I specified "a certain kind of person" first, mind. The avatar is only a small part of the package, Crystal, and you share next to no traits with these people.
Mind you, I know perfectly nice people who like both, but let's be honest with ourselves here.
Yeah, I quite dig what I've watched of the shows I mentioned in my last post. That's the main reason I used them as examples, in fact.
And the first Fullmetal Alchemist is a personal favourite of mine. I am not unfamiliar with the sensation.
I remember watching the first Fullmetal Alchemist when I was younger. I sometimes get curious if I would still like it today. Eventually, I will re-watch it and answer this question to myself.
I do agree that the experience of liking something that's liked by so many less-than-desirable people can be a bit of a bittersweet one at times, to say the least.
I'd also like to point out that my current avatar is Bugs Bunny, which is not an avatar choice that most people would make. :P
I specified "a certain kind of person" first, mind. The avatar is only a small part of the package, Crystal, and you share next to no traits with these people.
Oh I know, I just felt like playing off of the intentional vagueness and also bringing Hunter X Hunter into this because it's a wonderful show (which you and others should watch, for the record). Plus Killua's face served as an amusing "how dare you" response.
I specified "a certain kind of person" first, mind. The avatar is only a small part of the package, Crystal, and you share next to no traits with these people.
Eh, I personally see no real reason to make connections between how someone acts and what type of anime avatar he or she happens to have. If the avatar is only a small part of the package why make an issue out of it at all?
Then again, I guess I sort of have complicated feelings about anime fandom stuff too. On one hand, I definitely find some aspects of anime/manga and their respective fan bases annoying and I barely have much in common with big time anime fans. On the other hand, it does bug me when people make a stink about something as silly as somebody having an anime or MLP icon.
Mind you, I know perfectly nice people who like both, but let's be honest with ourselves here.
Yeah, I quite dig what I've watched of the shows I mentioned in my last post. That's the main reason I used them as examples, in fact.
And the first Fullmetal Alchemist is a personal favourite of mine. I am not unfamiliar with the sensation.
I remember watching the first Fullmetal Alchemist when I was younger. I sometimes get curious if I would still like it today. Eventually, I will re-watch it and answer this question to myself.
I do agree that the experience of liking something that's liked by so many less-than-desirable people can be a bit of a bittersweet one at times, to say the least.
I'd also like to point out that my current avatar is Bugs Bunny, which is not an avatar choice that most people would make. :P
I might make it, and seeing you with Bugs made me envious
Oh, I have no interest in making a big deal about who has what avatar. I just find the trend kind of funny: Obnoxious teenager or emotionally teenage internet reprobate sports an avatar from a long-running tournament show or weepy "slice-of-life" dating sim adaptation. Makes me giggle.
And yes, Killua has the best "bitch, please" face. Need to watch that show...
I remember watching the first Fullmetal Alchemist when I was younger. I sometimes get curious if I would still like it today. Eventually, I will re-watch it and answer this question to myself.
It has a lot of heart and it really, really doesn't pull its punches.
And yes, Killua has the best "bitch, please" face. Need to watch that show...
It's pretty fantastic. I would have changed my avatar to someone from that show if this avatar hadn't already grown on me. Though, I've already got a really good one...
I remember watching the first Fullmetal Alchemist when I was younger. I sometimes get curious if I would still like it today. Eventually, I will re-watch it and answer this question to myself.
It has a lot of heart and it really, really doesn't pull its punches.
Still on my list, but will unfortunately have to wait until I feel ready to dash through it and am in a comfortable position where school and other necessities are concerned.
It's weird to me that so few major religions seem to have positive opinions on sex.
Why is that specific thing so commonly considered bad?
I think it's cyclical rather than definitive, although wanting to control female and alternative sexuality is a common feature of authoritarian ideologies and thus of authoritarian interpretations of religious thought.
The Puritans actually thought that sex was really important and allowed women to divorce their husbands if they were bad in bed because it made them less likely to bear children, whether as a direct consequence or because no-one wants to sleep with a guy who's just not good at sex.
Colbert is funnier, but his work is more inconsistent and oftentimes takes the form of big projects like the Super PAC rather than individual segments.
Jon Stewart rather consistently kills when it comes to releasing a constant stream of biting criticism.
the other day i was bored so i decided to watch some Jon Stewart
i watched like at least 50 segments and
holy fuck how can one man fail so hard at being funny
What do you think is funny?
earlier today at the fair there was this parade and in the parade there was this truck, and in the truck was Nordy, the mascot for the Minnesota wild. The truck had a sounsystem, which was playing Last Resort by Papa Roach, which Nordy was dancing along to. this caused both me and my younger sister to literally fall over in a fit of hysterics.
there was my sister's riffing on the ATLA shamalllama movie
every time Joseph Joestar says "OOOOOOOHHHHH MYYY GOOOOOOD"
that one Moshe Kasher routine regarding his hairy arms
this was my other problem, he was too politically mild for me, he just kinda threw softballs about and was like "wow this obviously bad thing is so bad guys watch me do my flabbergasted face"
For one thing, he doesn't really have any sort of comic persona; he's just a newscaster who occasionally tells jokes. But considering the amount of material he writes for his correspondents (who DO have comic personas) it's pretty clear he has a solid grasp on comedy.
this was my other problem, he was too politically mild for me, he just kinda threw softballs about and was like "wow this obviously bad thing is so bad guys watch me do my flabbergasted face"
He's done a hell of a job making those kinds of blatantly terrible things visible and understandable, though.
Also his show is, well, daily; not every episode will be insanely memorable. But a good one out of five are. And that's pretty impressive, all things considered.
For one thing, he doesn't really have any sort of comic persona; he's just a newscaster who occasionally tells jokes. But considering the amount of material he writes for his correspondents (who DO have comic personas) it's pretty clear he has a solid grasp on comedy.
For one thing, he doesn't really have any sort of comic persona; he's just a newscaster who occasionally tells jokes. But considering the amount of material he writes for his correspondents (who DO have comic personas) it's pretty clear he has a solid grasp on comedy.
Is he actually the writer?
One of the writers, at any rate. I can imagine he plays a pretty big part in the writing process.
Also there's the fact that his two most popular protege's have gone off to do their own satirical news shows, both of which are excellent (particularly Last Week Tonight, which also has the benefit of being weekly; give Stewart a weekly show and see how quickly the ratio of good jokes to eh increases) and one of which also features Jon Stewart as one of the head writers.
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haven't felt that pointlessness in a while!
Then again, I guess I sort of have complicated feelings about anime fandom stuff too. On one hand, I definitely find some aspects of anime/manga and their respective fan bases annoying and I barely have much in common with big time anime fans. On the other hand, it does bug me when people make a stink about something as silly as somebody having an anime or MLP icon.
-> sex is only for marriage (to increase the specialness of marriage)
-> sex outside marriage is bad
-> sex in general is bad
/total armchairing
i watched like at least 50 segments and
holy fuck how can one man fail so hard at being funny
stewart seems to do a lot of clappers, which is alright in moderation
there was my sister's riffing on the ATLA shamalllama movie
every time Joseph Joestar says "OOOOOOOHHHHH MYYY GOOOOOOD"
that one Moshe Kasher routine regarding his hairy arms
the ridiculous copy on Four Pins
woo-ee