X-Crescence LII: Lonesome Day Blues

[Brian Cronin]

Welcome to X-Crescence, which is from the word excrescence, which is defined as "An outgrowth or enlargement, especially an abnormal one, such as a wart."

Well, this is an outgrowth from the X-Boards proper.

This is where you pretty much can post whatever you want.

Civility rules apply here!

Enjoy.

-Brian

[Karl H]

Wooo hoo first post

[Pro]

Cast thine votes:

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=175342

[twilight]

You know who smells?

Brian Cronin.

BURN!

[Flâneur]

You know who smells?

Brian Cronin.

BURN!

What is he smelling?

[1WEBHEAD]

5th post!!!

[Mikl C]

New X-men is my favourite comic right now.

[TinMan]

Mornin shitbags!

[Karl H]

Mornin shitbags!

morning fuckhead... how goes it?

[xgeek52]

mornin'...

number 10 with a bullet...one of these days i'll get the top spot...

so how goes it...

[TinMan]

morning fuckhead... how goes it?

mornin'...

number 10 with a bullet...one of these days i'll get the top spot...

so how goes it...

It goes well gentlemen, at least better than yesterday. I was grumpy all day yesterday. Got some extra sleep last night, so I'm doing better today.

How is you fuckas?

[Karl H]

It goes well gentlemen, at least better than yesterday. I was grumpy all day yesterday. Got some extra sleep last night, so I'm doing better today.

How is you fuckas?

i got extra sleep last night and just feel all tardy and more tired today...:(

[xgeek52]

day off today...

there's a little ta diddy on yahoo about spoilers -- especially involving the last harry potter book...

[TinMan]

i got extra sleep last night and just feel all tardy and more tired today...:(That happens to me too if I'm not extremely tired when I go to sleep.

day off today...

there's a little ta diddy on yahoo about spoilers -- especially involving the last harry potter book...I'm currently finishing the first HP book right, my brother is trying to read them all before the release of the last one, so he's been buying them as he goes. He just finished the second one last night, so I'm following right behind him. Can't wait for the new movie this summer.

[twilight]

Woah.

I just talked to my friend for the first time in three months.

It's totally true what they say about high school,you don't stay in touch.

[Stephane Garrelie]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j252/StephaneGarrelie/capb.jpg

[TinMan]

Woah.

I just talked to my friend for the first time in three months.

It's totally true what they say about high school,you don't stay in touch.

Is this that crazy one you were complainin about a while back?

Geek; I just read that bit on yahoo about spoilers. When I started reading comics again 2 years ago (damn, it's been 2 years already! Holy shit!), I was all about the spoilers, I was just so jacked up to know what the fuck was gonna happen that I always read the spoiler threads before I picked up my issues... but now I stay the fuck away from them. I've found I like reading it myself much more. Sometimes I can't resist, but most of the time I just avoid those threads and I don't go all spastic about people accidently spoiling shit though either... unlike some people. *Coughmelonhead-FuryCough*

[twilight]

Is this that crazy one you were complainin about a while back?

Kweh?

Don't think so.

Was the one I was complaining about a crazy drug addict?
If so,no different person this time.

[Karl H]

Is this that crazy one you were complainin about a while back?

Geek; I just read that bit on yahoo about spoilers. When I started reading comics again 2 years ago (damn, it's been 2 years already! Holy shit!), I was all about the spoilers, I was just so jacked up to know what the fuck was gonna happen that I always read the spoiler threads before I picked up my issues... but now I stay the fuck away from them. I've found I like reading it myself much more. Sometimes I can't resist, but most of the time I just avoid those threads and I don't go all spastic about people accidently spoiling shit though either... unlike some people. *Coughmelonhead-FuryCough*

I don't go apeshit - I merely remind people about good manners.

[xgeek52]

it's a fact of life twi...

i check classmates.com at least once a month and last month dolly hawkins was trying to reach a couple of folks...

but for me, where talkin' 1970...

jezz, dolly hawkins...so remember her...

on another point --sg are you saying this is a new artist...

[TinMan]

Kweh?

Don't think so.

Was the one I was complaining about a crazy drug addict?
If so,no different person this time.I can't recall the specifics, but I'm thinking of the one you were gonna get a b-day present (or some such present) for, but the tallywacker didn't get ahold of you for weeks on end, so you said, "fuck that douche".

I don't go apeshit - I merely remind people about good manners.I know, I'm fuckin wit ya. Fury goes apeshit though. It's funny.

[Karl H]

Technically Fury does 1 of 2 things:

1 - goes Apeshit
2 - talks about obscure PS1 games that no-one has ever played.

[xgeek52]

it's the drama of the boards tin...when i first started, i was into them too...

but then i remembered that comics were in my life a lot longer than the internet and boards like this...

[TinMan]

on another point --sg are you saying this is a new artist...

That's John Byrne stuff brutha. Prolly one of his recent commisions I would guess.

I still think Byrne has lost it over the years. I'm in the process of reading my early essential X-Men's and his work is fucking tits in there, I love it... but now, it just seems like it's lacking.

[twilight]

I can't recall the specifics, but I'm thinking of the one you were gonna get a b-day present (or some such present) for, but the tallywacker didn't get ahold of you for weeks on end, so you said, "fuck that douche".

LOL then it is him.

He's always been really shit at remembering things so I'm used to it and can kinda forgive him but on the other hand just dropping off the map for months on end is fucking annoying.

[Karl H]

it's a fact of life twi...

i check classmates.com at least once a month and last month dolly hawkins was trying to reach a couple of folks...

but for me, where talkin' 1970...

jezz, dolly hawkins...so remember her...

on another point --sg are you saying this is a new artist...

I check Facebook to remind me of how much I dislike most of the people I was at school with and to remind me of how much I actually like the people I've met since.

[xgeek52]

i thought so...what was said kinda confused me...

still early yet...

[Brian M.]

That happens to me too if I'm not extremely tired when I go to sleep.

I'm currently finishing the first HP book right, my brother is trying to read them all before the release of the last one, so he's been buying them as he goes. He just finished the second one last night, so I'm following right behind him. Can't wait for the new movie this summer.

You like Harry Potter? No more buttsecks for you.

Morning folks. Back up in Knoxville today, which means I'm now at work.

[TinMan]

it's the drama of the boards tin...when i first started, i was into them too...

but then i remembered that comics were in my life a lot longer than the internet and boards like this...Yeah, I kinda miss the days as a kid when the only form of "spoilerish" material was when I read Wizard. That magazine used to be great, but now with the internet, it's kinda become obsolete.

LOL then it is him.

He's always been really shit at remembering things so I'm used to it and can kinda forgive him but on the other hand just dropping off the map for months on end is fucking annoying.Yeah, I have friends like that. Then again, in some ways I'm one of those people too, I just do my thing.

Get used to it though, that's typically the way things go as you get older, everyone gets involved in their own shit so certain friendships take a backseat.

I check Facebook to remind me of how much I dislike most of the people I was at school with and to remind me of how much I actually like the people I've met since.Exactly, there are only a handful of old friends from highschool that I keep in touch with and that's only every couple weeks or months. Since I've gotten out of school I've made a lot of friends that I have more in common with than the friends from highschool, so I have a tendency to keep in touch with them more than the old ones.

i thought so...what was said kinda confused me...

still early yet...
Need more coffee eh?

[Stephane Garrelie]

on another point --sg are you saying this is a new artist...

Thats Byrne's today's commission.

here is another guy some of you may know:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkh_lMtLbbI

[xgeek52]

just poured another cup, because i realized nothing was said...

[TinMan]

You like Harry Potter? No more buttsecks for you. Fuck yeah. At first I was like, "this shits just a cheap rip-off of better fantasy works.", then I actually watched the movies (and now reading the books) and I've realized that even though Rowling has borrowed ideas from other writers, she's really taken those things and made them her own, at the same time expanding on them. It's actually really good shit, if not for a little juvenile, but the books were written to be accessible to all ages, so that's fine. Besides, I'm basically a big kid anyways, so it doesn't bother me.

Morning folks. Back up in Knoxville today, which means I'm now at work. How's your dad doin?

[Brian M.]

