This or That, Day 7
8Yes, I know it’s early, but I have to be in Syracuse tomorrow first thing so I’m going to bed soon. I’m sure you can deal with it.
I don’t know about you but yesterday was fun for me. Strangely, the first vote was for a “merged” mutant character, which led to additional such suggestions. Not sure what to make of that, but I do have some friends who are mental health experts, so I may ask them, especially if I would need to avoid any of you in a dark alley (I suspect that’s a good rule regardless…).
Some knew the actresses right away; some needed a little more…help. Some of you voted for the actresses, some for the characters, and some because of their other roles. And we got the requisite “none of the above, I’m going to give you my own totally unrelated choice, thank you very much” thumb in the eye. Yep, the Meh universe is in balance.
On that theme, we even had a cross-thread “balancing” vote referring to the DC/Marvel rivalry from Tuesday – nicely done! But either way, Chloe (Krysten Ritter) seems the clear winner, despite the fact that apparently even her mother would have voted for June.
Keeping with the theme of different female characters, if obscure short-lived comedies with a couple young women in their 20’s didn’t do it for you, how about a couple who are 79 and 91? No, it’s not
Though you have to like Sophia
No today’s choice is between
Minnie (91 on the 18th!)
or Daisy
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Such a tough choice! I think I must vote for Minnie, she is always so fashionable with her bows and fancy shoes!
Also, I have to wonder about Daisy, being with a crazy partner who clearly has anger issues.
And if we are talking GG, as much as I love Sophia, I prefer Blanche!
@tinamarie1974 Maybe Daisy keeps Donald centered.
@ybmuG So he could be worse without Daisy?!?!?
/giphy scary thought
I’m fundamentally opposed to the notion of “female” cartoon characters who have bows drawn on their heads because that’s the way the artist figured out how to make them “visibly and identifiably female”.
I would like to see an end to hair-bows and long eyelashes as gender identifiers in the cartoon-verse.
So, given these images, I vote for Minnie.
How’s that for curmudgeonly?
@f00l Decidedly!
@f00l You do realize 91 years ago people would say, “What the hell are you talking about?” I once read a SyFy novel (don’t remember the title) that had people whose job it was to erase cigarettes and smoke from old movies so as not to offend. Do you really want to change an American icon? Just to be PC? I would hope not.
@Mehrocco_Mole
I don’t recall advocating anything about “erasing”,
When I said “see an end” I was referring to future animated creations. Apologies if unclear.
/giphy hair bow
@f00l Oh. Never mind.
/giphy rosanna never mind
@f00l Not what I was looking for but damn!
/giphy rosanna bodanna anna never mind
@f00l I give up.
@Mehrocco_Mole Noice!!
@Mehrocco_Mole @PhysAssist I kinda prefer THIS…what do you think @oldcatlady??
@OldCatLady @PhysAssist @tinamarie1974 Where do you guys keep finding pictures of me on the internet? This is just em-bare-ass-ing.
@Mehrocco_Mole @OldCatLady @PhysAssist that response deserves a nice rim…shot
/giphy rimshot
@f00l because Minne’s flower hat and long eyelashes are somehow different? Odd to take a stance on two different women’s headware lol
Daisy because Minnie’s voice. Can you say finger nails on blackboard?
Tough call. You decide.
Mini Skirt
or
Daisy Duke
@mike808 Well that just made things harder.
Originally was definitely Minnie. But then there’s Daisy. Then again you can’t spell Minnie without meh.
So, Minnie.
@mike808 Female icons of my youth- along with Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman.
@mike808 @PhysAssist and WW made it in the poll again!!!
@mike808 @tinamarie1974 Yup- especially with LC in the role, though I haven’t yet seen the GG version.
@mike808 @PhysAssist @tinamarie1974 Yes! She appears when needed!
@Gypsigirl213 @mike808 @PhysAssist haha nice! My niece wanted to do that spin on Halloween while we were out.
@mike808 @PhysAssist @tinamarie1974 Oh, there’s a Golden Girls version of Wonder Woman? That sounds awesome! I want to see that one, too!
POPSOCKETS! COURT DOCKETS! FOLK ROCK HITS! AWESOME!
@mike808 AFAIK neither Catherine Bach nor Lynda Carter did anything later in life that holds a candle to Olenna Tyrell, so I’ll pick miniskirts.
@Limewater GG= Gal Gadot
@PhysAssist No, no, you must be mistaken. See @Gypsigirl213’s post down below.
GG must be Golden Girls. Nobody has been talking about Gal Gadot on this thread. And really, what does she have to do with Bea Arthur?
I’m guessing that the Golden Girls Wonder Woman really loves cheesecake.
Daisy !!
I guess Daisy, she had something more resembling a personality than Minnie - I was never much of a fan for the whole Disney Mickey Mouse crowd, more of a Looney Tunes kid.
@stolicat what’s up doc?
Minnie!
Daisy. She just feels more relatable than Minnie. I guess if a mouse and a duck can feel relatable.
/giphy relatable duck
I’m gonna go with old school Minnie. That kid had moxie! (Modern-day Minnie seems like a dainty caricature.)
I don’t know much about Daisy. Could someone give me an answer, do?
/giphy dainty caricature
@UncleVinny
/youtube Hal9000 Daisy
@RiotDemon
Good one!
Here’s why Kubrick and the scriptwriters went for that song.
http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/167113/1961-ibm-computer-sings-daisy
http://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4445
@UncleVinny Yeah, Moxie! She had real guts, see! Stood up to Peg Leg Pete, that dirty rat!
@ybmuG a real gem, that dame! a trouper! a can-do roustabout!
@RiotDemon @UncleVinny @fool Perfect. I used to have my work computer set up to sing that every time I logged out.
I was excited when I saw Sophia, thinking it would be GGs This or That, but then the bubble burst as I read on. I hate to be the first today, and really hate having this be my answer, but:
@Gypsigirl213 Well, technically Wonder Woman made another appearance, so you’re really not first.
@ybmuG GG as in Golden Girls,