Ghyll:Mureannor - Revision history

Morbus Iff: A little late today. New programming project.

2005-08-23T00:46:29Z

A little late today. New programming project.

Brother Arfrus: draft 1

2005-08-16T19:47:13Z

draft 1

Brother Arfrus: dib

2005-08-13T15:32:55Z

dib

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Dibbeth upon this. --[[User:Brother Arfrus|Brother Arfrus]] 11:32, 13 Aug 2005 (EDT)

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-There aren't as many '''mureannors''' around as there used to be.  [[Grenfing]] has lost some of its allure, and now seems to be an old fashioned affectation.  Today's youth are more interested in brightening their [[Dendel's Stripes|stripes]] than in having texts [[grenfing|grenfed]] into their carapaces.
+There aren't as many '''mureannors''' around as there used to be. [[Grenfing]] has lost some of its allure, and now seems to be an old fashioned affectation. Today's youth are more interested in brightening their [[Dendel's Stripes|stripes]] than in having texts [[grenfing|grenfed]] into their carapaces.
-Carving interesting patterns in carapaces has probably been done for at least a thousand years.  [[Grenfing]], the process of creating a mureannor by carving grooves with varying width and depth so that, when traced with a mandible, the whole carapace would resonate with sound, dates from about -350 [[EC]].
+Carving interesting patterns in carapaces has probably been done for at least a thousand years. [[Grenfing]], the process of creating a mureannor by carving grooves with varying width and depth so that, when traced with a mandible, the whole carapace would resonate with sound, dates from about -350 [[EC]]. Mureannors would travel from village to town, and would entertain locals by tracing their grenfs and causing the sounds to resonate from their carapaces.
-Mureannors would travel from village to town, and would entertain locals by tracing their grenfs and causing the sounds to resonate from their carapaces.
+However, any new development is invariably corrupted. Young couples soon found it enjoyable to have matching patterns, and would take turns tracing each others' [[grenfing|grenfs]]. In -147 [[EC]], Reeyay pronounced the tracing of others' grenfs to be indecent, and sought to have it banned. This led to a period of great popularity for grenfed carapaces over the next three decades.
-However, any new development is invariably corrupted.  Young couples soon found it enjoyable to have matching patterns, and would take turns tracing each others' grenfs.  In -147 [[EC]], Reeyay pronounced the tracing of others' [[grenfing|grenfs]] to be indecent, and sought to have it banned.  This led to a period of great popularity for grenfed carapaces over the next three decades.
+Verses of [[Peershakes]]' sonnets were very popular subjects which people would have [[grenfing|grenfed]] into their carapaces. Frank Sicksdagrees, widely suspected to be the impostor known as [[Not Peershakes]], was a journeyman [[grenfing|grenfer]] in [[Shepenor]]. Quite probably, he first came across [[Peershakes]]' verses when clients began bringing in wonderful bits of poetry for grenfing into their carapaces. But the only bit of verse reliably attributed to Mr. Sicksdagrees is this bit of doggerel:
-Verses of [[Peershakes]]' sonnets were very popular subjects which people would have [[grenfing|grenfed]] into their carapaces.  Frank Sicksdagrees, widely suspected to be the impostor known as [[Not Peershakes]], was a journeyman [[grenfing|grenfer]] in [[Shepenor]].  Quite probably, he first came across [[Peershakes]]' verses when clients began bringing in wonderful bits of poetry for [[grenfing]] into their carapaces.  But the only bit of verse reliably attributed to Mr. Sicksdagrees is this bit of doggerel:
+<blockquote>Whoah that's a big belly,
 <br />Waddling down the street.
 <br />I wouldn't want to be
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 </blockquote>
-Of course, with the familiarity youth have with one another today, running a mandible along the [[grenfing|grenfs]] on a sleek, shiny carapace just isn't as exciting as it once was.  The thrill of running a mandible over a mureannor's grenfs and hearing the sounds have been supplanted by crasser entertainments, like [[quiver'n'bend]] music and flooming.  Such is the era we live in.
+Of course, with the familiarity youth have with one another today, running a mandible along the [[grenfing|grenfs]] on a sleek, shiny carapace just isn't as exciting as it once was. The thrill of running a mandible over a mureannor's grenfs and hearing the sounds have been supplanted by crasser entertainments, like [[quiver'n'bend]] music and flooming. Such is the era we live in.
-'''Citations''': [[Dendel's Stripes]], [[Not Peershakes]], [[grenfing]].
+'''Citations''': [[Dendel's Stripes]], [[Grenfing]], [[Not Peershakes]].
 --[[User:Brother Arfrus|Brother Arfrus]] 15:47, 16 Aug 2005 (EDT)
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−	~~Dibbeth upon~~ this. --[[User:Brother Arfrus\|Brother Arfrus]] 11:32, 13 Aug 2005 (EDT)	+	There aren't as many '''mureannors''' around as there used to be. [[Grenfing]] has lost some of its allure, and now seems to be an old fashioned affectation. Today's youth are more interested in brightening their [[Dendel's Stripes\|stripes]] than in having texts [[grenfing\|grenfed]] into their carapaces.
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		+	Carving interesting patterns in carapaces has probably been done for at least a thousand years. [[Grenfing]], the process of creating a mureannor by carving grooves with varying width and depth so that, when traced with a mandible, the whole carapace would resonate with sound, dates from about -350 [[EC]].
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		+	Mureannors would travel from village to town, and would entertain locals by tracing their grenfs and causing the sounds to resonate from their carapaces.
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		+	However, any new development is invariably corrupted. Young couples soon found it enjoyable to have matching patterns, and would take turns tracing each others' grenfs. In -147 [[EC]], Reeyay pronounced the tracing of others' [[grenfing\|grenfs]] to be indecent, and sought to have it banned. This led to a period of great popularity for grenfed carapaces over the next three decades.
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		+	Verses of [[Peershakes]]' sonnets were very popular subjects which people would have [[grenfing\|grenfed]] into their carapaces. Frank Sicksdagrees, widely suspected to be the impostor known as [[Not Peershakes]], was a journeyman [[grenfing\|grenfer]] in [[Shepenor]]. Quite probably, he first came across [[Peershakes]]' verses when clients began bringing in wonderful bits of poetry for [[grenfing]] into their carapaces. But the only bit of verse reliably attributed to Mr. Sicksdagrees is this bit of doggerel:
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		+	<blockquote>
		+	Whoah that's a big belly,
		+	<br />Waddling down the street.
		+	<br />I wouldn't want to be
		+	<br />Between him and his lunch table.
		+	<br />He looks like he knows how to
		+	<br />Wield a buffet mace.
		+	</blockquote>
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		+	Of course, with the familiarity youth have with one another today, running a mandible along the [[grenfing\|grenfs]] on a sleek, shiny carapace just isn't as exciting as it once was. The thrill of running a mandible over a mureannor's grenfs and hearing the sounds have been supplanted by crasser entertainments, like [[quiver'n'bend]] music and flooming. Such is the era we live in.
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		+	'''Citations''': [[Dendel's Stripes]], [[Not Peershakes]], [[grenfing]].
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		+	--[[User:Brother Arfrus\|Brother Arfrus]] 15:47, 16 Aug 2005 (EDT)
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		+	[[Category:People]]