General Discussion of the Apes! - The Week of 4/23/08

[paper]

In honor of Marvel Apes and large-headed missing links spotted at the New York Comic Con this weekend, General Discussion is going primal.

Me talk like Tarzan in GD this week! You talk like Tarzan too! It be fun!

Me make example! You look at (missing) link Paper found on Wooster Collective! Big monkey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=minQgecvbCs&eurl=http://www.woostercollective.com/) made of puffy puffy trash bags and breath from subway choo choo! Choo choo go by and wind make bag monkey grow BIG!

Like that!

How you do today? You having good day today, iFanbase!

[iSteve]

Me like this week's general discussion topic. Me contribute pictures of Johnny Weissmuller, "BEST" Tarzan of all time.

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPH/175588~Tarzan-The-Apeman-Posters.jpg

http://www.explorepahistory.com/images/ExplorePAHistory-a0h2z2-a_349.jpg

http://www.suspense-movies.com/stars/tarzan-jane/Jane3.jpg

http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/userfiles/jw2.jpg

[labor_days]

This is way more difficult to understand than Bizarro-speak.

What the hell are you talking about, Paper?

[mikegraham6]

Monkey pick Hockey better than Mike. Mike do not so gud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOmGT6U6K00
LINK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOmGT6U6K00)

[mikegraham6]

Mike also think Baby orangutans adorable
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/mikegraham6/OrangutanR_800x570.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/mikegraham6/orangutantwins2.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t268/mikegraham6/6445023Baby-Orangutan-Posters.jpg

[iSteve]

Cheeta, monkey of Tarzan, like this discussion too!

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/BlowMe1st/Silly%20Stuff/6500copy.jpg

[jmstump]

YAY it is new comic book day, good thing I only have a few things to puck up. Since I've gone back to being unemployed... damn it.

[kahunablair]

http://www.jyrilaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/367banksy.jpg

[iSteve]

Tarzan, torn between his two great loves - Cheeta and Jane, contemplates an interspecies threesome.

http://www.nemsplace.co.uk/e107_images/newspost_images/cheetah3.jpg

[luthor]

I've come to the conclusion Tarzan and Hulk speak is exactly the same. Every time I tried to type something out like Tarzan the only natural ending was "Luthor smash puny humans."

[labor_days]

Had such a great lunch today @ Gibson's. Courtesy of my boss.

Totally decadent and totally delicious-o...

Classic French onion soup, tenderloin medallions in maitre d' butter w/ sauteed sweet onions & green beans. And a 7 & Seven, natch.

Life, bros. Am I rite?

[horatio616]

This is how the wizards roll...*

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jr50V2Pqr-I


*= Contains adult language

[esophagus]

http://www.jyrilaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/367banksy.jpgI did an English assignment last semester where I retold Things That Fly by Douglas Coupland using only Banksy images with one word to go along with each. Damn I miss that class.

[kahunablair]

I did an English assignment last semester where I retold Things That Fly by Douglas Coupland using only Banksy images with one word to go along with each. Damn I miss that class.

Crap, man. I didn't even take that class and I miss it!

[paper]

You not play by rules! You not Ape Speak! You Accountant Speak like smarty-smarts! Me not want sound pretentious, but you need talk right!

[luthor]

You not play by rules! You not Ape Speak! You Accountant Speak like smarty-smarts! Me not want sound pretentious, but you need talk right!

Or Paper smash puny humans?*



See!

[itsbecca]

I have sort of a out there question. For any of the art fans, where do you go for your creative fix? Blogs, news, portal sites, podcasts. Whatever.

I've always had a fairly passive interest in art, in that I of course appreciated it, but overall wrote it off as beyond my talent and comprehension. Then I took a couple animation classes this spring quarter and it was really cool to be opened up to this weekly free flowing forum of discussion and suggestions and cool finds and things of the sort. So now that that's done and over I find myself really kind of missing being in at least some distant corner of the loop.

Whoops. Sorry Paper. Ook ook?

[paper]

I have sort of a out there question. For any of the art fans, where do you go for your creative fix? Blogs, news, portal sites, podcasts. Whatever.

