Rjoyadet
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When you mentioned satire and Jonathan Swifts "a modest proposal" I wanted to share my favorite contemporary modest proposal. One petition for the president pointed out that the land of Equestria (home to My Little Pony) is a Monarchy and leans closer to a dictatorship. The modest proposal was that if America is really going to war to further freedom then we should go to war against the ponies. I wish that petition came out during the Bush administration, but I found the Satire funny.
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What are some cool pseudonyms you have heard of? It could be names that sound cool, but my favorite are ones with a hidden message.
Example:
One of the scariest short stories I ever read was by a Japanese man named Edogawa Rampo.
When you first read it you may think one of two people.
or
But the name is actually a reference to another celebrated horror and mystery writer. Harlan Ellison pointed out that if you say his name out loud several times you will find out the writer he is channeling
Edogawa Rampo
Edoga waram po
Ed go a wa mp o
(remember R and L is inter-changeable in Japanese)
Edgo aw lampo
Edgo aw lanpo
Edgar Allen Poe
I always found that cool. Maybe it is because it took a Harlan Ellison to point it out but that is my favorite pseudonym
One pseudonym method I like was taking the meaning of a name and changing the language. The writer Agricola knew that his name meant "Farmer" in latin and changed it to the Germanic "Bauer." I found out that my last name means "Jewel" in Spanish. A few minutes on Babelfish and a bilingual dictionary showed me that in Mandarin Chinese my name can be Pao Hu. If I ever get a PhD my first order of business is to legally change my name to Pao Hu and introduce myself as Doctor Hu.
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http://youtu.be/GwOCUKePk_U
Also, I wonder who is going to win the race to have that Rocket Raccoon gif as their avatar?
....aaand it's blocked!
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http://youtu.be/JAbug3AhYmw
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I have not read Year of the Flood, so I can't really speak to that.
But if I recall correctly, the "abortionists" were identified as doctors who performed abortions before Gilead society was established. So they're just doctors who performed a procedure under the old guard who are now hunted down by the new. However, Gilead lies to their citizens--they could just as easily be any other dissident dressed up in a white coat.
With all the pressures to have children in this society, I don't think any women would seek out a termination, and even if she somehow wanted one, I don't believe she has that choice. The thing about the Shredders--I think that's meant to refer to disposal of imperfect infants but only once they're been born--pre-natal care isn't much and the entire focus is the safe birth of the child.
My gosh! I did not think of that. That makes a lot more sense.
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I wanted to post a video of Tara Reid not knowing what a whale shark is but I do not want to stray from the Godzilla tangent.
Go king of Monsters!
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Not really O.S.I.A.R. but a robot in a strange situation.
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Rockstar by Nickelback, it's every shitty thing gabout modern rock rolled into one song; chords a chimp could play, idiotic banal subject matter about awesome fame is and Chad Kroeger.
I was told that during the Chicago teacher strikes, one teacher had a picketing sign saying the head of the school board listened to Nickelback. Supposedly they went on record saying that they do not listen to Nickelback.
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The thing that made me upset in The Handmaidens Tale was how abortionists were portrayed as snowmen and shown being hung in public. To me that felt too one sided. It also felt a bit hypocritical, since in the next chapter the main character is discussing her discomfort with being examined. (are there touch free abortions?) In year of the flood Atwood seemed to suggest that humans would be better off if they only mated during certain seasons so any argument for reproductive rights were lost (although in her defense Year of the Flood came out decades after The Handmaidens Tale.)
However, you guys did point out that the people did practice abortions they just called it "shredding." I feel I must apologize and applaud her brilliance. I can totally see a dictatorship or dystopia practicing a horror that they themselves abhor. They just call it something different.
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I am happy to hear that Damien knew what Forbidden Planet is. When Mike had the shameless pledge drive I was thinking of paying for a review of the movie. I never had any money and due to the fact that I am going back to school, what money I do have will be tight.
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Last year I went to a convention and the doctor who room was showing "State of Decay" during the dungeon scene the audience emitted a giggle I have not heard since High school Health class.
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At least in the Audio dramas there are easter eggs. In episode 135 "Legend of the Cybermen" The land of fiction goes up against the Cybermen, when the sixth doctor meets the commanding officer Dracula he mentions that they had bad blood. His people were at war with their people.
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Happy Birthday Stavros.
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Hope you had a happy birthday.
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I understood your reluctance. When you brought up how much of a religious icon Lewis was, I now appreciate your choice to avoid reviewing it. I too have been offended by other internet reviewers. And yeah, I can see how clumsy it would be comparing cybertron with psychlo and then put in something like Nanook of the North or a Disney lemming.
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I sometimes wish Toriyama would not set everything together. It worked when Dragonball and Dr. Slump were both happy go lucky parodies but then Dragonball got much darker.
On that thought this one seems to be in the spirit of Dr. Slump. I like his comedy and "Jaco the Galactic Patrolman" appears to be a reference to "Bill the Galactic Hero" which is the most famous parody of "Starship Troopers." And since Toriyama does parody so well that people who do not know the original material still find it funny.
I look forward to more.
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I am okay with this, I just got started on the Handmaidens tale.
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Okay, in that case let me begin with saying thank you for putting "The Handmaidens Tale" on the list. I have been curious about it in the past and so far I do not regret reading it. Atwood focused on a section of humanity that almost all previous dystopian writers forgot, or outright ignored.
That being said when reading it I found myself getting upset, not just in the "oh my gosh this is a horrible society" upset, but also feeling "I know what she is trying to say and I disagree with it" upset.
The only other book by Margaret Atwood that I read before this is "Year of the Flood" for my philosophy class. While the beginning and middle were good, the ending left me confused. We did not understand what was up with all the naked blue men. I am beginning to wonder if she is an equal opportunity offender like Heinlein, or does my distaste reveal more about me than her?
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Since many of the books on the reading list has a political message, I was wondering if there could be a section on the forum about peoples initial reaction to passages, the book in particular, or even the author. Or should they be posted in another section of the Earth-2.net forums?
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A webcomic where a robot comes in at the last panel sounds awesome! This is what came to my mind.
I will try to clean it up tomorrow. Right now I need to go to sleep.
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At my work there is a fiberglass cow (named Rose) with a built in water system. This may appear strange, but many visitors like to come and milk the cow. However every once in a while, a visitor will come and identify Rose as either a horse, a male or both. I can forgive a child who does not know the difference between male and female, usually the parent is there to explain. But every once in a while it is the adult who makes the confusion. When that happens I do not know how to react, I just get worried.
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Thanks for posting! I have not seen Equestria Girls yet. I will probably wait until it either shows up at my public library or netflix.
"Keep calm and flutter on" is undoubtedly the best episode of season 3. I cannot hear the song "Trouble is a friend" without thinking of them. -
True, I know that if it was the robots in sci-fi I would devolve into a toddler tantrum because my favorite robot of all time (Robby the Robot from "Forbidden Planet") would lose in the first round, even against skids and mudflap from Transformers: revenge of the fallen.
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I agree. Many of his works are essentials for the aspiring horror writer. I was once recommended "Hell House" but had to give up near the beginning. It freaked me out that much.
from one Richard to another, you will be missed.
The Forever War
in Books Without Pictures
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When you mentioned Emperor Haile Selassie, I was reminded of my most memorable undergrad professors. He was a Rastafarian who explained to me about the supposed lineage to King Solomon and how the Rasta faith reveres him as their Messiah.
I cannot be the only person who has been reluctant to write something for fear of plagiarizing something they never knew about.