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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 23, 2018 10:33:38 GMT
I think he is trying to say that it is amazing that Op's earlier name related so closely to his later role. Almost as if someone... intended it...
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 23, 2018 11:25:41 GMT
So where was this revealed then?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 23, 2018 11:49:33 GMT
I've known it for years, it slipped to the back of the mind (Orion = Hunter, Pax = Peace)
I was reminded it of it this morning by a conversation I read on the 2005 boards trying to name the smaller robot with POTP Nemesis Prime. Someone suggested Nemesis Pax, which is loosely Enemey of Peace, which isn't bad. That reminded me of the Orion Pax definition which led me to wonder if you'd heard it.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 23, 2018 11:50:27 GMT
But it's not a pun.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 23, 2018 11:51:48 GMT
It is sort of, just involving Latin. Considering the Hunter/Seeker of Peace becomes the good robot's leader.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 23, 2018 15:25:07 GMT
It's not a pun, Phil. This is the pun thread.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Apr 23, 2018 17:35:32 GMT
It is allowed!
The concept of the thread was for word play joke names. I used pun as shorthand because most of them are.
But since this bothers Doc so much, I change the thread title to something less fun.
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Post by Benn on Apr 23, 2018 18:43:29 GMT
That joke isn't punny anymore...
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Post by Jim on Jun 19, 2018 6:49:09 GMT
So Spanner came up in the poll thread, and it reminded me of one of my favourites that I don't think has come up in this thread - Spanner becomes the Space Bridge; bridges span distances; Spanner now literally spans.
It's a great name for an engineer that turns into a bridge.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 19, 2018 7:35:55 GMT
I...never...realised!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 19, 2018 8:01:18 GMT
You did realise he was spanne because he was an engineer didn't you?
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Post by Shockprowl on Jun 19, 2018 18:28:15 GMT
So Spanner came up in the poll thread, and it reminded me of one of my favourites that I don't think has come up in this thread - Spanner becomes the Space Bridge; bridges span distances; Spanner now literally spans. It's a great name for an engineer that turns into a bridge.
GALVAJIM RULES!
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 19, 2018 20:21:32 GMT
Woah. That is clever.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 19, 2018 20:55:05 GMT
You did realise he was spanne because he was an engineer didn't you? WHAT. -Ralph |
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Post by Benn on Jun 19, 2018 21:15:59 GMT
The gift that keeps on giving!
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Post by Toph on Jun 19, 2018 21:31:07 GMT
You did realise he was spanne because he was an engineer didn't you? WHAT. -Ralph In the same vein, you realize Wheeljack was named Wheeljack (a tool to repair cars), for the same reason, yes? |
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Post by Jim on Jun 19, 2018 21:47:53 GMT
Now that I've seen Prime, I do like how Bulkhead shortens it to "Jackie".
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 19, 2018 21:51:11 GMT
In the same vein, you realize Wheeljack was named Wheeljack (a tool to repair cars), for the same reason, yes? What?! There is a car tool called a wheeljack? Really??? -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 19, 2018 21:52:57 GMT
Behave!
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Post by Benn on Jun 19, 2018 21:59:34 GMT
I feel we need to explain all the pun names to Ralph. Is there any he's put together?
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 19, 2018 22:03:40 GMT
Has he figured out Ratchet?
Or Slag?
Blades??
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 19, 2018 22:06:06 GMT
How does Ralph not know what a wheel jack is!? I deny this reality!
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Post by Toph on Jun 19, 2018 22:12:29 GMT
I feel we need to explain all the pun names to Ralph. Is there any he's put together? He figured out Fangry- On a walk earlier it suddenly occured to me that Fangry is a pun name. Fang + Angry = Fangry. Only took me 30 years to work it out. -Ralph |
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Post by Toph on Jun 19, 2018 22:23:14 GMT
In the same vein, you realize Wheeljack was named Wheeljack (a tool to repair cars), for the same reason, yes? What?! There is a car tool called a wheeljack? Really??? -Ralph  You use them to change a tire in an emegency. They're called a couple different things, but a wheel jack is one such name. Because it's a jack to change the wheel. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 21, 2018 13:27:51 GMT
How does Ralph not know what a wheel jack is!? I deny this reality! I don't drive!!! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 21, 2018 13:28:39 GMT
Has he figured out Ratchet? Or Slag? Blades?? What is special about their names? -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 21, 2018 13:29:39 GMT
Wow. So that is a wheeljack. It is a real thing. I had no idea. My mind is properly blown.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 21, 2018 13:38:20 GMT
How does Ralph not know what a wheel jack is!? I deny this reality! I don't drive!!! -Ralph Neither do I but I know what it is!! |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 21, 2018 13:38:59 GMT
Has he figured out Ratchet? Or Slag? Blades?? What is special about their names? -Ralph Do you know what a ratchet is? |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 21, 2018 14:19:31 GMT
There is no such thing. Ratchet is named after Nurse Ratchet from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, as is well known.
-Ralph
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