<Cev> I wonder how one would get a copy of an MA thesis from University of Toronto
<Legion> you go there and threaten to kill a hostage every hour until they give it to you


<Slereah> "Despite the fact that the only people who don't know Spider-Man was bitten by a radioactive spider are also people who don't have access to clean water, housing, vaccines, or walls that prevent cheetahs from eating them, Hollywood will insist on telling us how Parker got those powers over and over again."
<Slereah>
<Cev> I don't mind origin stories
<Cev> I find they tend to be the most interesting entries
<Cev> usually
<Smaug> Cev everyone knows Spider-Man's origin story, though
<Smaug> Spidey, Superman, and Jesus have the best known origin stories in the world
<Smaug> no one needs to see them on screen for the hundredth time
<Smaug> there is no one on earth going to see a Spiderman movie who doesn't already know the broad strokes and just wants action
<Slereah> Batman was bitten by a radioactive bat
<Slereah> Iron man touched some radioactive iron
<guitarplayer> and Dr. Manhattan was touched by a radioactive Manhattan~
<Slereah> a radioactive Hattan*


<dhok> pthagnar what is your schedule like this summer
<pthagnar> dhok, uh let me check my voluminous diaries
<pthagnar> dhok, ok i found my diary
<pthagnar> it is actually a piece of paper with DEATH IS CERTAIN written on it