Fuck yeah. At first I was like, "this shits just a cheap rip-off of better fantasy works.", then I actually watched the movies (and now reading the books) and I've realized that even though Rowling has borrowed ideas from other writers, she's really taken those things and made them her own, at the same time expanding on them. It's actually really good shit, if not for a little juvenile, but the books were written to be accessible to all ages, so that's fine. Besides, I'm basically a big kid anyways, so it doesn't bother me.

How's your dad doin?

Pretty good. Came home Monday, has been sleeping a lot since he got maybe 18 hours total in the whole week at the hospital. I'm gonna head back in about 2 weeks or so for a couple days. Told my parents bout the engagement ring I got for Em. They were both pretty happy, now I just gotta go do the old fashion thing and ask her dad for permission. Which I should be able to do sometime around July.

As for the Harry Potter stuff, I've seen the movies and their entertaining but I just can't get into it. Although the trailer for the next one seemed kinda cool. That trailer and the Pirates 3 trailer were the best things I saw during the Spider-Man 3 movie.

[Sentinel K]

Pretty good. Came home Monday, has been sleeping a lot since he got maybe 18 hours total in the whole week at the hospital. I'm gonna head back in about 2 weeks or so for a couple days. Told my parents bout the engagement ring I got for Em. They were both pretty happy, now I just gotta go do the old fashion thing and ask her dad for permission. Which I should be able to do sometime around July.

As for the Harry Potter stuff, I've seen the movies and their entertaining but I just can't get into it. Although the trailer for the next one seemed kinda cool. That trailer and the Pirates 3 trailer were the best things I saw during the Spider-Man 3 movie.

The books shit all over the movies

[Stephane Garrelie]

Funny isn't it?

here is another guy some of you may know:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkh_lMtLbbI

[xgeek52]

glad to hear it brian...

as for harry potter...he never did it for me period...

[TinMan]

Pretty good. Came home Monday, has been sleeping a lot since he got maybe 18 hours total in the whole week at the hospital. I'm gonna head back in about 2 weeks or so for a couple days. Told my parents bout the engagement ring I got for Em. They were both pretty happy, now I just gotta go do the old fashion thing and ask her dad for permission. Which I should be able to do sometime around July. Good, glad to hear it man. Good luck with the father and all.

As for the Harry Potter stuff, I've seen the movies and their entertaining but I just can't get into it. Although the trailer for the next one seemed kinda cool. That trailer and the Pirates 3 trailer were the best things I saw during the Spider-Man 3 movie. I love fantasy and sci-fi, pretty much any kind, so I got into it easier than I expected. I can't wait for Pirates 3 and HP 5, they're gonna be kickass.

The books shit all over the moviesAre they all that drastically different? So far I've noticed very few significant differences in the first book and my brother said there's very few in Chamber of Secrets, do they go that far off in Azkaban and Goblet?

[Brian M.]

The books shit all over the movies

Yea, that's what I hear. But it works for me. I'm not inclined to pick up those books anytime soon, got a few that I need to read now anyway.

[TinMan]

Funny isn't it?

What the fuck was all that about!?

[xgeek52]

what's on your reading list this summer brian...

[Brian M.]

Good, glad to hear it man. Good luck with the father and all.

I love fantasy and sci-fi, pretty much any kind, so I got into it easier than I expected. I can't wait for Pirates 3 and HP 5, they're gonna be kickass.



Yea, I've met her parents several times and they seem to like me...not sure if they'll like me once I tell them I wanna marry their daughter and take her innocence...but it's worth a shot.

The Pirates 3 trailer just looked sick.

[Stephane Garrelie]

What the fuck was all that about!?

Rich is parodying this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxqR5NPhtLI

[Brian M.]

what's on your reading list this summer brian...

I have a bunch of business books I wanna read and some real estate stuff. Nothing non-fiction except comics.

[xgeek52]

*shudders*

sounds kinda dry...but suggestion, in light of you father and your impending popping the question, balance it with something light...the comics are good but sometimes a good mystery, or even a romance (don't laugh) can give real life some perspective...

i'm not knocking what you're reading, it's just if you try it, it might surprise you...

[Brian M.]

*shudders*

sounds kinda dry...but suggestion, in light of you father and your impending popping the question, balance it with something light...the comics are good but sometimes a good mystery, or even a romance (don't laugh) can give real life some perspective...

i'm not knocking what you're reading, it's just if you try it, it might surprise you...

Yea, I should read something light but...I honestly dont' find that stuff interesting. I like it in my comics. The business stuff and real estate stuff I enjoy reading b/c it's something that I can actually take and use later on.

[Karl H]

I have a bunch of business books I wanna read and some real estate stuff. Nothing non-fiction except comics.

i fully recommend:

Never-ending Lightbulbs, How economics illuminates the World.

[Brian M.]

i fully recommend:

Never-ending Lightbulbs, How economics illuminates the World.

I'll check that out. Right now I'm reading a bunch of stuff on starting your own business, keys to a business plan, stuff like that.

[Stephane Garrelie]

By the way thats where i found it:
http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/15/what-has-rich-johnston-done-now/#comments

[xgeek52]

that is so weird...

both my wife and i (when we get time) are both reading up on starting your own business, business plans, start up plans...

[Karl H]

I'll check that out. Right now I'm reading a bunch of stuff on starting your own business, keys to a business plan, stuff like that.

it's basically a series of newspaper columns so eaily read.

best way to do any of the above is experience though - speaking as someone who writes about 10 business plans a year.

[Brian M.]

it's basically a series of newspaper columns so eaily read.

best way to do any of the above is experience though - speaking as someone who writes about 10 business plans a year.

Yea. I wanna work for a while doing consulting then say 15-20 years down the road I wanna start up my own restraunt. If it's successful then open up another one and another. Have something to pass on to my bastard kids.

[Brian M.]

that is so weird...

both my wife and i (when we get time) are both reading up on starting your own business, business plans, start up plans...

What are you thinking of doing?

[Cayman]

Civility is for the weak.

[xgeek52]

consulting is the best first step...i've done it off and on for a lot of years and it makes it easier to establish your own company...

money doesn't hurt though...

[Cayman]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j252/StephaneGarrelie/capb.jpg

That's pretty cool, but it loses a few points for not including Toro but gains some for showing the Cap/Baron Blood battle but then loses some more for not showing Cap cutting off the Baron's head.

[Novaya Havoc]

Morrrrning X-Cres!

I love Sia's "Breathe Me."

[Brian M.]

I never know who the hell ya'll are talkin about when you start talking music. I gotta find me a country X-Cresser.

[xgeek52]

our strong suit is research...since vegas is such a transient (sp) town a lot of people here don't know what's out there to help them...we tell them what agencies can give them what and where...we also do apartment hunting, job hunting and a little babysitting (but you knew that)...

we don't make a helluva lot...but it's a first step

[Novaya Havoc]

I never know who the hell ya'll are talkin about when you start talking music. I gotta find me a country X-Cresser.

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/KylieMinogueYourDiscoNeedsYouCDCover.jpg/641px-KylieMinogueYourDiscoNeedsYouCDCover.jpg

[Novaya Havoc]

Country?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/TaylorHicks.jpg/620px-TaylorHicks.jpg

[Christopher O]

I still think Byrne has lost it over the years. I'm in the process of reading my early essential X-Men's and his work is fucking tits in there, I love it... but now, it just seems like it's lacking.
I agree. His work is flat, boring, and horribly dated. Of course, I feel the same way about Alan Davis too.

[Brian M.]

Oh God...Taylor Hicks...I can't tell if he's 65 or 17.

[xgeek52]

brian, you shoulda been here last weekend...country was all over the place...

like the dixie chicks and reba...

johnnie and june, all over it...

and i'm a jazz man...

[TinMan]

I agree. His work is flat, boring, and horribly dated. Of course, I feel the same way about Alan Davis too.

I love Byrne's old X-work and I feel that it stands the test of time, but his more recent stuff, it's like he's taken cue's from old-school Kirby work that has dated it worse than his 70's work.

I love me some Davis though, while not one of my top 5ers, he's definitely up there. Though perhaps a bit dated.

[Novaya Havoc]

Oh God...Taylor Hicks...I can't tell if he's 65 or 17.

:(

All he wants to know is "Do I Make You Proud?"

:( :(

Oh, BRIAN.

[Brian M.]

brian, you shoulda been here last weekend...country was all over the place...

like the dixie chicks and reba...

johnnie and june, all over it...

and i'm a jazz man...

