tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post5170443310385159015..comments2024-03-19T16:24:23.777-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: J Monsters Attest To The Power of LanguageZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-90634460937443456532010-04-11T15:00:58.895-07:002010-04-11T15:00:58.895-07:00I like wereleopards. Whenever I think of them, the...I like wereleopards. Whenever I think of them, the pregnant Zakoran queen wrestling and killing a black swamp leopard in Tanith Lee's <i>The Storm Lord</i> is just a footfall away.<br /><br />And since I met the forvalaka, I luurv wereleopards.<br /><br />I totally get the fantasmagoric brutal jungle dream creature but don't find the leopard a come-down. I'm from Australia though. Maybe the linguistic resonance isn't so much phonetic as geospatial/cultural, ie the werejaguar looms larger in the Mesoamaerican psychic landscape.charles mark fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385121479729236749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-9254089223670456472010-04-06T22:36:03.032-07:002010-04-06T22:36:03.032-07:00I had no idea Set was a Set animal and not a jacka...I had no idea Set was a Set animal and not a jackal. Thanks for the cool little revelation.Rick Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707062453047354335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-86497665686714960952010-04-06T07:28:35.904-07:002010-04-06T07:28:35.904-07:00Jackalwere are to Gnolls what Elves are to Humans,...Jackalwere are to Gnolls what Elves are to Humans, I think.mordicaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713766652793265867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-25293972205043251392010-04-06T00:39:39.515-07:002010-04-06T00:39:39.515-07:00This is why Wereleopard is awkward: http://www.ani...This is why Wereleopard is awkward: http://www.anitablakewiki.com/page/WereLeopard :)Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316908880866487621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-87968773781012098892010-04-05T22:01:21.175-07:002010-04-05T22:01:21.175-07:00The Set animal is thought by some to be a mormyrid...The Set animal is thought by some to be a mormyrid, an ancient fish that senses and communicates primarily with electrical fields.Matthew McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953220371311903744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-19470653096195360682010-04-05T18:36:14.287-07:002010-04-05T18:36:14.287-07:00@chris
I started going down a similar path, but I ...@chris<br />I started going down a similar path, but I actually like the word "leopard".<br /><br />I think that "werejaguar" works (british or american) involves a nice reptition-with-variation on the "wear/war" sound.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-64380704642961325022010-04-05T18:20:09.192-07:002010-04-05T18:20:09.192-07:00Why is it that "werejaguar" sound like a...<i>Why is it that "werejaguar" sound like a fantasmagoric brutal jungle dream creature and yet "wereleopard" just sounds awkward?</i><br /><br />Maybe because leopard is already a portmanteau word: leo (lion) + <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pard_%28legendary_creature%29" rel="nofollow">pard</a> (possibly the bestiary-writer's take on the cheetah).<br /><br />But then the sound of the word jaguar - whether in the British (ja-gu-AR) or the American (jag-WUAR) form - is just inherently cooler than "le-PARD", which sounds disgustingly French to my ears...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-87044301119387501732010-04-05T16:14:45.882-07:002010-04-05T16:14:45.882-07:00I associate Jackals with: a lumberjack, baby.
htt...I associate Jackals with: a lumberjack, baby.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A52p9jc-gOo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A52p9jc-gOo</a>Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-37565771396784795302010-04-05T14:24:53.458-07:002010-04-05T14:24:53.458-07:00Native Brazilian folklore has the kanaíma, canniba...Native Brazilian folklore has the kanaíma, cannibals reincarnated as werejaguars. If that's not your "fantasmagoric brutal jungle dream creature" I don't know what is.Iglesiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416128782481346800noreply@blogger.com