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Thinky Whale posted:Isn't Thomas the Tank Engine one of those shows that is bizarrely popular among people who are legit autistic? I heard it was because it combines trains and big honkin' easy-to-understand facial expressions.
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Let's not (ho ho ho) derail the thread.
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HapiMerchant posted:Right, I'd forgotten someone like Lionheart would be idolized by Tropers. We are talking about THAT groundhog day fic right? Nope, different one. Lionheart's fics (Chunin Exam Day, Partially Kissed Hero, and so on) actually got pretty thorough shreddings on their trope pages last I checked.
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BlueDude posted:Speaking of people caring way too loving much about cartoons (warning: really, really long): Uh, that's not really TV Tropes. I mean the guy COULD be a troper, but mostly he just does this https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMysteriousMrEnter I mean it's pretty sad they transcribed everything he said and what not but still.
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Burkion posted:I mean it's pretty sad they transcribed everything he said and what not
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Burkion posted:Uh, that's not really TV Tropes. I mean the guy COULD be a troper, but mostly he just does this
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Runcible Cat posted:It's a safe bet that he transcribed it.
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Cornwind Evil posted:Tropers can't handle the most basic people interactions, you think they can wrap their heads around complicated things like that? And those that did get it would show they didn't really get it anyway by shoehorning in the stupid Firefly list.
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Fanfic Recs: Web Original Proof that the remaining 10% is worth dying for here: These are recommendations made by Tropers for Web Original stories using our Fanfic Recs format and for FanFics based on them outside of any 'official' shared universe, all of which have been signed. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the story, based on who recommended it. No-name recommendations will be zapped. Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be. Do warn when a fanfic may head into homosexual or non-canon territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, Shipping is Serious Business. Authors and Websites webfictionguide Recommended by Gamma Wolf This is an original web fiction review site. Links of stories can be submitted. A review staff and members can review and rate stories. General Stories Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance. Modern Magic Recommended by Bedelato Synopsis: It's a parody of various fantasy elements set in modern times, complete with airplanes. The plot follows Eric and Ian Feytid being summoned by Destiny Academy for a quest to stop the evil (or not) Death Lord Tenebras of Yval from taking over the world. Comments: Hilarious, well-written parody. Lonely Days Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Celeste is a quick-tempered tomboy who detests girliness. Seth is a quiet, angsty boy with trust issues that just wants to be left alone. What happens when they meet? What happens when Celeste's meddling twin sister gets involved? And why does Celeste hate her father so very very much? Comments: Brilliantly written. Read it. Now. Tales of the Sun Sin Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Tales of the Sun Sin is about one Orenda Winchesteer, one of the snarkiest, self-obsessed mages I've ever seen, and the organization he works for: The Sun Sin, which is essentially what would arise if every Dungeons & Dragons PC got together and formed a law-enforcement group. Comments: An utterly hilarious ride, brilliantly genre-savvy and complete with an appendix at the end of (almost) every chapter that elaborates on some of the more exotic elements of the universe in the snarkiest manner possible. Nocte Yin Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Nocte Yin is the middle child of the Yin family, one of the most eminent Evil families in the world. Her father is a mad scientist, her mother is a malevolent sorceress, her older brother is a fearsome warlord, her elder sister the wicked witch of the south east, her little sister a sadistic psychic and finally her (7-year old) kid brother an evil genius tyrant. Nocte on the other hand is just...well, Nocte. Comments: One of the most fantastic works of fiction I've ever read. It has spawned four sequels - Nocte Yin: How To Be Evil 101, Nocte Yin: Confessions of a Villain in the Making, Nocte Yin: A Hero Wannabe, and most recently, Nocte Yin: Anti-Villain, Anti-Hero and Anti-Everything Else. Read them all. Seconded by Amethystasheryn. The first installments may not have quite the flare that