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Message no. 1
From: "Mark C. Farrington" <alareth@*********.COM>
Subject: Puff the Magic Dragon (Was Re: Close Air Suport)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 12:34:11 -0400
>Hmmm that reminds me. What did the big D, and the other great Dragons
>think when they first heard Peter, Paul, and Mary's song Puff the Magic
>Dragon? Did they manage to get it banned? Or did they just buy up the
>rights so no one could make any more copies or play it in concert?


Why would they try to get rid of the song? Do you think they would try
to get rid of movies like Dragonslayer and Dragonheart as well? What about
all the Pern books?
If they tried to dispose of all the refernces to dragons in
songs/books/movies it take them until the 7th age to get it finished.

Alareth
Message no. 2
From: Michael vanHulst <Schizi@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Puff the Magic Dragon (Was Re: Close Air Suport)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:26:53 EDT
In a message dated 98-07-22 13:22:46 EDT, you write:

> Why would they try to get rid of the song? Do you think they would try
> to get rid of movies like Dragonslayer and Dragonheart as well? What about
> all the Pern books?
> If they tried to dispose of all the refernces to dragons in
> songs/books/movies it take them until the 7th age to get it finished.
>
> Alareth
Don't forget that the drgons inspired these same legends, and seem to like
the fearsome image, except maybe -D-, who probably would have purchased the
rights and made the Jewel of Memory sing it to Lofwyr everytime he used the
artifact. IMO
Message no. 3
From: The Bookworm <Thomas.M.Price@*******.EDU>
Subject: Re: Puff the Magic Dragon (Was Re: Close Air Suport)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:17:57 -0500
On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Mark C. Farrington wrote:

> >Hmmm that reminds me. What did the big D, and the other great Dragons
> >think when they first heard Peter, Paul, and Mary's song Puff the Magic
> >Dragon? Did they manage to get it banned? Or did they just buy up the
> >rights so no one could make any more copies or play it in concert?
> Why would they try to get rid of the song? Do you think they would try
> to get rid of movies like Dragonslayer and Dragonheart as well? What about
> all the Pern books?
> If they tried to dispose of all the refernces to dragons in
> songs/books/movies it take them until the 7th age to get it finished.

I guess its more the plain anoyance of that song. It would be a
service to humanity if someone got rid of that song. Or is that just my 2
years working in a toystore talking. I think i have heard that song
atleast 400 times in the last 2 years.:)

Anyway i could see some of the Great Dragons getting offended by
SOME of the songs/movies/books out there that put dragons in a bad
light(week, comical, ect) Or some of the songs could accedently gotten to
close to "Things Man Was Not Supposed To Know" (tm) and the dragons what
to hush it up. NO I will not blame it on the IEC though the a horor with
a sense of humor could have fun with it....

Thomas Price
aka The Bookworm
thomas.m.price@*******.edu
tmprice@***********.com
Message no. 4
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Puff the Magic Dragon (Was Re: Close Air Suport)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 22:19:24 +0100
And verily, did Mark C. Farrington hastily scribble thusly...
|
|>Hmmm that reminds me. What did the big D, and the other great Dragons
|>think when they first heard Peter, Paul, and Mary's song Puff the Magic
|>Dragon? Did they manage to get it banned? Or did they just buy up the
|>rights so no one could make any more copies or play it in concert?
|
|
| Why would they try to get rid of the song? Do you think they would try
|to get rid of movies like Dragonslayer and Dragonheart as well? What about
|all the Pern books?
| If they tried to dispose of all the refernces to dragons in
|songs/books/movies it take them until the 7th age to get it finished.

Besides... What better way to manipulate mankind into viewing them as
creatures of awe, than encouraging such works of fiction in preparation for
their return?...

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Message no. 5
From: Nexx Many-Scars <Nexx3@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Puff the Magic Dragon (Was Re: Close Air Suport)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 17:42:22 EDT
In a message dated 98-07-22 13:22:47 EDT, you write:

> >Hmmm that reminds me. What did the big D, and the other great Dragons
> >think when they first heard Peter, Paul, and Mary's song Puff the Magic
> >Dragon? Did they manage to get it banned? Or did they just buy up the
> >rights so no one could make any more copies or play it in concert?
>
> Why would they try to get rid of the song? Do you think they would
try
> to get rid of movies like Dragonslayer and Dragonheart as well? What about
> all the Pern books?
> If they tried to dispose of all the refernces to dragons in
> songs/books/movies it take them until the 7th age to get it finished.

I don't think they would try to get the old stuff banned, because that would
look bad for PR... besides, Puff the Magic Dragon and Dragonheart both cast
dragons in a friendly role... not something they want to discourage.

Nexx
Message no. 6
From: Machine-gun Kelly <MgkellyMP5@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Puff the Magic Dragon (Was Re: Close Air Suport)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:41:57 EDT
In a message dated 98-07-22 13:22:46 EDT, you write:

> >Hmmm that reminds me. What did the big D, and the other great Dragons
> >think when they first heard Peter, Paul, and Mary's song Puff the Magic
> >Dragon? Did they manage to get it banned? Or did they just buy up the
> >rights so no one could make any more copies or play it in concert?
>

I imagine they would've played it at Dunky's public appearances as a PR tool.
Puff was a swell dragon that everyone just loved, so that would be the same
image that the PR flacks would like to inspire in people when they though of
Dunklezahn.

But that's my 2¢ and sometimes I take things way too seriously....

Mgkelly
Message no. 7
From: Robert Watkins <robert.watkins@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Puff the Magic Dragon (Was Re: Close Air Suport)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 11:18:43 +1000
Spike writes:
> | If they tried to dispose of all the refernces to dragons in
> |songs/books/movies it take them until the 7th age to get it finished.
>
> Besides... What better way to manipulate mankind into viewing them as
> creatures of awe, than encouraging such works of fiction in
> preparation for
> their return?...

I got one! By being huge creatures the size of airplanes, breathing fire,
and casting incredibly powerful magics?

Or by casually hauling out gold nuggets the size of people in order to buy
major corporations lock, stock, and barrel?

Or by running for President? (Okay, that one wouldn't work...)

In short, dragons didn't need to manipulate mankind. Just being themselves
would make _me_ view them as creatures of awe.

--
Duct tape is like the Force: There's a Light side, a Dark side, and it binds
the Universe together.
Robert Watkins -- robert.watkins@******.com
Message no. 8
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Puff the Magic Dragon (Was Re: Close Air Suport)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:31:38 +0100
And verily, did Robert Watkins hastily scribble thusly...
|In short, dragons didn't need to manipulate mankind. Just being themselves
|would make _me_ view them as creatures of awe.

I *KNOW* they wouldn't *NEED* to.
But that's what dragons do, isn't it.
They are the master manipulators, I imagine they view it as a hobby...
Something to stop them from being bored stiff.
:)

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| | graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit |
| Andrew Halliwell | operating system originally coded for a 4 bit |
| Finalist in:- |microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that|
| Computer Science | can't stand 1 bit of competition. |
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