when it still existed, the Dinosaur Comics community was one of the worst on the internet.
I've only heard that secondhand mind, but I have no reason to not believe it.
I can totally believe that about Truth & Beauty Bombs in its troll-infested death throes. But in its glory years, it was full of really cool and creative people. For example, they stumbled onto the comedy goldmine of fixing Garfield by erasing Garfield's thought bubbles, years before Garfield Without Garfield got superfamous for doing almost the same thing. The TaBB servers crashed because Neil Gaiman linked to their Silent Garfield thread from his personal blog.
Seriously, if you want to know what that community was like before it got flushed down the toilet, go read Wondermark, The Non-Adventures of Wonderella, and Unwinder's Tall Comics, and understand Truth & Beauty Bombs was a place where that sort of free-wheeling creativity was cultured, and where those authors were just regular posters and not celebrities.
People liked Duke Nukem because he came at a time when videogame characters, FPS characters especially, had about as much personality as a box of stale Cheez-Its.
Duke having a sense of humor and being able to say more than one thing was really different, at the time. Being attached to a pretty decent game helped too.
Of course, nowadays most videogame characters have less personality than a box of stale Cheez-Its, and having been exposed to some actual witty writing between now and then, we can clearly see Duke as the unfunny uncle/creepy comic shop owner that he always was.
like seriously the only thing you can do with a billion dollars is use it to make more extraneous dollars, stuff it in an offshore bank account and other sorts of general greediness and unplesantitude.
Having enough money that could just live off the interest for the rest of my life, freeing me to quite working and pour all my time into creative hobbies, would be very nice.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Here's what the guy who posted that video has to say about Fennec Foxes:
When we first adopted Scout, we had to keep him in this small crate for a couple nights until we got his bigger kennel and room set up. When we'd wake up and go to let Scout out of his carrier, he'd flip out in happiness to see us. Especially when he heard Doggie coming into the room, that's when he begins screaming the loudest. He loves attention from his family and is skittish around strangers at first as any wild animal would be.
Edit: A lot of people had an issue seeing him locked in this small cage in my early videos when we first brought him home. The good news is that he never lived in that cage. I used that cage when we first brought him home but shortly after we got him a large ferret cage that he occasionally stays in. If you watch some of my most recent videos you will see that scout mainly stays out of the cage, free-roams the house, and mostly stays up late playing with me. However sometimes he'll go into his cage to sleep and loves it just as much as the next fox loves their den. Small sleeping quarters for a fox is not an issue and it makes them feel more secure. If you think about the size of a fox den in the wild, it'll make more sense to you. If foxes built big luxurious dens it would make it very easy for a predator to come inside and eat them.
If you're looking to own a fennec fox as a pet, please do all the research possible before even looking for available breeders. Fennec Foxes are huge responsibilities and require special permits in most states in the US. Some states wont even allow you to own one as a pet at all so you'll need to check with the Fish and Game wildlife committee in your state for the proper laws in exotic pet ownership. I've seen Fennec Foxes range in the price of $1000-$5000 depending on season, breeder, and location. Owning a Fennec is like having a small dog with the agility of a cat. They are also highly skittish around strangers and shy in general. If you're expecting to get one to hold and cuddle all the time, I suggest getting a cat or a dog instead. Please respect the fact that they are still wild animals and learn enough about their needs and mannerisms before thinking of owning one.
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I legitimately don't care if Osama bin Laden liked MacGuyver. It's a mildly amusing factoid at the absolute best of times.
Seriously, if you want to know what that community was like before it got flushed down the toilet, go read Wondermark, The Non-Adventures of Wonderella, and Unwinder's Tall Comics, and understand Truth & Beauty Bombs was a place where that sort of free-wheeling creativity was cultured, and where those authors were just regular posters and not celebrities.
it's a thing.
where's Vriska when you need her
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Fennec Fox Pet:
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
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Duke having a sense of humor and being able to say more than one thing was really different, at the time. Being attached to a pretty decent game helped too.
Of course, nowadays most videogame characters have less personality than a box of stale Cheez-Its, and having been exposed to some actual witty writing between now and then, we can clearly see Duke as the unfunny uncle/creepy comic shop owner that he always was.
Tre was right, this is the best game.
I don't know.
Here's what the guy who posted that video has to say about Fennec Foxes:
When we first adopted Scout, we had to keep him in this small crate for a couple nights until we got his bigger kennel and room set up. When we'd wake up and go to let Scout out of his carrier, he'd flip out in happiness to see us. Especially when he heard Doggie coming into the room, that's when he begins screaming the loudest. He loves attention from his family and is skittish around strangers at first as any wild animal would be.
Edit: A lot of people had an issue seeing him locked in this small cage in my early videos when we first brought him home. The good news is that he never lived in that cage. I used that cage when we first brought him home but shortly after we got him a large ferret cage that he occasionally stays in. If you watch some of my most recent videos you will see that scout mainly stays out of the cage, free-roams the house, and mostly stays up late playing with me. However sometimes he'll go into his cage to sleep and loves it just as much as the next fox loves their den. Small sleeping quarters for a fox is not an issue and it makes them feel more secure. If you think about the size of a fox den in the wild, it'll make more sense to you. If foxes built big luxurious dens it would make it very easy for a predator to come inside and eat them.
If you're looking to own a fennec fox as a pet, please do all the research possible before even looking for available breeders. Fennec Foxes are huge responsibilities and require special permits in most states in the US. Some states wont even allow you to own one as a pet at all so you'll need to check with the Fish and Game wildlife committee in your state for the proper laws in exotic pet ownership. I've seen Fennec Foxes range in the price of $1000-$5000 depending on season, breeder, and location. Owning a Fennec is like having a small dog with the agility of a cat. They are also highly skittish around strangers and shy in general. If you're expecting to get one to hold and cuddle all the time, I suggest getting a cat or a dog instead. Please respect the fact that they are still wild animals and learn enough about their needs and mannerisms before thinking of owning one.