Tales of the Parodyverse - Somewhat absolute?

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Subj: Somewhat absolute?
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:45:40 am EDT (Viewed 4 times)

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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 05:19:48 pm EDT (Viewed 483 times)

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To my mind, "stopping" villains can simply mean removing their power bases and ability to function. See also: The fate that befell Andy Griffith's "Lonesome" Rhodes character, at the end of Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd.

Villains without power bases tend to come back with new ones. And "stopping" a villain doesn't neccessarily punish for previous crimes. "Ha! Gotcha! Now you can't rape and murder any more kids!" isn't really a great resolution.

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#340: Untold Tales of the Lair Legion Protocols: Clear and Present Danger - Complete · The Hooded Hood will try and do this story daily if readers will try and keep up · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 08:50:36 am EDT
- Ouch · Hatman · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 11:10:54 pm EDT
  - Re: Ouch · HH · Thu Apr 15, 2010 at 11:21:12 am EDT
- Oh, no. All I have left is my brain and my mouth ... [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 02:07:54 am EDT
  - Not for long. [Spoilers] · HH · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 07:22:34 am EDT
- Wuh-oh. · Goldeneyed · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 11:13:43 am EDT
  - You Wuh-ohed? · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:07:16 pm EDT
  - Re: Wuh-oh. · Visionary · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 12:26:19 pm EDT
    - Re: Wuh-oh. · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:09:18 pm EDT
- What might that mean.... · L! · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 11:27:36 pm EDT
  - Re: What might that mean.... · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:57:38 am EDT
    - Re: What might that mean.... · L! · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 08:42:06 pm EDT
      - Re: What might that mean.... · HH · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 07:12:17 am EDT
- Well, that sucks. · Visionary · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:09:57 pm EDT
  - Depends on your point of view. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:18:58 pm EDT
    - That wasn't even true when Obi Wan said it. · Visionary · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 12:43:22 am EDT
      - Blasphemy, that is. · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 06:30:34 am EDT
- The only thing that makes sense for MLA... · Anime Jason · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 08:18:46 pm EDT
  - Close but no cigar. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:05:17 pm EDT
    - Re: Close but no cigar. · Anime Jason · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 12:05:45 am EDT
      - Re: Close but no cigar. · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 06:08:32 am EDT
        
        Re: Close but no cigar. · Anime Jason · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 10:03:45 am EDT
        
        Re: Close but no cigar. · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:18:22 pm EDT
        
        Re: Close but no cigar. · Anime Jason · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 08:55:31 pm EDT
        
        Re: Close but no cigar. · HH · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 07:15:03 am EDT
        
        Re: Close but no cigar. · Anime Jason · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 07:58:44 am EDT
        
        Re: Close but no cigar. · HH · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 12:55:11 pm EDT
- Mullet Loving Anarchists? · killer shrike · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 06:14:32 pm EDT
  - Maybe Lurking Apocalypse · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:50:01 pm EDT
    - More Looming Agita (Edited) · killer shrike · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:38:44 pm EDT
      - Menacing Looming Antagonists · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:53:47 pm EDT
        
        Methinks Lunacy Awaits · killer shrike · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 11:30:05 pm EDT
        
        Manic Lemming Activists · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 06:12:26 am EDT
      - Mooching Lazy Aggravators · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:50:56 pm EDT
        
        The Chemical Combatant? The Molecular Marvel? The Tattooed... er, Trout? (no text) · Visionary Isn't very good at this. · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 11:40:43 pm EDT
        
        The metamorphing matador? (no text) · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:55:05 am EDT
        
        Might Larceny Abide? · killer shrike · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 11:27:50 pm EDT
        
        Mutual Larcenous Amigos · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 06:11:45 am EDT
        
        Malevolence..... erm, Leavens Acrimony? · killer shrike · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 07:35:34 am EDT
        
        Machiavellian Legal Antics · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:13:33 pm EDT
        
        Meat Liberation Army "Saving the bacon since 1980!" (no text) · Al B. Harper · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 03:50:20 am EDT
        
        Close, but no club sandwich. (no text) · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:56:12 am EDT
        
        Meat Lovers Anonymous: My name is Ronald, and I'm an addict... (no text) · Visionary · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:00:34 pm EDT
        
