RE: New Pelorian

From: Nick Brooke <Nick_at_...>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 18:01:21 +0100


Benedict wrote:

> At this year's Convulsion, Nick and Simon pointed out that the
> phrase 'too permissive' can not be expressed in New Pelorian,

We enjoyed being publicly bewildered by the concept, certainly.

> and that chaos is called 'unlike-ways'.

"Unlike Ways" are a fine coinage of the Imperial Lunar Handbook.

> We can expect that the New Pelorian lexicon actively undermines
> distinctions, clarity and truth (see 'freedom' and 'slavery'), and
> corrodes the minds of its users in the way that Postmodernism seems
> to have destroyed the brains of some people in English Literature
> departments.

To which the only appropriate answer is, oldthinkers unbellyfeel moonwise.

Love and peace, Nick

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