# Tintin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin/183526>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 22, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin/183526 "2003-06-22T02:18:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin/183526/21 "2003-06-22T21:51:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Maastricht \*  
> \*\*Prof Calulus: Prof. Zonnebloem (“Sunflower”) \*\*

Which is a litterla translation of the French name, professeur Tournesol (sunflower in French).

_Tintin au Congo_ was the **first** book I read by myself in 1962 !

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin/183526/22 "2003-06-23T00:33:30Z")

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_The Adventures Of Fifine_ is an on-line comic strip about an anthropomorphic fox girl, and is a wonderful tribute to Tintin.

[LINK](http://fifine.purrsia.com/COMICS.html)  
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Check it out!

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