== Deckard is Descartes is /deck-art/ == 

 The human ersatz who claimed credit above for deleting the Deckard=Descartes piece is – in the tone he's himself accustomed to for qualifying others – the dumberest ignorant idiot: 

 * Dick, who majored in German, would hardly ignore that "-ard" is pronounced "-art" in German – cf. current German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, whose first name is pronounced /gair-hart/. 

 * Dick, who was so interested in philosophy, would hardly ignore that Descartes, philosopher of the "Cogito, ergo sum " (I think, therefore I am) and eponymous of 'cartesian', was an ideal reference for his Deckard. 

 * Dick, who named his literary alter-ego "Horselover Fat" because "Philo hippos" is Greek for "Horse lover" and "Dick" is German for "fat", is hardly the last one can suspect of such games with names. 

 Unfortunately, if  seems to be a dick, he's not of the Philip K. sort. 

 Further reading: http://www.brmovie.com/Analysis/Postmodern_Memories.htm 

 ← 1 July 2005 18:37 (UTC)