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| Topic | Question for non-Americans... |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 6:47:34 PM #1 | Do you know why your national bird was chosen? Forgive me if it's common knowledge. I'm not trying to patronize. It's just that "Do other nations teach their children why the national bird is what it is?" is one of those questions people seldom think about. I wouldn't be surprised if it's something they teach in elementary school. I wouldn't be surprised if it's something nobody really stops to think about.It's kinda like asking, "Do they have commercials for waffles in your nation?" (On a side note, do you have commercials for waffles in your country?) America's national bird is the eagle. Yeah, I know. It's kinda like saying Mickey Mouse is the Disney mascot. I think that should be pretty obvious considering how much we shove the eagle down everybody's throats. Anyway, it was chosen because of the ancient Roman fasces; the symbol of power in which an eagle is presented holding a bundle of arrows. If you ever want to say America is a fascist nation, objectively speaking, you're at least partly right. |
| Topic | The bullets SCREAM to me from somewhere.. |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 5:56:08 PM #10 | trappedunderice posted... One of their weaker songs imo. NO-O!!! No No NoO-O-O-O!! |
| Topic | The bullets SCREAM to me from somewhere.. |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 5:38:14 PM #6 | Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death My buddy's breathin' his dyin' breath |
| Topic | Seriously, why is it always "the far left" all the time? |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 4:51:26 PM #34 | I hate this fucking high school football mentality. "We showed them," is not the endgame of politics. Trying to rub one another's faces in the mud just means that nothing gets accomplished. America is at a complete stalemate because giving the opposition the middle finger is priority over housing people, providing healthcare, securing our freedoms, closing the wage gap, or protecting the environment. Officials never have to make good on their promises. They just have to point the finger and say that the other party is preventing them. As long as we're content to see the world destroyed so long as it means destroying our enemies, no one will ever get anywhere except those who already hold the cards. You never have to hold your own accountable, or keep them to their promises, because you're too busy painting devil horns and dictator mustaches on the competition. |
| Topic | What was the last video game handheld system you owned? |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 4:07:03 PM #15 | SrRd_RacinG posted... Excluding cell phones. |
| Topic | Seriously, why is it always "the far left" all the time? |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 4:06:02 PM #18 | Yes, yes. Because Sith Lord Trump said "both sides," objectivity has been abolished. One side is always good. The other is always bad. Just because the idiots on one side outnumber the idiots on the other, that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of stupidity to go around. |
| Topic | Seriously, why is it always "the far left" all the time? |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 3:56:21 PM #16 | Let's be honest here, both sides know how to play the "far end opposition" card. It's the thing that frightens the most people. Tell democrats that every conservative is far-right. Tell republicans that every liberal is far-left. Nothing stirs people to alertness (and action) like painting politics as though we were looking at Nazism or Stalinism in our immediate future. |
| Topic | Mortal Kombat 2021 |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 2:03:50 PM #3 | He's more likely to be Sub-Zero. "The bad guy is my brother???" seems more likely -- especially considering the trailer establishes Cole is an orphan. |
| Topic | 14 y/on Turkmenistanian beaten to death for refusing to lose judo competition |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 2:01:39 PM #22 | That's fucked up. This is like bad writing in a movie. They killed a kid because he refused to throw a contest? Get your nephew out of competition if you or he can't handle a loss. |
| Topic | Facebook knows who your crush is. |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 1:55:13 PM #4 | divot1338 posted... If you use a product or service for which you pay nothing, you are the product. GameFAQs knows my crushes? |
| Topic | Majora's Mask is the underrated game thing that got popular so |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 11:58:57 AM #67 | I don't hate the game. I just saw it as a big step down from Ocarina of Time. Kid Link is not as fun to play as and the Skull Kid / Majora's Mask is not as entertaining of a villain as Ganondorf / Ganon. |
| Topic | There is no way this can be real, can it? Coca Cola Diversity training. |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 11:54:50 AM #8 | That's it, I'm drinking Pepsi now. |
