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From: albert@chain.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Rick Jones)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: SANDMAN: Lucien's Library
Date: 2 Jan 1993 18:05:04 GMT
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
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In article <y1rrrtd@lynx.unm.edu> rkelly@carina.unm.edu (Robert Kelly) writes:
>New Universe, without Jim Shooter, John Byrne, Kickers Inc.
>or Merc...

	Nonono!  Star Brand 1-7 (the Shooter issues) were some of the 
best comics of the time.  The protagonist had no particular desire to
put on silly clothes and right wrongs (at least before Byrne, ptooie, got
ahold of the comic).   He fooled around on his girlfriends.  He had an
ordinary job, and couldn't sneak out to go fight crime.  
	Ken Connell was, in fact, an ordinary schlub, with problems,
and flaws, and no @#$%ing mutant angst.  I miss the real Star Brand.
-- 
Rick Jones		"People come back from the dead all the time.  I mean,
albert@bcm.tmc.edu	 I've come back from the dead.  I bet you have to!"
Systems Support Center	"Well... Yes, I have.  But I AM a professional."
Voice: 713-798-7352	       -Rick Jones and Dr Strange, Incredible Hulk #399
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From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (The Napoleon of Crime)
Subject: Re: Marvel's new Jesus Comic (was Re: The Uncanny Malcolm X-Man)
Reply-To: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (The Napoleon of Crime)
Organization: The Institute for Criminal Science, Gizmonics Control
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 17:43:38 GMT

Slight plug: If you want to find something that actually is in this vein
(i.e., satiric), take a look at Foolbert Sturgeon's THE NEW ADVENTURES OF
JESUS.  There used to be a collected paperback of the stories, but I believe
Rip-Off Press is releasing new reprint issues of it of late.

                           "I think movies about Jesus are boring no matter
                            who he sleeps with."
                                           -- Teller, of Penn & Teller

                                        Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
INTERNET:     moriarty@tc.fluke.COM
Manual UUCP:  {uunet, uw-beaver, sun, microsoft}!fluke!moriarty
CREDO:        You gotta be Cruel to be Kind...
                 **>> Keep circulating the tapes <<**
From: silbrmnd@acf3.nyu.edu (Darkmage)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: SANDMAN: Christmas with Delirium (Spoiler?)
Date: 25 Dec 92 02:37:58 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: New York University

ted4646@rigel.tamu.edu (cartoon boy) writes:

>In article <1992Dec24.000729.21832@news2.cis.umn.edu>, lsmith@mega.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith) writes...
>> 
>>Quick observations after the first pass:
>> 
>>- No Sphinges? That's last time I trust a DC promotional blurbo.




>Bast suggests to Dream that he should talk to the sphinx (suggesting there is 
>only one in existance)

Not necessarily...  It was understood that they were speaking of a 
particular Sphinx, but there may very well be more than one. :)

>>- More eye references. I'm assuming that Del's eyes really, truly are 
>>  both supposed to be green in the final page.

>Perhaps this is part of the change theme.  Del may be changing back to Delight.

>After her re-entering her realm, all of her word balloons where one color:  
>pages 22 and 23 they were a grey outline around a white area, the same pattern 
>throughout seven balloons.  Her first balloon was solid grey, and when 
>she became happy again, the next four were rose-colored.

If she *does* change, I don't think it'll be back to Delight...  or at 
least not the Delight she once was.  She's grown up since then, and will
never regain her childhood innocence.
Any thoughts on her next incarnation?

>And if you will also notice, the colored streaks in Del's hair seem to be 
>disappearing...

The fact that she chopped off all her hair *might* have something to do
with that....  :)

>just a few random thoughts from thomas, aka ted4646@rigel.tamu.edu

>"After use, dispose of the condom sensibly.  You can eat the banana."
>					-Death, _Death Talks About Life_



---
(if my .sig were working, it would be here....)

Darkmage, Supreme Ruler of the Universe  *8-)

fnord.
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From: tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Lady Johanna Constantine)
Subject: Re: SANDMAN:Lucien's Library
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 05:16:45 GMT

LJC would like to find in Lucien's Library:

Four more Sazan Eyes OAV's (I want to see Pai become human!)

Neil G's "Chivalry" (I can't find it anyplace)

Kip Carpenter's Robin of Sherwood book/miniseries/finally wrap up.

What Wonder Woman would have been like if Perez hadn't left....

I'll post more when I think of it.

