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WCDT: 2011-2015 (12-16 Sep 2011)
Near Lurker:
--- Quote from: HiFranc on 13 Sep 2011, 01:49 ---If Marigold's mother and Marten is father, what does that say about Marigold and Marten?
<< passes the brain bleach
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...meh? I can't even see a good reason that's outside the realm of possibility, really...
kent_eh:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 11 Sep 2011, 16:02 ---
--- Quote from: HiFranc on 11 Sep 2011, 15:29 ---
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 11 Sep 2011, 13:17 ---Something I'm curious about. Is it really Marten's place to tell people that Momo's a robot? I'm sure Momo wouldn't be ashamed of it, nor should she be, but shouldn't that be her call?
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Given the expected size of a human 3 year old, the implication that she was a robot was obvious.
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A robot or a smartass, I s'pose.
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Or a leap year baby...
HiFranc:
kent, I believe the convention for leap year babies is to maintain the correct age (i.e. actual name of years they have aged) but state that that person has only had y birthdays.
gangler:
--- Quote from: zmeiat_joro on 13 Sep 2011, 03:01 ---
--- Quote from: Akima on 13 Sep 2011, 02:43 ---
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 12 Sep 2011, 22:44 ---That... could be an understatement. ...right, Akima?
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If that is a reference to the supposed Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times", you should be aware that its authenticity is highly dubious, and no Chinese-language source for it has ever been discovered. :angel:
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There are people who think it's an actual "ancient Chinese curse"? :psyduck: I thought Terry Pratchett came up with it, but wikipedia says it was first atested in "American Society of International Law Proceedings vol. 33 (1939)." . With hints that it was used as early as 1936.
EDIT: Wait, I couldn't have thought that, because what would the title "Interesting times" be a reference to, then.
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I thought it was an eighties B movie thing. Certainly has the general feel of how Ancient Chinese Wisdom is treated in cheesy films from before my time. It would seem right at home in a setting where Chinese stores are expected to sell things like Mogwais and Monkey Paws.
Sylentknight:
Jeph could simply be using this opportunity to play around with everyone's relationship dynamic in regards to Momo. While Marigold and Momo seem to be expressing something in the way of sisters, Maten and Momo seem to be expressing something "fatherly" ( I think it's more like a much older brother). Faye doesn't seem to have changed, however her "screen time" with Momo was small.
Of course all of these are just guesses. It's really about Momo now moving about in the world vs. safely tucked away at home.
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