Subject: Who's cousins of who
From: swsh@ellis.uchicago.edu (Janet M. Swisher)
Date: 1990-12-05, 13:59
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

In article <5070@atexnet.UUCP> dawson@epps.kodak.com (Keith Dawson) writes:

> >Postulate that, in a dream-like way, the girl in the dream represents
> >both Laura and Maddie (at the same time, or at different times). Un-
> >less I'm misremembering the chronology, Maddie has already arrived, 
> >but Coop does not yet know it.

> >The dwarf (=Leland) says "She's my cousin." If you take the "she" at 
> >this moment to stand for Maddie, then Leland speaks truth, because 
> >Laura's cousin is also his cousin -- once removed.

No, Laura's cousin is his niece (tho' we don't know precisely whether
Maddie is related by blood to Leland or to Sarah).  Note that Maddie
calls Leland and Sarah "Uncle" and "Aunt".

"Cousin once removed" means you're one generation up or down the
family tree from a cousin.  Your cousins' children or your parents'
cousins are your first cousins once removed.


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