| Topic | C/D: Star Fox Adventures is a better Zelda game than Skyward Sword. |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 11:33:34 AM #6 | I couldn't say, but I spent more time playing Star Fox 64 than I did Ocarina of Time. Both are awesome. |
| Topic | Posing with your middle finger up is a clear red flag. |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 11:32:53 AM #2 |  |
| Topic | "Its racial depictions were controversial even back then..." |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 11:24:37 AM #1 | It always surprises me when I see this. Northern US newspapers were unkind to Disney's Song of the South when it debuted in 1946. A 1955 John Wayne film Blood Alley, centering on Chinese refugees fleeing communism, was likewise controversial in its day for how Chinese characters were depicted. Yet, it wouldn't be until the late 1960s that there became a boom in inclusiveness in Hollywood. The Civil Rights movement was in full swing. Independent and low budget filmmakers could produce their own movies and promote their values. (Soon to be denigrated as "blaxploitation" in magazines and newspapers.) It's interesting to note that there was always a fight going on for better treatment of minorities in film. Yet, it took several decades to build momentum due to the overwhelming opposition. We're far from being altogether out of the woods as far as that fight is concerned. But it's crazy to think about how casual racism persisted so strongly in Hollywood. |
| Topic | Dinosaur Planet (Starfox Adventures) N64 prototype released |
| FortuneCookie 02/20/21 9:42:01 AM #12 |  "Look at these polygons. They look like good strong polygons." |
| Topic | The cougar wants me over tomorrow night for another romp :) |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 10:45:44 PM #18 | be careful, cougars are dangerous and cannot be domesticated |
| Topic | Anyone else don't get da appeal of Mortal Kombat? |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 10:43:53 PM #2 | They used to have big boobied characters. Then they went woke. |
| Topic | What if Saturn had a Sonic game at launch? |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 5:41:46 PM #10 | "It's out there." |
| Topic | can someone explain to me the appeal of giving oral to a girl |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 5:00:28 PM #22 | No_U_L7 posted... i don't think it tastes good tbh Try dating girls with penises instead. |
| Topic | What if Saturn had a Sonic game at launch? |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 4:58:15 PM #1 | Of all the bad decisions Sega had made, the one Sega fans seem most bitter about is the lack of a proper Sonic game on the Saturn. Sonic received a racing game and a compilation of 2D games with a 3D hub world linking them together:  I can't help but wonder how things might've been different. Sega of America gave up on the console a year before Sega of Japan did and Sega never recovered. When the Dreamcast came out, it sold well in Japan but tanked on the international market. A combination of better offerings on the horizon (PlayStation 2, X-Box) and a lack of trust from getting burned by the Saturn and 32-X spelled Sega's demise. It might sound silly to ask if a console's fate might've been different based upon a single title, but think of what might've happened to Nintendo had Mario Kart 64 and Pilot Wings 64 been the Nintendo 64's launch titles. If Nintendo hadn't released Mario 64 as a launch title, I could very well imagine the same thing happening to them. I think I would've opted for a PlayStation and I was a total Nintendo fanboy as a child. |
| Topic | Who got undeservedly cancelled? |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 2:17:45 PM #55 | WaterLink posted... Nah Gottfried got cancelled for making jokes about the tsunami in japan. Like "they don't go to the beach, the beach comes to them" type stuff. he also made 9/11 jokes before that. Ah, thanks. I like him. But that is in pretty poor taste. Even for shock comedy. |
| Topic | Why is she 19? |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 2:15:59 PM #7 | Fuck the thirsty 19 year old. |
| Topic | I'd never had interest any mob movies but I saw Goodfellas and it was great |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 2:11:41 PM #63 | Way down Below the ocean Where I wanna be She may be |
| Topic | Who got undeservedly cancelled? |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 2:09:22 PM #51 | Questionmarktarius posted... ... I don't remember what that was about A joke about the floods in New Orleans, I believe. Edit: Real answer in post #54. |
| Topic | Hillary: "Don't vote for anyone you wouldn't trust with your dog" |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 2:05:39 PM #6 | I wouldn't trust a dog with either of them. <_< |
| Topic | Who got undeservedly cancelled? |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 2:01:54 PM #49 | Johnny Depp: "Hello, Disney? The allegations were all false. Can I come back now?" Disney: [remembering Depp lost them $150 million on The Lone Ranger] "...No." |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:34:55 PM #48 | xyphilia posted... *skims topic* Oh, I can totally read that in the title now. Yeah, I'm not too keen on rapid editing or shaky came either. |