the later ones do, but that's no bother. The writing only improves over the course of the series (and continues to do so), and successfully makes Nocte simultaneously a developing badass and yet insanely human. Nocte's constant snarkery only makes it better. Thirded by Schattenmalerin. This series has it all: A great concept, a rich world, brilliant characters you can’t help but love and wonderful writing that somehow continues to improve! Now has its own page Magicademy Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: "Arts Magika University: sorcery classes, elven professors, dwarven fraternities, interspecies dating, and magikal duels. It's odd, it's mildly bizarre, and it's a wonder the students get any studying done. It's college the way it should have been." Comments: Magicademy would have to be one of my favourite works of webfiction ever. The only problem is that it's over now, and there probably won't be any more =(. Has two sequels, Summer Break, a 'side story' of sorts set just after the last chapter and Senior Year, which skips ahead several years to show Jacob's last year of college before graduation. Sheer literary brilliance, people. Seconded like whoa by Amethystasheryn. The above recommender has pretty much summed it up; literary brilliance and a shame it hasn't been professionally published. It is brilliantly hilarious, while still managing to squeeze in the occasional heartwarmer or—heck—even a tearjerker or two, courtesy of the great characters he fleshes out for us. It's definitely worth a read. Ghost Girl Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Ghost Girl tells the story of a cybernetically enhanced teenager as she tries to escape her past as an assassin and live a normal life, something she has never had in her life. Comments: Probably the grittiest work of fiction on the internet. It's like the best action movie you've ever read! Quite long and a good read, but it seems to have died. Advocate and The Last Judgement Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Advocate and its sequel, The Last Judgement, are among the longest (and highest quality) fantasy works on Fictionpress.com. The Last Judgement has over 70 decently long chapters and over 500,000 words. Collectively, a true epic. Comments: Shay Guy: Not the longest, at least not alone. Queen of Glass is 678,579 words (and over 6,000 reviews). Twin Gear: The Ruiner of a Thousand Years Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Wow, I've put up a lot of stuff here...Anyway, Twin Gear: The Ruiner of a Thousand Years follows a standard plot found in modern fiction. Demon girl with a hidden agenda finds amnesiac boy with big sword chained to his wrist in an underground cavern then tries to use him for her own purposes while a sinister secret organization trying to steal the mystic necklace of said amnesiac boy, who may or may not be the unstoppable fiend that wiped out almost all life on the planet several ages ago. Comments: Probably a dead fic, which is unfortunate given the very high quality of the writing and plot. =( Langley's Ark Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Langley and Sabreur Stormrider are twin swashbuckling mages on a quest - for adventure! Comments: It's like One Piece mixed with Pirates of the Caribbean and Dungeons & Dragons! Really, really worth reading. Trust me. The Liam Smith Show Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: The Liam Smith Show is all about Liam Smith, who is...well, a loser. It's moderately funny, but the main reason you'd want to read it is to get to the sequel. Comments: Justice Squad Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Sequel to The Liam Smith Show, and a BRILLIANT BRILLIANT BRILLIANT parody of superhero comics. Comments: This ran regularly for a whole FIVE YEARS, with over 200 individual episodes and several extra-long 'movie' specials. It's 100% complete now, so read at your own leisure. Sure, it's in script format, but it wouldn't be the same any other way... The Wizards Daughter Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: The Wizards Daughter is about a normal girl who suddenly wakes up to find herself in another world...and another body. And according to the locals, she's been in a coma almost all her life... Comments: A Portrait From Space Recommended by Nolrai Hikari Synopsis: Comments: A Portrait From Space is the best comedy I have ever read. PsychoDust Recommended by Shay Guy Synopsis: Comments: As annoyed as I am by the way it was promoted on this wiki, I did find it an enjoyable read. The plotting does leave something to be desired — the ending in particular is unsatisfying — but in all other respects it was quite satisfactory. Sailor Nothing by Stefan "Twoflower" Gagne Recommended by Shay Guy, Guessmyname, Looney Toons Synopsis: To quote its very own TV Tropes page: "Take a basic Magical Girl template, influenced most of all by Sailor Moon (note the title). Infuse some Neon Genesis Evangelion, mix in the tone and