Aren't Johnny and June Cash dead?

Reba...my dad has the biggest crush on her.

The Dixie Chicks are the perfect example of how not to do business. Talented as hell, know your base.

[Brian M.]

:(

All he wants to know is "Do I Make You Proud?"

:( :(

Oh, BRIAN.

I liked McPhee. Mostly b/c I could see her career falling in like 5 years and her doing Penthouse.

[Christopher O]

I love me some Davis though, while not one of my top 5ers, he's definitely up there. Though perhaps a bit dated.
I've never cared for Alan Davis. Even as I kid, I hated his work. Actually, the first two artists I ever actually took note of were Alan Davis and JRJR, and that's because I really disliked their work--and still do.

[twilight]

Heroes just fucking went off!

[Novaya Havoc]

I've never cared for Alan Davis. Even as I kid, I hated his work. Actually, the first two artists I ever actually took note of were Alan Davis and JRJR, and that's because I really disliked their work--and still do.

Yeah. I am not a fan of Alan Davis at all. I don't like his balloony pencils. I still really like JRjr, even though many people say it's angular and geometric.

[Pach!]

Hey Brian, I'm trying to find out how to make it to Gatlinburg and so far I'm stuck in Knoxville. Is there buses or anything to Gatlinburg from there?

[xgeek52]

brian, i'm not a country fan i just know what i like...like i said for me it's jazz...

as for byrne, yeah he'll stand the test of time just like kirby...and y'know it's funny i never really cared for alan davis as an artist...

[Novaya Havoc]

I absolutely love this song. One of Tori Amos' best (and most underrated), IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ge9QG2yEo

or Live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L92aHvucJ9E

[Christopher O]

The Dixie Chicks are the perfect example of how not to do business. Talented as hell, know your base.
No, the Dixie Chicks are a perfect example of how this country fucking sucks. Not to mention, they were right. Now who feels like the idiot?

EDIT: Not that I'm calling you an idiot, Brian, but I'm just saying that it's funny how many people have since changed their tune.

[Brian M.]

Hey Brian, I'm trying to find out how to make it to Gatlinburg and so far I'm stuck in Knoxville. Is there buses or anything to Gatlinburg from there?

There is a greyhound station in downtown Knoxville. They should do service to Gatlinburg. If you have a car just take Henley St. and travel East. It'll turn into 441 and bring you right up to Gatlinburg. Henley St. is the first street you come to when you travel down Cumberland Ave.

Where in Knoxville are you?

[Brian M.]

No, the Dixie Chicks are a perfect example of how this country fucking sucks. Not to mention, they were right. Now who feels like the idiot?

They had their opinion, it didn't mesh well with majority right leaning fan base they had. So folks stopped buying and listening to their music. I don't see anything wrong w/ that.

As for them being right, that's a matter of opinion.

[Pach!]

There is a greyhound station in downtown Knoxville. They should do service to Gatlinburg. If you have a car just take Henley St. and travel East. It'll turn into 441 and bring you right up to Gatlinburg. Henley St. is the first street you come to when you travel down Cumberland Ave.

Where in Knoxville are you?


I'm hypothetically stuck in Knoxville, I have friends that are going to work in Gatlinburg and I thought I'd go visit them since it has to be cheaper than going to Peru to visit them. I want to see if it's too expensive or not before I actually go. So I was searching online and I couldnt find a way to mamke it from Knoxville to Gatlinburg.

[Novaya Havoc]

I <3 the Dixie Chicks! YOU GO NATALIE MAINES!

For real honest though. It's pretty wack to assume you have to be a god-fearing republican to be a country artist.

[Brian M.]

I'm hypothetically stuck in Knoxville, I have friends that are going to work in Gatlinburg and I thought I'd go visit them since it has to be cheaper than going to Peru to visit them. I want to see if it's too expensive or not before I actually go. So I was searching online and I couldnt find a way to mamke it from Knoxville to Gatlinburg.

http://www.yellowpages.com/sp/moreinfo/index.jsp?id=100551088&q=Greyhound

That's the Greyhound info.

[Cayman]

*runs screaming like a girl from X-book crossover*

[Brian M.]

I <3 the Dixie Chicks! YOU GO NATALIE MAINES!

For real honest though. It's pretty wack to assume you have to be a god-fearing republican to be a country artist.

I'm not saying the country stations who participated were right, imo they should have kept playing them, but they were privately owned stations and they made their choice.

[Novaya Havoc]

Ewwww. GREYHOUND.

http://www.cwrr.com/Amtrak/amtrak_logo.jpg

All the way, baby! Oh, Amtrak! FUND IT GODDAMMIT.

[twilight]

as for byrne, yeah he'll stand the test of time just like kirby...and y'know it's funny i never really cared for alan davis as an artist...

No,he won't.

[Pach!]

I'm not saying the country stations who participated were right, imo they should have kept playing them, but they were privately owned stations and they made their choice.

Isn't that the same thing as Imus and CBS, was there also that much media coverage when the dixie chicks said that stuff?

[Brian M.]

Ewwww. GREYHOUND.

[img]http://www.cwrr.com/Amtrak/amtrak_logo.jpg[/img

All the way, baby! Oh, Amtrak! FUND IT GODDAMMIT.

Yea, but sadly I think it's only thing I can think of that'll do get her to Gatlinburg.

Andreas if you do end up going, just be careful at that station...it's not exactly in the glorious part of Knoxville.

[Brian M.]

Isn't that the same thing as Imus and CBS, was there also that much media coverage when the dixie chicks said that stuff?
Not quite the nationwide outrage, I think a lot of it was down here in the South.

[Christopher O]

They had their opinion, it didn't mesh well with majority right leaning fan base they had. So folks stopped buying and listening to their music. I don't see anything wrong w/ that.
They didn't just stop buying their music. There was a violent backlash. People burned the CDs, boycotted them, and even fellow country singers (the lame-ass Toby Keith) criticized them. Seriously, what hypocrisy! They exercised their right to question and criticize the government. What they did was utterly American. The response was utterly unAmerican.
As for them being right, that's a matter of opinion.
Is it? At this point, I'd say it's the best, most informed opinion. Anyone still supporting Bush...well, anyone still supporting Bush needs to go fight his goddamn oil war for him, so the rest of us can get on with our lives.

[Novaya Havoc]

I'm not saying the country stations who participated were right, imo they should have kept playing them, but they were privately owned stations and they made their choice.

Isn't that the same thing as Imus and CBS, was there also that much media coverage when the dixie chicks said that stuff?

Yeah, there was. Which is wack because, uh, the two situations were apples and (rotten) oranges.

Either way, I care not to discuss the media monopoly that exists in this country. It's so k-k-k-krazy!

[Pach!]

Yea, but sadly I think it's only thing I can think of that'll do get her to Gatlinburg.

Andreas if you do end up going, just be careful at that station...it's not exactly in the glorious part of Knoxville.

him , and thanks! I hope I really get to go I haven't seen my friends in like 2 years.

[Novaya Havoc]

Yea, but sadly I think it's only thing I can think of that'll do get her to Gatlinburg.

Andreas if you do end up going, just be careful at that station...it's not exactly in the glorious part of Knoxville.

Oh, I know. ;) I was just being tangential. As I often am. :o

(psst. Andres is a guy. ;))

[Brian M.]

They didn't just stop buying their music. There was a violent backlash. People burned the CDs, boycotted them, and even fellow country singers (the lame-ass Toby Keith) criticized them. Seriously, what hypocrisy! They exercised their right to question and criticize the government. What they did was utterly American. The response was utterly unAmerican.

Is it? At this point, I'd say it's the best, most informed opinion. Anyone still supporting Bush...well, anyone still supporting Bush needs to go fight his goddamn oil war for him, so the rest of us can get on with our lives.

How was the response unAmerican? They have the right to protest, just the same as the Dixie Chicks were using their right to protest the government. No different. It isn't considered wrong to burn an American flag is it? People doing that don't get criticized half as badly as the folks who did the stuff to the Dixie Chicks. I find it hypocritical to say what the Dixie Chicks did was American but the protesting wasn't.

As for the "anyone still supporting Bush" comment I'm not gonna touch. But I'm not sure how we can call it an oil war anymore when we have gas prices up to $3.50 in some parts of the country.

