Meaning of "Walks the Earth" badge title?
By
Arctic Man,
Posted on: 2008-11-18 18:34 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Jeoff: 'you mean zombies are real and shopping at tescos?'
[/ QUOTE ]
They're getting a rip-off by shopping at Tesco they should try ASDA!
[/ QUOTE ]
True! They currently have a "Buy One Get One Free" on Brrainsss!!!
[/ QUOTE ]
And half price on lungs 
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Imagine a future in the CoH universe where there are no superheroes and people look back on these days and call them the times when "Gods walked the Earth".
[/ QUOTE ]
And goddesses 
[/ QUOTE ]
The word "gods" can refer to all deities collectively, not just male ones.
[/ QUOTE ]
Which is about as acceptable as "guys" meaning everyone
[/ QUOTE ]
I believe the word your after is "Man" which works a bit like "God(s)" in that it can be in connection with either a female or a male entity.
(realise that he's more than likely wasting his breath but is bored at work)
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Imagine a future in the CoH universe where there are no superheroes and people look back on these days and call them the times when "Gods walked the Earth".
[/ QUOTE ]
And goddesses
[/ QUOTE ]
The word "gods" can refer to all deities collectively, not just male ones.
[/ QUOTE ]
Which is about as acceptable as "guys" meaning everyone
[/ QUOTE ]
I believe the word your after is "Man" which works a bit like "God(s)" in that it can be in connection with either a female or a male entity.
(realise that he's more than likely wasting his breath but is bored at work)
[/ QUOTE ]
No, she meant guys. In modern usage 'guys' can refer to a group of people, male or female (I worked in a place where my female team leader referred to the team which consisted of 6 girls and me as 'guys'), but you generally don't refer to a single woman as a 'guy'.
GG disapproves of calling a group of men and women guys, which she is entitled to do, I just disagree.
[url=http://vox-doom.deviantart.com]Take A Gander At This.[/url]
[ QUOTE ]
I prefer the gender-neutral "deity", or even "pantheon"
[/ QUOTE ]
<pet hate>"God" *is* gender-neutral - hell, it's not even gender-required</pet hate>
Omnes relinquite spes, o vos intrantes
My Characters
CoX Chatlog Parser
Last.fm Feed
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Imagine a future in the CoH universe where there are no superheroes and people look back on these days and call them the times when "Gods walked the Earth".
[/ QUOTE ]
And goddesses
[/ QUOTE ]
The word "gods" can refer to all deities collectively, not just male ones.
[/ QUOTE ]
Which is about as acceptable as "guys" meaning everyone
[/ QUOTE ]
I believe the word your after is "Man" which works a bit like "God(s)" in that it can be in connection with either a female or a male entity.
(realise that he's more than likely wasting his breath but is bored at work)
[/ QUOTE ]
No, she meant guys. In modern usage 'guys' can refer to a group of people, male or female (I worked in a place where my female team leader referred to the team which consisted of 6 girls and me as 'guys'), but you generally don't refer to a single woman as a 'guy'.
GG disapproves of calling a group of men and women guys, which she is entitled to do, I just disagree.
[/ QUOTE ]
Ah not used to heareing it like that round these parts guys = group of males normaly
Everyone knows god is a woman!
Jay and Silent Bob say so, so it has to be true.
They could have got a better woman to play god though...... hmmm most women I know like playing god actually
"Well, they found my diary today.
They were appropriately appalled
at the discovery of the eight victims
They're now putting it all together.
Women wrapped in silk
with one leg missing
Eight legs, one body, silk,
spider, brilliant!"
Ok Arctic Man got closest to this IMO.
To me this badge has always expemplified "Caine" - David Carradine's character in the TV series Kung Fu - a Chinese student of the martial art who set out on a journey to discover the world and himself at the same time. He lived a simple and noble existance (by 1970s TV standards anyhow) but the phrase was commonly used then I believe - it wasn't simply about travelling but also about the philosophy of the journey of life
Quite esoteric, distilled into a memento on an MMO 
Thelonious Monk
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I prefer the gender-neutral "deity", or even "pantheon"
[/ QUOTE ]
<pet hate>"God" *is* gender-neutral - hell, it's not even gender-required</pet hate>
[/ QUOTE ]
Then why does the word "goddess" exist then?
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I prefer the gender-neutral "deity", or even "pantheon"
[/ QUOTE ]
<pet hate>"God" *is* gender-neutral - hell, it's not even gender-required</pet hate>
[/ QUOTE ]
Then why does the word "goddess" exist then?
[/ QUOTE ]
Because of people like you that see gender discrimination or inequality where there isn't any, like in this case.
[ QUOTE ]
They could have got a better woman to play god though......
[/ QUOTE ]
Although Alanis singing someone out of existence was a pretty accurate representation of what happens at her gigs. 
I'm with the Kung Fu theory on this one (clicky)...
...although it has nothing on the infinitely more subtle and ancient Lancastrian martial art of Akai-Thump...
Is it time for the dance of joy yet?
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
They could have got a better woman to play god though......
[/ QUOTE ]
Although Alanis singing someone out of existence was a pretty accurate representation of what happens at her gigs.
I'm with the Kung Fu theory on this one (clicky)...
...although it has nothing on the infinitely more subtle and ancient Lancastrian martial art of Akai-Thump...
[/ QUOTE ]
True, it is always wise to cover your ears when she opens your mouth........... damnit Kevin Smith is smarter than I thought
"Well, they found my diary today.
They were appropriately appalled
at the discovery of the eight victims
They're now putting it all together.
Women wrapped in silk
with one leg missing
Eight legs, one body, silk,
spider, brilliant!"
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I prefer the gender-neutral "deity", or even "pantheon"
[/ QUOTE ]
<pet hate>"God" *is* gender-neutral - hell, it's not even gender-required</pet hate>
[/ QUOTE ]
Then why does the word "goddess" exist then?
[/ QUOTE ]
Because of people like you that see gender discrimination or inequality where there isn't any, like in this case.
[/ QUOTE ]
Or maybe it exists to distinguish different functions in pan-theistic mythoi
After all, Gods and Goddesses are human constructs reflecting the societies they represent
Thelonious Monk
There are several meanings attributable to the phrase "Walks the Earth".
The most likely, from my perspective, of the meaning of that badge title is "One who travels throughout the world".
An alternative meaning is "Exists, in a tangible manner", though that is highly unlikely (that's the meaning about "When Gods walked the Earth", meaning that it was possible to actually meet said Gods/divinities).
A literal translation is going to fail. It is an ancient phrase more commonly used in reference to a time when walking was the only mode of transportation across land (I am classifying riding a horse, or in a carriage under this classification, because something is walking, even if it's a horse), but in a modern context the meaning has morphed (quite reasonably) to describe the ability to travel from one place to another, regardless of the mode of transport.
Interestingly, one would never say "I have walked the Earth" unless one had literally done so, on foot. However, when speaking in the past tense (or at least one of them - I can never get them all straight), an outside observer might say "He/She has walked the Earth" when describing someone who is widely travelled.
Yet another meaning is as a means of refering to the age of an individual - "He has walked the Earth for a thousand years" could be used to describe someone who is a thousand years old. It is an archaic formulation, but means exactly the same thing, and ties into the "Exists, in a tangible manner" meaning of the phrase.
The wisdom of Shadowe: Ghostraptor: The Shadowe is wise ...; FFM: Shadowe is no longer wise.