Post By HH	In Reply To CrazySugarFreakBoy! Member Since: Sun Jan 04, 2004 Posts: 1,235
Subj: I'm sure I'd never mean "Western European". British, perhaps. Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:20:55 pm EDT	Reply Subj: Think you mean "Western-European culture terms" ... Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 06:59:26 pm EDT (Viewed 338 times)
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> ... Considering the number of other cultures, including certain corners of the modern-day African, Arabic and Islamic worlds, which see nothing wrong with polygamy. Hell, throw in the old-school Mormons (whose practices the current LDS have admittedly distanced themselves from somewhat), and you can't even narrow it down that far. Well, we have drawn somewhat on the "Arabian Nights" ancient pre-Moslem Arabic culture to flesh out Caph, so perhaps its timely to remind ourselves of the roots of the mythos. But it's not just an Eastern thing. Ancient Celtic hospitality sometimes included loaning one's wife to an honoured guest for the night. We've also established that Caph naturally has a 5-1 gender imbalance, which neccessitates a different approach to sexual relationships and different expectations of fidelity.
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#325: Untold Tales of the Parodyverse: On The Return of the Junior Lair Legion (and on the Return of Caph) - Parts One to Five · The Hooded Hood will keep these coming daily IF people keep replying · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:36:45 am EDT  Really liking this. Do more. Much more. (no text) · Dancer. · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 04:50:56 pm EDT  More is done. (no text) · HH · Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 06:49:51 pm EDT  Such thoughtful conversations... I'm glad Space Ghost was never around to teach them how to behave at a party. · Visionary · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:54:37 pm EDT  It's all there in the files. In fact it's probably dripping out of the filing cabinet by now. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 07:13:29 pm EDT  Nice stuff, however I have the CD now, so my attention is going to be elsewhere for a while. (no text) · Manga Shoggoth · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 05:18:08 pm EDT  Distracted by shiny things. Anyone would think you were Dancer. (no text) · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:09:30 pm EDT  It's good to see everyone getting their moments to make progress. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 05:11:51 pm EDT  That's one reason why this tale is so blasted long. (no text) · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:31:55 pm EDT  Eating, eh? That can't be good. · Anime Jason  · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 03:53:13 pm EDT  it's a party, so there's food. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:13:07 pm EDT  I'm not actually away from ALL computers... · Hatman · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 02:07:27 pm EDT  Re: I'm not actually away from ALL computers... · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 02:43:12 pm EDT  It's Dawson's Creek- IN SPAAAACE! · killer shrike comments on Part Five · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:30:53 pm EDT  I'm pleased to say that I've never seen an episode of Dawson's Creek · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:34:57 pm EDT  Me neither · killer shrike · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:45:28 pm EDT  Shame · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 02:45:48 pm EDT  I really enjoy these charactery bits. (no text) · Rhiannon · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 12:49:19 pm EDT  There's not a lot else in these stories but charactery bits, I'm afraid. It's really just a series of vignettes. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:05:22 pm EDT  I thought so far the party chapter was rather tame for Caph... · Hatman · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 11:40:34 am EDT  We haven't done the party chapter yet. Well, you haven't read it yet, but I've just posted it. · HH with an issue for CSFB!'s story · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:01:48 pm EDT  There are a few reasons I posted that story as a reply, rather than doing anything to distinguish it as an "in-continuity" story ... [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 03:35:34 pm EDT  Re: There are a few reasons I posted that story as a reply, rather than doing anything to distinguish it as an "in-continuity" story ... [Spoilers] · Visionary · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 07:16:00 pm EDT  Good analysis [Spoilers] · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:46:48 am EDT  Don't feel bad (if you do). It's not a major criticism or anything. Just a view. [Spoilers] · HH thinks it's good that a piece of work can stir up comment and controversy, as long as it doesn't crack the internet in half · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:30:59 pm EDT  The same argument people use to excuse the Caphans can be used to excuse Glitch · killer shrike · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:43:49 pm EDT  Glitch is usually written with more liberal and Earth-centric sensibilitiers though · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 02:52:07 pm EDT  Nice Banner... · Manga Shoggoth · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 06:23:38 am EDT  It's almost all patchwork from other previous pictures. Only Danny is new. Glitch is by Vizh. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 12:58:05 pm EDT  Mmm. Untold Taley goodness in bite-sized portions. And no calories! :-) · Dancer likes the funny stuff and the romantic stuff. Do lots. · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 04:51:09 am EDT  Reading these stories won't make you fat but they might make you dumb. