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  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    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 MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    i have obtained the flex mentallo comics based on the cover that i saw posted here

    these had better be excellent

  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    dlinfiniti 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

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  • Premier kakosPremier kakos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    _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.

  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    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__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    _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!

  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    _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 PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    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.

    >.>

  • PodlyPodly you unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered User regular
    _J_ wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    hi folks

    Podly!

    Is Aristophanes a philosopher?

    no

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  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    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.

  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    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 kakosPremier kakos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Philosopher or not, I think we all need to remember what Aristophanes' greatest accomplishment was: he invented flipping people off.

  • So It GoesSo It Goes We keep moving...Registered User regular
    boop

  • PodlyPodly you unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered User regular
    also, the symposium is hella weird

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  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    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.

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  • DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tie Ahhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
    Fuck you Table 10.
    14 Seats.
    13 single people.
    13 cards to write out.
    Y U NO DIE ALONE?

  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Podly wrote: »
    also, the symposium is hella weird

    So, is Plato a philosopher?

  • OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User, Moderator mod
    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.

  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    Jacobkosh 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 PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    _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?!


  • PodlyPodly you unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered User regular
    _J_ wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    also, the symposium is hella weird

    So, is Plato a philosopher?

    oh you and your categorical ways

    follow my music twitter soundcloud tumblr
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  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    _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 ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    YOU GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYS

    I'M BORED

  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    watching deadwood, giving it another shot

    oh hey it's bobby from supernatural

    oh hey he sure loves the word cocksucker

  • So It GoesSo It Goes We keep moving...Registered User regular
    _J_ 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 KongDonkey Kong Putting Nintendo out of business with AI nips Registered User regular
    YOU GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYS

    I'M BORED

    Draw a thing.

    Draw a robot fighting Godzilla.

    Draw Some Things with Admiral Kong.

    Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
  • FeralFeral MEMETICHARIZARD interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    _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

    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    YOU GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYS

    I'M BORED

    Draw a thing.

    Draw a robot fighting Godzilla.

  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    So It Goes wrote: »
    _J_ 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 PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    edited April 2012
    _J_ wrote: »
    So It Goes wrote: »
    _J_ 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?

    Caveman Paws on
  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    Jacobkosh 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).

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    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.

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  • RiemannLivesRiemannLives Registered User regular
    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.

    Attacked by tweeeeeeees!
  • FeralFeral MEMETICHARIZARD interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    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.

    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • RiemannLivesRiemannLives Registered User regular
    _J_ wrote: »
    So It Goes wrote: »
    _J_ 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

    Attacked by tweeeeeeees!
  • Premier kakosPremier kakos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2012
    _J_ wrote: »
    So It Goes wrote: »
    _J_ 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.

    Premier kakos on
  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    _J_ wrote: »
    So It Goes wrote: »
    _J_ 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

  • AManFromEarthAManFromEarth Let's get to twerk! The King in the SwampRegistered User regular
    _J_ wrote: »
    _J_ wrote: »
    So It Goes wrote: »
    _J_ 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.

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  • Premier kakosPremier kakos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Podly wrote: »
    what should i watch?

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    I don't think Flex Mentallo is for me. i like my heroes ambiguous and brooding.

  • PodlyPodly you unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered User regular
    what should i watch?

    follow my music twitter soundcloud tumblr
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