An anachronism is something that is incorrect for the time it's in. For
example, if you painted a picture of Roman soldiers fighting, and they had
M-16s, or Washington crossing the Delaware, and he's wearing a digital
watch, etc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Molina [mailto:magician_red_682_at_yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 6:12 AM
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [SkunkworksAMA] Furry Acceptance
muku muku?
--- Andrew Priest <apriest_at_netidea.com> wrote:
>
>
> b " I think that was largely designed to be an
> anachronisism -
> a 'foul' creature that believed himself to be God's
> gift to
> girls. For as you may recall in the start of one of
> the
> cartoons, he effectively cleared the perfume shop he
> visited. Hmmm, maybe that is why a friend is
> studying
> French - to try and develop an accent to improve his
> chance
> of picking up..... Good luck, though he does have
> the
> advantage of not smelling like a sprayed skunk...
>
> There is that of course, and I imagine that said
> anachronism is part of the humor of the character.
> Yet, I suspect there is more to it. Have you ever
> seen a skunk walk? They have a particular stride
> that almost resembles a strut; as though they are
> showing off. This odd walk of theirs is so
> distinctive that even without the strip itb
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