atmosphere of Animorphs, and add some of the self-awareness of Scream on top. What do you get? The scariest mahou shoujo story this side of Elfen Lied. A Web Original written by Twoflower." Comments: I shouldn't have to explain a recommendation for Sailor Nothing. Just don't read it at night. Guessmyname: Seconded. If you want an example of a Deconstruction done well, look no further than Sailor Nothing. Twoflower also makes impressive use of the web-format to pull some interesting tricks in the story too. It just works. Really, really well. So-so. It is well written but seems to suffer from a lot of Diabolus ex Machina and the whole Deconstruction thing... it is not. Its dark, its gritty, its hardcore but not, in fact, a Deconstruction of the Genre since it not play things painful straight, it just make them painful and sad. It has to do with Magical Girl Genre as much as Warhammer40k has to do with Military/Politic Fiction. It is there if you just look hard enough. Is still recommended and a good way to pass the hours but be warned, it can suffer a lot of Hype Backlash Saga Of Soul Recommended by Shay Guy, Gamma Wolf Synopsis: Soul is an unusual take on the Magical Girl genre, starring a main character who the author has described as "the lovechild of Ami Mizuno and Alex Williams." She has a near-death experience, but instead of going toward the light, she stops to perform experiments, and thereby develops a very intriguing set of magical powers. Comments: Intriguingly designed universe mechanics, interesting characters, and lots of Genre Savvy. Interviewing Leather Recommended by Jinx Synopsis: A reporter goes to interview a supervillainess. Comments: Joysweeper: Seconded the rec! This is a big time eater, and it's very good. Contains countless send-ups to superhero tropes while still loving the medium. Armageddon??? Recommended by Jinx, Andy Waltfeld, Looney Toons Synopsis: The gates of Heaven are shut, and all mankind has been turned over to the forces of Hell. Humanity does not take this lightly, and all Earth breaks loose on Hell as Stardestroyer.net forum members Fan Wank over the weapons and physics involved. Comments: Andy Waltfeld: Seconding the rec for anybody with a penchant for Blackadder references, Knowing That Gun, dancing on the diamond edge of the Mohs Scale of Sci-Fi Hardness (obvious theological implications aside), pumping a few Bunker Busters into Satan, or otherwise proving that Humans Are Special when prompted to take a stand against divine authority. And stay tuned for the sequels. Addendum to the above: It has a page now. Props to Thirty Ninth Step. Fine Structure Recommended by Textual Predator Synopsis: Science fiction Ontological Mystery. The source code to the universe. Superpowers. Teleportation. All over the world, scientists start to discover that the laws of physics are...different from how they imagined them, but it seems like the universe itself is shutting down attempts to take advantage of the new rules. Comments: This story takes a realistic scientific, political and sociological approach to ideas that by rights sound like they should be rather more "soft". Characterisation is unfortunately not really a focus here, but there's a lot of fun in seeing the large amount of disparate plot threads start to slowly come together. Also, the first chapter is simply a fantastic, if initially rather baffling, piece of writing. The Steel Dragon Saga Recommended by Target Practice Synopsis: "An aging, world-weary Cold Warrior gets another lease on life; whether he wants one or not." -author Comments: All chapters after the first are very mature, and the action can get violent. It can be almost Mary-Sueish at points, but that's subjective. Learning To Live With Orcs by Richard Bartle Recommended by Valentine and Jen Burdoo. Synopsis: Learning to Live with Orcs is a Science Fiction/Fantasy novel, concerning the author's 6-month stay on the planet Virginia studying a tribe of its orcs. Comments: Classic British understated/snarky humor and a well-designed orc society. Our Orcs Are Different, indeed. No more ramen by Drew Hayes Recommended by Gamma Wolf Synopsis: Student wins a bunch. Wants to keep it secret. Thinks up a contest to hide the knowledge for a while. Comments: complete. Castle Terribel by John Ball Recommended by Snoof Synopsis: A story about a girl coming to terms with the fact that her mother has remarried, and the man in question isn't actually all that bad. Even if he is the Dark Lord Mansemat Cthonique, ruler of the Plains of Dread and holder of the Castle Terribel. Comments: A mixture of comedy and drama, set in a fantasy world. Currently being updated three times per week. It's All Been Done by Three Score And Ten Recommended by Exploding Frogs Synopsis: Our protagonist, who has yet to reveal any name of his own, has been sentenced by various divinities to endlessly reincarnate with full awareness of all of his previous lives. Not normal reincarnation, mind you; when someone dies or