        Multiple Larcenous Acronyms (no text) · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:19:01 pm EDT
- You can be nasty. · Rhiannon · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 06:13:13 pm EDT
  - Thanks for the permission. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:51:10 pm EDT
- Well 1 out of 3....it could be worse. · Al B. Harper · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 06:08:26 pm EDT
  - There could have been four plots. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:52:37 pm EDT
- How do you managed to make sure all the characters that might help with one problem are busy with another? Good story. (no text) · Rhiannon · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 05:10:05 pm EDT
  - It's a gift. (no text) · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 05:20:30 pm EDT
- Part 3: There is no pity! · Anime Jason · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 07:37:07 pm EDT
  - That's a bit cold. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:49:38 am EDT
    - Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:49:25 am EDT
      - Re: That's a bit cold. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 01:08:20 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 02:09:26 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 03:31:37 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 04:45:12 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:11:53 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 11:35:08 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 06:16:32 am EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 09:46:12 am EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:01:25 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 08:21:32 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · HH · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 07:18:29 am EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 08:10:05 am EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · HH · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 01:03:52 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Mon Apr 12, 2010 at 04:48:37 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · HH · Thu Apr 15, 2010 at 11:35:29 am EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Thu Apr 15, 2010 at 09:21:06 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · HH · Fri Apr 16, 2010 at 02:45:39 pm EDT
        
        Re: That's a bit cold. · Anime Jason · Fri Apr 16, 2010 at 04:47:20 pm EDT
- Trains, (extradimenstional) planes, and auto-conflagration · killer shrike is probably trying too hard · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 06:58:56 pm EDT
  - I at least applaud your efforts to keep the subject lines fresh. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:52:07 am EDT
- Yoiks! · Al B. Harper · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 05:24:07 pm EDT
  - You Shaggied? · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:42:06 am EDT
- There seems to be a flaw in my cunning plan. [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! thinks this is where trickery and brazen, unfair dishonesty will come in handy · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 05:17:13 pm EDT
  - Drat and double drat! [Spoilers] · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:42:51 am EDT
- Well, this bit has some teeth... · Visionary · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 04:02:37 pm EDT
  - All the better to eat you with · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 04:28:09 pm EDT
- They're certainly not helping themselves are they. · Al B. Harper · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 05:50:24 am EDT
  - The team is clearly missing the Shoggoth's stabilising influence. · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:11:30 pm EDT
    - Re: The team is clearly missing the Shoggoth's stabilising influence. · Hatman · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:31:13 pm EDT
      - Re: The team is clearly missing the Shoggoth's stabilising influence. · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 04:30:43 pm EDT
- Hmmmm... · L! · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:05:26 am EDT
  - Re: Hmmmm... · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:12:47 pm EDT
    - Re: Hmmmm... · L! · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 05:47:14 pm EDT
- WHY DOES NO ONE RECOGNIZE THE INHERENT MORAL RIGHTNESS OF MY POSITION [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! doubts the General's commitment to Sparkle Motion · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 07:40:29 pm EDT
  - It's a real stumper. [Spoilers] · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:05:24 pm EDT
- Grown-up pants aren't all they're cracked up to be · Hatman · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 04:50:57 pm EDT
  - But we all agree the LL's past the pants-optional stage now, right? · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 05:56:23 pm EDT
- Magnificent · killer shrike · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 04:45:12 pm EDT
  - Re: Magnificent · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 05:58:52 pm EDT
  - Re: Magnificent · Hatman · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 04:54:54 pm EDT
    - Re: Magnificent · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 05:59:53 pm EDT
- Only seven? · Anime Jason · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 04:45:06 pm EDT
  - Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 06:08:12 pm EDT
    - Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · Anime Jason · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 08:22:25 pm EDT
      - Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:15:53 pm EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · Anime Jason · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 07:40:34 pm EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:55:16 am EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · Anime Jason · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:42:52 am EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 05:29:30 pm EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · Anime Jason · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 08:24:57 pm EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:28:00 pm EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · Anime Jason · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 11:43:01 pm EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 06:22:19 am EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · Anime Jason · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 10:08:25 am EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 05:13:38 pm EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · Visionary · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 11:02:54 pm EDT
        
