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WCDT: 17-21 January 2011 (1841-45)
themacnut:
It would certainly explain why Marten's pretty much been the comic's Butt Monkey, with a brief break during his relationship with Dora. One reason it had to end is that a Butt Monkey can't be happy for too long.
As for Marten ending up friends with Dora, it would be a major change from how he treated his other exes. Not only is he not friends with Vicki, for example, but he almost ran out the back entrance the one time she came into CoD while he was there (and thanks to Faye, she'll almost certainly never return, so Marten will most likely never see her again). Far as Dora is concerned, well, it'd be easier for him to just find another coffee shop to hang out in. Dora certainly wouldn't come to the apartment. I can't see either of them making the effort unless one of their mutual friends (Faye, Hannelore) forces the issue.
CEOIII:
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--- Quote from: CEOIII on 18 Jan 2011, 02:25 ---You mean Netram's debut in CoD. I've never been to an ostrich race, sounds like fun.
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They are hella fun. They hold races just down the road from me: Ostrich Racing News
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Oooh. If only I could get to Arizona.
Akima:
--- Quote from: AnAverageWriter on 17 Jan 2011, 18:54 ---I thought a stake through the heart was supposed to... you know, foof the vampire into dust or something. Least, that's what happens every time I've seen it in the movies.
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Disintegrating into dust is a recent trope. You just haven't watched enough old Hammer Horror movies on late-night TV. Or read Bram Stoker in full-weird psycho-sexual flood:
"The thing in the coffin writhed, and a hideous, blood-curdling screech came from the opened red lips. The body shook and quivered and twisted in wild contortions. The sharp white teeth champed together till the lips were cut, and the mouth was smeared with a crimson foam. But Arthur never faltered. He looked like a figure of Thor as his untrembling arm rose and fell, driving deeper and deeper the mercy-bearing stake, whilst the blood from the pierced heart welled and spurted up around it. His face was set, and high duty seemed to shine through it. The sight of it gave us courage so that our voices seemed to ring through the little vault. And then the writhing and quivering of the body became less, and the teeth seemed to champ, and the face to quiver. Finally it lay still. The terrible task was over."
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 18 Jan 2011, 04:54 ---I like that in the span of time between sightings of the Russian army hat, it's style has gone from indy to mainstream... the damn furry flap things are in every mall store and Wal*mart in the country now!
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The "Russian army hat" is a ushanka. Popular in China too. And you know they've gone mainstream when there is a website devoted to selling them. Capitalism good, tovarich!
--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 17 Jan 2011, 10:03 ---This blog post uses misogynist sexism as an example - no trigger warnings I can see: http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/08/terrible-bargain-we-have-regretfully.html
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Thank you for linking to this excellent article.
Netram Deer sounds vaguely Indian to me (maybe I've read too much Vikram Seth). One of the poll options should definitely have been "Bollywood film-star".
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: Akima on 18 Jan 2011, 16:25 ---
--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 17 Jan 2011, 10:03 ---This blog post uses misogynist sexism as an example - no trigger warnings I can see: http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/08/terrible-bargain-we-have-regretfully.html
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Thank you for linking to this excellent article.
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Errrrr....I didn't link that article.....
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Andy147 on 18 Jan 2011, 15:29 ---
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 18 Jan 2011, 09:43 ---What's funny is, I don't generally follow cricket. Being a Yank and all, of course. But I do know my googlies from my leg turns.
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(A pedantic cricket fan writes...):
"Leg turns"? Do you mean "leg breaks"?
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See? I knew it was something like that. My lingo is bad. Gotta go brush up.
BTW: I prefer Limited Overs and Twenty20 to the "proper" cricket of Test Matches and the like.
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