Best bobblehead ever!!

[Nighthawk]

Scott Ian of Anthrax!

[Bugbear]

I want a kilted Angus bobblehead.

[Nick the DSM]

Yesssss!!!!!

[MadMouser]

Want!!!!

[gary meakin]

I'm sorry.
I'm going to have to respectfully disagree.
This is the best bobble head ever

[artificer]

Sorry Travis, not even close.

HERE is the bestest, most bobbley, head... EVER!




:cthulhusmiley:

[James Hood]

Something just redlined the Wierdness-O-Meter....

[Mike_Oettle]

James Hood wrote: Something just redlined the Wierdness-O-Meter....

But since Scott (Artificer) takes the trouble to tell us how to pronounce Artificer, could he also give a pronunciation guide for Cthulhu?
The odd thing about him is that I have only ever encountered mentions of Cthulhu on X Marks . . .
Regards,
Mike

[artificer]

From the Website C'thulhu Who?

There are basically three different pronunciations that I have heard, other pronunciations being slight modifications on these.

The most commonly heard pronunciation is that suggested by Chaosium, makers of the "Call of Cthulhu" roleplaying game. On the back of many of their gaming products is printed the phrase, "Can you say kuh-THOOL-hoo?". (I pronounce it kuh-THOO-lhoo.)

Another pronunciation is that used by several Lovecraftian scholars. This form is based on Lovecraft's revision tales where Cthulhu is often referred to as "Clooloo" or "Clulu". Unfortunately, this form does not have a sound representing the "th" combination.

Lastly there is a compromise between these two. The "h" sounds are aspirated, thus the "th" is not as in "them" or "thin", but two separate sounds. The first four letters of the word are run together in something like a sneezing sound, "K't'hoo-lhoo".

According to H. P. Lovecraft:
"The actual sound - as nearly as human organs could imitate it or human letters record it - may be taken as something like Khlul'-hloo, with the first syllable pronounced gutturally and very thickly."

"The best approximation one can make is to grunt, bark, or cough the imperfectly formed syllables Cluh-Luh with the tip of the tongue firmly affixed to the roof of the mouth. That is, if one is a human being. Directions for other entities are naturally different."

From these quotes (taken from Lovecraft's letters), one might conclude that the second pronunciation mentioned above is the most correct of the three.

I most commonly hear (and say it myself) as:

kuh-THOO-lhoo

:cthulhusmiley:

[Tartan Tess]

Thanks. I needed that also.