It’s all about the pronunciations.
First off, it’s Brian JAKES, not like the French ocean explorer. I used to argue for the French, until I heard it on the audiobook of Martin the Warrior. The narrator pronounced it weirdly. Yeah, I found out the narrator was the author.
So much fun. Characters named Felldoh, Tramun Clogg, Badrang, Grumm, and Snogglenose – you just keep pronouncing them as you go through the day. My daughter was called a salty searat the entire road trip today.
Also – Mike – what’s your take on the pouting Olympic wrestler?
A cranky Olympian. I didn’t predict it.
Semi-related posts:
I and all the good wrestlers I know are cranky. Every tried to lose 10 lbs in a night and then wrestle an hour after weigh-ins? It will make you cranky.
That’s why golfers have no room to complain. They can eat while playing their sport.
A little known fact: Phelps does, too. His gills sift plankton and krill.
(My brother says this is performance-enhancing.)
Be careful, blue algae will make you pee blue!