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What in God's name are you people jibbering about? I think that the Martian Manhunter's name is incredibly silly. Therefore I hate asian people? Oh, that makes perfect sense. Brilliant deductive reasoning there, Mr. Holmes. If there were only a Nobel available for cunning bulletin board posts. Perhaps we could work something out with the MacArthur Foundation.
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.. and I still say there's an edit feature you can use instead of making a new post.
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wasn't alien names sounding like english words & vis versa used in Alien Nation? I seam to recall an alien called George Francisco and a human named Mathew Sikes...which sounds alot like exciment crainium in the newcomer language.
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IIRC There was a "Sam Francisco" in Alien Nation. I thought that was pretty great, really. Kind of underlines the difference in culture. Ford Prefect, anyone?
I'm just glad they didn't go with T'PamelaAnderson. THAT would have been embarassing...
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quote:Originally posted by Sol System: What in God's name are you people jibbering about? I think that the Martian Manhunter's name is incredibly silly. Therefore I hate asian people? Oh, that makes perfect sense. Brilliant deductive reasoning there, Mr. Holmes. If there were only a Nobel available for cunning bulletin board posts. Perhaps we could work something out with the MacArthur Foundation.
On the contrary, Watson! In case you hadn't noticed, that was in reply to someone else's message. How could I be referring to you given this circumstance? Don't bother applying to Mensa.
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I don't remember exactly, but wasn't that supposed to be a name he took to blend in. Something that wouldn't stand out...
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But I have waited all my life to join Mensa! I even have the sappho-stained lips! And anyway, it's a strange sort of reply that quotes something when it isn't responding to it.
Anyway, Ford chose his name in order to fit in with what he thought were the dominant lifeforms on the planet.
And I'm no Alien Nation expert, but didn't they all choose new names upon landing, leading to lots of, uh, Newcomers, wasn't it? - with names like John Sacremento and Abraham Lincoln and so on.
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Your self-absorption is truly astounding if you can't see the relevance of that reply to Vogon Poet's message. Or to quote Alex Dane: "Oh right, it's always about you, isn't it?!?"
All I want to see someday is a scene like this:
Alien: Pleased to meet you. My name is Fred Smith. Is something wrong? Human: It's just that you don't look like a Fred Smith. Alien: It's a very common name on my planet. It means "she who walks with grace." What do you expect Fred Smith to look like?
Or if you absolutely need it to be non-American, it could be named Lee, Tchaikovsky or Sivaramakrishnan. Anything to break the stereotype that alien languages can't possibly produce a name that sounds human.
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Does anyone remember that DS9 episode with that Maquis member Vulcan woman that Quark was trying to sell weapons to? I think her outfit would be more suited for T'Pol than what she is wearing right now.
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Soleta. Yummy, she was. And she later played the ex-Borg from Excalibur on VGR.
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