Goethe origins

spinnigold · 2007.12.23, 01:44 PM

I'm willing to bet a good deal of you know this already, but I came across this little factlet on a site just now and I had to share it

Goethe couldn't stand the sound of barking dogs and could only write if he had an apple rotting in the drawer of his desk.

That's Johann Wolfgang Goethe, German writer-- most famous work 'Faust' if any of you didn't know (which I think is probably unlikely knowing you guys XD). And also Ringo's cat.

Again, I'm willing to bet you all knew this, but what an obscure referal way to name a cat. Ringo is my hero

jigenbakuda · 2007.12.23, 08:14 PM

I'm new here so I didn't know... great info. Ringo is so well versed in non-japanese stuff... That is a very interesting person to name a cat after. What other weird stuff like that does princess ringo do?

kuro_neko · 2007.12.23, 08:35 PM

who says she knew about the apple? She might have just appreciated his work. I have a black cat named Poe yet that doesn't mean when I named him I knew every facet of Edgar's life.

Cinders · 2007.12.24, 07:54 AM

She has a cat?! Any pictures of it? :3

Orenji · 2007.12.24, 08:34 AM

...Sorry, I had to do it

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frecklegirl · 2007.12.24, 12:57 PM

Yeah right. Since when has Ringo offered up pictures of her personal life for us all to look at?

...I'd like to see it too though <3 kitty

Cinders · 2007.12.24, 03:02 PM

:3 I wonder if it looks like my cat. <3

(I was this close *pinches* to naming my cat Shiina or Ringo.)

Canto · 2007.12.24, 07:07 PM

It's almost insulting to claim the others don't know J.W. Goethe... Everybody learned of him in their high schools didn't they?

kuro_neko · 2007.12.24, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Canto

It's almost insulting to claim the others don't know J.W. Goethe... Everybody learned of him in their high schools didn't they?

Nope. Never studied him in high school.

Orenji · 2007.12.25, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by kuro_neko

Nope. Never studied him in high school.

Me neither.

2007.12.23, 08:14 PM	#2
jigenbakuda Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 271	I'm new here so I didn't know... great info. Ringo is so well versed in non-japanese stuff... That is a very interesting person to name a cat after. What other weird stuff like that does princess ringo do? __________________ If one lays a trap, isn't it the victims fault for falling in?

2007.12.24, 12:57 PM	#6
frecklegirl apple-princess Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 2,183	Yeah right. Since when has Ringo offered up pictures of her personal life for us all to look at? ...I'd like to see it too though <3 kitty __________________ Nostalgic Lavender// Ringo Shiina Translations NL Updates: Twitter \|\| Facebook

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2007.12.23, 08:35 PM	#3
kuro_neko Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: World's End Posts: 2,991	who says she knew about the apple? She might have just appreciated his work. I have a black cat named Poe yet that doesn't mean when I named him I knew every facet of Edgar's life.

2007.12.24, 07:54 AM	#4
Cinders Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 132	She has a cat?! Any pictures of it? :3

2007.12.24, 08:34 AM	#5
Orenji Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 1,628	...Sorry, I had to do it .

2007.12.24, 03:02 PM	#7
Cinders Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 132	:3 I wonder if it looks like my cat. <3 (I was this close pinches to naming my cat Shiina or Ringo.)

2007.12.24, 07:07 PM	#8
Canto Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 135	It's almost insulting to claim the others don't know J.W. Goethe... Everybody learned of him in their high schools didn't they?