goudreau@dg_rtp.UUCP (01/24/86)
In article <96@ttidcc.UUCP> hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) writes: >In article <139@sci.UUCP> daver@sci.UUCP (Dave Rickel) writes: >>Dorthi Dorthi was displaced as village magician when a strange >> magician fell out of the sky and flattened his >> house. Purple was given Dorthi's scarlet sandals >> and his robe. Anyway, fairly clearly Dorothy Gayle. > >You must have led a deprived childhood. This is a parody on the scene from >_The Wizard of Oz_ where Dorothy's house kills the wicked witch by falling >on her and Dorothy acquires her ruby slippers. > >-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ >The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Uh, sorry, but you should check *your* childhood memories. Dorothy's last name was Gail (or was it Gale?).
rgale@man.UUCP (Ryan Gale) (02/01/86)
In article <105@dg_rtp.UUCP>, goudreau@dg_rtp.UUCP (Bob Goudreau) writes: > In article <96@ttidcc.UUCP> hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) writes: > >In article <139@sci.UUCP> daver@sci.UUCP (Dave Rickel) writes: > >>Dorthi Dorthi was displaced as village magician when a strange > >> magician fell out of the sky and flattened his > >> house. Purple was given Dorthi's scarlet sandals > >> and his robe. Anyway, fairly clearly Dorothy Gayle. > > > >You must have led a deprived childhood. This is a parody on the scene from > >_The Wizard of Oz_ where Dorothy's house kills the wicked witch by falling > >on her and Dorothy acquires her ruby slippers. > > Uh, sorry, but you should check *your* childhood memories. Dorothy's last > name was Gail (or was it Gale?). It was Gale. Trust me on this one. -- Ryan Gale {ihnp4, akgua, decvax} !sdcsvax!man!rgale
DOET@AFCC-3.ARPA@caip.RUTGERS.EDU (02/04/86)
From: MSgt Robert L. Stevenson <DOET.AFCC@AFCC-3.ARPA> Ref: Digest Volume 11 #16, My contribution(?) to Dave Rickel's question is a possible identification of the "god" Yake - John Jakes. ---Steve--- DOET.AFCC@AFCC-3.ARPA
ross@smeagol.UUCP (Gary Ross) (02/13/86)
How about the main character in the story whose name is translated to
"As a shade of purple-gray" (As-a-mauve, Asimov)