Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for March 09, 2014
March 08, 2014
March 10, 2014
Transcript:
Alice: Mommy and Daddy were talking and Daddy said something disturbing. Petey: What? Alice: He called Mommy "Madeline" like its her name. Petey: It is her name. Alice: WHAT? Since when? Petey: "Mommy" is her position, or possibly it's an honorific. Alice: I don't think I like this business of people having secret lives with names of their own. It's thoughtless and sneaky and just plain rude. Petey: Daddy's name is Peter. Alice: HAMAMHAMAHAMA I CAN'T HEEEEEEEEAR YOOU HAMAHAMAHAMA Petey: Mom's maiden name is URQUHART.
Sometimes I had wondered why the younger Japanese sibling called their older sibling “Onii/Onee-chan” when, say, Touya (of Cardcaptor Sakura) and Kyou (of Clannad) are their real names.