Re: [ProgSoc] Suggested names for the G3 box

[Telford Tendys <telford@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

> I didn't think Sutekh was a demon...... more along the lines of nasty
> god figure, demons tending to be minions of greater evil powers.

Well its a fine line but at least Sutekh was known to be bad,
also Seth (same god different name) was very much an underworld god.

> Agni god of fire (Fire wire?)
> Shiva god of destruction (Sutekh is also a destroyer too much
> destruction in the progsoc room could be a bad thing especially
> considering overheating hard drives)

Yeah, I like Shiva...

> Vishnu the preserver (pre - server? Help stop our equipment
> frying......)

Too much of a nice guy, besides then people will want krishna.progsoc...

> Kali Goddess of Death and Destruction (fairly unpleasant woman, not to
> be trifled with reserved for pdp11 machines)

Kali was also a slayer of demons which might not go down well with ftoomsh.
We would have to find a box with three prongs and a long tongue, that
can't be easy.


> Kubera the fat (good for chunkier boxes)

geryon is pretty chunky believe me.

> Krishna god of lust (a drunken, letcherous womaniser. was overly fond of
> a good time.)

Arhg! I knew it! Singing and eating lentils...

> will think of more later, possibly weirder ones.

I really want to work the evil side of the picture, underworld figures,
etc. The buddhists also have lots of demons but I haven't looked them
up yet.

	- Tel
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