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Tony

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Dec 21, 2009, 4:51:58 PM12/21/09
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Who was the stronger mentat: Piter De Vries or Thufir Hawat, and why?


Sammy Sands

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Dec 21, 2009, 6:49:38 PM12/21/09
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"Tony" <to...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Who was the stronger mentat: Piter De Vries or Thufir Hawat, and why?
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Physically or Mentatally?

Sammy

Stoned in Arrakeen

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Dec 22, 2009, 12:46:32 AM12/22/09
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Tony didn't specify the parameters on 21/12/2009 21:51:

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> Who was the stronger mentat: Piter De Vries or Thufir Hawat, and why?
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Tough one, Tones. I'd say Thufir, because (as we know from the film) he
was a big, beefy kinda guy whilst Piter, as played by the intense (and
underrated) Brad Dourif was a bit of a weed. The reasons why are
probably varied, with all sorts of nature, nurture and nutritional stuff
going on, but the fact is Thufir has the frame, and the muscle-mass
whereas Piter is, as I said, a weed.

Tony

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Dec 22, 2009, 6:23:18 AM12/22/09
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"Sammy Sands" <wild_mo...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Just in general.


Freakzilla

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Dec 28, 2009, 9:55:50 AM12/28/09
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On Dec 22, 6:23 am, "Tony" <t...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > "Tony" <t...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> >> Who was the stronger mentat:  Piter De Vries or Thufir Hawat, and why?
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> >    Physically or Mentatally?
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> > Sammy
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> Just in general.

Piter was a "twisted Mentat" so he was essentially flawed. Thufir was
just old.

Tony

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Jan 13, 2010, 5:26:22 PM1/13/10
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"Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:

On Dec 22, 6:23 am, "Tony" <t...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Sammy Sands" <wild_monksh...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > "Tony" <t...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> Who was the stronger mentat: Piter De Vries or Thufir Hawat, and why?
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> > Physically or Mentatally?
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> > Sammy
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> Just in general.

"Piter was a "twisted Mentat" so he was essentially flawed. Thufir was
just old."

And wasn't Thufir handicapped by the Duke's meager financial resources?


Freakzilla

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Jan 14, 2010, 3:19:13 PM1/14/10
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He admittedly underestimated how much the Harkonnens were willing to
spend on the attack.

Tony

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Jan 15, 2010, 7:03:10 PM1/15/10
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Thurif didn't have a great track record in "Dune." He was the mentat for Leto
when Leto was defeated, and the mentat for the Baron when the Baron Harkonnen
was defeated. But maybe we shouldn't hold that last defeat against him. ;-)


Freakzilla

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Jan 18, 2010, 11:00:53 AM1/18/10
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> was defeated.  But maybe we shouldn't hold that last defeat against him.  ;-)- Hide quoted text -
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This aint little league, you don't get a trophy for showing up. :P

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