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History for todays youth
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Author:  Mojarn Piett [ Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:36 am ]
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http://www.larryleadhead.org/c59.html
:laugh: ?:laugh:
Author:  nealhunt [ Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:34 pm ]
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Oddly, a fair portion of political arguments I've been in have resulted in similar moments.
Author:  Dwarf Supreme [ Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:15 pm ]
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Quote (nealhunt @ 07 April 2006 (14:34))
Oddly, a fair portion of political arguments I've been in have resulted in similar moments.

That's a scary thought. That's probably one reason why I try to stay out of political arguments.

Funny comic, though.  :D
Author:  nealhunt [ Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:44 pm ]
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Quote (Dwarf Supreme @ 07 April 2006 (15:15))
Quote (nealhunt @ 07 April 2006 (14:34))
Oddly, a fair portion of political arguments I've been in have resulted in similar moments.

That's a scary thought. That's probably one reason why I try to stay out of political arguments.

I usually find it amusing and educational if the other side is well-informed.  I've even been known to *gasp* change my mind!

OTOH, if someone has formed an opinion in the absence of the relevant historical facts, it's not worth bothering.
Author:  Enderel [ Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:43 pm ]
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LOL, at least now I have some images of what I expect people to look like on the forum.  :D
Author:  wargame_insomniac [ Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:15 pm ]
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Quote (Mojarn Piett @ 07 April 2006 (09:36))
http://www.larryleadhead.org/c59.html

:laugh: ?:laugh:

I love Larryleadhead almost as much as Dork Tower....
:D
Cheers

James
Author:  primarch [ Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:02 am ]
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Hi!

Hehe, its funny becuase its true.... :;):

Primarch
Author:  Tas [ Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:19 am ]
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Larry is funny....and scarily truthful....
Author:  semajnollissor [ Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:55 am ]
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Actually, people like the adult shown in this comic strip annoy the hell out of me. I mean, not knowing some random trivia doesn't mean that todays youths are any less stupid than the youth of years gone by (my opinion is that youth and ignorance have always gone together like hand & glove). Not only that, but most of the adults that I know who would be so snide to kid about this kind of thing usually are much more mature than the kids that belittle.

It seems like the point of this strip is "ha ha! You're a kid and you're stupid!"
Author:  Tas [ Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:55 am ]
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I think you are missing 99% of the strip...or you dont understand irony :p
Author:  semajnollissor [ Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:29 pm ]
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I guess.

Oh, and the old guy in the strip was being sarcastic, not ironic, but it is ironic you didn't know that.
Author:  The_Real_Chris [ Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:47 pm ]
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:)
Author:  Heresiarch [ Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:29 am ]
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Quote (semajnollissor @ 08 April 2006 (09:29))
I guess.

Oh, and the old guy in the strip was being sarcastic, not ironic, but it is ironic you didn't know that.


Ummm... sorry but I'm afraid it is irony and not sarcasm.

It's irony in the sense that GW has blatantly ripped off actual historical units and setting details lock stock and barrel to populate  "their" universe.

Too be blunt about it theres practically nothing original in any of GW's settings and not knowing that the game you play has done that is in fact irony.
Author:  Tas [ Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:30 am ]
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And you arent being sarcastic? :;):

Each to their own. ?If you dont like it - fine. ?I think its a pity because there is so much irony AND sarcasm that it quite amusing there.

I'm not going to argue with a guy I dont know about a cartoon strip thats for sure :)
Author:  Tas [ Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:32 am ]
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Too be blunt about it theres practically nothing original in any of GW's settings and not knowing that the game you play has done that is in fact irony.


It used to be an amusing game in the first days of RT - seeing what bit of history got ripped off and had the names changed. ?But then as it continued and names didnt even get changed much, it got pretty dull.

There were some objections a few years ago too about GW's insensititivty about reusing names from the Spanish Inquisition and so forth.



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