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Author Topic: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)  (Read 22481 times)

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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #150 on: 03 Jul 2015, 13:43 »

It's almost as though Emily is a bit confused!
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #151 on: 03 Jul 2015, 14:23 »

Why Ludwig Amadeus Mozarf?  Wolfgang is doggier and also not confusing Mozart and Beethoven.

(I had a Beagle named Ludwig.  Strange dog.)

Then you couldn't have Virginia Wolf because then it would be two wolf themed names.

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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #152 on: 03 Jul 2015, 16:18 »

Just like in the scene where Pippi Longstocking goes into a drug store.

"No."
"What do you mean 'no'?"
"I am answering the question on the sign in you window: 'do you suffer from freckles?' No, I don't."
"But your face is full of freckles."
"Yes, but I do not suffer from them."

Or the Catholic radio station I occasionally listen to in the car (when there's a boring story on NPR) that is very, very unhappy about last week's Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality.  Stop talking about "people suffering from same-sex attraction," you guys.  They're getting married, so I'm pretty sure they're not suffering.
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #153 on: 03 Jul 2015, 17:19 »

They're getting married, so I'm pretty sure they're not suffering.

Give 'em a few years...

Remember, the marriage success rate in the U.S. is 50%.
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #154 on: 03 Jul 2015, 17:37 »

Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I'd bet vast sums of money that the gay divorce rate will be lower than that, by a fair margin.

Not because gays are better at marriage, but because a majority of them will have been with the person they marry for a long long time, already.

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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #155 on: 03 Jul 2015, 17:43 »

They're getting married, so I'm pretty sure they're not suffering.

Give 'em a few years...

"You want an amendment against same-sex marriage? Anyone who's ever been married knows it's always the same sex!"
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #156 on: 03 Jul 2015, 20:28 »

Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I'd bet vast sums of money that the gay divorce rate will be lower than that, by a fair margin.

Not because gays are better at marriage, but because a majority of them will have been with the person they marry for a long long time, already.

Okay, so we give 'em a bunch MORE years.

It'll level out eventually, but in the meantime, we can point out marriage success rates across orientation-lines to shut bigots the fuck up
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #157 on: 03 Jul 2015, 20:32 »


"You want an amendment against same-sex marriage? Anyone who's ever been married knows it's always the same sex!"
--Robin Williams (PBUH)

And here I thought that marriage would mean no sex.
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #158 on: 03 Jul 2015, 21:06 »

Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I'd bet vast sums of money that the gay divorce rate will be lower than that, by a fair margin.

Not because gays are better at marriage, but because a majority of them will have been with the person they marry for a long long time, already.

Okay, so we give 'em a bunch MORE years.

It'll level out eventually, but in the meantime, we can point out marriage success rates across orientation-lines to shut bigots the fuck up

Tru dat. I was going to say that ought to have leveled out by 2030 when the newest cohort is hitting mid 30's and a bunch of the people who will be getting married over the next few months have died. But that's seemed kind of morbid.

Then I had a good meal and didn't care about being morbid.

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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #159 on: 03 Jul 2015, 23:01 »


"You want an amendment against same-sex marriage? Anyone who's ever been married knows it's always the same sex!"
--Robin Williams (PBUH)

And here I thought that marriage would mean no sex.

Zero is technically similar enough to zero to count as "the same" for most purposes, no?
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #160 on: 04 Jul 2015, 00:54 »

Or the Catholic radio station I occasionally listen to in the car (when there's a boring story on NPR) that is very, very unhappy about last week's Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality.  Stop talking about "people suffering from same-sex attraction," you guys.  They're getting married, so I'm pretty sure they're not suffering.

Some people suffer from religion.
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #161 on: 04 Jul 2015, 05:31 »

Many people suffer from religion, even those who don't have it.
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #162 on: 04 Jul 2015, 07:26 »

You know, I've been thinking about why I am just not a big fan of this plotline, and I think I've nailed it. There are several reasons:

When Emily was introduced she was a real character, she had the potential to develop and was more nuanced. Now she seems to be a caricature. I don't see any potential for character growth. The sense that nothing will really impact Emily and that she seems to purely exist to be "quirky and weird" makes me care less about her as a character.

