From: law10005@nusunix1.nus.sg (DEVINDRAN JEYATHURAI)
Subject: Re: Invulnerability and hair
Organization: National University of Singapore
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 02:19:56 GMT

B. Austin Davis (jherico@netcom.com) wrote:
: YOu know, i read alot of this stuff, and i agree with some of it and i
: disagree with some of it.  I agree that the xbookx have gone downhill since
: about UX 215 or 220.  I cant think of anything i disagree with opinion wise 
: right now.  But when you start wondering about how does rouge cut her hair and
: how could colossus shave in metal form i really think its time for a breath of
: fresh air.  i mean all these little questions are about as important as is
: there a toilet on the BlackBird and why do none of the characters have to 
: use the toilet in the middle of a battle.  how come they never seem to eat?  
: ever seen an X-dinner?  I mean, you can take these questions and wonder about
: them or you can suspend disbelief.  there are literally hundreds of such 
: questions.  Here's a few...
: 
: Why doesnt Scott wear contacts?
: If colossus has a big meal, uses the toilet, then goes on a mission and turns
: to steel, does the feces he left behind turn to steel?  what about the 
: bacteria in the feces that were part of his digestive system?  what if he
: has to go on the mission first and doesnt have a chance in the restroom?
: does it turn to steel inside his body?  or not?  what about his lungs?
: when he turns to steel how does he talk?  he doesnt need to breath i dont 
: think.  i seem to recall that way back when the xmen were on a shuttle 
: (immediately prior (pryor?) to the introduction of pheonix) and had a hull
: breach colossus was ok despite the vacuum.  or am i wrong.  i cant remember 
: taht issue clearly.  but could you use peter as a very large, very heavy 
: pitcher for lemonade while he is in metal form.  the best example of all this
: line of questioning is in Larry Niven's story _Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex_.
: (which is admittedly pre-crises, but hey...).  Ultimately, you should either 
: come up with your own personal explanation which should satisfy you more than
: anyone else would anyway, except maybe the characters creator, or just ignore
: it and sit back and enjoy the complete (lack of) good writing in teh stories.
: 
: B. Austin Davis
: 
: Im going to regret this post...i just know it.
: -- 
: Jherico (B Austin Davis)
: ------------------------
: "Injected with a poison..........We dont need that anymore"
: "There's a rainbow inside your mind."
Look, your opinion is largely your own. I, for one, see nothing wrong
with people discussing details of the xbooks with other people who enjoy
them as well. At least this is being done in an appropriate group, and
if you don't like it, well you can take your little mind and go
elsewhere. Frankly, if I see stuff that doesn't interest me, I just skip
it instead of telling people what to do. Just because you don't like it
doesn't mean that it's wrong. Take a running jump and get out of this
conference if you don't like it - and while you're at it, learn to spell
- oh, and maybe you could also try to get a rudimentary grasp on
spelling and basic grammar while you're at it?



 
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