I've always had a fairly passive interest in art, in that I of course appreciated it, but overall wrote it off as beyond my talent and comprehension. Then I took a couple animation classes this spring quarter and it was really cool to be opened up to this weekly free flowing forum of discussion and suggestions and cool finds and things of the sort. So now that that's done and over I find myself really kind of missing being in at least some distant corner of the loop.

Whoops. Sorry Paper. Ook ook?

You might be interested in the next FT. He says mysteriously.

[paper]

Big new blog post. I'm still trying to articulate why I want to write for the young and young at heart. For now, this (http://fuzzytypewriter.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/why-eh/) will have to do.

[kahunablair]

I have sort of a out there question. For any of the art fans, where do you go for your creative fix? Blogs, news, portal sites, podcasts. Whatever.

And let the fun begin...
Artcyclopedia (http://www.artcyclopedia.com/)
Bansky (http://www.banksy.co.uk/)
DeviantArt (http://www.deviantart.com/)
Drawn! (http://www.drawn.ca/)
Juxtapoz (http://www.juxtapoz.com/)
PixelDam (http://www.pixeldam.net/)
Project Rooftop (http://www.tencentticker.com/projectrooftop/)
Sugar Frosted Goodness (http://sugarfrostedgoodness.blogspot.com/)
We Make Money Not Art (http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/)

I'll go through the rest of my bookmarks later, but those are the ones I normally visit. I have a whole folder set up with nothing but art sites/blogs.

[fred]

I just had a parent-teacher conference. It's so weird to go to those. The kid who hates all his teachers is still in there somewhere.

"Your daughter is doing great. She's very intelligent. She has a lot of friends."

"Yeah, what's it to you? I mean . .. thanks."

"She reads and writes better than anyone in the class."

"What are you trying to say? I mean ... thanks."


It's odd. Meeting with teachers and going to t-ball practice has become a part of my life. I knew it would happen, but I don't know that I necessarily always think of myself that way.

[kahunablair]

Dearest Fred,

I don't know why, but reading that post made me feel like the fat, little kid in Hook after Robin Williams told him he didn't want to be Peter Pan anymore.

Why'd you grow up, Fred? Don't you want to play with us?

Sincerely,
Blair

[labor_days]

My girlfriend considered selling her uterus least she ever be tempted to use it.

I approved of the idea.

[kahunablair]

As an aside, I googled for an image of said child from Hook. This is what I got.

http://thefatkidfromhook.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/fatkidfromhook.gif

Epic.

[fred]

Dearest Fred,

I don't know why, but reading that post made me feel like the fat, little kid in Hook after Robin Williams told him he didn't want to be Peter Pan anymore.

Why'd you grow up, Fred? Don't you want to play with us?

Sincerely,
Blair

I didn't want to. It just happened. That may be the first time that I've ever actually admitted it.

[horatio616]

To whom it may concern,

We should have a "Write the Caption" thread.

Thanks,

H616

[labor_days]

Full view of the Adam Huges 'Women of DC" poster. Seems we were wrong in naming the woman sitting in the chair Donna Troy. It's supposedly, Batwoman. Which I am not quite sure how I feel about given her pose and attire. Sorta cheap, no?

http://i29.tinypic.com/a0eb9g.jpg

Also, Harley to the left of Ivy. Which I think is kinda awesome. Subtle. But Batwoman. There is a problem there.

[itsbecca]

Also, Harley to the left of Ivy. Which I think is kinda awesome. Subtle. But Batwoman. There is a problem there.

I see no problem in having the lesbian be the only one in pants. I mean clearly someone who fights crime in skin-tight latex balks at the sexualization a dress would provide.

Oi.

[paper]

It's more the pose. But I don't know enough about her personality to make a judgment here or there.

[kahunablair]

I could see the pose being an issue if she was in a dress. The way it is now, she just looks like, "Let's get this over with. I got a guy's ass to kick."