[Brian M.]

him , and thanks! I hope I really get to go I haven't seen my friends in like 2 years.

Oh, I know. ;) I was just being tangential. As I often am. :o

(psst. Andres is a guy. ;))

My bad. For some reason my eyes have been seeing your name as Andrea...my bad man.

[Pach!]

My bad. For some reason my eyes have been seeing your name as Andrea...my bad man.

No worries...

[Christopher O]

How was the response unAmerican? They have the right to protest, just the same as the Dixie Chicks were using their right to protest the government. No different.It isn't considered wrong to burn an American flag is it? People doing that don't get criticized half as badly as the folks who did the stuff to the Dixie Chicks. I find it hypocritical to say what the Dixie Chicks did was American but the protesting wasn't.
It is different, but I guess I can't expect someone like you to see how.

As for the "anyone still supporting Bush" comment I'm not gonna touch.
How could you? It's an indefensible position.

[Brian M.]

It is different, but I guess I can't expect someone like you to see how.

How could you? It's an indefensible position.

Someone like me?

Fuck you Chris.

[twilight]

This is why I never talk or read about politics.

It just winds up making me angry or depressed.

[TinMan]

This is why I never talk or read about politics.

It just winds up making me angry or depressed.

Well, when someone breaks down and begins to insult and insinuate things about the other person rather than just debating the points, it becomes rather pathetic. That's why I do my best to stay away from them now. It's just pointless.

I'm SO tempted to preorder this:

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Boxset-Books-1-7/dp/0545044251/ref=rsl_mainw_dpl/103-9896253-5979815?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[Novaya Havoc]

http://www.snikt.com/COTA/Image_Galleries/03751--04000/03932.jpg

http://www.snikt.com/COTA/Image_Galleries/03751--04000/03933.jpg

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DISTRACTION FROM ARGUMENT

[Christopher O]

Someone like me?

Fuck you Chris.

Now where's that civility Cronin was talking about? I'm sure it's around here somewhere...

[TinMan]

Now where's that civility Cronin was talking about? I'm sure it's around here somewhere...

You threw it out the window before he did, so you really shouldn't talk.

[Beast]

Mornin' bitches and hos. What's shakin'?

Woo hoo, NECA got the rights to do Princess Bride figures. :D

[Novaya Havoc]

Mornin' bitches and hos. What's shakin'?

Woo hoo, NECA got the rights to do Princess Bride figures. :D

Princess Bride?

Make some Captain Planet or something! I'd pay good money for a planeteer set. ;D

[twilight]

Harry Potter books weird me out.

The first three are normal size and then the fourth one doubles the size of the third and then BAM fuckin' phonebooks.

[Beast]

You threw it out the window before he did, so you really shouldn't talk.
And quite a bit lately. Not sure what's going on Chris, something you need to talk about?

[Christopher O]

Well, when someone breaks down and begins to insult and insinuate things about the other person rather than just debating the points, it becomes rather pathetic.
Jesus Fucking Christ, what was I insinuating? I'll tell you what: that Brian's view are so far from mine on the spectrum that we're never going to agree. A debate would be an exercise in futility.

[twilight]

Princess Bride?

You haven't seen it or you're just questioning it getting action figures?

[Novaya Havoc]

Harry Potter books weird me out.

The first three are normal size and then the fourth one doubles the size of the third and then BAM fuckin' phonebooks.

The 6th one sucked donkey balls, though.

I don't know HOW they're going to make a movie about something that's pretty much told entirely in flashback.

Screw HP6. :mad:

[twilight]

The 6th one sucked donkey balls, though.

I don't know HOW they're going to make a movie about something that's pretty much told entirely in flashback.

Screw HP6. :mad:

I should probably re-read it before the new one comes out.

I do recall liking certain parts.

[TinMan]

Jesus Fucking Christ, what was I insinuating? I'll tell you what: that Brian's view are so far from mine on the spectrum that we're never going to agree. A debate would be an exercise in futility.It is, but you keep pushing and pushing, not to mention stating something like this:

It is different, but I guess I can't expect someone like you to see how.

How could you? It's an indefensible position.is an insinutation that there is something wrong with him as a human being, in a backhanded compliment sort of way. Simply put, he and I see things different than you, that doesn't make us worse than you, just simply different.

[TinMan]

Harry Potter books weird me out.

The first three are normal size and then the fourth one doubles the size of the third and then BAM fuckin' phonebooks.I found that shit kinda funny myself, I mean, it's not like they're extremely slow reads, but they just doubled in size all of a sudden.

I should probably re-read it before the new one comes out.

I do recall liking certain parts.The sixth one was bad? I hadn't heard anyone say they disliked it.

What was the problem?

[twilight]

LOLcats are the only thing that can stop the fighting.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/home.jpg

[Christopher O]

You threw it out the window before he did, so you really shouldn't talk.
Oh, please, my comment was snarky but still within the realm of civility.
And quite a bit lately. Not sure what's going on Chris, something you need to talk about?
??? Aside from my disagreement with Ben the other night, I've remained civil--snarky, snide, saracastic but civil.

[Beast]

You haven't seen it or you're just questioning it getting action figures?
Anyone who hasn't seen it is lacking a special kind of joy in their hearts.

[Christopher O]

is an insinutation that there is something wrong with him as a human being, in a backhanded compliment sort of way. Simply put, he and I see things different than you, that doesn't make us worse than you, just simply different.
Thanks for the afternoon special. I don't know what I would've done without it.

[TinMan]

Oh, please, my comment was snarky but still within the realm of civility.

??? Aside from my disagreement with Ben the other night, I've remained civil--snarky, snide, saracastic but civil.

Goading someone on or making comments that you know will get under their skin is NOT being civil. It's purposefully trying to antagonize.

[twilight]

It's so true.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/life-is-not-fair.jpg

[TinMan]

Thanks for the afternoon special. I don't know what I would've done without it.

Probably go on living your life as a hateful little man? Oh wait, I'm sure you'll do that anyway.

[twilight]

I wish I had a kitten ;_;

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/n1232310009_30079729_2738.jpg

[Christopher O]

Probably go on living your life as a hateful little man? Oh wait, I'm sure you'll do that anyway.
Lovely assumption there on your part. You want to make some more?

[Novaya Havoc]

It's so true.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/life-is-not-fair.jpg

OMG OMG OMG GUINEA PIGS!

Don't eat them Andres! Plz. :(

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/havoc1/misc/bruni_babies1.jpg

NOVAYA GUINEAS!!!

[twilight]

Hahaha!
Oh God.
Last one I swear.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/nom-nom-nom.jpg

He looks so dejected.
Let him have the cake you bitch!

[twilight]

Lovely assumption there on your part. You want to make some more?

Can I make one?

You're a paraplegic,albino transvestite from China with one eye.

[TinMan]

Lovely assumption there on your part. You want to make some more?

Assumption nothing, the bile you spew towards Republicans because they don't see the world the same as you do shows that you obviously have a disdain for them as people. You're arguing acceptance of others views then scream about opposing views being stupid and indefensible, it's hypocrisy.

[Brian M.]

Forget it, it's not worth turning this place into a battleground again. I'll just quit putting forth my political opinion. Anyone wants to know it, ask Chris and take the opposite :p or ask TinMan but drop out a "fuck" or twelve.

[Pach!]

OMG OMG OMG GUINEA PIGS!

Don't eat them Andres! Plz. :(

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/havoc1/misc/bruni_babies1.jpg

NOVAYA GUINEAS!!!

LOL. They make me nervous... They never stand still...

[Novaya Havoc]

Republicans!!!!

http://www.transmegacorp.com/Assets/vomit.jpg

:(:(:(

[Novaya Havoc]

LOL. They make me nervous... They never stand still...

They're a lil' squirmy, but look how cuuuudleable! The babies are like lil' McNuggets! But they're a lot bigger now. :D

[twilight]

LOL. They make me nervous... They never stand still...

Mine seems to spend most of the day standing still.

[Hi-Fi]

Mum's Green Grass of Tunnel us a pretty song!

[Brian M.]

Republicans!!!!

http://www.transmegacorp.com/Assets/vomit.jpg

:(:(:(

Oh the things you say to warm my heart.

[twilight]

I don't even know what a republican is.

[Brian M.]

