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Friday, July 04, 2003



Coming home from lunch, I was struck by a very strange notion. My two most schnoogleworthy favourite male fictional characters are remarkably similar. I submit for your approval, Carrot and Kurt.

First, their names are one syllable apart.

Second, they both grew up speaking very gutteral languages.

Carrot: Looks innocent, but is actually quite pervy and shrewd.
Kurt: Looks innocent, but is quite the Cassanova in the comics.

Carrot: Looks shorter than he actually is due to perpetual stoop.
Kurt: Looks shorter than he actually is due to perpetual stoop.

Carrot: Has a quasi-girlfriend with ash-blond hair.
Kurt: Flirts shamelessly with a girl with white-blond hair.

Carrot: Posesses distinctive crown-shaped birthmark.
Kurt: Posesses distinctive angelic symbol scars.

Carrot: Can run so fast he blurs.
Kurt: Can teleport.

Carrot: Is quite buff from growing up as a dwarf in a mine.
Kurt: Is quite buff from growing up as an acrobat in a circus.

Carrot: Occasionally saves Ankh-Morpork with his friends, a band of plucky Watchmen.
Kurt: Occasionally saves the world with his friends, a band of plucky X-Men.
(And their cigar-smoking acquaintances would kill anyone that called them "plucky.")

And there you have it. Now I'm going to go off and eat my salad and half-sandwich and jump at small noises.

Priscilla said at 1:32 PM

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