The Paul Atreides Name Game

[AndyC]

After the review of Dune, I decided to go back and watch it again. A local video store had a copy of the extended 'Alan Smithee' version in letterbox format with Japanese (just a guess) subtitles. The narration and extra scenes explain more, but detract from the movie as a whole.

Anyway, it reminded me of a discussion I had years ago with someone at work. This guy was another B-movie fan with a bizarre sense of humour.

We imagined that Paul's choice of a name might have been different had that particular feature of the second moon been called something other than Muad'dib.

Paul: What do you call that shadow on the second moon?
Stilgar: We call that one 's**thead.'
Paul: Oh... uh.... what about that crater next to it?
Stilgar: You mean 'Bunghole?'
Paul: Crap.

And it goes on from there.

Alternately, we came up with:

Stilgar: We call that one 'Bunyan."
Paul: Could I be known as Paul Bunyan?
Stilgar: You are Paul Bunyan.

Other possibilities included Paul Lynde, Paul Williams, Paul Revere, Paul Pot (it's a stretch) and so on.

[Flangepart]

Hummmm...i like it! How does this apply to the other characters? Duncan Idaho>>>aka Duncan Washington...Duncan Rhode Island...Duncan North Dakota....you get the pic. In the Harvard Lampoon version, DOONE., you met Emperior Shaddapp the 4th, Spilgard, and of course, Mauve Bibb....its hard to find, but worth it. Same with BORED OF THE RINGS. Duncan Hawaii!< the perfect vacation spot! Pardon me, but i gotta go talk to the Quizenart Habbadash about the Free menmen problim.

[Steve.]

The Scottish character would be Duncan Disorderly.

[Flangepart]

LMAO! Steve, you bad man....

[Steve.]

Bad, moi? Do you mean bad (utterly evil) or "baaaad" (as in stand-in lovers for Welshmen aka  sheep).

[Flangepart]

Have you ever asked the opinion of the sheep? Tom Smith does a song called, "Fenton:The Death Sheep from Hell", a great swat at all those "Roman Numeral movies"...I.E. Rockey X, Holloween VII, ect. And, yes, its full of Sheep puns! Him funny man. Wonder if Vermin Boy's heard his stuff? BTW....Why do scotsmen wear kilts?...........

[Steve.]

I try and avoid conversations with those I am about to eat. Welsh shepherds get very lonely on those isolated hills - it's a long established tradition. Jocks originally wore kilts to frighten enemies in battle (as if they needed any help) - you've seen it in that brilliant , historically accurate masterpiece - BRAVEFART. I can think of no sane reason why anyone would want to wear a kilt nowadays. I have a sneaking suspicion that you are about to come up with a highly insane reason why kilts are worn, Mr Flange.

[Flangepart]

Because sheep can hear a zipper a 500 yards(Meters).......what?......you've never heard that one?

[Steve.]

Njet, tovarich. Spassibo for enlighteningski meski. (it was a LOLer!)
"Now some men go for women and some men go for boys. But my true love's warm and furry and makes a baaaaaaing noise." (Welsh or Scots slushy romantic ditty).