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I am talking about toys going the way of comics in the sense that the hobby looks to be getting more insular, incorporating references that you have to be an "old-timer" to get.

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But it's not--Animated's bringing in the kids and the movie is, too, to an extent--though the movie also brought in a fair share of the Casual Moviegoer folk.
BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.
People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.
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HEY DOM GUESS WHAT.

I laughed for several minutes.

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There was no image. So, please explain the joke.

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Damned dodgy Chinese sites.

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BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.
People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.
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Damn, you guys beat me to it. Just came over here to rub his face in it myself.

God we're so mean.
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There is no joy in Mudville, mighty Casey has struck out.

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And, the toy hobby makes the same ruinous mistakes comics have been making.

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Dominic wrote:-waiting for the toy analogy to "Final Crisis".
lol universe. The first one.
BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.
People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.
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