cleverconveyence
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Re: Interplanetary Bunnies

Aaaand woot demonstrates, once again, why I haven't bought any of their offered shirts since the alternate history derby back in JANUARY.
Number of shirt.woots in 08: 23 (not counting randoms and shirts bought for friends)
number of shirt.woots in 09: 2 (same criteria)
cleverconveyence
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camoor wrote:Would have been better if the chibi animal in the background was a dead horse.
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Number of shirt.woots in 08: 23 (not counting randoms and shirts bought for friends)
number of shirt.woots in 09: 2 (same criteria)
cruelnv
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Re: The Filthy Mudbloods

I'm pretty sure that people think it's Hermione's wand according to the movies:
http://www.alivans.com/custom/cart/edit0.asp?p=96031&gclid=CNXw9ry9rJsCFQzxDAodKy2qCw
Now if the movie got it right, that's a different story.
Also, is it sad that I find this discussion more interesting than most of the others? At the very least there aren't people getting upset here... unless the topic of which house is best arises.
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cruelnv
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IndependentVik wrote:When you leave the movie theater after having watched something terrible (for the sake of argument, let's say anything by Michael Bay), would you be annoyed if someone attacked your criticism of said terrible movie with "well, how about YOU try making a better film, mister critic?"
If the analogy is too far off for your taste ("I don't have $80 million to make a movie" you might very well say) then replace the idea of a terrible movie with a terrible book.
Let's use your movie analogy for a second to take a look at why people feel they have a right to complain about designs on here in the first place.
When you go to the movie, you are exchanging currency for a service (at least I think that it would be a service, I'm pretty sure it's not considered goods?). If you receive poor service, you would obviously be upset since you wouldn't feel you received what you paid for. Here you don't pay for anything... it's free... we don't do anything but give some of our time.
The second issue is that when you go to a movie, you expect it to be "good" according to the previews. If it didn't meet your expectations, I would again see reason for someone to complain. When it comes to the designs on here, people know what to expect... and they get just that. Complaining about getting exactly what is expected seems a bit silly, doesn't it? If I complained that High School Musical 3 was a childish musical after I had seen the previews, or that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn didn't have spaceships in it after I had read the back cover, then I'd be a bit foolish wouldn't I?
The point I'm trying to make (even though I might not be doing so very well... I am quite tired), is that everyone who comes on here to complain plans on doing so before they log in. If they are trying to get people to change their habits, then that's one thing. If they continue to do so without any success, then they are just beating a dead rabbit.
While some movies may break through and actually have something great to them, Hollywood is driven by sex and violence... it may not be pleasant, but that's the way it is and will continue to be. We have to put up with horrible cookie-cutter box office smashes while we look forward to those few that really break the mold...
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cruelnv
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eHalcyon wrote:Gregory. Gregory House.
HoHo. I stand corrected... No argument here.
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