[labor_days]

I see no problem in having the lesbian be the only one in pants. I mean clearly someone who fights crime in skin-tight latex balks at the sexualization a dress would provide.
I dunno. It's feels cheap to have the lesbian in a pants suit sitting with her legs spread. Certainly the sentiment of balking at the sexulazation of evening gowns doesn't mesh with the rest of the piece or Batwoman's character.

Stereotype? Laziness? Inside joke?

I don't like any of those options. Way to backhand your show of diversity DC. /snide

[gineration]

An Interesting Hint About The Next SUPERMAN Film?? (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36513)

[itsbecca]

I dunno. It's feels cheap to have the lesbian in a pants suit sitting with her legs spread. Certainly the sentiment of balking at the sexulazation of evening gowns doesn't mesh with the rest of the piece or Batwoman's character.

Stereotype? Laziness? Inside joke?

I don't like any of those options. Way to backhand your show of diversity DC. /snide

Wait. Cynicism came across right?

But to be perfectly fair I didn't notice until you brought it up.

[valoharth]

Actually I think it was all just an act of composition. There needed to be some one in a chair to offset Barbra in the wheel chair. Also this drawing is meant to be up in your face, look how they have most of the women situated plus Wonder woman in the center very much up in your face. The choice the artist did with Batwoman in the chair I think just comes from the need to make it up in your face. It's hard to be in your face in a chair, this is one of the best ways they could have done it.

[paper]

Where's Hawkgirl and Liberty Belle!!?

[itsbecca]

Actually I think it was all just an act of composition. There needed to be some one in a chair to offset Barbra in the wheel chair. Also this drawing is meant to be up in your face, look how they have most of the women situated plus Wonder woman in the center very much up in your face. The choice the artist did with Batwoman in the chair I think just comes from the need to make it up in your face. It's hard to be in your face in a chair, this is one of the best ways they could have done it.

"In your face" count: 4

Rock the fuck on sir.

[kahunablair]

"In your face" count: 4

Rock the fuck on sir.

HAHAHAHA

[fred]

Funniest image ever:

http://ft.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/78/787840475913089e331b32f531ef497651eda17a.jpg

[valoharth]

"In your face" count: 4

Rock the fuck on sir.

Did not realize I was using it sooo much... That makes me a tool doesn't it? :p

[labor_days]

Wait. Cynicism came across right?

But to be perfectly fair I didn't notice until you brought it up.

It did, it did.

Perhaps my attempt was poorer...

"Certainly the sentiment of balking at the sexualization of evening gowns doesn't mesh with the rest of the piece or Batwoman's character."

But yeah. I don't like the implication if that is Batwoman. I would have preferred Renee and Kathy next to one another, maybe with Kathy's arm around Renee's hips. Relaxed in pose as say Liberty Belle and Hourman are portrayed. Or even similar to that of Zatanna's hand on Dinah's shoulder in the image. But let their (Renee & Kathy), sexuality be a part of their character. Not just a gimmick or the token dykes. Blech @ that.

However, I like Harley and Ivy not touching. The closeness of their physical and emotional state is very tactful in that instance.

[luthor]

Does anyone know of someplace online that sells back issues by run? It would very much be appreciated.

[fred]

Does anyone know of someplace online that sells back issues by run? It would very much be appreciated.

Check this one out (http://www.thisweekincomics.com/article.html)

[luthor]

Check this one out (http://www.thisweekincomics.com/article.html)

Almost...ALMOST got me. Bastard.

[esophagus]

I've been expecting a resurgance of the Rick Roll since they fixed the Youtube Embed.

[fred]

Why whatever do you mean?

[paper]

Me probably only one who get Rolled and then finish whole video. Never get enough!

[esophagus]

Me probably only one who get Rolled and then finish whole video. Never going to give it up!
I believe that is what you meant.

[paper]

Me want give you up!

[esophagus]

Ouch.

Me talk silly, make it better?

[paper]

Yeah, whatever.

[luthor]

Lame, Tazan speak is. Do Yoda instead, let us.

[paper]

I feel like a parent on family vacation. I try to come up with fun things for us to do as a group and all you want to do is text your new boyfriend or find new Naruto cards. This fanny pack is filled with ideas and handy wipes! You're the worst family in this Windstar!

