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Syd Lexia
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What do you guys think of characters who have puns for names? Is it clever or does it take away from the overall tone of the comics?
For instance, The Riddler's real name is Edward E. Nygma and the man who became Mr. Freeze was originally called Dr. Victor Fries. Isn't that kinda cheesy?
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Char Aznable
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Chrisby
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Like my friend, Ura Dumass.
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Knyte
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Are you dissing The Batman!?!
But, yeah... Some names in comics and cartoons are cheese-tastic.
Kim Possible
Ms. Demenor (From C.O.P.S.)
Harley Quinn
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Chrisby
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I. Fleecem.
Fun fact: searching for that on Google will yield the site's 100 Best NES Games article as the 4th result.
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jonnymorgue
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Punny names I can deal with, but when they have punny catchphrases, I cringe.
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Char Aznable
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Valdronius
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"A doctor named Otto Octavius ends up with four mechanical limbs fused to his body. What are the odds?"
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| A Hispanic dude living in Arizona knows a lot of Latinas? That's fucking odd. |
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Rycona
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| Valdronius wrote: |
"A doctor named Otto Octavius ends up with four mechanical limbs fused to his body. What are the odds?"
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Should be Otto Quadtavius. Don't dis the Greek roots!
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FNJ
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I see nothing wrong with these names. I thought edward nygma was pretty clever actually.
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DarkMaze
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| Rycona wrote: |
| Valdronius wrote: |
"A doctor named Otto Octavius ends up with four mechanical limbs fused to his body. What are the odds?"
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Should be Otto Quadtavius. Don't dis the Greek roots! |
Well, he kinda had four limbs to start with.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
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In terms of bad puns, nothing will ever outdo Sheep In The Big City.
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S. McCracken
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I usually name the women's glory hole "Va-jay-jay" or "shame hole".
Oh wait, punny names. Geez, I was WAY off.
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S. McCracken
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| Dr. Jeebus wrote: |
| Know what I hate? The word punny. Know why? it's not a fucking word. It itself is also neither a pun or funny. |
Thanks , Linda Richman.
"The Thighmaster was neither a thigh nor a master. Discuss."
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Rycona
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| DarkMaze wrote: |
| Rycona wrote: |
| Valdronius wrote: |
"A doctor named Otto Octavius ends up with four mechanical limbs fused to his body. What are the odds?"
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Should be Otto Quadtavius. Don't dis the Greek roots! |
Well, he kinda had four limbs to start with. |
Shit. You're right. I'm just going to lock myself in a port-a-potty at a construction site for 4 hours near the equator and think about what I've done.
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TheRoboSleuth
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Technically he recieved four additional limbs, bringing his total up to the appropriate number.
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Dr. Jeebus
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| RobotGumshoe wrote: |
| Technically he recieved four additional limbs, bringing his total up to the appropriate number. |
...wha? I think that was made clear which is why Rycona is punishing himself...that or cause he likes it.
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