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Thanks, badjay.

I don't discriminate. I'd be happy with a sex servant of any ethnic background. :v

I'm disappointed that he won't let priests bless same-sex marriages.

Thank you, Envoy. (And you too, WetterDew.)

I think I've read enough that someone might suspect I'd watched the show -- no surprise given it's popularity -- but wouldn't likely accuse me of plagiarizing it.

Fair enough.



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You know, in some respects, any superhero that was created before 1960 and is still around today is like the survivor of the Snap.

The Shadow, the Phantom, Zorro, Flash Gordon, original Dare Devil/Double Devil, the Spirit, Doc Savage, the Spider, the Green Hornet, the Shield, Spy Smasher, Secret Agent X-9, The Phantom Lady, and dozens upon dozens of other superheroes have fallen into relative obscurity if not complete and total obscurity. Some of them have even fallen into public domain where they're guaranteed never again to be viable stars.

Superman, Batman, Captain America, Human Torch, and Wonder Woman still being around is like them surviving the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.

Wetterdew posted...

read dis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender

That doesn't replace conversation.

If you're watching to write a science fiction story, and you've somehow never seen Star Wars, Wikipedia will tell you that Star Wars has magic, Buddhist themes, and sword fights involving magic glow sticks. It won't tell you, "If you don't want your story to be called a rip-off, avoid having a space pirate or cowboy type as your protagonist or protagonist's best friend."

I'm working on a fantasy story involving a female lead, elemental magic, and characters with super strength. It comes to my attention that one or two plot threads in my story might have an overlap with the Airbender universe and I don't want to be accused of plagiarizing something I never watched.

What should I know about the two shows? (Without having to watch 130 combined episodes.) Who are the bad guys? How do "benders" work? Are there limitations to their abilities?

I've read the following:

• Aang refuses to kill and one episode has him in an intense ethical debate with himself over whether or not he can defeat the bad guys without killing.
• Korra's personality was controversial. (Though this might be typical internet opposition to having a female protagonist.)
• The villain from the first series goes insane as a plot-convenient alternative to her dying.
• The Fire Nation represents an unflattering portrayal of Japan.

Only when I showered. It was too cold this morning to sleep in the nude.

I don't get how Zack Snyder is supposed to improve on Joss Whedon. Yes, Whedon turned in a bad movie. But he's baseline more talented. This is like announcing there's a Roland Emmerich cut of Indiana Jones IV.

How come no one reacts to the drone's presence?

You immediately notice the music in the game is good. But you don't really stop and think, "That's a nice rock beat." Would leaving him as Rock Man in all regions have helped emphasize that stellar soundtrack?

Timeless.

one of my biggest crushes

So, uh, there's one you'd rather date?

So, um, what's the premise of Seven Mortal Sins?

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You accidentally bought a big titty anime. Mmhmm...

King Rial posted...

What was that shit with CE posting tigers 10-15 years ago?

They're big kitties with stripes. Why shouldn't they be posted?

I saw a tiger a little over a week ago at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Yeah, I know. You can see them at the zoo for much cheaper. I still thought it was neat.

Eh, I have no love for my family name. I'd take my wife's surname if it was better than mine. I don't get why family names are such a big deal.

But then I don't like the sound of mine and don't really have a family tree to speak of. I have a father who hated his father, and a grandfather who never mentioned his father.

So, maybe it's different for people who have strong attachments to a family legacy. *shrugs*

Given the number of kinks I have, I'd prefer a girl who had kinks of her own.

Shadow Don posted...

Saw some twitter chud with a big following like "They're trying to cancel Tucker now!"

Very revealing that criticizing people on the right is "cancel culture."

In lieu of recent history, I don't think it's a stretch to assume cancellation is on the heels of criticism. Unfortunately, that won't be the case this time. The dude deserves to be canceled but won't because Fox News would rather coddle white supremacists than cancel one of them.