[itsbecca]

So I don't know if I've ever expressed my vehement disdain for telephones... but um. Yes.

So I start a new job this week, data entry. I come in and get told the receptionist that was going to be starting this week has pink eye. So basically I get double duty.

On the one hand the place is slow as fuck, so that rocks. On the other. I hate god damn telephones. I hate that I don't know anything about this company so I keep just making up stuff to get people off said telephone. I hate the guy who said laughed and hung up when I asked who it was again he wanted to talk to (I didn't see the name on the phone list!!). I hate that I keep almost saying the phone greeting for my last job (that I also hated).

BLARGH!

[esophagus]

Paper is Clark Griswold.

[paper]

How hard is it to say "Me hate phone!" ???

[kwok_talk]

You're the worst family in this Windstar!
Me drive Windstar. Paper make Kwok heart sad.

[esophagus]

What he means is: "Me just getting us to Wally World, Russ!"

[luthor]

I feel like a parent on family vacation. I try to come up with fun things for us to do as a group and all you want to do is text your new boyfriend or find new Naruto cards. This fanny pack is filled with ideas and handy wipes! You're the worst family in this Windstar!

I'm sorry. Please don't take the belt out again. I'll be Tarzan...I mean...me be Tarzan. No more beatings!

[paper]

Me drive Windstar. Paper make Kwok heart sad.

Kwok take injection. Kwok feel better. Kwok heart feel sad later. Kwok kill for more injection. Vicious circle bad!

[kwok_talk]

Kwok take injection. Kwok feel better. Kwok heart feel sad later. Kwok kill for more injection. Vicious circle bad!

Seven seats in Windstar hold many monkeys for Tarzan man.

[luthor]

Awesome and Creepy at the same time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tICf7MaXyKs&eurl=http://mahalo.com/It%27s_Not_a_Compound

Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tICf7MaXyKs&eurl=http://mahalo.com/It%27s_Not_a_Compound)

[jmstump]

o.O WOW could only watch half of dis before jmstump go crazy.

[charlie-blix]

yeah that was uber creepy

[itsbecca]

So you know what would be a fun game? The what was the crappiest thing you did to a really good friend. Because... umm... I need to feel better about my shit self.

[fred]

So you know what would be a fun game? The what was the crappiest thing you did to a really good friend. Because... umm... I need to feel better about my shit self.

I once killed a friend to make a jacket of his flesh.

[charlie-blix]

I once killed a friend to make a jacket of his flesh.

Dido...

[itsbecca]

I once killed a friend to make a jacket of his flesh.

Alright you win. But just barely. My best friend from college moved to Chicago a few months after I did. We unfortunately didn't get to hang out much because of our schedules and because he was on the far north and I on the far south. Anyway, I gave up trying to get ahold of him on his phone awhile back and we'd schedule things over facebook.

Long story short I wanted to tell him I was moving in person, but because we couldn't get ahold of each other... I ended up not getting to see him before I moved. I just got a message from him telling me he was free this weekend.

How do I even answer that? God I'm the worst friend ever.

[paper]

Dido...

Welcome to the archives of hilarious typos. Fred skinned UK pop singer and Eminem collaborator Dido.

[charlie-blix]

Welcome to the archives of hilarious typos. Fred skinned UK pop singer and Eminem collaborator Dido.

Ditto... damnit

[fred]

Dido...

Nope, not Dido. His name was Lance.

[fred]

Alright you win. But just barely. My best friend from college moved to Chicago a few months after I did. We unfortunately didn't get to hang out much because of our schedules and because he was on the far north and I on the far south. Anyway, I gave up trying to get ahold of him on his phone awhile back and we'd schedule things over facebook.

Long story short I wanted to tell him I was moving in person, but because we couldn't get ahold of each other... I ended up not getting to see him before I moved. I just got a message from him telling me he was free this weekend.

How do I even answer that? God I'm the worst friend ever.

I'm not saying mine, but I've got you beat.

