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WCDT strips 4016-4020 (3rd to 7th June 2019)
Mr Intrepid:
--- Quote from: Scarlet Manuka on 07 Jun 2019, 02:56 ---
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 05 Jun 2019, 17:31 ---You're right, I'd forgotten all about the synthetic boyfriend. Still, he was clearly a beta phase project that drew stares at that time.
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And in that arc, Faye explicitly says "AnthroPCs are one thing, but you don't see fully humanoid robots running around everywhere."
Clearly, once the humanoid robots were produced, they became a big hit almost overnight. One supposes that many AnthroPCs may have upgraded to human-sized chassis once they could do so.
--- Quote from: Skewbrow on 06 Jun 2019, 21:57 ---I'm fairly sure I have seen Japanese soldiers/pilots cry "Ora ora ora" in comic booklets (from the 70s, Finnish edition/translation of Commando) depicting events during WWII. I thought it was either a battle cry (like "Banzai") or an alarm call alerting peers of a sighted enemy, or a cry to taunt your opponent. I'm prepared to be wrong about this though. They would obviously use creative license, and my recollection is not what it once was.
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I suspect you may be thinking of "Tora tora tora" instead.
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IIRC, " Tora, Tora, tora" is associated with the attack on Pearl Harbor. it was the signal signifying that surprise had been achieved.
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: Mr Intrepid on 07 Jun 2019, 09:28 ---IIRC, " Tora, Tora, tora" is associated with the attack on Pearl Harbor. it was the signal signifying that surprise had been achieved.
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You do recall correctly! Back then promotional materials for the film said "Tora" meant, "Tiger." I'm now seeing "lightning strike" or "surprise." But I suppose getting lightning zapped or tiger pounced would be a surprise. A very rude surprise. I can see how "ora" could morph from "tora" or vice versa.
Perfectly Reasonable:
--- Quote from: Case on 06 Jun 2019, 19:24 ---What's with the "oraoraora!"?
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Quora is our friend.
Raptorofwar:
Quick question: Momo has become this very innocent individual, but doesn't anyone remember when she was first introduced and mentioned, quite enthusiastically, that she could shoot live eels out of her [DATA EXPUNGED]?
Mr Intrepid:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 07 Jun 2019, 10:26 ---
--- Quote from: Mr Intrepid on 07 Jun 2019, 09:28 ---
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IIRC, " Tora, Tora, tora" is associated with the attack on Pearl Harbor. it was the signal signifying that surprise had been achieved. So... surprise, surprise, surprise?
(Insert Gomer Pyle gif here)
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You do recall correctly! Back then promotional materials for the film said "Tora" meant, "Tiger." I'm now seeing "lightning strike" or "surprise." But I suppose getting lightning zapped or tiger pounced would be a surprise. A very rude surprise. I can see how "ora" could morph from "tora" or vice versa.
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