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21stCentury

Deebaser wrote: »

what's the proper etiquette for snubbing the jackass fiance of a friend of ours.?

Write him a thoughtful letter then write him one that says "Whoops, mistook you for someone else, please disregard. PS: Who are you again?"

Evil Multifarious

i have obtained the flex mentallo comics based on the cover that i saw posted here

these had better be excellent

Jacobkosh

dlinfiniti wrote: »

Premier kakos wrote: »

Why won't Will join us anymore? I asked him a question days ago and he has yet to answer.

he's afraid feral will defile his identity as well

it is not possible to tarnish Flex

it is only possible to try

Premier kakos

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

hi folks

Podly!

Is Aristophanes a philosopher?

Well, he did pontificate on the nature of love in Plato's Symposium, so he did apparently venture into philosophy... at least when he was wasted.

Thomamelas

Deebaser wrote: »

writing out table cards...

Mr. and Mrs. Dude's Name
Mr. and Mrs. Brother in law

More like Mr. and Mrs. PATRIARCHY!

Oh, your own personal circle of hell. I'm sorry.

And as to the romance part, I found that romancing Cortez wasn't creepy. It wasn't the best written romance in media but I didn't feel awkward about it.

_J_

Premier kakos wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

hi folks

Podly!

Is Aristophanes a philosopher?

Well, he did pontificate on the nature of love in Plato's Symposium, so he did apparently venture into philosophy... at least when he was wasted.

Yeah, and The Clouds is pretty great. But...grrr...

Such a difficult problem!

21stCentury

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

hi folks

Podly!

Is Aristophanes a philosopher?

From Wikipedia:

Dirty jokes: A relaxation in standards of behaviour was permitted and the holiday spirit included bawdy irreverence towards both men and gods.[124] Old Comedy is rich in obscenities and the crude jokes are often very detailed, as when the Chorus in The Acharnians places a curse on Antimachus,[125] a choregus accused of niggardly conduct, wishing upon him a night-time mugging as he returns home from some drunken party and envisioning him, as he stoops down to pick up a rock in the darkness, accidentally picking up a fresh turd instead. He is then envisioned hurling the turd at his attacker, missing and accidentally hitting Cratinus, a lyric poet not admired by Aristophanes.[126] This was particularly funny because the curse was sung (or chanted) in choreographed style by a Chorus of 24 grown men who were otherwise known to the audience as respectable citizens.

The guy wrote poop jokes. I think that makes him a philosopher.

Caveman Paws

Premier kakos wrote: »

At what point does a crush on a girl stop being a crush and start being creepy unrequited love?

Oh god! She didn't spot you starring at her impotently from across the room did she? D:

I hate when that happens... t-to you, I mean.

>.>

Podly

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

hi folks

Podly!

Is Aristophanes a philosopher?

no

21stCentury

Flex Mentallo. i know it's supposed to be a really good comic, but the name is just so silly. i can't help but imagine Reed Richards, really.

Thomamelas

Deebaser wrote: »

what's the proper etiquette for snubbing the jackass fiance of a friend of ours.?

Ms Friend and Guest is an option. Or the really dickish way is Mr. and Mrs. Friend assuming the jackass is male.

Premier kakos

Philosopher or not, I think we all need to remember what Aristophanes' greatest accomplishment was: he invented flipping people off.

So It Goes

boop

Podly

also, the symposium is hella weird

Jacobkosh

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

i have obtained the flex mentallo comics based on the cover that i saw posted here

these had better be excellent

it's not for everyone, but it's one of my favorite comics ever and I feel a pretty strong personal connection to the material.

Deebaser

Fuck you Table 10.
14 Seats.
13 single people.
13 cards to write out.
Y U NO DIE ALONE?

_J_

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Organichu

Premier kakos wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

Premier kakos wrote: »

At what point does a crush on a girl stop being a crush and start being creepy unrequited love?

when you watch deepthroat gag porn and tape a cut-out picture of her face to the monitor where the porn starlet's head is

Hmmm. Haven't done that yet. Yay, I'm not a creep yet.

Turing I don't want you.

21stCentury

Jacobkosh wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

i have obtained the flex mentallo comics based on the cover that i saw posted here

these had better be excellent

it's not for everyone, but it's one of my favorite comics ever and I feel a pretty strong personal connection to the material.

IS that the guy in your Avatar and Sig, Jacob? It doesn't look like the guy on the Wikipedia page to me, not exactly but... the quote fits with him, i think?

Caveman Paws

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Why do you have to put a label on everything J?!

Podly

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

oh you and your categorical ways

_J_

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Why do you have to put a label on everything J?!

Because I'm organizing my bookshelf, and I can't decide if Greek plays are included in philosophy. I don't want to include Dante, but if I include Aristophanes then I have to include Ovid, and if Ovid then Dante.

