Talk:1864: City Nicknames - Revision history

172.70.85.175 at 16:49, 29 December 2022

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Nitpicking: identity

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identity

Lupo: moved signature to end of comment, instead of beginning.

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moved signature to end of comment, instead of beginning.

Procrastinus: ~~~~ Toronto also is known as the meeting place -- https://www.etymonline.com/word/Toronto

2019-11-28T20:04:34Z

~~~~ Toronto also is known as the meeting place -- https://www.etymonline.com/word/Toronto

Bischoff at 11:08, 8 May 2019

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David Bofinger: Walled Garden

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Walled Garden

Dgbrt at 16:05, 24 July 2017

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Brandizzi at 14:25, 24 July 2017

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Brandizzi: question

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question

Dgbrt: New comments to the bottom.

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New comments to the bottom.

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	Why do you think that's Megan and not Danish? [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 02:51, 29 December 2022 (UTC)		Why do you think that's Megan and not Danish? [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 02:51, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
		+	:In general, because more like the typical [[Megan]] than [[Danish]]? As subtle as you might think that is. Well, it convinces me. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.175\|172.70.85.175]] 16:49, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

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	Toronto is also known as the meeting place https://www.etymonline.com/word/Toronto [[User:Procrastinus\|Procrastinus]] ([[User talk:Procrastinus\|talk]]) 20:04, 28 November 2019 (UTC)		Toronto is also known as the meeting place https://www.etymonline.com/word/Toronto [[User:Procrastinus\|Procrastinus]] ([[User talk:Procrastinus\|talk]]) 20:04, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
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		+	Why do you think that's Megan and not Danish? [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 02:51, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

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	I really don't think the fact that "The Land of Trains and Fog" is somewhat similar to "A song of ice and fire" qualifies as a reference to a TV show that is based on that book series but has a different name (GoT). [[User:Bischoff\|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff\|talk]]) 11:08, 8 May 2019 (UTC)		I really don't think the fact that "The Land of Trains and Fog" is somewhat similar to "A song of ice and fire" qualifies as a reference to a TV show that is based on that book series but has a different name (GoT). [[User:Bischoff\|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff\|talk]]) 11:08, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

−	[[User:Procrastinus\|Procrastinus]] ([[User talk:Procrastinus\|talk]]) 20:04, 28 November 2019 (UTC) ~~Toronto is also known as the meeting place https://www.etymonline.com/word/Toronto~~	+	Toronto is also known as the meeting place https://www.etymonline.com/word/Toronto [[User:Procrastinus\|Procrastinus]] ([[User talk:Procrastinus\|talk]]) 20:04, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

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	I really don't think the fact that "The Land of Trains and Fog" is somewhat similar to "A song of ice and fire" qualifies as a reference to a TV show that is based on that book series but has a different name (GoT). [[User:Bischoff\|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff\|talk]]) 11:08, 8 May 2019 (UTC)		I really don't think the fact that "The Land of Trains and Fog" is somewhat similar to "A song of ice and fire" qualifies as a reference to a TV show that is based on that book series but has a different name (GoT). [[User:Bischoff\|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff\|talk]]) 11:08, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
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		+	[[User:Procrastinus\|Procrastinus]] ([[User talk:Procrastinus\|talk]]) 20:04, 28 November 2019 (UTC) Toronto is also known as the meeting place https://www.etymonline.com/word/Toronto

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	Walled Garden is more likely a reference to the Garden of Eden than to Babylon. The Farsi phrase for a walled garden is the origin for the word "paradise", I'm not sure that's worth saying. [[User:David Bofinger\|David Bofinger]] ([[User talk:David Bofinger\|talk]]) 01:28, 1 August 2018 (UTC)		Walled Garden is more likely a reference to the Garden of Eden than to Babylon. The Farsi phrase for a walled garden is the origin for the word "paradise", I'm not sure that's worth saying. [[User:David Bofinger\|David Bofinger]] ([[User talk:David Bofinger\|talk]]) 01:28, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
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		+	I really don't think the fact that "The Land of Trains and Fog" is somewhat similar to "A song of ice and fire" qualifies as a reference to a TV show that is based on that book series but has a different name (GoT). [[User:Bischoff\|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff\|talk]]) 11:08, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

