Talk:Thwaitgold grasshopper statuette

Cut & Paste Error?

"tiny statue of a bee..." - should this be "tiny statue of a grasshopper...", or did Jick get sloppy? --Grimdel 07:03, 17 August 2011 (CEST)

References?

is the fact that it's a grasshopper statue, a reference to the TV show Kung Fu? How the master calls the student, grasshopper? --Ohnoanotherputz 06:14, 27 August 2011 (CEST) This could also be a reference to the kung-fu themed 3D Realms game "Shadow Warrior" where one of the three choosable difficulties was "Tiny grasshopper".--Beliar Lightbearer 15:13, 3 October 2011 (CEST)

From wikipedia:grasshopper:

• Those who are unable to keep a single subject in focus but keep bringing in inappropriate associations (hopping from one thing to another) are said to have 'a grasshopper mind'.
• Partly as a result of this, 'grasshopper' has lately come to refer to a person who has much to learn. Its use originated from the television show Kung Fu (1972–1975). Caine, the young student, portrayed by Radames Pera, is receiving instruction from his Master Po (portrayed by Keye Luke) who nicknames his student "Grasshopper" as a term of endearment.

So directly or indirectly, the TV show looks like the source of it. I'm not familiar with the show, but I know "grasshopper" as cliché way for a martial arts master to address a student. --Club (#66669) (Talk) 19:53, 3 October 2011 (CEST)