I'm gonna take a stab at answering Hec's questions, b/c it's Friday afternoon and I'm bored. So, in order: nutbar; going down; sleazing through; underpants gnomes.
Stop that right now! I can hear the smacking!
Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
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Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.
Steph L. - Nov 18, 2005 11:03:49 am PST #8975 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
DavidS - Nov 18, 2005 11:31:50 am PST #8976 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't want underpants gnomes in charge of FEMA.
This is why I don't turn to you to parse the news.
Steph L. - Nov 18, 2005 11:55:34 am PST #8977 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
This is why I don't turn to you to parse the news.
Don't shoot the messenger, yo.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 18, 2005 11:59:19 am PST #8978 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't want underpants gnomes in charge of FEMA.
Seems to me having access to their stash would have been handy for Michael Brown when he found out people were actually expecting him to do something in response to a disaster.
DavidS - Nov 18, 2005 12:23:49 pm PST #8979 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Seems to me having access to their stash would have been handy for Michael Brown when he found out people were actually expecting him to do something in response to a disaster.
He understood he was supposed to roll up his sleeves.
Tom Scola - Nov 18, 2005 12:26:35 pm PST #8980 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
So. Manga.
From what I can tell, Naruto is the Japanese Harry Potter, only much more violent. Which makes it way cooler, of course.
CaBil - Nov 18, 2005 1:50:26 pm PST #8981 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Heh, Tom guess what the topic of my first column?
It certainly is a version of that concept, but is also both goes back to the ur-myth of the hero's journey. Boy literally marked (lightning scar/demon mark) for greatness, girl who is smart but not physically skilled so she can be useful without threatening, and well, the friend. Ron is a very English version of the friend, ie batman, while it is usually an darker (but not a dark) version of oneself.
Tom Scola - Nov 18, 2005 3:11:38 pm PST #8982 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Freudian analysis of Aquaman covers.
shrift - Nov 21, 2005 8:02:28 am PST #8983 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
From what I can tell, Naruto is the Japanese Harry Potter, only much more violent. Which makes it way cooler, of course.
I can go with that! Although Harry is celebrated as the Boy Who Lived, whereas poor Naruto is almost universally reviled. And none of the Hogwarts teachers read porn in front of their students.
I ♥ Shikamaru.
DavidS - Nov 21, 2005 11:50:57 am PST #8984 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tony Millionarie's new project: "It’s basically a love story about a little girl and a tiny wild man made out of suet."