You got potential too schneidend

Ironman? How did Taskmaster avoid fucking anti-talk missles and all of his blasts and equipment ?
He has some serum too , but he's still human....

He knew what Iron Man was going to do before Tony even started doing it. His own knowledge of combat tactics combined with his photographic memory of watching the Avengers fight on TV and through surveillance footage let him predict anything they tried. Plus, as strum points out, Iron Man usually only rolled with repulsors and the Unibeam. And, even when he is carrying anti-tank weapons and stuff, he wouldn't use them against a guy like Taskmaster, a mostly normal human whose costume is only slightly more armored/durable than the average infantry soldier. Despite his love of highly destructive weaponry, Tony isn't out to straight up murder motherfuckers. I mean, he's not going to shed a tear if a particularly bad hit from a repulsor kills a terrorist, but he usually uses the repulsors because they're not a virtually guaranteed fatality like a bullet or missile would be.

You're late!
But thank you anyways sweetheart !
May I ask why taskmaster uses a damn bow though?
Like couldn't he get something better to launch his weapons , I'm just sayin' pullin' a trigger to launch your disruptor is smarter and faster than loading a bow which takes human muscles and has a smaller range.

He copied Hawkeye's virtually superhuman marksmanship with the bow. To put it in game terms, it doesn't really matter if a gun is better if you've sunk enough perks into the bow that it basically equals or beats a gun. There weren't any peak-human/superhuman gunslingers for him to copy.

Also, it's easy to load a bow with the kind of specialized ammo you need at a given moment. You pull out a dispruptor arrow, draw, and shoot. A gun would require you to eject one clip and pop in another.

I want to shoot you with a bow so bad right now ...

You wouldn't survive. Nor would anybody in a 5-mile radius.

Kibosh?

makes sense...
Thanks 4 the info, popculture ref's and culinary stuff man !
just ask if u want some NSFW or a sauce of some kind

Sounds delish !
...but why is it used in many cartoons / sitcoms as a joke / reason 2 flee the kitchen / house

Because it's one of those universally known sorts of foods in the US, and some people have really gross meatloaf recipes that use a million green olives and no onions, while others just make a magical meatloaf that delights the taste buds.

Also, if their mom makes a decent meatloaf, everybody is convinced their mom's is the best.

makes sense...
Thanks 4 the info, popculture ref's and culinary stuff man !
just ask if u want some NSFW or a sauce of some kind

Meatloaf is basically a loaf of baked groundbeef, with a lot of room for variation as far as ingredients, like onion, bread crumbs olives, or whatever else. Usually topped with a ketchup or BBQ-based sauce.

Sounds delish !
...but why is it used in many cartoons / sitcoms as a joke / reason 2 flee the kitchen / house

Because it's one of those universally known sorts of foods in the US, and some people have really gross meatloaf recipes that use a million green olives and no onions, while others just make a magical meatloaf that delights the taste buds.

Also, if their mom makes a decent meatloaf, everybody is convinced their mom's is the best.

makes sense...
Thanks 4 the info, popculture ref's and culinary stuff man !
just ask if u want some NSFW or a sauce of some kind

Possibly, the fairy chick and Ryuko Matoi have the same English VA.

Close enough.

YOU MEAN SKYRIM 2.

if elder scrolls were to go the dark forces route, then that may just happen to the branding.

FO4 plays just like Skyrim, but with guns and a kickass crafting thing.

Eh. Go to Reddit for more details on this "Skyrim 2". It's late and I'm too inebriated for this convo.

I'm only on the PC during the night, making reading quite a chore. I can do it now fine but that's because I have the time to properly focus on what I'm reading, and have time to re-read as many times as needed.
Subtitles are just a thing my lifestyle doesn't always afford me. I do use them in case I've missed a word (which happens constantly thanks to incompetent sound designers making sound effects louder than conversations) but can't rely solely on them to understand what's going on.

I'm not since there isn't a dubbed version yet... I am not reading subtitles

I usually prefer dubs, too, but trust me on this. The writing is quite strong, enough that I think it is probably a better read than it is to listen and understand the language. It is, after all, very closely adapted from the manga as I understand it.

I'm only on the PC during the night, making reading quite a chore. I can do it now fine but that's because I have the time to properly focus on what I'm reading, and have time to re-read as many times as needed.
Subtitles are just a thing my lifestyle doesn't always afford me. I do use them in case I've missed a word (which happens constantly thanks to incompetent sound designers making sound effects louder than conversations) but can't rely solely on them to understand what's going on.

oh, you know I will. Just preparing myself in case I'll want to stop watching because of my aversion to anime in general.
I'll wait for a dub, though...

