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garyfritz
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Zillatain wrote: migB wrote: She let the nine-tailed fox out Wonder how many people are going, "Um...what?" I assumed he meant a Ninetails. But googling a bit, the Nine-Tailed Fox is a creature of Chinese mythology, and the Koreans adapted the legend (kumiho) -- but that was NOT a fire being. The Japanese also adapted it for the legend of the Kitsune, which DID have the ability to generate fire (which was probably the inspiration for Ninetails), so I'm guessing that was the reference? We are such nerds...
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Dodger77
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garyfritz wrote: Zillatain wrote: migB wrote: She let the nine-tailed fox out Wonder how many people are going, "Um...what?" I assumed he meant a Ninetails. But googling a bit, the Nine-Tailed Fox is a creature of Chinese mythology, and the Koreans adapted the legend (kumiho) -- but that was NOT a fire being. The Japanese also adapted it for the legend of the Kitsune, which DID have the ability to generate fire (which was probably the inspiration for Ninetails), so I'm guessing that was the reference? We are such nerds... Isn't Naruto supposed to be a reincarnation of a nine-tailed fox demon as well?
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Spirantz
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Post Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:04 am |
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Zillatain wrote: migB wrote: She let the nine-tailed fox out Wonder how many people are going, "Um...what?" Yeah, you really underestimate the level of nerds on here. The question is, which version(s) of the 9 tailed fox do they know?
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Post Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 12:38 pm |
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I read the week in one burst since I had been away from the non-work internet for few days...wow!
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Zillatain
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Post Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:01 pm |
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Spirantz wrote: Zillatain wrote: migB wrote: She let the nine-tailed fox out Wonder how many people are going, "Um...what?" Yeah, you really underestimate the level of nerds on here. The question is, which version(s) of the 9 tailed fox do they know? Due to what was happening in the strip, I assumed Naruto.
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Spirantz
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Post Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:38 pm |
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Oh. Well THAT reference is lost on me.
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