[Dragaera] Seventeen Steps...

[Chris Olson]

I agree with your thought that humans make poor parallels, but to 
dismiss the speculation outright would be to deny the parallels that 
brought us The Phoenix Guards, which would be a shame.  (As I understand 
it, matching the Three Musketeers to Dragaeran houses was what inspired 
the novel.)

Besides, it's entertaining, and this list has been quite for too long, 
in anticipation of Jhegaala!

:)
Chris


Adam Heyman wrote:
> Actually, would Holmes be a Hawk? Careful examination of evidence 
> seems Hawk, but his leaps of deduction/intuition is more Tiassa (A 
> scratched watch means the owner was a drunk? not just a klutz? Never 
> bought that as 'deduction'). And in some stories, he solves cases for 
> justice (Iorich), but other times he solves them for the sake of the 
> game of solving them (Yendi or (if other people are just parts of a 
> game) Athyra).
>
> I think it is a mistake to evaluate humans based on the Houses. 
> Holmes, just like Vlad, is not limited by the DNA of an animal/House, 
> but can take on the characteristics of just about any House at 
> different points of his life.
>
> Adam Heyman
>
> On Jun 6, 2008, at 6:26 PM, Chrisf.Olson at Sun.COM wrote:
>
>> Possible, but I think Moriarty is a better candidate for Yendi.  Or a 
>> half-breed Yendi/Jhereg. :)
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> Johne Cook wrote:
>>> I would have guess Yendi, but then that wouldn't be obvious, then, 
>>> would
>>> it?  ; )
>>> "(I woke up thinking about Turkish drummers
>>> It didn't take long - I don't know much about Turkish drummers -
>>> But it made me think of Germany and the guy who sold me cigarettes
>>> Who'd been in the Afghan secret police
>>> Who made the observation
>>> That "it's hard...
>>> ...To live"
>>> Then I was reminded of the proprietor of a Vietnamese restaurant in 
>>> Quebec
>>> who used to be head of the secret police in Da Nang - and it 
>>> occurred to me
>>> I was thinking about all this stuff to keep from thinking about 
>>> something
>>> else... Isn't that just what secret police are all about???)"
>>> Bruce Cockburn,
>>> Get up, Jonah, from The Charity of Night
>>> http://cockburnproject.net/albums/thecharityofnight.html
>>> On 6/6/08, Chris Olson <Chrisf.Olson at sun.com> wrote:
>>>> While once more enjoying some light reading (when I'm stressed, I 
>>>> turn to
>>>> the light stuff--go figure), I observed something which I'd before 
>>>> only
>>>> seen.  Once more, the Magic Number shows up, this time leading to the
>>>> World's Greatest Detective.
>>>>
>>>> From the Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandel in Bohemia":
>>>>
>>>> Watson is asked how many steps there are which lead up from the 
>>>> hall to
>>>> "this" room (their sitting room).
>>>> Holmes: "Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I have 
>>>> both
>>>> seen and observed."
>>>>
>>>> This amused me, but for some reason did not surprise me.
>>>>
>>>> I'm thinking Sherlock Holmes was a Hawklord, myself.  Any other
>>>> suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> :)
>>>> Chris
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