Mine seems to spend most of the day standing still.


My goldfish likes to do the backstroke...always floating on the top of the water.

[Novaya Havoc]

I don't even know what a republican is.

http://www.post-gazette.com/images4/2006108rr_santorum_concedePJ_580.jpg

They make their 13 year old daughters wear heinous checkerboard pollyanna jumpers, with matching headband, and a doll in the SAME OUTFIT.

It's terrifying. No wonder the poor girl is crying.

[Christopher O]

Can I make one?

You're a paraplegic,albino transvestite from China with one eye.
ZOMG! How did you know?

Assumption nothing, the bile you spew towards Republicans because they don't see the world the same as you do shows that you obviously have a disdain for them as people. You're arguing acceptance of others views then scream about opposing views being stupid and indefensible, it's hypocrisy.
Look! It's another assumption. I make one snarky post, and all of a sudden I spew bile and have disdain for Republicans as people. I think you need to take a moment to reassess the situation. You don't have nearly enough evidence to make that claim, but it's certainly dramatic. If that's what you were going for, you succeeded.

[Brian M.]

I don't even know what a republican is.

You reading New X-Men? You know that that thing that cut off Victor's arm or ripped out David's heart? That's us.

[Hi-Fi]

I don't even know what a republican is.Re-publican. Something that is made public again. Doh'.

[Beast]

I don't even know what a republican is.
They're magical.

[Pach!]

Mine seems to spend most of the day standing still.

Well it could be the ones in my farm are actually trying to escape death, when I was small I would open their door so they could literally escape. Such a young activist...

[twilight]

You reading New X-Men? You know that that thing that cut off Victor's arm or ripped out David's heart? That's us.

I'll never read The Kyle and Yost "Kill-O-Rama".

[Novaya Havoc]

Well it could be the ones in my farm are actually trying to escape death, when I was small I would open their door so they could literally escape. Such a young activist...

DONT EAT THE GUINEA PIGS PLZ PLZ PLZ!!!

Oh, Peru. :(

[twilight]

They're magical.

I heard that if you rub one on your head it will cure your dandruff and give you good luck for six whole days.

[TinMan]

ZOMG! How did you know?


Look! It's another assumption. I make one snarky post, and all of a sudden I spew bile and have disdain for Republicans as people. I think you need to take a moment to reassess the situation. You don't have nearly enough evidence to make that claim, but it's certainly dramatic. If that's what you were going for, you succeeded.Sorry, the other comments you've made in political debates prior to today are obviously out of bounds for this arguement, sorry, didn't realize all the evidence had to come from today's conversation. :rolleyes:

I'm done.

[Christopher O]

I'll never read The Kyle and Yost "Kill-O-Rama".
That's sad. I'd say the book is better now than it has ever been.

[Pach!]

DONT EAT THE GUINEA PIGS PLZ PLZ PLZ!!!

Oh, Peru. :(

Just for you , next time I go to Peru I'll make sure all the guinea pigs in my farm escape.

[twilight]

That's sad. I'd say the book is better now than it has ever been.

Nah,that's just my excuse,I wouldn't read it anyway.

[Hi-Fi]

I'll never read The Kyle and Yost "Kill-O-Rama".
That's ok. They'll never read YOUR FACE.

[Novaya Havoc]

No one else finds the republican girl terrifying? I mean, what girl carries a DOLL around with a MATCHING OUTFIT, over the age of like, 4?

[Brian M.]

That's sad. I'd say the book is better now than it has ever been.

Least we can agree on that.

[Hi-Fi]

LOL! I love how Ben finishes his posts with an "Oh, <poster name or location>" now.

[Christopher O]

Sorry, the other comments you've made in political debates prior to today are obviously out of bounds for this arguement, sorry, didn't realize all the evidence had to come from today's conversation. :rolleyes:
Point to them, please. If you're going to make accusations, then you really need to back them up. Otherwise, you need to shut the fuck up in regards to me, OK? Thanks.

Seriously, up until this very morning, I've gotten along with you and Brian very well, which kinda suggests that I don't have disdain for you as people. Well, I now have disdain for you as a person, but I'd say it's probably pretty obvious why.

[Novaya Havoc]

Just for you , next time I go to Peru I'll make sure all the guinea pigs in my farm escape.

YES! How communist! :D

When I was like 12, my local zoo had a guinea pig exhibit and it made me squee with happiness. Then my mom was all "You know they have this to probably feed them to the bigger animals."

Oh, the sadness. :(


EDIT: LOLOL Hi-Fi. I didn't even catch myself constantly ending with "Oh, ____!"

[Beast]

I heard that if you rub one on your head it will cure your dandruff and give you good luck for six whole days.
It's the truth. It's actual. Everything is satisfactual.

[xgeek52]

y'know that's what i like about this country...the choice to be bitchy, snarky or even (gasp) a republican -- or a democrat for that matter...

kidding...

but seriously, brain is right...the dixie chicks had a right to say what they said and the response was equally within their rights...

i don't wanna know what life would be like if i didn't have that choice...

[Novaya Havoc]

y'know that's what i like about this country...the choice to be bitchy, snarky or even (gasp) a republican -- or a democrat for that matter...

kidding...

but seriously, brain is right...the dixie chicks had a right to say what they said and the response was equally within their rights...

i don't wanna know what life would be like if i didn't have that choice...

http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/1984-movie-bb_a1.jpg

?

[Brian M.]

No one else finds the republican girl terrifying? I mean, what girl carries a DOLL around with a MATCHING OUTFIT, over the age of like, 4?

We grow'm big in Hell. She's not 6 or 7, she's only 2.

[Brian M.]

http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/1984-movie-bb_a1.jpg

?

I like everything that guy says...except the part last night when he indicated we got what was coming to us in 9/11.

[twilight]

That's ok. They'll never read YOUR FACE.

Fuck you man.

My face is a modern masterpiece.

The finest piece of fiction since E is for Extinction.

[twilight]

http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/1984-movie-bb_a1.jpg

?

RuPaul for President 2010!

[Christopher O]

Nah,that's just my excuse,I wouldn't read it anyway.
lol You totally should! Magik!!!
Least we can agree on that.
We've agreed on a few things in the past. We also both like Bru on Uncanny. Of course, you also dislike Emma Frost, which means you can't be anything but less than human.
but seriously, brain is right...the dixie chicks had a right to say what they said and the response was equally within their rights...
I absolutely agree. The reaction was well-within their rights, but I still find it to be unAmerican. The message sent wasn't "we don't agree with your views" but rather "we don't want to hear your views," and I have a real problem with that.

[Schuimend Mormel]

'Billy Boy' and Droopy's 'The three little pups' are hella funny.

[TinMan]

Point to them, please. If you're going to make accusations, then you really need to back them up. Otherwise, you need to shut the fuck up in regards to me, OK? Thanks. Dude, I'm not gonna go searching for shit like that when I know it's happened. You can put that fucking halo over your head as much as you fucking want, but I can't count how many times I've wanted to say something to you because you've made off color comments that bothered me, but instead I bit my tongue because I actually consider you a friend and didn't wanna start shit, I let things go as that being your freedom of speech, but when you make some stupid fucking comments about others freedom of speech when it comes to something as dumb as the fucking Dixie Chicks, that's just foolish.

Seriously, up until this very morning, I've gotten along with you and Brian very well, which kinda suggests that I don't have disdain for you as people. Well, I now have disdain for you as a person, but I'd say it's probably pretty obvious why. Feel however you want man, I really don't care.

[Brian M.]

Point to them, please. If you're going to make accusations, then you really need to back them up. Otherwise, you need to shut the fuck up in regards to me, OK? Thanks.

Seriously, up until this very morning, I've gotten along with you and Brian very well, which kinda suggests that I don't have disdain for you as people. Well, I now have disdain for you as a person, but I'd say it's probably pretty obvious why.

I'm sorry for even bringing up the subject. I did take your "someone like you" comment to far and should have thought for a second longer on how you probably meant it. I have no hard feelings towards you what so ever. Like I said, since I'm in the minority here, I'll just quit talking politics.

[Novaya Havoc]

Or maybe it would look more like this "Free Speech Zone"

http://www.deanesmay.com/files/deanesmay-freespeech2.jpg

Or maybe this?

http://cache.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/09/macaca_mania.jpg

Heh. Republicans and their "Ethnics."