If I don't include the Greek poets, then I can completely keep out literature. But, then, do mathematical texts count as philosophy? They seem more philosophical than poems, but they aren't technically mathematics.

It's a very important problem.

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot

YOU GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYS

I'M BORED

Evil Multifarious

watching deadwood, giving it another shot

oh hey it's bobby from supernatural

oh hey he sure loves the word cocksucker

So It Goes

_J_ wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Why do you have to put a label on everything J?!

Because I'm organizing my bookshelf, and I can't decide if Greek plays are included in philosophy. I don't want to include Dante, but if I include Aristophanes then I have to include Ovid, and if Ovid then Dante.

If I don't include the Greek poets, then I can completely keep out literature. But, then, do mathematical texts count as philosophy? They seem more philosophical than poems, but they aren't technically mathematics.

It's a very important problem.

organize them by cover color

Donkey Kong

21stCentury wrote: »

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot wrote: »

YOU GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYS

I'M BORED

Draw a thing.

Draw a robot fighting Godzilla.

Draw Some Things with Admiral Kong.

Feral

_J_ wrote: »

Because I'm organizing my bookshelf, and I can't decide if Greek plays are included in philosophy. I don't want to include Dante, but if I include Aristophanes then I have to include Ovid, and if Ovid then Dante.

If I don't include the Greek poets, then I can completely keep out literature. But, then, do mathematical texts count as philosophy? They seem more philosophical than poems, but they aren't technically mathematics.

It's a very important problem.

Use the Library of Congress system

21stCentury

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot wrote: »

YOU GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYS

I'M BORED

Draw a thing.

Draw a robot fighting Godzilla.

_J_

So It Goes wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Why do you have to put a label on everything J?!

Because I'm organizing my bookshelf, and I can't decide if Greek plays are included in philosophy. I don't want to include Dante, but if I include Aristophanes then I have to include Ovid, and if Ovid then Dante.

If I don't include the Greek poets, then I can completely keep out literature. But, then, do mathematical texts count as philosophy? They seem more philosophical than poems, but they aren't technically mathematics.

It's a very important problem.

organize them by cover color

With which color do I start, and how do I discern which color follows which?

Caveman Paws

_J_ wrote: »

So It Goes wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Why do you have to put a label on everything J?!

Because I'm organizing my bookshelf, and I can't decide if Greek plays are included in philosophy. I don't want to include Dante, but if I include Aristophanes then I have to include Ovid, and if Ovid then Dante.

If I don't include the Greek poets, then I can completely keep out literature. But, then, do mathematical texts count as philosophy? They seem more philosophical than poems, but they aren't technically mathematics.

It's a very important problem.

organize them by cover color

With which color do I start, and how do I discern which color follows which?

Are you quoting Rebecca Black's next hit?

Jacobkosh

21stCentury wrote: »

Jacobkosh wrote: »

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

i have obtained the flex mentallo comics based on the cover that i saw posted here

these had better be excellent

it's not for everyone, but it's one of my favorite comics ever and I feel a pretty strong personal connection to the material.

IS that the guy in your Avatar and Sig, Jacob? It doesn't look like the guy on the Wikipedia page to me, not exactly but... the quote fits with him, i think?

yes, that is him.

The basics: Flex Mentallo is a miniseries by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, published by DC Comics/Vertigo from June-Sept. of 1996. The two major characters of the work, Flex Mentallo and Wallace Sage, had initially appeared in 1991, in the pages of Morrison and Richard Case's Doom Patrol (although the Wallace Sage that initially appeared differs significantly from both the Wally that appears in the Flex comic book and the Wally that is described in Flex Mentallo's text pages).



Flex Mentallo is not merely Grant Morrison's creation, however: he is also a reiteration of the 20th-century mass-market Hercules, Charles Atlas. Charles Atlas plays an important role in superhero comic books, the final step in identification; while superhero comics narrate physicality and power in the form of the hero, Charles Atlas packages this power into a commodity that the reader can, presumably, access and utilize.

In Doom Patrol the "Secret Origin of Flex Mentallo" is a pastiche, a direct homage to the Charles Atlas "myth" (it is, at many points, nearly identical to "The Insult that Made a Man out of 'Mac'") which is seasoned with the surrealist flavor that came to characterize Doom Patrol. Flex is "Mac" made superhuman; he is then, indirectly, an emblem of the reader's investment in and identification with the superhero comic.

Atlas represents two ideas, seemingly conflicting, that are major themes in Flex: a) that superhero comic books are essentially product, debris, inseparable from their presence as stuff; they are consumed and then left as a constant reminder of "junk culture"; b) that superhero comic books are potentially transformative, that they engage in a multilayered system of representation and crossover that, in the end, implicates even the reader.

