[Dragaera] "Younger than I am"

[Philip Hart]

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, Davdi Silverrock wrote:

> [ In re: who is younger, Tukko or Sethra Lavode ]
>
>
> Y'know, Dzur Mountain is probably like a lot of military strongholds:
> Long periods of not much going on other than constant tension and
> wariness, and relatively brief moments of terror and excitement.
>
> Bickering about some trivial matter or other is no doubt a way to
> punctuate the ennui.


Jumping in with the trivial pedantry (yes, that's redundant):


"Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest;
boredom:  'The servants relieved their ennui with gambling and gossip
about their masters' (John Barth)."


- cited largely for the Barth quote, which has a definite tinge
of Dumas.