Ian Dengler: philosopher of taxonomies


Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a guy of course, since Men Are Usually From Mars. The novel explores his interaction with—and attempt to understand—terrestrial culture, its origins and the general Big Picture of things published.

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Comment by Ian C Dengler on October 4, 2013 at 2:02pm

well, the folder name is Harleyquin, so that could be a chopper. I chopped up a lot of Italian Commedia del Arte ideas for this. Haha! This is where dream theory wanders off and we don't get to follow very closely.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 4, 2013 at 1:57pm

It begins, "Once upon a time there was a Martian called Valentine Michael Smith".

Did Heinlein get this wrong? Did he really mean 'Once upon a time there was a Martian called Valentine Mark H..?"

Well, you can finish the rest of it.

Nice stamp, Ian!

What does he ride? A Harley chopper?

Comment by Ian C Dengler on October 4, 2013 at 1:10pm

Is that a lobster?
lobsters are bandits.
humans make great lobsters. You can get pretty much anything out of a Lobster
A fellow from another region of the world who has come to visit another area to 'Relax and Enjoy The Sun', yet has an inability to use the decent amount of sunscreen, often turning their skin into a reddish hue.
"That Lobster stayed too long in the sun"

someone who owns your heart. cannot switch lobster. one person for life. Is that like taxes? Maybe you can't get rid of it?
he's her lobster!
A derogotory term used by American colonists reffering to British soldiers during the American revolution because of their bright red uniforms.
I shot me a couple of the king's lobsters.
Known for their vice-like grip...

To lobster is the act of restraining the gonads of a partner and ANNIHILATE them.

Used in a variety of ways spanning from Lover to Enemy.
when the level of someones public lice or "crabs" gets to an unbearable level.
"those aint crabs, those are lobsters!"
lobster
adjective - relating to chinese buffets, the act of throwing up on the floor after eating excessive amounts of food. often regarded by regular buffet attenders to be an unrecoverable situation.
"we better run, fred's about to lobster and it ain't gonna be pretty"
Term used to explain any lonely, friendless person who sits in the lobby of a building waiting to meet and hopefully make friends with another lobster or any other random person. Most commonly but not limited to dorm buildings at colleges.
De'andre has been sitting in the lobby for hours! What a Lobster.

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