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* The Drac in the movie ''Enemy Mine'' are parthenogenetic (meaning each child only has one parent.) Each Drac has a first and last name, plus a long list of ancestors names which they must remember and recite at a coming of age ceremony. (Davidge, a human character who adopted a Drac as his son, gets his own name added to the boy's lineage.) |
* The Drac in the movie ''Enemy Mine'' are parthenogenetic (meaning each child only has one parent.) Each Drac has a first and last name, plus a long list of ancestors names which they must remember and recite at a coming of age ceremony. (Davidge, a human character who adopted a Drac as his son, gets his own name added to the boy's lineage.) |
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* Weird subversion: Thanks to a miscommunication, the Arab protagonist of ''[[The 13th Warrior]]'' became known as "Eben" -- a mispronunciation of the Arabic word "ibn", which means "son of". |
* Weird subversion: Thanks to a miscommunication, the Arab protagonist of ''[[The 13th Warrior]]'' became known as "Eben" -- a mispronunciation of the Arabic word "ibn", which means "son of". |
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{{quote|'''Herger the Joyous:''' (to Ahmed) "Quis est vestri nomen?" |
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'''Melchisidek:''' (translating) "He wants to know your name." |
'''Melchisidek:''' (translating) "He wants to know your name." |
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'''Ahmed ibn Fahdlan:''' "My name is Ahmed ibn Fahdlan ibn al-Abbas ibn Rashid ibn Hamad." |
'''Ahmed ibn Fahdlan:''' "My name is Ahmed ibn Fahdlan ibn al-Abbas ibn Rashid ibn Hamad." |
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'''Herger the Joyous:''' "Eben?" |
'''Herger the Joyous:''' "Eben?" |
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'''Ahmed ibn Fahdlan:''' "No, listen, My name is Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan. "Ibn" means "son of"." |
'''Ahmed ibn Fahdlan:''' "No, listen, My name is Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan. "Ibn" means "son of"." |
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'''Herger the Joyous:''' (to the other Vikings) "Eben." }} |
'''Herger the Joyous:''' (to the other Vikings) "Eben." }} |
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* In ''Film/Thor'', Thor addresses Agent Coulson as "Son of Coul". |
* In ''Film/Thor'', Thor addresses Agent Coulson as "Son of Coul". |
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