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yarrunmace Ghosts' Poet from Seine Since: Jun, 2009
Ghosts' Poet
#49601: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:20:15 PM

1980

*BEEP BEEP*

1981

It's A-Me!

1982

They might be rain
They might be heat
They might be frying up a stalk of wheat

1983

Martin Luther King Jr. gets his own day.

1984

It's time to start regretting electing Nixon

It's 1985

Ice Climbers and Robots

Alright, I'm all caught up now.

edited 6th Jun '11 1:21:29 PM by yarrunmace

you'll then have a grave in the clouds where you won't lie too cramped
AlirozTheConfused Bibliophile. from Daz Huat! Since: May, 2010
Bibliophile.
#49603: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:25:55 PM

Richard M. Nixon undid a government act that gave essentially unlimited funding to illustrators of childrens books with no time restrictions. If it weren't for him, all childrens books could have been like Harold And The Purple Crayon; so many more children might have learned to love to read, and Childrens books might still be considered a legitimate art.

Curse you Nixon! You did one bad thing!

All the other things that went wrong in Nixon's reign, I blame on Kissinger.

Never be without a Hat! Hot means heat. I don't care if your usage dates to 1300, it's my word, not yours. My Pm box is open.
Jumpingzombie Since: Jan, 2001
#49604: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:27:42 PM

What would the plot of that be?
Some sort of crime movie because that's the only genre I can think of that they all fit in.

Jumpingzombie Since: Jan, 2001
#49605: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:28:05 PM

Also, why do people degrade genres so much?

Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Rabbit Season
#49606: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:29:55 PM

Aliroz: Nixon was definitely one of the most interesting US presidents.

JZ one: I agree. I think the Walkens would the criminal syndicate and the Cages and Goldblums would be the police force.

JZ two: Any examples in particular bothering you at the moment?

edited 6th Jun '11 1:30:06 PM by Idler20

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yarrunmace Ghosts' Poet from Seine Since: Jun, 2009
Ghosts' Poet
#49607: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:32:36 PM

His greatest sin was that he was paranoid, which isn't nearly as bad as what Jackson did to the Indians.

you'll then have a grave in the clouds where you won't lie too cramped
CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
Literally A Princess
#49608: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:35:24 PM

I keep having dreams involving highway shields.

Why

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goodtimesfreegrog imokaywiththis.gif from Darkmere Since: Oct, 2010
Jumpingzombie Since: Jan, 2001
#49610: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:36:16 PM

^^^^Haha, I love that I am so predictable, everyone know when I've seen/heard something minor that's just pissing me off/bugging me.

Mostly, I just was having a conversation and plenty of people really seem to look down on "genre" books vs. "literary" novels. It doesn't make sense to me sense either type can be smart or rather inane. But, if you can put a story in a genre, that automatically cheapens any merit it might have.

Also, the Nic Cages should pretend to be cops but are actually gangsters (a la The Departed) and are trying to sabotage both the Goldblums and the Walkens.

edited 6th Jun '11 1:36:34 PM by Jumpingzombie

Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Rabbit Season
#49611: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:36:39 PM

Nixon's actually a pretty tragic figure, I think.

You're an ad hominem attack!
AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#49612: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:37:15 PM

Oversaturation

I had a dream involving non-existent "epic"-sounding 615 Music packages in the vein of Heartland V.1 that all predated it by five years (Heartland V.1 was commissioned by WBIR in Knoxville in 2000). And they all had weird names. And they transported me to my grandparents' house (their old one, the one that the new owners made renovations to that by default made me cringe)

edited 6th Jun '11 1:38:33 PM by AnonymousUser

Jumpingzombie Since: Jan, 2001
#49613: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:39:05 PM

Richard Nixon was a Quaker. Which is weird.

I don't know what to think of him.

I always felt bad for Jimmy Carter.

Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Rabbit Season
#49614: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:39:27 PM

JZ: Well, according to Clocky am apparently the CA to your AU, so you shouldn't be surprised. tongue Nah, it was just the sort of thing that sounded like it came from a recent experience. And I agree with you. What was said in this conversation to get you annoyed?

...good idea about the Cages. That's the thing about Goldblum, actually - he's the only one it's hard to imagine as a villain.

[up] I feel bad for Carter too.

edited 6th Jun '11 1:39:44 PM by Idler20

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yarrunmace Ghosts' Poet from Seine Since: Jun, 2009
Ghosts' Poet
#49615: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:41:22 PM

Nixon was cool, ignoring the paranoia and the bit with Vietnam (which, as Ali said, was largely Kissinger's fault).

He would probably be high on my personal president ranking list, if I actually had one. Normally, I just pool together all the presidents who were awesome, all the presidents who were pretty awesome but aren't usually recognized (e.g. Polk), all the presidents that nobody cares about, and Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson.

edited 6th Jun '11 1:56:33 PM by yarrunmace

you'll then have a grave in the clouds where you won't lie too cramped
AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#49616: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:42:11 PM

but i thought imi was that

apparently he has been overthrown

edited 6th Jun '11 1:42:22 PM by AnonymousUser

Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Rabbit Season
#49617: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:43:47 PM

Nixon is a fascinating study in hubris and failure, don't you think?

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yarrunmace Ghosts' Poet from Seine Since: Jun, 2009
Ghosts' Poet
#49618: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:44:12 PM

He is also a guy who wore a tie.

you'll then have a grave in the clouds where you won't lie too cramped
Justice4243 Writer of horse words from Portland, OR, USA Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: Brony
Writer of horse words
#49619: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:45:38 PM

All the other things that went wrong in Nixon's reign, I blame on Kissinger.

Nixon’s anti-Semitism all was the doing of the very Jewish Kissinger.

Justice is a joy to the godly, but it terrifies evildoers.Proverbs21:15 FimFiction account.
Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Rabbit Season
#49620: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:46:24 PM

AU: Clocky logic is different from the the regular logic we humans cows ponies hipster birds use.

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AnonymousUser Since: Jan, 2001
#49621: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:48:33 PM

You know if I could muster the mental state I would say that I was a pony.

Jumpingzombie Since: Jan, 2001
#49622: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:48:50 PM

Eh, well, it basically could be summed up that if you want to be a writer/creator that could be taken seriously, you just can't do any sort of genre fiction. It has to be "real" world stuff that ponders important issues.

You know, that's all well and good. I like deeper themes in works, but it's not like people haven't inserted themes into genre fiction. I mean, technically Gullivers Travels is a fantasy/adventure book, but it's also a satire that comments and makes fun of a great deal of societal issues. Plus, it can reach out more of you write genres because having a group of characters sitting around pondering the world's state gets boring after 200+ pages.

Goldblum is just too dorky to be villainous, I'm sorry. I mean, remember that BBQ Jumbo Shrimp clip? Yeah, hard to buy him being a tortuous criminal. Crazy yes, bad guy no.

CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
Literally A Princess
#49623: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:53:32 PM

ROAD CONTINUES TO NOT EXIST
NEXT 3 MILES

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Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Rabbit Season
#49624: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:57:23 PM

It's possible to ponder the state of the world very interestingly in genre work. Genre stuff can be used look at things from angles that are by definition ruled out of strictly realistic fiction.

Also, this is the relevant trope, but you probably knew that.

Goldblum apparently plays a chain-smoking, womanizing executive in The Switch. Hard to picture, eh?

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