tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post861792816776542634..comments2024-02-29T16:43:55.241-05:00Comments on Lurking Rhythmically: Vaya con dios, Basura....Erin Palettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-38577771003388835332007-08-20T03:48:00.000-04:002007-08-20T03:48:00.000-04:00As far as I know, the phrase "Steely Dan" did appe...As far as I know, the phrase "Steely Dan" did appear in William Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch, before the band appeared.<BR/><BR/>Steely Dan in the novel was a very scary dildo.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16003248823609749811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-54768386993186673342007-08-18T16:24:00.000-04:002007-08-18T16:24:00.000-04:00I thought Stan changed her powers to make her kind...I thought Stan changed her powers to make her kind of a bug-Aquaman?<BR/><BR/>I think trash powers are much cooler. <BR/><BR/>And they're not superheroes, but don't forget about the Junkers Deadlands/Hell on Earth.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807329346289420791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-36413659031946930322007-08-17T17:00:00.000-04:002007-08-17T17:00:00.000-04:00Ehh. I really wouldn't count the Clockwork King as...Ehh. I really wouldn't count the Clockwork King as a trash villain; he's a powerful psionic that telepathically/telekinetically controls his minions... who just happen to be, essentially, junkpile versions of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_neumann_machine" REL="nofollow">Von Neumann machines</A>. <BR/><BR/>When I think "trash powers," I think of <A HREF="http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/33533-Klutter.html" REL="nofollow">Klutter</A>, Garbage Golems, Excrement Elementals, etc. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes the medium is not the message, ya know?Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-61208914017535864582007-08-17T15:12:00.000-04:002007-08-17T15:12:00.000-04:00Well, maybe her trash powers allow her to keep her...Well, maybe her trash powers allow her to keep herself clean, despite wallowing in a trash heap. I know that's one stunt I'd definitely want to practice if I had those powers and that living arrangement. <BR/><BR/>Also, I was thinking about the name thing, and I had the idea that her parents may have named her after the Steely Dan album "Aja". Then I remembered that rumor that Steely Dan named themselves after a dildo, and that whole argument fell apart on me. Clearly, one way or another, it's a porn name.<BR/><BR/>Oh, just remembered another trash-based villain! The Clockwork King, from City of Heroes. His robots are made from whatever junk is handy, and then sent out to acquire more bits to make more robots.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026147504720674684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-57996745271352435862007-08-17T11:44:00.000-04:002007-08-17T11:44:00.000-04:00Mind you, I do think it's odd that a female superh...Mind you, I do think it's odd that a female superhero should have a power like that, and be drop-dead gorgeous (relatively speaking).<BR/><BR/>Shouldn't we at the very least dirty her up a bit, if as the show describes, she "lives in a pile of trash." <BR/><BR/>I mean, the last super hero I knew of that lived in a pile of trash (not counting Tony Stark on a bad day) was Spawn, and he wasn't exactly immaculate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492738918046301265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-36231594921458574422007-08-17T11:37:00.000-04:002007-08-17T11:37:00.000-04:00I don't know if it was trash-based, but didn't Mar...I don't know if it was trash-based, but didn't Marvel Boy (Noh-Varr I think) eat trash? Something about cockroach DNA or something along those lines..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492738918046301265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649591714373684167.post-54662308167613440152007-08-17T10:35:00.000-04:002007-08-17T10:35:00.000-04:00Well, since Sims is on vacation, I'll step in...Th...Well, since Sims is on vacation, I'll step in...<BR/><BR/>There is a villain in Astro City, called the Junkman. IIRC, he was a toymaker who was forcibly retired by his employer when he hit mandatory retirement age, and committed crimes using gadgets made out of salvaged junk in order to demonstrate that, just because something's old and well-used, doesn't mean it's useless. <BR/><BR/>So, there you go. There are no truly original ideas left.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026147504720674684noreply@blogger.com