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	The Princess Bride wasn't "written" by William Goldman but originally by S. Morgenstern. William Goldman "abridged" the book (I've read it) changing NO WORD but leaving out big boring passages (shortening the book). -- [[special:contribs/162.158.90.191]]		The Princess Bride wasn't "written" by William Goldman but originally by S. Morgenstern. William Goldman "abridged" the book (I've read it) changing NO WORD but leaving out big boring passages (shortening the book). -- [[special:contribs/162.158.90.191]]
	: OK, but outside of the book's narrative Morgenstern is a ''nom de plume'' of Goldman. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.32\|172.69.71.32]] 20:06, 22 October 2021 (UTC)		: OK, but outside of the book's narrative Morgenstern is a ''nom de plume'' of Goldman. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.32\|172.69.71.32]] 20:06, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
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		+	Just saw Princess Bride again for the first time in years; was shocked to learn that the first three panels are NOT all dialogue straight from the movie. It's so well-written, I can hear the actors' voices saying the words! [[Special:Contributions/172.70.176.56\|172.70.176.56]] 04:56, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

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	As someone who has never seen the movie nor read the book, I can concur that there is FAR too much movie explanation here. I used to confuse it with Princess Diaries and had no interest in rectifying this omission as I dismised it as girly movie fluff, no hurry. It was only when an episode of The Goldbergs clarified it for me that I discovered the confusion - and that there's some My Name Is/father killing line - as I know Princess Diaries is far too recent to be mentioned in The Goldbergs. I stopped reading at the line that offers a movie synopsis "here", and felt I understood the comic well enough, and in fact there was already too much about the movie by this point. Since I skipped the entire sections titled for (presumably) character names from Princess Bride, they are clearly not required in order to understand the comic. Call me NiceGuy1 :) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.166\|108.162.218.166]] 04:09, 1 January 2016 (UTC) I finally signed up! This comment is mine. [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:15, 9 June 2017 (UTC)		As someone who has never seen the movie nor read the book, I can concur that there is FAR too much movie explanation here. I used to confuse it with Princess Diaries and had no interest in rectifying this omission as I dismised it as girly movie fluff, no hurry. It was only when an episode of The Goldbergs clarified it for me that I discovered the confusion - and that there's some My Name Is/father killing line - as I know Princess Diaries is far too recent to be mentioned in The Goldbergs. I stopped reading at the line that offers a movie synopsis "here", and felt I understood the comic well enough, and in fact there was already too much about the movie by this point. Since I skipped the entire sections titled for (presumably) character names from Princess Bride, they are clearly not required in order to understand the comic. Call me NiceGuy1 :) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.166\|108.162.218.166]] 04:09, 1 January 2016 (UTC) I finally signed up! This comment is mine. [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:15, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

−	The Princess Bride wasn't "written" by William Goldman but originally by S. Morgenstern. William Goldman "abridged" the book (I've read it) changing NO WORD but leaving out big boring passages (shortening the book). ~~{{unsigned ip\|~~162.158.90.191}}	+	The Princess Bride wasn't "written" by William Goldman but originally by S. Morgenstern. William Goldman "abridged" the book (I've read it) changing NO WORD but leaving out big boring passages (shortening the book). -- [[special:contribs/162.158.90.191]]
		+	: OK, but outside of the book's narrative Morgenstern is a ''nom de plume'' of Goldman. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.32\|172.69.71.32]] 20:06, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

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 This is a bit too much story... --[[User:NeatNit|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit|talk]]) 05:52, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
 :Not really: if you don't know ''The Princess Bride'' story, but want to understand this comic, it is the right amount of information. [[User:Markhurd|Mark Hurd]] ([[User talk:Markhurd|talk]]) 11:39, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
 : You mean there are people who read XKCD and ''dont'' know the story of ''The Princess Bride''?? But yeah, Westley has been a merciless murderer for the last few years, and they kind of gloss over it. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.62.210|173.245.62.210]] 04:30, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

