Dune Trivia

Post by **Freakzilla** » 31 Mar 2008 20:03

Omphalos wrote:Why on Earth would anyone want to ask Byron? He doesnt know shit.

I'm not implying he knows the law, just that he is the official voice of the HLP on the internet.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 31 Mar 2008 20:08

Nekhrun wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:If it is I think it's silly. If I own the book and would like it in an electronic format and I'm just too lazy to put each page on the scanner, but someone I know has already done it, who is that hurting? Anyone want to ask Byron?
I talked to Brian Herbert on the phone about this issue a few times. I wanted to make an electronic copy of Dune for classroom purposes and he gave me the go-ahead. The next morning he called me back and told me that he was advised by his lawyer to not allow it. That's pretty much when I started getting fed up with the practices of the HLP. The old blame it on the lawyer excuse has been getting old.

That's pathetic. If it were my copywrite, I'd be giving away hardcovers if they wanted to use them in a classroom.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 31 Mar 2008 20:59

Funny, I thought KEVIN was the voice of the HLP on the Internet. He's the controlling member, after all.

And Brian DOES give away hardcovers, even really important ones, it seems.

(What an idiot.)

Post by **Freakzilla** » 31 Mar 2008 21:05

SandChigger wrote:Funny, I thought KEVIN was the voice of the HLP on the Internet. He's the controlling member, after all.

I wish, I have a few questions for him.

And Brian DOES give away hardcovers, even really important ones, it seems.

(What an idiot.)

He must be waiting to get that one back to finally read it.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 31 Mar 2008 21:06

Freakzilla wrote:
SandChigger wrote:Funny, I thought KEVIN was the voice of the HLP on the Internet. He's the controlling member, after all.

I wish, I have a few questions for him.

And Brian DOES give away hardcovers, even really important ones, it seems.

(What an idiot.)

He must be waiting to get that one back to finally read it.

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When I first saw that I wished I had it, I'd offer to trade it to him for the infamous outline.

Now I'd give it to him if he'd just stop writing Dune books.

orald · Post by **orald** » 31 Mar 2008 21:19

Brian 'Traitor' Herbert wrote:In the early 1970's, during my careless youth

Isn't that a code phrase for doing drugs? I'm pretty sure he gave it for some dope.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 31 Mar 2008 21:21

Drugs or booze. I think Bruce was the druggy and Brian the alky. I could be wrong, though.

I didn't reread the last paragraph of that when I linked to it. It's CHOICE:

If anyone has seen this family memento, I would appreciate your assistance in returning it to me. If this can be accomplished, I would be forever grateful, and would thereafter bestow upon you the official title of "Number One Dune Fan," along with other honors, and perhaps even a reasonable reward.

PERHAPS even a REASONABLE reward.

Stupid enough to loan out a personalized copy AND too cheap to make a definite reward offer for it.

I'd put the fucker on Ebay and let the HLP know it was there.

Anyway...trivia thread, right?

BONUS ROUND:

WHAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO HURT THE HLP?

(More to the point, how much longer will Byron let you keep linking to this site over there?

)

orald · Post by **orald** » 31 Mar 2008 21:28

Same as the Harko scum- as long as they think we're but a few rebels and pose no threat they'll continue the same way.
But we're closing in on all sides, they've lost the initiative and soon our Jihad will start in earnest! Muad'Dib! Muad'Dib! Muad'Dib!

Rakis · Post by **Rakis** » 31 Mar 2008 23:39

orald wrote:
Brian 'Traitor' Herbert wrote:In the early 1970's, during my careless youth
Isn't that a code phrase for doing drugs? I'm pretty sure he gave it for some dope.

I can see it from here...he used it as rolling paper...that one and The Notes...

Post by **Freakzilla** » 01 Apr 2008 03:32

orald wrote:Same as the Harko scum- as long as they think we're but a few rebels and pose no threat they'll continue the same way.
But we're closing in on all sides, they've lost the initiative and soon our Jihad will start in earnest! Muad'Dib! Muad'Dib! Muad'Dib!

Ya hya chouhada!

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 01 Apr 2008 21:22

SandChigger wrote:BONUS ROUND:

WHAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO HURT THE HLP?

Don't buy any of their books, and if you chance upon someone buying them, scream "FOR THE ORTHODOX HERBERTARIANS" and quickly set it alight, right there in the bookstore.

We're working on attacking the shipments to all major bookstores, and having a burning man event on Frank Herbert's birthday.

Post by **Omphalos** » 01 Apr 2008 21:25

Phaedrus wrote:
SandChigger wrote:BONUS ROUND:

WHAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO HURT THE HLP?
Don't buy any of their books, and if you chance upon someone buying them, scream "FOR THE ORTHODOX HERBERTARIANS" and quickly set it alight, right there in the bookstore.

We're working on attacking the shipments to all major bookstores, and having a burning man event on Frank Herbert's birthday.

You should call it "BurningSon"

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 01 Apr 2008 21:45

I'll bring the marshmallows.

If we can get Kevin and Brian to come, that'll take care of the weenies!

Post by **Freakzilla** » 02 Apr 2008 05:25

From a life safety and fire protection point of view, I must say, please don't start fires in book stores.

Thank you.

orald · Post by **orald** » 02 Apr 2008 06:02

“Where they burn books, so too will they in the end burn human beings.”

Oh wait, that was the whole point?

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 02 Apr 2008 19:23

Freakzilla wrote:From a life safety and fire protection point of view, I must say, please don't start fires in book stores.

Thank you.

Psh.

Buzzkill.

Simon · Post by **Simon** » 03 Apr 2008 01:41

Phaedrus wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:From a life safety and fire protection point of view, I must say, please don't start fires in book stores.

Thank you.

Psh.

Buzzkill.

I've told him rules are for nerds!
Burn that mutha DOWN!!!

chanilover · Post by **chanilover** » 06 Apr 2008 06:15

Who was head of Harkonnen security when the Atreides moved to Dune?

orald · Post by **orald** » 06 Apr 2008 06:16

Wouldn't that be Piter, as an equivilant to Hawat?

chanilover · Post by **chanilover** » 08 Apr 2008 01:55

orald wrote:Wouldn't that be Piter, as an equivilant to Hawat?

No.

Fantômas · Post by **Fantômas** » 08 Apr 2008 08:17

The Beast, Raban.

The Sons of Idaho · Post by **The Sons of Idaho** » 08 Apr 2008 08:27

Umman Kudu. Replaced shortly after by Nefud.

chanilover · Post by **chanilover** » 08 Apr 2008 12:16

Fantômas · Post by **Fantômas** » 08 Apr 2008 13:08

Liet Kynes.

Post by **Omphalos** » 08 Apr 2008 13:42

One of those three guys who was told to deal with Jessica's body. I have no books handy.