Morgan Bellthe multiple heads of the dragon . . .
April 28th 2008 19:24
so youre new to the land of orble, youre browsing around and trying post a few blogs and interact with the local community when out of nowhere some crazy red dragon comes storming out of its cave with laser red eyes a scorching hot flames blasting from its bloody nostrils . . . it tries to burn you for wandering into its territory . . . you get your little sheild out to protect yourself and stab it in the face a few times just for the fun of it . . . it recoils and ducks its head back in to the darkness
phew . . . that was bizarre but it could have gotten annoying fast . . . you were just trying to take a nice little stroll and hang out with your friends . . . you dont want angry dragons going insane for no apparent reason
you turn your back on the dragons cave and start off back towards the main village of orble, but you only get a few paces before the ground erupts in front of you and some weird purple dragon snaps in your face and tries to devour you with its gnarly fangs . . . whats with all these dragons? im just trying to walk around man! leave me alone!
the purple dragon looks vaguely like the red dragon, same hideous attitude, same crazy relentless behaviour . . . snap, snap, it tries to take your head off . . . you step back and prepare to raise your sword again . . . but then one of the fair maidens from the town of orble runs out from the direction of the cave "its all the same monster, it just has multiple heads, it travels underground, stab your sword into the ground"
you plow your sword into the soil under your feet and the purple head howls and whips around . . . back in the cave the shrill cries of the red head permeates the air at the same time . . . but then from behind the dense leafy shrubs a blue head bobs up and also lets out a blood-curdling wounded howl . . . you whip your head around in amazement to observe the spectacle . . . bubbles begin to form in a nearby puddle and a yellow head splashes to the surface whimpering in pain . . . how many friggin heads does this thing need?
the maiden explains:
"it has five heads so it can monitor all the corners of our fine land without appearing like one single control freak . . . for many months we thought there was a group of dragons, each with its own interests and territory, we presumed each could be appealed to seperately . . . but soon we saw that none of them were approachable and they were all prone to unprovoked attacks"
the maidens story disturbs you . . . the multi-headed dragon is not just a wildly antagonistic creature of destruction, it is deceptive and it is creepy . . . pretending to be several different creatures gave the false impression of a united front intended to intimidate to kind community of orble . . . this was a new and perverse way of marking territory even worse than being pissed on!
phew . . . that was bizarre but it could have gotten annoying fast . . . you were just trying to take a nice little stroll and hang out with your friends . . . you dont want angry dragons going insane for no apparent reason
you turn your back on the dragons cave and start off back towards the main village of orble, but you only get a few paces before the ground erupts in front of you and some weird purple dragon snaps in your face and tries to devour you with its gnarly fangs . . . whats with all these dragons? im just trying to walk around man! leave me alone!
the purple dragon looks vaguely like the red dragon, same hideous attitude, same crazy relentless behaviour . . . snap, snap, it tries to take your head off . . . you step back and prepare to raise your sword again . . . but then one of the fair maidens from the town of orble runs out from the direction of the cave "its all the same monster, it just has multiple heads, it travels underground, stab your sword into the ground"
you plow your sword into the soil under your feet and the purple head howls and whips around . . . back in the cave the shrill cries of the red head permeates the air at the same time . . . but then from behind the dense leafy shrubs a blue head bobs up and also lets out a blood-curdling wounded howl . . . you whip your head around in amazement to observe the spectacle . . . bubbles begin to form in a nearby puddle and a yellow head splashes to the surface whimpering in pain . . . how many friggin heads does this thing need?
the maiden explains:
"it has five heads so it can monitor all the corners of our fine land without appearing like one single control freak . . . for many months we thought there was a group of dragons, each with its own interests and territory, we presumed each could be appealed to seperately . . . but soon we saw that none of them were approachable and they were all prone to unprovoked attacks"
the maidens story disturbs you . . . the multi-headed dragon is not just a wildly antagonistic creature of destruction, it is deceptive and it is creepy . . . pretending to be several different creatures gave the false impression of a united front intended to intimidate to kind community of orble . . . this was a new and perverse way of marking territory even worse than being pissed on!
http://www.elfwood.com/art/s/a/santi/hydra.jpg.html SF&F Picture 8 out of 13 by Santiago Iborra.