...

While Crisis on Infinite Earths diminished the multivocality of DC Comics, other texts were complicating the superhero as a character type; "graphic novels" like Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns reconceived the superhero as an often tortured, morally ambiguous and sometimes violent figure. Characters like Marvel's Punisher and Wolverine became popular as readers responded to a more flawed, brooding, anti-heroic (Byronic?) sort of character.

Flex the character and Flex Mentallo the series display Morrison's protest against these trends in superhero comics as an ongoing medium. Flex is hyperbolically superheroic, almost a caricature: he "fights crime with a smile" and enjoys milk at the local bar. However, other characters in Flex Mentallo, after overcoming their initial skepticism, often react to this attitude with deference, respect, gratitude--they seem refreshed by it. Flex absorbs the obvious critique he provokes and moves his "readers" beyond it; he represents Morrison's argument for a space beyond critique. Even as Flex the character promotes a revised approach to the superhero, Flex Mentallo presents a new multivocality as a superhero comic book; crossover and play are brought to the fore as numerous levels of representation, of "textuality," are juggled and blended in a celebration of multilinear narrative.

RiemannLives

I am in so much pain

had to mow the lawn when I got home from work as everything is growing like mad and I can't put it off till the weekend again. stuff was so thick it took 2 hours to mow and had to push manually because the speed at which the mower pulls itself along was fast enough that it couldn't handle the grass and would die.

normally this wouldn't be a problem but before I started there was something wrong with a knot of muscle in the small of my back. Aparently this muscle is used for absolutely anything involving pushing, pulling or (especially) restarting a mower after every 10 feet when it chokes on too much grass again.

Feral

In all seriousness, the only reason I haven't read FM yet is because I couldn't find it locally, and I was waiting for the trade to come out.

Now that the trade is out, I really need to pick it up.

RiemannLives

_J_ wrote: »

So It Goes wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Why do you have to put a label on everything J?!

Because I'm organizing my bookshelf, and I can't decide if Greek plays are included in philosophy. I don't want to include Dante, but if I include Aristophanes then I have to include Ovid, and if Ovid then Dante.

If I don't include the Greek poets, then I can completely keep out literature. But, then, do mathematical texts count as philosophy? They seem more philosophical than poems, but they aren't technically mathematics.

It's a very important problem.

organize them by cover color

With which color do I start, and how do I discern which color follows which?

sort them by wavelength

Premier kakos

_J_ wrote: »

So It Goes wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Why do you have to put a label on everything J?!

Because I'm organizing my bookshelf, and I can't decide if Greek plays are included in philosophy. I don't want to include Dante, but if I include Aristophanes then I have to include Ovid, and if Ovid then Dante.

If I don't include the Greek poets, then I can completely keep out literature. But, then, do mathematical texts count as philosophy? They seem more philosophical than poems, but they aren't technically mathematics.

It's a very important problem.

organize them by cover color

With which color do I start, and how do I discern which color follows which?

By increasing wavelength.

Also, I swear to god if you put mathematics texts in the same section as philosophy, I will hunt you down and dismantle you part by part and make toasters out of you.

_J_

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

So It Goes wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Why do you have to put a label on everything J?!

Because I'm organizing my bookshelf, and I can't decide if Greek plays are included in philosophy. I don't want to include Dante, but if I include Aristophanes then I have to include Ovid, and if Ovid then Dante.

If I don't include the Greek poets, then I can completely keep out literature. But, then, do mathematical texts count as philosophy? They seem more philosophical than poems, but they aren't technically mathematics.

It's a very important problem.

organize them by cover color

With which color do I start, and how do I discern which color follows which?

Are you quoting Rebecca Black's next hit?

hehehe

AManFromEarth

_J_ wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

So It Goes wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Podly wrote: »

also, the symposium is hella weird

So, is Plato a philosopher?

Why do you have to put a label on everything J?!

Because I'm organizing my bookshelf, and I can't decide if Greek plays are included in philosophy. I don't want to include Dante, but if I include Aristophanes then I have to include Ovid, and if Ovid then Dante.

If I don't include the Greek poets, then I can completely keep out literature. But, then, do mathematical texts count as philosophy? They seem more philosophical than poems, but they aren't technically mathematics.

It's a very important problem.

organize them by cover color

With which color do I start, and how do I discern which color follows which?

Are you quoting Rebecca Black's next hit?

hehehe

ROYGBIV, J. That's the only way to color code.

Premier kakos

Podly wrote: »

what should i watch?

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

21stCentury

I don't think Flex Mentallo is for me. i like my heroes ambiguous and brooding.

Podly

what should i watch?