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Penny's Dumb
Surgoshan:
--- Quote from: Jeans on 18 Jan 2009, 13:51 ---Well, if it's from the nineteenth century, it must be accurate.
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My point is that she's always been called Helen of Troy. Calling her Helen of Sparta, while perhaps more accurate, is kind of pedantic.
sofiabailote:
--- Quote from: Surgoshan on 19 Jan 2009, 07:02 ---
--- Quote from: Jeans on 18 Jan 2009, 13:51 ---Well, if it's from the nineteenth century, it must be accurate.
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My point is that she's always been called Helen of Troy. Calling her Helen of Sparta, while perhaps more accurate, is kind of pedantic.
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Yeah, it sure is kind of pedantic... as much as the original post: "Helen of Troy was an obvious reference. Everyone and his kid sister knows about Helen. And since the movie came out? Please!
If she wanted to sound smart (or if Jeph wanted her to sound smart) he should have had her refer to some other fought over historical woman.
Guinevere comes to mind."
Surgoshan:
No, that was more condescending than pedantic*.
* That statement, though, was pedantic.
sofiabailote:
--- Quote from: Surgoshan on 19 Jan 2009, 09:27 ---No, that was more condescending than pedantic*.
* That statement, though, was pedantic.
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Now that was patronizing :lol:
Anyway, if Penny referred Guinevere Faye wouldn't have the "Medea" punchline. And I think Penny made the reference regarding Sven's comment "... Wil doing something completely retarded to impress you", not about being fought over.
Surgoshan:
--- Quote from: sofiabailote on 19 Jan 2009, 09:54 ---
--- Quote from: Surgoshan on 19 Jan 2009, 09:27 ---No, that was more condescending than pedantic*.
* That statement, though, was pedantic.
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Now that was patronizing :lol:
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I'm glad you were able to take it in good fun. I always worry about things like that.
--- Quote ---Anyway, if Penny referred Guinevere Faye wouldn't have the "Medea" punchline. And I think Penny made the reference regarding Sven's comment "... Wil doing something completely retarded to impress you", not about being fought over.
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I think if Penny had gone the English route then Faye's comment would have made her even smarter what with being all cross-cultural and shit. It would have still been applicable, but more obscure what with being out of left field.
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