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Comment by Michaelie
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Oh it's too funny!!!!!
And you have read between the lines perfectly! I had a post about this in the wings to pull if I felt the need - this is so much better! Especially in light of her last post about you... heh heh.
Michaelie
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im hope a few people get a laugh out of the absurdity of the situation!
if you do write a post i would love to read it so post the link in the comments over here ok
i wonder what it like to be a weird multi-headed dragon trying to piss all over everyone and then using one of your mouldy heads to try and whine for sympathy and having every single person who responds telling you to pull your head(s) in? hahaha
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Comment by Michaelie
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Morgan - I wrote it a while ago so might update it and post it, will link if I do.
I have enough trouble keeping up with one personality, but I can only imagine it would be mighty interesting having five heads, with one brain shared out between them!
But it's not the multiple heads per se that I have the problem with - it's that none of them are good value, either nasty or ridiculous, and they are used to promote each other and launch joint attacks on others!
It is an absurd situation all right - I'm glad there's a few of us who can have a laugh about it!
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So do you think this means war Morgan? Are you going to create some extra personas to make it an even fight?
Comment by Brad Gaylard
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Although, I've encountered this type of beastie in other realms of the interwebs. So, I think I'm picking up what you're putting down.
Comment by Lilla
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I loved this story and the wisdom of that fair maden?
Priceless.
I have watched thisGoliath of a hydra thrash about now for a couple of years - even been bitten myself a couple times!
One head was partially sleighed by a wonderful David, late in 2006 ... but it was after this stage that in 2007 the morphing of new heads began ...
Well done, bravo for your witty sword.
Lilla ...
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i would be very interested to read anything you have to write, and at the moment im finding this whole topic fascinating
winston,
i recently uncovered an orble writer with several personalities, all of whom are really aggressively anti-Morgan . . . i was artistically inspired by the conflict and penned a cautionary fable to hand down the generations . . . the original drama unfolded on this blog CLICKHERE for "the best thing you will ever put in your mouth . . ." (the most popular blog i have ever written with very little content, over 180 votes, and a good looking dude with not much clothing)
hi Ruby,
thanks for stopping by and viewing my artistic endeavour . . . it seems throughout the ages conflict inspires creativity . . . but no haha i dont think i will be making any more personalities, anything i have to say i stand by and am happy to put my (one) name and face to . . . i would rather not have conflict (esp when theres no solid issues to debate) but i refuse to be taunted, bullied and slandered like im the ethnic kid in the school yard . . . i respect anyone who wants to debate about religion, law, politics, science, the environment, diversity etc in a civilised way, but stomping around making your territory isnt really constructive
hi Brad,
welcome! thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment! the great thing about orble (and the internet in general) is the right of reply . . . yes ive felt a little targetted by one person (with five personalities), but about 15 other people have come together and supported my writing and made me feel welcome . . . im glad we have another film reviewer, i like your Movie Junk blog, i hope every one checks out your Ben Affleck post CLICKHERE for "why Ben Affleck should never act again"
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hi Lilla,
thankyou so much for the compliments, i am glad you enjoyed the read and got a laugh . . . i always believe when dragons throw lemons at you that you should pick them up and make lemonade . . . this whole strange little scenario has ignited my creative flame which is fabulous because i my original intention with blogging was to practice writing more . . . how fascinating how many people are coming out of the woodwork saying they were aware of this diabolical mythical creature but were too polite to say anything . . . i find the whole thing curiouser and curiouser!
howdy Gaye,
oh you love me! what a wonderful declaration! haha
thanks for all the encouragement and kind words!
i seem to only get called names by one extremely aggressive and disgruntled person who apparently is working under at least five different names . . . i think this may require more investigation, the senior member of our orble family keep giving away more clues as to how the creature evolved? i feel like i have uncovered a huge juicy secret!
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I would love to join your 15 man army, I will keep an eye out for this red-eyed dragon!
