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Post by Bampot on May 22, 2010 11:45:04 GMT -5
Stuff like that is more common and accepted than you think, Mistica And I think the LDD dolls are far, far less creepy than the dolls that are supposed to be cute or pretty. Those things scare the crap out of me.
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Post by mentalguru on May 22, 2010 14:15:51 GMT -5
Dolls aren't really me in general but... do people seriously flip out over them? Find that kind of strange.
People have their own tastes and it's not like it's really hurting anyone if some people get enjoyment over these LDDs.
They're just dolls after all in the end, and Bampot has a point, I found my mums own doll which she used to play with as a girl far more 'creepy' to me when I was small. LOL.
But yeah, and they're a cultural thing too it seems. Don't see a problem with it.
You do seem surprised though Mistica, guessing you've had people be shocked before?
(Guess the only people who make a big fuss have some issues and priorities to sort out... they're dolls in the end.... I'm guessing they're similar to the people who burn Harry Potter for promoting witchcraft. The weirdos.).
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Post by mistica0christina on May 22, 2010 21:04:33 GMT -5
Actually....I've only had one person be surprised about them which is one of my watchers but she got over it pretty quick. As far as people I know personally, with the exception of my 12 yr old brother, no one in my immediate family care. My mom is like you guys, to her they're just dolls and that's it, no big deal, everyone else don't even pay attention to them. My 12 yr old brother has a problem with them similiar to how anti fans do, the fact that they are dolls that are suppossed to be dead is what bothers him. I've been pretty fortunate that I've never gotten any negative comments from people relating to them although some of the LDD boardies that I have talked to have, some ignore it but some really hate dealing with the negativity.
But yeah, old porcelain dolls are far more creepier than mine, that's for sure, lol.
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Post by Bampot on May 23, 2010 0:19:37 GMT -5
I don't see them any different form any other sort of collectible. I don't know anyone who collects them specifiably, but I have a friend that would probably be interested if she knew about them. I might mention them to her next time. They're something that would be right up her ally.
You're brother is 12, so that's almost to be expected. No offense, but 12-year-olds can be so silly. I remember being one vividly. I always felt I had some kind of point to prove by everything I did, lol.
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Post by mistica0christina on May 24, 2010 15:06:55 GMT -5
Lol, yep, I think we all did at that age!
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Post by RandallBoggs on May 30, 2010 18:55:28 GMT -5
Oui...this page was a little bit of a headache, but managed to get through it.
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Post by sgtyayap on May 30, 2010 21:59:49 GMT -5
Heh. Love the end of that panel. XD
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Post by mentalguru on May 31, 2010 8:02:37 GMT -5
Ah ha! I see you're connecting some of the cut concepts of M.I. (Sulley being Randalls assistant and having to 'learn' about coffee) as well as trying to connect the island idea of being canon to the movie and which Sherie is now at the M.I. place instead of there. The island canon is difficult to connect to the movie really, so this was a good idea to have.
So is training at the company for the stark beginners? (Since the talent in the movie was thin) or was the island training for people with potential or others?
Aaaand. Sherie is not Randalls biggest fan. Yeah.
And Randall taking advantage of Sulleys suggestible nature to get him coffee. And yeah, I'm guessing Sulley is not in the mood for even more arguments between Mike and Randall either. (Guess it was common on the island. LOL. Poor Sulley. It's probably happened with a lot of other people before. Mike seems to hold grudges very easily and is pretty stubborn, it can take a lot to change is mind if at all. Something he and Randall can share sometimes.)
I'm actually surprised Mike got out of a laundry cart. I mean he's hardly big, it would probably be difficult for him to get over the sides if he was buried too deeply. Looks like he found a way though.
I'm not sure I get the 'fish things' joke though. Sorry.
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Post by pitbulllady on May 31, 2010 10:50:11 GMT -5
Actually, MG, I have strongly suspected that if it weren't for the company emphasizing competition between Scarers rather than just productivity, and if it weren't for Mike acting as a bit of a "wedge" between them(his shape notwithstanding, hardly wedge-like), Sulley and Randall might have actually become good friends. It occurred to me that as popular as Mr. Sullivan appeared to be, he didn't really have any other friends, besides Mike. You'd think that a guy like that would be surrounded by buddies and spend his free time hanging out with many of them, but that didn't appear to be the case at all...gee, wonder WHY?
The interaction here between Randall and Sheri is interesting, as well. On a site called "Rate My Drawings", there's a great artist who has a lot of Randall art(been trying to get her join up here, since she's a big fan of Randall and shares many of our views on him)who has a pic of pre-Scream Extractor Randall attempting to flirt with a very uninterested Sheri Flint, lol. I had the thought cross my mind that perhaps they once DID have a "thang" going, then broke up for whatever reasons, and that there was some animosity still between them.
