Who doesn't? One of the best bands ever, Freddy Mercury's voice is legion!Who still listens to Queen?
digitalwanderer said:Who doesn't? One of the best bands ever, Freddy Mercury's voice is legion!
Perhaps he means that Freddie's voice is the equivalent of a whole legion's voices singing in harmony? (I'm in a charitable mood )John Reynolds said:I do not think you understand the meaning of the word legion.
But, yea, great, truly unique voice.
Close. I chose that particular useage of "legion" from the title of Zelazny's book "My Name is Legion" which is similar to what you described...but you really gotta read the book to get the full flavor of it.Zod said:Perhaps he means that Freddie's voice is the equivalent of a whole legion's voices singing in harmony? (I'm in a charitable mood )
"My Name is Legion" is actually a biblical reference, where Jesus purportedly asked the name of a demon who was possessing a small boy, and the demon replied, "My name is Legion," stating that it was not one demon, but many. Jesus then proceded to drive the demons out of the boy. The demons immediately posessed a bunch of pigs nearby, which ran into the water and drowned themselves.digitalwanderer said:Close. I chose that particular useage of "legion" from the title of Zelazny's book "My Name is Legion" which is similar to what you described...but you really gotta read the book to get the full flavor of it.
Really? I didn't know that was the origin of the term, thanks.Chalnoth said:"My Name is Legion" is actually a biblical reference, where Jesus purportedly asked the name of a demon who was possessing a small boy, and the demon replied, "My name is Legion," stating that it was not one demon, but many. Jesus then proceded to drive the demons out of the boy. The demons immediately posessed a bunch of pigs nearby, which ran into the water and drowned themselves.
I have no idea, but I always thought it was a cool storydigitalwanderer said:Why did the possessed pigs drown themselves?
digitalwanderer said:Who doesn't? One of the best bands ever, Freddy Mercury's voice is legion!
digitalwanderer said:Really? I didn't know that was the origin of the term, thanks.
Why did the possessed pigs drown themselves?
Guden Oden said:It isn't logical of the demons to go and kill the bodies they're possessing. No, that's just pro-christ propaganda FUD, trying to paint demons as stupid and irrational.
Btw, wtf (as in why) were there a flock of pigs nearby? Pigs aren't kosher afaik.