[Brian M.]

Or maybe it would look more like this "Free Speech Zone"

http://www.deanesmay.com/files/deanesmay-freespeech2.jpg

Or maybe this?

http://cache.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/09/macaca_mania.jpg

Heh. Republicans and their "Ethnics."

TinMan said it best yesterday, yea I know, it's a first:

"Republicans make me ashamed to be a Conservative."

[caney]

Heh. Republicans and their "Ethnics."

Hehehe, I helped to vote him out of office.

[xgeek52]

but chris, there are always gonna be people who say 'we don't want to hear it'...

been there, lived it...

when i bought my first xmen, four girls died because somebody didn't wanna hear what their people had to say...

but they exist and always will...

[Novaya Havoc]

Hehehe, I helped to vote him out of office.

Woo hoo! GO JIM WEBB! :D

DarkNovaya instead calls you Macaca. :evilangry

[Sentinel K]

Harry Potter books weird me out.

The first three are normal size and then the fourth one doubles the size of the third and then BAM fuckin' phonebooks.

The 4th is the same size as 1-3 combined.

Yeah it was a huge leap.

[Beast]

I'm surprised there's no big deal going on for CBR. Today is the Anniversary of the board reset. :)

[Novaya Havoc]

I'm surprised there's no big deal going on for CBR. Today is the Anniversary of the board reset. :)

Board re-set?

[Christopher O]

Dude, I'm not gonna go searching for shit like that when I know it's happened.
If you're not going to take the time to provide evidence, then keep your mouth shut about me. It's really quite simple.
You can put that fucking halo over your head as much as you fucking want,
Thanks! I find it looks fabulous on me.

but I can't count how many times I've wanted to say something to you because you've made off color comments that bothered me,
Likewise.

but instead I bit my tongue because I actually consider you a friend and didn't wanna start shit, I let things go as that being your freedom of speech,
Aw, now who's wearing the halo? Sorry, dude, it looks better on me.

but when you make some stupid fucking comments about others freedom of speech when it comes to something as dumb as the fucking Dixie Chicks, that's just foolish.
Stupid fucking comments? Foolish? Well, aren't we dismissive.

Feel however you want man, I really don't care
If you didn't care, you wouldn't have spent so much time insulting me. Obviously, you do have feelings on the issue.

I'm sorry for even bringing up the subject. I did take your "someone like you" comment to far and should have thought for a second longer on how you probably meant it. I have no hard feelings towards you what so ever. Like I said, since I'm in the minority here, I'll just quit talking politics.
You know what Brian? It was a stupid thing to say, and I apologize. I would have sooner, but I was too busy having my character defamed by the honorable Tinman. Seriously, I've been edgy lately, and it's not just a board thing. It's a real life thing.

[Sentinel K]

The 6th one sucked donkey balls, though.

I don't know HOW they're going to make a movie about something that's pretty much told entirely in flashback.

Screw HP6. :mad:

6 was awesome!

It was 5 that sucked.

[twilight]

I'm surprised there's no big deal going on for CBR. Today is the Anniversary of the board reset. :)

Wasn't that a bad thing though?

And wasn't it a big crash rather than an intentional reset?

Feel free to correct me,I joined up after.

[Novaya Havoc]

6 was awesome!

It was 5 that sucked.

... STOP GIVING ME REASONS TO HATE UK PEOPLE, PETE!!!! :mad:

[Brian M.]

You know what Brian? It was a stupid thing to say, and I apologize. It would've happened sooner, but I was too busy having my character defamed by the honorable Tinman. Seriously, I've been edgy lately, and it's not just a board thing. It's a real life thing.

No big deal man, I understand the real life thing.

[Beast]

Board re-set?
May 16th, 2004 was when the boards came back after all the previous data was lost.

[Karl H]

**** Raises head in Meerkat style ****

Have we stopped fighting yet?

**** Goes back to work ****

[Beast]

Wasn't that a bad thing though?

And wasn't it a big crash rather than an intentional reset?

Feel free to correct me,I joined up after.
Yeah, it's a bad thing. But it's still been back for 3 years now. :)

[xgeek52]

i did too...

inquiring minds...

[Novaya Havoc]

**** Raises head in Meerkat style ****

Have we stopped fighting yet?

**** Goes back to work ****

http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2004/may12/bitchslap.jpg

And with that, I'm off to work as well! See y'all!

[Brian M.]

Pete did you read Fabian's interview on CBR?

[Karl H]

... STOP GIVING ME REASONS TO HATE UK PEOPLE, PETE!!!! :mad:

I've never read an HP book...

actually, that might be another reason to hate me. :o

[Beast]

**** Raises head in Meerkat style ****

Have we stopped fighting yet?

**** Goes back to work ****
Yes. Now it's time to party. :)

http://images.quizfarm.com/1107928600timon06.gif

[Cayman]

Old GA Namor art is gorgeous!

[Sentinel K]

... STOP GIVING ME REASONS TO HATE UK PEOPLE, PETE!!!! :mad:

Why DO you hate the UK?

[Christopher O]

but chris, there are always gonna be people who say 'we don't want to hear it'...
Oh, I know. It's something that really frustrates me.


No big deal man, I understand the real life thing.
Maybe I should take a break from the boards or something. Of course, these boards are supposed to be my break...

[Sentinel K]

Pete did you read Fabian's interview on CBR?

course I did

And like a loser, I got annoyed that people have been starting new C&D threads when there's a perfectly good one in existance.

[Cayman]

I bought the first 2 issues of the Parker/Weiringo Spider-Man/Fantastic Four mini to give to my son, and the first thing he does is kill off the Impossible Man, a character much beloved by my kid. :mad:

[TinMan]

If you're not going to take the time to provide evidence, then keep your mouth shut about me. It's really quite simple. How childish, "show me where I was an asshole! Cause there's no way I could be."

Aw, now who's wearing the halo? Sorry, dude, it looks better on me.Don't try and make yourself look good, I just stated the truth. I let shit go all the time just to avoid shit like this, but sometimes, things just piss me off, just the same as you.

Stupid fucking comments? Foolish? Well, aren't we dismissive. You're arguing a double standarad though. Like Geek pointed out, people are free to say "I don't wanna hear your opinion" just as much as anyone is free to state their opinion.
.
If you didn't care, you wouldn't have spent so much time insulting me. Obviously, you do have feelings on the issue.No, I don't care you if you have a problem with me now. That doesn't matter to me in the least. I just wasn't gonna let a horrible double standard be thrown around and insinuation of stupity that applied to me as well, go without a rebutal.

You know what Brian? It was a stupid thing to say, and I apologize. It would've happened sooner, but I was too busy having my character defamed by the honorable Tinman. Seriously, I've been edgy lately, and it's not just a board thing. It's a real life thing. Look Chris, I don't have a problem with you, you can believe and say what you want, but I'm also not gonna just roll over all the time and ignore things that I think are unfair or insulting.

I'm sorry if I came off as attacking and being a complete asshole, but that comment got under my skin as well. I'd still like to consider you a friend.

[Karl H]

I bought the first 2 issues of the Parker/Weiringo Spider-Man/Fantastic Four mini to give to my son, and the first thing he does is kill off the Impossible Man, a character much beloved by my kid. :mad:

Oh no... That's rubbish...

[Beast]

I bought the first 2 issues of the Parker/Weiringo Spider-Man/Fantastic Four mini to give to my son, and the first thing he does is kill off the Impossible Man, a character much beloved by my kid. :mad:
It's set in the past. So I doubt he's dead. ;)

[Mikl C]

Why DO you hate the UK?

I just hate England.

[Christopher O]

How childish, "show me where I was an asshole! Cause there's no way I could be."
If you're going to make accusations, I'd like to see proof. I don't see anything childish about it.

Don't try and make yourself look good, I just stated the truth. I let shit go all the time just to avoid shit like this, but sometimes, things just piss me off, just the same as you.
Does this mean I have to take the halo off?

You're arguing a double standarad though. Like Geek pointed out, people are free to say "I don't wanna hear your opinion" just as much as anyone is free to state their opinion.
If you were paying attention, you'd know that I never said people weren't free to state their opinion. I said that I found it unAmerican to ostracize someone for criticizing the government.