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	Isn't "Graveyard of Kings" a reference to "{{w\|The Graveyard of Empires}}", i.e. Afghanistan? --14:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC) {{unsigned\|Brandizzi}}		Isn't "Graveyard of Kings" a reference to "{{w\|The Graveyard of Empires}}", i.e. Afghanistan? --14:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC) {{unsigned\|Brandizzi}}
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		+	Walled Garden is more likely a reference to the Garden of Eden than to Babylon. The Farsi phrase for a walled garden is the origin for the word "paradise", I'm not sure that's worth saying. [[User:David Bofinger\|David Bofinger]] ([[User talk:David Bofinger\|talk]]) 01:28, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

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	My first impression on reading the list of demonyms was that they all referred to some degree to the «Fair Folk». I believe some of the explanations given are a bit stretched, aren't they? Can't they all refer to basically the same thing?--[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.17\|188.114.111.17]] 13:45, 20 July 2017 (UTC)		My first impression on reading the list of demonyms was that they all referred to some degree to the «Fair Folk». I believe some of the explanations given are a bit stretched, aren't they? Can't they all refer to basically the same thing?--[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.17\|188.114.111.17]] 13:45, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

−	Isn't "Graveyard of Kings" a reference to "{{w\|The Graveyard of Empires}}", i.e. Afghanistan? --14:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC)	+	Isn't "Graveyard of Kings" a reference to "{{w\|The Graveyard of Empires}}", i.e. Afghanistan? --14:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC) {{unsigned\|Brandizzi}}

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	My first impression on reading the list of demonyms was that they all referred to some degree to the «Fair Folk». I believe some of the explanations given are a bit stretched, aren't they? Can't they all refer to basically the same thing?--[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.17\|188.114.111.17]] 13:45, 20 July 2017 (UTC)		My first impression on reading the list of demonyms was that they all referred to some degree to the «Fair Folk». I believe some of the explanations given are a bit stretched, aren't they? Can't they all refer to basically the same thing?--[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.17\|188.114.111.17]] 13:45, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

−	Isn't "Graveyard of Kings" a reference to "[[w:The Graveyard of Empires]]" (i.e. Afghanistan)? --14:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC)	+	Isn't "Graveyard of Kings" a reference to "{{w\|The Graveyard of Empires}}", i.e. Afghanistan? --14:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

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	My first impression on reading the list of demonyms was that they all referred to some degree to the «Fair Folk». I believe some of the explanations given are a bit stretched, aren't they? Can't they all refer to basically the same thing?--[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.17\|188.114.111.17]] 13:45, 20 July 2017 (UTC)		My first impression on reading the list of demonyms was that they all referred to some degree to the «Fair Folk». I believe some of the explanations given are a bit stretched, aren't they? Can't they all refer to basically the same thing?--[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.17\|188.114.111.17]] 13:45, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
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 I think "Castleopolis" is much more likely to be a reference to The Phantom Tollbooth (which I'm sure xkcd has referenced at least once before) than a *very* small town in Michigan. As I suggested in the table, The Phantom Tollbooth has castles and cities named Digitopolis and Dictionopolis, so this seems like the more likely reference to me. All open to interpretation of course! [[User:Erronius|Erronius]] ([[User talk:Erronius|talk]]) 23:52, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
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 ::These instructions are also available here: [[User:DgbrtBOT]].
 ::I have moved manually [[1864]] to [[1864: City Nicknames]] and more; check my edits from that time. I'm hoping this helps.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 20:02, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
 I've added Canberra to Meeting Place.  It is really apposite to Canberra - but did Randall mean it that way?  Some of these fancy labels are really generic!  They could have come from almost anything. {{unsigned ip|172.68.254.102}}
-I'm wondering if it might aid readability to have multiple rows in the table for some entries, where there's multiple interpretations. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.76|141.101.98.76]] 10:31, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
+My first impression on reading the list of demonyms was that they all referred to some degree to the «Fair Folk». I believe some of the explanations given are a bit stretched, aren't they? Can't they all refer to basically the same thing?--[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.17|188.114.111.17]] 13:45, 20 July 2017 (UTC)