OT: Rock #47 (on-topic addendum)

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 11600

A while back, John was explaining the origin of his sigline, "Moderator with
Rock #47," as follows:

> Ah, it's a reference to cameos in literature, specifically fanfiction.
> Essentially, there's a long-running joke in online fandom that, when you
> give a friend a cameo, you make them "Background Character with Rock" --
in
> Star Trek, it would be "Furry Monster With Rock". Star Wars would be
> "StormTrooper With Rock". Buffy would be "Vampire/Demon With Rock" HP
could
> be "Gryffindor With Rock". I believe it started in Trek fandom, but I
> couldn't for the life of me point you to any particular story.
>
> From then on, the degree of friendship you have depends on the higher
number
> after the Rock. "47" is the theoretical maximum, so your best online Trek
> friend would be "Furry Monster With Rock #47".

On the very first page of PoA, when Harry is doing his homework on witch
burnings by torchlight, and consulting 'A History of Magic,' he reads that
witches and wizards weren't affected by the flames, because they simply
performed "a basic Flame-Freezing Charm" and pretended to be in pain:-

"...Indeed, Wendelin the Weird enjoyed being burnt so much that she allowed
herself to be caught no fewer than forty-seven times in various disguises."

Interesting?

Neil
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