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grab your sword and rally the townspeople! haha
you dont need to search for this dragon, it is not subtle, it with jump on your blog and try to tear shreds off you without mercy . . . if this monster pounces you, you will surely know it
hi Peter,
it is a cool picture hey, the artist is Santiago Iborra and to see more work CLICKHERE
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This was very funny by the way
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gladiators ready? haha
its an old fashioned bloggers lynching party!
im glad i tickled your funny bone!
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the maiden is loosely based on the lovely Michaelie, the dragon was loosely based on events that unfolded on the comments of this post: CLICKHERE
disclaimer: all characters depicted in the story "The Multiple Heads of the Dragon" are fictional but inspired by real events
hey Michaelie,
speaking of the maiden! haha
you poor thing waiting so long to vent, i hope all this is getting it out of your system!
Comment by Michaelie
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I don't know if I will ever get it out of my system, lol.
Comment by Winston
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Hard to believe that anyone would get so bent about your posts, Morgan, but there's all types of sensibilities out there (sometimes contained within one person, evidently). At least you've got a sense of humor about it
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Btw, Lilla, do you really think David was wonderful? He always struck me as a misogynstic, lightly homophobic, sex-obsessed hack. He said some pretty nasty things about me here as well: Really Long Link
In fact, I have more issues with him than I do with katyzzz and co.
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well if anyone deserved their only story it was you, the results of your super sleuthing has kept me entertained for a couple of days now!
hi Winston,
if you cant laugh at life then whats the point right?
hi Norm,
a man of little words! thanks for the vote! im not a fan of offal myself!
now Epiphanie,
whoa those were some strongly worded comments on that post, thanks for providing the link, it was all very interesting . . . so whats the back-story there? i take it that there was something to do with jake gyllenhals sexuality and some altered pics?
that was how Cibbuano described what happened with Davids blog being removed.
do you remember the post he mentions?
yeah i know im a nosey parker but im just trying to understand the social structure on this site . . .
Comment by Bryn
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I've been here nearly two years now ... i'm pretty sure I know who the "dragon" is ... nice analogy ... I was breathed upon very early on when I used an expletive ("shit" i think) and was "reprimanded" for such a thing, being told my blog would not be visited again if I continued to use profanity ... oh the humanity!!!
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thanks for stopping in!
oh you naughty thing swearing! *tut tut*
yeah ive been told my blog is never being visited again too, its because i was complaining out my parents yawning and sneezing too loudly when we are watching tv, i was told i was an ungrateful witless creep who should die! haha
seems a little over the top hey? hahahaha
if it wasnt all electronic im sure she'd like to have an old fashioned blog burning! lol
im glad you enjoyed the analogy!
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i think it was more about the scones, dont you? lol
live and let live!
blog and let blog!
eat scones and let others eat scones!
the nudie man wills it so!
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I'll send you a private message - I think there's been enough drama on Orble this past week!
As for the post that finally earned Wordophilia's deletion, I didn't see it, and while the sudden absence of the blog was discussed on several blogs there were no direct references to the (particularly) offending material. I don't really want to know because I found his normal posts offensive enough as they were.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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thanks for the private message!
you have satisfied my curiousity!
who needs the bold and the beautiful when we have the dramas of the internet? haha
Comment by Lilla
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Wow, thanks for the link - what a conversation *cough* you two certainly locked horns (I had no idea)?
To answer your question : the Diasporic comment went over my head, as I am not sure I have a complete handle on its meaning, other than the scattering of what the Bible refers to as the "chosen ones' : dispersed to the four corners of the globe?
How that relates to your 'deconstructionism' is totally beyond me to figure out with the little time I have today in getting through my own daily routine?
I always enjoy the quizzes that orbleers put up and never take them 'seriously' ... hell I'm probably a Gender Nazi too .. (even worse) *chuckle* although par se I am not homophoic at all ... (now I'm curious) and I'll go and take the quiz this afternoon and let you know
I don't agree with name calling, especially when there is time to cool off before typing... it's not like you have this limited time - face to face...but this dragon bit me hard and is particularly talentless and I thought David wonderful for calling a spade and spade in this case... I was not referring to other things he said and did, just in reference to Morgan and this post... keepin it in context here, okay?
