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77.115.128.241 Since: Dec, 1969
EponymousKid Since: Jan, 2001
2011-02-20 17:57:42

How should I know what Peter Noone knows or doesn't know? What am I, his biographer?

95.40.152.154 Since: Dec, 1969
2011-02-21 03:51:45

I meant 'nobody' :|

Paxjax123 Since: May, 2010
2011-02-22 06:32:55

So is anyone gonna help this guy are we gonna make "Noone" jokes all day?

I like cookies.
YouKeepUsingThatWord Since: Dec, 1969
2011-02-22 14:06:46

There are also a lot of cases where, for example, a good guy is hiding from the bad guys, and they almost discover him, but something else comes up to distract the bad guy. It's all build-up, no pay-off, and requires the audience knows something the character doesn't.

I don't know if the broader form will be more likely to have been named, or if it makes it too broad to be useful.

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