Off-Topic Tuesday!

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In the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like. Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat amongst yourselves.

Words fail me in trying to describe the American political scene at the moment...though in fairness it would challenge most people, and I can't afford to hire Clive Barker as a ghostwriter.

I will say that as I'm not given to conspiracy theories, I won't comment on the astonishing convenience of a right wing VP elect) with a track record of homophobia) attending a play as associated with ethnic and gender diversity in casting as Hamilton gainging feet of newspaper column space, on the self same day that the P Elect settled out of court (for three times the expected amount) over the Trump University fraud case (which got inches of column space further down the page)... however if I WERE the sort who was given to conspiracy theories....

(And for the record, the address that was given to the VP Elect was, IMHO, a masterfully polite and passionate plea... if that sort of speech causes outrage to the P and VP Elect, imagines what actual political wrangling might do to the poor delicate flowers)

Oh, and as a Brit I'm tempted to say that P Elect is welcome to have Nigel Farage to do with as he see's fit for as long as he likes, with our compliments and blessings (not a phrase I'd use under any other circumstances) provided he never comes back, and he's never made the UK Ambassador.

Brexit continues lurching towards what might be an omnishambles or might be a flustercuck... the jury is still out on which it will be.

New LEGO sets for next year will include a bendy armed Ms Marvel minfigure (and Captain America in aviation jacket because why the hell not), as well as a wave of blind bagged minifigures for The LEGO batman movie which has my wallet weeping already for sheer nuttiness, the line up includes Lobster-Lovin' Batman, the Living Eraser, Zodiac Master, King Tut, Pink Power Batgirl, Dick Grayson, Orca, Fairy Batman, Glam Metal Batman, Clan of the Cave Batman, Vacation Batman, Arkham Asylum Joker, Calculator, Red Hood, Commissioner Gordon, Barbara Gordon, March Harriet, Mime, Catman, Nurse Harley Quinn

And to close, I'm not saying Scottish people are cheap, but sometimes we won't even pay for the colour version of rainbows.

Comments

And I thought Pokémon/ Black and White were dark...

[deh_tommy]

•People actually eat Pokémon.
•Mega-Evolution is both painful and bad for Pokémon, turning them into blood-hungry killers.
•Salazzle brainwashes others into a twisted reverse-harem.
•Mimikyu is so dreadfully, miserably lonely, hiding behind a Pikachu rag because of the latter's popularity.
•I think there's one Pokémon who, if they find a spot they like, will stay there forever and starve to death.
•Araquanid drowns small Pokémon, but also brings them into their bubble to protect them
•Bewear often kill their Trainers by breaking their spines from hugging them to hard
•People actually eat Pokémon.
•Pomalas are apparently never awake, and any movement they make is them turning in their sleep
•Sandygast brainwashes children to build them bigger bodies to become Palossand. Buried beneath Palossand are the corpses of those they have killed, and apparently those consumed by one become vengeful spirits that turn into new Sandygast.
•Decidueye suffers from serious panic attacks when caught by surprise.
•PEOPLE ACTUALLY EAT POKÉMON

Re: And I thought Pokémon/ Black and White were dark...

[icon_uk]

Well, I've always worked on the theory that Pokemon probably eat humans when no one is looking, so it seems equitable.

Re: And I thought Pokémon/ Black and White were dark...

[thezmage]

Every once in awhile I play the game "how can I make Pokémon distinct from animal abuse in such a way as to assuage all guilt.

One of the ideas I came up with is this:

The Pokémon world was once very much like our own, life-wise. Normal animals, etc.

Then Mew landed. From here the strange alien creatures began spreading. And humans noticed something: they looked an awful lot like animals that already existed, only better, faster. And they started forcing out the natural animals. They started simple, slowly getting better. The one uniting factor they could find was that they all loved to fight, all sought to get stronger.

Then one day they discovered that Pokémon resembling humans were starting to appear. Machop, Gardevoir, etc.

With pending extinction looming, the humans did the only thing they could: they established the trainer set up to show Pokémon that they could be stronger together. The existence of Pokémon like Voltorb and Klefki seem to show they've succeeded, but time will tell

"All you feed me is poffins! I need nourishment! Taurus meat, or something!"

[deh_tommy]

I know that certain Ghost-Type Pokémon eat souls (which is another horrifying thing that everyone is either comfortable with or no one really seems to bring up/care), but I think this is the first time the games actually address the concept of carnivores and omnivores. No one ever said anything, so I just presumed everyone lived on vegetarian diets.

Re: And I thought Pokémon/ Black and White were dark...

[informationgeek]

Don't forget Drifloon! His Dex entries are as follow:

Sun: Stories go that it grabs the hands of small children and drags them away to the afterlife. It dislikes heavy children.

Moon: If for some reason its body bursts, its soul spills out with a screaming sound.

Re: And I thought Pokémon/ Black and White were dark...

[penguinzero]

It's technically been canon that people eat Pokemon since the first series of the anime, where they mention that Farfetch'd are rare because they've been overhunted for food. In the games, it took until Gen II, when Team Rocket was dealing in edible Slowpoke tails, though those were said to grow back.