by mortals. Someone
is creating/breeding them, and if it's *not* a womb process, then the
bellybuttons are there for camouflage, so that the Immies blend in among us.
For all we know, like TRACKER, their entire human physical appearance might
be a camouflage for their real forms. They might be the very lightning that
passes between them when one of them loses their Quickening to the other.
Leah CWPack
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 12:59:41 -0000
From: "John Mosby (B)" <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: The old "Are Immortals born" debate
Hold on..I know fans can be obsessive, but at the end of the day, doesn't
this all come down to navel-gazing?
*snerk*
John
----- Original Message -----
From: <Bizarro7@aol.com>
To: <HIGHLA-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [HL] The old "Are Immortals born" debate
> In a message dated 11/14/01 7:31:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Zankt@nu.ac.za
> writes:
>
> << If Immortals do not come from a mother's womb - how come they have
belly
> buttons? >>
>
> IMO, whomever is responsible for Immortals is still supervising them;
> otherwise, orphaned baby Immortals would not be mysteriously 'appearing'
> strategically around the globe where they can be adopted by mortals.
Someone
> is creating/breeding them, and if it's *not* a womb process, then the
> bellybuttons are there for camouflage, so that the Immies blend in among
us.
> For all we know, like TRACKER, their entire human physical appearance
might
> be a camouflage for their real forms. They might be the very lightning
that
> passes between them when one of them loses their Quickening to the other.
>
> Leah CWPack
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 08:47:15 EST
From: Susan B Drake <Sueamanda@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Geraint Wyn Davies and Adrian Paul in TRACKER
Thanks
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:44:13 +0200
From: Marina Bailey <fdd-tmar@netactive.co.za>
Subject: Re: The old "Are Immortals born" debate
John wrote:
>Hold on..I know fans can be obsessive, but at the end of the day, doesn't
>this all come down to navel-gazing?
You evil, evil man. (Well, I admit to quite liking Stan's navel.
Hehe.) :)
I always thought that Immortals *were* born like regular people,
but something (the Quickening?) made their mothers die at birth.
This doesn't explain why there aren't any fathers, but I did
read a story once in which the Quickening was so powerful that
the mother was burnt to a crisp. In which case you'd understand
why the father wouldn't stick around.
It's all speculation really. But fun.
- Marina.
PS: Tarryn, if you read this, please send me your phone number
again. Do you have one in Durbs?
\\ "I can read a story where Jim shows his affection ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
// with words, and one where he'd rather build a || R I C H I E >> \\
\\ bookshelf, and one where he secretly likes to ||>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> //
// wear frilly underwear." - Livia || \\
\\==fdd-tmar@netactive.co.za==Chief Flag Waver and Defender of Richie==//
Me: I wonder if running around in caves will become an 'Enterprise'
cliche, like the TNG crew falling down holes?
[Shuttlepod lands on planet; ground caves in]
My brother: Look! They fell down a hole! Into a cave!!
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:50:52 -0000
From: "John Mosby (B)" <a.j.mosby@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: The old "Are Immortals born" debate
> I did read a story once in which the Quickening was so powerful that
> the mother was burnt to a crisp. In which case you'd understand
> why the father wouldn't stick around.
Okay. That explains my date a few weeks back. But it still doesn't explain
the pink elephants and tap-dancing hamster.
John
"I've got a feeling...it could bunnies."
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