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Post by Uncle Putte on Apr 3, 2009 20:16:52 GMT
Hm, 'fraid I'm not acquintant with this "empowered", but anyone of the clan McLargehuge simply can't be completely beardless. At the possibility of such, I'll be calling shenanigans from the top of my lungs.
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Post by orangesodafish on Apr 3, 2009 20:45:04 GMT
That beard is so fantastic.
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Post by ceallaso on Apr 3, 2009 20:48:28 GMT
I would be jealous of Thorn's beard, except that I've got this one. In the fight of Thorn vs. Snake, Snake will win every time. Thus it is written, thus shall it be.
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Post by tyler on Apr 3, 2009 21:30:59 GMT
Five o' Clock Shadow does not beat a full beard.
Five of a kind might beat a full house, but then there would be another beating forthcoming.
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Post by mjh on Apr 3, 2009 22:01:55 GMT
Mr. Thorn sure doesn't like Hyland. Course, from what we've seen of the guy he's a real jerk, and I couldn't care less about him, but I'm surprised that a teacher (if that's what Mr. Thorn is) would be so condescending to a student. Suppose he had arrived on the scene only when the fight was in full swing – in that case, he would most likely have stopped it, sent both of the boys to his office and both would have got detention. Had he realized that James was the attacker and Hyland had just defended himself, he would have made sure that Hyland was OK before James got sent to his office to get detention. However, if Mr. Thorn had witnessed the sequence of events just as we have (or he was told or just guessed), he might have thought that Hyland’s got it coming. So Hyland gets dismissed without showing any pity for the victim. But even when Hyland might have deserved it, starting fist fights on the school ground cannot be tolerated, so James still has to get detention. Within the privacy of his office, Mr Thorn might also suggest that James should apply his strength and aggression to something more useful to the society at large – dragon slaying, for example.
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Post by snes on Apr 3, 2009 22:48:15 GMT
Maybe Thorn knows the boys well enough to know that James wouldn't attack Hyland without provocation, but he still needs to scold him for resorting to brutish violence (even against someone who deserves it). This could explain his apparent disgust at Hyland and his apparent anger at James.
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Post by ceallaso on Apr 4, 2009 0:06:00 GMT
Five o' Clock Shadow does not beat a full beard. Five of a kind might beat a full house, but then there would be another beating forthcoming. That might have been a bad picture. Snake has a true beard, it's just not as long as Thorn's. And even cloned and beardless, Snake is the winner of the awesomitude awards 5 times over. But this isn't the place for me to champion my hero. My guess is that Mr. Thorn is, drum roll please... completely unrelated to anyone who has appeared in the comic in previous chapters! Or, rather, he's the mysterious Gardener's Uncle! It's so obvious!
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Post by sinewmire on Apr 4, 2009 0:42:03 GMT
"I am grateful, you know, for the ill-conceived and high-handed attempt to defend my honor, although, I didn't want you to."
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Post by Shunpike on Apr 4, 2009 2:29:28 GMT
hey guys look what I did oh ho ho I thought the theory was crap before, but now I'm completely convinced. WHOA.
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Post by orangesodafish on Apr 4, 2009 3:27:42 GMT
However, I don't think the gardener has that kind of hooked nose like Mr. Thorn...
...On the other hand... "JIMMY!"
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Post by dork457 on Apr 4, 2009 5:07:30 GMT
ahem
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Post by orangesodafish on Apr 4, 2009 5:40:01 GMT
ahem ...Oh god... ...OBJECTION!
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Post by drei on Apr 4, 2009 6:06:57 GMT
The Rune Thurisaz, or Thorn means Giant, I think...
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Post by Goatmon on Apr 4, 2009 8:10:52 GMT
hey guys look what I did oh ho ho I thought the theory was crap before, but now I'm completely convinced. WHOA. uh, guys i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Goatmon/00000490.jpgi3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Goatmon/00000491.jpgI admit, the... general shape of the guy is, uh, slightly comparable to the cloaked figure of Ysengrin. But Ysengrin has been around since before the Annan waters were formed. So either it's just a mild coincidence, Mr. Thorn is ancient, or the court and wood have not been divided as long as we've been led to believe.
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Post by preus on Apr 4, 2009 8:37:53 GMT
Five o' Clock Shadow does not beat a full beard. Five of a kind might beat a full house, but then there would be another beating forthcoming. That might have been a bad picture. Snake has a true beard, it's just not as long as Thorn's. And even cloned and beardless, Snake is the winner of the awesomitude awards 5 times over. But this isn't the place for me to champion my hero. I don't get what Snake's appeal is. Look at me, I'm exactly the same as every cliche action hero to come before me! Ooh, I break people's necks and hide in boxes! Yippee for me! *yawn* As for Mr. Thorn, I am very intrigued. I don't think there's some huge secret behind who he really is or anything. I just think he's an awesome character and want to see more of him.
