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I don't either . Fanatic-Templar Send a noteboard - 27/07/2012 08:32:21 PM
Heh. Perhaps you should take the things I say with a pinch of salt, just in case. ;) I might be biased, and all. And I keep thinking of genuinely French BD series that are awesome - Yoko Tsuno popped into my head just now. *looks that up just to be sure* Oh what do you know, it's Belgian. Nevermind that. :D


What a coincidence! :P

As for ignorance, not arrogance, there's not much of a difference, in the eyes of smaller nations. Especially when it's coming from a fellow "minority" or "small nation" (I put the scare quotes because both descriptions are debatable, but you get my point).


True that, but realistically, there are close to 200 countries in the world, and being sufficiently knowledgeable in all of them to not demonstrate ignorance would require an immense investment of time and effort.

Now obviously, if I had been intent on starting a conversation about bandes dessinées, one might have expected me to do my research beforehand. However, that topic was only tangentially related to the real subject of interest, which is, after all, a mafia game :P.

It's a story set in Caesar's Rome (yes, like Asterix, but then seriously), does a good job at exploring that world, and when it's good (Les Légions Perdues), it's brilliant.

Makes sense, but what's stopping you from catching up on what you've missed out on, then? :P


In the short term, I'm reading through Terry Pratchett's Discworld. In the long term, nothing. It's just not something I'd actually thought much about in recent years, so I never sought them out.

You say "was", but it's still going strong, and obviously it started a long time after Spirou (in 1990, according to the French Wikipedia). I don't think parents in the sixties or seventies would much have appreciated the humour in Le Petit Spirou, for the reasons you name. I really don't think it was or is more commonly available to children (although it may well be more popular, at this point), or more aimed at them (if anything, it seems aimed at the people who grew up reading Spirou and were adults by the time Le Petit Spirou started, what with the subtle ironic remarks and references to the grown-up Spirou).


