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Lokarin posted...

Zeus posted...

Actually, they pay a fraction of what the rich pay. What you've chosen to maliciously misrepresent is earned income vs investments. And if earned income and investments were taxed the same, that would fuck over pretty much 401k and retirement plan in the country.

Says someone who can afford a retirement plan in the first place

Most people who work full-time can afford a retirement plan if they live well within their means. After all, it's generally subsidized by their employer. And keep in mind that the less people rely on retirement planning, the more they'd need to fall back on government welfare which would only balloon the deficit further *especially* because the government is worse at long-term planning than many (if not most) people saving for retirement. Not because those people are good, but because the government is less responsible than the average teenager with a credit card.
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Actually, they pay a fraction of what the rich pay. What you've chosen to maliciously misrepresent is earned income vs investments. And if earned income and investments were taxed the same, that would fuck over pretty much 401k and retirement plan in the country.

And the problem with trying to tax investments at the same rate as earned income is that it discourages investment which could have disastrous long-term effects on the economy while, of course, not solving the ACTUAL problem withe budget deficit which is a matter of spending far more than we take in.
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thedeerzord posted...

I am seriously having trouble understanding this?

You must be, if you're asking here when the answer as to why you got modded seems obvious and was included in your moderation.
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The Wave Master posted...

Nintendo says to not pay more than 80 bucks for the SNES Classic Edition. (Which is the retail price.)

My suggestion to that is to make more consoles so there isn't a shortage, and to directly control the preorder process instead of farming it out to retailers to mess up spectacularly.

All I know is that my handicapped butt is going to be at Best Buy on the 24th very very early. That way the wife and I can get tickets to actually get a copy. I suggest you do the same if you want a copy of the retro console.

http://gizmodo.com/nintendo-urges-public-don-t-pay-more-than-80-for-snes-1803138702

The real issue is the huge amount of arbitrage which occurs when scalpers create shortages in the market by purchasing product for resale. It happens when almost every new system first hits the market. Of course, because this is a limited system, things are going to be worse.

The Wave Master posted...

J.J. Is back to direct Episode IX.

After Disney, and by Disney I mean Kathleen Kennedy, fired apparent ego maniac Colin Trevorrow, they needed a writer and director for Star Wars episode IX and J.J. was free.

I like The Force Awakens, and this just completes the circle. Hopefully, the movie isn't a remake of Jedi because Ewoks suck. Sorry Sobe. (Who I hope isn't dead.)

Thus dashing any hopes I had for this trilogy. FML, it's the prequel trilogy all over again but worse.

WhiskeyDisk posted...

The Wave Master posted...

Nintendo says to not pay more than 80 bucks for the SNES Classic Edition. (Which is the retail price.)

My suggestion to that is to make more consoles so there isn't a shortage, and to directly control the preorder process instead of farming it out to retailers to mess up spectacularly.

seconded. if you don't want your shit hoarded and scalped, stop creating a bottleneck on distribution in the first place.

the solution is so bloody obvious that its as if Nintendo were being disingenuous or something here.

Unless they overproduce to the extent that half their product doesn't sell and needs to be clearanced out, there will be issues. It's a bit different with normal consoles because it's continuous production for a lifecycle so eventually everybody gets the product.
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Because it's not real work. Actual actors and writers who were commissioned by a company which pays them, that's art/entertainment that's work. Musicians attached to a label are involved in actual work as well. Youtubers are just guys who goof around then got paid for it. Street performers can also earn a living, but that's still not real work although it's real-er work than a lot of Youtubers.
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If I did, I don't remember.
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I miss Pizza Hut. Wish I still had one in my area.
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ninjabay posted...

Also why do superheores have to have a secret identity? Ironman and Cap are superheroes and everyone knows who they are. Z fighters are heroes and have superpowers, that makes them superheroes IMO

And yet they're still called Ironman and Captain America instead of Tony Stark and Steve Rogers. That's why it's not necessarily SECRET identities but instead DUAL identities.

keyblader1985 posted...

