The Universe is Absurd, and it Starts in LA

[elfs]

Those of you who've read David Weber may remember The Committee On Public Safety. Believe it or not, such committees actually exist and I can't help but wonder if they're peopled by folks similar to the bloodthirsty loons Weber described.

The Los Angeles Committee On Public Safety has just drafted and sent to the city council a new proposal requiring strippers to stay six feet away from the patrons, to perform "in public view" (banning "private room" dancing), and that all financial transactions that take place be mediated by a mananger or security representative.

In Los Angeles???

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On the flip side, if you haven't seen it, check out Exactitudes, a photo montage website of subcultures. Some of them not work safe, but you can tell which ones by the thumbnails. It's an amazing collection showing how people identify with their subculture and dress like their peers.

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Re: Weber and the French Revolution

[antonia-tiger.livejournal.com]

There's more to it than just the names, and Weber has been pretty open about the inspiration from the history of that period: not just the revolution, but many other characters. HH has some very obvious echoes of Nelson, for instance.

And some of the references are a little more obscure. Most people won't notice the tennis court, for instance, and there's at least one character who has echoes of the Scarlet Pimpernel in their actions.

But having a character, at the end of a book, sign himself "Rob S. Pierre" is almost as wince-inducing as the infamous picture of the author in a kilt.

Dave Weber knows what he's doing. The nutcases in LA don't.