| From: | Ross Whiteford |
| Date: | 21 Jun 2000 at 12:30:29 |
| Subject: | BFG?! Was:Re: AmigaSDK T&C |
--- In amigactive@egroups.com, Clyde Hannan <amiga@w...> wrote:
> Ross Whiteford wrote:
> >
> > Hmm. Thought just struck me. Wasn't Roald Dahl's "BFG" (Big
> > Friendly Giant) a bloke who went around catching dreams and making
> > new ones? Catch "The Dream"? the "Dream Team"? Could there be a
> > connection? :)
> >
> > Coincidence?
> >
> > How about - BFG = Bill Fleecy Gary?!
> >
> > Aha! A new rumour I think ;)
>
> But don't forget that that the BFG also had a thing about farting.
> I know in the book it was rather portrayed as 'reverse burping'
thanks to that
> drink he has,
The one in which bubbles defied physics and went down instead of up?
Similar to Amiga's previous owners perhaps? Of course, that wont
happen with the new owners!
>but we all know that he became full of gas and floated about on
> fart power ;-)
Damn useful ability! Or is that just my opinion? ;)
>
> Now that is the perfect opening for Jason Compton to come in and
expand on the
> similarities of the above mentioned BFG also being full of hot
> air. ;-)
However, since the books of British authors tend to be altered so
they're easier for them to understand (it's true! Thomas the
Tanks "Fat controller" became "Sir top-hat!" - Sacrilege! :) )
Back OT (sort of) - Wasn't there other evil Giants who tried to rule
the world and kill/enslave the human race? Link to Giant
corporations? Although I don't think their names were "Gates and
Jobs" :)
All the best!
Ross Whiteford
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