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Post by Fatal hilarity on Aug 6, 2009 18:52:18 GMT -5
Why is that a plothole...?
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Post by The Unknown on Aug 7, 2009 17:11:01 GMT -5
I'm sorry. I've once again posted the first thing that came to mind without even thinking about it.
The difference between Benny and Doom is the fact that Benny wasn't standing in DIP. "Running" past it only did little damage.
Now for Doom, think of the whole situation like an ice cube. Place an ice cube on your hand and it starts melting. Perhaps Doom melting from DIP and ice melting from body temperature are similar...?
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Post by Fatal hilarity on Aug 7, 2009 20:19:52 GMT -5
Well, the ingredients in Dip are all paint or film removers, and they do become more effective when heated, I'm told...
See, before Doom started melting, he was blasted in the abdomen and knocked to the ground, which I assume got him completely coated.
Benny only got Dip on the surface of his tires. This is why I think a toon can survive having part of their bodies come in contact with Dip, especially if it's a small amount, while getting completely doused in the stuff guarantees totally melting.
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Post by pinocchiofan on Aug 9, 2009 16:20:35 GMT -5
... I just can't see Bugs Bunny as Roger's daddy. I just can't. XD i can imagine the Trix Rabbit as Roger's dad, but not Bugs. |
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Post by Fatal hilarity on Aug 9, 2009 16:55:52 GMT -5
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Post by cooper on Aug 14, 2009 9:58:27 GMT -5
PFFT...
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Post by kishi on Aug 15, 2009 14:01:16 GMT -5
He's kind of creepy, Fatal. o.O
So glad he got a friendlier makeover!
The original Tony the Tiger kind of had a whole style going for him, but that rabbit...is just...weird.
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Post by Fatal hilarity on Aug 15, 2009 14:14:49 GMT -5
I think he was originally stop-motion, which accounts for his puppet-like appearance.
Anyway, since those prequels are going to remain unproduced, we don't have to worry about Bugs Bunny. (Although I realize that it'd be far more likely if Bugs had conceived Roger when he was still white-furred...)
I do want to take inspiration from their basic concepts for my own projects, though.
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Post by psychoangel51402 on Sept 3, 2009 12:21:30 GMT -5
Hmm... well, breaking your neck is a particularly severe injury... but toons have suffered worse, like having their heads cut OFF. I'm not sure if it's up there with swallowing a bunch of explosives. I think a lot of toons get hung by a noose, as well. That may be a Renaissance thing, though... Tom was once EXECUTED BY GUILLOTINE, too. My sisters and I were appalled. Tom and Jerry is notoriously violent, don't you think? I agree. I firmly believe that most Toons are the way they are because that's how they were created. For example, Stupid is stupid because he was created stupid, not because he has a mental disorder. Don't forget there was a Crypt of the Dipped, too, so I think you're right. Yes, I have thought of that as well. Aren't all three of those ingredients supposed to be clear? I always kinda thought it got that nasty color was because of previous victims' paint being added to the mix. But if Greasy said it was green when they "cooked" it. Perhaps the weasels secretly add another ingredient that Doom doesn't know about? Nail polish remover has acetone in it, so lady Toons like Jessica would HAVE to have a replacement product, yes? Why's that? Key story point? |
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Post by Fatal hilarity on Sept 3, 2009 18:39:07 GMT -5
Tom was once EXECUTED BY GUILLOTINE, too. My sisters and I were appalled. Tom and Jerry is notoriously violent, don't you think? I'm told that Herman and Catnip is even worse- there was a moment when the mouse cut off the cat's head with a pair of scissors. And then of course there's Itchy and Scratchy... Toon justice and morality can be very skewed... if it's so evil for a cat to chase a mouse and act upon his predatory instincts, I can't help but wonder how much torment a toon cat must go through... even beyond being practically nuked by an army of aggressive mice. Generally, though, toon justice is based on an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. A bully toon abuses an innocent toon, and the innocent toon uses his/her wits to retaliate. Don't forget there was a Crypt of the Dipped, too, so I think you're right. They must have all been in jars, then. XP Yes, I have thought of that as well. Aren't all three of those ingredients supposed to be clear? I always kinda thought it got that nasty color was because of previous victims' paint being added to the mix. But if Greasy said it was green when they "cooked" it. Perhaps the weasels secretly add another ingredient that Doom doesn't know about? I don't see why Doom wouldn't know about it. After all, he invented it, and so I assume he would notice if the weasels added something without his knowing, and question them about it. They'd get in trouble... It's not because of any particular story element that I'm thrown off... it's just that I assumed it was made from alcohol, so my theories about possible "ersatz Dip" ingredients are kind of out of the question. |
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Post by psychoangel51402 on Sept 6, 2009 12:37:32 GMT -5
I think I said before that my godmother tells me I could be an attorney for Toon rights, because we get into playful "debates" of Tom vs. Jerry. She takes Jerry's side, because he's being hunted and I take Tom's side, because he's ALWAYS either hungry or someone is going to kill him if he doesn't get Jerry, and sometimes Jerry attacks him unprovoked! But you're right about the Toon justice. That does seem to be how it goes.
Yeah, instead of shelves of caskets like in those old Southern crypts, there must be shelves of jars... egh, that'd be the equivalent to jars of human blood with maybe an eyeball or a few feet of intestines floating in it... *shudders*
I KNOW what "ersatz" is, but I'm a little hazy on it. Can you refresh my memory?
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Post by Fatal hilarity on Sept 6, 2009 13:21:08 GMT -5
You have to admit, Tom can be kind of sadistic... but that's probably Tom's only chance to get revenge, or at least his chance to act all macho. He's just being a cat. And for some reason that's like fighting against your ultimate fate.
Anyway... ersatz means an artificial substitute, basically.
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Post by psychoangel51402 on Sept 6, 2009 21:12:09 GMT -5
I have FIVE cats, and used to have two more, so I know how cats are. They've never got over being worshiped in ancient Egypt. If Tom was to have a catlike personality, he'd HAVE to act macho!
Ah! Okay...
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Post by cooper on Sept 6, 2009 21:18:48 GMT -5
I had a cat once. It is just like you make them sound PA. SNOOTY!
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Post by Fatal hilarity on Sept 17, 2009 19:08:38 GMT -5
Any ideas on what ersatz Dip could be made out of?
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