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May. 5th, 2008 10:20 am
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A small but not insignificant subset of plush that depict Stitch dressed up as another critter are the plush that depict Stitch dressed up as another critter and you have no clue what the heck kind of critter it's supposed to be.



Likee this.





'Cause of the ears, we're kinda thinking horsie. A bright red horsie. Wearing a bib.



Or maybe kirin. Just because we're never quite sure what kind of animal a kirin is supposed to be either.

EDIT: [livejournal.com profile] igrrl chimes in to speculate that Stitch is dressed as a Rody horse. Coolness!!

Date: 2008-05-05 06:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] avalonjones.livejournal.com
Hmm. Well, in Japan, as you might know, they are horse-racing-crazy. As you might also know, horses that race at the age of 2 are colloquially known as "babies," and so in Japan it's not entirely uncommon to find plush collectibles of your favorite 2-year-old racehorses wearing bibs, baby bonnets, etc. Although I don't know why they'd put Stitch in such an outfit--must be one more example of "WTF Disney?" (like Beer Party Pooh!).
Edited Date: 2008-05-05 06:47 pm (UTC)

Date: 2008-05-05 06:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tikistitch.livejournal.com
Well, in Japan, as you might know, they are horse-racing-crazy.

No, I didn't know about any of that stuff! Fascinating. So it looks like it's Stitch the horsie.

Date: 2008-05-05 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] avalonjones.livejournal.com
And as for the kirin (Chinese spelling shown here):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin

Date: 2008-05-05 07:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tikistitch.livejournal.com
I *did* look in Wiki, but it just made me more confused! I had always thought kirin was a kind of unicorn-y thing, but they show a giraffe??

Date: 2008-05-05 07:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] avalonjones.livejournal.com
In modern Japanese, "kirin" is the word for "giraffe." I much prefer the mythical critter myself.

A Google image search would be helpful--although my browser is being a turd at the moment and is not allowing me to see any images, so I can't provide you any specific links. Deviant Art is another place where you can find good kirin images.

(Trivia fact: there's also a Japanese porn star who calls herself Kirin. :/)
Edited Date: 2008-05-05 07:23 pm (UTC)

Date: 2008-05-05 07:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tikistitch.livejournal.com
A Google image search would be helpful



Ivica Kirin! He's the Croatian minister of the Interior!

Date: 2008-05-05 09:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tikistitch.livejournal.com
Hm. It looks like (from the Wiki pictures too) people think of kirin as having some kind of horn or horns, though they don't necessarily have the unicorn horn.

Date: 2008-05-06 02:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] avalonjones.livejournal.com
Yup! A kirin is typically depicted as having one or two horns coming off the back of its head, like an antelope, as opposed to on the front of its head like a unicorn. (Although you will see some kirin drawn that way. I didn't link you to any lame kirin artwork that didn't meet my exacting standards.) XD

Date: 2008-05-06 03:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tikistitch.livejournal.com
No, that was good kirin art!

Didja see the Rody links igrrl sent? I think the Stitchie is dressed as a Rody, only with the baby horsie bib.

Date: 2008-05-06 05:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] avalonjones.livejournal.com
**realization dawns** THAAAT's why that little horsie face looked so familiar--it's Rody! Yaaaay!! Thank you for solving the mystery, [livejournal.com profile] igrrl!

Date: 2008-05-06 07:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] igrrl.livejournal.com
De rien! :)

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