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This is where we talk about things on the site that we find incredibly amusing and intelligent.

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So, as a counterpoint to the other thread, this is where we talk about entries that we find incredibly amusing and intelligent. To start us out, I present the entirety of Real Life, which had me cracking up when I first read it.

Edited by GastonRabbit on May 29th 2023 at 9:30:10 AM

wuggles (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1876: Jun 2nd 2014 at 8:08:00 AM

I think the whole point of the page is that all of the characteristics put together make no sense (like having a character that is incredibly beautiful and smart make sense, but having her also be an alien elf hybrid with a tragic past who saves the day is silly).

Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#1877: Jun 2nd 2014 at 10:29:48 AM

The image and caption for Wolverine Publicity.

edited 2nd Jun '14 10:29:58 AM by Zennistrad

RatherRandomRachel "Just as planned." from Somewhere underground. Since: Sep, 2013
"Just as planned."
#1878: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:04:36 PM

The image and caption here.

[up][up]Makes sense, but it still seems as if it dislikes certain types like a Guile Hero, for example.

"Did you expect somebody else?"
resetlocksley Shut up! from Alone in the dark Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
Shut up!
#1879: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:17:57 PM

[up] Except that it openly states in bold print in the beginning blurb that having these qualities doesn't automatically make a character a Mary Sue. It's more about qualities Mary Sues tend to have than qualities that make a Mary Sue.

Besides, a character can be a Mary Sue and still be solidly entertaining and easy to root for.

Fear is a superpower.
Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#1880: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:26:55 PM

Not to open that can o' worms, but isn't a Mary Sue supposed to be by definition a badly-written character?

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
resetlocksley Shut up! from Alone in the dark Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
Shut up!
#1881: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:31:45 PM

Well, yes and no, but the truth is it's used inconsistently. But it's basically a character who is unrealistically perfect and always wins just because they're so awesome. That can very easily be bad writing, but some characters are just so darn fun to watch or read that the audience just doesn't care how unrealistic they are. Personally I find Honor Harrington to be a massive and unapologetic Mary Sue, but I also think she's a very entertaining and awesome character.

We now return to your regularly scheduled thread.

Fear is a superpower.
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we must dissent (it/they)
#1882: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:32:05 PM

Yes, but many people have begun to use it to refer to any kind of Escapist Character.

This is a contributing factor to why it is a useless term.

ERROR: The current state of the world is unacceptable. Save anyway? YES/NO
resetlocksley Shut up! from Alone in the dark Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
Shut up!
#1883: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:35:02 PM

Not so much useless as limited in scope, IMHO. To me it means "impossibly perfect" and not "badly written monstrosity." I don't see it as definitively negative in and of itself. However most people start shouting Mary Sue just because they don't like a character without giving any thought to whether or not it's a valid criticism.

Fear is a superpower.
Noaqiyeum we must dissent (it/they) from across the gulf of space (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
we must dissent (it/they)
#1884: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:41:27 PM

That is also a contributing factor.

When someone tells you they think you've written a Mary Sue, it basically means "I don't like this character, unless maybe I do". And then they have to explain why they said that if it's going to be of any use, so they might as well just explain themselves and not use that phrase.

(Escapist Character is much less ambiguously what you mean.)

ERROR: The current state of the world is unacceptable. Save anyway? YES/NO
resetlocksley Shut up! from Alone in the dark Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
Shut up!
#1885: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:45:11 PM

Meh, they mean the same thing except people say Mary Sue when they don't like the character and Escapist Character when they do. Although I agree that Escapist Character is less ambiguous.

Fear is a superpower.
Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#1886: Jun 2nd 2014 at 2:45:34 PM

True. Well-written power fantasies can be one-dimensional, but very entertaining to read nonetheless.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
Zennistrad from The Multiverse Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
#1887: Jun 2nd 2014 at 3:53:09 PM

Mary Sue has basically just become a buzzword for "character I don't like" at this point.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#1888: Jun 2nd 2014 at 4:05:35 PM

Mod Hat ON

If you don't want to open a can of worms, don't say you aren't going to and then pry it open anyway.

Topic please.

