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    Image of corpore-metal corpore-metal
    11/05/08

    In reply to An Iraqi Artist Explains His Cyber-Masochism
    It's a very interesting take on art. It's provocative and makes you think but, I don't really know if stuff like this will reduce humanities propensities towards war, dehumanization and cruelty.


    I mean artists have for a very long time glorified and vilified war and it never really seems to change that many peoples minds.


    Picasso, Twain or Lennon haven't been able to pull it off I don't know--

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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    11/06/08

    @corpore-metal: lennon i get.


    clemens i kind of get, he was neutral during the civil war but later changed his opinion and went on to write a few anti-war pieces that were of significance after his death.


    picasso i really don't get at all, refusing to fight is not even remotely the same thing as being outspokenly anti-war; moving on to endorsing aggressive communist militancy even less so.

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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    11/05/08

    In reply to An Iraqi Artist Explains His Cyber-Masochism
    Holy CRAP! He survived Dig? This man is immortal.
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    Image of Slatz_Grobnik Slatz_Grobnik
    10/30/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    1) Dress Normally.

    2) Buy sword.

    3) You're an Immortal from Higlander!!!


    [Management is not liable for any arrests resulting from your carrying about a sword].

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/30/08

    @Slatz_Grobnik: Yeah, I've done that one too. You have to yell "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!" a lot.
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    Image of rockstarlibrarian rockstarlibrarian
    10/30/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    My boyfriend is dressing up this year as Jayne - he made a Blue Sun t-shirt (made a stencil from a printout of the logo which he got online and then painted it on a cheap blank t-shirt) and then with red paint made the slash across his chest from River's attack. Add fatigue pants and a gun, and voila! Jayne!
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/30/08

    @rockstarlibrarian: I wear that as a costume a LOT. I bought a Blue Sun t-shirt at a con, then some surplus fatigue pants and TA DA, I am a random Browncoat.


    I've seen guys in the full Jayne outfit, down to the hat from his mom and the sports team T.

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    Image of Gann Gann
    10/30/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    Best cheap, quick costume I ever used - a friend and I went as Mormons. It's kinda like the Nerd Herd, but with a bible instead of a pocket protector. It was funnier because my friend is black.
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    Image of disco2000 disco2000
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    If I weren't stuck in a plane all day friday, I would do the Irina Spalko look. I actually have the exact belt, only in brown, thanks to a russian obsession and ebay years ago. I had forgotten I owned it until I saw the movie.. remembering was my single moment of enjoyment in the theater.
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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    Don't forget about the Bathrobe Jedi!
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    10/29/08

    @bonniegrrl: Thought about Jedi! But the Jedi outfits have those lovely brown robes that I feel like you'd want to get right... and the little sashes and things. Plus the lightsaber of course! There are so many perfect Jedi costumes out there that it would be sad to be the half-assed Jedi among them.
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    Image of aspiringexpatriate aspiringexpatriate
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    Is Rhorshach just too creepy for Halloween? I mean, who wants to walk around in a mask all night?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    For an even easier Firefly costume:

    a black suit and tie

    blue latex gloves


    et viola! You're one of those creepy Blue Sun agents.


    As a bonus, to make the Brain Hemorrhage weapon:

    tire pressure gauge

    kazoo

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    Image of MerciDonkey MerciDonkey
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    Easiest costume ever: go as a hologram from Red Dwarf. Just cut an "H" out of paper and tape it to your forehead, then dress as normal.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/29/08

    @MerciDonkey: I've seen that, too.


    I've seen almost all of these, come to think of it.

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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    The off duty BSG pilot is so simple, yet so good.


    Thx Charlie, Now I can do my Zombie off-duty BSG pilot.

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    Image of robling_t robling_t
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    I was just going to wrap some gauze around my left hand and say I'm Zombie Owen...
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    10/29/08

    @robling_t: Don't forget the leather jacket, messed-up hair, and lack of chin.
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    10/29/08

    @robling_t: Genius!!
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    Image of Trae Trae
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    I really, really, REALLY, REALLY hope you meant "Browncoat" instead of "Brownshirt"


    Bit of a difference between what the terms mean...

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    10/29/08

    @Trae: Whoops! Okay, I'm fixing that now. Sorry I didn't see that earlier....
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    Image of Spideyrex Spideyrex
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    Tony Stark, just wear a suit or at least nice shirt, duct tape one of those thin "taplights" (the ones for closets or cabinets) to undershirt instant superhero in civilan duds. Martini in hand for extra credit.
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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    10/29/08

    @Spideyrex:


    Get out of my brain. I told me bf to do that on Sunday. I got the light and cargo pants.

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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    10/29/08

    In reply to Ten Awesome Costumes You Slackers Can Get Done By Friday
    You might as well place Firefly reject/frontier person in the same catagory as steampunk.
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