Actually, no. 杰 is used in words meaning "outstanding", and 猊 used in words referring to a mythical lion-like creature, but here it looks like they're both just being used for the sound (jiéní). I'm completely missing the cultural reference here. Is it about somebody named Jenny?
Eff did a bit on the hat last week that I thought was interesting. It was on striking a balance between Fox's rights to maintain copyright and small knitters who were getting cease and desist letters for knitting hats for comic con.
GilM:
Awesome. And, I think it's "Cunning, don't you think?"
July 24, 2013, 9:17 pmchris:
"A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything."
July 24, 2013, 11:08 pmobloodyhell:
Unfortunately, the characters say "I love it in the bum". :oD
July 25, 2013, 6:26 ammorganovich:
shiny!
July 25, 2013, 7:17 amJason Brunson:
AWESOME!
July 25, 2013, 8:38 pmobloodyhell:
Wearing that certainly seems to be a cunning stunt.
July 26, 2013, 7:22 amhanmeng:
Actually, no. 杰 is used in words meaning "outstanding", and 猊 used in words referring to a mythical lion-like creature, but here it looks like they're both just being used for the sound (jiéní). I'm completely missing the cultural reference here. Is it about somebody named Jenny?
July 26, 2013, 5:42 pmbigmaq1980:
http://blog.whedonesque.com/post/47599212583/pretty-cunning-dont-you-think
Firefly TV series reference.
This link may get the point(s) across better... ;)
http://io9.com/the-jaynes-hat-inspired-bra-is-pretty-cunning-dont-y-486105332
July 28, 2013, 1:22 pmMondak:
Eff did a bit on the hat last week that I thought was interesting. It was on striking a balance between Fox's rights to maintain copyright and small knitters who were getting cease and desist letters for knitting hats for comic con.
http://boingboing.net/2013/07/26/what-eff-learned-at-comic-con.html
Also, now I have "The Hero of Canton" stuck in my head. . . which is not a bad thing.
July 29, 2013, 7:24 am