To begin with, I specifically said his origin story, as in the part that was explained when Raditz came to Earth. It's common knowledge that Dragon Ball was originally based on Journey to the West, and that has no bearing one way or the other on this. But maybe it would have been more accurate to say the Saiyan arc in general was influenced by Superman

Because apparently anything with an alien child coming to Earth is Superman now? Plus Raditz's story explains he was sent to Earth as a conqueror and that sending babies was a normal thing to do. In Superman's case, he was sent alone because the rocket couldn't fit his whole family and the planet was going bust. Even if you discount DB, their origin stories are completely different other than being aliens.

keyblader1985 posted...

There's not much point in pointing out all the ways the two are different, because if they were exactly the same, it would just be plagiarism. We know Dragon Ball is inspired by JttW, but it's still different in many ways. The point is that there are several similarities.

However, any similarities are so superficial as to be meaningless. There's no apparent connection. There's no creator's mention of there being any inspiration. It's just your fan theory.

Personally, I've often compared S-Cry-Ed to X-Men (on the grounds of a variable mutant gene suddenly popping up), but it's pretty clear that there was no real inspiration drawn. The two concepts just happened to be similar. It happens because it's not like the idea is incredibly original.

keyblader1985 posted...

You are right that I can't find any direct quote confirming it though. But it's a commonly held fan theory. In any case, I think you're blowing this whole thing out of proportion, from as soon as I mentioned anime.

Because you're being strangely and irrationally insistent that it's the same thing when it's really not. While there are a few anime which overtly use superheroes (Tiger and Bunny being the first to come to mind) and several more which readily qualify since they meet the tropes (Sailor Moon), most anime with superpowered beings really don't.
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Veedrock- posted...

5 miles uphill both ways.

So, you're familiar with CT's geography then, are you?
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No idea how accurate it is, but liberal alt-news site Daily Beast claims the following (along with a lot of other statistics)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/sex-who-has-the-most

12. Twenty-two percent more homosexual male couples who have been together for two years or less have sex at least three times a week than heterosexual couples who have been together for two years or less.

In other words, newly formed gay couples are getting it on more often than their straight counterparts—unless those counterparts are lesbians. Thirty four percent more homosexual male couples who have been together for two years or less have sex at least three times a week than lesbian couples who have been together for two years or less. Another study found that homosexual and bisexual men have more partners than heterosexual men. The frequency of gay male sex has been a political football for decades as antigay pundits pontificate about promiscuity. "Gay men tend to have more sex than straight men," Herbenick says, largely because gay male sex involves "two people who are biologically more likely to have more sex than women are."

However, the Guardian interestingly reports that gay and straight men both have the same number of sexual partners -- according to OKCupid

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/oct/19/gay-men-promiscuous-myth

Last week one of the world's largest dating websites, OkCupid, collated and published the results of their user "match" questions, which are designed to find out as much as they can about their 4 million members in order to help them find dates. The statistics are startling.

There is only a one percentage point difference between heterosexuals and homosexuals in their promiscuity: 98% of gay people have had 20 or fewer sexual partners; 99% of straight people have had the same number. Tellingly, OkCupid found that it is just 2% of gay people that are having 23% of the total reported gay sex.

Granted, the author seemingly has an agenda.
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Full Throttle posted...

Andrew - Murderer

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/12/00/442C895D00000578-0-image-m-14_1505171202621.jpg

Yep, that's a psycho alright.

Full Throttle posted...

Did your parents ever deny you of owning something that you wanted?

Constantly. In fact, I can still hear the heart-breaking response to one of my requests: "Zeus! For the last time, we're not buying you a rhinoceros!" =(

I never did get that rhinoceros...
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RedPixel posted...

Not even at someone who called me an idiot and a troll.

Actually, those were separate people. Although technically half were calling you idiot and the other half were calling you troll.

RedPixel posted...

Perhaps I could understand a moderation if the way I'd posted it was tasteless, but I pointed the finger at my own government instead of pointing it at groups of people, political affiliations, religion, ethnicities, or in any kind of way that would have negatively affected anyone on this board. If my family had been affected by 9/11 directly, I would want people to know what really might have happened. Speculation is healthy. Logic, deductive reasoning, and critical thinking are healthy.

