... The first thing I thought of was Jenka and Fust. ... Or by the River Dyne? Sounds like we're talking some old history here....
74820
Antje Bendrich
bendrich_de
May 9, 2011 7:36 pm
Hallo kytross, ... You googled correctly :) Also, the similarity won't work if you pronounce Wulfenbach in German. That would sound more like "Voolf'nbuX",...
74821
Joy Beeson
joyalbeeson
May 9, 2011 9:06 pm
... Way back when, I was late for German class, ran across campus, ran up the steps, and reached my seat just as my name came up in the roll call. It's the...
74822
Andrew Brouse
andrew_brouse
May 9, 2011 9:13 pm
... AAAAUUUGGHH!!! One hundred and thirty-four MORE YEARS??!!! Seriously, Pogo did not survive the death of Walt Kelly, despite his son's exact copy of his...
74823
Joshua Kronengold
mnemex
May 9, 2011 9:24 pm
... Eh -- maybe for the goyim. Those of us who grew up learning to pronounce (if not understand) Hebrew can usually manage it, even if we are technically...
74824
Joseph Cotton
sylvaton
May 10, 2011 4:31 am
... Jeeze, don't believe everything someone on the internet tells you, especially when it's pretty clearly meant to be tongue-in-cheek. A much more reliable...
74825
Antje Bendrich
bendrich_de
May 10, 2011 7:59 am
Hallo Joshua, ... Ah yes, these are far better examples of the sound! Antje -- Here is Edward Bear coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his ...
74826
Andrew Brouse
andrew_brouse
May 10, 2011 11:02 am
... At the current pace of the story, I don't see them covering ALL of what has been hinted at in just 9 years. Unless they just narrate it. Or summarize it....
74827
Beth
klamerus219
May 10, 2011 3:49 pm
snip ... snip I'm not seeing how they can tie everything together in 9+ books (since we're at page 83 of V. 11) but then again, I'm definitely not a writer or...
74828
brendawriter@...
brendawriter
May 10, 2011 5:11 pm
... It would be easy. Everything depends on how you define victory. Does the work end when Agatha triumphantly takes over Mechanicsburg? When she...
74829
Joshua Kronengold
mnemex
May 10, 2011 5:30 pm
... Not true, really. A work isn't really finished until you address all the points introduced earlier in the work, such that you've now addressed all the...
74830
Andrew Brouse
andrew_brouse
May 11, 2011 12:27 pm
Something just hit me and I'm surprised I didn't see it earlier. I've been anxiously awaiting the return of the Jaegers to Mechanicsburg, believing that Da...
74831
wtarrasque@...
WTrasque
May 11, 2011 2:33 pm
... Do we know why Vole left the service of the Heterodyne's? It was apparently an "unprecedented" occurrence and he no longer considers himself a...
74832
Andrew Brouse
andrew_brouse
May 11, 2011 3:16 pm
... Well, no, we don't know why Vole is no longer a Jaeger. But he can recognize Lucrezia's voice (he recognized Agatha's which seems to be very close). I...
74833
Jennifer Heise
ladyjanestarker
May 11, 2011 4:37 pm
... 1). But... but.. that should only take 2-3 days worth of strips at the end-- 4 if you count the one that explains why Gil has to be dressed like a ...
74834
Joshua Kronengold
mnemex
May 11, 2011 5:34 pm
... Only sort of. I mean, it's pretty obvious what the shape of things there is; at some point, there's a confrontation between Agatha and another Lucrezia,...
74835
brendawriter@...
brendawriter
May 11, 2011 6:16 pm
Lemme see if I have this straight. Good king = Klaus (there is some facial resemblance) Witch = Lucrezia/Other Gil = rescued son (again, some physical...
74836
Andrew Brouse
andrew_brouse
May 12, 2011 1:04 am
... Could be. Especially about the copper sword as copper isn't quality blade material. A good conductor though....
74837
babylon_tom
May 12, 2011 6:00 am
... a) It just could be the appearance of a product with a high tensile spring potential - hair clips tend to be springy. b) Did anyone notice the similarity...
74838
Steven Paul Rewa, M.S.
rewastev
May 12, 2011 11:35 am
... I think that's supposed to represent the intense heat coming off the burning castle. -Steve...
74839
Steven Paul Rewa, M.S.
rewastev
May 12, 2011 11:37 am
... You know what would be really funny? If when Klaus finishes the story everyone's asleep and he walks out of the hospital. -Steve...
74840
Rebecca
rebeccalsalazar
May 12, 2011 12:43 pm
... *ahem* That's the same sigil on the muses and RvR's notebook....
74841
mrobinson52
May 12, 2011 6:04 pm
... Yes, the Fleur-de-lis is on the Muses' foreheads, so we have seen a lot of it. And yes! I recognized the dog/dragon from The NeverEnding Story! :D Mary...
74842
brendawriter@...
brendawriter
May 13, 2011 12:48 am
... No, copper is too bendy -- you can bend it in your hands. A good hair pin is made of steel or bronze. It ahs to be rigid to hold the bun in place. Brenda...
74843
Joy Beeson
joyalbeeson
May 13, 2011 10:34 pm
... You may be surprised. I was typing away at a story and a journey of two weeks was coming up. They spent pages and pages saddling horses and loading pack...
74844
Andrew Brouse
andrew_brouse
May 13, 2011 11:10 pm
... Possibly, but somehow "they visited England and paid court to Queen Albia, then they went to Skiffander where Zeetha was welcomed home. After that Agatha...
74845
brendawriter@...
brendawriter
May 14, 2011 2:29 am
... People are missing the point. The Foglios must be doing two contradictory things at once. They are spinning the story out for as long as they can --...
74846
Alice Bentley
alicebentley...
May 14, 2011 3:31 am
... I think you (and others) are still struggling with the difference between a story that's structured to be read in long page-turning gallops, but is instead...
74847
Andrew Brouse
andrew_brouse
May 14, 2011 11:26 am
... Oh, I'll still read it as it comes out. And I'll get used to it. It's the shock after reading through the archives to slow down like this. I know, it's...
74848
Steven Paul Rewa, M.S.
rewastev
May 15, 2011 11:34 am
... Yeah, I think you'll get used to it. I didn't have to read through the archives to catch up. After going from one volume a year to 3 pages a week, the pace...
