kitolaf
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Sept 7, 2005 14:29:42 GMT -5
Post by kitolaf on Sept 7, 2005 14:29:42 GMT -5
remora means something about a fish.Bass of course is a fish. i thought it was funny
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Antenora
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Sept 7, 2005 14:30:56 GMT -5
Post by Antenora on Sept 7, 2005 14:30:56 GMT -5
A tench is a kind of fish as well, and in fact there's a bit of a fish theme at Prufrock--the fish-shaped lamps and blue curtains in the library. This could be foreshadowing for TEE, in which ocean decorating is "in" and a fish statue plays an important part.
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Sept 7, 2005 14:42:41 GMT -5
Post by Dante on Sept 7, 2005 14:42:41 GMT -5
Because, of course, a group of fish is called a "school."
Edit: Would you mind changing the title of this thread to something which gives a better indication of what it's about?
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Sept 7, 2005 15:28:15 GMT -5
Post by Sugary Snicket on Sept 7, 2005 15:28:15 GMT -5
Oh, I just realized the irony of that. I never noticed that before. That is kinda funny. I've noticed the Mr. Remora/Ms. Bass connection for a while.
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Sept 7, 2005 16:10:49 GMT -5
Post by Brian on Sept 7, 2005 16:10:49 GMT -5
Because, of course, a group of fish is called a "school." Ugh, pun!! Do you really think that's why the fish theme is there, because of that definition? I just thought it was an odd little quirky hidden theme Handler decided to incorporate. |
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Sept 7, 2005 17:37:43 GMT -5
Post by Antenora on Sept 7, 2005 17:37:43 GMT -5
Thanks, Dante. I never noticed the "school of fish" connection.(And if you pointed it out before, I clearly forgot it at some point)
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Sept 8, 2005 8:58:53 GMT -5
Post by Ennui on Sept 8, 2005 8:58:53 GMT -5
The "school" idea had occurred to me, but it's so prosaic...
I was envisaging something more along the lines of a massive, baroque, fanfiction-worthy conspiracy involving Prufock Prep's real Principal and the waiters at Cafe Salmonella, all entangled in the story of the Snicket Snickersnee...
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Sept 8, 2005 12:14:07 GMT -5
Post by Sixteen on Sept 8, 2005 12:14:07 GMT -5
I noticed the fish theme but never connected it with a "school".  |
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Sept 8, 2005 20:30:33 GMT -5
Post by SnicketFires on Sept 8, 2005 20:30:33 GMT -5
This was touched upon in this thread, but it's ages old. |
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Sept 17, 2005 11:02:30 GMT -5
Post by hookhandedgirl on Sept 17, 2005 11:02:30 GMT -5
i never noticed that! quite clever actually. both on your part and lemony's
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Oct 1, 2005 10:47:15 GMT -5
Post by Hooky on Oct 1, 2005 10:47:15 GMT -5
I didn't notice that either. I didn't know that Remora meant anything at all. Cool of you to catch that!  |
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Oct 29, 2005 9:47:01 GMT -5
Post by Sugary Snicket on Oct 29, 2005 9:47:01 GMT -5
A Remora, if I recall, is a certain type of blood-sucking fish..... Or maybe that's a Lamprey.....
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Oct 29, 2005 10:03:57 GMT -5
Post by Antenora on Oct 29, 2005 10:03:57 GMT -5
A remora is a fish with a sucker on its head, that attaches itself to a shark and feeds on scraps that the shark drops when eating. I dont' think they suck blood.
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Oct 29, 2005 10:26:30 GMT -5
Post by SF on Oct 29, 2005 10:26:30 GMT -5
This is all very interesting, and I had never made the connection between the "school" and fish theme. I looked up the meaning of a remora on dictionary.com and Antenora seems to be correct. |
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Nov 1, 2005 7:02:42 GMT -5
Post by jman on Nov 1, 2005 7:02:42 GMT -5
Yep. And fishing Bass is great fun. (hehehe)
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