It's extremely tasteless and these conspiracy claims are often used as an extremely offensive way of trolling, whether it's pretending that the government was behind 9/11 or the Sandy Hook Massacre. Not to mention it's probably the most tone-deaf day to post that claim on.

RedPixel posted...

I'm noticing a very disturbing trend lately-- if we don't understand someone's way of thinking, we attack it instead of trying to see their perspective. I refuse to take part in it. This is how they keep us divided. They have conditioned us into that way of thinking.

You're deliberately spreading misinformation. While there will always be legitimate points of contention on a great number of issues, batshit insane conspiracy theories which belittle tragedies are something else entirely whether it's claiming that the US government's weather machine has been used to trigger hurricanes and tsunamis or that one of the least competent administrations in history somehow pulled off what would be the most impressive scheme in history without anybody except some cranks in their mothers' basements noticing.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

The GoT books were ok, the HBO adaptation is fucking terrible.

Honestly, having attempted to read the books, the adaption is a lot better.


Kyuubi4269 posted...

Zeus posted...

even the most "evil" characters are fleshed out so they feel like people (excluding the Night King).

And Joffrey.

Meaning that you don't think Joffrey is fleshed out? Because some of his early scenes demonstrate a lot about his character especially when it comes to his deep insecurities. The sadistic tendencies come more from people never setting limits so he keeps trying to push the bar.
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dioxxys posted...

Zeus posted...

First one's name?

i dunno

Same question, but to @DeltaBladeX this time since he's the source of these images. I'm assuming she's either an actress or an, um, adult actress.
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I liked her because she wasn't a stereotypical dimwitted Hollywood liberal, but apparently she's soaked in the waters now and become one.
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Golden Road posted...

The boycott didn't backfire, but just ignored. Backfiring would indicate that people watched it just to spite the protesters. I had no idea there was a protest at all until reading your post saying that there was a protest for it.

This. Unfortunately, the feeble-minded don't really understand the meaning of "backfired" so any time something is success in spite of a protest, they tend to credit the protest. In reality, most people had no fucking clue a boycott was happening. Certainly the first I've heard of it.
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dioxxys posted...

Now HERES some babes that blow most of these girls out of the water:





~Courtesy of @DeltaBladeX

First one's name?
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Toss-up between autosave and save anywhere. I like systems which have both but, if I had to pick one, I'd probably do save anywhere for most games.
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Quol posted...

If you are against gay then you are anti gay. Honestly i dont see anything wrong with being anti gay (as long as you dont force it on anyone) but at least be honest with yourself.

???

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dioxxys posted...

I used to think dreads looked stupid on all white people too, but I've seen some really pasty looking skinny white girls that rock it really well.

Also once I saw the most bad ass looking goth couple with all the accessories and night black dreads, it was pretty cool.

let me be more specific I hate blondes with dreads. something about the blonde hair just looks really off to me.

Are you sure you're not confusing it for cornrows? Because cornrows can look okay on surfer and beach chicks.
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mrduckbear posted...

Do you think this kid is going to prison?

Probably not. At most, he'll likely get a suspended sentence/probation. Granted, maybe a little prison would straighten out this thug because the military (lolcoastguard) hasn't.
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Goku's actual martial arts are subpar. 90% of the time when he's not hurling energy blasts he's just doing basic-as-fuck punches and kicks, the same shit we've seen since DB.

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Wedge Antilles posted...

He's been trained by Batman and I'd say Batman could go toe to toe with Goku.

Batman martial arts are just real world martial arts. Martial arts in dragonball make people insanely powerful, they're not really the same. Goku literally learned martial arts from an immortal man, Gods, and creatures from all around the universe.

Except he's not learning actual martial arts from them, just energy attacks and nonsense. It's why his physical moves haven't improved since maybe the first Strongest Under the Heavens tourney.
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The Wave Master posted...

Also, Metroid Samus Returns drops on Friday. I'm broke but I want the game, and Nintendo games never really drop in price. Therefore, playing the waiting game and hoping for a price drop isn't a viable iption

Amazon sometimes lists it for less and there are digital sales at times. idk, I imagine I might buy it at some point.

