Not a single drop?
Not even the tiniest wisecrack.
And the tiniest wisecrack would let a single drop through.plop!
Exactly. I always give Tolkien credit for including two jokes in the 1000 pages of Lord of the Rings. Herbert might've managed at least one in Dune. I don't think anyone even smiles in that book, unless they're being smug or wicked.
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Not a single drop?
Not even the tiniest wisecrack.
And the tiniest wisecrack would let a single drop through.
plop!
Exactly. I always give Tolkien credit for including two jokes in the 1000 pages of Lord of the Rings. Herbert might've managed at least one in Dune. I don't think anyone even smiles in that book, unless they're being smug or wicked.
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