The Picture Thread Vol. 15

[Fearless Agent Orange Find all posts View Profile Close Fearless]

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...BARRY... c'mon, dude!!

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

And I think Sun Tzu is and will prove more influential to the world than Watterson.

So? I'm not convinced that being more influential is equal to being "better". Though of course, "better" is hopelessly subjective anyway.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

Love Bruce's expression in the last panel. Though how stupid can Bruce be, relying on one of the people he bet against to help him win the bet? Hopefully he will be redeemed by the revelation that the note was something he WANTED to get confiscated.

[JohnnyV Pictionary Master Find all posts View Profile Close JohnnyV]

He made the bet with Green Lantern didn't he?

[Lantern A-train Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern A-train]

Bats is SO MAD!!!! That face is hilarious!! I hope it's not one of those teachers that makes people read their note in front of the class.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

He made the bet with Green Lantern didn't he?

Technically, since they were the ones that shook on it, but the bet was about Hal AND Barry finding Bigfoot on their camping trip. I'd be inclined to assume that Barry would be backing Hal on that one. Can't imagine why Bruce wouldn't figure the same.

The way the bet was phrased, though, was a bit problematic. Bruce bet he'd take Karen on a date before Hal and Barry got back from their trip, but Hal bet that they'd find Bigfoot and prove it before Bruce did so. So what happens if Bruce fails to go on a date with Karen before they get back, but they also do not find Bigfoot?

[JohnnyV Pictionary Master Find all posts View Profile Close JohnnyV]

Sort of, but Flash himself, isn't directly involved in the bet. Plus, Flash doesn't seem like the kind of character to be that sort of underhanded.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

Barry and Hal are pals, and the bet involves, in part, an activity that they are doing together, that Bruce mocked. I have no problem whatsoever with Barry not being willing to actively help Bruce win the bet under those circumstances. Maybe it would have been more in character for him to simply refuse to pass the note? It still seems odd to me that Bruce would turn to Barry for help, given the circumstances.

[Fearless Agent Orange Find all posts View Profile Close Fearless]

Barry and Hal are pals, and the bet involves, in part, an activity that they are doing together, that Bruce mocked. I have no problem whatsoever with Barry not being willing to actively help Bruce win the bet under those circumstances. Maybe it would have been more in character for him to simply refuse to pass the note? It still seems odd to me that Bruce would turn to Barry for help, given the circumstances.

^This, although Bruce was clearly asking Flash to deliver the note at super-speed. At least, that's what I got from it. Though there's no allusion to Barry having thought anything of it other than doing a favor for Bruce. He's not that deceitful. Hal would've probably been, but Barry I don't think thought anything of it.

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Bats is SO MAD!!!! That face is hilarious!! I hope it's not one of those teachers that makes people read their note in front of the class.

That's ALL teachers! Ugh. I remember being embarrassed every single time.

[Lantern A-train Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern A-train]

I've actually never had a teacher make someone read one of their notes in class, at least not as far as I can remember.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

I'm hoping he does read the note to the class, and it turns out to be something that was part of Bruce's plan. That would redeem what, on the face of it, seems like kind of a clueless move, asking Barry's help with winning the bet.

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

So? I'm not convinced that being more influential is equal to being "better". Though of course, "better" is hopelessly subjective anyway.

Quite true. I can't speak to which is "better" since I've read a lot of Calvin and Hobbes but never read The Art of War (though I have a copy somewhere around here). Apart from objectivity, I think it would be impossible to say which of those two is better since they are so different in genre. As it is, I love Watterson, but if I could only keep one of those books (can't tell what Hal is reading) it would probably be the Greek Mythology.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

Quite true. I can't speak to which is "better" since I've read a lot of Calvin and Hobbes but never read The Art of War (though I have a copy somewhere around here). Apart from objectivity, I think it would be impossible to say which of those two is better since they are so different in genre. As it is, I love Watterson, but if I could only keep one of those books (can't tell what Hal is reading) it would probably be the Greek Mythology.

I'd probably pick the Calvin and Hobbes over a Greek Mythology book.

Maybe if it was a really good edition, well-written and lavishly illustrated, I might waver, (especially against a single C&H collection vs. the complete works) but the CONTENT of Greek mythology alone isn't enough to sell it to me, minus compelling presentation. Greek myths can sometimes be presented in truly dry fashion, sadly.

[Booster Beetle Will break before he bends Find all posts View Profile Close Booster Beetle]

I'm 100% sure Bruce planned for the note to get confiscated