Raganork posted...

I think most people have nostalgia for the miniseries because "ooh, I watched a scary movie when I was little," but I actually rewatched it with my brother a few years back, and it hasn't held up. In fact, I'd say it was probably never great to begin with. Yeah, Tim Curry is great and all, and I guess John Ritter is there too, but I think the issue stems from the story itself being so long and convoluted that it doesn't really translate well to film. Or I don't know; I guess I just don't get Stephen King. He's way too weird for my tastes.

Given that I didn't catch it until around college or later, it's certainly not nostalgia. And, when I saw it, I thought it was a terrific series and I've seen it at least once since then. Granted, I've never read the novel -- although seeing the series inspired to me to pick it up.

Entity13 posted...

AM2R

I don't know this abbreviation?

Raganork posted...

I never played Metroid 2, so I'm not sure how faithful this remake is, but I will say that a number of the abilities they gave Samus have me scratching my head, though I'm not sure if they were present in the original (and I'm gonna go with no, they weren't).

I played the original and wasn't really that fond of it. However, Zero Mission greatly improved the original Metroid so this remake may appeal to me.
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#4

keyblader1985 posted...

#5 is the closest, I guess.

That's racist!
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No, lived way too far away. In theory, I could have done it while in high school -- since it was closer and I was older -- but that would have been a hike as well. iirc, it was about 5 miles so it would have probably taken over an hour counting getting through traffic.
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Even as a troll topic, this nonsense is in exceedingly poor taste.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Zeus posted...

Not insane, but not of their right mind.

insane

adjective

in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction

They had a distorted mindset, but they still recognized reality. The concept is somewhat akin to abnormality vs insanity.
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Not insane, but not of their right mind. Terrorist cells are like cults. They separate you from everybody you know to cultivate your mindset into doing something insane.

streamofthesky posted...

To me, anyone who fervently believes in an organized religion is insane, so yes.

I feel the same way about anybody who believes in extreme politics, especially socialist ones.
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VA-work matters less than live-action and we didn't have social media at the time.
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School. I heard about the first plane during a study hall back when they thought it was still an accident. Then I heard about the second one and, well, it clearly wasn't an accident. Given that I was in the tri-state area, I was wondering if anybody I knew might be affected.
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They're probably just aiming for the eye. After all, a blind hurricane is less dangerous.

XlaxJynx007 posted...

No, they aren't. It was a joke that the media thought was serious.

Pretty much. The media is stupid and sensationalist.
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Yellow posted...

Hurricanes have happened before, the problem is they're bigger and stronger than ever before, because the world is hotter than ever before.

Is that why the earthquakes are also bigger and stronger?
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Yellow posted...

Zeus posted...

Tony Stark I generally like, but I'm behind on Marvel movies atm.

Now Tony Stark on the other hand, before he kills two people he's just having a silly quirky awkward conversation because that's how little he cares.

Marvel Humor™

I'm guessing I haven't hit that film yet. But sure, they go overboard on stupid action tropes in those films.
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wolfy42 posted...

I asked some friend who work for the gov. about this, cause I figured everyone types at least 40wpm, but it turns out that quite a few long term gov. employees do not, which is why they implemented the test requirements.

A lot of government jobs are just another form of welfare, giving people with virtually no ability a paycheck.
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You know, for a beauty contest, I always expect more. Maybe it's just bad photos, though.

At any rate, Alabama and Louisiana look the best -- the first time that's been used in a sentence, I'm sure -- and South Carolina was also really cute. However, the top 5 didn't really do it for me and PA was kinda ugly in those photos.

Full Throttle posted...

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2017/09/11/05/wire-1314331-1505103193-47_634x847.jpg

Makes her look ugly as fuck >_>
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Watched Odd Thomas tonight (after it sat on my NFI queue for years), which was complete crap. However, I'm somewhat impressed by the sheer volume of work Dean Koontz has done. Sure, a LOT of it is probably crap -- although I did enjoy the adaptation of Phantoms enough to pick up the novel -- but it's crazy to think about some authors churning out that much stuff, especially because, after a certain point, they clearly don't need the money. Guys like Dean Koontz and Stephen King have to be set for life but, instead of just sticking on a pile of gold like some authors who got lucky, they're still keeping to it.