LJC is back!  Run screaming in fear! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

-- 
Lady Johanna Constantine* Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will
tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu   * endure when mere facts are dust, and ashes, and
Disclaimer - huh?       * forgot.      -Dream of the Endless (and Neil G.)
Church of Our Lady of the Perpetually Clueless, donations accepted......
From: solovay@netcom.com (Andrew Solovay)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: The Uncanny Malcolm X-Man
Keywords: This is NOT an xbooks question...
Date: 22 Dec 92 18:46:21 GMT
Organization: People's Front of Judea

In article <1992Dec22.040622.7608@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei) writes:
>Anyway, back to my point.  I'm one of those weird people who just won't
>leave the theather until all the credits have rolled off the screen (you
>always find some interesting stuff in there).  Among all the listings and
>acknowledgements, I saw the following (paraphrased):  "All Marvel
>Characters Copyright 1992 MARVEL COMICS GROUP (etc...)"
>
>What gives?  Did Marvel finally manage to copyright the letter "X"?

Nahh... it's because of all those churches in the early parts of
the movies. Remember how they all had pictures of Jesus(TM)? Yup,
Jesus(TM) is now a Marvel superhero.

I'm psyched for the Jesus(TM)--John the Baptist(TM) crossover
("My Apostle--My Enemy"(TM)).  They spend the first five pages
fighting, then they realize they're both good guys, and go off
and trash Satan(TM).  Good solid Marvel fare.

-- 
Andrew Solovay    
                "I know that, in America and under capitalism,
                 I am the freest woman in history."
                                --- Camille Paglia
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: solovay@netcom.com (Andrew Solovay)
Subject: Re: SANDMAN:Lucien's Library
Organization: People's Front of Judea
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 21:43:28 GMT

In article <151FwB9w165w@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca> panda@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Elizabeth Holden) writes:
>eja@carr3.acpub.duke.edu (Eric Akawie) writes:
>
>> What books do YOU want to read out of Lucien's Library.  Let's assume
>> he's got a comic book section and an AV department too.
>
>(2) The ending to THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD by Charles Dickens (FOr 
>those who don't know the book, it's a murder mystery, but Dickens 
>unkindly died before finishing it.)

Neil Gaiman beat you to the punch. If you check Sandman #22,
you'll notice a copy of Chas. Dickens' "The Return of Edwin
Drood".
-- 
Andrew Solovay    
                "I know that, in America and under capitalism,
                 I am the freest woman in history."
                                --- Camille Paglia
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From: panda@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Elizabeth Holden)
Subject: Re: Desert Peach, Mu and other funness..
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC.
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 08:48:58 EST

silver@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Nina Karp) writes:

> Anyone catch the Mu Christmas compilation?  Cute li'l heart-warmin' Desert
> Peach story...

Oh yes, oh yes!  Wasn't this delightful?

> 
> Mu's got a new title out as of Friday, which I will shamelessly plug 'cause
> it's done by a friend of mine... _Critturs, Hairballs from Hell_.  It's
> very sick and twisted, sort of Milk & Cheese-ish.  New brain food for all
> you warped minds out there...
> 

Uh... what's it about?  I appreciate the recommendation, but the 
*title*.... it sounds like Clive Barker does funny animals for EC....

Namaste,
Elizabeth


Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: afarrell@maths.tcd.ie (Andrew Farrell)
Subject: Re: CEREBUS Mailing List
Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 09:55:35 GMT

In <1gvrbdINN3oo@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> fau@po.CWRU.Edu (Francis A. Uy) writes:


>alex@animal.Bell.CA (Alex Laney) says:

>>Of course, CEREBUS won't be the ONLY topic....this list can also include

>You forgot some very important topics that any
> Cerebus mailing list should cover:

>rape, date rape + sexual harrassment
>confession of personal tragedies
>drug legalization
>ads for self-published magazines
>conspiracy theories
>miscellaneous ranting + raving

Maybe we should make this a cerebus PHONE-BOOK mailing list.

Andrew.
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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dave Van Domelen)
Subject: Re: Hulk: FUTURE IMPERFECT and PAD sneaking around
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 20:02:00 GMT

In article <1i0g9pINN28u@aludra.usc.edu> rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung)
writes:
>Non-spoilers...
>
>Hey, after reading THE INCREDIBLE HULK: FUTURE IMPERFECT #1, am I the only one
>who went back to read THE INCREDIBLE HULK #301 and went "Now I know where I've
>seen that face from!"?
>(Yeah, FI so far seems very predictable and cliche, but if you tie it in to
>THE INCREDIBLE HULK #301 and beyond, it seems interesting...)

