Richard Parker, for the most part of Life of Pi, is described as a tiger sharing the lifeboat with the boy, Pi. At first their relationship is based on fear, but, as the tiger becomes dependent on Pi for food and water, it turns to compromise, with both giving a little to get a little.
I was going for the Richard Parker in Edgar Poe’s story The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket or the victim in the Mignonette’s shipwreck. The reference to Pi threw me out and I had to look it up.
Cool. I like Frazz’s (i take it anyway) Indian from India character, letting me know about something I did not have a clue about. “The Life of Pi” Thank you all. Frazz, Jef, and the unnamed young man.
There’s a myth about how lions sneezed out the first cats when Noah asked God for help in controlling excess vermin on the ark. If I had (liked) cats I’d probably give them names like Phlegm or Mucus.
Bilan 11 months ago
Richard Parker was also an English sailor that was executed for mutiny.
electricshadow Premium Member 11 months ago
Is your cat a tiger tabby?
Rhetorical_Question 11 months ago
Richard Parker, for the most part of Life of Pi, is described as a tiger sharing the lifeboat with the boy, Pi. At first their relationship is based on fear, but, as the tiger becomes dependent on Pi for food and water, it turns to compromise, with both giving a little to get a little.
c001 11 months ago
Can’t say I’m a nerd but greatly enjoyed “Life of Pi”. Despite its hasty ending.
Limpid Lizard 11 months ago
They’ll be impressed because, as everyone knows, lowly janitors are ignorant and illiterate high school dropouts.
Georgette Washington Bunny 11 months ago
And here I thought he named his cat after Spider-Man’s dad.
sandpiper 11 months ago
This arc has possibilities. Should be interesting.
elbow macaroni 11 months ago
Why is a Life of Pi reference funny or even clever?
jessegooddoggy 11 months ago
Better than a parakeet I knew of back in the 50s named The Durango Kid.
cabalonrye 11 months ago
I was going for the Richard Parker in Edgar Poe’s story The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket or the victim in the Mignonette’s shipwreck. The reference to Pi threw me out and I had to look it up.
Jhony-Yermo 11 months ago
Cool. I like Frazz’s (i take it anyway) Indian from India character, letting me know about something I did not have a clue about. “The Life of Pi” Thank you all. Frazz, Jef, and the unnamed young man.
"Doon the Watter" on the Waverley 11 months ago
That is a GREAT book, highly recommend it.
a swino 11 months ago
In general, cats are more like Richard (Stark’s) Parker.
JudyAz 11 months ago
Nice Canadian shirt
T Smith 11 months ago
Made, baked, sliced, eaten.
Spider-UK 11 months ago
Oh, I thought it was a Spider-Man reference
Brilliant_Birdie 11 months ago
Great name for a cat.
SofaKing Premium Member 11 months ago
They should be impressed the school janitor is a successful, and I would assume wealthy, songwriter.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 11 months ago
Our cats are named Leonardo DiCatrio, Dante Allihairy, Dr. Amelia Dearheart Kitty, and Fantasma de la Doña Roberta Gata (Ghost for short).
markkahler52 11 months ago
“Life of PI” seems an older reference, now, but it checks out!
adrianrune 11 months ago
There’s a myth about how lions sneezed out the first cats when Noah asked God for help in controlling excess vermin on the ark. If I had (liked) cats I’d probably give them names like Phlegm or Mucus.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 11 months ago
What did the cat do? Like Milhouse ticked that Itchy and Scratchy didn’t get to the fireworks factory.