Comments on: Things We Can Leave Behind With 2008

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:42:33 +0000

Woah woah woah. Pomegranates, while obnoxiously ubiquitous in beverages, are delicious.

Also, I’m not prepared to dispense with ANY blowjob euphemism EVER. Especially one with an added specification!

By: AERose

AERose — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:34:29 +0000

Smoothies that come in a bottle
Youtube videos where the editor takes a metal or gangsta rap song and has animated characters or Muppets “sing” the words
“TONY STARK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!”
Pomengranate anything
Scarlett Johannson’s musical ambitions
Verbally masturbating to how awesome Jack Kirby comics are
Hummers (the slang term for blowjobs)

NEVER

lol sorry for ruining your interwebs but maybe I’m just too REAL for you.

(Also pomegranates are delicious, nutritious, and when eaten raw an excellent exercise in patience. fuiud.)

By: Phil Watts, Jr.

Phil Watts, Jr. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:38:08 +0000

AUTOTUNE!

Message to T-Pain, Lil’Wayne, Kanye, or whoever else wants to put robotic vocals in their shit: IT WASN’T EVEN THAT CLEVER WHEN CHER DID IT YEARS AGO!

By: dan

dan — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:28:16 +0000

This is my point. The Skrulls COULD HAVE been used to retcon a lot of dubious behavior the past few years. I think it’s somewhat admirable that they chose not to go that route.

If by “admirable” you mean “balls-ass retarded” then sure, it’s totally admirable that they decided to leave all their awful, nonsensical continuity in place instead of flushing it down a hole like any decent bunch of human beings would have done.

By: Baal

Baal — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:56:22 +0000

Am I allowed to still enjoy the remix version?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y_bw78Q-YU&NR=1

By: clay

clay — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:13:13 +0000

And the Skrulls are a good fix because any off character moment can be attributed to them, like Doombots for everyone.

This is my point. The Skrulls COULD HAVE been used to retcon a lot of dubious behavior the past few years. I think it’s somewhat admirable that they chose not to go that route.

Again, I’m not trying to defend Secret Invasion – which I thought was all right, but so much less than it could have been. Eh, I doubt anyone’s still reading this thread anyway.

By: Lister Sage

Lister Sage — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:31:11 +0000

clay: What I meant was that Marvel has such a poor grasp on it’s own continuity that it needs to have a fix every five minutes. And the Skrulls are a good fix because any off character moment can be attributed to them, like Doombots for everyone. I tried my hardest to avoid anything with the words Secret Invasion on them, so while I don’t like the series, it’s got more to do with my opinion of Bendis being a terrible writer then it does anything actually in the series, so I wasn’t blaming Bendis specifically but Marvel editorial in general.

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:03:15 +0000

I’ll be sensible and assume you’re acknowledging that Jack Kirby was an amazing and talented creator; you’re just sick of people who treat Jack Kirby fandom as though it were interesting in and of itself. “Hey, have I mentioned how much I like Jack Kirby lately? He’s crazy mad awesome, dawg!”

I, personally, would like to leave behind Frank Miller, Joe the Plumber, Frank Miller, Battlestar Galactica (and I’ll almost get my wish!), Frank Miller, the Republican Party, Frank Miller and Frank Miller.

By: Generic Lad

Generic Lad — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:23:56 +0000

Sorry, I just discovered Pomegranate 7-Up and I’ll be drinking it throughout 09 (or until they discontinue it).

By: Jason B.

Jason B. — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:39:36 +0000

You’re crazy. Jack Kirby and blow jobs are great. There are days when I don’t get out of bed because I cannot decide which one I should dedicate the majority of my focus to.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:49:29 +0000

Leave behind Yu-Gi-Oh? But I just discovered Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged. It's great for anybody who has fond memories of the original series.

By: Redshendragon

Redshendragon — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:55:00 +0000

you can’t leave Tony building things out of scrap, but yes I move to leave the rickroll in 2008 because it can never be done better then it was here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz3wMJKODoY

By: Sofa King

Sofa King — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:22:23 +0000

I still don’t get why they’d duplicate Wonder Man. I mean, he’s energy. You’d think that would show up on a test. And he’s just really special powers-wise. I like him, but still. And why dupe Cap. They knew that we knew that it wasn’t the real Cap.

By: Piranhtachew

Piranhtachew — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:43:44 +0000

Do I still have to respect the Red Sox or any other Bahstan team in 2009?

By: clay

clay — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:50:46 +0000

The Skrulls will be back. Once Marvel need another excuse for their shitty continuity keeping. So, five minutes?

I’m not sure what this means. Say what you will about Secret Invasion (and I’ll probably agree with most of it), but one thing you have to give Bendis credit for, is that he didn’t use the story as an excuse to retcon anything. The resurrection of Mockingbird is the only retcon I can remember.