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To: trying17 (AKA DrGop0821)
I captioned the photo with the lightning bolt sound that Johnny Hart used in his strip- ZOT! That is where the term Zot originated.

Hart also stole it, but dropped the final 'z'.

"Zotz! is a 1947 novel by Walter Karig and a 1962 movie, directed by William Castle, about a man obtaining magical powers from a god of an ancient civilization.

"Amongst science fiction fandom, the word refers to a useless, unwanted gift. ... source Wikipedia

I read the book over 40 years ago. Point finger at target; say, "zotz!", and target drops dead. Still a good story; find it and read it, but ignore movie.

From my own decades in "organized" fandom, I can testify that it was usually shortened to, 'Zot!'

BTW, the Fickle Finger of Fate is pointed at you...ZOT(Z)!

144 posted on 05/16/2009 10:00:27 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (We have nothing to fear, except our fearful government itself.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

I take it you missed my post #45.


157 posted on 05/16/2009 10:10:58 PM PDT by fish hawk (The trouble with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

Book found: http://tinyurl.com/ph8dmj


245 posted on 05/17/2009 12:56:33 AM PDT by Misterioso (IDD: Information Deficit Disorder)
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To: ApplegateRanch
Hart also stole it, but dropped the final 'z'. "Zotz! is a 1947 novel by Walter Karig and a 1962 movie, directed by William Castle, about a man obtaining magical powers from a god of an ancient civilization. "Amongst science fiction fandom, the word refers to a useless, unwanted gift. ... source Wikipedia I read the book over 40 years ago. Point finger at target; say, "zotz!", and target drops dead. Still a good story; find it and read it, but ignore movie. From my own decades in "organized" fandom, I can testify that it was usually shortened to, 'Zot!' BTW, the Fickle Finger of Fate is pointed at you...ZOT(Z)!

I still have the book-- read it as a teenager... re-read it a few months ago, and tarnation! Still a pretty good yarn.

247 posted on 05/17/2009 1:16:25 AM PDT by backhoe (All across America, the Lights are going out...)
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