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Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838204 02/08/15 04:20 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies I liked Fahrenheit 451 a lot, though if we're talking dystopian novels, I liked 1984 and Brave New World better. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838214 02/08/15 05:20 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? I prefer more hopeful settings myself The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838270 02/08/15 09:30 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies So do I, but those were all very good novels. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838273 02/08/15 09:35 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 I've been inspired by this thread to read a biography of Ray Bradbury published about six years before his passing. Will review it in the So What Are You Reading thread, of course. Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838277 02/08/15 09:53 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? I should check out that thread. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838283 02/08/15 09:58 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 If not for that thread, I'd never have read Grant Morrison's mostly excellent autobiography/history of superhero comics "Supergods". Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838285 02/08/15 10:42 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? I should check that out as well! The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838289 02/08/15 11:52 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies The home brand soda in the Winn-Dixie grocery store chain is called Chek. The Winn-Dixie logo includes a checkmark. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838291 02/09/15 12:38 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Winnie the Pooh was one of the first cartoons I ever watched as a kid. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838294 02/09/15 06:01 AM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 The Winnie the Pooh cartoons have a Transformers connection: Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime) voiced Eeyore for a long time (and may, possibly, still voice him, I'm not sure). The late Ken Sansom (Hound) voiced Rabbit from the late 70s until the late 2000s. Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838295 02/09/15 06:04 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Rabbit and Eeyore were two of my favorites. Tigger, on the other hand, annoyed me. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838298 02/09/15 06:10 AM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 My favorite was Pooh himself. (And before anyone says anything, no, it has nothing to do with my inclination towards poo jokes.) Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838299 02/09/15 06:22 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? It's just a happy coincidence. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838300 02/09/15 06:40 AM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Happy was my favorite of the Seven Dwarves. Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838302 02/09/15 07:17 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies I refer to the E.H. Shepard drawings from the original A.A. Milne books about Pooh and his friends as "True Pooh". The Disney version is Sham Pooh. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838303 02/09/15 07:19 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Is that why Pooh is usually so sticky with honey in the cartoons? The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838306 02/09/15 07:59 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,670 The Pyngwyn Colonies Until the whole Disney Princess thing took off, Pooh was Disney's most lucrative property. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838307 02/09/15 08:19 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? I wonder why Disney Princes didn't take off. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838323 02/09/15 10:39 AM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Pooh Bear has a kind of androgynous, pre-sexual appeal. A former female acquaintance of mine said that she related to Pooh, even though she's a girl. That's kind of the same way I feel about Snoopy. Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838324 02/09/15 10:53 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? There's something about these cartoon characters, isn't there? For me it was Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Chipettes during their race around the world in the Chipmunk adventure. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838338 02/09/15 12:45 PM Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,851 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... thoth lad Tempus Fugitive thoth lad Tempus Fugitive Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,851 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... A kindred spirit for you... "...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838358 02/09/15 03:09 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 In an issue of Peter David's X-Factor Mark I, Rahne Sinclair dreams she's Wayne Campbell hosting "Rahne's World." Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838365 02/09/15 04:07 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Poor Rahne has been through so many ups and downs over the years. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838374 02/09/15 04:12 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Through it all, I've always liked her. Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XI: The Seventh 24-Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #838385 02/09/15 04:23 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,320 Wouldn't you like to know? She is such a sympathetic character. I almost cried when I read about her upbringing. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!