Er, my Crossroads issues of Hulk are spotty in coverage.  What face?
     Dave Van Domelen, what good is a suit that makes you invisible but 
doesn't make *itself* totally invisible?
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From: dan@spiff.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Dan Parmenter)
Subject: Re: Kirby, Claremont and rights
Organization: /home/fsg/dan/.organization
	<1hqibgINN6nt@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> <1993Jan1.045555.5985@julian.uwo.ca>
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 20:42:20 GMT

I'm quite conversant with the notion that brilliant people working on
lame genre crap can sometimes produce amazing stuff.  I'm a great
admirer of Roger Corman and Russ Meyer, who could take unlikely
premises, shoestring budgets and genuine imagination and produce
incredible films; however, even Roger Corman wouldn't have Francis
Ford Coppola or Peter Bogdanovich (to name but two Corman proteges)
toil in obscurity for him if they came back to work for him.  They'd
be trumpeted as heroes, given the red-carpet treatment and be told to
get back to work producing brilliance on a budget (something Coppola
never really learned in his Corman days).  Marvel put Ditko on a
badly-selling toy tie-in that despite its small cult following, I've
never been able to stomach.  

Ditko's still capable of amazing stuff.  He did some work for CRACKED
a few years back that just blew my mind.  A completely different style
(though clearly related) with Ben-Day and ink-washes.  At CRACKED, he
was even something of a celebrity, alongside such "hip" artists like
Peter Bagge (who is of curse brilliant).  

- Dan
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From: cblaise@moose.uvm.edu.UUCP (Chris Blaise)
Subject: Re: New releases scheduled for March, 1993 (LONG)
Originator: cblaise@moose.uvm.edu
Organization: University of Vermont -- Division of EMBA Computer Facility
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 13:51:54 GMT

From article <1992Dec29.061857.15251@sol.UVic.CA>, by jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling):
> 
> This is a mostly-complete list of books currently scheduled to be released
> in March, 1993.  If the feedback on this list is positive, I'll consider making
> this list an ongoing monthly thing.

	I like it!  Even more than that, I *really* appreciate your
weekly updates on what *is* actually shipping.  I hope you continue to 
post those as well :)

 Thanks Jim
 TTYL
 Chris
From: wigle@niktow.canisius.edu (Ken Wigle)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: remember when Spideys webs were STRONG??
Keywords: web breaking
Date: 21 Dec 92 18:22:25 GMT
Organization: Canisius College, Buffalo NY. 14208

What has happened to old web head's webs?  I remember when they were touted as 
strong - if some strands were allowed to dry, the Thing could be held.  Now, it seems as though every supervillan created is strong enough to break the webs.

What gives?  On a related note - why is every villan "stronger or just as strong" as spidey. Things that make you go hmmmm...


And my personal favorite:  if you can create a robot that acts JUST LIKE a hero (such as spiderman), then why not create 3 of them??  That would give spidey three times as much trouble.

Just some ramblings after reading the mad dog storyarc.

Ken

USMAIL:	Ken Wigle / Canisius College / 2001 Main St. / Buffalo,NY 14208
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From: mac7@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Chary)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: SANDMAN:Lucien's Library
Date: 29 Dec 1992 21:31:20 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


March Hare #2-350
Asimov: Foundation and Redemption, Foundation and Cole Slaw,
Foudation Run, Foundation Redux, Foundation at Rest, and
The Black Widowers vs. Jeeves and Sherlock Holmes.

Douglas Adams: Novelizations of Shada, Pirate Planet, and The City
of Death.

Frank Herbert: any Dune sequel to live up to the original.

Any good Johnny(Cei-u) Thunder series

Lex Luthor(pre-Crisis) vs. Dr. Doom
by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

Doctor Who starring Tom Baker eighty more shows
-- 
"What's wrong with him?" "What do you mean?" "Well, he's standing
in front of a mirror, talking and smirking to himself.  That's
one of the first symptoms of megalomania." - The Doctor
"Ipsa scientia potestas est." - Roger Bacon
From: intruder@cats.ucsc.edu (Isaac N. Truder)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Sucking up......
Date: 23 Dec 1992 08:47:12 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu


 >         However, treating creators and their works POLITELY is not.
 > 
 >         The point of the base note for this thread is that pros take
 > one look at the net and instantly dismiss it as a collection of rude,
 > ill-mannered asocial nerd fanboys.
 > 
 >         And in many ways, they're right....

AIN'T IT GREAT????  :-)
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From: jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling)
Subject: New releases: December 22-24, 1992
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 02:26:12 GMT


Here's the list for items released by one major distributor between December
22 and 24, 1992.