suffers a near-death experience as a result of their life Not Going Right, he (or she, as the case may be) gets shunted into their body to fix the problem. Normally, he manages this in a few days, and then everyone's souls go back where they're supposed to be. Not this time, though. This time, things are getting interesting... Comments: Probably the best thing about this one is the Crazy Awesome narration of the protagonist. Note that at least two characters are homosexual, though this is not as yet central to the story. Dark Heart High by multiple authors. Recommended by Volouscheur Synopsis: Yuri Mikagami should be impossible. Daughter of Troi "Hellstorm" Mikagami, an evil general who has helped conquer several worlds, she should be bursting with evil powers and living up to her father's reputation. So why doesn't she seem to have any powers at all? Why does it seem like she's...good? Yuri must find out the answer to these questions, and others, while fighting for her survival when her father sends her to his old high school: Dark Heart High. Comments: Done in a shojo manga style. Started by Madsman, and has accumulated 69 entries. Unfortunately it appears to have died. Also, the Round Robin means that the writing style can change rather abruptly, although it looks like effort was made to keep the characters consistent. It also has its own page here: Dark Heart High Serebii vs. Marriland by TBFBri1000. Recommended by NotJMKeynes Synopsis: A fictional battle between the admins of Serebii and Marriland Pokémon sites. Comments: A very funny Take That on the Pokémon Fan Dumb. Basically, the two sites are rivals and why don't make them fight against each other? Almost everything Marriland talks is a Crowning Moment of Funny, and Serebii is a Deadpan Snarker, so Hilarity Ensues. It also has two sequels. Mother of Learning by nobody103 Recommended by Dermonster. Ack Sed Synopsis: Zorian, a mage in training, only wanted to finish his education in peace. Now he struggles to find answers as he finds himself repeatedly reliving the same month. 'Groundhog's day' style setup in a fantasy world. Comments A monthly time loop done the way it should be. Funny at times and awesome, I highly recommend it. Live and Accept by Alieu Moonlight Recommended by beeruckzII Synopsis: Umut is an abused, secluded and lonely cub with no friends or family... This is her life... WARNINGS: Some blood, abuse and violence! Comments: Absolutely BRILLANT!!! Really sad and depressing... But it's quite enjoyable! Each chapter is kind of short though. Status: On indefinite hiatus. Four Kingdoms and it's continuation sequel Four Kingdoms, Continued by Wanda Walker Recommended by beeruckzII Synopsis: Four kingdoms exist- The Colubri: the snakes , The Scrofa: the boars , the Aves: the birds and the Equus: the horses . Four characters from each kingdom lead separate lives, but all come together to protect all that they love. Comments: It's high time someone put this story on here! I haven't read too much of it but what I have read of it is brilliant! Read it! NOW! Notes: Sexual references, swearing and some mature scenes. There's even a rape scene in chapter 12 of Four Kingdoms Continued! This story is rated T for a reason! Romance Stories Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast. Love Like Hell Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Densuke is secretly a demon hunter, protecting normal people from an invisible menace. But his unusual behaviour leads his father to believe that he's gay... so in order to "straighten him out," Densuke is sent to an all-girls school. The result is Love Hina crossed with Bleach. Comments: Kind of badly written with cliches galore, but bearable. Good if you want to just switch off and read something. Completed! Project Goddess Recommended by FLCNPNCH Synopsis: Project Goddess reads just like a well-written comedy shoujo manga. Comments: While it's unfortunately dead, what's already there is definitely worth reading.
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Sham bam bamina! posted:I wouldn't be so sure. For whatever reason, TGWTG-style Internet Video Stars tend to have perversely devoted fans. I actually made a video about this a while back. Short answer: it’s for the same reason TV news anchors get stalked.
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So i know it was a page back, but that Naruto fan-fic thing featuring underage sex and sombody basically said "look it's suppose to funny and not arousing,so it's totally okay!"
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WickedHate posted:Trains are really big with autistic people. I have autism and I've never seen the appeal, personally. It's kind of a stereotype, but there are legitimate things about trains and railroads that appeal to that audience. This is true. I have Aspergers myself, and the two main Asperger's groups I attended each had, and have, a person who is incredibly fond of trains. Don't know why, but it's true and all.
