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'''Ghu''' (pronounced "goo," with the silent fannish [[H]], also '''GhuGhu''') is the earliest [[fannish ghod]]. | '''Ghu''' (pronounced "goo," with the silent fannish [[H]], also '''GhuGhu''') is the earliest [[fannish ghod]]. | ||
| − | Revealed by [[Donald Wollheim]] and [[John B. Michel]] on August 6, | + | Revealed by [[Donald Wollheim]] and [[John B. Michel]] on August 6, 1935 Ghu is either a beetle living on [[Vulcan]] or Wollheim personified – or possibly both, depending on who was defining it and when. Various members of the [[New York]] [[Futurians]] served as acolytes with fitting high-sounding church titles. |
Ghu's holy color is [[purple]] because Ghuists publish using [[spirit duplicators]] or [[hectographs]] and the primary [[Ditto (repro)|ditto]] or [[hecto]] carbon is purple. | Ghu's holy color is [[purple]] because Ghuists publish using [[spirit duplicators]] or [[hectographs]] and the primary [[Ditto (repro)|ditto]] or [[hecto]] carbon is purple. | ||
| − | + | {{fanspeak | start=1935}} | |
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Revision as of 06:45, 14 February 2020
Ghu (pronounced "goo," with the silent fannish H, also GhuGhu) is the earliest fannish ghod.
Revealed by Donald Wollheim and John B. Michel on August 6, 1935 Ghu is either a beetle living on Vulcan or Wollheim personified – or possibly both, depending on who was defining it and when. Various members of the New York Futurians served as acolytes with fitting high-sounding church titles.
Ghu's holy color is purple because Ghuists publish using spirit duplicators or hectographs and the primary ditto or hecto carbon is purple.
| Fanspeak | 1935— |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