AC Comics
	Femforce Up Close 3
	Good Girl Art Quarterly 10

Continuity	
	Cyberrad V.2#1

Comico
	Elementals Sex Special 3
	Leatherface 3

Dark Horse
	Classic Star Wars 4
	Mask Returns 2
	Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 10

DC Comics
	Aquaman Multi-Pack #2
	Batman 489
	Black Canary 2
	Demon 32
	Eclipso 4
	Gree Arrow: The Wonder Years 1
	Hacker Files 7
	Hammerlocke 6
	Hellblazer 62
	Justice LEague America 71
	Legion of Super-Heroes 40
	Sandman 46
	Superman 76
	Valor 4
	Wonder Woman 71
	
Disney
	Disney Adventures 28
	
Heroic
	Flare First Edition 4

Jademan
	Blood Sword 53
	Blood Sword Dynasty 40
	Force of Buddha's Palm 53
	Iron Marshall 30
	Oriental Heroes 53

Jzink Comics
	Rockmeez 1

Malibu
	Ex-Mutants Special 2
	WildC.A.T.S.: Covert Action Teams 3

Marvel Comics
	Death's Head II 3
	Digitek 3
	Dr. Who Classic Comics 2
	Excalibur 62
	Groo 98
	Hellraiser 19
	Hulk: Future Imperfect 1
	Incomplete Death's Head 2
	Marvel Year-In-Review 1992
	Motormouth 9
	Punisher War Zone 12
	Punisher: The Prize
	Savage Sword of Conan 206
	William Shatner's Tekworld 6
	X-Force 19
	Punisher/Black Widow: Spinning Doomsday's Web
	Metallic Memories HC
	Punisher: Return to Big Nothing HC
	Akira TPB 7
	
Millennium
	Anne Rice's The Witching Hour 1
	Mummy: Ramses The Damned 10

Rip-Off
	Post Brothers 29
	Savage Henry 24

Slave Labor
	Frozen Embryo 1
	Pirate Corp$ 5

Topps
	Dracula 1 (2nd print)

Tragedy Strikes Press
	Cheese Heads 4
	Sin 2
	Way Out Strips 1

Wolf Press
	Phantom 6

Zen 
	Zen Intergalactic Ninja Christmas Special 1

Miscellaneous
	CBG Price Guide Jan/Feb
	Comic Values Monthly 78
	Comics Scene 31
	Mad 317
	Silver Surfer Prism Trading Cards
	Spider-Man/Venom/Carnage Keepsake Collection

-------
Scowling Jim Cowling
Professional Evil Person
Creative Writing Department, University of Victoria
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From: lsmith@deci.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Subject: Re: SANDMAN: Annotation 39
Keywords: sandman annotation
Organization: Saintly Squids of the Poor
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 04:49:11 GMT

In article <1992Dec23.040245.10316@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> gls@windmill.ATT.COM (der kleine Sicherman bin-ich) writes:
>In <1992Dec14.003647.1@fnalo.fnal.gov>, morrow@fnalo.fnal.gov writes:
>
>> Page 13 panel 2:  No refs on Saint Joseph of Copertino.
>
>Me neither, but Copertino is a commune in Apulia.

I looked this up in a dictionary of saints. It's pretty much like Gilbert
describes it. Joseph of Cupertino supposedly could levitate and fly. He
was also fairly stupid. He only came to the monastery after failing at
several other jobs. He was taken in by the monks to clean the stables 
and tend to the horses. Somewhere along the line he demonstrated the
ability to handle divinity studies and later displayed his aeronautic
skills. It is said the rest of the brothers weren't happy about the
attention that he received and so he was occasionally roughed up.

Almost sounds like a bad after school special, doesn't it?

----------------------------
  Lance "Cr2O3.2H2O" Smith | "Herr Peanut! Good to have you fly with us again.
    (lsmith@cs.umn.edu)    |  You have business in Lakehurst, perhaps? Well,
    Never give me bacon    |  the gas bags are full and soon we'll be aloft!"
  Unless you give me beans |                   _Mr Peanut Flies the Atlantic_
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From: lsmith@atto.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Subject: Re: Annotated Funny Face and Freakies
Organization: Aging Squids of the Poor
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 23:15:55 GMT

In article <Dec.22.16.32.46.1992.14196@gandalf.rutgers.edu> cje@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Cthulhu's Jersey Epopt) writes:
>
>From the Depths of Memory, It Comes...
>
>"Goofy Grape,
> Injun Orange,
> Freckle-Faced Strawberry,
> Chinese Cherry,
> Loudmouth Lime,
> Rootin'-Tootin' Raspberry!"

The last one I can recall being added was Rah-Rah Rootbeer. It was really
awful. I vaguely recall the watermelon flavor, but no idea on the name.
Wacky Watermelon?

