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mainstays of fiction
re: mainstays of fiction
LJK
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7/11/2006 12:41:55 PM
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And whatever did happen to Luke's parents....
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The new "Superman".
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Jacob Samorodin
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7/9/2006 10:02:32 PM
A very disappointing movie
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Buck Galaxy
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7/9/2006 11:20:44 PM
I thought it was good.
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REB
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7/12/2006 1:06:05 PM
I liked it.
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Tom Brosz
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7/10/2006 1:23:12 AM
You should try to catch the "Science of Superman" bit on Scifi
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FrankC
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7/10/2006 2:54:47 AM
Hey, what about us modern angst-ridden heroes?
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ER
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7/10/2006 1:35:00 AM
Don't you get confused......Superman in Cuba had a very different persona from Clark Kent....
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Publius
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7/10/2006 2:29:28 AM
Yep. He wore a guayabera and smoked a cigar.
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ER
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7/10/2006 5:05:18 PM
That's what Batman's for
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Fox
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7/10/2006 2:29:04 AM
And yopu don't find it strange all these comics kill parents off wholesale?
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SDAI-Tech1
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7/10/2006 4:43:03 AM
Nope. Absent parents are one of the mainstays of fiction for youth.
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Mary Anne
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7/11/2006 1:00:49 AM
mainstays of fiction
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Tom Brosz
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7/11/2006 6:52:20 AM
Also...
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Tom Brosz
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7/11/2006 5:53:58 PM
re: mainstays of fiction
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LJK
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7/11/2006 12:41:55 PM
It is tough to design an origin for a superhero...
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alcaray
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7/10/2006 4:03:21 PM
It's all part of a disturbing trend.
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ER
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7/10/2006 3:20:19 PM
re: It's all part of a disturbing trend.
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Lindy
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7/11/2006 9:47:44 PM
Imperialist Plot
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ER
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7/11/2006 10:44:43 PM
re: Imperialist Plot
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Tom Brosz
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7/12/2006 6:43:06 AM
"Los Yanquis Imperialistas"
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Lindy
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7/11/2006 11:01:04 PM
Yo, Lindy!
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ER
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7/11/2006 11:59:41 PM
Yeah and I am highly offended by Donald Duck parading around naked from the waist down
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FrankC
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7/11/2006 4:05:22 PM
re: Donald Duck parading around naked from the waist down
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Tom Brosz
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7/11/2006 6:27:26 PM
After Lindy's post, I have gained new admiration for Donald...........
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Publius
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7/11/2006 8:50:53 PM
I'll tell ya, nothing gets past this crew.
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ER
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7/11/2006 7:28:04 PM
his spluttering is also offensive to people with overbites
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Daniel
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7/11/2006 5:39:05 PM
Donald is cool, but Daffy is Da Bomb!
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ER
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7/11/2006 6:18:27 PM
re: It's all part of a disturbing trend.
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LJK
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7/11/2006 12:41:01 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.