Hey, Speaking of Luanne.....or, Good Grief, How Could I Miss That??!

DeathFox's question had me thinking about Luanne's looks, and it suddenly dawned on me that she shows every sign of having been a victim of fetal alcohol syndrome........the wide-set eyes, flattish nose, behavioral problems, low IQ ( and I wnced when I wrote that, but we all know it's true ).........it's all textbook stuff, isn't it? And, of course, with Leanne as a mother, how could she have avoided it? Dang, considering everything she's up against, the poor kid does pretty darn well, doesn't she?

[email] wrote:

] Dang, considering everything she's up against, the poor kid ] does pretty darn well, doesn't she?

She's an inspired auto mechanic and has a lot of initiative. With the insurance money from the trailer, she's just one good break from being the most successful person in Arlen (at least until Connie earns a doctorate).

And she could make a mint selling copies of that blooper.

Talking of Connie:

Kahn always calls her Kahn Jr. which must be her given name. Should he be doing this? I had thought that "Junior" was only used for men...

In Doonesbury, Joan Caucus Redfern's daughter is named Joan Jr.(or Joanie and Joanie Jr), but referred to as J.J.

Bollistic wrote:

] In Doonesbury, Joan Caucus Redfern's daughter is named Joan Jr.(or Joanie and ] Joanie Jr), but referred to as J.J. ] ] -- ] Dave ] ] ] Brian Barjenbruch wrote: ] ]> >Kahn always calls her Kahn Jr. which must be her given name. Should he ]> be doing this? I had thought that "Junior" was only used for men...

The plant in _The Little Shop of Horrors_ (the original one, with Jack Nicholson) was "Audrey, Jr." It's certainly more common with men than women, but Connie explained it in her first episode as being because her father wanted a boy (to which Bobby replied that his did, too). It just means the younger one.

R J Valentine wrote in message ...

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Let me just be horribly anal-retentive and give you this:

Main Entry: 1ju�nior Pronunciation: 'j�n-y&r Function: adjective Etymology: Latin, comparative of juvenis young -- more at YOUNG Date: 13th century 1 a : less advanced in age : YOUNGER -- used chiefly to distinguish a son with the same given name as his father b (1) : YOUTHFUL (2) : designed for young people and especially adolescents c : of more recent date and therefore inferior or subordinate <a junior lien> <snip>

'Young' gives you a lot of stuff about youth, and its various old world conventions.

I love the fact that Kahnnie is Kahn, Jr. frankly. My parents fantasized about naming me Stephanie after my pop, but they decided against it, TG. I'd rather be Stephen Jr. with a story.

But I prefer Kristin to all of the rest.

Kristin

Kristin; I love the fact that Kahnnie is Kahn, Jr. frankly. My parents fantasized about naming me Stephanie after my pop, but they decided against it, TG. I'd rather be Stephen Jr. with a story. But I prefer Kristin to all of the rest.

Jessi; I always thought she was named Kahn junior because Khan had no son.He has also referred to her as his son."You are not longer my son". BTW,I was named after my great grandfather,Jesse Duncan.My mother wanted to name me Anne Marie,but when dad found out I would be the last child,he named me Jessica Anne.Had I been named Anne,the first initials of my siblings and my names,in order,would have spelled my maternal grandmothers name.That would have been cool.

You could have had your initials put on T-shirts and lined up at a family reunion. Remember, I'm pulling for you; we're all in this together. ---Red Green

R J Valentine wrote:

I've seen this done historically as well, particularly if a daughter were named after a still-living, older relative.

Matt Lupo

On 23 Mar 1999, R J Valentine wrote:

I agree! Luanne is pretty smart and set in some ways, and no she doesn't have behavior problems, the reason she acts like she does is because she's had a bad past. Also, how can a fictional cartoon character have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?

Or a speech impediment, or a narrow urethra, or ...

Paul

In article , DEL-LAGO wrote:

Cartoon characters can "have"whatever the writers want them to "have". Kind of like being a deity, and getting paid for it.

Perhaps the creator has FAS and has passed it on to Luanne. Remember Luanne Platter is real. Just as Arlen is real. When the movie finally makes it to the screen (ala Flintstones) who will play the main characters?

arch stanton

In article , arch stanton wrote:

Hmm... Homer Simpson could play Hank, the Bumstead girl (whats her name?) could play Luanne, Dennis the Menace could play Bobbie ...