I, TARZAN (2017): I, TARZAN (a.k.a. "I, TARZAN": A TRUE STORY,
a.k.a. I, TARZAN: WHAT IF IT WERE TRUE?) is an hour-long
"mockumentary" which starts with the assumption that Tarzan was
real. (This is not an original approach; Sherlock Holmes fans
have been doing this for decades.) Various Tarzan scholars and
fans show off their collections and talk about Tarzan's origins
and life. For example, Philip Jose Farmer says that Edgar Rice
Burroughs purposely concealed the true location of Tarzan's home.
Burroughs says it is 1500 miles north of Capetown, but there are
no gorillas that far south. Farmer somehow determines where the
actual location was.
Does Farmer address how Tarzan learned to speak English when he had
access only to written and printed materials?
This amusing dilema ended quickly, as [Tarzan] had the superpower
of being able to learn a new language in about two pages.
Mike Van Pelt <usenet@mikevanpelt.com> wrote:
This amusing dilema ended quickly, as [Tarzan] had the superpower
of being able to learn a new language in about two pages.
Naturally, since he was of royal blood, hence genetically superior.
Burroughs was a man of his time.
On 8/25/24 10:19 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Mike Van Pelt <usenet@mikevanpelt.com> wrote:
This amusing dilema ended quickly, as [Tarzan] had the superpower
of being able to learn a new language in about two pages.
Naturally, since he was of royal blood, hence genetically superior.
Burroughs was a man of his time.
Which is especially amusing when you think of all the genetic problems
people of royal blood actually had.
Burroughs was a man of his time.
On Mon, 26 Aug 2024 02:19:08 -0000 (UTC), "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
Burroughs was a man of his time.
And his time, it was a-changing. I don't know how many stories told
of nobly marrying a girl of common birth, only to discover that she
was a mislaid princess.
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