No, I don't care you if you have a problem with me now. That doesn't matter to me in the least. I just wasn't gonna let a horrible double standard be thrown around and insinuation of stupity that applied to me as well, go without a rebutal.
There is no double standard.

Look Chris, I don't have a problem with you, you can believe and say what you want, but I'm also not gonna just roll over all the time and ignore things that I think are unfair or insulting.
Nobody said you had to, but you're not going to throw personal attacks my way without a little evidence. Next time, I'll just report you.

I'm sorry if I came off as attacking and being a complete asshole, but that comment got under my skin as well. I'd still like to consider you a friend.
Yes, I'm sure you would. You've absolutely convinced me.

[xgeek52]

you said it brian, the boards is your break...

when the real world takes a two by four to your head, the boards are a place to relax or vent -- which ever come first...

when the wife was at her sickest, you guys helped -- alot...

and chris, real life can be a kick in the ass...but to quote a line from MASH 'just pull down you pants and slide on the ice'...

might not be accurate but sometimes it's true...

[Karl H]

I just hate England.

you're beginning to sound like the drunken welsh twat i nearly smacked in the head on saturday night.

At least you said England, and not the English I suppose.

[Christopher O]

I just hate England.
That's so sad. My heart is in England.

[Karl H]

That's so sad. My heart is in England.

Yay.... :o :D :D

[Mikl C]

you're beginning to sound like the drunken welsh twat i nearly smacked in the head on saturday night.

At least you said England, and not the English I suppose.

Ireland Wales and Scotland hate England. It's a given. We're made for it. Plus northern ireland doesn't exactly have the best track record in that department :p
I do love London though. I'll give you that.

[TinMan]

If you're going to make accusations, I'd like to see proof. I don't see anything childish about it.


Does this mean I have to take the halo off?


If you were paying attention, you'd know that I never said people weren't free to state their opinion. I said that I found it unAmerican to ostracize someone for criticizing the government.


There is no double standard.


Nobody said you had to, but you're not going to throw personal attacks my way without a little evidence. Next time, I'll just report you.


Yes, I'm sure you would. You've absolutely convinced me.Whatever, it ain't even worth it.

[Mikl C]

Chris is so sexxxxxxxxxxxxxxy when he's all argumentative.

[Christopher O]

Yay.... :o :D :D
Not you!!! Although, it could be you. All you'd have to do is buy me a flat in London (preferably near the West End) and set me up with a good job (preferably performing on the West End).

[Mikl C]

I wanna go see Wicked on the West end asap.

[Hi-Fi]

I thought your heart was in Brazil, Chris!!:evilangry

[Christopher O]

Two reasons Mikl remains one of my favorite posters:
I do love London though. I'll give you that.
Chris is so sexxxxxxxxxxxxxxy when he's all argumentative.

[Hi-Fi]

Mikl, do you read the Heroes article they have every week here on CBR?? There's always a Mr. Muggles question in it!

[Christopher O]

I thought your heart was in Brazil, Chris!!:evilangry
No, silly, that's a different organ.

[Hi-Fi]

No, silly, that's a different organ.
LOL, but of course!

[Karl H]

Ireland Wales and Scotland hate England. It's a given. We're made for it. Plus northern ireland doesn't exactly have the best track record in that department :p
I do love London though. I'll give you that.

I just wish you'd cite reasons on occasion that came across as something other than envy for our:

1 - stronger economy
2 - greater global identity
3 - paternal protective role over the rest of the UK (militarily, fiscally, economically)
4 - nicer weather
5 - lack of mountains

Not you!!! Although, it could be you. All you'd have to do is buy me a flat in London (preferably near the West End) and set me up with a good job (preferably performing on the West End).

Err didn't think it was me.

***checks wallet for spare change to buy Chris a flat in the West -end***

*** unsurprisingly is shit out of luck ***

[Dizzy D]

Mine seems to spend most of the day standing still.

Maybe you should feed them?

Speaking of the G-pigs, friend of mine breeds them as a side-job and has over a hundred in his apartment.


That's ok. They'll never read YOUR FACE.

Fuck you man.

My face is a modern masterpiece.

The finest piece of fiction since E is for Extinction.

Well, Marvel has an opening for a new Typeface right now. Take your chance, twi!

The 4th is the same size as 1-3 combined.

Yeah it was a huge leap.

Look at King's Dark Tower books, it's exactly the same there.

I bought the first 2 issues of the Parker/Weiringo Spider-Man/Fantastic Four mini to give to my son, and the first thing he does is kill off the Impossible Man, a character much beloved by my kid. :mad:

The bastard!

[Karl H]

I wanna go see Wicked on the West end asap.

ditto.

next time you're over we'll do it and get shitfaced afterwards... :D

[Mikl C]

Mikl, do you read the Heroes article they have every week here on CBR?? There's always a Mr. Muggles question in it!

LOLZ. For real>? Link! I can't believe how much the mr muggles love has grown
<3
I'm so concerned as to his whereabouts. But with everything prett ymuch wrapped up I hope we can look forward to 2 hours of his adventures
:D :o

I just wish you'd cite reasons on occasion that came across as something other than envy for our:

1 - stronger economy
2 - greater global identity
3 - paternal protective role over the rest of the UK (militarily, fiscally, economically)
4 - nicer weather
5 - lack of mountains


I think if you asked the world, everyone would like ireland better. We are cool.

ditto.

next time you're over we'll do it and get shitfaced afterwards... :D

Fo'shiz! I'm coming over sometime in July/ August for a week.

[Dizzy D]

4 - nicer weather

I don't think that one day less rain a year is much reason for envy.

[Christopher O]

LOL, but of course!
I still have the wig, too. Just sayin'...
Err didn't think it was me.
Yes, I know. It's called humor. Surprised that I'm capable of it? It's always a shock at first, but you'll adjust. ;)

***checks wallet for spare change to buy Chris a flat in the West -end***

*** unsurprisingly is shit out of luck ***
That's tragic.

[Pro]

next time you're over we'll do it and get shitfaced afterwards...

And here i thought Melonhead was straight .. :p

[Ryan K]

Are they all that drastically different? So far I've noticed very few significant differences in the first book and my brother said there's very few in Chamber of Secrets, do they go that far off in Azkaban and Goblet?

With the exception of a couple small moments in classrooms and some cute jokes here and there, the first movie leaves nothing out. The same is basically true about the second movie. Those two had very manageable texts when it came time to adapt the movies.

The Prisoner of Azkaban movie leaves out quite a bit. Nothing devastatingly important but quite a bit of stuff that adds to the book and adds to future books.

The Goblet of Fire movie drops almost half of the book. Long scenes are trimmed severely, enture subplots completely left out.

As for book 6 sucking, I liked it but basically it is one really long set up for Book 7, so I get the complaints.

[Ryan K]

Double post

[Sentinel K]

With the exception of a couple small moments in classrooms and some cute jokes here and there, the first movie leaves nothing out. The same is basically true about the second movie. Those two had very manageable texts when it came time to adapt the movies.


Doesn't the first movie leave out the whole Norbert the dragon sub-plot? Or is that book 2?

[TinMan]

With the exception of a couple small moments in classrooms and some cute jokes here and there, the first movie leaves nothing out. The same is basically true about the second movie. Those two had very manageable texts when it came time to adapt the movies.

The Prisoner of Azkaban movie leaves out quite a bit. Nothing devastatingly important but quite a bit of stuff that adds to the book and adds to future books.

The Goblet of Fire movie drops almost half of the book. Long scenes are trimmed severely, enture subplots completely left out.

Gotcha, I figured the later ones would suffer from things being cut, but that's to be expected. Those books are much longer and the movies need to be accessible to kids as well, a 3+ hour LOTR style movie wouldn't be that great for the kiddies. As long as they don't drastically change the story, I don't have problems with omissions or small changes.

[Karl H]

I think if you asked the world, everyone would like ireland better. We are cool.



Fo'shiz! I'm coming over sometime in July/ August for a week.

yeah why not...

Have a mini-Cres meet up in London. We can all bully Kaos...

[TinMan]

Doesn't the first movie leave out the whole Norbert the dragon sub-plot? Or is that book 2?

No, that's in the first book and movie. I haven't gotten to that point in the book, so I don't know if they cut it down a bit for the movie, but it is in there.

[Karl H]

I still have the wig, too. Just sayin'...