I've read criticisms of Randall's behavior in the "It's All About Coffee" deleted scene, that he was acting in a patronizing or demeaning way towards Sulley, but I have to disagree. Considering how important coffee was to Randall, teaching someone else how to make coffee properly was an honor that was not to be bestowed on just anyone. Randall clearly did consider coffee to be a "glue of social bonding", just like beer is to many people, or tea to the English, and teaching someone else how to not just make a pot of coffee, but a GREAT pot of coffee, was, in his mind, a valuable social skill that would take someone far in life. His statement, "there is no 'I' in coffee", while taken as a joke to indicate that Randall is a lousy speller, was simply meant that coffee was meant to be shared, and was, in fact, his way of breaking the ice and extending a hand of friendship towards Sulley, not a way of putting him down at all. It's one thing to simply offer someone a beer, or a cup of steaming hot Java, but takes it to a whole new level of appreciation to teach that person how to brew their own beer, or in this case, coffee. Anyone can go out and buy beer or coffee or tea, but once they learn how to make it themselves, and make it better than that which can be purchased, they can use that skill to impress others and entertain friends.
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Post by mentalguru on May 31, 2010 13:38:55 GMT -5
Heh. You may have a point PBL about the coffee in terms of the comic. Though the movie cut bit I did think it was a bit off that he made him wear a sign myself and wear those coffee pots and it did make Sulley look silly delibrately to me. But Randall does take coffee very seriously. So he possibly thought it was 'the greater good' or something. LOL.
Yeah, people seem to like Sulley a lot. Kind of might be a case of 'Nice guy... shame about the best friend.' Maybe. Mike would probably have jealousy issues about it. He can pout and be childish over what he deems to be his. Like with the Teddy bear and Boo.
Granted, that can happen with people 'why are they with this person?!'(usually with significant others rather than friends though).
While I never got that much myself, I guess I relate to Sulley in the whole Randall Vs Mike set up. My 'Mike' she held grudges all the time. And acted like I was a 'traitor' if I didn't 'keep track' of who she was 'up against'. All the time.
She once had a grudge against some girl for THREE MONTHS.
She didn't even remember what it was about after a couple of weeks (I actually asked), just that she was mad.... what.
-Facepalm-
Sad really, most of the people she seemed to hold grudges against had relatively minor crimes though.
On another note about Coffee, in America I'll be having to get up much earlier.
So perhaps I should get used to the taste of coffee or something. XD.
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Post by pitbulllady on May 31, 2010 16:09:28 GMT -5
Heh. You may have a point PBL about the coffee in terms of the comic. Though the movie cut bit I did think it was a bit off that he made him wear a sign myself and wear those coffee pots and it did make Sulley look silly delibrately to me. But Randall does take coffee very seriously. So he possibly thought it was 'the greater good' or something. LOL. Yeah, people seem to like Sulley a lot. Kind of might be a case of 'Nice guy... shame about the best friend.' Maybe. Mike would probably have jealousy issues about it. He can pout and be childish over what he deems to be his. Like with the Teddy bear and Boo. Granted, that can happen with people 'why are they with this person?!'(usually with significant others rather than friends though). While I never got that much myself, I guess I relate to Sulley in the whole Randall Vs Mike set up. My 'Mike' she held grudges all the time. And acted like I was a 'traitor' if I didn't 'keep track' of who she was 'up against'. All the time. She once had a grudge against some girl for THREE MONTHS. She didn't even remember what it was about after a couple of weeks (I actually asked), just that she was mad.... what. -Facepalm- Sad really, most of the people she seemed to hold grudges against had relatively minor crimes though. On another note about Coffee, in America I'll be having to get up much earlier. So perhaps I should get used to the taste of coffee or something. XD. Except here in the South, where people drink iced tea(which I hate)with nearly every meal, people in America aren't tea drinkers. I believe I read somewhere that we consume more coffee than any other country, though, including those where coffee is actually grown. I cannot exist without coffee myself. It's my lifeblood, my sustainance, the only reason I can get up at 5:00am to face a roomful of ansty, hormonal teenagers who would rather be anyplace but that room and that building. I rather suspect that Randall is exactly the same way, and that lack of coffee could have been one of the many factors that contributed to his personality issues at the time of the movie. pitbulllady
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Post by RandallBoggs on May 31, 2010 18:26:41 GMT -5
Thanks Sgt heh. ------------ *nods* Yep, there will be several nods to such things, and perhaps a flashback or two. And suggestibly, Sullivan was a janitor before his Scarer application went through.
Scare Island is suggestibly a built facility solely by Monsters Inc. It's training is...rather strange enviornmental-wise. They usually send their best and brightest there (perhaps Wazowski stayed as a way to avoid a lawsuit from getting b-slapped ^0^). Randall went there himself, and actually is silently credited for fixing a problem with their Nerves, the robots that are used to simulate children and also scareing potential.
*chuckles* Thought it would be interesting how Flint would react when talking with Randall. *shrugs* In most circumstances I might have done it a little wrong, but who knows, fix it later.
