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Help[Opinions] Re: Yet another Birth Announcement apparently
in reply to a message by Dianatiger
The lesser known muskateer?! He's kind of the protagonist.
I think it's cool (they're both names I liked as a kid) but about as geeky as naming a child Anakin or Danaerys. Or it's like Jordy, Deshawn, Dante, Darcy, Canyon.
The reasoning is funny, though. Unless their other kids are named Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and they have a cat named Snickers, the "4th child" and candy bar explanations seem a random afterthought.
I think it's cool (they're both names I liked as a kid) but about as geeky as naming a child Anakin or Danaerys. Or it's like Jordy, Deshawn, Dante, Darcy, Canyon.
The reasoning is funny, though. Unless their other kids are named Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and they have a cat named Snickers, the "4th child" and candy bar explanations seem a random afterthought.
This message was edited 6/25/2022, 4:23 PM
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ITA it seems like the "4th child" and candy bar things are just an after-the-fact rationalization, for using a name they liked because it had an image and sound they liked. From the screen, not from literature. Like Darcy and Dante.
maybe I'm projecting my own shallowness but since you said it too, it seems we're that much more likely to be correct.
Want to see the sibling names.
maybe I'm projecting my own shallowness but since you said it too, it seems we're that much more likely to be correct.
Want to see the sibling names.
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The candy reference, especially, is so embarrassingly silly I'm surprised they even mentioned it to people. I mean, come on; what would they have done if the favorite candy was Krackel or Twix or, god help us all, Mounds? They could easily get away with the movie/book reference (though the fact they misspelled Dartagnan doesn't make it hold a whole lot of water) but the candy bar thing is something too dumb for adults to say out loud like it's sincere.
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Well I did get a good laugh at the idea of a Mounds Candy named child at least
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Idk I am mostly unfamiliar with the literary reference beyond general pop culture.
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Okay? It's fine of course, and maybe it's caused by marketing weirdness or how it's been talked about based on something like actors' popularity; I just find it surprising if anyone knows the names of the others but not the central character...it's like hearing 'Simba, the lesser known Disney lion'. :D
This message was edited 6/25/2022, 8:39 PM
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The part about it being a lesser known musketeer was my own personal interpretation of what was meant due to my lack of knowledge on the subject and not what was said of the parties. The snarkiness is unwarranted, thank you.
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I responded to your assertion. I think it was fair to mention the phrasing (which was surprising and mildly amusing me? Lots of incongruencies are amusing, and I don't think that's always rude to express? I tried to be obvious I wasn't criticizing you for not knowing and that I don't know what exact pop culture reference you based it on) as part of commenting on the pop culture context of it as name. Like, it's not a big deal at all, but if D'Artagnon was an obscure or minor character within the story/movies (or likely to be assumed to be, which I wasn't dismissing out of hand? people surprise me), it would change name perception to me.
This message was edited 6/25/2022, 10:05 PM
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My only knowledge of the subject is the name of the team, the Three Musketeers and the mental image of men in feathered hats. So logically I assumed a 4th musketeer must be an obscure character since THREE is in the name itself.. Glad you got a good laugh at my expense over false feelings of grandeur over such a meaningless passing comment said in order to try to help build context. Not trying to start drama. But you are giving me a lot of unnecessary grief over this. Sorry for not having knowledge on all classic literary characters offhand.
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I don't think anyone is laughing at you.
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You've misunderstood what I think is funny (we both know D'Artagnon isn't a title character, that's why it's funny - but still I'd wonder, 'how would one know that', not because it's life changing info, but I'd be curious); it's obvious to me because of the wrong assumption you're continuing to make about my feelings and also my reaction wasn't about literary knowledge (my liking of the name originated from the 90s movie - it's goofy, and I don't feel special for having seen it nor do I think worse of anyone for not seeing it). I tried to explain because I *don't* want to give you unnecessary grief. Oh well.
I didn't know it was a team. (Eta: oops, I was thinking like a sports team. But if you just mean a group of friends/coworkers, nevermind. And actually this kind of misunderstanding is similar to what I found funny about your meaningless passing comment.)
I didn't know it was a team. (Eta: oops, I was thinking like a sports team. But if you just mean a group of friends/coworkers, nevermind. And actually this kind of misunderstanding is similar to what I found funny about your meaningless passing comment.)
This message was edited 6/26/2022, 12:38 AM
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