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 Another thing to keep in mind is that he was help captive for several years ("Good night, Westley.  I'll probably kill you in the morning.").  The movie indicates that this went on for a while, but doesn't indicate when exactly the original DPR retired, from what I recall.  Hence this could be a case of reading too much into a detail of the film—though done for humorous effect, of course. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.193|108.162.237.193]] 10:41, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
-As someone who has never seen the movie nor read the book, I can concur that there is FAR too much movie explanation here. I used to confuse it with Princess Diaries and had no interest in rectifying this omission as I dismised it as girly movie fluff, no hurry. It was only when an episode of The Goldbergs clarified it for me that I discovered the confusion - and that there's some My Name Is/father killing line - as I know Princess Diaries is far too recent to be mentioned in The Goldbergs. I stopped reading at the line that offers a movie synopsis "here", and felt I understood the comic well enough, and in fact there was already too much about the movie by this point. Since I skipped the entire sections titled for (presumably) character names from Princess Bride, they are clearly not required in order to understand the comic. Call me NiceGuy1 :) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.166|108.162.218.166]] 04:09, 1 January 2016 (UTC) i finally signed up! This comment is mine.
+As someone who has never seen the movie nor read the book, I can concur that there is FAR too much movie explanation here. I used to confuse it with Princess Diaries and had no interest in rectifying this omission as I dismised it as girly movie fluff, no hurry. It was only when an episode of The Goldbergs clarified it for me that I discovered the confusion - and that there's some My Name Is/father killing line - as I know Princess Diaries is far too recent to be mentioned in The Goldbergs. I stopped reading at the line that offers a movie synopsis "here", and felt I understood the comic well enough, and in fact there was already too much about the movie by this point. Since I skipped the entire sections titled for (presumably) character names from Princess Bride, they are clearly not required in order to understand the comic. Call me NiceGuy1 :) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.166|108.162.218.166]] 04:09, 1 January 2016 (UTC) I finally signed up! This comment is mine. [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:15, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
 The Princess Bride wasn't "written" by William Goldman but originally by S. Morgenstern. William Goldman "abridged" the book (I've read it) changing NO WORD but leaving out big boring passages (shortening the book). {{unsigned ip|162.158.90.191}}

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 Another thing to keep in mind is that he was help captive for several years ("Good night, Westley.  I'll probably kill you in the morning.").  The movie indicates that this went on for a while, but doesn't indicate when exactly the original DPR retired, from what I recall.  Hence this could be a case of reading too much into a detail of the film—though done for humorous effect, of course. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.193|108.162.237.193]] 10:41, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
-As someone who has never seen the movie nor read the book, I can concur that there is FAR too much movie explanation here. I used to confuse it with Princess Diaries and had no interest in rectifying this omission as I dismised it as girly movie fluff, no hurry. It was only when an episode of The Goldbergs clarified it for me that I discovered the confusion - and that there's some My Name Is/father killing line - as I know Princess Diaries is far too recent to be mentioned in The Goldbergs. I stopped reading at the line that offers a movie synopsis "here", and felt I understood the comic well enough, and in fact there was already too much about the movie by this point. Since I skipped the entire sections titled for (presumably) character names from Princess Bride, they are clearly not required in order to understand the comic. Call me NiceGuy1 :) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.166|108.162.218.166]] 04:09, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
+As someone who has never seen the movie nor read the book, I can concur that there is FAR too much movie explanation here. I used to confuse it with Princess Diaries and had no interest in rectifying this omission as I dismised it as girly movie fluff, no hurry. It was only when an episode of The Goldbergs clarified it for me that I discovered the confusion - and that there's some My Name Is/father killing line - as I know Princess Diaries is far too recent to be mentioned in The Goldbergs. I stopped reading at the line that offers a movie synopsis "here", and felt I understood the comic well enough, and in fact there was already too much about the movie by this point. Since I skipped the entire sections titled for (presumably) character names from Princess Bride, they are clearly not required in order to understand the comic. Call me NiceGuy1 :) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.166|108.162.218.166]] 04:09, 1 January 2016 (UTC) i finally signed up! This comment is mine.
 The Princess Bride wasn't "written" by William Goldman but originally by S. Morgenstern. William Goldman "abridged" the book (I've read it) changing NO WORD but leaving out big boring passages (shortening the book). {{unsigned ip|162.158.90.191}}

