Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 They see me troooollin. . . And how do you know he's in another country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Originally Posted By: Seiðmaðr Eld And how do you know he's in another country? Tintin is a Belgian reporter, and yet in the linked image both he and the people carrying him are sporting clothes suited for an environment much warmer than Belgium (The average temperature is [...] highest in July at 18 °C (64.4 °F)" - Wikipedia). Also he is clearly either sunburnt, or embarrassed for some reason. Since his hat is a particularly good one, we can safely assume it isn't the latter. Oh, and I'm pretty sure Congolese people weren't employed to carry people around in Belgium in that manner, and certainly not for somebody with Tintin's job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Originally Posted By: Nikki. Oh, and I'm pretty sure Congolese people weren't employed to carry people around in Belgium in that manner, I'm sure they made exceptions for the king/queen, and don't they still have rickshaws in east-asia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Originally Posted By: Cock a dudle doo Originally Posted By: Nikki. Oh, and I'm pretty sure Congolese people weren't employed to carry people around in Belgium in that manner, I'm sure they made exceptions for the king/queen, and don't they still have rickshaws in east-asia? In response to your first point, please read sentences fully. Quote: Oh, and I'm pretty sure Congolese people weren't employed to carry people around in Belgium in that manner, and certainly not for somebody with Tintin's job. In response to your second, sure. But Belgium isn't in East-Asia, so either way he's in another country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I wonder where Snowy is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Clearly, it's the pith helmet. I mean, if I were walking down the street with a group of friends and saw someone wearing such a fantastic hat, we'd want to carry him around too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Oh my bad I see Snowy now. But why isn't the dog getting a ride too. Tintin should be ashamed. Oh and check this pic out: Tintin returns the favour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Aoslare Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 "Tintin returns the favour" ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 While reading over the wiki entry on Tintin in the Congo I found this gem. "When the album was to be published in Denmark and Sweden in the 1970s, the publishers objected to a scene on page 56 of the colour book, in which Tintin blows up a rhinoceros with a stick of dynamite." lol OMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 No wonder rhinos are endangered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Tintin was a bomb-throwing rhino-poacher? Say it ain't so! And no wonder people don't trust journalists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Tirien Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Apparently Tintin was the original Bomberman, except he didnt wear a wierd suit and have a giant head. Oh wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Synergy Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Points go to Skomer. Little known is that Tintin was a good bit of the inspiration for the Raiders of the Lost Ark film. See "Prisoners of the Sun" in particular to see some uncanny resemblances. I loved these books as a kid. Apart from the first two rather embarrassing Tintin books from the 30's, Tintin wasn't particularly any more racist than other period material of western origin. But they were the comic book series that made me laugh out loud more than anything else I read in my childhood. There are a lot of cultural references to Tintin that seem to have outlived familiarity with Tintin himself. Thompson Twins, the group, being one. -S- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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