Gabbiwog

soulstice · #1 03-14-2005, 03:12 PM

Hi guys,
I was just looking at my status and I was thinking-doesn't gabbiwog sounds like golliwog? Is it supposed to symbolise that or sound like that? I swear that the golliwog was a racist depiction (more of a mockery) of black people that was banned from Robertson's Jam. Does it have anything to do with that or am I just a crazy freak who's ranting about rubbish?

Dino · #2 03-14-2005, 03:13 PM

This should be in GD right?

Kimon · #3 03-14-2005, 03:15 PM

It's supposed to be like Pollywog.

Voodoo Hand · #4 03-14-2005, 03:47 PM

No problem now, that post pushed him up to slacker.

sligster · #5 03-14-2005, 03:52 PM

Gabbiwog is a baby Gabbit.

A Gabbit is a frog- like creature with one leg, so pollywog, a baby frog, would be an appropriate comparison. The main character in the last Oddworld game, Munch's Oddysee, was a Gabbit.

www.oddworld.com