tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post6065825514405581983..comments2024-03-28T15:08:14.799+08:00Comments on From the Narrow Desert: Hey, George! You're a real cool dogWm Jas Tychonievichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07446790072877463982noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post-35689700395416497642021-04-28T01:24:37.741+08:002021-04-28T01:24:37.741+08:00Connecting gators/crocs with George's dragon g...Connecting gators/crocs with George's dragon got me thinking of the passage in one of the Major Prophets (Ezekiel?) where some Pharaoh or the other is called, in an extended metaphor, "the dragon that is in the Nile," presumably with the crocodile in mind. And <i>that</i>, heaven knows why, made me think of these lines:<br /><br />Sally Sue is sweet Satan,<br />Dame Dragon of Armageddon,<br />Gathering the Nicolaitanes<br />To form O Satanic line.<br /><br />"Dame Dragon" is an anagram of "Armageddon"; "O Satanic line" is an anagram of "Nicolaitanes." It occurred to me that "O Satanic Nile!" was another possible anagram -- but that line of thought didn't seem to lead anywhere. Why am I mentioning it now? Because the lines I have quoted are part of the "Ouzo Papers" of Bob Evenson, a minor net.kook from the early 2000s. The Papers begin thus:<br /><br />I am Bob the Baptist,<br />Precursor of the Second Coming of Christ,<br />Whose name is Tor.<br /><br />Also, isn't the dark web (our modern Hades) accessed "by Tor"?<br /><br />When you mentioned the incongruity of associating Tor/Thor/Zeus (the lightning god) with the underworld, it made me think of the first page of the notebook James Joyce used when writing <i>Finnegans Wake</i>, where we can read this line: "Greeks believe thunderbolts form mines, gehinnon, sheol, unter welt." Also near the beginning of this notebook are the annotations "play tin pan" and "dogscare = nightmare 50 years after."<br /><br />Using the name "Snow dog" in a song about a battle of good vs. evil is appropriate because it contains the hidden (backward) message "God won."Wm Jas Tychonievichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446790072877463982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post-90266207501142799752021-04-27T23:50:37.558+08:002021-04-27T23:50:37.558+08:00There are apparently conflicting motifs here. Typi...There are apparently conflicting motifs here. Typically we associate dragons with flying (the kite), but was it traditionally just underworld/Hell (vs. St. George) possibly like from the By Tor song? "The Overworld Triumphs"<br /><br />Thor is more sky association again though, of course. Lightning from Zeus, God's wrath. Heavenly destruction.<br /><br />Snow dog represents purity/holiness/chasteness, definitely knightly virtues (like St. George). The German Shepherd evokes fear, violence, pain, but is also associated with justice (military and police forces). <br /><br />There are some mixed motifs here that don't really make sense in a pure Good vs. Evil sense. It reminds me rather of Old Testament ideas of God's mercy triumphing over his wrath (justice)...<br /><br />Maybe there are at least 10 righteous people in Sodom and Gomorrah left and they wont yet be destroyed by fire from the Heavens (the dragon...?) quite yet and Tor will retreat to Hell again...Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815695560953002699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post-4140944719904197252021-04-27T23:02:42.551+08:002021-04-27T23:02:42.551+08:00What Ho! You associated Thor in your previous post...What Ho! You associated Thor in your previous post. I had originally posted the Snow Dog lyrics before reading your previous post (believe-it-or-not). <br /><br />This is #1 result for searching '"tor" god' on DuckDuckGo:<br /><br />A warrior god, Tor is the most active of the Kislevite gods, and quite frequently his name is used as a curse on others. For example, the phrase ‘Ty Tor!’ means ‘By Tor!’ and is an exclamation of surprise. On the other hand, ‘Do Tor!’ means ‘Tor’s Bolt!’ and is an entreaty for the god to unleash his anger upon the enemy. <br /><br />https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/TorAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815695560953002699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post-73324299565774368172021-04-27T22:53:22.222+08:002021-04-27T22:53:22.222+08:00I always associated By-Tor with Tor (Thor) - by Th...I always associated By-Tor with Tor (Thor) - by Thor! But he's also the bad guy here, which doesn't really make sense either.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815695560953002699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post-44423266763088784632021-04-27T22:18:00.270+08:002021-04-27T22:18:00.270+08:00Thanks for the tip, gentlemen! It's not a song...Thanks for the tip, gentlemen! It's not a song I'd heard of before.<br /><br />According to the Internet, the lyrics were inspired by two dogs that were at a party: a German shepherd (like Rin Tin Tin) who liked to bite people, hence <i>biter</i> or <i>By-Tor</i>; and a small white dog (like Snowy).<br /><br />I'm a little confused, though. If the Snow Dog is victorious, why do his disciples sound the knell?Wm Jas Tychonievichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446790072877463982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post-22086594817752759332021-04-27T20:12:05.006+08:002021-04-27T20:12:05.006+08:00Mr. Andrew beat me to it....I was just about to th...Mr. Andrew beat me to it....I was just about to throw some Rush on you, William.S.K. Orrhttp://www.steepletea.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953806385060168124.post-51915836573082672052021-04-27T19:13:32.654+08:002021-04-27T19:13:32.654+08:00The battle over and the dust is clearing
Disciples...The battle over and the dust is clearing<br />Disciples of the Snow Dog sound the knell<br />Rejoicing echoes as the dawn is nearing<br />By-Tor in defeat retreats to Hell<br />Snow Dog – is victorious<br />The land of the Overworld is saved againAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815695560953002699noreply@blogger.com