Is this a viable strategy for countering a sonic attack? Are the "symptoms" enumerated even accurate? What do you think? >>play<< In case of Sonic Attack on your district, follow these rules: If you are making love it is imperative to bring all bodies to orgasm simultaneously. Do not waste time blocking your ears. Do not waste time seeking a "sound proofed" shelter. Try to get as far away from the sonic source as possible Do not panic Do not panic Use your wheels. It is what they are for. Small babies may be placed inside the special cocoons and should be left, if possible, in shelters. Do not attempt to use your own limbs. If no wheels are available - metal - not organic - limbs should be employed whenever practical. Remember: In the case of sonic attack survival means "Every man for himself" Statistically more people survive if they think only of themselves Do not attempt to rescue friends, relatives, loved ones You have only a few seconds to escape Use those seconds sensibly or you will inevitably die Think only of yourself Think only of yourself Do not panic Think only of yourself Think only of yourself These are the first signs of sonic attack: You will notice small objects - such as ornaments - oscillating You will notice vibrations in your diaphragm You will hear a distand hissing in your ears You will feel the need to vomit You will feel dizzy You will have difficulty focussing You will need to breathe more rapidly There will be bleeding from orifices There will be an ache in the pelvic region You may be subject to fits of hysterical shouting or even laughter These are all sign of imminent sonic destruction Your only protection is flight If you are less than ten years old Remain in your shelter and use your cocoon Remember - you can help no one else You can help no one else You can help no one else Do not panic Think only of yourself Think only of yourself Think only of yourself Think only of yourself Think only of yourself Think only of yourself
I think only of myself and my descendants. I remember reading the Elric series when I was a wee lad. Also read a story he did about Satan wanting redemption which I rather liked. I think it was called "War Hound and the World's Pain"
Saw Hawkwind sing that live in '73, but I was a Moorcock fan long before that. Warhound and the World's Pain? Ah, von Bek. Excellent book, the first of many featuring him/ his lineage. PS Is this a viable strategy for countering a sonic attack? - No. Are the "symptoms" enumerated even accurate? - Not quite. What do you think? - Typical 70s rock scifi. Moorcock was never a hard-science SF writer anyway.
You SAW Hawkwind in '73?!?! Pics? Anecdotes? Aye. I like the von Brek novels, but I'm partial to the Elric saga. Not sure about the strategy, but I don't think the symptoms are that far off-base. Anyways, Bob Calvert was much better suited to Hawkwind's style than Moorcock.
I felt let down by Elric's demise. And there was a horrid story "involving" Elric afterwards, I forget what, this is long ago now. Sorry to be off topic.
Are you referring to the later Moorcock stories, or the ones written by other writers? Personally, I find both a disappointment. Moorcock's writing quality began to suffer by the late 80's.
When Elric is killed by Stormbringer in the original series I was disappointed and thought the ending was sloppily done. Later I saw a book which was supposed to be by Moorcock and involved a tiny Elric and people who float in balloons. Elric appears because he's conjured up by the actual main characters. Or so I recall.
The very first gig I ever went to. I was seriously hyped... Laughing/ crying? Lemmy!!! Elric at the End of Time? The ones by other writers (Tales of the White Wolf especially) had some* good ones. Karl Edward Wagner did a short with Elric meeting Kane (his own fantasy hero). And I've just downloaded a bunch of cbr[/]format Elric comics, including Neil Gaiman's One Life Elric tribute. Um not quite "conjured up" if it was Elric at the End of Time (a collection of Dancers at the End of Time shorts), and it was interesting in that Lord Jagged might well have been another incarnation of Arioch himself. That story did get slagged off a lot - many Elric fans thought Moorcock was taking the piss out of Elric, but since Elric (as was admitted in an interview sometime in the mid-70s) was essentially Moorcock himself (or at least his state of mind) it was more a way of Moorcock revisiting his own past and putting it perspective. * But definitely NOT the Gygax one - that guy really pisses me off. Edit: word "not" added, with emphasis.
I saw them in the early 90's. Quite disappointing, but I was expecting as much. Sure. Hysterical laughter is relatively common, albeit paradoxical, response to excruciating pain or extreme discomfort. I've had kidney stones several times, and there is always a point at which the pain becomes so unbearable that I break out laughing. Stacia!!! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Had no idea that Gary Gygax penned an Elric story--that's gotta be awful.
