*****Even more brilliance when you realize that this ties in with the postmodern elements in Watchmen: for thousands of years, the tragic flaw of hubris has laid ruin to the best laid plans of men. Ozy is aware that he is---or at least can be--- a tragic hero brought down by his hubris, so he names himself Ozymandias to show that he is so genre savvy that he is aware of this. 
******this also makes his "republic serial villian" line a lot more poignant: while at first this seems like a simple lampshade, in context it is clear that, as befits a postmodern character, he is deliberately avoiding the flaw of hubris that has ruined characters like him since before dirt. As much as he would like to gloat to Nite Owl and Rorshach about how brilliant he is, it is even more brilliant to avoid being destroyed by hubris. 
** The "Tandoori to go" line was originally made of {{Narm}}. Then I read an actual explanation -- it's not that Moore ''couldn't'' think of a better line, it's that he didn't want to. It's showing that Laurie has difficulty coping with the scale of  what's happened! -- CountDorku

23rd Dec '12 9:08:40 AM Cerrida

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Maybe an obvious revelation, but I thought it was neat.

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23rd Dec '12 9:05:28 AM Cerrida

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Clarifying some logic

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14th Dec '12 7:44:18 PM PrometheusMFD

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