[luthor]

Luthor am starting get Tarzan speak. Luthor am watch It's Not a Compound (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tICf7MaXyKs) 312 time. Luthor have runny red water come from ears now. Luthor want talk like this all times now. Tarzan speak good.

[mikegraham6]

I don't mean to be a downer but this story is UNBELIEVABLE! it's sooooo sad, it's sounds like it's right out of a movie. 1 day away from retirement, again: unbelievable

Off-Duty Police Officer Shot & Killed By Police (http://wjz.com/local/police.officer.shot.2.707267.html)

[paper]

It sounds like a really sad story. It's hard to tell because this is seriously one of the worst written articles I've seen. Good lord.

[mikegraham6]

It sounds like a really sad story. It's hard to tell because this is seriously one of the worst written articles I've seen. Good lord.
ya it's pretty bad, that's why i'm not 100% certain it's for real

[paper]

I don't understand why you'd make that up though.

[fred]

http://www.reelfilm.com/images/serpico.jpeg

You stupid fuck! You didn't know me? You fired without a warning, without a fucking brain in your head? Oh, shit. If I buy one, motherfucker, I ain't buying it from you.

[paper]

Aw, man. DeNiro's awesome.

[fred]

Aw, man. DeNiro's awesome.

I hate you.

[six-gun]

Today is one of the best days of my life.

Two weeks ago I took the ACT test and today I received my scores. For that particular test I scored a 31. However most colleges super-score (let's you take your best scores in each section from the different number of tests you've taken) and once that's done to my test I will have a 33.

This pretty much means that I can go wherever I want for college and that my parents aren't going to have to pay for much of it at all.

I'm not really trying to be self-absorbed here. But I write this to simply share with you all God's providence in my life. Now my only prayer is that I may be a good steward of what He has given me.

[kahunablair]

Congrats, Six!

[labor_days]

Today is one of the best days of my life...blah blah...ego stroking...blah blah...i rule...blah blah

Smarty pants. ;)

Also, congratulations.

[kwok_talk]

Good job Six. Be a good steward.

[iSteve]

Way to go, Six, congrats!

http://ak.imgag.com/imgag/product/180278/3081136d.gif

[six-gun]

thanks guys :)

[labor_days]

Today is one of the best days of my life.

Two weeks ago I took the ACT test and today I received my scores. For that particular test I scored a 31. However most colleges super-score (let's you take your best scores in each section from the different number of tests you've taken) and once that's done to my test I will have a 33.

This pretty much means that I can go wherever I want for college and that my parents aren't going to have to pay for much of it at all.

I'm not really trying to be self-absorbed here. But I write this to simply share with you all God's providence in my life. Now my only prayer is that I may be a good steward of what He has given me.

Yeah, right. That's why you decided to tell us about it twice. :rolleyes: :D

Lolz + (bro) hugz. ;)

[six-gun]

Yeah, right. That's why you decided to tell us about it twice. :rolleyes: :D

Lolz + (bro) hugz. ;)

Yeah :o not sure what happened there!

[horatio616]

Yeah :o not sure what happened there!

That's really impressive! Congrats! Hope you visited some Ivy League schools!

[labor_days]

I hope one day, when I am old, Six Gun can prolong my life to an unnatural age. As science intended.

[horatio616]

Well, when he creates a new world, I hope he remembers Millar's Fantastic Four and leaves out the robotic Cap.

Plus, I would like a flying car.

[horatio616]

Sad follow-up to Six's news: he just found out he's dyslexic.

;)

[valoharth]

Robotic Capt bad idea, Robotic Kristen Bell good idea ;) Unless she goes on a robotic tirade much like a Capt bot would...

Anyway Bully Six! Way to go.

[six-gun]

That's really impressive! Congrats! Hope you visited some Ivy League schools!

Yale is the only one that interests me. Some of the schools that are ivy-league caliber but just not as old (Duke and Vanderbilt) do seem very appealing to me.

However I'm not sure if I want that much stress. The reason I like Samford is that it's a good, solid school that I feel like I would be comfortable at and attendance would be free for me. I could then go the prestigious route with Grad school and save my parent's money.

[casually-drowned]

Today is one of the best days of my life.

