With the risk of re-opening a new flame war, this thread makes me wish we had subject labels for this mailing list. I've probably deleted half the messages, because "giving the finger" just looks way too much like spam. > "Maximilian Wilson" <wilson.max at gmail.com> > Sent by: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info > 04/12/06 11:41 AM > > To > Dragaera <dragaera at dragaera.info> > cc > > Subject > Re: Giving the finger > > > > > >On 4/12/06, Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net> wrote: > >> I wonder if for some Witchy reason he cut it off himself. Or for some > >> loyality test. > > > >Like Morda's finger-bone (Lloyd Alexander)? > > Hmm, If I recall correctly, Morda had wrapped up his soul in that > finger-bone, which made him think he was immortal. When Taran surprised > him by finding it and waving it in his face, he was seriously put out. > > This sounds remarkably like "Putting his soul in a box", (Or a staff, or a > sword, etc) the way a Wizard does in Dragaera. > > Has Vlad perhaps been studying to be a wizard? Is his finger holding his > soul and making him immortal? > Majikjon