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Re: I was most irritated by the ironic names TaskmasterJack Send a noteboard - 08/04/2010 10:07:40 PM
I mean, isn't it an incredible coincidence that someone with the name of Remus Lupin got bitten by a werewolf and himself became one? Or that someone with the last name of Malfoy is generally expected to be a villain? The list is long indeed of names that are ironic. I would have preferred names that weren't ironic.


Lupus, Lupo, Lupin(e), etc... are actually very common last names in werewolf fiction. So common, in fact, that as soon as you find out their name in a TV show, movie or comic book, you can just nod and say "Yup, werewolf." The only exception I've ever found to this is Deputy Lupo on "Eureka" who has yet to wolf out in three seasons.

As for the other names that you find ironic, I actually appreciate the appropriateness of the naming when it comes to entertainment aimed at young adults. It's sort of cute and amusing.
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Harry Potter (the entire series) Jeordam - 06/04/2010 11:00:07 PM 1753 Views
Re: Harry Potter (the entire series) QueenOfAndor - 06/04/2010 11:29:49 PM 1042 Views
Really? Jeordam - 07/04/2010 05:41:46 PM 1082 Views
I honestly think it's a combination of the two beetnemesis - 07/04/2010 05:55:18 PM 968 Views
I'll give you that.... Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:11:27 PM 989 Views
It does seem logical that the series gets more teenager-oriented as Harry grows older. Legolas - 07/04/2010 06:47:57 PM 994 Views
Yeah, I believe she's explicitly said she did that on purpose beetnemesis - 10/04/2010 08:24:47 PM 910 Views
Um...you forgot a book. aria - 06/04/2010 11:37:27 PM 1026 Views
My bad...much thanks for reminding me. Jeordam - 07/04/2010 05:43:53 PM 976 Views
Re: Harry Potter (the entire series) DomA - 07/04/2010 12:26:22 AM 1304 Views
I get where you're coming from Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:19:13 PM 1087 Views
That's kind of the point though... fionwe1987 - 07/04/2010 08:44:26 PM 1033 Views
This is how I see it too DomA - 08/04/2010 12:43:03 AM 1145 Views
just a comment about your rich=bad LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 02:05:32 AM 1106 Views
Re: just a comment about your rich=bad DomA - 08/04/2010 05:58:13 PM 1105 Views
it was a bit black and white... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 08:48:05 PM 900 Views
I agree with many of your points. Legolas - 07/04/2010 12:44:31 AM 1203 Views
I have to dispute the concept of going "too far." Ghavrel - 07/04/2010 06:32:47 AM 956 Views
Hm, I don't know. Legolas - 07/04/2010 11:08:12 AM 1030 Views
This is a lot like the argument I'm having with Joel on the CMB concerning original sin. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:21:39 AM 945 Views
Where is this debate? I'd like to read it. Jeordam - 08/04/2010 05:18:38 PM 1603 Views
I should have put "debate" in quotes. It's about four sentences long. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 10:32:43 PM 936 Views
I agree entirely about Snape *NM* Camilla - 07/04/2010 11:50:00 AM 444 Views
More conversation on Snape. Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:01:37 PM 1251 Views
His death wasn't very spectacular, but he did play an essential role... Legolas - 07/04/2010 06:45:58 PM 1138 Views
Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Aemon - 07/04/2010 07:13:55 AM 1293 Views
Re: Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:09:20 PM 1137 Views
The movies are even worse about this. beetnemesis - 07/04/2010 06:15:35 PM 1032 Views
Hmmm.... Jeordam - 07/04/2010 06:21:40 PM 999 Views
Oh, that's definitely why they did it beetnemesis - 09/04/2010 06:44:50 AM 1336 Views
how many high school relationships... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 02:13:48 AM 997 Views
Death doesn't actually happen in slow-motion fit for the cinema screen. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:24:31 AM 997 Views
Re: Death doesn't actually happen in slow-motion fit for the cinema screen. Camilla - 08/04/2010 03:27:09 PM 1005 Views
Re: Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue. Camilla - 08/04/2010 03:25:38 PM 1117 Views
Harry Potter and Star Wars have two radically different approaches to this beetnemesis - 07/04/2010 06:13:25 PM 1206 Views
When my son asked for his own set of Harry Potter books, Beqi - 07/04/2010 10:26:37 PM 1054 Views
This is assuming of course... Jeordam - 07/04/2010 11:00:15 PM 1094 Views
yes, that's where parenting gets "complicated" LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 02:16:06 AM 1012 Views
You are taking this a bit extreme I feel. Beqi - 08/04/2010 08:51:34 AM 959 Views
I agree. *NM* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/04/2010 06:11:06 PM 397 Views
Re: This is assuming of course... Camilla - 08/04/2010 03:30:33 PM 1153 Views
I am the same way with a few books. Beqi - 08/04/2010 08:05:04 PM 991 Views
I was most irritated by the ironic names Tom - 08/04/2010 05:38:59 AM 1123 Views
Re: I was most irritated by the ironic names TaskmasterJack - 08/04/2010 10:07:40 PM 1405 Views
Sheriff Lobo wasn't a werewolf, either, and Bear wasn't a bear. Tom - 09/04/2010 12:47:48 AM 962 Views
Exactly - it's not as obvious if you're a kid, then it seems clever and it's fun to decode. Legolas - 09/04/2010 01:04:11 AM 1066 Views
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