I believe you are correct, Strega. The Emperor is definitely mentioned in Wardrobe.
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Gris - Dec 12, 2005 1:10:09 pm PST #9101 of 10002
Hey. New board.
§ ita § - Dec 12, 2005 1:11:38 pm PST #9102 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Mission Impossible 3 trailer. I have no real interest in the movie as a whole, but from the trailer I'm thinking I'd love to see all the action scenes back to back.
Nutty - Dec 12, 2005 1:26:22 pm PST #9103 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I recall having trouble with "chifforobe" in To Kill a Mockingbird, but "wardrobe" I figured out from context -- you know, place where you hang up coats, it's got to be a closet-object of some kind. Whereas "torch" for "flashlight," that took me a couple of reads as a child before I could convince myself that they weren't all carrying flaming sticks around with them.
but it gets annoying to constantly hear, "Oh, you know about that?" in a suprised voice.
It's a quick way to make a buck, though. In the same way, my grandfather once bet me I didn't know who had originated the phrase "armchair panther," which I had used in conversation one day. I made $10 off him by asking whether Thomas Wolfe had stolen it from somebody else. Preying on other people's perception of your ignorance is like an honest form of a con game.
Jessica - Dec 12, 2005 2:16:07 pm PST #9104 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Whereas "torch" for "flashlight," that took me a couple of reads as a child before I could convince myself that they weren't all carrying flaming sticks around with them.
This one still gets me on occasion.
Jars - Dec 12, 2005 2:46:55 pm PST #9105 of 10002
I'm still not entirely sure what a chiffarobe is, though I remember asking my teacher about it when we were doing To Kill a Mockingbird in class. Maybe she didn't know either.
And in my experience a wardrobe is anywhere you hang clothes, not just a free-standing thingummy.
And I'm seeing it tomorrow,so yays for that.
Sean K - Dec 12, 2005 3:20:19 pm PST #9106 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
This one still gets me on occasion.
Me too. For all that I can automatically translate bonnet intto hood, lift into elevator, and lorry into truck, somehow torch always = flamey stick in my head.
Trudy Booth - Dec 12, 2005 4:26:32 pm PST #9107 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Whereas "torch" for "flashlight," that took me a couple of reads as a child before I could convince myself that they weren't all carrying flaming sticks around with them.
I was EXTREMELY disappointed.
I'm still a little disappointed, actually.
Hil R. - Dec 12, 2005 4:39:05 pm PST #9108 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm still not entirely sure what a chiffarobe is, though I remember asking my teacher about it when we were doing To Kill a Mockingbird in class. Maybe she didn't know either.
As far as I recall, it's pretty much what I'd call a wardrobe -- a freestanding thing to hang up clothes, with some drawers and shelves and stuff too.
tommyrot - Dec 12, 2005 6:42:47 pm PST #9109 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
For all that I can automatically translate bonnet intto hood, lift into elevator, and lorry into truck, somehow torch always = flamey stick in my head.
I think "public school" annoys me the most. I do know that spanner = wrench. Oh, are crumpets the same thing as English muffins?
Kalshane - Dec 12, 2005 6:56:15 pm PST #9110 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I do know that spanner = wrench.
That took me a long time to figure out because my first introduction to the word came from Red Dwarf. I just assumed it was some kind of futuristic tool.
(Edited to remove unnecessarily redundant redundancy.)
ETA: On further reflection, I think I read the word in HHGttG first, made said assumption and then was amused when Red Dwarf had a tool called the same thing. Me=dense.