Dear-oh-dear ..blogging can take just too much time and I was a loner at school and am fast becoming one within the orble community as well .. I have the unhappy ability to see both sides in all arguments and so cannot ever take one.
...but generally speaking, as an objective observer, it seems that the art of debate is lost completely to fast ego's and hot wind, intellectualism and pride; bigotry and narrow-mindedness ... mostly there to mask inferiority and superiority complexes, rather than exhibiting true curiosity about their fellow beings?
However, to this end, I find orble fast becoming a really effective forum for differences of opinion, and I think in the long run as a social experiment (if you will), is proving to be a fabulous spawning ground for real spiritual growth, allowing people to work out the abused pasts and current turrets syndromes; lack of parental recognition and attention; underachievement and inflated sense of self's and other things, through keyboard interaction and the inability to avoid each other for long ... myself included here okay?
You are an intellectual, David seems more emotional, although certainly not without intelligence, and I doubt you are without emotion either - to me - you just both highlight a different aspect of the two natures to the outside world... but both possess equal parts of each anyway - probably as coping mechanisms, as I said and neither that close that I should worry about it too much?
I am sorry when anyone is insulted - especially if my own tactlessness or short-sightedness has caused it - as is the case sometimes. I have always found you to be a really interesting person and courteous too... David, not always as polite for many, I agree ... but then we agreed to disagree on basics early on and settled it quickly.
Sometimes E, I have found that we must learn to agree to disagree agreeably, in order to get along in life and make real friendships ... and not just 'clicks' and gangs who thrive on victimisation of those weaker, or less intelligent than themselves and try hard not to go there myself on either side.
Lilla ...
Comment by Lilla
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Oh my, I am still LM(E)ears O... what really gets me laughing though is when those five heads start conversing with each other patting themselves on the back (as in recent post) all of them - perhaps even *Gaye???*...
I always have a sudden revulsion gag reflex when this happens and know my psychic powers are too well honed for it to all be conincidence, besides I don;t believe in coincidence anyway.
Back to you ...
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whenever you post something (anywhere) i want to write it my notebook so i can refer to it when i lose perspective . . . you are more calming than a sedative (thats a compliment!)
if you publish a book of philiosophy tell me and i WILL buy one!
i am often a blank slate screaming out for some direction . . . and i admire your level-headedness!
i can vouch for Gaye as extremely polite and considerate and she has gone out of her way to make me feel welcome (plus shes too much of a feminist) to be a head of the dragon . . . unless its some rogue nice head, in which case i suggest the creature chop all the other heads of and stick with the good one! haha
i find on the internet it is best not to take personal offence at anything, stick up for yourself sure, but remember an online person is really just a persona of what the real man/woman WANTS to be and its pointless insulting each other . . . your critics dont know anything about your real life complexities, only the things you allow them to see
ps: i also find it REALLY funny when the five heads talk to each other and tell each other how wonderful they are BAHAHahaha
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You'll note that the exchange happened about a year ago - I doubt David will ever get back to me, and that may be for the best. I certainly have no interest in being friends with him, unless he undergoes a massive personality change!
Maybe he's anti-Semitic too, I have no idea.
If you want to take the quiz search for 'What kind of postmodernist are you?' on Google or something as I deleted the post AnthonyB links to last year. I should put it back up again.
Btw Lilla, I meant what I said to Michaelie on D. Armenta's 'Black Night' post, and unfortunately it seems it applies to you too...
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I am sorry to hear your decision, but respect your rights ... I will still however, have the pleasure of reading and voting on your often, birlliant philosophical insights and observations, and for that I am happy.
I will also not take this personally and still interpret your dream as you have requested earlier... today in fact, as I had cleared some time to do so.
I am a little dissapointed and confused by your singularity of mind when it comes to taking such a fixed stand - as it contradicts your philosophical outlook? I am glad you are not a queen with the power to have my head chopped off for consorting with people whom may also be able to help enlighten and illuminate - albeit ones you don't like - with opinions other than you and yours... gosh, I think I would be in grave trouble right about now if that was the case, wouldn't I?
