Nickelodeon (ended 2008)
| rgc19 wrote: |
| Ever noticed (OK, you've noticed) how all of the animals in the show are comprised of some weird combination of two different species? (Turtle-ducks, ostrich-horses, etc.) I always thought it was kind of creative, what what bugged me was how they were always identified as such. To call something a 'turtle duck' in the avatar universe is to recognize the species as a composite of two different species, neither of which you'd have any familiarity with. A small detail, I know, and most would discount it as trivial. IMO, though, they should've either stuck with traditional animals or thought up of new names for their creations. Any thoughts? |
Um this is extremely opinionated and not worthy of a thread?
I agree with you
Maybe turtles, ducks, ostriches, horses, etc. used to be commonplace as seperate species, and then came the mutants of them, and they were named turtleducks, ostrich-horses, platypusbears, lionturtles, badgermoles, etc. And then all the original, seperate species either vanished from the earth and from popular knowledge, either through extinction or assimilation with the mutants,but the names remained, their meaning and origin forgotten, known only to dictionary writers and etymologists and exotic pet owners
| MarryLarry wrote: |
| Makes me wonder why they never called a platypus a duck-beaver. |
Because it has venemous spurs that could have come from a snake, and an electronic based "sixth sense" that most resembles the sonar system of a submarine. A creature that awsome deserves it's own name.
| Axrendale wrote: | ||
Because it has venemous spurs that could have come from asnake, and an electronic based "sixth sense" that most resembles the sonar system of a submarine. A creature that awsome deserves it's own name. |
Orrrr it could be because they'd have to call a Platypus-Bear a Duck-Beaver-Bear, which is kind of a mouth full.
| MarryLarry wrote: | ||||
Orrrr it could be because they'd have to call a Platypus-Bear a Duck-Beaver-Bear, which is kind of a mouth full. |
Or it could be that
| MarryLarry wrote: | ||||
Orrrr it could be because they'd have to call a Platypus-Bear a Duck-Beaver-Bear, which is kind of a mouth full. |
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I think even the crickets stopped chirping.
Good try though. I can tell your heart is in the right place. Next time you try to make a joke, try to through in a random line about feces or perversion. Guaranteed funny.
| MarryLarry wrote: |
| And what's up with no catfish? Or whale sharks? Or manbearpig for that matter? |
| Axrendale wrote: |
| The reason you have names like that is to distinguish between the Platypus Bears, the Gofa Bears, and the just plain bears. |
remember
the only bear in the avatar world (at least that came up in the show)
was BOSCO
remember how the gaang was freaked out when it just said BEAR?
i found that interesting.
| IrohtheTea wrote: | ||
remember the only bear in the avatar world (at least that came up in the show) remember how the gaang was freaked out when it just said BEAR? i found that interesting. |
That is a good point
| KingofSpades209 wrote: | ||||
That is a good point |
| slumshoes wrote: | ||||||
Bryke did that on purpose to add some humor in the show. They were freaked out by something common to us but very uncommon to them. We'd be freaked out too if the news headlines showed "Man was attacked by a Beartopus during traffic." |
