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 Post subject: Re: Axhandle and other handles
PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:34 pm 
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Also, re: Kittenplan, I just remembered that plan = 'map' in French. So "Kittenmap" -- or if you prefer, "Kittenface". :)


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 Post subject: Re: Axhandle and other handles
PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:38 am 
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"mimsymary" Also, re: Kittenplan, I just remembered that plan = 'map' in French. So "Kittenmap" -- or if you prefer, "Kittenface". :)"

Thanks for pointing that out! Makes Ann Kittenplan's name even more ironic if you knew 'plan' is 'map' in French. I didn't. Kittenplan is in the top ten of just plan mean IJ characters.

Another one of DFW's layered, downright funny character names.


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 Post subject: Re: Axhandle and other handles
PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:16 pm 
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If you're going for bilingual puns, Kittenplan = "quitte un plan" = "leaves a map"?

probably just a coincidence...


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