Jomega

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

Trying to change the status quo

Super villains are usually trying to take over the world or rob banks and shit. That's like saying Jeffery Dahmer was just trying to have a snack.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget Animal Planet, which hosts shows about tree houses and mermaids now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What type of dog is this?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

I mean, Hitler had an underling named Himmler. Sometimes coincidences happen.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He would listen to Nickelback.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not symbolic. The tan coat guy is a serial killer who preys on young naive children, not a metaphor for any real world corporation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Are you referring to The Legend of Rah and the Muggles? That was found to be bullshit the second people read the book. It's an extremely weird story about nuclear fallout, talking animals, and a shit ton of meandering filler. The only similarity was use of the word "muggle", which doesn't even mean the same thing in both stories. JK may be a TERF now, but she is not a plagiarist.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

He'll always be an incel in spirit

 
[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That's when you get bofa deez nuts removed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

That cat is tripping balls.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Point 40: "People have names".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

In history, sure, the idea deserves criticism. But in fiction this archetype is called a protagonist and its very different to tell a story without at least one. Is Sherlock Holmes an example of Great Man theory? Most people are not as gifted as he is. What about Robin Hood? I'd argue that these characters share a lot of traits with Batman and Green Arrow respectively, so why is one ok but not the other?

As for the status quo thing, I honestly don't know what to do about that from a storytelling perspective. "Guy who shoots lasers decides to enact social reform" is an odd pitch.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

So in the middle of the night I heard a noise that I thought was some kind of bug. After 10 - 15 minutes I realized that whatever it was wasn't going away on it's own, so I got up to shoo it away. This little guy was on the floor screaming at the slider door being harassed by my two cats. I don't have a chimney or attic, so I have no idea how they got inside. When I opened the door, instead of taking flight, they simply hopped out the door froggy style. Were they injured? I don't think my cats did it if so, because they mostly just seemed confused by the poor creature. And what were they doing in the house?

Additional pictures of my unexpected guest being rudely gawked at by my feline friend:

And yes, I'm taking my cats to the vet just in case they got bitten.

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone concerned. I have contacted a doctor and she said that given the full details of the story I shouldn't need to worry. The poor thing was inside for *at most" an hour when everyone was awake, so it's highly unlikely to have bitten anyone before being spotted by me. The only concern remains the cats, who as mentioned found the bat before I did. I plan to vaccinate them ASAP. Once again, THANK YOU, but doc says I'm fine.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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