Raganork posted...

So I think the film looks like utter shit, and the fact that modern horror fans enjoyed it, when modern horror fans have some of the shittiest taste on the entire planet, only serves to fortify my belief that it's terrible.

I also just watched the RLM review, where they basically said "if you cut out the stupid horror bullshit, it'd be a pretty good movie."

It's funny to hear people criticize taste then cite RLM. XD XD XD

But yeah, the trailers didn't really wow me (partly since I saw the miniseries)
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Surprisingly, people who primarily bank on their looks don't have a lot in the brains department. Who knew? >_>
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Zikten posted...

Conner4REAL posted...

Also every arrow story that doesn't suck is ripped from batman.

that's cause he's basically the Batman for that universe. They can't use Batman, so they took the next best thing.

Blue Beetle II?

keyblader1985 posted...

I thought the Superman influence was obvious. Being sent to just before the destruction of his home planet, fighting for good and against others of his kind. (And a possible nod where Superman gets powered up by the sun, and Goku does by the moon.)

So basically it's a fan-theory on your part? And a fairly weak one at that? >_>

There are so many holes in your fan theory that I could dive a planet through them. Overlooking that no "influence" has ever been acknowledged by the creators, you seemingly forgot that Goku was introduced in Dragonballs as an unexplained orphan with an Asian mythology/fantasy influence (Sun Wukong) long, long, long before DBZ gave the franchise a space retcon and, even after DBZ kicked up, many of the fantasy influences remained (ie, the power everybody channels is still "ki," the glaring monkey king nods remain with the sayains, etc)

As for the planet Saiyan being destroyed, it was clearly a plot device to explain why the universe wasn't overrun by Saiyans given how allegedly strong they were. It wasn't designed as a nod to Krypton. In fact, the origin for sending babies to new worlds was so that the babies could conquer them when they grew up. The reasons why the two were destroyed is also very significant to the plot. Krypton's was a natural disaster (well, except in some spin-offs), Saiyan was not.

More importantly, all of the *major* Superman influences are missing from DBZ. Goku has no dual identity where he portrays himself as weak and cowardly to avoid suspicion (although the Great Saiyaman does). He's hardly unique on his world; in fact, even humans can access ki and learn how to most of the same things as him -- he's just stronger at it. His powers aren't derived from anything -- let alone the sun or moon. He lacks most of Superman's abilities, instead just being a basic level of super-strong, durable, and able to fly which is pretty standard stuff.

keyblader1985 posted...

There's all kind of influences or references to other series in DBZ. Lots of tech and the Namek/Frieza arc have Star Wars influence, and Androids/Cell had Terminator.

ffs, having time travel and machines doesn't automatically make it a Terminator reference. You're just messing with me now.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

There is a man I see (almost) every day at work. We'll call this guy George. George has been a regular at work for a while, a bit more than a year, coming in on most days. He doesn't like many people but he does like to chat with me any time he comes in. He started calling me "the one and only" a little while back. Any time he comes in I get "So how is the one and only today?" we chat for a few minutes, he goes off and does his thing, then he chats as he's leaving. It's so common to see him that I actually notice when he's not around. He's endearing after this much time.

What do you do again? Is he a customer or something? Because that's a little creepy.
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Oh, look at what got stuck on my shoe as I walked back from CE.
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Cacciato posted...

Zeus, you are way too old to be using phrases such as 'like dude'.

And you're too young to use it. Why, back in my day, us bad dudes used to fight dragon ninjas to save the president.
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Meaning what? Asking somebody to just find you a girl or asking for somebody to introduce you to their hot friend?
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For a topic about periods, there are no actual periods in it #AbsentPunctuation
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I had him ignored so I honestly wouldn't have noticed if not for somebody making a topic about it.
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mooreandrew58 posted...

