Google| Subject | Re: Mickey and Donald (Was Don't aspire to succeed - that right belongs to America alone...[wa Re: O |
| From | Count Menelvagor |
| Date | 08/15/2004 22:18 (08/15/2004 13:18) |
| Message-ID | <6bfb27a8.0408151218.382b540d@posting.google.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
| Follows | ?jevind L?ng |
| Followups | ?jevind L?ng (14h & 12m) |
"?jevind L?ng" <dnivejo.gnal@swipnet.se>wrote in message news:<ulITc.16206$qn2.2655@nntpserver.swip.net>...
?jevind L?ngGee thanks; now I have an image in my mind of Derrida spouting bad philosophy in a Donald Duck voice.
"Paul Lawler" <stargazer@kilolaniDOT.net>skrev i meddelandet news:Xns95465E9E6066stargazerkilolaninet@207.217.125.205...Paul Lawler?jevind L?ng
"?jevind L?ng" <dnivejo.gnal@swipnet.se>wrote in news:7SrTc.16123$qn2.2600@nntpserver.swip.net:
[snip]?jevind L?ngSpaking of Donald Duck, a while ago someone told me that Americans like Mickey Mouse but never really cared for Donald; that it is Europeans who love Donald. I can't help wondering why this would be so.Paul Lawler
Perhaps it's because we never had really great cartoon characters like >
Aaterix and Obelix. <g>
Come now, don't diss Donald! He is a creation of genius. It is true that most of the time, it is impossible to understand what he says; there is something of the French philosopher about him; but he really is a magnificent symbol for the unquenchable opitmism and fighting spirit of the little man (or little duck).
08/15/2004
