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WCDT: 25-29 July 2011 (1976-1980)
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: skine on 27 Jul 2011, 06:40 ---I'll get banned again
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wut?
douggerel:
--- Quote from: nonethousand on 26 Jul 2011, 23:51 ---
--- Quote from: Sorflakne on 26 Jul 2011, 23:42 ---And has Raven always had a kanji tattoo, or is that something new? (and can anyone read it?)
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from the strip by strip wiki: 410: Raven's Tattoo (Kanji for "Princess")
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In Mandarin that character is pronounced "ji"1, and can mean "concubine". Just sayin'.
pwhodges:
We've had both versions of the Kanji that have appeared explained by our resident expert: here and here.
DSL:
--- Quote from: Blackjoker on 26 Jul 2011, 23:35 ---And then Marten was transformed into a bowl of petunias and his only thoughts were merely "Oh no, not again"
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And then, through a series of improbable machinations (involving Jim and/or HannerMom if you want, but I won't insist upon it), CoD is transformed into a nightclub and renamed Stavro Mueller Beta ...
douggerel:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 27 Jul 2011, 07:51 ---We've had both versions of the Kanji that have appeared explained by our resident expert: here and here.
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I'm aware of the contextual complexities of chinese, and the myriad meanings that an individual character can take on when modified by its neighbors; I went crazy studying it. My assumption has always been that Jeph was aware that that particular character could mean both "princess" and "concubine", and that was the hidden humor behind it.
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