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Natter 36: But We Digress...

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DXMachina - Jun 29, 2005 2:21:27 pm PDT #5685 of 10001

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I'm a little boggled at the thought of "You know what would make a good weakness? YELLOW!" being considered a workable idea twice.

I never had much of a problem with it. I figured it was a function of the spectral characteristics of the ring's light. I thought the recent change to blame it all on Parallax was kind of dumb.

The original Green Lantern, with powers of a different origin, also has a weakness. His? Wood.

Yeah, but his ring was specifically based on magic, so it's sort of the same thing as the fact that a wooden stake will dust a vampire.

DXMachina - Jun 29, 2005 2:23:16 pm PDT #5686 of 10001

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Considering the original Alan Scott weakness was wood, it's not as if they lack a 65 year tradition of WTF?-ness.

Except that they were specifically reinventing the character when Hal became GL. As far as DC knew at the time, Alan Scott was never going to be seen again.

JenP - Jun 29, 2005 2:23:39 pm PDT #5687 of 10001

The original Green Lantern, with powers of a different origin, also has a weakness. His? Wood.

How does that work? Is it like Superman is to kryptonite? Or that his power won't work on wood. Which still seems awfully limiting.

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P.M. Marc - Jun 29, 2005 2:25:59 pm PDT #5688 of 10001

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

How does that work? Is it like Superman is to kryptonite? Or that his power won't work on wood. Which still seems awfully limiting.

It doesn't work on wood. There's a camping trip story where this and yellow are factors.

Shoot, DX, Matt, either of you remember who all was involved and who wrote it?

DXMachina - Jun 29, 2005 2:27:11 pm PDT #5689 of 10001

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

How does that work? Is it like Superman is to kryptonite? Or that his power won't work on wood. Which still seems awfully limiting.

IIRC, in the very first GL, it was specified that the ring only worked on things made out of metal, but not on non-metal. Later the non-metal thing got changed to wood.

Lee - Jun 29, 2005 2:30:14 pm PDT #5690 of 10001

The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

We just had our office June Birthday party. We had cake.

It wasn't very good cake, but still, cake.

Allyson - Jun 29, 2005 2:32:23 pm PDT #5691 of 10001

Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

It doesn't work on wood. There's a camping trip story where this and yellow are factors.

You all know this is just PORN, right? You know that, right?

Green Lantern, goes out to the woodshed, powerless against the wood, and then gets a golden shower, so weak he falls to his knees, and then the pizza boy comes in...

DXMachina - Jun 29, 2005 2:39:10 pm PDT #5692 of 10001

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

There's a camping trip story where this and yellow are factors.

Shoot, DX, Matt, either of you remember who all was involved and who wrote it?

It probably came out while I wasn't reading comics, so I can't help. The only camping trip I ever remember was Hal, Ollie, and one of the Guardians camping when they were taking their trip to discover America, right after Ollie lost his fortune and first grew his beard.

Jessica - Jun 29, 2005 2:39:53 pm PDT #5693 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The one that makes me laugh even more than the yellow is the guy who's weakness is fire. (Martian Manhunter? I think?) 'Cause really, how does that possibly count as a superhero weakness? That's a totally normal thing to be hurt by!

Kat - Jun 29, 2005 2:41:21 pm PDT #5694 of 10001

"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

It wasn't very good cake, but still, cake.

But the problem is this: not very good cake has many calories as excellent cake. Better to use those calories on mouthwatering goodcakeness.

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