I don't remember seeing this posted before, so excuse me if this is old news.
I was watching the rerun of Space Pilot 3000 tonight with a friend who speaks Swedish. He explained to me that "Leela" actually means "purple" in Swedish. And that happens to be the color of her hair.
Just in case anyone cared. :-)
"Leigh 13" wrote:
Sheesh, I'm Swedish, and that hadn't even occured to me. It's spelled 'lila', though.
Damn.
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Leigh 13 schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: faD93.12252$[email]...
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In German too. Written "lila", pronounced "leela".
Leigh 13 escribi�:
L13> I was watching the rerun of Space Pilot L13> 3000 tonight with a friend who speaks L13> Swedish. He explained to me that "Leela" L13> actually means "purple" in Swedish. And L13> that happens to be the color of her hair.
Good theory, but considering the spelling differences and the lack of any other Swedish connection, perhaps not the best.
If you look at one of the interviews with the creators of the show (I think it's on <http://futurama.simplenet.com>) you'll see a preliminary sketch of Leela with her name spelled "Leila." That is my grandmother-in-law's name, my wife's name, and my daughter's name. Matt Groening must have changed the spelling to avoid any potential difficulties with my family. ;)
Jeffster schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: 7k8j8h$ora$[email]...
But maybe German. Leela (written lila) means purple in German too; and remember all the German (language) references in the Simpsons.
Martin Schmidt wrote:
Maybe because Groening is German himself?
I've always wondered whether MG's ancestors were of German descent. The letters "oe" can be written as "�" (I hope other newsreaders can handle this letter.) and "Gr�ning" is a normal German name.
I can't handle this "�" thing, noooooo, help!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh!!!
Jeffster wrote ...
Just a question, do you ever refer to your daughter as Leila Jr.? Actually it would be Leila III, but you get my point...
Jeffster wrote ...
JF> you'll see a preliminary sketch of Leela with her name JF> spelled "Leila." That is my grandmother-in-law's name, JF> my wife's name, and my daughter's name.
"Leigh 13" asked:
L13> do you ever refer to your daughter as Leila Jr.? L13> Actually it would be Leila III, but you get my point...
Only my grandmother-in-law used that name. My wife and daughter both use their middle names. They treat their ancestor's name the same way they treat her fine china: they use it only for special occasions. For everyday use, middle names and Mikasa ware are good enough.
Do you pronounce it lEEla or lAYla?
Leigh 13 wrote in message news:B5T93.15568$[email]...
Actually it
"grosse" asked:
G> Do you pronounce [your daughter's name as] G> lEEla or lAYla?
LEE-la, just like the Futurama character. Not LAY-la like the woman in the old song.
On Wed, 16 Jun 1999 16:27:11 GMT, Jeffster wrote:
Bork Bork Bork!
Maybe it was Princess Leia but Matt Groening had to change it because he got beaten up by George Lucas' Star Wars copyright lawyers.
Should we now create the newsgroup alt.tv.futurama.bork.bork.bork?
PLEASE! NO ONE DO THIS! THIS IS A JOKE!!!