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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#36026: Mar 18th 2016 at 3:06:27 PM

[up][up] Well, as much as we like to call our posture "better" or "orthograde", a vertical spine is downright retarded for a cursorial being. Brachiation is one thing, but there is a reason both chimps and specially gorillas have a quadrupedal stance when moving in the ground, with enough differences to suggest those postures evolved independently from each other.

Also, captive ratites tend to find humans sexually attractive, and our own species has PLENTY of diversity in terms of what makes something sexually attractive.

And the conversation is a bit trippy, all in all.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#36027: Mar 18th 2016 at 3:13:22 PM

...I didn't actually know that about ratites.

Although, looking it up, that's just when they're raised around humans. So. So that's kinda some nature vs. nurture shit I guess?

The "better posture" crack was a joke. Yeah, I know our posture is actually shit.

edited 18th Mar '16 3:21:31 PM by unnoun

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
himitsu keisatsu
#36028: Mar 18th 2016 at 3:56:53 PM

I'm an office worker, my posture was doomed to be horrible from the start.

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#36029: Mar 18th 2016 at 5:22:51 PM

What the fuck even is this conversation? This is the Dragon Ball thread.

Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#36030: Mar 18th 2016 at 5:29:09 PM

[up][up][up] Imprinting is quite, well, odd among birds, specially the precocial ones from early diverging lineages. Add to that the fact that, well, there is less of a size difference than between people and, say, geese, and hemolymph genitalia becomes far easier to see than it should be. Hoping the source is anecdotal however.

(And more people should be aware of the evils of a vertical spine)

...

So, yeah, Dragon Ball... So, chances King Cold was the equivalent of Goku or the nameless Namek and grew up in an alien planet, away from his species?

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#36031: Mar 18th 2016 at 5:59:19 PM

Are we not allowed to talk about dragons in the Dragon Ball thread?

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#36032: Mar 18th 2016 at 6:20:10 PM

Shenlong ain't really the damsel capturing type.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#36033: Mar 18th 2016 at 6:25:23 PM

He doesn't really have a choice to physically exist for long.

edited 18th Mar '16 6:25:40 PM by randomness4

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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#36034: Mar 18th 2016 at 7:24:23 PM

So anyway.

Why didn't Vegeta just wish for immortality after Frieza was dead?

DarkHunter from New Mexico Since: Jan, 2001
#36035: Mar 18th 2016 at 7:31:43 PM

Wasn't his goal anymore.

Originally he wanted immortality because it was the only way he could ever see himself defeating Freeza. But then Goku surpassed him and Freeza was killed, so his new goal in life was surpassing Goku.

And I think post-Namek Vegeta might view immortality as a cheat. He wants to become stronger than Goku, but he has to do it legitimately, or his pride won't be satisfied.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#36036: Mar 18th 2016 at 7:34:26 PM

When did he find out about the radar?

I mean, I guess he could've forced the humans to find the Dragonballs for him, but f'ck all that would've done unless Bulma agreed to let him use the radar. Namek was gone, so no use going there.

He could've enslaved humanity and forced us to scour the globe to bring him all seven balls, and no one alive would've been able to do jack squat about it, except maybe Dr. Gero.

So, wow, kind of dodged a bullet there, Goku.

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#36037: Mar 18th 2016 at 7:39:20 PM

Piccolo wasn't that far behind, and fusing with Kami as a last resort was definitely an option.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#36038: Mar 18th 2016 at 7:44:23 PM

They could just kill Shenron again.

"Eternal dragon" my ass.

He's as bad as Roshi's damned Phoenix.

edited 18th Mar '16 7:46:54 PM by unnoun

IAmNotCreativeEnough himitsu keisatsu from asa kara ban made omae o miru Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#36039: Mar 18th 2016 at 7:59:08 PM

I can only imagine that Shenlong has damsels stored for long periods when he isn't summoned.

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#36040: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:03:43 PM

Would wishing for immortality even work? Because lots of immortal things in Dragon Ball tend to die.

Immortal Phoenix got killed by bird seed.

Roshi drank the immortality elixir and died two times.

The "Eternal Dragon" got killed by Piccolo.

nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
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#36041: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:06:02 PM

Worked for Garlic Jr.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#36042: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:06:31 PM

Depends on what type of immortality you're talking about. Not being a Jerk Ass Genie, Shenron would probably be able to figure out you mean Complete Immortality and, if it's within his power, would give you such.

Lucking at Garlic Jr. that seems to be a sweet deal so long as you aren't an idiot who brings out the only thing that can stop you, twice.

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#36043: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:07:52 PM

Garlic Jr. can still feel pain.

It'd take, say, Beerus a long time to get tired while beating you up.

Assuming Beerus can't override the immortality anyway. Which he might be able to? I dunno how "God of destruction" works.

Can Shenron make a thing Beerus can't destroy?

edited 18th Mar '16 8:10:05 PM by unnoun

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#36044: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:10:38 PM

I don't know why he would be. And can Garlic Jr. feel pain, I don't remember a specific instance where he was notably in pain but it's been awhile.

Anyway, I would think after being immortal long enough and having a lot of shit done to you you'd get used to it. Which is basically how it works for an immortal character in another manga I read.

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#36045: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:12:17 PM

Beerus has the ability to destroy energy when near full power so he can probably destroy an immortal.

nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
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#36046: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:13:12 PM

Nope. That would require him taking damage, and for some reason the dragon decided to grant him an all-powerful non-imp form with a fuckton of muscle that happens to be invulnerable.

At least until that filler arc in DBZ anime proper happened.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#36047: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:14:40 PM

There's no reason to believe that being immortal would get rid of your nerves, though being immortal also means that there's no reason for your body to really sense danger anymore.

edited 18th Mar '16 8:15:29 PM by randomness4

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#36048: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:15:13 PM

I mean, let's be honest, Filler Arcs in DBZ would count equally with Toei's pre-BOG movies by basically any metric.

Heck, by some standards the filler would count more.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#36049: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:15:49 PM

[up][up][up]Shenron didn't give him that form. All of the Makayans (Garlic's race) had transformations like that. He also noted that Kami blowing himself of to take him with him was futile because he was immortal, while still in "imp" form.

edited 18th Mar '16 8:16:18 PM by LSBK

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#36050: Mar 18th 2016 at 8:42:10 PM

I'd just like to say something; when people bring up that "can God create a rock even he can't lift" to argue if he's actually a perfect being or not, people seem to forget that God is a perfect being, meaning all aspects of his abilities would be perfect as well, and as such equal. God can't create a rock He wouldn't be able to lift, but at the same time he can't lift a rock that even He wouldn't be able to make; it's like the unstoppable force meets an immovable object paradox, in that they'd just conceed, as they're both equal forces and would just cancel each other out.

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