In Gaiman's Sandman series, Death hinted pretty strongly that Norton was one of the Tzadikim Nistarim, the 36 righteous secret saints, their sainthood unknown even to themselves, for whose sake God continues to spare the world from destruction.
Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.
'Lineage'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Typo Boy - Jan 25, 2012 5:02:27 pm PST #17607 of 28333
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
chrismg - Jan 26, 2012 9:54:56 am PST #17608 of 28333
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
On Tolkien - one thing we tend to forget is, popular "wisdom" used to be much more tilted toward "nature", and it's swung a loooooooooong way towards "nurture" over the past 50-odd years. Anything we read from back then is seen through that filter.
Also, Mark just read about Treebeard, and WOW THAT'S A LOT OF CAPSLOCK.
Rayne - Jan 26, 2012 10:28:39 am PST #17609 of 28333
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Oh holy heck! You weren't kidding about the capslock!
askye - Jan 26, 2012 10:38:24 am PST #17610 of 28333
Thrive to spite them
AT SOME POINT CAPSLOCK LOSES ITS EFFECT EVEN IN BOLD
IT STOPS MAKING ME THINK EVERYTHING IS EXCITING AND JUST MAKES ME THINK THE KEYBOARD IS BROKEN.
sumi - Jan 26, 2012 10:38:58 am PST #17611 of 28333
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, somebody needs to deactivate the capslock key on Mark's keyboard.
Connie Neil - Jan 26, 2012 11:30:18 am PST #17612 of 28333
brillig
But then he'll lose half of his ability to express emotions.
DavidS - Jan 26, 2012 11:44:25 am PST #17613 of 28333
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He has a Capslock review every once in a while. It's a trope of his board.
In short: he's excited about Ents.
Connie Neil - Jan 26, 2012 11:53:25 am PST #17614 of 28333
brillig
We noticed.
Amy - Jan 26, 2012 11:56:02 am PST #17615 of 28333
Because books.
I don't know if I'd call that a trope so much as a bad habit, honestly.
Connie Neil - Jan 26, 2012 11:56:38 am PST #17616 of 28333
brillig
I think a trope is a bad habit that's hip.
edit: sorry, I'm feeling particularly cane-shakey today.