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Post by z on Jan 31, 2006 6:15:35 GMT -5
apparently Joss announced that thats Spikes human name  its a good choice and Joss knows his english insults well it might be old news but its new news to me |
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Post by Effulgent on Jan 31, 2006 13:49:36 GMT -5
yeah I was going to say that it was old news I read the comic which mentions Williams second name and Halfrek says somethinge like "you get back here right now William Pratt!" hehe, poor Spike I didn't like it at first, but I think its great now, it sort of makes sense and it fits with the William image since William was made fun of by people no wonder Spike changed his name. I sort of thought that it might of just been a coincidence, as I understand it theres a lot of pratts in America theres a guy in er whose second name is pratt and no one makes fun of him on it. |
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Post by z on Jan 31, 2006 13:57:00 GMT -5
bah my post was the first any of you knew of it i like to think it was Joss knowing it has another meaning in the uk and giving us a laugh at another bit of poor williams humiliation |
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Post by Effulgent on Jan 31, 2006 14:07:15 GMT -5
yeah we'll just pretend it was  yeah Joss is witty and smart, he probably knew that it means something else over here. actually I don't think it was Joss that came up with it, the comic book maker called pete something something (the somethings are a lovely family) wrote it with the second name in it and Joss okayed it But yeah Joss is smart, he knows what it means, I think he probably has some knowledge on British Culture, or he would have Spike become a North London/Cockney Hybrid and have him say "cor, bloody cor, Slayer apples and pears up my stairs why don't ya? cor" like a lot of fanfic writers have |
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Post by z on Jan 31, 2006 14:10:57 GMT -5
He would have approved the double meaning whoever suggested it he went to school here for a while i think |
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Post by Effulgent on Jan 31, 2006 14:14:12 GMT -5
yeah of course!
he did? cool!
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Post by z on Jan 31, 2006 14:30:39 GMT -5
He used his uk school time memories when inventing Giles |
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Post by ScoobyGroupie on Jan 31, 2006 15:56:00 GMT -5
I swear I've heard the name William Pratt before!!!
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Post by Spuffy on Jan 31, 2006 15:56:22 GMT -5
Because we've all discussed it before |
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Post by ScoobyGroupie on Jan 31, 2006 15:59:09 GMT -5
Nu-uh! I THINK I would remember hearing that William had a last name. |
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Post by Spuffy on Jan 31, 2006 16:01:22 GMT -5
We have discussed it here before because I posted it in one of the threads in this very board |
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Post by ScoobyGroupie on Jan 31, 2006 16:01:59 GMT -5
*blank stare*
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Post by Spuffy on Jan 31, 2006 16:03:37 GMT -5
Don't make me go search for it |
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Post by ScoobyGroupie on Jan 31, 2006 16:05:43 GMT -5
Did I take part in the conversation?
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Post by Spuffy on Jan 31, 2006 16:15:11 GMT -5
I don't know I don't remember what thread it was in, and I'm searching |
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