Nothing wrong with asking for help or favors from strangers, never said there was, I said the only problem is when people try and passive aggressively use their looks, such as bending down farther than they need to, standing straighter and puffing out their chest, or various other appeasement tricks as a means to convince you to do their tasks for them is what's wrong.

I'm not talking about the content in particular, just so were clear. There are actually a decent sum of people who do this, and they always irritate me to no end.

Alright, just to clear this up before we continue, you know what i'm saying is pretty much, "Using sex appeal to get people to do things for you despite only meeting them recently is bad." Right?

It's not so much the actions that may or may not lead up to it, but doing exactly that from the start is what's the problem, and anything that comes from it immediately makes a villain out of the person who initiates the appeal. We on the same page?

I can understand your point of view, but what I'm suggesting is that this isn't really so one-sided or nefarious as all that. Or, at least, it usually isn't. This is what's called an ice breaker. If the guys had a new boat and asked the girls to help them break it in, it'd basically be the same thing, and not some villainous flaunting of wealth to bait the opposite sex. Asking people for favors to which they can easily say no is an easy way to approach strangers. This is basic socializing.

Nothing wrong with asking for help or favors from strangers, never said there was, I said the only problem is when people try and passive aggressively use their looks, such as bending down farther than they need to, standing straighter and puffing out their chest, or various other appeasement tricks as a means to convince you to do their tasks for them is what's wrong.

I'm not talking about the content in particular, just so were clear. There are actually a decent sum of people who do this, and they always irritate me to no end.

Oh, I'm not saying to not watch something because of it. I'm saying something emerges because of it that makes me not want to watch it/can't enjoy it.
I don't know what it is specifically, there's probably a lot involved either way, but the only thing I can recognize most if not all of them have in common is the intended audience which I think has other ramifications to them as a whole.
Look at MLP. I hear good things from fans from story to characters and humor, but those are all things I fail to see because I'm too distracted by how girly the tone is. It has an overarching feel that doesn't make me invested in it. How other grown up men can ignore or even revel in that baffles me but everyone is free to enjoy anything. I'm just not one of them which is a bummer since you'd want to have more things to enjoy rather than less (which is why we're having this conversation in the first place)

That's just called personal tastes. It's whatever. Watch the show. Give it like three episodes. You're wasting time talking to me.

I'm not since there isn't a dubbed version yet... I am not reading subtitles

I usually prefer dubs, too, but trust me on this. The writing is quite strong, enough that I think it is probably a better read than it is to listen and understand the language. It is, after all, very closely adapted from the manga as I understand it.

I'm only on the PC during the night, making reading quite a chore. I can do it now fine but that's because I have the time to properly focus on what I'm reading, and have time to re-read as many times as needed.
Subtitles are just a thing my lifestyle doesn't always afford me. I do use them in case I've missed a word (which happens constantly thanks to incompetent sound designers making sound effects louder than conversations) but can't rely solely on them to understand what's going on.

I'm talking the particular scenario at this point, I assume you read the spoiler at the beginning?

I'm particularly talking about your "you have to at least attempt to smoothly pull it in." Line.

Eh? It's only an imperative if you're pursuant of sex, which was established in the two sentences immediately preceding that one. I never suggested you literally had to try to fuck everything that flirted with you. I was asserting that just because sex doesn't happen does not mean anybody was somehow let on or tricked.

Alright, just to clear this up before we continue, you know what i'm saying is pretty much, "Using sex appeal to get people to do things for you despite only meeting them recently is bad." Right?

It's not so much the actions that may or may not lead up to it, but doing exactly that from the start is what's the problem, and anything that comes from it immediately makes a villain out of the person who initiates the appeal. We on the same page?

I can understand your point of view, but what I'm suggesting is that this isn't really so one-sided or nefarious as all that. Or, at least, it usually isn't. This is what's called an ice breaker. If the guys had a new boat and asked the girls to help them break it in, it'd basically be the same thing, and not some villainous flaunting of wealth to bait the opposite sex. Asking people for favors to which they can easily say no is an easy way to approach strangers. This is basic socializing.

Nothing wrong with asking for help or favors from strangers, never said there was, I said the only problem is when people try and passive aggressively use their looks, such as bending down farther than they need to, standing straighter and puffing out their chest, or various other appeasement tricks as a means to convince you to do their tasks for them is what's wrong.

I'm not talking about the content in particular, just so were clear. There are actually a decent sum of people who do this, and they always irritate me to no end.

