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Re:People love working remotely by TheGallopedHigh on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @06:15PM (#20752746)
For those who are non native English speakers: Getafix can be read as Get A Fix, meaning getting drugs that you need if you’re addicted to something. Getafix deals in potions. Always thought that was amusing (coincidence or not).
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Re:People love working remotely by davidw on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @06:16PM (#20752763)
Almost all the names are plays on words that relate to the character, like 'Geriatrix', the village elder. I posted a list of the names on wikipedia elsewhere
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