I know he's just getting started, but it's been pretty disappointing so far. Trump was made out to be a type of Hitler for keeping Latino/Latina children in cages without proper hygiene and Biden has done nothing to set them free.

It does little good to get rid of a tyrant if you don't systematically go about trying to undo what that tyrant had done.

Anyone have a 25 second version?

He literally said he wanted to live in a neighborhood that looked like the one he grew up in? Yikes.

It was an uncommon style of facial hair. Charlie Chaplin and Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy) were the only other individuals in the media to have that type of mustache.

A goatee is much too common to make a taboo of.

Giant_Aspirin posted...

i wondered this as well.

the other three stories were told from perspectives that benefited the storyteller. i do wonder if he changed / altered a detail (or many) to justify him taking the knife? perhaps he knew who it belonged to and pretended he didn't so he could keep it? we also don't know if he was being truthful about having six children.

I never thought about whether or not the six children were real. I took it for granted that he was being honest by that point in the story.

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There's some interesting commentary on the court system; its prejudices and superstitions.

My first thought was there was no way a medium's testimony would be admissible. Then I realized it was the 1600s and they very well may have taken it at face value that the dead was speaking through a holy person.

And then there's the way they dismiss the widow's testimony simply stating that you can't trust a woman. A key witness and her testimony is denied because of prejudice. If there is a true version of what happened, I bet her discarded testimony is the key to it.

The theme of the movie is that people can't tell a story without making themselves the star of it. The bandit/rapist knows he's going to die, so he has nothing to lose from boasting about his exploits -- real or not.

The thing I find interesting is the woodcutter. We learn at the end that he stole the jewel-encrusted knife. So does that mean his version of the story is true -- barring the omission of his theft? Or did he lie to add credibility to his story?

The first ten minutes were the best part of Avengers 2. It was a major disappointment that they didn't do more with what they had.

Tattoo @.@ on your shoulder.

You know how, in the comics, Scarlet Witch used her powers to rob the vast majority of x-mutants of their powers? Do the opposite in the movies. Have her accidentally turn 10% of the world's population into mutants.

Seth MacFarlane has a thing for women and bears.

So, wait. Even if you agree to have sex with someone, it's not consensual unless you find that person attractive?

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Zikten posted...

Is Grandpa Simpson still a ww2 vet?

He came close to winning a gold medal in the 1936 Olympics.

The South Park episode, Dances With Smurfs, accurately predicted key plot points before the movie's premiere.

The Simpsons told you long ago: Whenever you notice something like that, a wizard did it.

CwebbMichSac4 posted...

yeah but she was just a dinosaur hunter, in no way did she own the land or was anywhere close, to.

Okay. I was thinking I was having a Mandela Effect moment here. I remember watching a dino show in the 90s and protestors holding up signs which read "Free Sue" in protest of the government's confiscation of the tyrannosaur skeleton.

CwebbMichSac4 posted...

what? but the land owner did own Sue. on topic maybe t rex wasn't the largest carnivorous one, what about spinosaurus? were there others?

The story I heard is that it was confiscated from her with little to no compensation.

Tyranthraxus posted...

None of the classic disney villains were really that threatening. Like, Maleficent turns into a dragon and then what? Dies immediately? Fire breath blocked by an ordinary shield?

I would have liked for the fight to have gone a little longer, but I feel like she made a good accounting of herself. She did knock the prince from his horse and disarm him of both sword and shield.



Oddly enough, I think the best fight of that era of Disney is Bambi's fight with Ronno. Bambi gets knocked down four times before taking the fight to Ronno. Sheer perseverance.

I don't think Disney is interested in doing crossovers. Besides, TMNT has done multiple DC crossovers.

Sher Khan loses points for getting put down so easily. Aside from patronizingly poking Mowgli's chin, he doesn't get any offense.

If you read between the lines, the prince only won because the fairies blessed his aim when he threw his sword.