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Re: Bohrok!
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Date: 
Tue, 30 Oct 2001 05:15:33 GMT
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, James Howse writes:
After annoying the Maori by using names from their culture, LEGO sets it's
sights on the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia. Bohrok is the name
of a river and a wildlife research station in Indonesia.

From
http://www.dehatour.com/OldHtml/AdventureNatureReserve.htm
GUNUNG LEUSER

One of the largest protected forested areas in Southeast Asia, Gunung Leuser
National Park encompasses a range of environments from coastal lowland to
volcanic peaks...   ...The Bohrok wildlife research station and orangutan
rehabilitation center lies at the park's outskirts.

That is probably a coincidence, all 6 names are permutations of a few
sounds. Coincidences do occur. The new names make me think of Vulcan...
Tuvok anyone? Maybe even, GASP, Turok? Son of stone! that's pohatu to
y'all... Turok Son of Stone was a Gold Key/Whitman comic of the 50s, brought
back as 90s Dinosaur Hunter, real stone knives and bearskins kind of guy.



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  Re: Bohrok!
 
D'oh... all 6 new names are cutesy abbreviations of the Toa names. Gali = Gahlok and so on. Dohlok? (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)

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After annoying the Maori by using names from their culture, LEGO sets it's sights on the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia. Bohrok is the name of a river and a wildlife research station in Indonesia. From (URL) LEUSER One of the largest (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)  

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