They Might Be Giants

[Sethomas]

Never underestimate the power of American xenophobic ignorance.

[HunterRose]

eh? I didn't quite get what you were saying.

[Grislygus]

I don't think that ignorance of Don Quixote indicates xenophobia rather than just plain disinterest in anything historical.

[Pub Lover]

Originally Posted by HunterRose

I was just shortening the name reference, I doubt many have seen the movie "They Might Be Giants"; but I doubt few people in America, or Europe have heard of Don Quixote.

Your sentence is clunky & unhelpful.

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[HunterRose]

I understand that, at the moment though my mind is kinda turned to mush after reading ten books in a row before they were due back in the library.

EDIT: I'll just use the wiki entry part

Originally Posted by They Might Be Giants Name

The band takes its name from the 1971 movie They Might Be Giants starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward (based on the play of the same name written by James Goldman). The play (and movie) title is an allusion to Don Quixote, who mistook windmills for giants. George C. Scott's character discusses man's ability to invent and analyze past the obvious, saying:

According to John Flansburgh, the name had been used and subsequently discarded by a friend of the band who had a ventriloquism act. The name was then adopted by the band who had been searching for a suitable name.

A common misconception is that the name of the band is a reference to themselves and an allusion to future success. In an interview John Flansburgh said (paraphrasing) that the words "they might be giants" are just a very outward-looking forward thing which they liked. He clarified this in the documentary movie Gigantic by explaining that the name refers to the outside world of possibilities that they saw as a fledgling band. In an earlier radio interview, John Linnell described the phrase as "something very paranoid sounding".[14]

The band's name is parodied in Terry Pratchett's novel Soul Music by the dwarf "rock band", "We're Certainly Dwarfs". Pratchett has repeatedly stated they are his favorite band.

[Grislygus]

The band takes its name from the 1971 movie They Might Be Giants starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward (based on the play of the same name written by James Goldman). The play (and movie) title is an allusion to Don Quixote, who mistook windmills for giants.

There. Out of all that text, this is the only thing that you needed to quote.

Of course, "needed" may not exactly be the right word, since I already freaking said it.

[HunterRose]

and

According to John Flansburgh, the name had been used and subsequently discarded by a friend of the band who had a ventriloquism act. The name was then adopted by the band who had been searching for a suitable name.

That is also important.

[Fathom Zero]

[HunterRose]

lol.
On a side note, TMBG also does the theme song to The Daily Show

[Azrael]

So you signed up to the forums solely for all of the exciting They Might Be Giants talk that goes on around here huh?

[Sethomas]

Americans are xenophobic. Thus, they intentionally ignore historical anecdotes about foreign cultures. Thus, they are ignorant.

I just wonder when Old Spanish made the conversion from X's to J's in words like Quijote. Modern Spanish translations rarely spell Cervantes' quixotic character with an x anymore.

Oh, and those Tiny Toons episodes with TMBG were the secks back in the day.

[nothing4buddha]

Originally Posted by Sam

MY FAVORITE MEMBER IS JOHN

thats hilarious you dicks its ok to laugh

[HunterRose]

Originally Posted by Azrael

So you signed up to the forums solely for all of the exciting They Might Be Giants talk that goes on around here huh?

No; but I did just start this topic and find fellow fans ^_^

[Rabid Child]

I'm asking my parents for the 9 albums i'm missing of theirs and the music video dvd used on amazon

[noob3]

Originally Posted by Grislygus

There. Out of all that text, this is the only thing that you needed to quote.

im grislygus and reading hurts my brains

[GADZOOKS]

Originally Posted by Jixby Phillips

I like when garfield and friends parodied malcolm in the middle and they did a parody of their own theme "you aint the boss of ME-OW"

Garfield you prince