[Dragaera] HMS Pinafore reference in Phoenix?

[Jon Lincicum]

Philip Hart wrote:
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> On Mon, 3 Nov 2008, Jon Lincicum wrote:
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>> If valid, is it possible that Phoenix contains other H.M.S. Pinafore 
>> (and/or more generic Gilbert & Sullivan) references to be found, the 
>> way Hamlet quotes have been turning up in /Athyra/? Or is this just a 
>> one-off gag?
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> _Hamlet_ is a fine thematic match for _Athyra_, being about a guy who 
> thinks too much (or see R&G, or ...).  For _Phoenix_ I'd expect to 
> find _The Winter's Tale_ references before G&S.  "Corcoran" is a very 
> common name - http://www.google.com/search?q=corcoran - I see no 
> reason to think G&S at all.  Esp. since we (or anyway I) learned about 
> the randomness of "Tibbs" here the other day (nothing as it happens to 
> do with doro tibs, just a pick by a guy who happened to win an auction 
> to name the character).

Good point.

It was really the seafaring aspect of the beginning of /Phoenix/ that 
got me to thinking this might be more than just simple coincidence, but 
I can't really find anything else to back this up. Oh well.

Majikjon