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Talk:Mr. Brady
Residency
- I'm not sure we know that Mr. Brady was a resident of Philadelphia, and that's why I had removed him. He could be staying in an inn for all we know.--MiamiVolts (talk) 19:13, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- I didn't notice I hadn't erased the residence when I copied and pasted the info from another Phili character but I don't understand what makes Ryan put in Phili as his residence.Citizen 19:35, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- The graphic novel (most of it, that is) took place in Philadelphia, and Mr. Brady lived there. I don't see why it's confusing. --Ice Vision (talk) 19:52, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- We've never just assumed a person lived somewhere just because the story took place there before.--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:03, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- Yeah, but Mr. Brady was clearly living where the story took place, and the story took place in Philadelphia. It's deductive reasoning. Am I missing something? --Ice Vision (talk) 22:44, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- Yes, what is it that indicates that the guy lived where the story took place?--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:46, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- There's, of course, always the chance that the guy is visiting somebody, staying in an inn, or was teleported to Philly...but considering the story takes place during a time when people don't really travel a whole lot, the guy is walking his dog, and he seems very familiar with Ben and his kooky ways, I'd say Mr. Brady lives somewhere nearby. I don't think we're off in making that assumption, especially for such a minor character. We're certainly not wrong in saying that at some point in his life, he resided in Philadelphia, even if it was just for a few days or some other far-fetched theory. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 22:52, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- Oh. Well, Mr. Brady did say this: "Good afternoon, Mister Franklin. I trust whatever activity you have planned for this afternoon will be quieter than those bells that keep my wife and I up for half the night." This means that Brady and his wife lived nearby, which is, again, in Philadelphia. --Ice Vision (talk) 22:54, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- Right, thanks for explaining though I think Mr. Brady could have been at a nearby inn the previous night and made the same claim about the noise. Also, people did travel often during this time, and when they did they would often bring their animals with them. Joseph Priestley, who is featured in this novel, would probably travel often from Northumberland, PA, to attend the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, which he helped found. I'm not saying Mr. Brady and his wife couldn't be residents, just that my opinion is that this is speculation.--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:12, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- It seems a heckuva lot more speculative to say that he is a visitor to Philly when he is pretty clearly written as being familiar with Ben, knowing the dude is a kook, and that Ben calls him by name. And if he spent the night at an inn, technically, he's lived in Philly for a night, but that's splitting hairs. Whatever the case, Brady's such a minor character that in the end, I don't really care. I just don't think we always need to have proof of residency. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:20, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- If my tone sounds like I've got my panties in a bunch, please forgive my crankiness. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:21, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- It seems a heckuva lot more speculative to say that he is a visitor to Philly when he is pretty clearly written as being familiar with Ben, knowing the dude is a kook, and that Ben calls him by name. And if he spent the night at an inn, technically, he's lived in Philly for a night, but that's splitting hairs. Whatever the case, Brady's such a minor character that in the end, I don't really care. I just don't think we always need to have proof of residency. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:20, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- Right, thanks for explaining though I think Mr. Brady could have been at a nearby inn the previous night and made the same claim about the noise. Also, people did travel often during this time, and when they did they would often bring their animals with them. Joseph Priestley, who is featured in this novel, would probably travel often from Northumberland, PA, to attend the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, which he helped found. I'm not saying Mr. Brady and his wife couldn't be residents, just that my opinion is that this is speculation.--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:12, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- Oh. Well, Mr. Brady did say this: "Good afternoon, Mister Franklin. I trust whatever activity you have planned for this afternoon will be quieter than those bells that keep my wife and I up for half the night." This means that Brady and his wife lived nearby, which is, again, in Philadelphia. --Ice Vision (talk) 22:54, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- There's, of course, always the chance that the guy is visiting somebody, staying in an inn, or was teleported to Philly...but considering the story takes place during a time when people don't really travel a whole lot, the guy is walking his dog, and he seems very familiar with Ben and his kooky ways, I'd say Mr. Brady lives somewhere nearby. I don't think we're off in making that assumption, especially for such a minor character. We're certainly not wrong in saying that at some point in his life, he resided in Philadelphia, even if it was just for a few days or some other far-fetched theory. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 22:52, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- Yes, what is it that indicates that the guy lived where the story took place?--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:46, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- Yeah, but Mr. Brady was clearly living where the story took place, and the story took place in Philadelphia. It's deductive reasoning. Am I missing something? --Ice Vision (talk) 22:44, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- We've never just assumed a person lived somewhere just because the story took place there before.--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:03, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- The graphic novel (most of it, that is) took place in Philadelphia, and Mr. Brady lived there. I don't see why it's confusing. --Ice Vision (talk) 19:52, 5 March 2008 (EST)
- I didn't notice I hadn't erased the residence when I copied and pasted the info from another Phili character but I don't understand what makes Ryan put in Phili as his residence.Citizen 19:35, 5 March 2008 (EST)