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Poncho

posted 13 years ago by Witchblade06
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In the Raft, how come Deke kept calling Randy Poncho?

[–] Littlebitsofgaming 13 years ago

Why would people call you Mystique1985, that's not your "real" name...right?

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[–] Witchblade06 13 years ago

No it's not lol. Did I say something wrong? =/

[–] wallacesawyer 13 years ago

Maybe some kind of insult for Randy being a wet blanket? Like never relaxing and having fun or something.

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[–] someguy555555 13 years ago

Its an illusion to the cisco kid, which was also referenced in the previous story.

[–] ConnerysToupee 13 years ago

In the original short story by Stephen King, Randy and Deke refer to each other as Poncho and Cisco. This is a reference to the old Cisco Kid programs. They carried this over to the movie and link it to Chief Wooden Head through the the program that Rich Boys parents are watching in that segment.

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[–] WandererFromYs (2347) 2 years ago

It's just a simple Hero/sidekick combo. Deke was the cool, popular, good looking, athlete, and Randy was his smaller, nerdier friend. They could've used something like Batman and Robin, but that would be weird to actually use as a nickname.