Zeus posted...

mooreandrew58 posted...

protagonist just sounds like a odd word when the show has no main ongoing conflict. when I think protagonist I think someone whos standing up to a villain over the course of the story. if thats not the case main character is what I call them.

Most things don't really have "villains." You can have antagonists, but even that's not necessarily a guarantee since the problem doesn't need to be human in nature. In most medical dramas, for instance, the problem is the patient's condition.

to each their own I suppose. still sounds odd to me. when I think of protagonist I assume there is an antagonist.

Well... Jerry has Newman, Hank has Kahn, etc.
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mooreandrew58 posted...

protagonist just sounds like a odd word when the show has no main ongoing conflict. when I think protagonist I think someone whos standing up to a villain over the course of the story. if thats not the case main character is what I call them.

Most things don't really have "villains." You can have antagonists, but even that's not necessarily a guarantee since the problem doesn't need to be human in nature. In most medical dramas, for instance, the problem is the patient's condition.
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ChouBF posted...

pipebomb_phil posted...

They are supposed to be liked and I just can't like them.

Are they, though? A protagonist is really just the central or most important character, the person that events revolve around. There's no universal rule that they are or should be liked.

Also, Barney is not the protagonist of HIMYM :/

I don't think sitcoms have protagonist. main characters maybe. but anything involving the word "agonist" implies there is some ongoing conflict.

The protagonist is the main character. And most sitcoms do, unless the sitcom revolves around a couple who have equal importance (Sanford and Son). Hell, most sitcoms *name* the protag in their title: Seinfeld. Everybody Loves Raymond. Everybody Hates Chris. Malcolm in the Middle.

There are a few shows where everybody in a group seems to have equal importance -- Friends, Traffic Lights (although really it's just the guys who have precedence), The League, etc -- but they're more exceptions than the rule. Even shows like King of the Hill and the Simpsons -- which don't denote a person in the title -- feature the dad as the protagonist (and usually the son as a secondary).
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EightySeven posted...

Zeus posted...

You posted that while I was posting. Not that your defense is much of a defense.

Well I wouldn't expect a [slur] to have a very nuanced view on this subject.

And I wouldn't expect nuance or understanding from a bottom-basement troll. @EightySeven

jayj420 posted...

I really don't get these people. They get at people aggressively for calling them out when they do shit like defend Nazi's and ISIS only to get all defensive and cry to authority when people don't like them.

It's like dude... if you go around supporting notorious hate groups who want to kill entire groups of people for religious/ethnic/sexual reasons you are going to find a lot of people who don't agree with you.

And I don't get shitlords who pretend that Neo-Nazis are real Nazis and then claim that they're exactly like ISIS. Neo-Nazis are glorified cosplayers and, when shitlords try to connect them to actual Nazis, it diminishes the evil associated with the term Nazi. More importantly, I don't get how shitlords can insist on using tactics followed by ACTUAL Nazis -- such as the use of violence to suppress free speech -- without the slightest twitch of irony.

It's like dude... if you go around supporting the actual use of violence against people who aren't using violence, you're not only no better than the group you claim to be against but you're actually worse. And if they were actual Nazis, they'd shoot you. Because actual Nazis had actual guns, which is why you should be thankful that actual Nazis don't exist any more.

Otherwise, if I can't call you a word because you support violence to suppress speech, you shouldn't be allowed to call me a word for not supporting violence and instead favoring rule of law. @jayj420
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Error1355 posted...

Nowhere in either uphold were you told it was a 'gendered slur'.

You were told that using 'are you on your period?' to dismiss someone's comment is using gender as a form of insult.

I lol'd. Busted by the mods.
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Blaqthourne posted...

Zeus posted...

adjl posted...

Eggs on their own are still a meal. Bacon on its own, much less so. Bacon's the side.

I'm much more used to bacon on its own than eggs on its own, partly because bacon is a lot easier to make since you can just microwave a few strips.

You can also crack the eggs into a styrofoam cup and microwave that. They come out surprisingly good. I haven't done that in many years, so you might need to add milk or water to keep the egg from rubberizing.

After a quick search, here you go:
https://www.stetted.com/60-second-scrambled-eggs/

Does it require milk or can you go without?
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