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Starlord

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    Starlord got a reaction from BarretWallace in Best Headstone Ever!   
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    Starlord reacted to SteveZilla in Best Headstone Ever!   
    YODO!
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    Starlord got a reaction from SteveZilla in Best Headstone Ever!   
    IF YOU DON'T EAT YER PUDDING
    YOU'LL BE DOWN HERE WITH ME!
     
    IF YOU"RE DOWN HERE WITH ME,
    YA DIDN"T EAT YER PUDDING!
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    Starlord reacted to Pariah in 2020-2021 NFL Thread   
    The chance to see Tom Brady become the first quarterback in NFL history to lose a Super Bowl in his home stadium? That sounds like motivation to me!
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    Starlord reacted to Bazza in Heroic Values   
    The author The Dark Herald is correct in identifying the virtues prudence, temperance, justice, and courage as important. However, he misses the mark in that they are not just for heroes, but are for everyone. This is why they are referred to as the cardinal virtues; cardinal here means basic/fundamental. 
     
    For those looking for  more information: notable books on virtue ethics have been Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue, and Edith Hall's Aristotle's Way. Other notable virtue ethics scholars in the twentieth century were G. E. M. Anscome, Iris Murdoch (Booker Prize winning author) and Philippa Foot (inventor of the trolley problem). Since the late nineteenth century, many manuals/textbooks have been published on virtue ethics; some are online, and others are in print.  
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    Starlord reacted to Scott Ruggels in Heroic Values   
    I am finding these columns to be fascinating, and pretty on point about the traditional heroic values.  The latest one is on Justice, and the History of Zorro. 
    https://arkhavencomics.com/2021/01/22/the-superheroic-virtues-justice/
     
    The Governor is the head of the serpent.  Utterly corrupt, greedy, and grasping.  He is however very intelligent and (depending on the iteration) is a man who with the help of the Capitan deposed Diego’s father as Alcalde.  Physically the least imposing of Zorro’s enemies, he is in some ways more dangerous than the Capitan due to his intellect.  Diego loathes him as a tyrant but needs access to him in order to foil his schemes.  While Diego feels that Governor is a very evil man, he is again restrained from murdering him by his sense of justice.  In his deepest heart, Diego wants the governor to be tried and convicted by the law and not removed by the actions of one lone vigilante.  (Depending on the version of the story, the Governor was allowed to go into exile provided he put Don Alejandro back in his proper place as Alcalde.)
     
     
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    Starlord reacted to unclevlad in RIP: Hammerin' Hank Aaron, died at 86   
    Yeah I might've heard that too, I can't recall for sure.  
     
    But that was also the first class, so all the early players were up, including Cy Young.  He didn't make it.  Then you've got regional bias...much stronger back then.  Are Boston voters gonna vote for Ruth?  HECK no.  So saying "no one can possibly be deserving" is just a joke because it was never about "deserving."
     
    But the BBWAA has always had its share of egotistical <bleep>s.  Mariano had everything...numbers, titles, awards.  Sustained *excellence* for well over a decade.  The reference standard for relief pitchers, GOAT by acclamation.  And a nice guy!!!  Even if you hated what he did to your teams, you still had to admire how he did it.  THAT is what it took to get a unanimous choice.
     
    And the impact of bias is still out there;  Jeter didn't get a unanimous vote, on a weak ballot.  The only other player voted in, was Larry Walker, and he barely made the threshold.  So you can't argue "there are 5 I considered more deserving"...it had to be "Derek Jeter isn't an HoF-level player" or spite.  Hey, I disliked Jeter, and particularly loathed New Yorkers' attitudes about him (a la Pats fans and Brady)...but the numbers and impact are there.  
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    Starlord reacted to Duke Bushido in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    Well hey, on that note:
     
    Here's a fun game...
     
     

     
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    Starlord got a reaction from aylwin13 in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    Also, Cap's shield could totally beat-up Batman's utility belt in a fight. 
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    Starlord got a reaction from Jhamin in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    and his mother...and his father...and his brother...and his friends...and he didn't just lose a big battle - he basically got half the universe killed because he had Thanos beat and took time to gloat.  Yeesh, it's perfectly realistic for him to quit on life IMO.
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    Also, Cap's shield could totally beat-up Batman's utility belt in a fight. 
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    Starlord reacted to Old Man in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    Me either.
     

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    Starlord got a reaction from Hermit in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    Also, Cap's shield could totally beat-up Batman's utility belt in a fight. 
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    Starlord got a reaction from Lord Liaden in Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase Three and BEYOOOOONND   
    Also, Cap's shield could totally beat-up Batman's utility belt in a fight. 
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    Starlord got a reaction from aylwin13 in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    Put in any address (like your house) and it will put Bernie in the pic.
     
    http://bernie-sits.herokuapp.com/
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