Citations:Ghu

English citations of Ghu, ghu, GhuGhu, and ghughu

Proper noun: "mock deity"

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• 1944, John Bristol Speer, Fancyclopedia‎^[1], Ghughuism:

  ghughuism - a foul and hideous order who worship ghughu as their ghod. According to the researches of FooFoo scientists, ghughu is a beetle-bodied monster living on the sunward side of Vulcan, who telepathically controls a zombie named don wollheim, wollheim itself being usually regarded as ghughu by its followers. there are archbishops in every city where there are ghughuists except possibly those in which the archbishop has at some time left his diocese, thus losing his office. other officials include the high priest john michel and dick wilson, ghardian of the gholy ghrail (the ghrail is now held in a secret place by FooFooists). In many cases the devotees seem to have several titles; "saint" seems a common prefix and doc lowndes calls himself demighod as well as archdeacon infernal of all ghu.

• 1956 November-December, Walt Leibscher, “Go, Fan, Go”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly‎^[2], number 2, page 32:

  Neofans and old ones too/Shout the praise of the Great Ghod Ghu,

• 1959, Terry Carr, “The Scarecrow”, in The BNF of Iz‎^[3]:

  "Great Ghu!" said Dorothy. "Why, this must be the True Fandom that I've read about! Where everyone is a fan, even the animals and machines and all!"

• 1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II‎^[4], Purple:

  The noble color of the hekto has long been a symbol of Ghu, says Bill Evans, and the outward and visible sign of the inward and spiritual grace, such as it is, of his devotees are the purple badges of honor on their hands.

• 1962 April, Henry Beam Piper, “A Slave is a Slave”, in Analog, volume 69, number 2:

  Great Ghu, you ought to see that place! They've people working in places I wouldn't send an unshielded robot,

• 1990, David Gerrold, The Voyage of the Star Wolf, →ISBN, page 105:

  “And what, may I ask, great Ghu, god of the ceiling—what are you going to do about it?”

• 1991, Peter David, The Rift, →ISBN, page 189:

  “Why in the name of Ghu should we want to?” asked Thak in amazement.

• 2001 November, Lee Hoffman, “SFFY Semi-Centennial! Already?”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly‎^[5], number 11, page 2:

  Legend has it that the ancient fannish diety of duplication, GhuGhu, was born of a jelly pan, and the souls of all who worship at his shrine turn the brilliant indelible phurple of hektograph ink. Even the souls of those trufans who never touched a hektograph would turn phurple with longing to pub an ish of their own.