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 12:48:19 pm EDT  To be fair, how many years has it been since the Juniors asked me anything, let alone permission? · Visionary · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:00:15 pm EDT  They once asked you stuff? · Hh · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 07:09:52 pm EDT  Coming up next: Glitch explores Caphan culture in her own way. [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 03:02:24 pm EDT  My first thought... [Spoilers] · Hatman · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 11:42:56 am EDT  Okay, that's another facet of Caphan life explored. Whether we like it or not. (no text) [Spoilers] · HH bans Rhainnon from reading this one · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:40:15 pm EDT  Yes... well.... (no text) · killer shrike · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 03:40:16 pm EDT  That brings to mind a somewhat scary thought... · Anime Jason  · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 02:00:58 pm EDT  Hold that thought. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:43:23 pm EDT  But it's heavy! · Anime Jason  · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 07:39:15 pm EDT  It's not heavy. It's your brother. · HH · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 12:56:56 pm EDT  I don't have a brother. · Anime Jason  · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 03:54:59 pm EDT  Why? What did he do to you? (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:45:36 am EDT  Part Four comments [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 12:40:26 pm EDT  Re: Part Four comments [Spoilers] · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 07:01:56 pm EDT  Why do I get the feeling that something bad's going to happen? · Rhiannon · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 12:32:15 pm EDT  General paranoia. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 07:02:40 pm EDT  And the fact that you're always planning something nasty. · Rhiannon · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 11:54:03 am EDT  Fear my next meeting with your teachers then. · HH, school governor · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:43:02 am EDT  This is really brilliant, I'm sorry I'm late (no text) · Rhiannon · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 12:14:56 pm EDT  Better late than never. (no text) · HH was waiting for more replies before he continued posting · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:37:53 pm EDT  Sorry I'm late... · Anime Jason  · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 04:29:29 pm EDT  I think you got in under the wire. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 05:45:26 am EDT  How low can you go? · Anime Jason  · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 11:22:56 am EDT  Quite a way. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:46:46 pm EDT  Having children is simpler when other people raise them. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:04:48 pm EDT  But may lead to an unwarranted number of multi-part crossovers. (no text) · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:10:13 pm EDT  Oh well. It gives me something to look forward to... · Manga Shoggoth · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:32:24 pm EDT  The explosions? · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:13:47 pm EDT  Nope. · Manga Shoggoth · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 05:15:57 am EDT  Re: Nope. · HH · Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 06:47:30 pm EDT  Things are moving along at a brisk pace (no text) · killer shrike · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 10:15:21 am EDT  That's daily posting for you. Otherwise this stuff might seem interminable. (no text) · HH doesn't think this story would work in one large chunk. · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 10:52:00 am EDT  See, I *like* the occaisional sweet and happy chapter... · Visionary · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 08:52:47 am EDT  But people always seem to suspect I'm setting things up for something appaling to happen. · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 10:05:01 am EDT  ...Because you usually are? · Manga Shoggoth · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:29:42 pm EDT  I resemble that remark. · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 03:14:46 pm EDT  Ah. The Peter Principle at work... · Manga Shoggoth · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 06:49:22 am EDT  Only if she's not competent, as opposed to not willing. "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." · HH lives with this principle every day · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 07:49:23 am EDT  Don't they have the old "Birds of a feather" saying on her planet? · Visionary · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:04:27 pm EDT  Their analogy has probably got to do with sex · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:13:52 pm EDT  Guess it's time to sublet the apartment and move into larger lodgings (no text) · Hatman · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:42:17 pm EDT  Is that before or after the whole "execution for war crimes" thing? (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:00:41 pm EDT  Setting aside the specific issues she has with her own people ... [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:12:33 pm EDT  I'm not sure those issues can be set aside [Spoilers] · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:07:08 pm EDT  Your reply didn't show [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:30:48 pm EDT  Here it is again. [Spoilers] · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 06:59:37 pm EDT  It's interesting to look at the Caph invasion from this viewpoint. (no text) · Rhiannon · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 02:23:52 pm EDT  "Let us reason together." (no text) · HH will leave it to Rhiannon to Google the quote · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:06:43 pm EDT  I'm both working on the board software AND replying. · Anime Jason  · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 02:05:44 pm EDT  That explains why all the fornts have turned blue · The Hooded Hood wasn't responsible · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:12:55 