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* [[Altum Videtur]]: |
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{{quote|"Friends, Romans, and countrymen, lend me your ears!" |
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(They were all of them fond of quotations ) }} |
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* [[Captain Obvious]]/[[As You Know]]: |
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{{quote|"We have sailed many months, we have sailed many weeks, |
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(Four weeks to the month you may mark), |
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But never as yet ('tis your Captain who speaks) |
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Have we caught the least glimpse of a Snark! }} |
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* [[Carnivore Confusion]]: |
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{{quote|He came as a Butcher: but gravely declared, |
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When the ship had been sailing a week, |
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He could only kill Beavers. The Bellman looked scared, |
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And was almost too frightened to speak: |
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But at length he explained, in a tremulous tone, |
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There was only one Beaver on board; |
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And that was a tame one he had of his own, |
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Whose death would be deeply deplored. |
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The Beaver, who happened to hear the remark, |
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Protested, with tears in its eyes, |
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That not even the rapture of hunting the Snark |
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Could atone for that dismal surprise! }} |
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* [[Courtroom Antic]]: The Barrister's dream. |
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* [[Crippling Overspecialization]]: Pretty much everyone on board who got any useful skill in the first place. |
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* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Most of the characters. |
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Most of the characters. |
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* [[Feigning Intelligence]]: |
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{{quote|He was thoughtful and grave--but the orders he gave |
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Were enough to bewilder a crew. |
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When he cried "Steer to starboard, but keep her head larboard!" |
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What on earth was the helmsman to do? |
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Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes: |
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A thing, as the Bellman remarked, |
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That frequently happens in tropical climes, |
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When a vessel is, so to speak, "snarked." }} |
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* [[For Doom the Bell Tolls]]: As well as several mentions in the text, it's notable that the Bellman's bell is in every single illustration. |
* [[For Doom the Bell Tolls]]: As well as several mentions in the text, it's notable that the Bellman's bell is in every single illustration. |
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* [[Hey, You]]: Played with, due to the Baker having forgotten his own name: |
* [[Hey, You]]: Played with, due to the Baker having forgotten his own name: |
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{{quote|He would answer to "Hi!" or to any loud cry, |
{{quote|He would answer to "Hi!" or to any loud cry, |
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Such as "Fry me!" or "Fritter my wig!" |
Such as "Fry me!" or "Fritter my wig!" |
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To "What-you-may-call-um!" or "What-was-his-name!" |
To "What-you-may-call-um!" or "What-was-his-name!" |
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But especially "Thing-um-a-jig!" }} |
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** This also leads to an [[I Have Many Names]]: |
** This also leads to an [[I Have Many Names]]: |
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{{quote|His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends," |
{{quote|His intimate friends called him "Candle-ends," |
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And his enemies "Toasted-cheese." }} |
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* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: From the Bellman |
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: From the Bellman |
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{{quote|The Bellman perceived that their spirits were low, |
{{quote|The Bellman perceived that their spirits were low, |
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And repeated in musical tone |
And repeated in musical tone |
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Some jokes he had kept for a season of woe— |
Some jokes he had kept for a season of woe— |
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But the crew would do nothing but groan. }} |
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** Also, snarks look grave at them. |
** Also, snarks look grave at them. |
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* [[The Musical]]: [[wikipedia:The Hunting of the Snark (musical)|One was made]] of it in [[The Eighties]]. |
* [[The Musical]]: [[wikipedia:The Hunting of the Snark (musical)|One was made]] of it in [[The Eighties]]. |
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{{quote|"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried, |
{{quote|"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried, |
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As he landed his crew with care; |
As he landed his crew with care; |
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Supporting each man on the top of the tide |
Supporting each man on the top of the tide |
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By a finger entwined in his hair. }} |
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{{quote|"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: |
{{quote|"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: |
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That alone should encourage the crew. |
That alone should encourage the crew. |
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Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: |
Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: |
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What I tell you three times is true." }} |
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* [[Theme Initials]]: Everyone's [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|appellation]] starts with a B. |
* [[Theme Initials]]: Everyone's [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|appellation]] starts with a B. |
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* [[World of Chaos]] |
* [[World of Chaos]] |