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12-29-2007, 02:03 PM | #641 |
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Yes, the balloon was a stroke of genius. We were wondering 'How do we make it look like a party?' then the answer came in through the window! A Tramp with 'Balloon' tattooed on his face.
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12-30-2007, 05:35 AM | #642 |
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My boys are immortalized and now officially part of Phantom and Alien mythology! *sniff* I'm so proud!
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12-30-2007, 12:07 PM | #643 |
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I must register a protest. This does not look like a Christmas special at all to me. There are no flying reindeer, no elves of any particular breed, nor any noggin's of egg. Surely we could have had the true and full story behind Alfie the Santa Elf but I suppose that was nixed by davem of the Yard.
It really sounds suspiciously like a pre-emptive affair for Hogmanay. That's the big party by all accounts of northern mythologies. Perhaps this coming week those dark and handsome cats walk down from the ceiling for first footing. Yours truly, a disgruntled lurker
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12-31-2007, 03:34 AM | #644 | |
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New Year Specials are over rated.
For this week, thar be trouble a brewin'.
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12-31-2007, 01:37 PM | #645 |
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Ummm... If I have been hacked to death, what will you do with my remains?
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12-31-2007, 01:51 PM | #646 |
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They'll be televised for the 'gross out factor'.
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12-31-2007, 01:55 PM | #647 |
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Hookbill has brought back traumatic memories of Scariest Pop Video Ever with the chicken mincer thing, namely Another Brick In The Wall where the kids get minced by the scary teacher with a head like a hammer. It gave me nightmares as a kid, it still gives me nightmares now.
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12-31-2007, 02:12 PM | #648 |
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I love how The Phantom is cool with the liquidizer. I guess living with Alien gets you accustomed to these sort of things.
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12-31-2007, 05:22 PM | #649 |
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I see, would it be like that show Fear Factor? Being hacked to death doesn't feel very good... and being Barrow Wights, wouldn't you already be dead?
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12-31-2007, 05:38 PM | #650 |
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Glad to see I helped contribute to your celebrations of Hogmanay. Now what was it--fireball swinging you were doing, or practice for the burning of the clavie?
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12-31-2007, 05:39 PM | #651 | |
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Besides all this, since when has The Downer allowed facts or reality to affect its content?
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Hmmmm... I have no idea. But, it's still fun to point out the obvious!That's just my job!
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12-31-2007, 07:58 PM | #653 |
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All week I can't wait for the Hookbill to come out with another Downer Newspaper. Awsome work Hookbill, keep it up!
And don't worry I've dyed my beard back from yellow to red.
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12-31-2007, 08:00 PM | #654 |
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Oh yes, I look back at this thread many many times over the week! I can't wait to see next week!
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01-03-2008, 01:43 PM | #656 |
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You know what would be great? Having the Downer come out twice a week! That would just be awesome!
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01-03-2008, 04:12 PM | #657 |
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I don't want to put Hookbill through that much work. Once a week is fine by me.
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01-04-2008, 02:10 AM | #658 |
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As far as I'm concerned, Hookbill, your newspaper is nothing short of brilliant. Well done. Funny AND deep.
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01-04-2008, 04:57 AM | #659 |
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Back in the early days I had concidered making it a Daily Newspaper.
I very quickly realised what a tremendously stupid idea that was. It would have become so much less funny very quickly and I'm sure I would have been driven out of town. I have made front pages and come back to them a few days later and thought 'Actually, that's probably quite offensive!' and done something different. EDIT: I think I had better admit now that there were some that I thought too risky in the early days which I eventually did do later on. I'm not going to say which. But there are worse ones. It will be interesting to see where the line is drawn.
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Hmmm... You're probably right, I was on the yearbook staff at my school and it took a lot of hard work to get that thing out, and we were working on it all year long. Sorry if I offended you.
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01-07-2008, 04:16 AM | #661 |
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The Downer: don't just use it to swat flies...
This week, the youngest Downer makes a guest appearance...
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This week's P&A reminds me of Terry Pratchett's Thud! - Death is having a near-little child (as Alien called him) experience.
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01-07-2008, 08:39 AM | #663 |
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Hookbill, the Phantom and Alien this week is horrible! How could you do such a thing!?!?!??!?!?!?!
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Is it true you will only be stealing penguin children because Dragonlings have a tendency to burn one's face off? I know this from experience. Quote:
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01-07-2008, 09:02 AM | #665 |
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Or the slave children? I'll always remember that one... I think Laurinque was at my house when I read that one! We both thought it was hilarious....... and the post afterwards about how someone took it off the Downs is just funny as funny can be!
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...against such an array of forces mere mortals are powerless...
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01-08-2008, 08:46 AM | #668 |
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Correction: I don't think he is moral per se.
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01-08-2008, 08:51 AM | #669 |
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So that would mean that he was immortal and unmoral? Because you can be that... Just look at Melkor!!!!
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01-08-2008, 12:37 PM | #670 |
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Are you comparing the Alien to Melkor?!
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01-08-2008, 12:41 PM | #671 |
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Unless you have an article on Alien's mortality and morality (or lack there of), I would advise cutting the chat if you please. Not even he can stop the onslaught of squirrels.
Incidentally, I've always thought of Alien as more of an enigma. Not really interested in anything other than self amusement and the pursuit of a laugh and possibly money. Whether or not he is immortal or immoral is irrelevant to him, I would have thought. But hey, what do I know, all I did was invent the beggar.
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01-13-2008, 06:02 PM | #672 |
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Yay, I'm so excited! Week 80 should be arriving soon!
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01-14-2008, 02:43 AM | #673 |
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A new week, but not very... erm... Greek?
This week, I couldn't think of any jokes for the Phantom and Alien....
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I'm freaked out...davem with short hair!
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I'm freaked out too... but small wonder as that article was written by a nasty dragon...
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01-14-2008, 09:47 AM | #676 |
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I freaked out too too... the article about alatar is truly magnificent!
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01-14-2008, 11:39 AM | #677 |
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I love the story about Nogrod and Thinlomien! keep it up.
P.S. Yes, I did freak out.
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I was going to die Davem's hair pink, but then couldn't be bothered. I may do it at some point though. How freaked out would you be then?
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01-14-2008, 02:33 PM | #679 |
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Where is it? Where's week 80? I can't find it.
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