Yeah, it's great isn't it? The American people trusted their government, and in turn gained great wealth and land. Of course the indigenous people suffered, but they weren't citizens in the first place.

So in summary, bobknight33 tells us to trust our government, because they do great things for us.

A nice publicity stunt by Dan Snyder, but the code talkers are not the leaders or the representatives of all first nation people. Give it up, you're on the wrong side of history here buddy.

It's really cool that we're seeing a Light Echo, and not an actual expanding debris field from the explosion.

Saw him live last year in Montreal. Absolutely hilarious. Seemed like he really enjoyed his work too; he took an extra ~20 minutes at the end of the show just chatting with the audience. Got the feeling back then that he was in some financial difficulties. From this interview too, it seems like a large part of him regrets not sticking with his show for the money.

Also, I think you are misinterpreting the GRRM quote about killing perceived heroes of the series once they become popular.

First of all, the Red Viper and Ned stark were introduced and killed in the same book. Their deaths were planned all along and served the story. They didn't have a chance to become popular with the fans before they died. It only feels that way because you are watching a tv adapation of the books.

Secondly, the MOST POPULAR candidates for the heroes of the series are still alive as of book 5. There is one prevailing theory based on plenty of hints GRRM scattered throughout his books on who the real heroes of the story are, and so far the books have been consistent. Of course, that does not mean they will survive the series ending.

GRRM has specifically stated that he does not want the books to become like the TV series Lost, where the writers actively tried to outwit reader speculation. GRRM said he wanted to strike a balance between giving the readers what they want, and maintaining some element of surprise.

So in summary, I don't think GRRM is killing characters unfairly just because they're popular. In retrospect, I like the series even more because so few books leave such a lasting impact on me.

Yeah, I know. I hated it when Joffrey and Lysa died too. Why does he always kill the likable characters? So predictable

Probably because PA's humor is more juvenile and videogame related? It's impressive what they did with PAX and Gabe's art has really improved over the years, but TED is really not their audience.

That was very well done.

What you're saying is not relevant. She is directly quoting Leviticus 20:13, where God tells Moses the punishment for a man sleeping another man is death. There is nothing in it specifying who is to cast the first stone or how many witnesses are required.

And yes I agree, it is very important to understand the Bible, because then you'll understand why it's bullshit, instead of just blindly hating it.

This is from a 3 round exhibition match, they were just fooling around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=iM6UpbLgLJI

No matter how good you are, you can't do that in a real fight or you'll end up like Anderson Silva.

That's because you are talking about America which is 99% made up of immigrants in the first place. There's no such thing as an American ethnicity. America is a melting pot of different cultures and Asians are an inherent part of America. That's why you can't have a white Korean but you can have a Korean-American.

Also, your hidden joke sucks.

Yeah, it's the liberal values that teaches them to engage in illegal gang related activity. Just like how since most southern slave owners were conservatives, your values caused slavery, you asshole. (just joking).

Also, I call bullshit on your assertion that urban youth gangs have liberal values. I'd say that poorly educated low socio-economic status youths from religiously inclined minorities like hispanics are demographically more conservative, if they bothered to have any political preference at all in the first place. Lets see some proof.

Yeah, no one's arguing against highly trained security professionals carrying guns as a part of their JOB while at work.

The point you're making is retarded.

I was never questioning your personal taste, as I clearly stated that if you didn't like book 1-3, you're not going to like the rest of the series, and there's nothing wrong with that.

The problem is that when you say the series is unhinged and unpredictable, you are completely off base, because everything up to and including book 5 fits with original fan theories of how the series is going to turn out. Just because the characters that you like, those who you thought should be the main characters, turn out not to be, doesn't mean the series is unhinged. But it is a valid reason to not like the series.

And pretending that something is good because it's not enjoyable, really? Where did you get that idea from?

Anyways, just out of curiosity, what are some atypical fantasy books that you enjoy?

Uh what?Spoilers:



Arya, Daenerys, John Snow, Bran, Tyrion are all alive and well. (Actually, one of them is in limbo, but whatever).

Your problem is that you bet on all the wrong horses. This is not another generic fantasy tale where house Stark is the good guys and House Lannister are the bad guys. There are a lot of flaws with the series, but unhinged and unpredictable are not on that list. The most popular prediction for the outcome of the series is actually quite interesting, and so far, all the books and pieces of the puzzle fit.

That said, GRRM is taking an awful long time with the set up, and if you didn't like the first 3 books, definitely don't bother with the next two.