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MacheteZombie posted:My high school english teacher thought Ayn Rand was the most important writer in American history. Well, I mean, if you measure them in terms of sheer impact on the face of the nation, you might have a case for her. There's probably some abolitionist author who did more good than she did harm, though.
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The most important writer in American history is probably, like, Thomas Jefferson or Alexander Hamilton. The most important novelist? The apostle Paul of course.
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Aug 25, 2016 18:17
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The most important poet was a fascist sympathizer and ran away to Europe, so really, "the most important American writer" for any given category is a pretty dubious distinction.
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Aug 25, 2016 18:24
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Hollismason posted:It's a folder labeled young boys on his computer. Wasn't Ozymandias like, marketing a very successful line of toys? Don't they mention that it's been harder to sell them since he doesn't have any more villains? I don't remember him having a folder on his computer but the first thing that comes to mind to me would be market research, not pedophile.
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Aug 25, 2016 18:31
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Maybe back when it was written in 85. Now, anybody sees a "young boys" folder on anybody's computer and they're dialing the local FBI office.
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Aug 25, 2016 18:33
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Aug 25, 2016 18:36
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For what is worth, the folder was simply labelled as "Boys"
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Aug 25, 2016 18:38
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Most likely PROJECT SQUID BOYS. Honest.
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Aug 25, 2016 18:40
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TBH that's what my desktop looks like as well.
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Aug 25, 2016 18:44
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:TBH that's what my desktop looks like as well. Rookie mistake. You don't keep your "BOYS" folder on your desktop. You put it inside a folder labelled "BUSINESS DOCS."
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Aug 25, 2016 18:45
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C:\Just Playin
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Aug 25, 2016 18:46
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In my office most of our computers come preloaded with that setup. It's a nice perk.
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Aug 25, 2016 18:46
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:C:\Just Playin 
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Aug 25, 2016 18:48
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Resamays.
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Aug 25, 2016 18:50
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Rookie mistake. Then again his computer password is like all lower case synonym with his name.
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Aug 25, 2016 19:07
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Was waiting for this. But really, who doesn't have a folder of pics of you and your boys chillin and having a good time?
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Aug 25, 2016 19:12
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I'm still holding out for Jeffery Dean Morgan returning as Doctor Hurt. I want a DCEU Flashpoint movie with Jeffery Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan as Batman and Joker respectively.
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Aug 25, 2016 19:12
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Lauren Cohan Joker would be scarier than Ledger.
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Aug 25, 2016 19:14
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I honestly think that's why they cast her and Morgan. Both of them would be great in a Flashpoint adaptation imo.
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Aug 25, 2016 19:17
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Lauren Cohan was cast specifically to be a smiling nightmare phantom. Makes me wish there was some actual stuff with Jena Malone as a smartassed teen Robin.
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Aug 25, 2016 19:20
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Wait, I thought that was Larry Clark's desktop.
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Aug 25, 2016 19:21
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K. Waste posted:Wait, I thought that was Larry Clark's desktop. Larry's not even that subtle, his desktop background would just be a close up of Chloe sevigny's crotch
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Aug 25, 2016 19:37
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Rookie mistake. New Folder New Folder (2) etc
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Aug 25, 2016 19:39
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I'm still holding out for Jeffery Dean Morgan returning as Doctor Hurt. I don't think anyone involved has the balls to incorporate anything from Batman R.I.P. but if I'm wrong that might be what it takes to get me to see the Affleck Batman in the theater.
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Aug 25, 2016 20:36
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:For what is worth, the folder was simply labelled as "Boys" Could be gay porn.
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ThePlague-Daemon posted:Could be gay porn. Adrian Veidt, also known as Ozymandias (possible homosexual)
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Aug 25, 2016 20:59
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The thing is Veidt is right in Watchmen his actions are acceptable because the entire human race would die. He's literally a real superhero where as Dr Manhattan is simply superhuman. The film is a coming of age story for God and the superhero. The whole point is " Grow up" That's the whole point, the world's not black and white and people with real courage make hard decisions.