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Cornwind Evil posted:This is true. I have Aspergers myself, and the two main Asperger's groups I attended each had, and have, a person who is incredibly fond of trains. Don't know why, but it's true and all. It's because trains are cool.
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corn in the bible posted:Four Kingdoms and it's continuation sequel Four Kingdoms, Continued by Wanda Walker Just, Jesus Christ. TV Tropes in a nut shell. "there's even a rape scene! This story is rated T for a reason!"
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Cornwind Evil posted:This is true. I have Aspergers myself, and the two main Asperger's groups I attended each had, and have, a person who is incredibly fond of trains. Don't know why, but it's true and all. There's actually a pretty well documented link between autism and liking trains. The short of it is that autistic people absolutely love predictability, and, well, what do trains do? They run on tracks, they keep a tight schedule, and there's really just never any variability with them. Then there are just lots of simple to understand details and facts about them for the person to learn, such as an individual train's route or what type of engine it uses. On top of that, when you're actually riding a train, they have a sort of gentle back and forth motion to them. This simulates something that a lot of autistic people do to relax, so it's enjoyable in that way too. Finally you have Thomas the Tank Engine, which autistic kids are able to relate to because the characters all have really exaggerated and easy to understand facial expressions. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/nyregion/children-with-autism-connecting-via-bus-and-train.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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So what you're saying is Mussolini was a sperg.
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Makes me wonder if there's a connection between autism and fascism.
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# ? Sep 18, 2014 18:58 |
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Gimnbo posted:Makes me wonder if there's a connection between autism and fascism. This is a fruitful and productive path for discussion
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Gimnbo posted:Makes me wonder if there's a connection between autism and fascism. yeah, you
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Have some Dethroning Moments:Dethroning Moment/Web Original posted:The Tundra Terror: I used to have high regards for xRazorFistx's, a.k.a. The Rageaholic's, reviews, however, his retrospective of the Star Fox series let a bad taste in my mouth. About three-quarters into the review, he basically seems to drop everything to rage on about how all "furverts" are animal rapists, because that joke isn't old, and how they are all scum of the earth. Not only is the whole thing awkward to sit through, like one of your grandfather's racist rambling, it was completely unneeded, came out of nowhere, and had nothing funny to say. People making fun of furries = racism. The same page posted:Tropers/ilovedededeAGAIN: If one DMOS had to come out in Super Mario Bros. Z, then that would be definitely the scene in Episode 7 where Mario and Sonic are warped to the Minus World. It starts fine enough until Kolorado and Goombella appear out of nowhere and sass up the scene. The icing on the cake though is when Goombella becomes very sassy about fighting Mecha Sonic. Alvin Earthworm would have known to do better if his fans complained. I don't even know what this is trying to say. Same source, part trois posted:Darkton: So I was watching the third episode of My Little Pony: Camaraderie Is Supernatural. It was a parody of Call of the Cutie, and was going pretty fine before, then Applejack said "You can't just go around harassing the customers? Who do you think we are, Capcom?" I stopped watching the video immediately after that. Wasn't the premise built on the Elements of Parody? Which one of them was the "Element of Attack Humor", exactly? That's why I call this one of the lowest of the low in terms of humor. I like the mental image of the guy hearing this and pausing the video, his mouth hanging low and his hands involuntarily making fists and trembling, moments before he logs into TV Tropes to make things right. quote:ldelavina3: It's no secret that every web animation series has its rough times, small or big. Sonic Shorts is no exception, which brings us to their DMoS to me. The "How To Create Your Own Sonic Fan Character" bit from Volume 6. It pretty much implies that everyone who has made a fan character as lazy, unoriginal people. I know that there are a lot of poorly-made fan characters, but this just feels like a giant middle finger to fan character creators and an unfunny one at that. Somebody think of the fan character creators! quote:eCockpit89: For me, it was Death Battle "Mario Vs. Sonic", and not just because Mario lost. It's because in the fight, Mario