        Re: Seven is what the focus groups felt was best. · HH · Sun Apr 11, 2010 at 06:26:47 am EDT
- Well, a frank and open dialogue is always encouraging... · Visionary · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 03:38:27 pm EDT
  - What does it encourage, exactly? · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 03:58:42 pm EDT
    - Office redecoration for starters, apparently. · Visionary · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 05:12:37 pm EDT
      - There's more redecoration due. · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 04:51:14 pm EDT
- I shall try my best to reply daily. · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 07:58:03 am EDT
  - Noted. · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 01:48:51 pm EDT
- Interesting... · L! · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 10:07:38 pm EDT
  - Re: Interesting... · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 01:38:46 pm EDT
    - Re: Interesting... · L! · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 11:52:25 pm EDT
      - Re: Interesting... · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:16:49 pm EDT
        
        Re: Interesting... · L! · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 05:45:57 pm EDT
        
        Re: Interesting... · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:43:48 am EDT
        
        Re: Interesting... · L! · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 11:37:20 am EDT
        
        Re: Interesting... · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 10:06:24 pm EDT
- It would have been a double-size if you included Yuki's scolding. · Anime Jason · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 04:53:29 pm EDT
  - It would have been quadruple-sized; CSFB! can give as good as he gets. · HH · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 06:17:14 pm EDT
    - What about if Miss Framlicker is included? · Anime Jason · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 07:32:01 pm EDT
      - Then we're into a limited series. · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 01:37:15 pm EDT
- New Broom? Is it a Swiffer? · killer shrike · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 04:40:48 pm EDT
  - Whatever it is, it may well be up the General's ass. · HH · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 06:21:58 pm EDT
- A very lenient responce given the circumstances. · Rhiannon · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 01:58:05 pm EDT
  - I disagree. [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 07:56:24 pm EDT
    - Re: I disagree. [Spoilers] · Visionary · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:31:02 am EDT
    - Noted. [Spoilers] · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 09:47:44 pm EDT
      - How did I know you would say that? [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:18:27 am EDT
        
        Re: How did I know you would say that? [Spoilers] · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:18:12 pm EDT
        
        Yes, except ... [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 01:55:11 pm EDT
        
        Always an exception [Spoilers] · HH · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 04:33:16 pm EDT
        
        Not quite as absolute. [Spoilers] · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 05:19:48 pm EDT
        
        Somewhat absolute? [Spoilers] · HH · Sat Apr 10, 2010 at 09:45:40 am EDT
    - Re: I disagree [Spoilers] · killer shrike · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 09:07:25 pm EDT
      - Re: I disagree [Spoilers] · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 09:51:44 pm EDT
  - So you're on the General's side. Interesting. · HH · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 06:06:32 pm EDT
    - No. But I understand some of his objections. Others are plain stupid. · Rhiannon · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 08:06:10 am EDT
      - Military intelligence. · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 01:52:04 pm EDT
      - Re: No. But I understand some of his objections. Others are plain stupid. · Hatman · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 01:50:42 pm EDT
        
        Re: No. But I understand some of his objections. Others are plain stupid. · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 01:54:25 pm EDT
- Donar has a future in customer service [Spoilers] · Hatman · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 11:00:06 am EDT
  - Not so much a cold caller as a lightning storm caller. [Spoilers] · HH · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 12:27:53 pm EDT
- I should think the next attack would have to come from Leaky Fawcett, the sentient kitchen sink... · Visionary · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 10:03:48 am EDT
  - Noted, but don't hold your breath. · HH · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 12:38:19 pm EDT
    - My 7 government approved choices... · Visionary · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 01:44:49 pm EDT
      - Re: My 7 government approved choices... · HH · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 06:14:11 pm EDT
        
        Re: My 7 government approved choices... · Al B. Harper · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 08:25:38 am EDT
        
        Re: My 7 government approved choices... · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 01:52:36 pm EDT
        
        Re: My 7 government approved choices... · Visionary · Wed Apr 07, 2010 at 08:42:52 pm EDT
        
        Re: My 7 government approved choices... · HH · Thu Apr 08, 2010 at 01:44:12 pm EDT