dclayh comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dclayh 27 May 2010 02:00:29AM 2 points [-]

Ch. 21

Where is the tentacle rape exactly? The only thing I found in the ballpark was the burbling fountain of ooze, which suggests a Shoggoth, hence tentacles and tentacle rape, but that seems really weak.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 27 May 2010 02:25:30AM 6 points [-]

Search on "tentacle".

Comment author: thomblake 27 May 2010 02:31:38AM 11 points [-]

For the lazy:

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Harry knew now how people felt when they were tired of running, tired of trying to escape fate, and they just fell to the ground and let the horrifically befanged and tentacled demons of the darkest abyss drag them off to their unspeakable destiny.

Unpack "unspeakable".

You're welcome.

Comment author: Psy-Kosh 27 May 2010 02:37:57AM 1 point [-]

I've played "Unspeakable Words"... Sadly the rules of the game more or less require the words to be speakable in the first place. :P (That is, that they be standard english words pretty much. Even though the theme of the game is Lovecraftian.)

Comment author: dclayh 27 May 2010 06:59:48AM *  0 points [-]

Ah. I wasn't looking for metaphorical tentacle rape, silly me. Thank you.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 27 May 2010 02:27:01AM 0 points [-]

Ah. That clears that up.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 27 May 2010 02:02:22AM 1 point [-]

I've talked to multiple people about this. Consensus is that it is just a joke. (And feel very happy that I'm not using this as an opportunity to link to the most disturbing Harry Potter fanfic every written).

Comment author: EStokes 27 May 2010 02:23:28PM 3 points [-]

...Giant SquidxHogwarts?

Comment author: JoshuaZ 27 May 2010 02:41:42PM *  0 points [-]

Yes, that one.