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Post by popo on Apr 4, 2009 16:10:03 GMT
I thought the theory was crap before, but now I'm completely convinced. WHOA. uh, guys i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Goatmon/00000490.jpgi3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Goatmon/00000491.jpgI admit, the... general shape of the guy is, uh, slightly comparable to the cloaked figure of Ysengrin. But Ysengrin has been around since before the Annan waters were formed. So either it's just a mild coincidence, Mr. Thorn is ancient, or the court and wood have not been divided as long as we've been led to believe. pretty sure they're just joking around man
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Post by Azeltir on Apr 4, 2009 16:15:24 GMT
ahem Holy damn. That's why I respect him so much. After all, given enough evidence and shenanigans, he always gets verdicts right. Ben
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Post by ceallaso on Apr 4, 2009 16:39:02 GMT
That might have been a bad picture. Snake has a true beard, it's just not as long as Thorn's. And even cloned and beardless, Snake is the winner of the awesomitude awards 5 times over. But this isn't the place for me to champion my hero. I don't get what Snake's appeal is. Look at me, I'm exactly the same as every cliche action hero to come before me! Ooh, I break people's necks and hide in boxes! Yippee for me! *yawn* It's because even though he started out as "just another cliche action hero," he developed as a character throughout the games. He wasn't very interesting in the NES games, but as soon as they let you into his mind (as early as MGS) you begin to see a tortured soul who just wants all the fighting to end. Behind his emotionless facade, Snake is a deep, caring individual who would prefer to never kill anyone (and, if you play the game right, never actually does). Then you've got Naked Snake, AKA Big Boss, who pulls you in for a completely different reason: throughout his game, you see as he's forced to endure the desecration of every ideal he ever held as sacred. Constant betrayal, several near-death experiences, and finally being forced to kill the only person he ever really loved set him on the path to become Big Boss, the "lunatic" who wanted to see his former mentor's dream fulfilled. I really don't get what's not to like about them. Hmmm... if Thorn is a Giant, and Brinnie is a Valkyrie, I wonder how they get along? The Giants of Norse myth didn't exactly get along nicely with the gods, and Brinnie was (or perhaps, is) one of their servants. Maybe there's a non-violence agreement, with the Court as neutral ground?
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Post by thechron on Apr 4, 2009 17:18:06 GMT
Surma is does not appear to me to be displeased by James' violent reaction (or at least not seriously so). If anything, she seems to be consternated (and not so secretly pleased) that he stepped in and stood up for her instead of letting her handle it herself.
I would think it's quite possible that Biff McSlab sent James to his office for the same kind of "scolding" that James gave Antimony earlier in the series.
Also, the beard is epic. I'm going to carry a picture in my pocket so that I can tell people it's my inspiration. :-D
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Post by Goatmon on Apr 4, 2009 18:57:52 GMT
pretty sure they're just joking around man Given how many theories get passed around the forum, can you really blame me?
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Post by Chrome on Apr 4, 2009 20:20:56 GMT
I'm agreeing with thechron - chances are good that James will get the same reprimand. Given how Thorn said "Get out of my sight" to Hyland, this is obviously not the first time Hyland has caused trouble, and probably not the first times James has punched him either.
Maybe Mr. Thorn sets him on the path to become a DragonSlayer? I mean Tom's got to have some reason to pick this specific timeframe for his flashback chapter, and probably not just because he referenced that photo in earlier chapters. Although it could be just that - a snapshot of these kids' day-to-day lives, allowing readers to understand them more as characters.
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Post by Dentrala on Apr 4, 2009 22:23:45 GMT
I think Anthony keeps leaving all the time because he's trying to grow his beard to the extent of awesomeness like Mr. Thorn's.
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Post by preus on Apr 4, 2009 22:28:53 GMT
I don't get what Snake's appeal is. Look at me, I'm exactly the same as every cliche action hero to come before me! Ooh, I break people's necks and hide in boxes! Yippee for me! *yawn* It's because even though he started out as "just another cliche action hero," he developed as a character throughout the games. He wasn't very interesting in the NES games, but as soon as they let you into his mind (as early as MGS) you begin to see a tortured soul who just wants all the fighting to end. Behind his emotionless facade, Snake is a deep, caring individual who would prefer to never kill anyone (and, if you play the game right, never actually does). Then you've got Naked Snake, AKA Big Boss, who pulls you in for a completely different reason: throughout his game, you see as he's forced to endure the desecration of every ideal he ever held as sacred. Constant betrayal, several near-death experiences, and finally being forced to kill the only person he ever really loved set him on the path to become Big Boss, the "lunatic" who wanted to see his former mentor's dream fulfilled. I really don't get what's not to like about them. Ah, that'll explain it. I've only played the first two games. So he develops character traits in the sequals, huh? Good for him. I withdraw my comments.
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Post by Babble-jargon Bill on Apr 5, 2009 2:49:13 GMT
I bet that Mr. Thorn teaches fencing to the mediums in training. If that's the case, then he will become Surma's teacher in the near future, if she isn't already being trained as a medium (that was explicitly stated somewhere, wasn't it?)
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Post by Trism on Apr 5, 2009 5:19:02 GMT
I think Anthony keeps leaving all the time because he's trying to grow his beard to the extent of awesomeness like Mr. Thorn's. I LAUGHING ON LINE'd
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Post by lazer on Apr 6, 2009 17:53:46 GMT
I thought the theory was crap before, but now I'm completely convinced. WHOA. uh, guys i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Goatmon/00000490.jpgi3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/Goatmon/00000491.jpgI admit, the... general shape of the guy is, uh, slightly comparable to the cloaked figure of Ysengrin. But Ysengrin has been around since before the Annan waters were formed. So either it's just a mild coincidence, Mr. Thorn is ancient, or the court and wood have not been divided as long as we've been led to believe. Note, though, that he says "old" ysengrin. oh ho ho.
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