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    Starship Troopers Really Hates Bugs... And Child Abuse

    Scifi PSAs: Because Knowing Is Half The Battle
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    Image of Shiryu Shiryu
    02/03/09

    In reply to Starship Troopers Really Hates Bugs... And Child Abuse
    Ah, he mistke his dialogue on the second movie. It should have gone something like:


    "Im Jonhy Rico, Mobile Infantry. I sometimes play as Casper Van Dien for fun and kicks."

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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    02/03/09

    In reply to Starship Troopers Really Hates Bugs... And Child Abuse
    Finally, someone is reaching out to fight child abuse in the Nerd community. As an abused Nerd myself, I say it can never be a bad thing.


    Ps. Did they finally put power suits into the shows or movies? That and fascism were the awesomest things about the books and I absolutely hated their absence from the movie.

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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    02/03/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: they were in the DVD release last year.
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    Image of Charax Charax
    02/03/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven:

    Starship Troopers 3: Marauder has *drumroll* Marauder suits (in like the last five minutes of the movie).


    For some reason I always equate child abuse with sexual abuse, so my thought after seeing that second PSA was "How hard do you have to be fucking a kid to kill them?"

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    02/03/09

    @Charax: *blink* Well, uh, err. Pretty damn hard, I suppose.


    But, *points up at Millhaven*, I've known kids who were abused back when I was a little Nerdling, and was pretty helpless to do anything about it. If only I had power suits...

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/03/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: Nerd abuse doesn't count when you're spanking yourself...
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    02/03/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate: But isn't spanking the monkey animal abuse? Somebody call PETA!
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    02/03/09

    @crashedpc: Not monkeys, crotch-kittens.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    02/03/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: I... that's the first time I've heard of that one. Kittens cause it's like squirming around, trying to fly out or something? I'm not gonna think about this... I have a meeting in 20 minutes and I'm going to blurt out "CROTCH KITTENS" the next time a colonel asks me a question. *sob* CURSE YOU, MILLHAVEN
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    Image of TheFinalCylon TheFinalCylon
    02/03/09

    @crashedpc: Yeah, or the psychiatrist. Cause in another context that'd be considered bestiality.
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    02/03/09

    @crashedpc: Well said.


    Actually it was a reference to this: [www.peta.org]

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/03/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: @crashedpc:


    Won't somebody please think of the poor crotch-monkeys & crotch-kittens??

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    02/03/09

    @TheFinalCylon: Not in MY context! Goddamn Cylons, undermining the very structures of society...
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    02/03/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: I remember that now... but no matter how you dress up a fish, it's a freakin fish. Bulgy eyed, cold, floppy. Not fuzzy wuzzy cute like a widdle kit- *ahem*
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    02/03/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: The animated series "Roughnecks" has always been the closest to the book. It was good stuff.
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    Image of Mr. Praline Mr. Praline
    02/03/09

    In reply to Starship Troopers Really Hates Bugs... And Child Abuse
    Who wants a body massage?
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    02/03/09

    In reply to Starship Troopers Really Hates Bugs... And Child Abuse
    I'll pass on the gun, but I'll take a tonfa for beatdowns. Damn child abusers.
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