Editing Talk:1648: Famous Duos

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== No rhyme nor reason to these pairings? ==

It appears the pairings are completely random. I was looking for some deeper meaning to them but it seems this is one of those comics to be taken entirely at face value. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.12|108.162.216.12]] 14:18, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Aren't "Pinky and Clyde" also the names of the pink and orange Pacman ghosts? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.36|108.162.216.36]] 11:48, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
: Yes, this is true. Are there any other sensible pairings? [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.35|173.245.54.35]] 17:10, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
::I noticed an interesting pun with "Timon and Garfunkel" in that "Timon" is the same as "Simon" just with a different first letter. And "Mario" rhymes with "Romeo" [[Special:Contributions/141.101.70.61|141.101.70.61]] 20:25, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
: I added this to the explanation. [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 05:45, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
:::There seems to be many sensible pairings... --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 16:19, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

You've already posted the correct pairs, but of course I wanted to draw them with lines, nursery school style:

http://i.imgur.com/tWTJAYC.gif

[[Special:Contributions/108.162.228.143|108.162.228.143]] 15:33, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

== Possible inspiration ==
Possible inspiration: the comedy music duo calling themselves Garfunkel and Oates
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.48|108.162.216.48]] 15:45, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

:Yes, that was my first thought as well. Never heard of Hall. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.5|108.162.219.5]] 16:08, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

:: If you're from the U.S. and over 35, you probably should have.  Hall & Oates are the [http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/hall-and-oates-road-to-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20131216 best-selling musical duo of all time]. [[User:Fryhole|Fryhole]] ([[User talk:Fryhole|talk]]) 20:47, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

:: "Never heard of Hall", this statement saddens me greatly, LOL! It's up there with Kanye fans thinking he discovered Paul McCartney. :) Wow. I myself had barely heard of Garfunkel & Oates until I looked up and watched their show, they're the obscure ones here. I, however, agree that they probably inspired this comic, or at least contributed. - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/198.41.235.191|198.41.235.191]] 00:54, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

:: I was thinking of (Captains) {{w|Robert Falcon Scott|Scott}} and {{w|Lawrence Oates|Oates}} , I must admit, but then I'm British.  (Needs more emphasis...  "...but then I'm ''British''!!"  That's better.  We do love our {{w|Terra Nova Expedition|glorious failures}}, at least our historic ones.) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.152.95|162.158.152.95]] 10:22, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

As currently described, the cycles thing does not make any sense to me. The order seems wrong. For example, the way the first cycle makes sense is to start with Thelma and Louise, Batman and Robin; and end with Anna and the King,Calvin and Hobbes. That way you've arrived back at the top and would only repeat if you continued. Can anyone justify the current order? [[User:Trlkly|Trlkly]] ([[User talk:Trlkly|talk]]) 19:01, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
:Yeah, you can do it that way and will arrive at the same cycle lengths, each cycle just backwards. The way I did it was to go from "Thelma" to "Hobbes", then go to "Calvin" because that's who "Hobbes" belongs to, then go from "Calvin" to "The King" and so on. If the first name is the order of couples, then the second name basically just tells you the index where to jump next, that's usually how permutations are written. Your way considers the second names to be in the right order and uses the first as an index to jump to next. I also doubt it's an important part of the meaning, but I was curious how long the cycles would be. [[User:Or|or]] ([[User talk:Or|talk]]) 19:38, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

The rating system for "At the Movies", at least during Siskel and Ebert's term, was that each reviewer would give a thumbs up or thumbs down.  "Two thumbs up" referred to the aggregate rating when both reviewers liked the film.  The explanation said that Siskel gave ''Romeo and Butthead'' two thumbs up, which wouldn't make sense if we assume that the show's rules were the same. [[User:Fryhole|Fryhole]] ([[User talk:Fryhole|talk]]) 20:47, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Haven't there been some similar comics? I cannot remember which... The style reminds of [[1625: Substitutions 2]] and [[1288: Substitutions]]. But they are not like this in theme. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 23:08, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

I thought it was interesting how there's only one "Bill" and one "Ted", but both their movies are represented, I thought it indicated that there was some mismatch, like an incomplete pair somewhere... But sorting it out, I realize now that's it's only that "Bill" got one complete title, "Ted" the other. Oh well. Usually view these on my iPad, I needed a computer to truly analyze. Turns out I nerd-sniped myself, LOL! - NiceGuy1 [[Special:Contributions/198.41.235.191|198.41.235.191]] 00:47, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Seems to me that Harry/Sally are outliers here.  Every other pair is exclusively, or by far most commonly, known by the same regular pairing format of "A&B," but Harry/Sally are not most often named as a duo, as 'Harry & Sally,' but through the movie's title, "When Harry Met Sally."  When I saw 'Sally' in my first read-through, I instantly wondered "Who's the X in 'X & Sally?"  (Having already managed to forget 'When Harry Met' above.)  The only 'A&B format' pairing which I could casually dredge up with a 'Sally' was "Sally Rand And Her Magic Fan," a risqué 1930's-40's burlesque performance in which a seemingly near-nude Ms. Rand held & used large ostrich feather fans as strategic cover, thereby teasing the audience.  However, in that instance not only was Sally's A&B 'partner' an inanimate object (& thus not quite a "duo"), Sally was the pair's 'A,' while the comic's pattern requires her to be the second, 'B' name.  [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 18:09, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

[http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_and_Joliet "Mario and Joliet"] is the title of an episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'' that retells Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet''. --[[User:Tepples|Tepples]] ([[User talk:Tepples|talk]]) 02:30, 1 March 2016 (UTC)