Deloras... to rhyme or not to rhyme

S04E20 The Junior MintliveMar 21, 1993, 2:04 PM ET3 days later2 posts by 2 posters
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Derek W. Toten

I do believe this entire topic is being made much more complicated than it really is...

	JERRY said the woman's name REMINDED him of cars or fish.
                                    ^^^^^^^^
	MYSTERY WOMAN said her name RHYMED with a female body part.
                                    ^^^^^^
Two different things entirely.  And what did Jerry see in the 'fridge
that made him think of the name?  Nothing.  The action of opening
the refrigerator was a throwaway action.  Although, I DID like the
suggestion of the poster who equated it with a light bulb coming
on over his head (i.e., the refrigerator light).

And finally, IS her name Deloras, or was that just another guess? When *I* watched it, it was clear to me that Jerry suddenly, and too late, recalled the woman's name. Of course it's not explicitly stated, but in every action, expression and tone of voice, this is the situation presented. The fact that she is listed as "Mystery Woman" in the credits is no evidence to the contrary. A credit list is usually compiled from the character's name as it is listed in the script. Clearly this woman's "script name" would NOT be Deloras, or any other real name. For the production purposes of the program, she was probably always known as "Mystery Woman.

Derek

Derek Toten

rberryDerek W. Toten

Absolutely. Jerry said the name had "something to do with cars OR fish OR something." Let's analyze that grammatically. It means that the name *might* have had something to do with cars, but maybe not; it *might* have had something to do with fish, but maybe not; or it *might* have had something to do with SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY that Jerry couldn't remember.

Please, give it a rest! THERE IS NO FISH CONNECTION!

Robert Berry IBM PRGS Lab, Cary NC USA