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ways_back_room2008-04-30 08:24 am
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Daily Entertainment.
Suggested topic: What does your character's name mean, either in their canon or in current culture? Does that have any significance on their personality?
Mal: There's the in-canon response from River: "Mal. Bad. In Latin", hence the lj name. I like it a lot because it is vague enough to mess with your head if you think about it too long. Also I am informed that from Star Trek: Enterprise canon, 'Malcolm' is Vulcan for 'serenity'. Which works for me. :D :D :D Also, his middle name is Beauregard, because in like, August of 05, I decided making a Bad-and-Beautiful pun would be funny. Plus it's his father's name, so he doesn't shout it around.
SARAH: Her full designation is 'Self Actuated Residential Automated Habitat'.
Sallie: As of babynames.com, (who did not appreciate the IE spelling =P) Sallie is a diminuative of Sarah, which derives from the Hebrew for princess. This...does not apply to Sallie pretty much in any way.
Ned: Again, another diminuitive. I'm beginning to get amused by this. This is also vaguely significant because Ned, unless you know him already, is almost a non-entity to others. Hence no last name, short first name. No exceptions.
Delysia Lafosse: Didn't even show up. Her real name is Sara Grubb, which Haaa play more or less three Saras, but whatever. Names are very important to D, since she went through the bother of picking a stage name. Just don't tell her that 'fosse' means a pit (as in peach pit).
Mal: There's the in-canon response from River: "Mal. Bad. In Latin", hence the lj name. I like it a lot because it is vague enough to mess with your head if you think about it too long. Also I am informed that from Star Trek: Enterprise canon, 'Malcolm' is Vulcan for 'serenity'. Which works for me. :D :D :D Also, his middle name is Beauregard, because in like, August of 05, I decided making a Bad-and-Beautiful pun would be funny. Plus it's his father's name, so he doesn't shout it around.
SARAH: Her full designation is 'Self Actuated Residential Automated Habitat'.
Sallie: As of babynames.com, (who did not appreciate the IE spelling =P) Sallie is a diminuative of Sarah, which derives from the Hebrew for princess. This...does not apply to Sallie pretty much in any way.
Ned: Again, another diminuitive. I'm beginning to get amused by this. This is also vaguely significant because Ned, unless you know him already, is almost a non-entity to others. Hence no last name, short first name. No exceptions.
Delysia Lafosse: Didn't even show up. Her real name is Sara Grubb, which Haaa play more or less three Saras, but whatever. Names are very important to D, since she went through the bother of picking a stage name. Just don't tell her that 'fosse' means a pit (as in peach pit).
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She-Hulk should be painfully obvious.
Kendra: UH OH, IT'S CONTENTIOUS. Wikipedia says:
1. A British name meaning very beautiful and amazing.
2. A Polish name meaning long-haired woman.
3. An Anglo-Saxon name meaning understanding or knowledge.
4. An English name derived from the combination of the names Ken and Sandra, or Ken and Andrea.
5. A variation of the name Kenda, which may be English for water baby, or Dakota for magical power.
6. A female form of Kendrick, which may originate from the Welsh word Cynwrig, "greatest champion", or the Anglo-Saxon word Cyneric, "family ruler".
7. Referring to a beautiful woman; goddess-like.
Chay-Ara, Kendra's very first name? You'll have to slug it out with the Egyptian historians for that one. It was meant to be a slight variant of a homophone for "Shiera," from the Golden Age Hawkgirl when her ancient origin was first revealed. Similarly, Carter Hall (Hawkman) has had lots of homophone variant names over the ages, such as "Khufu." (Who was a real pharoah, btw.)
Lockjaw: Lockjaw doesn't bite much, but the name was probably given to him because of his 1) extreme dignity and/or 2) his tenacity, as in you're an evil jerk and you might need to call in Galactus if he's got his jaws wrapped around your leg and won't let go.
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*whistles*
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If we combine all of the above meanings, we get knowing, long-haired lovely woman who CRIES because she's a water baby.
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Surfer: "Oh no you did NOT just grab my board."
Lockjaw: "Rrrr."
Surfer: "To me, my board!"
Lockjaw: "Rrrr."
Surfer: "..."
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Also, since you mentioned finally being around for threading...
*pokes you towards Eric's first EP, gently*
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Okay, darling. Is a post set up on Tom's journal? How do you want to start this? Is Kendra right there listening to Tom, or do you want Kendra to react to Tom before he opens the door, e.g., Tom posts in his OP "THE DOOR IS ABOUT TO OPEN OMG HERE'S THE DEAL" and Kendra says "OMG, the door is about to open, I'm totally ready!" and then Tom opens the door and they start their, ah, mission? Or will other characters be reacting to each other before the door is technically opened with "well, see you on the flip side IF YOUR ASS DOESN'T GET TRASHED"? Something like that? I'm up for anything, just let me know what you want.
God, I hope that wasn't confusing. *has had WAY too much caffeine*
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--actually tell you what. Is there an email I can reach you at so we don't spam poor Steph's inbox?
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