That's probably where I got my gut aversion to the thing as a whole.
Besides Himura Kenshin and Dragonball Z, there aren't any I've actually liked growing up or presently.
Hoping OPM will be the third on that very short list.

Like I said, OPM is making fun of all of that shit, and on top of that has some subtlety to its story and characters that goes deeper than simple parody. Just watch it.

oh, you know I will. Just preparing myself in case I'll want to stop watching because of my aversion to anime in general.
I'll wait for a dub, though...

Gravity Falls and modern cartoons are a good example of this. There are a lot of elements I like within them but I can't get invested in them to watch since they're aimed at a different audience.
Not sure what the anime audience is but I know I'm not among them.

Who cares what audience they intended it for? If you like it, watch it. Gravity Falls, especially, was meant for a pretty broad age range, besides.

Oh, I'm not saying to not watch something because of it. I'm saying something emerges because of it that makes me not want to watch it/can't enjoy it.
I don't know what it is specifically, there's probably a lot involved either way, but the only thing I can recognize most if not all of them have in common is the intended audience which I think has other ramifications to them as a whole.
Look at MLP. I hear good things from fans from story to characters and humor, but those are all things I fail to see because I'm too distracted by how girly the tone is. It has an overarching feel that doesn't make me invested in it. How other grown up men can ignore or even revel in that baffles me but everyone is free to enjoy anything. I'm just not one of them which is a bummer since you'd want to have more things to enjoy rather than less (which is why we're having this conversation in the first place)

That's just called personal tastes. It's whatever. Watch the show. Give it like three episodes. You're wasting time talking to me.

I'm not since there isn't a dubbed version yet... I am not reading subtitles

I usually prefer dubs, too, but trust me on this. The writing is quite strong, enough that I think it is probably a better read than it is to listen and understand the language. It is, after all, very closely adapted from the manga as I understand it.

I'm only on the PC during the night, making reading quite a chore. I can do it now fine but that's because I have the time to properly focus on what I'm reading, and have time to re-read as many times as needed.
Subtitles are just a thing my lifestyle doesn't always afford me. I do use them in case I've missed a word (which happens constantly thanks to incompetent sound designers making sound effects louder than conversations) but can't rely solely on them to understand what's going on.

No idea what shonen is and Google is just giving me more terms I don't understand...
I have not. I think I've watched an episode or two of One Piece, just one from Bleach (and tangentially while someone else was watching but only a few minutes at a time), Naruto a lot but as a kid.
I've tried quite a few during the years, but there's something inherit about the genre that screams "Not made with your demographic in mind".

Shonen is the action anime for teenage and younger boys genre. It's where 90% of the bad action anime cliches come from. Dragged out episodes, really unrealistic injuries being shrugged off when the hero catches a second wind, constant need to catch multiple second winds to begin with, newer and better transformations ALL THE TIME.

That's probably where I got my gut aversion to the thing as a whole.
Besides Himura Kenshin and Dragonball Z, there aren't any I've actually liked growing up or presently.
Hoping OPM will be the third on that very short list.

Like I said, OPM is making fun of all of that shit, and on top of that has some subtlety to its story and characters that goes deeper than simple parody. Just watch it.

oh, you know I will. Just preparing myself in case I'll want to stop watching because of my aversion to anime in general.
I'll wait for a dub, though...

It's just anime ones I have a specific problem with.
I enjoy or am able to ignore them in other mediums, like games, but I'm not into Japanese cartoons enough to do so there. I'm right in the middle of a bad spot to be with them since I can recognize them but aren't familiar enough to get nods or when they're being played around with.

If you've seen anything of your typical shonen anime of the last 15 years, your Bleaches, Narutos, One Pieces, you'll pretty much see right away that they are being ripped on in a big way by OPM.

Gravity Falls and modern cartoons are a good example of this. There are a lot of elements I like within them but I can't get invested in them to watch since they're aimed at a different audience.
Not sure what the anime audience is but I know I'm not among them.

Who cares what audience they intended it for? If you like it, watch it. Gravity Falls, especially, was meant for a pretty broad age range, besides.

Oh, I'm not saying to not watch something because of it. I'm saying something emerges because of it that makes me not want to watch it/can't enjoy it.
I don't know what it is specifically, there's probably a lot involved either way, but the only thing I can recognize most if not all of them have in common is the intended audience which I think has other ramifications to them as a whole.
Look at MLP. I hear good things from fans from story to characters and humor, but those are all things I fail to see because I'm too distracted by how girly the tone is. It has an overarching feel that doesn't make me invested in it. How other grown up men can ignore or even revel in that baffles me but everyone is free to enjoy anything. I'm just not one of them which is a bummer since you'd want to have more things to enjoy rather than less (which is why we're having this conversation in the first place)

That's just called personal tastes. It's whatever. Watch the show. Give it like three episodes. You're wasting time talking to me.

