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tetracycloide
11/06/09

In reply to Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
i'd like to counterpoint cartman's inclusion on this list if i may.

exhibit A: "Scott Tenorman Must Die" Cartman is hoodwinked out of $16.12 by local teen scott tenorman through a series of cons and pitards played on Cartman. Scott then redicules him over his inabilty to recover his money and eventually this make Cartman so angry he trains a pony to bite off his wiener and tries to convine radiohead to appear and inform scott he's uncool, but only as a diversion from his true plan, to feed him chili made from Mr. and Mrs. Tenorman. Cartman suceeds and Stan and Kyle rightly point out that they should never piss off Cartman again, not ever.

so Cartman is an evil genious, perhaps the evil genious from which all others are measured, he just has to be really really mad first. #supervillains
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daveNYC
11/06/09

@tetracycloide: And he manages to get Radiohead to show up and make fun of Scott as he's mourning his parents. #supervillains
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Davio
11/06/09

In reply to Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
Good shout out on Luthor. His costume really is awful. #supervillains
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BadUncle
11/06/09

@Davio: those are complimentary colors, though. I mean, sure, they're kind of locked into Marriott Corporation's 80's-era interior design. But still. The guy looks buff, and retro-fashion-forward. #supervillains
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MargaretMoony
11/06/09

In reply to Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
Heh, Squirrel Girl. I wish I knew about her before Halloween.
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lukeoneil47
11/05/09

In reply to Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
I would like to politely register my continued disapproval of stories formatted in this way. I know it helps with page views to have us click through each image, but for me it has the exact opposite effect and I often end up skipping the entire thing instead. Something about the layout is just very unwieldy and does not flow.

The content is good, however. Although you forgot Dr. Impossible
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VisibleHand
11/06/09

@lukeoneil47: Deleting "/gallery" and anything after it from the url puts them all on one page. #supervillains
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redqueenmeg
11/06/09

@VisibleHand: It does but it's annoying to have to do that with every gallery post. And I have to agree with @lukeoneil47: gallery posts are irritating. #supervillains
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LittleDragon
11/05/09

In reply to Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
Who are all of us to be passing judgment on these some times great leaders. When was the last time any of us came close to ruling the world? Don't count last week. That was an accident. The team of commandos they sent to stop us had bad burritos before trying to take down the hypnowave machine. And even there we failed. These great visionaries may have their weakness. Before you past judgment, go out and try and control 10 people for a day. Not the world, not a country, just 10 people. There is a reason we have the Academy of Mad Sciences and the University of Evil Geniuses and the College of Supervillainy and Dictatorship. And it is because this sort of thing is not as simple as most people believe it to be. And yes many obsess about their nemeses. But that is because, you reach a point in your life and realize that you could have it all and you could destroy all who stand before you, but what then? You live for as long as your science holds out, shaping the world into what you want? But will you learn and grow as a Evil Genius that way. No. You would stagnate and consume your self and the world you hope to create. If these Geniuses have failed, it is that they have failed to find the correct balance and have not hired enough graduates from the Academy of Mad Sciences.
And with that I have a paper due for Roklimber. And Mr. Glass does not belong on this list. He was brilliant and his plan worked. He found his balance, his nemesis. #supervillains
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Hamslicer
11/05/09

In reply to Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
Missing: Ernst Stravo Blofeld.
Some advice Ernie? Don't give him his cigarettes and just shoot him already. #supervillains
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AngriestGeek
11/05/09

In reply to Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
Isn't kind of cheating to use comedy villains given the entire point is that they're dumbasses, as opposed to Luthor who isn't supposed to be a dumbass but is?

