tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post6737994904076368897..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Quiet FridayMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-21363744312016287782011-11-23T05:50:37.167-08:002011-11-23T05:50:37.167-08:00Now I have the Wallace & Gromit theme song run...Now I have the Wallace & Gromit theme song running through my head. And a powerful urge to watch at least one of the episodes tonight...Pat Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017241100280042937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-20807057594813157772011-11-12T07:17:52.380-08:002011-11-12T07:17:52.380-08:00I stand corrected, Richard. My thanks.
Oh, and I...I stand corrected, Richard. My thanks.<br /><br />Oh, and I also corrected my misspelling of Gromit's name. I mention that so nobody thinks it was your mistake.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-5530963172836973272011-11-11T17:09:52.037-08:002011-11-11T17:09:52.037-08:00Of course, Wallace and Grommet predate the steampu...<b>Of course, Wallace and Grommet predate the steampunk phenomenon.</b><br /><br />Apparently the word "steampunk" was coined in 1987, and I remember that I (and I think many other people) became aware of the term in connection with <i>The Difference Engine</i> (1990).<br /><br />Wallace and Gromit first appeared in 1989, but in my opinion did not achieve breakout fame until <i>The Wrong Trousers</i> (1993).<br /><br />So W&G arrived about the same time as, or a little later than, the <b>first</b> outbreak of self-styled steampunk....Richard Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833387144768089695noreply@blogger.com