Yes, I know. It's called humor. Surprised that I'm capable of it? It's always a shock at first, but you'll adjust. ;)


That's tragic.

Sorry - it's been so long since I've seen comedic Chris on here - not meant as an insult by the way!!!! :p

[Sentinel K]

No, that's in the first book and movie. I haven't gotten to that point in the book, so I don't know if they cut it down a bit for the movie, but it is in there.

I swear there's SOMETHING different about it in the movie...

Its been a while since i've read or watched..

[Ryan K]

Doesn't the first movie leave out the whole Norbert the dragon sub-plot? Or is that book 2?

Norbert's in there. They do leave out the Weasley brother coming to get him and everything.

[Mikl C]

WTF is the point of cufflinks? Cunting fucks!

I am wearing a shirt that hasn't fitted me since I was 16 though! Wtf! Hot!

[Karl H]

WTF is the point of cufflinks? Cunting fucks!

I am wearing a shirt that hasn't fitted me since I was 16 though! Wtf! Hot!

nothing but I like them... it's one of the only acceptable ways a straight boy can accessorize...

[Brian M.]

nothing but I like them... it's one of the only acceptable ways a straight boy can accessorize...

I got some cool UT ones. I like'm. Their shiny.

[TinMan]

Norbert's in there. They do leave out the Weasley brother coming to get him and everything.

That might be what Pete's thinking then, I know there's a line of dialogue in there that explains he was "sent off to Charlie" though, so at least it's addressed.

[Mikl C]

I hated how in the goblet of fire they left out most of the actual tasks. And have we seen Hogsmeade in the films? Been ages since I've touched HP, when's the next one out? I hope he dies.

[Ryan K]

I hated how in the goblet of fire they left out most of the actual tasks. And have we seen Hogsmeade in the films?

Yeah, the scene where Harry sneaks off to Hogsmead under the invisbility cloak in Prisoner of Azkaban is in the film.


Been ages since I've touched HP, when's the next one out?

July 21.

[Mikl C]

Cool. The mania will be fun to see, even though like Tesco have it next day people wait outside for hours. I'm a quick reader though, I ususally finish them before everyone else.

It annoys me in comics/tv how people get thrown into walls and BREAK THEM.
Lol. And then get back up. And jumping through a window doesnt cause you to get cut? How?

[Hi-Fi]

LOLZ. For real>? Link! I can't believe how much the mr muggles love has grown
<3
I'm so concerned as to his whereabouts. But with everything prett ymuch wrapped up I hope we can look forward to 2 hours of his adventures
:D :o

This was the most recent one:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=10548

You should ask them if there's any chance Clea and Candice will be series regulars next season!

[Karl H]

Cool. The mania will be fun to see, even though like Tesco have it next day people wait outside for hours. I'm a quick reader though, I ususally finish them before everyone else.

It annoys me in comics/tv how people get thrown into walls and BREAK THEM.
Lol. And then get back up. And jumping through a window doesnt cause you to get cut? How?

they're stuntmen. they use sugar glass... lol!

[Hi-Fi]

The HIMYM season's finale was fantastic. They thought the show would end, so they made the perfect episode.

[Pach!]

The HIMYM season's finale was fantastic. They thought the show would end, so they made the perfect episode.

The last episode I saw was the Price is right one, did I miss just the finale? or more than that?

[Hi-Fi]

The last episode I saw was the Price is right one, did I miss just the finale? or more than that?
I think there are two episodes after that one you saw.

[xgeek52]

i owned several pair once brain...my step dad gave them to me...

i was a serious cool cat...and for me back then that was sumthung...

[Dizzy D]

Out of My Head:

If I was Nightcrawler, I would have given my daughter a "what to do if stuck on an alternate world"-course. "Now, dear, if you ever get stuck on an alternate world, these are the people you should look up: Doctor Strange, Reed Richards, some swampy creature in the Everglades etc. etc."

Responsible superhero parenthood is rare.

[Dagger]

The last episode I saw was the Price is right one, did I miss just the finale? or more than that?
That one was hilarious! I loled at Doogie pretty much through the whole show!

[Dagger]

i owned several pair once brain...my step dad gave them to me...

i was a serious cool cat...and for me back then that was sumthung...
Are we talking about shoes? Cause I own LOADS of shoes! My BFF is always laughing at me because I have more shoes than she does.

[Pro]

I don't think i should respond to Michael Pullman again but it seems to me it really wouldn't have mattered how i designed the character since "wizards with swords are interchangable".

[xgeek52]

the subject was cuff links -- i think...

as for shoes...the 70s and a girlfriend kinda killed what i wear and what i don't...

[Beast]

Man.... CBS has some stupid TV shows coming this fall. The stupidest...

Wednesday: 10-11 p.m. "KID NATION" - A reality-based series in which 40 kids will have 40 days to build a new world - in a ghost town that died in the 19th Century. These kids, ages 8-15, will spend more than a month without their parents or modern comforts in Bonanza City, N.M., attempting to do what their forefathers could not - build a town that works. They will cook their own meals, clean their own outhouses, haul their own water and even run their own businesses - including the old town saloon (root beer only). They'll also create a real government - four kid leaders who will guide the group through their adventure, pass laws and set bedtimes. Through it all, they'll cope with regular childhood emotions and situations: homesickness, peer pressure and the urge to break every rule they've ever known. At the end of each episode, all 40 kids will gather at an old fashioned Town Hall meeting where they will debate the issues facing Bonanza City. They'll show wisdom beyond their years and the unflinching candor that only kids can exhibit. There are no eliminations on KID NATION - you only go home if you want to.

This sounds good however.

Friday: 9-10 p.m. "MOONLIGHT" - From prolific movie producer Joel Silver. MOONLIGHT is a drama is about Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin), a captivating - but undead - private investigator who uses his acute vampire senses to help the living instead of feeding on them. In an agonizing twist of fate, Mick was bitten and turned 60 years ago by his new bride, the seductive and beguiling Coraline (Amber Valletta). Immortal and handsome and charismatic as he was then, Mick is sickened by Coraline and other vampires who view humans only as a source of nourishment. With only a handful of undead confidantes for company, including the deceitful ally Josef (Rade Serbedzija), Mick fills his infinite days protecting the living and trying not to think about how his life would have been if he hadn't followed his heart. However, after six decades of resisting, he wonders if it's time to pursue the love of a mortal. He has his eyes on Beth Turner, a beautiful, ambitious reporter who has been covering the ongoing plague of unusual murders. But would Beth even consider giving up a normal life to be with him, and can Mick risk the pain of seeing himself as a monster through her eyes?

[Ryan K]

Friday: 9-10 p.m. "MOONLIGHT" - From prolific movie producer Joel Silver. MOONLIGHT is a drama is about Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin), a captivating - but undead - private investigator who uses his acute vampire senses to help the living instead of feeding on them. In an agonizing twist of fate, Mick was bitten and turned 60 years ago by his new bride, the seductive and beguiling Coraline (Amber Valletta). Immortal and handsome and charismatic as he was then, Mick is sickened by Coraline and other vampires who view humans only as a source of nourishment. With only a handful of undead confidantes for company, including the deceitful ally Josef (Rade Serbedzija), Mick fills his infinite days protecting the living and trying not to think about how his life would have been if he hadn't followed his heart. However, after six decades of resisting, he wonders if it's time to pursue the love of a mortal. He has his eyes on Beth Turner, a beautiful, ambitious reporter who has been covering the ongoing plague of unusual murders. But would Beth even consider giving up a normal life to be with him, and can Mick risk the pain of seeing himself as a monster through her eyes?

I saw that show. It was called Forever Knight.

[Brian M.]

I don't get CBS...cancel Jericho...greenlight KID NATION?

[Brian M.]

I saw that show. It was called Forever Knight.

Was that before ANGEL?

[Flight]

I love you guys :)

[xgeek52]

moonlight sounds like blood ties on lifetime and yeah forever knight...

what i have a problem with is the bionic woman on nbc...

[Beast]

I love you guys :)
We love you too, you sexy beast. :)

[Hi-Fi]

I love you guys :)
What happened to you??

[Pro]

There are no eliminations on KID NATION - you only go home if you want to.

It would have been worth watching if there had been a few eliminations .. kids thrown off a rock, mauled by bears, stoned to death by their peers.