ETA: ...and I see reading other comments I'm not the only one who felt this way. Given pretty much every villain from superspy movie would have been included, it should have been easy.
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Bill-Lee
11/05/09

In reply to Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
Why does the list mix unintentionally stupid characters such as Dr. Doom, Lex Luthor, and Mr. Glass with deliberately stupid parody villains? Dr. Horrible, Brainchild, the Monarch, Dr. Evil, Syndrome, and the Brain are all parodies. They are supposed to be stupid. Cartman is only in 4th grade so he's not stupid just inexperienced. He's actually en route to being an awesome villain. Out of all of the characters on this list, he's the only one who comes across as genuinely evil rather than vengeful, misguided, or simply greedy. #supervillains
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wanion
11/05/09

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I am Lex Luthor. And I... I... Really wish I'd put my keys in the outer robo-pants... #supervillains
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MargaretMoony
11/06/09

@wanion: And that I went to the bathroom before I put on my robo-pants. #supervillains
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wanion
11/06/09

@MargaretMoony: Let's face it, the guy's no Gene Hackman.

...or is he? #supervillains
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Mathmos
11/05/09

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Even Charlie Jane underestimates squirrels. #supervillains
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geesejuggler
11/05/09

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Thank you for putting Lex Luthor on the list. Don't get me wrong, I love Lex as much as the fangirl for his visions and his dedication *but* first, he has an attitude problem. For a person without superpowers, he's awfully snippy to those who do have them. Second, why hasn't he just made a lead gun that shoot krytonite bullets and/or kill Lois Lane? That way, he'll have one less pain around and it's the ultimate screw up to Superman and if the gun doesn't work, on to the next idea.

Think simple, Lex, think simple. #supervillains
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Aurangzeb
11/05/09

@geesejuggler: The only thing better than Lex Luthor is Lex Luthor played by Jon Hamm.

[www.funnyordie.com] #supervillains
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Darklighter
11/05/09

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"Possibly the most elaborate scheme"

I don't know what you're talking about! It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! #supervillains
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Rasselas
11/05/09

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Before you attack Cartman, consider what happened to Scott Tenorman.

Yeah. I'd back away, slowly. #supervillains
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jajbowler
11/05/09

@Rasselas: My thoughts exactly. #supervillains
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Alexis
11/05/09

@Rasselas: Beat me to it. #supervillains
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Roklimber
11/05/09

In reply to Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time
How about Zim?

[en.wikipedia.org]

Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of the show, states in an IGN interview: "I always imagined Zim as just being utterly unaware of his shortcomings, to a dangerous extent even. He's not really stupid, but he's got some problems getting priorities straight. He's this alien from an incredibly advanced race (technologically anyhow), with access to a universe of power. And yet he stays in school all day, enduring it, hating it, fearing it and freaking out about it. The thought of sneaking out or setting a robot in his place never crosses his mind. He gets so caught up with the most unimportant details, he ends up getting nothing done; He gets a giant robot, and his plan is to go beat Dib up. It was cool to remind people that he really was in control of some impressive stuff, but that his sense of control was so horrible that it didn't matter if his plans were foolproof."
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Roklimber
11/05/09

@Roklimber: Zim. #supervillains
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Godmars
11/05/09

@Roklimber: Yeah, where is Zim.

Tasked to destroy Eath, a planet his leaders don't even think exists, he's actually saved it a few times! #supervillains
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
11/05/09

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Brain is a perfect example of trying too hard. When he takes the day off he impresses people around him so much that they want to vote him into office. #supervillains
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geesejuggler
11/05/09

@OW-Holmes: Bringer of Fear: I always thought that Brain's problem was his temper. Everytime he'd go crazy, the world would just fall though his fingers. The real genius was Pinky. #supervillains
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Vulcan Has No Moon
11/05/09

@geesejuggler: Pinky and The Brain, Pinky and The Brain. One is a genius, the other is insane! #supervillains
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Hamslicer
11/05/09

@Vulcan Has No Moon: What do you want to do tonight? #supervillains
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MargaretMoony
11/06/09

@Hamslicer: Nothing, they were canceled in 1995. #supervillains
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Dresan
11/06/09

@MargaretMoony: :)
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