Wardrobe vs Cupboard. Which is more magical.

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The Lion, The Witch and The Cupboard.

Would it have worked? Is the word wardrobe intrinsically full of more magic and wonder than the word cupboard. What about the tremendous evocative power of the chest of drawers?

Words are what we invest in them. But what about their sounds, their internal rythmns - think of two synonyms and tell me which is the more magical version.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:11 (twenty-three years ago)

The Indian In The Wardrobe?

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorceror vs Philosopher!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Goblet vs Chalice - FITE!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh, and wardrobes are much more magical, obviously.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:21 (twenty-three years ago)

The Lion, The Witch & The Larder.

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:27 (twenty-three years ago)

The Tiger, The Wiccan and the Priest's Hole. (Dan Perry to thread)

― Alan (Alan), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

why is it even called a "wardrobe"? *looks it up* oh, right!!

"cupboard" is domestic magic, obviously: enclosed, small, comfy, kindly
"wardrobe" is going-out magic: it invokes dressing up AND danger!!

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Mark S is OTM, and has never been more so.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:34 (twenty-three years ago)

I'd forgotten the Indian in the Cupboard - good call Tom. There is that lovely part in the LWW where they push past the fur coats, which contrasts nicely of course with all the lovely talking fur animals they meet later. You don't get fur coats in cupboards.

The Lion The Witch and The Larder involves food magic and is urgent and key.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 12 December 2002 14:44 (twenty-three years ago)

How about The Lion, The Witch and The Closet?

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 13 December 2002 11:03 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm going to see The Lion, the Witch and The W'robe at Stratford tomorrow!!

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 13 December 2002 11:17 (twenty-three years ago)

The Lion, The Witch & The Lada

― Madchen (Madchen), Friday, 13 December 2002 11:30 (twenty-three years ago)

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