Template:Did you know nominations/Urmuz

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:44, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Urmuz

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... that the suicidal civil servant Urmuz (pictured) was depicted by posterity as Romania's first Dadaist?

5x expanded by Dahn (talk). Self nom at 11:33, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

I don't do April Day's hook (or never have), but Urmuz's career probably deserves one. Here's my attempt, but please note that the info here is only cherrypicked for the juiciest hook, not for the most accurate:

ALT 1 (April's Fool): ... that a judge named "Feces" wrote about the murder-suicide of cannibalistic shopkeepers from Romania? Dahn (talk) 11:41, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

- Reviewed Jan Suchorzewski Dahn (talk) 12:28, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Just a passing comment, not a review. Alt 2 is inappropriate. His name was not "Feces." The article simply notes that his name also has that as a secondary meaning in Romania. Cbl62 (talk) 05:23, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Actually, the word has obscure origins, and it has to be explained to Romanians as well. Note that the source Andru (which is about Urmuz, and in English) includes this as one of the possible meanings of the word - which I read as indication that the word means both "bead" and "feces". Even if, yes, it mostly means "beads" in the regulated language, there is no indication that the man who named him had just one of those meanings in mind. I'm not married to hook, and will gladly welcome any alternative. However, I want to suggest that these "quirks" and these stretches of meaning have been considered "fun" in DYK April's Fool entries. Past samples include: ... that St. Joseph has been in Egypt since 1852? or ... that even small amounts of dead cat can explode when heated?. Dahn (talk) 05:36, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

In any case, here's ALT 3 (April's Fool or no April's fool): ... that the suicidal civil servant Urmuz (pictured) wrote about the murder-suicide of cannibalistic shopkeepers, and was depicted by posterity as Romania's first Dadaist? Dahn (talk) 05:41, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Original hook checked. Length and date verified, and reference also verified. - Biruitorul ^Talk 01:42, 29 August 2011 (UTC)