Treachery of Men Discussion/Planning Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nogrod · 04-25-2008, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwath

Oh good. I'm glad the irony of that wasn't lost on everyone.

To ease your uncertainty, it did make me smile as well...

Gwathagor · 04-25-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Nogrod

To ease your uncertainty, it did make me smile as well...

Lalaith · 04-27-2008, 03:50 AM

I enjoyed the dirty dress too.... but isn't it, technically speaking, deliberate bathos rather than irony?

And, Brother Nog, I await your James Bond and/or tragic finale with bated breath.

Gwathagor · 04-27-2008, 01:09 PM

What's bathos?

piosenniel · 04-27-2008, 01:29 PM

HERE

ba•thos (noun)

1.) a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.

2.) insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness.

3.) triteness or triviality in style.

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[Origin: 1630–40; < Gk: depth ]

—Synonyms: maudlinness, tearfulness; mush, gush, schmaltz; insipidity, inanity.
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Gwathagor · 04-27-2008, 04:24 PM

Huh, ok. Maybe it was bathos then. I don't know.

littlemanpoet · 04-27-2008, 07:20 PM

Leave it in. Considering such chapters as "Flotsam and Jetsam" in LotR, Tolkien purposely descended to bathos himself often enough; all he needed was Pippin to achieve it.

Any thoughts, Gwath, on how Jord figures out that Thorn is her final problem top be rid of? It's kind of tough: Khandr's dead and Fastarr and Embla are fugitives. The only other person to hear his foretelling words was that other member of the Borrim house, the npc whose name escapes me. Does Jord have any mental "Osanwe" types of skills? Or are we going to simply have to have a deductive approach to this?

04-27-2008, 03:50 AM	#3
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	I enjoyed the dirty dress too.... but isn't it, technically speaking, deliberate bathos rather than irony? And, Brother Nog, I await your James Bond and/or tragic finale with bated breath. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

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Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	What's bathos? __________________ Stories and songs.

04-27-2008, 01:29 PM	#5
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	HERE ba•thos (noun) 1.) a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax. 2.) insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness. 3.) triteness or triviality in style. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Origin: 1630–40; < Gk: depth ] —Synonyms: maudlinness, tearfulness; mush, gush, schmaltz; insipidity, inanity. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

04-27-2008, 04:24 PM	#6
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Huh, ok. Maybe it was bathos then. I don't know. __________________ Stories and songs.

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littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Leave it in. Considering such chapters as "Flotsam and Jetsam" in LotR, Tolkien purposely descended to bathos himself often enough; all he needed was Pippin to achieve it. Any thoughts, Gwath, on how Jord figures out that Thorn is her final problem top be rid of? It's kind of tough: Khandr's dead and Fastarr and Embla are fugitives. The only other person to hear his foretelling words was that other member of the Borrim house, the npc whose name escapes me. Does Jord have any mental "Osanwe" types of skills? Or are we going to simply have to have a deductive approach to this? Last edited by littlemanpoet; 04-27-2008 at 07:24 PM.