http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1018 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:37:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-5088 Dave Sikula Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:23:31 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1018#comment-5088 If Casper is immaterial, how did he open the damn box? If Casper is immaterial, how did he open the damn box?

]]> http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-5076 Scott Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:56:43 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1018#comment-5076 I always liked the explanation advanced by Lisa and Bart Simpson, that Casper was the ghost of Richie Rich. I always liked the explanation advanced by Lisa and Bart Simpson, that Casper was the ghost of Richie Rich.

]]> http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-5075 Seth Finkelstein Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:15:31 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1018#comment-5075 Did Casper ever get an origin anywhere, explaining how he died? My own pet theory would be for childhood leukemia, it fits the tone (no offense intended, I mean that's the sort of literary cliche that's used for tearjerker deaths of sweet kid characters). Did Casper ever get an origin anywhere, explaining how he died? My own pet theory would be for childhood leukemia, it fits the tone (no offense intended, I mean that’s the sort of literary cliche that’s used for tearjerker deaths of sweet kid characters).

]]>