Answer to "There is no rock so strong that water and wind cannot wear..."
by sidious
From the Guide ... Even today women usually exhibit their greatest strength in Air or Water, or both. This probably prompted the popular saying among female channelers : 'There is no rock so strong that water and wind cannot wear it away, no fire so fierce that water cannot quench it or wind snuff it out.' Any equivalent witticism among male channelers has been lost.
Well... men... time to bring back some witticisms. I'm keen to hear your witticisms to this feminist attack. I'll start, with a range including subtle to coarse...
1. 'That's because we don't channel rock, my dear. We channel Earth, and it doesn't wash away.'
2. 'Quench any fire, eh? We'll put that theory to the test.'
3. 'Feel free to do all those things while I rain fire and earthquakes down on you.'
4. 'I agree. Now will you please go out with me?'
5. 'Water can equal any fire. Wind can equal any rock. But men and women aren't equal. Men are much stronger, and that is that.'
6. 'Can't we all just get along?'
by Shishka
1. Water dampens, rock bludgeons.
Wind blows, fire incinerates.
Any questions?
2. The only female-induced Wind conclusively proven to debilitate male channelers .... Latra Posae flatulence.
3. An angry male channels super-intense Fireballs at his enemy. What does an angry female channel at her enenmy - REALLY wet Water?
4. Fire incinerates anyone, anywhere. Water only melts Wicked Witches in OZ.
5. Females, EROSION is your favored mechanism for combatting rocks?!? No wonder the Breaking was so destructive.
by caasi
I don't need an angreal to kill a Fist of Trollocs
9 out of 10 of the voices in my head want to know if you've ever heard of the Breaking?
Erosion is like nagging, long-term irritants that female channelers are good at.
We don't need catchy slogans or sayings to convince people fire and earth are dangerous.
'There is no rock so strong that water and wind cannot wear it away'
The point being clear, that all things men can do, women can do just as well, given a few million years.
A female channeler's place in the channeler community is washing and drying.
Incidentally, if wind beats fire, then would an Aes Sedai please explain to me the purpose of a bellows?
by Collun
'There is no rock so strong that water and wind cannot wear it away, no fire so fierce that water cannot quench it or wind snuff it out.'
But the Trollocs won't wait a thousand years, dear.
1) Water can snuff Fire, but not that fire. (Yeah, I dunno about that one.)
2) Really though, while you wash away the rock, make me a sandwich.
by ranagrande
'Water evaporates when you heat it.'
'I'll use my Talent for Earth to make some cuendillar. Good luck wearing that down.'
'Ever notice how many Aes Sedai are only comfortable in a stone tower with a fire blazing in every room?'
by Lohikaarme
2. 'Quench any fire, eh? We'll put that theory to the test.'
Ever seen the sun? Try it.
Or how about:
There is no water so calm that a big ass chunk of rock falling into it won't create a tidal wave.
Or just:
See how well you recite that mantra when I throw a tectonic plate at you.