# Chulhuism and the Cold War

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chulhuism-and-the-cold-war/309493>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 23, 2005, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chulhuism-and-the-cold-war/309493 "2005-06-23T04:49:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chulhuism-and-the-cold-war/309493/1 "2005-06-23T04:49:21Z")

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Just an appreciation thread for a short, hilarious alternate-history piece by John J. Reilly\*, which you can read here: [http://pages.prodigy.net/aesir/ccw.htm](http://pages.prodigy.net/aesir/ccw.htm)

- A conservative Catholic intellectual who writes a lot about alternate-history scenarios, polysci and eschatology, among other topics. If curious, just click the buttons on his website, at the top of the page.

For all his erudition, he spelled “Cthulhuism” wrong.

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chulhuism-and-the-cold-war/309493/2 "2005-06-23T04:53:55Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> For all his erudition, he spelled “Cthulhuism” wrong.

:o And so did I, in the thread title!

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chulhuism-and-the-cold-war/309493/3 "2005-06-23T13:52:04Z")

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In his alt history section, I also recommend the revised obituary for occultist, terrorist & British Fascist Clive Staples Lewis.

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chulhuism-and-the-cold-war/309493/4 "2005-06-23T13:55:05Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> :o And so did I, in the thread title!

And it’s a damned good thing too. You don’t want to end up summoning him here, do you?

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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chulhuism-and-the-cold-war/309493/5 "2005-06-23T14:12:58Z")

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Yeah. Eveybody knows the Great Old Ones come when their names are called…y’know, like that one dude Haster. No, Hastyr. Hastoor. Shit. You know, that guy.

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**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chulhuism-and-the-cold-war/309493/6 "2005-06-23T17:14:27Z")

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> [@Ogre](#):
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> Yeah. Eveybody knows the Great Old Ones come when their names are called…y’know, like that one dude Haster. No, Hastyr. Hastoor. Shit. You know, that guy.

I wouldn’t turn around, because I think he’s behind you.

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**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chulhuism-and-the-cold-war/309493/7 "2005-06-23T17:55:15Z")

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Very funny piece! Almost has a McSweenish flavor to it.

McSweeney’s? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?