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	This is a bit too much story... --[[User:NeatNit\|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit\|talk]]) 05:52, 22 December 2013 (UTC)		This is a bit too much story... --[[User:NeatNit\|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit\|talk]]) 05:52, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

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		+	The Princess Bride wasn't "written" by William Goldman but originally by S. Morgenstern. William Goldman "abridged" the book (I've read it) changing NO WORD but leaving out big boring passages (shortening the book).
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	This is a bit too much story... --[[User:NeatNit\|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit\|talk]]) 05:52, 22 December 2013 (UTC)		This is a bit too much story... --[[User:NeatNit\|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit\|talk]]) 05:52, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
	:Not really: if you don't know ''The Princess Bride'' story, but want to understand this comic, it is the right amount of information. [[User:Markhurd\|Mark Hurd]] ([[User talk:Markhurd\|talk]]) 11:39, 22 December 2013 (UTC)		:Not really: if you don't know ''The Princess Bride'' story, but want to understand this comic, it is the right amount of information. [[User:Markhurd\|Mark Hurd]] ([[User talk:Markhurd\|talk]]) 11:39, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

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	Another thing to keep in mind is that he was help captive for several years ("Good night, Westley. I'll probably kill you in the morning."). The movie indicates that this went on for a while, but doesn't indicate when exactly the original DPR retired, from what I recall. Hence this could be a case of reading too much into a detail of the film—though done for humorous effect, of course. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.193\|108.162.237.193]] 10:41, 17 June 2015 (UTC)		Another thing to keep in mind is that he was help captive for several years ("Good night, Westley. I'll probably kill you in the morning."). The movie indicates that this went on for a while, but doesn't indicate when exactly the original DPR retired, from what I recall. Hence this could be a case of reading too much into a detail of the film—though done for humorous effect, of course. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.193\|108.162.237.193]] 10:41, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
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		+	As someone who has never seen the movie nor read the book, I can concur that there is FAR too much movie explanation here. I used to confuse it with Princess Diaries and had no interest in rectifying this omission as I dismised it as girly movie fluff, no hurry. It was only when an episode of The Goldbergs clarified it for me that I discovered the confusion - and that there's some My Name Is/father killing line - as I know Princess Diaries is far too recent to be mentioned in The Goldbergs. I stopped reading at the line that offers a movie synopsis "here", and felt I understood the comic well enough, and in fact there was already too much about the movie by this point. Since I skipped the entire sections titled for (presumably) character names from Princess Bride, they are clearly not required in order to understand the comic. Call me NiceGuy1 :) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.166\|108.162.218.166]] 04:09, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

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	I presume that fans have discussed the option that Westley was lying about the whole Dread Pirate Roberts story to cover up something he doesn't want Buttercup to worry about? I always thought the comment "I'd hardly be a dread pirate if I didn't." was kind of an admission, rather than a boast. Everything following it could be seen as an attempt to keep the secret. See the trope [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KeepingSecretsSucks Keeping Secrets Sucks] although, in this case, it obviously didn't end up in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life][[User:Mattdevney\|Mattdevney]] ([[User talk:Mattdevney\|talk]]) 15:39, 12 June 2015 (UTC)		I presume that fans have discussed the option that Westley was lying about the whole Dread Pirate Roberts story to cover up something he doesn't want Buttercup to worry about? I always thought the comment "I'd hardly be a dread pirate if I didn't." was kind of an admission, rather than a boast. Everything following it could be seen as an attempt to keep the secret. See the trope [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KeepingSecretsSucks Keeping Secrets Sucks] although, in this case, it obviously didn't end up in [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life][[User:Mattdevney\|Mattdevney]] ([[User talk:Mattdevney\|talk]]) 15:39, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
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		+	Another thing to keep in mind is that he was help captive for several years ("Good night, Westley. I'll probably kill you in the morning."). The movie indicates that this went on for a while, but doesn't indicate when exactly the original DPR retired, from what I recall. Hence this could be a case of reading too much into a detail of the film—though done for humorous effect, of course. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.193\|108.162.237.193]] 10:41, 17 June 2015 (UTC)