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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 43: Discussion

« on: March 27, 2015, 07:29:49 am »

I hear this miniature Pete Abrams sound effect in my head in the third panel. thdunc.

I wonder what happened to the momentum.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 43: Discussion

« on: March 26, 2015, 06:28:14 am »

This is assuming that the momentum created by the magic can be interrupted as well. Those two little dinky pieces of metal shouldn't be able to stop a ton of steel even if they disrupt the magic that initially created the momentum.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Flipside Kickstarter

« on: March 02, 2015, 03:57:50 pm »

Brion, I got my autographed and character inscribed books! You certainly know how to TCB.

Can I share the drawings?

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Intermission 30: Discussion

« on: February 20, 2015, 02:11:58 pm »

Cool voting thing. That was fun.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Intermission 30: Special Voting Thread!

« on: February 20, 2015, 02:11:32 pm »

3. Crest! (Only cause Bernadette has it though.)

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: February 20, 2015, 09:47:16 am »

Bern doesn't look like she's in a forgiving mood right now. Hmmmm.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: February 12, 2015, 08:16:21 am »

I'd like to see how this turns out. Anyone want to go in with me on an extra day's comic?

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: February 01, 2015, 07:14:28 pm »

SPOILER ALERT:

Brion based Bernadette's fight on the outcome of the New England / Seattle superbowl game.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: January 24, 2015, 05:39:59 am »

No criticism taken at all. I'm entirely too honest for senior management roles, in fact was told off literally last week for it.

Doesn't mean what I propose is wrong though. I do see the Warden's view. The successful in life tend to be morally ambiguous. I believe in a society that abhors violence and guarantees 3 square meals, where promotion and welfare is based off the feelings of a few men, cheating pays.

By denying Bernadette the right to fight even though she knows Bernadette to be a skilled warrior, the Warden has effectively raped Polly herself. Warden has deliberately failed in her role in an effort to (presumably) increase her social standing by providing a (voluntary) sex slave victim. There will likely be no repercussions for Warden, as given her nonchalant attitude, we can guess that Warden has done this in the past.

I will not suppose the existence of a creator keeping score. All I can say for certain is that moral ambiguity can lead to advancement in many societies.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: January 23, 2015, 05:20:41 pm »

Warden makes a fair point.  The infamous bagel story:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/magazine/what-the-bagel-man-saw.html

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: January 11, 2015, 09:35:51 am »

Also Polly sex scene? 

The first rule about the Secret Area.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: January 08, 2015, 07:20:57 am »

I don't even watch Game of Thrones.

Heh. You've captured the fantasy zeitgeist then. Good job.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: January 06, 2015, 04:06:30 pm »

...Ugh. I just have no words for how utterly depraved this has all become.

Things do seem to have taken a decided Game of Thrones bent.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: December 31, 2014, 09:36:54 am »

Theory - The warden is a relative of Bern's, hoping to make her into a better warrior.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: December 14, 2014, 09:29:21 am »

Poly makes an interesting point.  If the Marvolo rules are such that someone can always volunteer to take another person's debt under any circumstances, Poly could kill that fellow rather than Bern.

But more interestingly is the idea of guilds.  If a guild existed, then they could all agree to take 10 lashes and spare any individual member from too much punishment.  Say, a baker's guild that had additional benefits, like many medieval guilds did.

But wouldn't such rules be completely pointless?
If they would exist then Polly could take all of Bern's marks on her own account now, not only half, and with being in A rank she would be out in less than a year anyway while Bern could go out just now right away, trying to contact someone who could pay off Polly remaining marks so she too could go out quicker.

Only if you were rich.  The poor people would still be screwed over.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: December 12, 2014, 11:14:50 am »

Poly makes an interesting point.  If the Marvolo rules are such that someone can always volunteer to take another person's debt under any circumstances, Poly could kill that fellow rather than Bern.

But more interestingly is the idea of guilds.  If a guild existed, then they could all agree to take 10 lashes and spare any individual member from too much punishment.  Say, a baker's guild that had additional benefits, like many medieval guilds did.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: November 20, 2014, 07:46:44 am »

There is simply no parallel in real world history for the barbarism on display here.