Mod Hat OFF

Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#1889: Jun 2nd 2014 at 4:09:06 PM

Apologies.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
Mouser Since: Jan, 2001
#1890: Jun 2nd 2014 at 5:52:01 PM

To get back on topic: the entry for Courtroom Antic under Cicero. Both for content and for sheer length.

BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#1891: Jun 4th 2014 at 9:41:16 PM

From Anvilicious:

Publicity Representative: Living on Earth is expensive and dangerous! There are pandemic diseases, oppressive laws, and poor people that refuse to be controlled.
Extremely Evil Executive: We're elite! We are powerful! Who cares about the rest of them? We are incredibly rich! We have more rights than you!

what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
BaconManiac5000 Since: Nov, 2013 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
#1892: Jun 6th 2014 at 2:00:05 PM

From Author Tract:

Most people assume Birth Of A Nation, which portrays The Klan as heroic saviors, was a tract by director D. W. Griffith. In fact, it's an adaptation of a then-popular novel by Thomas F. Dixon, Jr, which was itself a racist author tract. Being the son of a Confederate Army colonel, Griffith may have supported the tract, but evidence isn't exactly handy. Most likely, Griffith was interested in the story's profit potential. In response to accusations of racism, Griffith promptly filmed Intolerance, which criticized racism and discrimination. And bombed.

what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
Midna Blorbonmyoji (he/she/they) from way down south in the land of the traitors (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Blorbonmyoji (he/she/they)
#1893: Jun 7th 2014 at 8:54:59 AM

The image caption for Speed Echoes. "Fox McCloud". That's all there is.

It's just so amusing in its bluntness.

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PhysicalStamina ain't nothin' but a party y'all (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
ain't nothin' but a party y'all
#1894: Jun 7th 2014 at 7:25:46 PM

From Washington Metro:

Despite the previous two grouses, you really can take the Metro pretty much everywhere in DC. You're well-advised not to drive; the Metro is generally faster, easier, and less stressful, and driving in Washington is a pain in the ass.

I just love how blunt it is.

Do not spare the feelings of those who would not spare yours.
AmorousKnights from Just be glad you don't live near me Since: Jun, 2014 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
#1895: Jun 7th 2014 at 7:49:49 PM

The beginning of Added Alliterative Appeal and the example quote.

Also Double Entendre. And the Candle Jack article.

Almost forgot the Foot In Your Ass entry on the Just For Fun index.

edited 7th Jun '14 7:55:12 PM by AmorousKnights

Robotnik Since: Aug, 2011
#1896: Jun 7th 2014 at 11:16:24 PM

One of the entries in the artwork folder under the Other page in Nightmare Fuel.

Laurie Lipton has done so much weird, creepy and downright scary art. A toddler with a knife and a freaky gleeful grin, waiting for their mom.

The "toddler" in the linked image looks like a Telly Salavas Good-Guy doll.

DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#1897: Jun 7th 2014 at 11:23:07 PM

From good ol' "Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking"...

* Practically every time he's described in GI Joe comics, Major Bludd is noted to be a high priced mercenary, a sadistic killer, and an avid but terrible poet.

Pyrite Until further notice from Right. Beneath. You. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Hiding
Until further notice
#1898: Jun 8th 2014 at 12:57:55 AM

From It Is Pronounced Tro PAY:

* There is an Israeli talk show host named Guy Pines. For you non-Israelis: it’s a corruption of the German surname Pins, since Hebrew doesn’t have word-final consonant clustersnote , pronounced PEA-ness, but we all know what that really sounds like. To avoid awkwardness abroadnote , he often claims it’s pronounced like the plural tree type.

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
resetlocksley Shut up! from Alone in the dark Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Only knew I loved her when I let her go
Shut up!
#1899: Jun 8th 2014 at 3:37:28 PM

From the Gambit Index:

If you have a smooth-talking Cajun card shark who can "charge" ordinary objects into explosive devices, that's probably just plain Gambit.

Fear is a superpower.
Dontcallmewave Brony? Moi? surely you jest! from My home Since: Nov, 2013
Brony? Moi? surely you jest!
#1900: Jun 8th 2014 at 3:39:12 PM

Related: in I Thought It Meant.

Batman Gambit is not a crossover. But it should be.

He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes Also

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