>As the Col. mentioned, Jolly Olly Orange and Choo-Choo Cherry replaced their
>more ethnic predecessors.  A Lefty Lemon was later added, as was a Watermelon
>flavor/character whose name has somehow slipped away.  (Unless Loudmouth Lime
>mutated into Loudmouth Watermelon and Lefty Lemon became Lefty Lemon-Lime.)

It's strange, I can recall Injun Orange and his headdress, but I can't
remember Chinese Cherry at all. (Some company still makes Chinese Cherry
Clan candy. Not related.)

>I used to know the names of all the Freakies, too.  

"We are the Freakies, 
 We are the Freakies
 and this is our Freakies Tree.
 We never miss a meal
 'Cause we love our Cereal"

Big Boss and Snorkledork are the only ones I recall.

-----------------------------
  Lance "Cr2O3.2H2O" Smith  | "I guess you're right. The town would be better
    (lsmith@cs.umn.edu)     |  off if you had never been born. Now, I'll never
    Formerly disgusted.     |  get my wings. Well, what are you waiting for?
     Now just amused.       |  Go ahead and jump!"       _It's a Wonderful Nut_
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From: jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling)
Subject: Re: Black & White September (Implosion)
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 04:09:15 GMT

In article <zardoz.02q9@sycom.mi.org> zardoz@sycom.mi.org (David Lillard) writes:
>There was a time, around 1985-7, when the Independent Black & White comics 
>were HOT.  It was like sharks at feeding time when a new issue was released.
>Many shops would sell a new book - regardless of how bad the art, story, etc
>were - for *multiples* of cover price on the DAY of its appearance.  Ant Boy
>sold for $15-25 a copy at one point, for example.  Speculators abounded.  At
>one point, however, everything caught up.  People started trying resell 
>their hoards of low-print-run comics at unheardof prices (for the time).  In
>the span of only days (in September), a book that SOLD for $10 would NOT sell
>at $5 - or at ANY price in *most* cases.  It was as if the word had gone out
>that all Black & White books held some kind of contagion - DO NOT TOUCH.
>The Black & White comic book marketplace TOTALLY collapsed.  Current issues
>of TMNT and a few other titles continued to sell at a *slow* pace; but back-
>issues were virtually impossible to sell.
>
>Disclaimer:  The above is a relating (condensed) of what I (& others) 
>ACTUALLY experienced.  It is subject to revision or revocation by a certain
>NET.GOD; who, I believe, wasn't even there - or *was* he?  8*)

Ahem :)

I remember this quite well.  What a nightmare!  This was about the time that I
last stopped collecting comics.  We had to eventually pump the books out at
a nickel apiece, or a dollar for a long box full of them.
-------
Scowling Jim Cowling
Professional Evil Person
Creative Writing Department, University of Victoria (opinions disassociated)
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From: jwtlai@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Jim W "GrimJim" Lai)
Subject: Re: SANDMAN: avella gorgio
Keywords: sandman annotation
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 07:28:35 GMT

In article <1992Dec21.005550.16480@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> gls@windmill.ATT.COM (part setter, part pointer, part chow) writes:
>In <BzJv1B.G1B@watdragon.uwaterloo.ca>, jwtlai@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca writes:
>> > In <1992Dec14.003528.1@fnalo.fnal.gov> morrow@physics.rice.edu writes:
>> > > Page 5 panel 2:  Gaje':  From context, the Romany word for outsider.
>> >
>> >	Oddly similar to the Japanese "gaijin".
>> 
>> Sorry to be a nitpick, but I would qualify that statement with "but not to
>> Japanese speakers".  Or Chinese for that matter.  :)
>
>I usually see it written "gajo"; Borrow in _Lavengro_ writes "gorgio." But
>remember that Romany has Indic roots.  Gajo and gaijin may be related after
>all. ...

"Gaijin" is a compound word.  "gai" means alien/foreign, "jin" means people.
Japanese is not in the family of Indo-European languages.  The sheer distance
and difference in word origin and syntax between the two languages just spoils
the connection theory for me entirely, at least in this form.

Now, the Japanese language has some similarities to Hungarian-Magyar and to
Finnish, which all probably have a source in Central Asia in common.  I think
it is there that any connection is to be found at all.  It's iffy without a
more detailed exploration.  On the other hand, how close is Romany to
Hungarian-Magyar?  Can the word in Romany be broken up similarly?  Geez.  I
shoulda sent this off to Elmo.  Any linguists out there?  Help?

ObSandman: Something to keep in mind about this and when considering plotlines:
not all coincidences are meaningful; others connect in ways unexpected.  :)