Oh goodness no.  The Romans were much harder on their prisoners than this and as systematic.  What about the triangle slave trade - two or more months on a hell ship?  The cruelties of pre-modern China were for decades assumed to be a myth - they weren't.  The Vikings weren't systematic, but were quite a bit more cruel.  And don't get me started on the Harkonnens.

As strange as it sounds, its not that bad.  She seems to have some basic rights, which the folks above did not.  She seems to have the right to choose her fate.  No one is being out and out violated.  She stole, she's in jail.  The punishment of being in jail for years seems unduly harsh to our sensibilities, but the choices she has been offered clearly have been simply stolen from the less powerful in the past.

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Free Talk / Re: The Chat Thread

« on: November 14, 2014, 02:32:41 pm »

I've been listening to Matt Berry's various music compilations lately. It's pretty good stuff.  And if you haven't, check out Snuff Box.  Funniest thing on TV for the past decade.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNiYOcA6xpY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yE8htFL1m8

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: November 11, 2014, 07:21:25 am »

It'll be the entire Chicago Bears defense.  They're looking for someone to put them out of their misery.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: October 31, 2014, 10:13:15 am »

Yeah, Bern is somehow going to be ending the Triple Bloody Mary threat with the combined magic killin' swords that Frank Zappa gives her.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: October 29, 2014, 10:08:52 am »

And the testing warden is actually HELPING them?

No, I think she's getting ready to propose the Triple Bloody Mary solution.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 42: Discussion

« on: October 22, 2014, 11:30:22 am »

Technically she committed that violent crime to save someone, and even then committed no significant violence, only imposed the threat thereof.  But this seems to be the legally sanctioned government's punishment.  I myself would argue that this government is likely corrupt enough that it would not be immoral to ignore its laws (aka escape).

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 41: Discussion

« on: September 15, 2014, 07:19:17 am »

Chrest is at home.  Technically, the Conclave has no authority there.  Yes, it's a technicality and there is likely enough firepower in that room to end a war.  But technically, Chrest can tell the Conclave to blow.

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Hall of Games / Re: Quote the avatar above you

« on: September 10, 2014, 02:36:30 pm »

"Look, it was a bad regeneration, OK?  At least it's better than K9."

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Hall of Games / Re: Guess who's next!

« on: September 10, 2014, 11:54:10 am »

Me!

Oddball.  And how's the Union doing?

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Hall of Games / Re: Corrupt A Wish

« on: September 10, 2014, 11:53:33 am »

Granted.  But you will be forced to draw day and night.  Your muse will not let you rest.  Ultimately, you become insane, cutting off various body parts and buying many copies of Catcher in the Rye.

I wish Brion would draw all 7 of my characters in my 7 books for his Kickstarter with radishes in various stages of ill-repute.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Flipside Kickstarter

« on: September 09, 2014, 08:15:21 am »

Wow!  Over half way to the goal, with only 1 day gone.

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Flipside Discussion / Flipside Kickstarter

« on: September 08, 2014, 10:38:08 am »

Well, Brion's gone and done it.  A Kickstarter for Flipside!  Well done Brion and congratulations on the new book!

Brion's got what you want: books, pdfs, sketches.  This Kickstarter also has a couple of limited time offers, which are swiftly running out.  So sign up, enlist yourself on the rolls, and pledge your life, your duty, and your fidelity.  Or at least get yourself a book.  You'll always regret it if you do not.

Flipside Kickstarter Link!

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 41: Discussion

« on: July 21, 2014, 08:21:30 am »

Unless she went her own way.

I hope not.   Can't stand Fleetwood Mac.

Maybe she's fighting fire with fire?  You can handle Kansas right?

Hell yeah.  Chrest is going to hit them so hard they'll turn into dust in the wind.

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Flipside Discussion / Re: Chapter 41: Discussion

« on: July 18, 2014, 01:35:06 pm »

Unless she went her own way.

I hope not.   Can't stand Fleetwood Mac.