pm EDT  I like blue! · Anime Jason  · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 06:54:13 pm EDT  It's probably too powerful a colour for default on the main page, though. · HH recommends whites and greys · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:07:03 pm EDT  I'm not loving the blue for main page text either *n/t* · Hatman · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 11:39:11 am EDT  Thirded (no text) · killer shrike · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 01:34:24 pm EDT  That's easily changeable later, I just did that so I can tell the link text from visited link text easily. (no text) · Anime Jason  · Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 03:34:29 pm EDT  Proceed. I'm fond of colour #808090 as a "used link" shade. (no text) · HH · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:41:35 am EDT  I have a good used link shade already. (no text) · Anime Jason  · Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:36:34 am EDT  Part Two comment: a fine conversation between two formerly disgraced alien warlords (no text) · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 12:47:30 pm EDT  It's a conversation that needed to happen on record (no text) · HH canlt decide whether these two have been sleeping together for the last nine months as well · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 12:54:30 pm EDT  That would make him a bit of a scoundrel, wouldn't it? · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 01:25:36 pm EDT  Only in Earth culture terms · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 01:32:41 pm EDT  Think you mean "Western-European culture terms" ... · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 06:59:26 pm EDT  I'm sure I'd never mean "Western European". British, perhaps. · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:20:55 pm EDT  My own cast seems to have a similar gender imbalance. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 09:43:01 pm EDT  And similar solutions, I note. (no text) · HH · Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 07:58:18 am EDT  That's where I hail from, last I checked (no text) · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 03:29:45 pm EDT  That doesn't stop Earth viewers recognising Klingon or Vulcan cultural habits. (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 04:59:45 pm EDT  Dorks don't count. They never do (no text) · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:04:12 pm EDT  Channeling Mr Epitome there? (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 05:08:09 pm EDT  Who? (no text) · killer shrike · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 07:29:31 pm EDT  The star of the upcoming "Whatever Happened To Mr Epitome?" series. (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 08:10:47 pm EDT  The starship around the planet reminds me of The Authority for some reason... (no text) · jack · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 11:18:44 am EDT  Bigger starship around planet to come (but no planned necrophiliac rape). (no text) · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 12:27:26 pm EDT  ICH MUSS MEHR GESCHICHTE HABEN ODER ICH SCHREIE!!! (no text) · VERÄRGERTER DEUTCHER JUNGE (do yourself a favor and count this response; you've already seen how pissed he gets in videos) · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 04:05:30 am EDT  Re: ICH MUSS MEHR GESCHICHTE HABEN ODER ICH SCHREIE!!! · HH · Tue Mar 11, 2008 at 09:17:29 am EDT  Assuming you actually keep your word, instead of staying consistent to your character by being a lying liar, I look forward to more light-hearted storytelling. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 08:49:22 pm EDT  The Hooded Hood always keeps his word; to the letter (no text) · HH reckons one more response should be enough for part 2 · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 11:43:09 pm EDT  One thing you can say about planets: They're very punctual. · Visionary · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 06:28:23 pm EDT  It's nice that there are some things you can depend on. · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 07:25:20 pm EDT  Good start (no text) · killer shrike · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 02:10:57 pm EDT  I decided it was time to take the plunge and start posting this even though it's not finished. (no text) · HH thinks the narrative might benefit from board comments anyhow · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:07:58 pm EDT  The return to what? · Anime Jason  · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 12:29:56 pm EDT  The joke · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:11:40 pm EDT  It's not me, is it? · Anime Jason  · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:52:24 pm EDT  Could be. · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 05:05:06 pm EDT  Very funny. There haven't been enough funny stories on the Parodyverse lately. (no text) · Rhiannon · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 12:11:30 pm EDT  The Juniors do tend to make for more light-hearted story beginnings. (no text) · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:06:54 pm EDT  Nice to catch up with the kids. Though I doubt these next few chapters will be nice to them. (no text) · Hatman · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 12:01:47 pm EDT  Why shouldn't we just have a few chapters of sentimental sweetness and light? (no text) · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:05:57 pm EDT  Are you actually capable of that? (no text) · Hatman · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:09:33 pm EDT  I've got 20,000 words of basically nothing much happening so far, so I'd probably have to say yes (no text) · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:40:43 pm EDT  Just passin' through... · Manga Shoggoth · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:53:10 am EDT  * Finds mop to wipe up ooze * * Gives mop to someone else * · HH · Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 04:14:44 pm EDT

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