Daniel's Disclaimer: still got nuthin'.
Hoo Boy, I can't believe I'm actually going to post this... this is an actual conversation I had with my brother, by the way, although I changed wordings to cut it down to 100. Sacrifices I have to make, ya know?
danielgudman: You're on crack.
danielgudman's brother: Seriously! Sesshoumaru is like Ken!
DG: "Barbie Ken," not "Street Fighter" Ken.
DGB: Yeah.
DG: How?!
DGB: They both have that hard, immoble plasticky exterior.
DG: And they both are named after swords.
DGB: ?
DG: Well, "ken" is an older term that refers to morohanotsurugi, straight double-edged swords in the Chinese form. "Sessho-maru," with different kanji, means "killing sword."
DGB: YOU are on crack.
DG: "Maru" refers to the composition of the sword, and it's the worst kind—unfolded single hardness, popular in Showa era mass-produced blades.
DGB: You're a nerd on crack.
...I really AM a big nerd. I spouted all that off the top of my head. Hopefully I'll be able to post a real story next time instead of a pathetic excuse like this. No promises, thou.
