tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 28 03:56:05 1996
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Re[6]: Klingon writing tool
- From: [email protected] (Frank M Truelove)
- Subject: Re[6]: Klingon writing tool
- Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 06:55:20 -0400
Quotes from dancat's message(s):
"Naturaly warrior would not lower himself to this kind of mutilation of the
dead,"
Why not? Why would mutilation of the living be honorable and mutilation of "any
empty shell" be dishonorable?
"This would be a most interesting discusion: does one mutilate, thus dishonor,
ones enemies to appease a god, or would one honor the valiant, but futile,
efforts of a enemy who died for the cause that he/she followed, but not
necessarily believed in."
Mutilate the body of the fallen (and therefore inferior) warrior and arrange for
his family to discover the body. Or have it shipped to them. Not only do they
know he is dead but they know who killed him. They may even act quicky (and
hence without much thinking). You may have an advantage.
>Talk about carving your initials into an opponent.
"As I said above, would one do this in battle?"
Probably not in reality, but it is a nice cinematic image. (Cf. Zorro).
>--bangteH out on a limb.
"And you thought you where out on a limb."
If too many of us get out here, the limb will break.
--bangteH