got Dizzy after using the Mega Mushroom, which doesn't happen in any of the games the Mega Mushroom is in. C'mon, if you're going to have Sonic win, at least have him win legitimately! To me, that just screams not wanting to piss off the Unpleasable Fanbase Sonic is known for. They've gotten better since, thankfully. Things that matter Dethroning Moment/Zero Punctuation posted:Cerotech Omega: Yahtzee's handling of E3 2014 was kind of lame in and of itself, but his vitriol against (surprise, surprise) Nintendo shows that his hay parachute has fallen apart, and he's grasping at individual straws just to save face. His primary constituents are that Nintendo wanks the Mario and Zelda franchises relentlessly, whilst the majority of the show was taken by stellar entries like Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., Video Game/Splatoon, Yoshi's Woolly World, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and more, with only Splatoon getting a bare mention by him; he complains about the overload of cinematic cutscenes with nary a demo, whereas the latter was the entirety of Nintendo's performance, with every automated sequence being in-engine; and he omits the Treehouse completely, where the fans got to see more of these lovely games in action. Bad enough on its own, but when added to his history of anti-Nintendo sentiment, it paints a very ugly picture on how much of a hypocrite he's become. Ben Croshaw, do the world a favor and slice the "professional" out of your "professional troll" title if this is how you're going to be. Apparently, the Dethroning Moment page for Zero Punctuation is locked because people wouldn't stop posting their idiotic whining about Yahtzee insulting Nintendo. Good job, moderators, people certainly aren't doing that anymore, are they
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I know tvtropes has lots of bad stuff but can we not do this thing where we just copy an entire page and paste it into a forum post? loving annoying and not very funny. now on Tropers Aren't Very Good At Video Games: GuideDangIt/SurvivalHorror posted:Ao Oni: Version 5.2 has a puzzle that requires knowledge of counting using a Soroban. This is no trouble for Japanese players, but this isn't the case for western audiences A Japanese game? Having a puzzle that makes sense to a Japanese audience? Crazy! GuideDangIt/Other posted:You'd think that if Wii Fit was intended for people who are looking to get more exercise (i.e., aren't already working out), it'd do a better job of explaining which muscles are your "core muscles" (the abdominals, side abdominals, and lower back), instead of just telling people to "use" them in keeping their balance during certain exercises. wow what the gently caress how do I keep balance it didn't even tell me GuideDangIt/Other posted:In Real Life, socializing can be this. This must've been posted before but still
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Gimnbo posted:Makes me wonder if there's a connection between autism and fascism. The answer, as always, is Wall Banger posted:1984: At some point, someone needed to get Orwell away from the typewriter and tell him that enough was enough when it comes to Winston's torture in Part III. Whereas Orwell's contemporary, Aldous Huxley, wrote a compelling debate between rebel and tyrant at the end of Brave New World, O'Brien just gives an Anvilicious, 40-page Mind Rape to Winston. George, there is a way to give a warning about totalitarianism without kicking us in the balls. Animal Farm posted:No Endor Holocaust: The end of the animated film. The human farmer is gone, and the only animals smart enough to figure out how to run a farm are gone. Fine, no more dictators, but how will the farm be run now? Animal Farh Headscratchers, aka It Just Bugs Me posted:Completely unlike Molly, Snowball is one of the most important characters in the story. So my question is: where is he now? Is he still alive at the end? Did he get assassinated by Napoleon's followers, like Trotsky was by Stalin's? Did he just forget about Animal Farm while the rest of the animals were constantly on the lookout for Snowball so they can most likely murder him? Did he go to a different farm and try to start another resolution? Why are we never shown what happened to Snowball? The point of view is omniscient. The narrator knows what happens in and around Animal Farm, but gives zero focus on the whereabouts of Snowball. The narrator could have at least hinted what happened to Snowball. But, like the contents of the briefcase in Pulp Fiction, it is never known. 1984 posted:Downer Ending: The Michael Radford movie ended with a subtler bleak ending, forgoing the bullet to the brain ending, and instead has Winston looking at the image of Big Brother, then thinking, "I love you! I love you!" 1984 Headscratchers posted:Real political purges don't work that way 1984 reviews posted:Nineteen Eighty Four film/book review by Peryton 14th Feb 14
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That poo poo is genuinely more disturbing than all the and pedochat.