Lots of Light and Laughter to you E, and no hard feelings, okay? I have enjoyed "meeting: you and our chats together. Feel free if you want to read or comment on any of my posts, as they will not change in essence because David has resurfaced on orble and that every now and again, even though I myself may not even support his other views, he may speak something that makes sense ... everyone has a point of view, ethics, and a set of values.
I hope you find many who share yours, because I know that without orble, life is less full for me too ... life is too short and wonderful ... and you are always welcome to talk to me when (and if) you need to.
Lilla ...
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Thank you for your message, now that you've explained why you intend to keep in touch with him I do have less of an issue with it... I often do try to appeal to all sorts of people myself, it's just that David so frequently disappoints me that I would find it very difficult to do what you are doing in this case. In the light of what you said, you're still welcome to post on my blogs... My real issue is with people who tacitly support misogyny, sexism, racism, homophobia and putting down people who are overweight or not pretty looking (and that's just from what I've read, which is not much!), perhaps without realising the seriousness of what they're doing. My advice to you would be to be careful that your enjoyment of David's finer qualities doesn't make you more tolerant towards his flaws, because he needs to know that his hateful comments are NOT okay.
Actually, I'm kind of glad someone has the patience to deal with David's issues, as I certainly do not!
I look forward to the dream analysis, thanks for that!
Epiphanie
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Thank you for your concern, but I think you have missed my point, however, now I have run out of time, and patience with your instances that I explain to you whom I talk to on Orble, and whom I do not and why.. the problem here was the Dragon not David...
You must do what you see fitting and I hope to get to your interesting dream when I am again peaceful enough to offer genuine insight.
warmest regards as always,
Lilla ...
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i quite often relate everything im trying to say to film references, i find its a very effective way to get your point across!
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You raise a very valid point (or someone does) I haven;t had time to check who... about the fact that this penny-hungry, no talent is running around double pointing... of course the votes count and if orble allows it? It sucks, no two ways about it.
Lilla ...
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I don't understand what you mean when you say I have missed your point. I thought I was congratulating you on being altruistic enough to help out people in dire need of spiritual growth. I never even asked you to explain your approach to David - you provided that yourself.
You don't have to interpret my dream, it's fine.
And I actually found it offensive to be compared to a murderous queen, considering I don't approve of monarchies and I am a great supporter of freedom of speech and human rights. I'm sorry if you feel oppressed, but I am simply protecting myself from unconscientious Orblers. I find it disturbing that you think I would wish destruction upon anyone.
I hope you feel more relaxed soon,
PmC
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well it might have been originally raised by someone else but i do agree, Michaelie has shown alot of insight into how the multiple personalities can be (if abused) a downfall to the site . . . while someone is boosting their own points they are bombarding the recent (above 20 votes) list that is default on the homepage so new writers find it more difficult to get noticed
a few people, including Jon and Cibbuano, responded to the post i put on the writers forum giving their opinions
CLICKHERE to view forum post
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I hadn't thought about it that way, either... it all adds up to low-riding to me, whichever way I look at it.
Don;t laugh but my first sub-textual mental impression of this Dragon was not the fire-breathing kind, but more the can-can Les Girls kind?
Thanks for the link, I'll have a look.
Lilla ...
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i love the imagery!
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That felt like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure novel.
Is this a metaphor for the old mother-in-law? lol.
I will cast a few spells to deter the evil hydra bitch.
"By the power of nerd, I cast thee back!"
"The power of Christ compels you!"
"By the power of Grayskull! I . . . have . . . the power!"
Keep blogging away, girl. I love the "Deep Pencil" blog title. Love it!
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thankyou for your kind words *blush*
sometimes i like to branch out and write in second-person haha its used so rarely these days, pretty much just in chose your own adventure stories and workplace scenario interview questions LOL
this story could definately apply to mother-in-laws or practically any meddling old biddy . . . a nosey neighbour nanna . . . the strict head-mistress of an ultra-conservative private school . . . any character that works with multiple diguises to create the illusion of a united front!