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RMS Oceanic
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Ha! You thought I'd have a picture of Matt Smith in a Fez, didn't you?
What you have experienced is a subversion of your expectations, in where I set you up to expect a certain scenario to occur, but then make something different happen. Subversion can be used in a variety of ways, such as humour. The simplest humourous subversion is to take a joke or piece of wordplay that is well known and has lost its appeal. For example, "Make like a tree...and kill yourself". By not only avoiding the obvious pun of "make like a tree and leave", but by replacing it with a far more vulgar suggestion, you hopefully can't help but laugh at the absurdity of it.
I could give another example, so I will. Also I just did, by making it look like I was going to stop but continuing anyway.
Subversion can also be used to challenge the audience's perception about something. A great example of this is seen in The Dark Knight, when the two ferries are rigged to explode. The intimidating black prisoner walks up and demands the detonator to the ferry filled with innocent people...and throws it out the window. Not only does it remind us that common respect for human life is not exclusive to a single class, creed or colour, but highlights how media portrayals of people like that guy often portrays them in a negative light, and yet it's not necessarily justified.
So in conclusion, Subversion can be a flexible tool for challenging our expectations and pouring fresh life into what has become mundane. Thanks for reading.
Ha! A double subversion!
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Yeah kinda creeped out, its like you said just the tip and suddenly your filled with mangoo.
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Eddy, you are backup."
jacob, that's like from an action movie.
Incidentally, if Will could take one step to the right, that would benefit my complex scheme immensely, thanks.
Well your mom is so old but I still fiddled her diddle.
I'm just glad I don't get chats. I'd be like, fuck I don't know [chat].
I don't know whether to slap you or kiss you
Shit uhh look thom umm you said you wanted those images and they were legal in the countries they were filmed in.
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That would be better then 95% of the chats we've had ever.
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wait you're not nerd
Hi-five [Chat] reserve buddy.
But still funny! And true! That makes it timeless.
TOM CLANCY'S GHOST MOD 2: CASSANDRA WEATHER
You could klap at me. :P
"Those slender necks..."
what
Are you referencing something here hap?
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He said "TOM CLANCY'S GHOST MOD 2: CASSANDRA WEATHER"
Seemed pretty clear to me.
But I am always drawn into threads by Matt Smith in a Fez
Have you read the Queen and Country comics? I love the names their computer spits out for each operation.
It's not an infractable offense. Just so dumb that I need to drop some bans or a good whack with a baseball bat.
Lol comics are great comics.
the greek cassandra
In fact, yes. Yes, I am.
Yes! I love Queen and Country.
I hear he's getting a hat and maybe a scarf for the next series. :^:
What but they had a great image of sarah palin going anal with barney frank.
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That looks funny, I've seen that comic around is it a new webcomic or something?
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Well, it is quite good. Then again, I haven't read anything Q&C for a long time now. Hmm. Inquiring minds must know! To the googlotron!
He said "pretty much", preach. Of course there are exceptions.
well obviously that one is real