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Aug 25, 2016 22:25
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Most mass murderers throughout history have viewed their actions as acceptable.
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Hollismason posted:The thing is Veidt is right in Watchmen his actions are acceptable because the entire human race would die. He's literally a real superhero where as Dr Manhattan is simply superhuman. The film is a coming of age story for God and the superhero. Actually, he's a billionaire who killed millions of people to protect his company.
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Bedshaped posted:Doomsday represents the transformation and empowerment of workers. Hollismason posted:The thing is Veidt is right in Watchmen his actions are acceptable because the entire human race would die. He's literally a real superhero where as Dr Manhattan is simply superhuman. The film is a coming of age story for God and the superhero.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:You're being flip but that's still the whole idea. It could shoot bubbles, but nobody is fooled by what a guy who dresses up like Dracula and drives around in a tank is there to do and it sure as hell is not to responsibly diffuse a situation nonlethally. Except Batman actually does this in 95% of his appearances, so it's not crazy at all to assume that Batman is there to diffuse a situation non-lethally. After a certain point criminals try to get smart... "You ain't foolin' me, Bats. Everyone knows you don't kill people" followed up by a closeup sneer of something along the lines "There are much worse things than death", although I would love if he borrowed a line from Aladdin 2, "You'd be surprised what you can live through" This stuff writes itself people SolidSnakesBandana fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Aug 26, 2016 |
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Aug 25, 2016 23:41
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SuperMechagodzilla posted:Actually, he's a billionaire who killed millions of people to protect his company. Only capitalism can save the world. Veidt was Right. The graphic novel has a more nuanced view of what he's done and what his motivation is. The film he's a ultra capitalist. His super power is capitalism. Even then though that's taking a normative view of things. It doesn't matter if you switch the train track to kill one customer over 5 though. Hollismason fucked around with this message at 00:06 on Aug 26, 2016 |
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I feel like I really have to disagree with the view that Watchmen's ending is ambiguous? Manhattan tells Veidt right to his face that the peace he brought won't last forever, and Rorschach's journal is in the hands of the public now. Granted, a conspiracy rag, but still.Hollismason posted:Only capitalism can save the world. So the paradox is, that it's much easier to imagine the end of all life on earth than a much more modest radical change in capitalism. Pirate Jet fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Aug 26, 2016 |
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Aug 26, 2016 00:08
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:"There are much worse things than death", although I would love if he borrowed a line from Aladdin 2, "You'd be surprised what you can live through" But so you want him to torture people instead?
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I mean it's not like fans of the BvS Batman need to choose between having a Batman who kills and a Batman who tortures.
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Guy A. Person posted:But so you want him to torture people instead? "Interrogate"
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Aug 26, 2016 00:30
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:"Interrogate" Advanced interrogation techniques right?
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Tezcatlipoca posted:Advanced interrogation techniques right? I was thinking more like your basic snap 'n stab. They're classics for a reason.
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what I really want is a Batman who brands human traffickers so they get murked up in prison. haha, kidding of course. even the most desperate 1990s comic book hack writer wouldn't go that far.
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Karloff posted:Bolded is the most telling part of your post. Why is Batman more lethal in a vehicle then he is in person? Why does his worldview and approach to criminals transform when he's in a plane from when he's on the ground? quote:But there's no unifying character concept there You can say that's fan fiction, but anything you say as to Snyder's intent (sacrificing the "wide scope" for the moment) is also made up. I do understand that it can seem weird for Batman to continue being problematic after he's had his Martha moment. But he's spent 20 years becoming a violent monster; he's not gonna turn into Adam West in a moment. The warehouse scene is satisfying because he finally has a goal that's actually good instead of actually working towards evil ends. But he still really really likes beating up criminals.
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