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12/24/08

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i'd say that the ladies of sc-fi are generally hotter...
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marvinthefirst
12/22/08

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Now it's all movies and stuff, but I grew up READING this wonderful genre, and I think the best is still the written word.

Maybe that's just me. I'm old. :)
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
12/22/08

@marvinthefirst: Pull your rocker next to mine, and we'll tell the kids to get off our lawn.
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Grey_Area
12/22/08

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So without Science Fiction I'd be even more of an obnoxious jerk than I already am? Wow.
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Sproing
12/22/08

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Who's to say that consuming SF or reality-based fantasy doesn't CLOSE your mind in some respects? I'm thinking of the "CSI effect," where juries in criminal cases just can't believe that forensic science yields indeterminate results. Gil Grissom always pins the real killer, so why can't you, Mr. Fancy Pants DNA Expert?
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GreyHammer
12/22/08

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Sci-fi gave me VD
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Belabras ate my dingo!
12/22/08

@GreyHammer:

But the real question is, was it an improvement?
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crashedpc - Haifisch
12/22/08

@Belabras: Well, he'll definitely leave an impact on everyone he meets...
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Belabras ate my dingo!
12/22/08

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All this talk of how sci-fi shapes us leads me to quote Young Frankenstien-

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: For the experiment to be a success, all of the body parts must be enlarged.

Inga: His veins, his feet, his hands, his organs vould all have to be increased in size.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Exactly.

Inga: He vould have an enormous schwanzstucker.

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: That goes without saying.

Inga: Voof.

Igor: He's going to be very popular.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
12/22/08

@Belabras: So, just to confirm, you're saying that reading sci-fi leads us to have moose knuckles? Which is true, but I just wanted to make sure that's what you're saying.
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Belabras ate my dingo!
12/22/08

@crashedpc:

Like a rorschach test, what you take away from the quote may say more about you than about the quote itself.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
12/22/08

@Belabras: Uh... uh... *runs away*
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crashedpc - Haifisch
12/22/08

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Whoo, I've been reading sci-fi since I could read, so... I think it's definitely molded my brain. I think that's the reason why sometimes I have different perspective than some of my friends; I just look at things differently. Either that, or I'm insane. I can't really tell anymore.
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Sproing
12/22/08

@crashedpc: That's my experience too, and I think having broken out of the shared reality of my childhood -- i.e. whatever was on TV last night ... definitely helped me become a different (not to say better) person than my peers.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
12/22/08

@Sproing: I vastly prefer being different than better. Simply cuz the world is so much more interesting when tinged with a hint of weird. Being better makes the world kinda boring sometimes when you have to deal with, ehm, lesser beings.
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braak
12/22/08

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It made me handsome, charming, and an incomparable lover.

So, there's that for evidence.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
12/22/08

@braak: Hah! AHahaha! Ha... you're not kidding are you
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braak
12/22/08

@crashedpc: It's true. ASK AROUND.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
12/22/08

@braak: If I recall correctly you've managed to infiltrate Jezebel, so you've got the charming aspect down. I'm not gonna ask around re: your love life simply because there are things that Man Was Not Meant To Know.
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resonanteye
12/22/08

@braak: same here, and I'm female. It works for everyone, seriously, just try it.
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phoenix
11/28/08

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Wow - that photo made me think of Left 4 Dead for some reason...
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Alizarin
11/28/08

@phoenix: I just worked Black Friday at a certain place that wears khaki and red. Believe me, it FELT like Left 4 Dead at times. That being said unlike a certain place that wears blue not read, no one died at my store.
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phoenix
11/28/08

@Alizarin: ::raises a glass:: Here's to you, solider. Another Black Friday survived!
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NotChoinski
11/28/08

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Stay home, enjoy your day off, shop online, and avoid insane crowds that can get out of hand and literally get someone killed.

'nuff said.
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Meirelle
11/28/08

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I'm at work. AND I'm online.

Of course, that's never stopped me from buying anything...
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