Daniel Jackson's Record

[aurora_novarum]

Okay, I actually did this a while ago, but sg_fignewton's recent canon/fanon discussion made me decide to note it here.

I think I know Daniel's birth place.

I know fanon has two big camps of Daniel Jackson's birthplace. Either New York (where the parents died) or Egypt...because I guess he's an Egyptologist and/or his parents were putting up an Egyptian exhibit?

Anyway, I proffer that Daniel Jackson was born in Olympia. Either in Greece or in Oregon. I wanted it to be Oregon, since that's where Grandpa Nick was committed. But, there's no such place as Olympia, Oregon, but there is Olympia, Greece. After staring at the following picture, or its equivalent from my dvd pause and zoom, I'm positive it's some round letter O/G/C/Q and R as the state (or country) of birth.



I know pictures are questionable canon. Carter's birth month shown on a screen in "Entity" is different than the May month Orlin mentions in "Ascension", and O'Neill's age differs from "Brief Candle" to the id card shown in "Fragile Balance". But Daniel's birth information is open to question (I still want to know when July is in Stargate land if Daniel is 4 "and a half" in August of 1969).

This is how I've translated the above picture:
ENLISTMENT RECORD NO: 00-404-226
ENLISTMENT RECORD: ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE


NAME: JACKSON, DANIEL DATE OF BIRTH: [ILLEGIBLE]
PLACE OF BIRTH: OLYMPIA, OR/GR (?)
SEX: MALE RACE: CAU
COLOR OF EYES: BLUE COLOR OF HAIR: BROWN
HEIGHT: 6'00"
WEIGHT: 175 LBS.

HOME ADDRESS: 4?00 [ILLEGIBLE STREET]
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE

EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL: GRADUATED
FIRST SECONDARY: GRADUATED
FINAL DEGREE: PHD
DEGREE OF STUDY: ARCH ANTH

MAIN CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:
ACADEMIC - ARCHEOLOGICAL TRANSLATOR
DATE [ILLEGIBLE]: 11901-E

SERVICE NO: N/A : CIVILIAN
PHYSICAL CATEGORY: A-2
ENLISTMENT LOC: COLORADO

Comments

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Possibly, although they've often used real places in the past.

But they could've decided to combine Olympia, Washington with Olympia, Oregon to be original.

I like that idea. :-D

[mahoni.livejournal.com]

Good point, r.e. that combination. I also like the idea because the idea of Daniel Jackson descending from Olympia amuses me like crazy. Firstly because, the irony. Secondly because:

Jack: "You were born where? Oh, come on."
Sam: "...you have to admit, it fits. In a kind of...scary way."
Daniel: "Both of you can shut up now."

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Much love for this little bit!

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Oh, I *love* that dialogue.

I swear it reads Olympia. Really truly. :-) You just have squint hard. Heh.

[maychorian.livejournal.com]

Or could it be that they're Canadian, and a writer vaguely remembered that there was an Olympia in one of the Northwest states, and no one looked up?

Writing a screen of information that was only going to be on-screen for a very small time could have been assigned to a writer somewhat low-down on the totem pole. And if they don't keep a series bible, which they obviously don't, well . . .

Yeah. I like Oregon. It's pretty.

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Hee! I love this. Because I swear I think it's an O...it's definitely not a WA,but it could be an O, not a G.

*closes eyes and wishes*

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

I could jump on the combination theory. I know TPTB tend to use rela places, but this can be the exception.

Yes. I shall need to find a way to convince myself of this.