Kirk Douglas

[Dave Monroe]

"'He looks like Kirk Douglas,' cried Bortz, 'he's
wearing this sword, his name is something gutsy like
Konrad...." (Lot 49, Ch. 6, p. 164)

Well, odds 'n' ends here ...

http://www.indelibleinc.com/kubrick/films/spartacus/images/spartacus.jpg

http://www.infoculture.cbc.ca/archives/graphics/story/kirkdouglas_jpg_03081999.jpg

http://www.kreweofbacchus.org/kandt/images/Douglas.JPG

That Google Image Search really comes in handy ...

http://images.google.com/

So thanks again, Doug.  And on "Konrad" ...

"KONRAD (m) German, Scandinavian, Polish and Hungarian
form of CONRAD" ...

http://www.behindthename.com/k.html

"CONRAD (m) 'bold counsel' from Germanic kuon 'bold'
and rad 'counsel.' This was the name of a famous     
10th-century bishop from Switzerland. It was also
borne by several kings of Germany."

http://www.behindthename.com/c.html#conrad

Cf. also CONELRAD ...

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/c3i/conelrad.htm

http://www.conelrad.com/

"'The salvation of Europe,' Konrad says, 'depends on
communication, right?  We face this anarchy of jealous
German princes, hundreds of them scheming, infighting,
dissipating all of the Empire's strength in their
useless bickering.  But whoever could control the
lines of communication, among all these princes, would
control them.  That network could someday unify the
Continent.'" (Lot 49, Ch. 6, p. 164) ...

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