Talk:Mannequin
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If someone is more knowledgable about this than I, please post something about the history of mannequins! Thanks!
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[edit] Pedophobia...?
I thought pedophobia was the fear of children...?
- Yes, etymologically, it is. Kilo•T 13:56, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
- Is this a case of American English screwing things up (pedo- vs. paedo-)?Paul E Nolan 22:26, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism from port 216.167.223.145 once more
Are we dealing with this at all? I researched the port number and it seems they've been doing this all over the web. The time of entry 19:01 on the fourteenth Central US time from MN points to someone out of the school district pretty late at night. That is if its actually coming from there. Can we just prevent that location from editing again?Vinegartom 05:15, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What?
"...group of mutilated mannequins is found at a suspect's house, causing the protagonist (and reader) to believe the suspect to be the shark..."
[edit] Mannequin as synonym for Model
I remember seeing "mannequin" used as a synonym for a fashion model in a novel set in the late edwardian or the twenties. I don't remember it as having a derogatory connotation. 70.71.69.221 10:49, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
