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what's this called?
March 3, 2015 at 5:51 am
[Image: c1899ab10010633446c5d005]

This. What's it called in your language? Also what gender is it?
Apparently it's Mårran in Swedish and Groke in English. Both come from a murmuring or growling sound.

In Polish it's Buka. It doesn't mean anything. And it's supposedly a female.
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RE: what's this called?
March 3, 2015 at 5:54 am
I have no clue what that is...
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RE: what's this called?
March 3, 2015 at 5:58 am
Impossible! Educate yourself:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin
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March 3, 2015 at 5:58 am
What the hell is that?

It looks like a ghost that drank 50 gallons of Ribena and then swallowed a piano.
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RE: what's this called?
March 3, 2015 at 6:01 am (This post was last modified: March 3, 2015 at 6:01 am by Alex K.)
(March 3, 2015 at 5:58 am)Norman Humann Wrote: Impossible! Educate yourself:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin

Does this wiki article have any relation to the picture? All I see is white rhino like guys.
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RE: what's this called?
March 3, 2015 at 6:03 am
Quote:The Groke: A ghost-shaped creature that scares everyone, she says nothing (she growls) and the ground freezes below her. The other characters are afraid of her, but she is just simply very lonely. The Groke is also attracted to fire, but when she sees it and sits on it, the fire will extinguish.

You mean to tell me you haven't heard of it?
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March 3, 2015 at 6:07 am (This post was last modified: March 3, 2015 at 6:08 am by Homeless Nutter.)
Yeah... Moomins are not very popular in English-speaking countries. I've never heard a single mention of the books, or cartoons in British or American media. It's mainly a Northern-Europe-thing, I think. And they appear to be big in Japan, which is unsurprising, since the design of the characters seems to fit right in with manga/anime.
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RE: what's this called?
March 3, 2015 at 6:11 am
Now I'm having confusing feelings about yet another fictional character...

I'm really weird like that Sad I think I have excess empathy or something, it extends to things that aren't even real. I don't know what's the matter with me.
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RE: what's this called?
March 3, 2015 at 6:11 am
Huh. Well, you're missing out on the most psychedelic children's story ever.
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RE: what's this called?
March 3, 2015 at 6:30 am
That certainly doesn't look like a Moomin or Mummin as we used to call them. Mummins I remember.
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