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JonnasN from Porto, Portugal Since: Jul, 2012
#28276: Jul 9th 2017 at 10:36:13 PM

[up][up]"Jimmy, these people aren't dead! That Vegeta guy just used flashy lasers to trick everybody. The massive hole in the stadium is easily explained by all of those corner-cutting contractors, who I'm sure used cheap cement! When the rescue team arrives (who will arrive after my daughter's done talking to that dragon), I'm sure they'll find everybody safe and sound. Except maybe for those evil-hearted spectators who fled the scene out of cowardice."

Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#28277: Jul 9th 2017 at 10:40:31 PM

I was specifically referencing the scene where Goku removes Bulma's panties because her crotch feels weird and he proceeds to freak out. Bulma wakes up and Goku goes "Y-y-yo-your balls!" and Bulma assumes he means the Dragon Balls.

That was definitely in the manga so it's a joke Toriyama thought of.

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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#28278: Jul 10th 2017 at 12:48:35 AM

I was responded to the line Pushover quoted.

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#28279: Jul 10th 2017 at 8:53:14 AM

I remember a joke in the Pocket Monsters manga where Green's Charmander reached into Red's pant in an attempt to steal his Master Ball, and ended up nearly tearing one of Red's balls off.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#28280: Jul 10th 2017 at 8:59:22 AM

I just thought of something:

Is it possible that, in the years between the Frieza Saga and the Cell Saga, Mr. Satan tracked down the Dragon Balls and wished to become the world's most renowned hero? This causes the public to love him and conveniently forget about or ignore anyone who might outshine him. It also makes him overconfident in accepting Cell's challenge since he thinks the wish guarantees that he'll win, when it really means that, if he loses, people will accept any bullshit excuse he gives about why that loss doesn't count.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#28281: Jul 10th 2017 at 9:10:55 AM

How would he actually find them? They could land literally anywhere in the world including in the middle of the ocean.

While the Dragon Radar isn't exclusive to Bulma it's not exactly common enough that he should know about it. Pilaf and Red Ribbon made it clear that the technology was special and likely cost millions.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#28282: Jul 10th 2017 at 9:15:26 AM

Put out an ad saying "Wanted: Orange balls with stars inside them; may have fallen from sky. Generous reward offered."

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#28283: Jul 10th 2017 at 9:18:42 AM

That would get all kinds of perverts at your door...

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#28284: Jul 10th 2017 at 9:48:23 AM

[up]Who would make excellent practice dummies. I'd be more worried about fabrications.

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#28285: Jul 10th 2017 at 11:38:37 AM

IIRC, Red Ribbon's radar wasn't portable, either. It was this big computer emplacement in their headquarters. They were only able to get as close to finding the Dragon Balls as they did due to their immense manpower; sending out men to comb the general coordinates their radar said a Dragon Ball was in.

Even if he knew they were a thing - which I'm pretty sure he does not - Mr. Satan does not have the super-intelligence required to launch a secret one-man campaign to track down the Dragon Balls.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#28286: Jul 10th 2017 at 12:36:22 PM

On the topic of people remembering things after they die, maybe you only get to remember the afterlife if you kept your body there like the Z fighters.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#28287: Jul 11th 2017 at 2:54:43 AM

I think I might watch an arc that was just Mr. Satan bumbling around trying to get the Dragonballs on his own.

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#28288: Jul 11th 2017 at 5:57:39 AM

He got them in that One Piece crossover one-shot.

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#28289: Jul 11th 2017 at 2:35:09 PM

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...I've heard something about Lani being in trouble with Toei.

What happened?

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#28290: Jul 11th 2017 at 2:36:12 PM

Probably copyright shit as per usual with TFS.

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#28291: Jul 11th 2017 at 2:38:54 PM

He tweeted something without context this weekend Toei didn't like. He's since appologize. I don't know of the top of my head what the Tweet was.

Ah, holding a pink slip and acting like if it was an IRL copyright strike

Relevant

edited 11th Jul '17 2:39:58 PM by Ghilz

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#28292: Jul 11th 2017 at 2:43:30 PM

Ah, so he made a kinda dumb joke and it blew up.

Well I suppose he didn't mean it to be outright malicious or anything and he did apologize.

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Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#28293: Jul 11th 2017 at 2:55:57 PM

People started sending hate tweets to Toei... So yeah, lack of common sense.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#28294: Jul 11th 2017 at 3:02:44 PM

I saw that video yesterday and I all I could think was "Man, fans are dumbassess".

WillDeRegio Since: Jan, 2015
#28295: Jul 11th 2017 at 3:08:49 PM

I find the whole "Look, Toei gave us a pinkslip!" thing inherently funny.

The moral of this story is to make sure to add context somewhere. And that fans are the reason we can't have nice things.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#28296: Jul 11th 2017 at 3:12:15 PM

And yet, they can simultaneously be the reason we do have nice things.

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#28297: Jul 11th 2017 at 6:57:12 PM

Has anyone else imagined that if Nappa were still alive he'd be a secret service style bodyguard for Bulma? Or is it just me?

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#28298: Jul 11th 2017 at 7:00:40 PM

...Oh! You mean non-abridged Nappa.

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#28299: Jul 12th 2017 at 8:45:22 AM

I've complained numerous times about Nappa and Raditz getting gypped, which isn't exactly the same but along a similar wavelength.

edited 12th Jul '17 8:45:44 AM by TobiasDrake

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#28300: Jul 12th 2017 at 11:43:03 AM

Pssh. That's nothing compared to Dabura.

He brought an entire new mythology to the series, and he existed entirely for the sake of being beat up by Buu and then cast aside.

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