This current plotline really seems to be taking us into manic pixie dreamgirl territory. A plotline that has been hashed out before, in several different mediums, ad nauseum. In short, a plot that will be all about Clinton's growth, and the magical effect that Emily will have on him. How Whimsical!

The more time Clinton spends with Emily, the less happy he seems. Maybe Emily will kiss Clinton at some point, and he will be over the moon! But only because he's been kissed by a girl! not because he actually enjoys spending time with Emily or cares about her.

Who knows, maybe Jeph is going to eventually take this plotline somewhere unexpected. If he plans to do that, I hope he dos it fast.
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #163 on: 04 Jul 2015, 12:30 »

I hope he takes it exactly where you just implied.

Emily suddenly gets dead, dead, fucking serious.

'Clinton, tell me something you know about me. Anything.'
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #164 on: 04 Jul 2015, 14:42 »

Hannelore started out looking like a caricature. There is hope for Emily.
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #165 on: 04 Jul 2015, 15:04 »

I'm not even sure Emily did have much of a real character when introduced. She was always the wacky caricature, and I seem to remember people complained about that on this forum back then.

I like her better since the date with Clinton, because she seems to have shown some ability to have a coherent conversation, even if we didn't see all the details.
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #166 on: 04 Jul 2015, 16:05 »

Clinton and Emily are not really a match made in heaven.

These means there are four possible outcomes for this story.

1) They have actual struggles, fumbling toward some. We learn who they are beyond their surface treatments. Rainbows and Hearts, sitting in a tree. Kay eye ess ess, and all that rot.

2) They have actual struggles, fumbling toward some. We learn who they are beyond their surface treatments.  Storm clouds and slow sad music. Perhaps a mime trapped in an invisible box.

3) Jeph drops the ball. It goes to a silly punchline,  It is otherwise abdondoned.

4) Jeph drops the ball. Go directly to rainbows and hearts. Do not pass GO. Do not collect any plot or character development.

That's about as comprehensive as it gets.

As for subtle clues, if Jeph's doing more than comic relief, then he's doing just fine. Emily is being her normal, not quite present self, and Clinton is 20something who has never touched a boob. I've touched plenty of boob and I hardly know what to make of myself or anyone else after 1 date. Those first dates that have gone fairy tale well have always been with wildly incompatible people. Those dates that left me wondering tended to lead some place not too bad. And seemingly wildly compatible people don't find me attractive.

I'm just one guy, so I'm hardly the ur-case for humanity, but there's really nothing to see here. We don't have enough info to know what either of their motives are.

Which is, come to think of it, kinda dull.

Eh. It was enough to get me to write this comment. Good enough for governement work.

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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #167 on: 05 Jul 2015, 01:09 »

Y'know, to those of you complaining that Emily is coming off as a bit too quirky or weird, I'd just like to remind you that she's surrounded by like, a million awesome and adorable dogs.  You try it and see what happens to your brain.

 :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :clairedoge: :clairedoge: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow: :wow:

They are fuzzy.
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #168 on: 05 Jul 2015, 19:28 »

When Emily was introduced she was a real character, she had the potential to develop and was more nuanced. Now she seems to be a caricature. I don't see any potential for character growth. The sense that nothing will really impact Emily and that she seems to purely exist to be "quirky and weird" makes me care less about her as a character.
Would you like Raven back? (You do realize that Emily is Raven 2.0?)
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Re: WCDT 2991-2995 (29 June - 03 July 2015)
« Reply #169 on: 05 Jul 2015, 23:41 »

I'd argue that Raven was at least capable of carrying on a coherent conversation most of the time. She was flaky and kind of a ditz, but she still managed to seem like she could function, if not normally, in normal society.

Emily, on the other hand, seems to have become more and more out of it, for lack of a better phrase. Or maybe more unrealistically disassociated with how most human beings function in real life. She seemed quirky but at her base, still resembled a reasonably functional person early on. Now she seems to be weird just for the sake of being weird, without any of the relatable traits she had before.
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