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Post by Rex on Sept 18, 2007 10:02:39 GMT -5
Goombas aren't completly helpless you know.
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Post by shadowgoomba on Sept 18, 2007 10:07:22 GMT -5
They're helpless enough to not be able to start a nation. But trust me, humans would not be the dominant species on Earth if we didn't have opposable thumbs.
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Post by komrade on Sept 18, 2007 18:40:39 GMT -5
I'm not talking about a whole nation - just a small, autonomous (yet entirely dependent on the KK) territory that is populated by Goombas.
And, on a side note, Goombas can hold up things, so there may be hope for them. Goombas of the world, UNITE!
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Post by shadowgoomba on Sept 18, 2007 18:48:52 GMT -5
Yes! All hail Goombas! And I never said they were worth absolutely nothing. I specifically stated "psychic powers can only go so far". And if they were protected by the Koopa Kingdom, it would make sense. (Like how the US protects Canada with its military.)
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Post by Toomai on Sept 19, 2007 9:50:00 GMT -5
(Like how the US protects Canada with its military.) More like Mexico. Canada has a big enough military for its population. |
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Post by shadowgoomba on Sept 19, 2007 11:40:55 GMT -5
I heard we also protect Canada somewhat. And why would they need a military? Mexico has been in several major wars. Canada hasn't. But regardless, this isn't the place to discuss international politics on Earth.
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Post by Clive Koopa on Sept 19, 2007 16:29:14 GMT -5
So if that is the case, shouldn't Morton be Morton Koopa II, not Morton Koopa Jr unless Bowser's actual name is Morton too?
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Post by komrade on Sept 19, 2007 18:35:06 GMT -5
So if that is the case, shouldn't Morton be Morton Koopa II, not Morton Koopa Jr unless Bowser's actual name is Morton too? If what is the case? We left that topic a while back. But anyway, I stand by my position that perhaps Jr. and II are one and the same in KK culture. |
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Post by Meta Black Yoshi on Sept 20, 2007 2:23:37 GMT -5
Or maybe Bowser's midle name is Morton or something. Or maybe he's one of those who has two firsts names. I know some people with two first names. And my mom has two last names... Sometimes she likes to combine them to make a completely new last name....:/
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Post by shadowgoomba on Sept 20, 2007 3:02:15 GMT -5
Unless a different culture like suggested earlier, I geuss this is a question with no answer. Nintendo wanted to put a reference in and didn't care (as always) that they are breaking the canon.
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Post by Rex on Sept 20, 2007 5:51:28 GMT -5
They didn't break cannon, they just disregarded the rules of our culture. Just as they broke the rules of science with the viruses.
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Post by Clive Koopa on Sept 20, 2007 6:24:24 GMT -5
How about that every Koopa seems to have the surname "Koopa" and most of them having first names beginning with "Koop". And the same goes with Goombas who have first names beginning with "Goom" with their surnames never mentioned.
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Post by shadowgoomba on Sept 20, 2007 9:49:45 GMT -5
Actually, that makes sense. Long ago, when language was first developing and they started to give people names, they might have given people species names, as no one creature was dominant. It just seems weird to us because we wouldn't name someone Joe Human. But that's only because we are the only sentinent species. First names could be nicknames, names after famous people (as in Goombario), or just another way to show species.
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Post by komrade on Sept 20, 2007 12:34:50 GMT -5
So, in that case, would you classify KK and MK culture as medieval, since surnames and titles are status-oriented?
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Post by shadowgoomba on Sept 20, 2007 13:22:56 GMT -5
When did medieval times change surnames based on rank? Give me an example. It doesn't have to be medieval either, it could just be an aspect of their culture. Besides, it's not based on rank, it's based on species.
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Post by PDoogan on Sept 20, 2007 14:21:55 GMT -5
I think the whole "koop" and "goom" thing is probably just tradition. Just how certain cultures give certin names to there childern more then others.
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