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WCT: September 27-October 2, 2009
Carl-E:
Exactly! That's not lying (although it's not exactly honest, either). And strawman is his profession, not necessarily what he does in his personal life. As my grandfather was known to say, "Eh (*shrug*) - it's a living!"
Before all the pretty/ugly, intelligent/nerdly debates, someone mentioned that Angus was acting like Faye, defusing the situation with humor/snarkiness (that's a very thin line between those two words!). That's how he is, it's how he started with Faye when first introduced as "argument guy".
Witty Banter. It works, people! Now quit fighting with each other about personal opinions, and lets hear some!
Akima:
I don't play the game, or any other MMORPG, so all WoW "humour" flies straight past me. I have to guess :? what pally, mobs, tank, DPS, aggro etc. mean from the context, or look them up on-line, which kind of sucks the life out of the jokes. The on-line social life of WoW is easier to understand since it seems to be just a subset of general internet drama. Dark Elf porn would just be Rule 34 in action for example.
I'm not sure where Jeph is going at the moment, but the art's good so I guess I'll just hang on for the ride.
innermoppet:
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--- Quote from: Kartoon Kween on 28 Sep 2009, 06:54 ---Anyway, Angus is STILL a liar.
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Someone else said this too, in this thread, I think. Why is Angus a liar? I don't understand.
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I think mainly because of what Angus does: http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1384
Would you trust a guy whose profession is basically pretending to be incompetent?
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Sort of like an actor who plays a bumbling person in order to tell a story? Or a politician who plays up the folksy down home charm (oh yeah, you betcha Joe Sixpack)? I guess what I'm getting at is that lying is a pretty much a given in most fields. I'm a medical receptionist and trust me when I say, I lie through my teeth all day long. "Oh it's no problem... it happens to the best of us... I hope you feel better... the doctor is running late because of an emergency... I'm here to help" lies lies lies. I'm there because they pay me and I probably hate your guts and the doctor is running late because he's a lazy slug who takes long lunches and leave your ass waiting.
Lawyers lie. We consistently vote them for president. Doctors lie and tell you it won't hurt much when they know it will. Everyone who has ever sold you something has probably lied to you a little bit. Waitresses lie and pretend to give a rats ass about what you order and how your day has gone, because they want your money. If you based your trust on someone's job, you wouldn't trust anyone. With the exception of perky people persons, most everyone who works in customer service and wishes you a good day lies to you because honestly... they don't give a crap if you have a nice day.
Yes I'm a raging cynic today, but lying in your job to make money is not the same as being a lousy person. A lot of people get paid to lie.
maddness:
--- Quote from: Kartoon Kween on 28 Sep 2009, 14:56 ---Marigold isn't pretty because she has bad skin. Perhaps some people think that zits are pretty. I am not one of these people.
Her skin might get better in the future. She might get in shape. She might do something with her hair. But as she is right now, she is not pretty. She's not hideous, but she's definitely not beautiful.
Frankly, I don't think there's anything wrong with being a regular looking person. :/ The world is filled with them.
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I didn't say she was beautiful, but she is pretty. She's got a few spots, they come and go! It's not like she has serious acne.
I don't know about anyone else, but I think that quite a few regular looking people are very pretty and some people who look beautiful when they're all dolled up look quite 'regular' without all that stuff on.
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Sort of like an actor who plays a bumbling person in order to tell a story?
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When you think about it, an actor gets paid to lie about everything.
Tuitsuro:
Angus is such a digital pimp.
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