Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: YOU SAY "GAL-ACK-SEE" Message-ID: <9512121821.0PSMR02@support.com> References: <1995Dec12.164023.16378@leo.vsla.edu> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Tue, 12 Dec 95 18:21:43 -0800 Lines: 35 av282@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Martin G. V. Hunt) >Chris Owen (co@nvg.unit.no) writes: > Dave Touretzky wrote: >>William Barwell wrote: >>> >>>In the Whole Track tape series, he continually mispronounces galaxy, a >>>word he uses fairly often. I wondered if it was an affectation. >>>Gal-lake-see? >> >>Yeah, I noticed that too. What he actually says is "guh-LACK-see". A >strange >>affectation. I wonder if he may have acquired it from a Brit. > > Jeez, no. I have *never* heard of any British accent, regional or otherwise, > in which "GAL-ack-see" could be rendered "guh-LACK-see". I'd say L. Ron > Hubbard just had crappy diction. > >Hubbard obviously had a major M/U on the term "Galaxy"; this explains why he >invented Scientology and why he natters about supposed "fifth invader forces" >and "xenu". It all stems from a basic M/U; the whole of Scientology is >nothing more than an Overt/Motivator sequence originating from his illiteracy. El Rotundo certainly did suffer from his own tek. He died screaming about the Body Thetans possessing him. >ttyl, >martin. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * *