# Nothing is sacred. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 12, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989 "2009-01-12T21:52:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/41 "2009-01-14T18:45:25Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > a childish Heffalump who is good friends with Roo. After the change in Heffalumps, can anything really get worse for the Pooniverse? ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/42 "2009-01-14T18:47:07Z")
Not _exactly_ on-topic (I’m dreading this sequel, though) I thought I would put in a plug for the Pooh audio books, read by Peter Dennis (Christopher Robin said, “\*f you want to meet the real Pooh, the bear I knew, the bear my father wrote about, listen to Peter. You will not be disappointed.”) The audio is fantastic! He does a bit too much pig grunting for Piglet for my tastes, but my entire family loves them. Every time he does Roo, i laugh. You can see more [here](http://www.pooh-corner.com/). If you go to the [recordings page](http://www.poohcorner.com/PoohRecordings.html), you can hear an excerpt. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/43 "2009-01-14T18:55:02Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > She’s supposed to be his daughter, and I’ve heard he makes “guest appearances” now and then. Not that it excuses it… or their removal of Gopher and Owl… ETA: Or Kessie. (I um… watch it sometimes) Gopher should never have been \*in \* in the first place. What, there weren’t enough characters in the original? As long as we don’t get the often-threatened Narnia books “without the intrusive religious element” I guess I can live with things. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/44 "2009-01-14T18:57:20Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > Dear God, that does sound frightful. I feel like I should buy a copy just to burn it. My first thought: Will there be witty, well-written 1-star reviews of _Return To The Secret Garden_ at Amazon? Why, [yes](http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0451192281/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_1?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar)! ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/45 "2009-01-14T19:09:17Z")
Next on the unwanted childhood sequels list: _Where the Even Wilder Things Are_ _Max Wilder: Monster P.I._ _Wild Things Gone Wild_ _Where the Wild Things Are and the Chocolate Factory_ _Mayer vs. Sendak: WWE Smackdown_ ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/46 "2009-01-14T19:13:45Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > Early the '91 Pooh Bear series (New Adventures) was the Pooh I grew up on, so yes, she’s newer. (I honestly don’t remember much about her, but I think she was cute, she kind of acted like Rabbits adopted daughter iirc.) The weirdest part…not only did it take me the longest time to realize Kessie was female, but I think it was after the turn of the century to realize Rabbit was supposed to be _male_. That’s what happens when you take the bold step of leaving out the [tertiary sexual characteristics](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TertiarySexualCharacteristics). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![vison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e47774/32.png) [@vison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vison)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/47 "2009-01-14T22:18:59Z")
> [@Flutterby](#): > > Recently there came out a [prequel to Anne of Green Gables.](http://www.amazon.ca/Before-Green-Gables-Budge-Wilson/dp/0670067210) > > I haven’t read it, really it doesn’t appeal to me and I’m afraid to though the reviews I read were positive. I read 2 pages and threw it across the room in a fit of rage and loathing. It has nothing whatsover, neither the least jot nor tittle, not the most infinitesimal iota of anything at all to do with the Anne we all know and love. It is, in short, a vile execrescence on the literary world and the author has shat upon one of my most beloved and sacred characters. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/48 "2009-01-14T22:42:29Z")
> [@Fish](#): > > Next on the unwanted childhood sequels list: > > _Where the Even Wilder Things Are_ > _Max Wilder: Monster P.I._ > _Wild Things Gone Wild_ > _Where the Wild Things Are and the Chocolate Factory_ > _Mayer vs. Sendak: WWE Smackdown_ _The Giving Tree: This Time, We Rip Out the Effing Roots_ _The Revelation to John, Part Two: The Return to Patmos_ Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/49 "2009-01-14T23:11:41Z")
I’ve been disillusioned since Malory did his unauthorized book of King Arthur stories. Oh, wait. I really don’t think this is a problem, & I am no fan of the Disney Pooh. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/50 "2009-01-14T23:20:54Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > As long as we don’t get the often-threatened Narnia books “without the intrusive religious element” I guess I can live with things. A) Who on earth is threatening such a thing? B) That would be the shortest book series ever. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/51 "2009-01-14T23:29:26Z")
So set me straight… Winnie the Pooh is called that because he’s the color of… ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/52 "2009-01-15T00:33:36Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > So set me straight… > > Winnie the Pooh is called that because he’s the color of… I was thinking today about why Pooh was called that- then I remembered that Milne wrote he had to go “pooh” to shoo the flies away after he got stuck in Rabbit’s warren and couldn’t put his arms down. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/53 "2009-01-15T00:54:22Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > She’s supposed to be his daughter, and I’ve heard he makes “guest appearances” now and then. Not that it excuses it… or their removal of Gopher and Owl… ETA: Or Kessie. (I um… watch it sometimes) Not sure where you head that, but you’ve been misinformed. Unless, of course, Christopher Robin is supposed to be an 8-year-old father. On top of that, Darby has a British accent in the UK version of the show. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/54 "2009-01-15T08:39:19Z")
> [@Algher](#): > > Christopher Robin is a Furry. > > _(I am SO going to hell for that one, plus it could start a really ugly Pit thread!)_ Save some room for me in that hand basket. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989/55 "2009-01-15T18:58:13Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Not sure where you head that, but you’ve been misinformed. Unless, of course, Christopher Robin is supposed to be an 8-year-old father. Disney is just trying to keep with the times. Ever heard of Jamie Lynn Spears? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-is-sacred/480989.md?page=2)