Flex and Wolter's Den of Nerdly Awesomeness
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Re: Flex and Wolter's Den of Nerdly Awesomeness
Took a break from writing to (re)read this. When I was a kid, my public library had a whole bunch of the Tintin (and Asterix) books, which I'd sign out over and over again. There's a lot of European racist imperialist fantasy at work—the white man in peril amongst the savages—but the combination of nostalgia and the awe-filled adventure still succeeds for me.
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Re: Flex and Wolter's Den of Nerdly Awesomeness
True story:
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
Re: Flex and Wolter's Den of Nerdly Awesomeness
Yeah thats pretty much my take on this stuff. Someone bought a book for my kid and I hated it. He wanted me to read it and I was constantly trying to neutralize the bullshit while reading it to him.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑24 Jun 2019, 2:42pm
Took a break from writing to (re)read this. When I was a kid, my public library had a whole bunch of the Tintin (and Asterix) books, which I'd sign out over and over again. There's a lot of European racist imperialist fantasy at work—the white man in peril amongst the savages—but the combination of nostalgia and the awe-filled adventure still succeeds for me.
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There are some Tintin stories that stay away from that crap. Still, it's a bit shocking at times realizing the stuff that I glossed over as a kid.revbob wrote: ↑24 Jun 2019, 7:37pmYeah thats pretty much my take on this stuff. Someone bought a book for my kid and I hated it. He wanted me to read it and I was constantly trying to neutralize the bullshit while reading it to him.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑24 Jun 2019, 2:42pm
Took a break from writing to (re)read this. When I was a kid, my public library had a whole bunch of the Tintin (and Asterix) books, which I'd sign out over and over again. There's a lot of European racist imperialist fantasy at work—the white man in peril amongst the savages—but the combination of nostalgia and the awe-filled adventure still succeeds for me.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Oh yeah. The good Tintin stories are excellent but the bad ones. WHOO BOY.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
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Re: Flex and Wolter's Den of Nerdly Awesomeness
If true, this is kind of sad — in the same sort of way if the Simpsons quietly disappeared one day without any announcement or fanfare. I don't know anyone who's read a new MAD issue since like the early 90s, but it feels like the end of something.
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Ultimately it was a victim of its own success. It guided a certain cynical and snarky view of celebrity and traditional morality to such a degree that it's commonplace. So much so that what it specialized in felt too meh. I adored it in the 70s and esrly 80s, but even when looking at old issues, there's a certain shrug now, a cynicism applied to the teacher.
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Lived the mag as a kid, sad both that it's shutting down and how much of a shadow of its former self it became.
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Wiggle - you can raise the dead
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I just picked up a lovingly hardbound and slipcased collection of the magazine Humbug, which came after Mad and Trump. Looks to be the height of satire, despite only running for (I think) 12 issues.
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I've never heard of this but wish I'd known about it when I was researching for my diss, as it looks quite rich.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Yeah, I couldn't NOT pick it up after flipping through it. Have yet to read it though.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑05 Jul 2019, 1:35pmI've never heard of this but wish I'd known about it when I was researching for my diss, as it looks quite rich.
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For those who don't read Mark Trail—i.e., everyone except me and revbob—the search for Doc's gold has been like real gold prospecting: fucking dull and tedious. But gold-mining lore expert JJ, seemingly killed in a flash flood, has reappeared to explain the perils of entrepreneurship:
Tomorrow: Mark recommends buying municipal bonds as both a solid financial investment and an investment in civic culture.
Tomorrow: Mark recommends buying municipal bonds as both a solid financial investment and an investment in civic culture.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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see folks? capitalism doesn't work!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
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Re: Flex and Wolter's Den of Nerdly Awesomeness
How are they not gazing in wonder at that wolf hunt behind them?
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