Sulley had allot on his mind at the time, and as there are a variety of Monsters out there, DESPITE Randall probably being the ONLY one he's seen, it slipped his mind that his main trainer was actually right in front of him. *nods* At this time, the banter between the two is some-what civil. Wazowski, if I recall, hasn't come up with the "nickname" just yet, as simple as it is, and Randall's got his Top Scarer title to fall back on.
*taps head* Good question...I don't know that.
Actually it was "sardines", Randall didn't clarify for me if they had them. They have Sushi I know but *shrugs* You know "Packed in like a bunch of sardines", since sardines come in like a uhh...rectangle...can thing. ------------------ You know, I knew it...but didn't know how to say it till now. Probably Wazowski IS the one who evidently CHASED OFF potential friends so he could keep Sullivan to himself. Seems probably since it seems Sullivan, despite having a limit as we see, has the most restraint for him, probably because they've known each other for a long time (that, and perhaps to make up for nearly squashing him in preschool).
*chuckles* Knew you'd like that. As for flirting, Ran probably did his share back in those days, but never looked for a commitment.
I found little in demeaning...I mean I can see how someone would think that, but in this facade, Sullivan was his assistant so *shrugs* ---------------- I thought the sign was mainly for comic-relief than something Randall did heh. ---------------
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Post by mistica0christina on May 31, 2010 22:06:27 GMT -5
Actually, MG, I have strongly suspected that if it weren't for the company emphasizing competition between Scarers rather than just productivity, and if it weren't for Mike acting as a bit of a "wedge" between them(his shape notwithstanding, hardly wedge-like), Sulley and Randall might have actually become good friends. It occurred to me that as popular as Mr. Sullivan appeared to be, he didn't really have any other friends, besides Mike. You'd think that a guy like that would be surrounded by buddies and spend his free time hanging out with many of them, but that didn't appear to be the case at all...gee, wonder WHY? Because all those "buddies", all those "friends"...pfft, oh please, they are no different to me than all of Paris Hilton's fans. They are nothing more but just that...fans, they are nothing more but followers, flocking to the one on top, the one with the highest score, thinking in their patethic minds that maybe if they are seen giving Mr. Popular a high five than that makes them cool. They are nothing more but a little clique within their own and the fact that they are just "fans" is one little fact I've emphasized within my fic because what can I say, these little fans are only good for appearances and nothing more, they were never Sulley's friends to begin with, just the fact that they flock from one top scarer to another is just more proof of that to me....I would rather see them six feet under but that's just my opinion.
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Post by pitbulllady on Jun 1, 2010 5:20:54 GMT -5
Thanks Sgt heh. ------------ *nods* Yep, there will be several nods to such things, and perhaps a flashback or two. And suggestibly, Sullivan was a janitor before his Scarer application went through. Scare Island is suggestibly a built facility solely by Monsters Inc. It's training is...rather strange enviornmental-wise. They usually send their best and brightest there (perhaps Wazowski stayed as a way to avoid a lawsuit from getting b-slapped ^0^). Randall went there himself, and actually is silently credited for fixing a problem with their Nerves, the robots that are used to simulate children and also scareing potential. *chuckles* Thought it would be interesting how Flint would react when talking with Randall. *shrugs* In most circumstances I might have done it a little wrong, but who knows, fix it later. Sulley had allot on his mind at the time, and as there are a variety of Monsters out there, DESPITE Randall probably being the ONLY one he's seen, it slipped his mind that his main trainer was actually right in front of him. *nods* At this time, the banter between the two is some-what civil. Wazowski, if I recall, hasn't come up with the "nickname" just yet, as simple as it is, and Randall's got his Top Scarer title to fall back on. *taps head* Good question...I don't know that. Actually it was "sardines", Randall didn't clarify for me if they had them. They have Sushi I know but *shrugs* You know "Packed in like a bunch of sardines", since sardines come in like a uhh...rectangle...can thing. ------------------ You know, I knew it...but didn't know how to say it till now. Probably Wazowski IS the one who evidently CHASED OFF potential friends so he could keep Sullivan to himself. Seems probably since it seems Sullivan, despite having a limit as we see, has the most restraint for him, probably because they've known each other for a long time (that, and perhaps to make up for nearly squashing him in preschool). *chuckles* Knew you'd like that. As for flirting, Ran probably did his share back in those days, but never looked for a commitment. I found little in demeaning...I mean I can see how someone would think that, but in this facade, Sullivan was his assistant so *shrugs* ---------------- I thought the sign was mainly for comic-relief than something Randall did heh. --------------- We actually see Mike do this in the movie, sort of. He brushes off Needleman and Smitty, telling them to "get lost" because they were disrupting Sulley's "focus". I have to wonder how many other potential friends he'd done that to, keeping Sulley to himself. pitbulllady
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Post by RandallBoggs on Jun 1, 2010 18:12:14 GMT -5
*chuckles* It's such a realistic situation *laughs*
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