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Religions > Atheism |
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"Doc Smartass" |
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17 Oct 2004 02:52:42 PM |
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OT--Ugly LOTR action figures |
So I go looking for "Lord of the Rings" figures this afternoon; my nephew
gave me the idea of leaving them in the packages and hanging them on the
wall for decoration.
I have to dub the "Aragorn" figure "Bubbagorn, King of Redneckia." He looks
too much like some of the mechanics (yes, some of them are named "Bubba") I
deliver parts to. Some of the others--Arwyn, Merry, Frodo--barely look like
their patron actors. Most of the costumes look pretty good, detail-wise.
Arwen's slippers look like granny shoes *snicker*
That said...the Witch King looks damn cool. Very good detail--tracings in
the armor, the suggestion of a flowing black cloak, the big-***** mace. That
one I might have to un-box so I can pose him riding the Fell Beast (sold
separately). The King of the Dead kicks *****--glows in the dark.
I'm looking around, hoping to find the Big Man Himself--Sauron, as seen in
the prologue of the first movie:
http://www.marvel.com/toybiz/lotr/towers/view.php?asst_no=81097
Good thing I've got a job, eh?
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Dr. Smartass -- BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
The Fundamentalist
== Knows no greater joy than the sound of his own voice.
== Knows no greater terror than the god he creates in his own image.
== Knows no greater evil than an unfettered mind.
== Knows no greater blasphemy than being told "NO."
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| User: "Lord Calvert" |
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| Title: Re: OT--Ugly LOTR action figures |
20 Oct 2004 12:40:33 AM |
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I have to dub the "Aragorn" figure "Bubbagorn, King of Redneckia." He looks
too much like some of the mechanics (yes, some of them are named "Bubba") I
deliver parts to.
My kids picked up a Boromir/Lurtz combo pack relatively cheap. They altered the
Boromir figure so he had three arrows sticking out of him.
Sick people. :}
Rich Goranson, Amherst, NY, USA (aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1)
EAC Department of Applied Rattan Use
"Without faith we might relapse into scientific or rational thinking, which
leads by a slippery slope toward constitutional democracy." - Robert Anton
Wilson
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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| Title: Re: OT--Ugly LOTR action figures |
20 Oct 2004 09:50:55 PM |
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forlornh@aol.complicated (Lord Calvert) wrote in
news:20041020014033.01575.00002828@mb-m28.aol.com:
I have to dub the "Aragorn" figure "Bubbagorn, King of Redneckia." He
looks too much like some of the mechanics (yes, some of them are named
"Bubba") I deliver parts to.
My kids picked up a Boromir/Lurtz combo pack relatively cheap. They
altered the Boromir figure so he had three arrows sticking out of him.
Sick people. :}
I seem to remember making my own "Empire Strikes Back" Luke Skywalker. Off
with his hand!
I beheaded Boba Fett and melted Han Solo's face.
Yup--the LOTR figures are staying in their boxes, even King Bubbagorn. =)
Still...it's just sick having a Legolas with Shield Skateboard...that was
one scene I had to shake my head and roll my eyes over, both at the same
time. Legolas McFly?!
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Dr. Smartass -- BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
The Fundamentalist
== Knows no greater joy than the sound of his own voice.
== Knows no greater terror than the god he creates in his own image.
== Knows no greater evil than an unfettered mind.
== Knows no greater blasphemy than being told "NO."
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