|
Post by Dante on May 8, 2013 15:28:29 GMT -5
Yes, I fully agree that the "why?" point is by no means accounted for in my theory - but I think it would be a very engaging connection to make, especially since there's even textual material in The End that you can link it back to. This thread has turned up several good ideas, though, and I really wouldn't be surprised if one of them ended up being correct.
|
|
|
Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on May 8, 2013 15:29:47 GMT -5
Wow! So many interesting theories. I like the Sir theory, but I don't know why a woman should be called Sir.
The Sunny thing is also great.
Don't all her answers to the question begin with an S?
|
|
|
Post by Christmas Chief on May 8, 2013 16:07:28 GMT -5
Wow! So many interesting theories. I like the Sir theory, but I don't know why a woman should be called Sir. The idea is that that is part of the reason Theodora is reluctant to share. I cannot recall an instance where they do not, but it should be interesting to see if the tradition is carried throughout all four books.
|
|
|
Post by bandit on May 8, 2013 16:24:13 GMT -5
The Sunny theory would be really interesting. Though I have to agree with Hermes in that I don't see why the Baudelaires would find Theodora an appropriate namesake for Sunny. The Baudelaire parents have done a lot of things that don't seem right, i.e. putting such a vague explanation in their will of what to do with the orphans. I wouldn't be surprised if they saw some virtuous quality in Theodora that they refused to explain and that no one else is able to get.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 8, 2013 16:31:46 GMT -5
Very good point about their will, bandit. I also thoroughly enjoy Sherry Ann's theory of it standing for Sir. That would be a humorous explanation.
|
|
|
Post by Hermes on May 8, 2013 16:34:38 GMT -5
If it is Sunny, by the way, this should imply that she is dead by the time of ASOUE.
|
|
|
Post by bandit on May 8, 2013 17:01:15 GMT -5
That's right, I keep forgetting that this is decades before ASoUE. In that case, it wouldn't be that surprising if Theodora was dead, as she would be elderly if she was alive. But, that also means that the actual Sir would only be Lemony's age or a little bit older/younger at the time.
|
|
|
Post by Charles Vane on May 8, 2013 17:27:26 GMT -5
Sherry Ann.
|
|
|
Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on May 8, 2013 17:30:01 GMT -5
I like Pandora's theory
|
|
|
Post by Isadora Is a Door on May 9, 2013 10:22:17 GMT -5
I'm reminded of the simpsons episode where Homer searches for what his middle name is. He only knows it begins with J, and he learns his name is Homer Jay Simpson.
|
|
|
Post by Dante on May 9, 2013 11:24:04 GMT -5
So it's actually Ess Theodora Markson, and the reason she's so dismissive of the question is because everyone's misunderstanding her name and she isn't happy to correct them.
|
|
|
Post by bandit on May 9, 2013 12:27:07 GMT -5
Or it could be just the letter S, like Harry S Truman's name.
|
|
|
Post by Tryina Denouement on May 11, 2013 7:31:13 GMT -5
So it's actually Ess Theodora Markson, and the reason she's so dismissive of the question is because everyone's misunderstanding her name and she isn't happy to correct them. That's humorous.
|
|
|
Post by Dante on May 11, 2013 8:45:07 GMT -5
So it's actually Ess Theodora Markson, and the reason she's so dismissive of the question is because everyone's misunderstanding her name and she isn't happy to correct them. That's humorous. Definitely not true, though. She signs her secret note in Chapter One with an S.
|
|
|
Post by Becca on May 21, 2013 17:28:58 GMT -5
what if she was like at the head of VFD or something and the S stands for "Sugar" and then she had some kind of bowl or whatever and then that's why everyone in VFD was trying so hard to get the Sugar Bowl to...please her? i don't know. i came up with this the other night when sleep insomnia had struck in...i was pretty proud of it at the time but now i just realized it doesn't make too much sense..
|
|