Two weeks ago I took the ACT test and today I received my scores. For that particular test I scored a 31. However most colleges super-score (let's you take your best scores in each section from the different number of tests you've taken) and once that's done to my test I will have a 33.

This pretty much means that I can go wherever I want for college and that my parents aren't going to have to pay for much of it at all.

I'm not really trying to be self-absorbed here. But I write this to simply share with you all God's providence in my life. Now my only prayer is that I may be a good steward of what He has given me.

This is exciting news for sure. Good for you!

[paper]

Arrrrg, I hate that the Saturday show goes up later than the minis. I've been dying to see the NYCC show all week. I gotta stop waking up at 6AM on the weekend.

[humphrey-lee]

We ain't got no place to go, so let's go to the punk rock show!!
darling take me by the hand
we're gonna see a punk rock band
there's no use in TV shows
radio or rodeo
I wanna get into the crowd
I wanna hear it played real loud, YEAH...


Just topped my weekend off with a MXPX show that I spent $24 on just to see them (I skipped the two opening acts and fucking bullshit Chiodos headlining). Those dudes are fucking awesome live. Fucking ridiculous.

So in the past twenty four hours I've seen that show, saw my Pens win a playoff game, and picked up something like 80 issues of Marv Wolfman New Teen Titans and two new sketches for my book at PittCon. Oh, and I saw the guy who plays The Chief on Battlestar sing "New York, New York" karaoke style last night as well.

That's a good fucking weekend despite my having only slept 9 hours since noon Friday. Now I get to look forward to working 9 of the next 10 days. Woo!!

[kwok_talk]

We ain't got no place to go, so let's go to the punk rock show!!
darling take me by the hand
we're gonna see a punk rock band
there's no use in TV shows
radio or rodeo
I wanna get into the crowd
I wanna hear it played real loud, YEAH...


Just topped my weekend off with a MXPX show that I spent $24 on just to see them (I skipped the two opening acts and fucking bullshit Chiodos headlining). Those dudes are fucking awesome live. Fucking ridiculous.

Even though I haven't really been following them the last few albums, I Super Heart MxPx. Super awesome guys.

[itsbecca]

Even though I haven't really been following them the last few albums, I Super Heart MxPx. Super awesome guys.

I have nothing to say other then yes. Yes, yes yes.

[mikegraham6]

so no morrison talk allowed until next week? that sucks *pouts*

[labor_days]

Will the Morrison thread be unlocked after the next show?

[mikegraham6]

I'm looking over my posts today and I SWEAR guys, i'm not trying (intentionally) to be argumentative. It looks like 4 out of 5 threads i've been posting on have been in reaction to others comments, but i swear im not trying to be a dick ;)
I'm just bored at work

[fred]

whatever dick ;)

[conorkilpatrick]

Will the Morrison thread be unlocked after the next show?

Yes .

[horatio616]

I could have sworn I just saw Irene from Real Word Seattle on the revision3 homepage. Surely I'm just imagining it.

[fred]

I had the same bizarre imagining.

[horatio616]

I had the same bizarre imagining.

Instinctively, I began to slap at the air. Good thing no one was around.

[esophagus]

So that is Irene. She's hosting the new show Social Brew. Odd.

[labor_days]

You guys seen John42's review of All-Star Superman (http://www.ifanboy.com/reviews/John42/dc_comics/all_star_superman/10)?

Holy shit.

[paper]

You guys seen John42's review of All-Star Superman (http://www.ifanboy.com/reviews/John42/dc_comics/all_star_superman/10)?

Holy shit.

Damn it! Damn it!

Of course you know this means war.

[labor_days]

I actually had goosebumps on the back of my neck as I read the bit about transcendence. And I mean that sincerely and without hyperbole for once. Maybe the best review I ever read of a single issue or of A-S Superman ever.

5/5, indeed.

[six-gun]

You guys seen John42's review of All-Star Superman (http://www.ifanboy.com/reviews/John42/dc_comics/all_star_superman/10)?

Holy shit.

Indeed.

[horatio616]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a178/taintedlunch/tumbleweed.jpg