| Topic | if there's one thing a cat is an asshole to more than anything else, it's... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:33:52 PM #5 | |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:31:19 PM #43 | MC_BatCommander posted... So paid money to support the thing you don't like so much A dollar. It was from a video store that was going out of business. I'll probably watch it before going to Universal Studios this summer. I'll watch it as a tie-in before going on the Spider-Man ride. |
| Topic | My friends said I remind them of armie hammer |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:28:40 PM #2 | They mean you should stop cannibalizing people. |
| Topic | Capitol rioter accused of beating officer with flag pole, faces 40-year sentence |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:27:38 PM #9 | LightHawKnight posted... Georgia is pursuing lawsuits against Trump and so are politicians, so he can still get punished. Can he be punished without Republicans being able to block it? |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:26:32 PM #40 | She's literally the reason I haven't seen it yet. I own a DVD copy. I can't bring myself to watch it. |
| Topic | Capitol rioter accused of beating officer with flag pole, faces 40-year sentence |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:25:50 PM #7 | It's an open and shut case of stupid games and stupid prizes. I'd rather be brought before a firing squad than have to face four decades of confinement. But then I don't go around beating officers of the law with flag polls or attempting to overthrow democratically elected officials. |
| Topic | Ever think big sis milkers will be a term? |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:13:14 PM #13 | Big Sis Milkers sounds like the title of an h-manga. One I'd probably like to read if the protagonist isn't too young. |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:12:06 PM #38 | EndOfZangoose posted... Youre literally crying over a haircut. A smart person wouldnt do that. A lot of people have cried over worse. Unless you define intelligence in some arbitrary manner, "An intelligent person wouldn't discuss hairstyles on a video game message board," there have been plenty of intelligent people get mad over the dumbest things. |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:06:54 PM #34 | I'm stupid for not liking a haircut. Okay. |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 1:04:48 PM #32 | Hornezz posted... I think you missed the point of what I was trying to say: it's pretty silly to link a hairstyle to either fascism or antifascism just because it's asymmetrical. Nope. I'm now calling out both sides of the political spectrum on the presence of Jugend cuts. |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 12:45:14 PM #23 | sLaCkEr408___RJ posted... Woke haircuts. Yal remember when people said long hair was for hippies. That was before my generation. Women and men alike look sexier with long hair. I'd grow a beautiful mane if I could. Instead, my hair grows out like an Irish fro. |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 12:44:01 PM #21 | Regarding that historical photo, it's sad to see a young person's mind filled with hate. |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 12:43:22 PM #19 | Hornezz posted... The typical Hitler Jugend hairdo literally had shaved sides and hair combed to the side asymmetrically. >fascists demand symmetry in art >fascists standardize asymmetry in children's hair I can't say I'm surprised about the Nazis being hypocrites, but it's pretty shocking to see the fascist cut of yesteryear become the antifascist cut of today. I'm going to start referring to those as Jugend cuts. I'm not above drawing allusions to Hitler to shame people away from having a bad haircut. <____< |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 12:37:57 PM #13 | viewmaster_pi posted... hair is like singers for your band, if it's bad, the whole thing is ruined Well said. |
| Topic | Great. Even Disney is on the bad 'cut bandwagon... |
| FortuneCookie 02/19/21 12:34:16 PM #7 | I get why this haircut exists. It's a sociopolitical statement. Fascists like order. When you get down to it, fascism is the notion of order taken to its extreme. ("Get in line or be removed!") Fascists dislike the abstract or the asymmetrical. They want things symmetrical because symmetry is order. When a woman cuts one side of her hair, but not the other, she is making a statement that she is outside their control. She is outside their order. In that regard, it is a noble act of defiance against a tyrannical movement. But it's gaudy as fuck. Hair is the make-it-or-break-it attribute for physical attraction. The more young women are encouraged to make their statement with their hair, the fewer attractive women there are in the world. It's such a turnoff for me that I won't save a group photo if one person in the picture has that kind of hairstyle. And it's rapidly becoming the default way for young women and men to express themselves. If you want to show that a character is trendy, that they have a finger on the pulse of what youth culture is all about, you give them that hipster haircut. |
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