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 01:05 |
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George Orwell died in vain. He would roll in his grave if it weren't for the fact he spun so hard his corpse left this lovely Earth.
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So how many of those are idiot teenagers who were forced to read the book in highschool and rebelled against it to be edgy and cool?
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Burkion posted:So how many of those are idiot teenagers who were forced to read the book in highschool and rebelled against it to be edgy and cool? Depressingly few of them. If I recall correctly the average troper is well past being a teenager.
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Annointed posted:George Orwell died in vain. He would roll in his grave if it weren't for the fact he spun so hard his corpse left this lovely Earth. Well people have mis or half understood 1984 for ages. Look at all the conservatives who conveniently ignore the message warning against nationalism and looking for enemies of the state at every turn.
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Dr. Killjoy posted:Well people have mis or half understood 1984 for ages. Look at all the conservatives who conveniently ignore the message warning against nationalism and looking for enemies of the state at every turn. But those people get promptly called out by everyone else. In TvTropes, they just ban you for implying that they didn't get the story while evoking Death of the Author. Now that I think about it TvTropes is a lot like 1984 in terms of its paranoia and general wrongness and their creepy desire to mutilate their enemies.
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quote:There's not a whole lot more I can say about this except how much I loving despise Steinbeck as an author, yes I understand that being poor sucks major balls, you don't have to bend the rules of reality and pull a Diabolus Ex Machina out of your rear end to end your stories. He does it in The Grapes Of Wrath, The Pearl, and this abomination, why would you do that bullshit once, not to mention three times? (If not more, I don't know his work that well.) Talking about how poo poo the Dust Bowl and Great Depression were = bending the rules of reality. Does anyone still have that post that's basically, "This story had no real conflict. Why couldn't George and Lennie just beat up the Great Depression?"
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Razorwired posted:Talking about how poo poo the Dust Bowl and Great Depression were = bending the rules of reality. You had to make me realize we live in a world where George and Lennie don't have a great battle against the unholy spirit of despair before punching it so hard that it explodes into flags and eagles.
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Annointed posted:You had to make me realize we live in a world where George and Lennie don't have a great battle against the unholy spirit of despair before punching it so hard that it explodes into flags and eagles. If only there was a sudden craze for turning classic books into JRPGs.
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 03:36 |
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TOM is unleashing his limit break: MEAN MAD MISSILE!!!
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 03:44 |
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Chexoid posted:If only there was a sudden craze for turning classic books into JRPGs. Tetsuya Nomura's Waiting For Godot :nignog:
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 04:18 |
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Chexoid posted:If only there was a sudden craze for turning classic books into JRPGs. Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning — LEVEL UP! The Great Gatsby posted:The Great Gatsby film/book review by The Questioner 132 23rd Sep 11
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 04:28 |
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SirPhoebos posted:Tetsuya Nomura's Waiting For Godot :nignog: Lucky's monologue would use correct sentence structure and grammar, but would come out more incomprehensible than before despite that.
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 04:28 |
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Lottery of Babylon posted:Horrid book.
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 05:13 |
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 05:13 |
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Annointed posted:You had to make me realize we live in a world where George and Lennie don't have a great battle against the unholy spirit of despair before punching it so hard that it explodes into flags and eagles. Play Kingdom Hearts and pretend Goofy is Lennie and Donald is George. Sora can be Jody from The Red Pony or something.
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 05:21 |
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What's this in reference to?
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 05:25 |
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# ? May 24, 2024 10:53 |
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WickedHate posted:What's this in reference to? This thing apparently Some groundhog's day crossover so big that it needs a spreadsheet and google doc forms to manage. quote:Crapsack World: Some of the worst loops. But the worst of the worst is "Slavequestria," a loop where Celestia legalized slavery and allied with Sombra, turning the whole world into a totalitarian hell and her battle with Nightmare Moon into Evil Versus Evil. All the Loopers involved are left traumatized afterwards. It's like a poo poo singularity, from which no bad idea can escape. And somehow it's being 'curated'.
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# ? Sep 19, 2014 05:31 |