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Monday, 22 September 2008

It's WALLY, not WALDO

OK, the retarded translation of "Philosopher" to "Sorcerer" for the US release of the first Harry Potter book is pretty old news now, but I decided to play on an old joke that my sister and I came up with around the time of the first film's release.

Anyway, apparently they changed the title because "a child would not want to read a book that sounded as though it was associated with philosophy." Well, that's understandable. Actually, come to think of it, a lot of aspects of the book titles might be unappealing to morons. This is what they should've done:

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The "issue" still grinds my gears because it's used in the media much more often than it should be. It doesn't even make sense. A sorcerer is not the same thing as a philosopher. There is no legendary "Sorcerer's Stone" supposedly capable of turning inexpensive metals into gold. And don't get me started on "The Golden Compass." Gargh. It's not even a fucking compass, it just looks a bit like one.

Yeah I know these Photoshops are shit but I'm sure it doesn't alter the point of the joke.