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It brings me an almost indescribable joy to find that Wally is the original name. Yet I have no idea why. Waldo always seemed a bit of a strange name, and it s
by robgough 15y ago
It brings me an almost indescribable joy to find that Wally is the original name. Yet I have no idea why.
Waldo always seemed a bit of a strange name, and it still confuses me why it would be changed for the US market. Anyone know why (Wiki doesn't say).
- LearnYouALisp 15y agoMe too. Probably some committee or executive idea.
- polymatter 15y agoat a guess its for market differentiation. like how I get the "international" version of US textbooks, which are exactly the same but with a different cover on the front. Or how Harry Potters and the Philosophers Stone needed a title change to sell to US. Or how you can get adult and child versions of the Harry Potter books.
- ward 15y agoGone with Where is Waldo?! The all new meta-existential gamebook Why is Waldo? is out now in your nearest bookshop! I felt dirty with all the exclamation marks.
- tomjen3 15y agoThen you may cry when I tell you that his name is Holger in Denmark.
- haraball 15y agoIn Norway it's Willy. Kind of strange with all the different names for the same character.
- LearnYouALisp 15y agoI'm surprised, would have expected that in Germany.
- eru 15y ago> I'm surprised, would have expected that in Germany. Wo ist Walter?