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[muji]

Happy Monday all! Have a submission:

Hi, Steph!

I was talking with jothra today about stuff we've learned as a result of roleplay, and now I'm curious: what have people learned because of Milliways that they wouldn't have known otherwise? History, math, science, other - what do people know now because of their pups?

-- Cathryn (catslash)

Comments

[venusadept_2]

Hmm. Mostly I haven't picked up anything nonfictional from Milliways, although I've looked at a bit of folklore relative to Felix.

What I know for sure is that Milliways was the direct impetus behind my investigation of at least four fandoms - Discworld, Good Omens, Girl Genius, and Ghostbusters.

[muji]

I do that a fair amount too; I can pretty much guarantee I never would've picked up Good Omens if it hadn't been for GO/FF/DT crossover early days.

[coreenfennel.livejournal.com]

Amen on the Girl Genius! :D
Though I have to add Japanese Beetle! onto my list, of course.

[pastrydeity]

Way more about squirrels than I would ever have expected (especially since, being from a parody canon, I've probably gotten more into pointless fiddly details than was involved in his original creation). Sqrls are awesome, though.

I was always into history and mythology, but wow, talk about a crash course in Norse mythology and Roman late-republic, early-empire history. Bit of naming customs and patterns over certain times and places, the fact that sometimes your canon can contradict both itself and reality in new and exciting ways--but yeah, mostly the sqrls.

*flees to work*

[kd7sov]

Yeah... Way back when I tried to pick up The Color of Magic, but I couldn't get into it. Then http://community.livejournal.com/milliways_bar/9773805.html>a mysterious rose-delivery happened, and I said to myself, "I want to know more about that character." So I investigated, went to the library and picked up Maskerade, and never looked back.

I did, later, manage to enjoy the early Disc books, because I was armed with the knowledge of what they would lead to. I still enjoy the later ones more, though.

[muji]

Oh, wow. Talk about a blast from the past.

This is just off the top of my head.

[saphyria.livejournal.com]

The development stages of cats.
The location of the National Library in Athens, Greece.
How to string/tune a violin.
I wouldn't know half the classical music I know without RP.
Um...
I went to Florence for spring break one year specifically to see where I had sent my pup visiting.

Probably more, but it's early and I'm heading off for work.

[naelwyn.livejournal.com]

I've learned a lot about the Civil War and possibly more than I wanted to know about pregnancies.

[sdelmonte]

Ummmmm...a good number of technical things from all of Cam's pups - Ray is a font of useful and useless info, but all her others have some edutainment value. But not a lot else. Or at least anything that's really stuck with me.

[prix-etoile.livejournal.com]

I already knew a lot about babies, the Civil War and the workings of the military, but thanks to Milliways and other RPs, I know even more. I learned so much about pregnancy thanks to Samantha and Kira...it's ridiculous.

[prix-etoile.livejournal.com]

hahaha my bad. :(

[prix-etoile.livejournal.com]

Oh and fashion. Thanks, Alice. I didn't know what a Manolo Blahnik was before her..

[naelwyn.livejournal.com]

Yes. Yes, that is your bad.

[prix-etoile.livejournal.com]

OH AND MORE. HOW TO CLEAN A GUN. HOW TO FLY AN X-WING. HOW TO PLAY SABACC. How to write sparring. The inner workings of a five year old. etc etc.


STEPH, ALLANA IS SEVEN NOW. OMFG WHAT.

[prix-etoile.livejournal.com]

:(

Do you still love me? :( :(

[naelwyn.livejournal.com]

Le5t me get back to you on that.

[naelwyn.livejournal.com]

Without the 5.

[prix-etoile.livejournal.com]

*wibbles dangerously*

[naelwyn.livejournal.com]

Your comment says wibbles dangerously, but your icon speaks... things that scare me?

[naelwyn.livejournal.com]

didn't know what a Manolo Blahnik was before her

For srs?

[prix-etoile.livejournal.com]

I'm just going down my icon list...I'm trying to use all my icons at least once today :P

[naelwyn.livejournal.com]

Why?

[prix-etoile.livejournal.com]

Yes! Man, I don't give a crap about fashion. PFFFT. It's too expensive! :P

[prix-etoile.livejournal.com]

Because I have 93 and I use about 30 the most. Also I spammed Statements with all icons up until Star Trek, so I started using the Star Trek ones here. XD

[naelwyn.livejournal.com]

I don't even like shoes, but it's a Manolo Blahnik! You must have heard it else where! :P