I'm not since there isn't a dubbed version yet... I am not reading subtitles

I usually prefer dubs, too, but trust me on this. The writing is quite strong, enough that I think it is probably a better read than it is to listen and understand the language. It is, after all, very closely adapted from the manga as I understand it.

I'm only on the PC during the night, making reading quite a chore. I can do it now fine but that's because I have the time to properly focus on what I'm reading, and have time to re-read as many times as needed.
Subtitles are just a thing my lifestyle doesn't always afford me. I do use them in case I've missed a word (which happens constantly thanks to incompetent sound designers making sound effects louder than conversations) but can't rely solely on them to understand what's going on.

No idea what shonen is and Google is just giving me more terms I don't understand...
I have not. I think I've watched an episode or two of One Piece, just one from Bleach (and tangentially while someone else was watching but only a few minutes at a time), Naruto a lot but as a kid.
I've tried quite a few during the years, but there's something inherit about the genre that screams "Not made with your demographic in mind".

Shonen is the action anime for teenage and younger boys genre. It's where 90% of the bad action anime cliches come from. Dragged out episodes, really unrealistic injuries being shrugged off when the hero catches a second wind, constant need to catch multiple second winds to begin with, newer and better transformations ALL THE TIME.

That's probably where I got my gut aversion to the thing as a whole.
Besides Himura Kenshin and Dragonball Z, there aren't any I've actually liked growing up or presently.
Hoping OPM will be the third on that very short list.

Like I said, OPM is making fun of all of that shit, and on top of that has some subtlety to its story and characters that goes deeper than simple parody. Just watch it.

oh, you know I will. Just preparing myself in case I'll want to stop watching because of my aversion to anime in general.
I'll wait for a dub, though...

While your first point stands, it doesn't make the initial problem i'm addressing non-existent.

So you're telling me, that I SHOULD help them because they MAY have an attraction for me? That there's a chance for them to diddle me D and finger their V?

Doesn't that make the reason for helping in the first place, oh, I don't know, selfish? Excuse me for being the kind of person who'd rather help purely for reasons of kindness.

Hell, if they tried to put out, i'd back the hell off because I don't know any of them. Who they are, what they've done, WHO they've done, or you know, even if they have STD's. Could be a super model and i'd still react the same.... In fact, even more so since woman like that could have, and if they made it that easy for a random guy who put out some help, probably has slept with a LOT of guys. Hence why they'd be sluts.

No thanks, I'd rather stick my dick in trustworthy, loyal, and who I already have some history with.

Okay, so, what's the problem. They're not really doing anything shady, and you don't fuck strangers. How does that make them sluts, whores, or anything else derogatory?

I'm talking the particular scenario at this point, I assume you read the spoiler at the beginning?

I'm particularly talking about your "you have to at least attempt to smoothly pull it in." Line.

Eh? It's only an imperative if you're pursuant of sex, which was established in the two sentences immediately preceding that one. I never suggested you literally had to try to fuck everything that flirted with you. I was asserting that just because sex doesn't happen does not mean anybody was somehow let on or tricked.

Alright, just to clear this up before we continue, you know what i'm saying is pretty much, "Using sex appeal to get people to do things for you despite only meeting them recently is bad." Right?

It's not so much the actions that may or may not lead up to it, but doing exactly that from the start is what's the problem, and anything that comes from it immediately makes a villain out of the person who initiates the appeal. We on the same page?

I can understand your point of view, but what I'm suggesting is that this isn't really so one-sided or nefarious as all that. Or, at least, it usually isn't. This is what's called an ice breaker. If the guys had a new boat and asked the girls to help them break it in, it'd basically be the same thing, and not some villainous flaunting of wealth to bait the opposite sex. Asking people for favors to which they can easily say no is an easy way to approach strangers. This is basic socializing.

Nothing wrong with asking for help or favors from strangers, never said there was, I said the only problem is when people try and passive aggressively use their looks, such as bending down farther than they need to, standing straighter and puffing out their chest, or various other appeasement tricks as a means to convince you to do their tasks for them is what's wrong.

I'm not talking about the content in particular, just so were clear. There are actually a decent sum of people who do this, and they always irritate me to no end.

I'm so British I complain a lot.

Oh you!