Oh, I'm certain you are correct about the series' target, but the joke was mostly about some adults' assumptions based on, I imagine, the title alone. I can assure you that from personal experience, Le Petit Spirou was more commonly available when I was a child.
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True - 29/07/2012 08:17:27 PM 1453 Views
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Interesting strategy - 01/08/2012 12:23:07 PM 1422 Views
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Google is your friend. *NM* - 02/08/2012 09:22:36 PM 761 Views
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In that case, you should go next. *NM* - 02/08/2012 12:51:57 PM 1027 Views
Ummm sure... - 03/08/2012 10:09:49 AM 1435 Views
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Oh, and Yuna, you can go next *NM* - 04/08/2012 09:55:04 AM 767 Views
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I gave my opinion on coding - 08/08/2012 07:44:17 PM 1443 Views
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EBWOP - 06/08/2012 07:59:11 PM 1479 Views
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Hah, did you actually do a word count? - 10/08/2012 04:04:51 PM 1584 Views
RBIRL *NM* - 02/08/2012 03:52:27 AM 813 Views
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As I remember from when I did this once - 07/08/2012 01:56:43 PM 1524 Views
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I'm still partial to lynching Yunalesca. *NM* - 07/08/2012 06:00:08 PM 809 Views
I cannot support that.. - 08/08/2012 02:47:32 PM 1484 Views
What kind of reasoning is that? *NM* - 08/08/2012 07:45:00 PM 799 Views
Oh, it's not unheard of - 10/08/2012 04:38:34 AM 1391 Views
friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig! - 10/08/2012 12:00:57 AM 1515 Views
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Okay, time to move on... - 10/08/2012 05:13:06 AM 1594 Views
I like this plan. - 10/08/2012 05:24:05 AM 1423 Views
Okay I'll do this plan. - 10/08/2012 08:03:24 AM 1439 Views
HAHAHAHAHA - 10/08/2012 09:10:44 AM 1645 Views
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my answer, finally (so sorry) - 10/08/2012 07:57:36 PM 1635 Views
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Normal discussion also reveals who suspects who - 13/08/2012 04:12:58 PM 1330 Views
Four? In Finland school doesn't start until seven. *NM* - 13/08/2012 06:40:13 PM 837 Views
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Ah. That explains it. *NM* - 14/08/2012 10:20:12 AM 862 Views
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A heads up, if things don't speed up, there will be time limit. *NM* - 13/08/2012 06:41:00 PM 807 Views
Batter up! - 14/08/2012 03:10:26 AM 1469 Views
Hey, with a vote too - 14/08/2012 08:16:17 AM 1461 Views
Re: Batter up! - 14/08/2012 10:07:38 AM 1368 Views
What was the actual question anyway? - 15/08/2012 01:53:57 AM 1399 Views
If you had to lynch someone right now, who and why? *NM* - 15/08/2012 03:19:06 AM 808 Views
Ah, that explains it - 15/08/2012 04:01:50 AM 1454 Views
In that case - 15/08/2012 11:52:30 AM 1394 Views
Oh yeah, I might as well do that now. - 16/08/2012 02:54:15 AM 1559 Views
So. - 15/08/2012 01:33:36 PM 1476 Views
Re: So. - 15/08/2012 02:54:24 PM 1399 Views
Vote: Fanatic-Templar - 15/08/2012 06:02:54 PM 1335 Views
Re: Vote: Fanatic-Templar - 15/08/2012 06:29:30 PM 1300 Views
See above isn't acceptable? - 15/08/2012 10:17:36 PM 1429 Views
I have no such agreement, I'll point out - 15/08/2012 03:45:39 PM 1366 Views
Vote: Beetnemesis - 15/08/2012 05:16:10 PM 1419 Views
Hah - 15/08/2012 07:57:39 PM 1374 Views
A hunch sufficient to cast a vote for? - 15/08/2012 08:57:01 PM 1513 Views
...bloody-mindedness? - 16/08/2012 01:29:40 AM 1425 Views
Or a suicidal deathwish - 16/08/2012 02:07:36 AM 1423 Views
Well, I got the Serial Killer on day 1 last game... - 16/08/2012 04:28:42 AM 1338 Views
Ranagrande got the serial killer on Day 1 last game, that kill is all his - 16/08/2012 05:06:13 AM 1467 Views
Re: Ranagrande got the serial killer on Day 1 last game, that kill is all his - 16/08/2012 05:51:02 AM 1408 Views
Re: Ranagrande got the serial killer on Day 1 last game, that kill is all his - 16/08/2012 11:53:49 AM 1542 Views
Yeah, probably a good call overall. - 16/08/2012 05:47:50 PM 1389 Views
I did forget about rana's awesome code-breaking, that's on me - 16/08/2012 04:14:35 PM 1362 Views
Yet the demonstration of a flaw in your hunch-record doens't result in an unvote? *NM* - 17/08/2012 11:28:33 PM 1033 Views
Nope. - 20/08/2012 04:01:52 PM 1339 Views
Also, I'm aware you have no such agreement - 15/08/2012 05:47:06 PM 1432 Views
Summary of proposed targets - 16/08/2012 02:43:41 AM 1464 Views
Thanks for the summary - 16/08/2012 06:51:29 AM 1427 Views
Re: Thanks for the summary - 16/08/2012 04:25:25 PM 1385 Views
Re: Thanks for the summary - 17/08/2012 12:39:02 PM 1445 Views
Re: Summary of proposed targets - 19/08/2012 10:31:17 PM 1442 Views
RBIRL again. Sorry. - 16/08/2012 06:06:52 PM 1353 Views
What college does he go to? *NM* - 16/08/2012 06:14:36 PM 736 Views
Cornell *NM* - 19/08/2012 10:31:44 PM 783 Views
how is he? - 16/08/2012 09:43:49 PM 1341 Views
He's doing very well for himself! *NM* - 19/08/2012 10:32:14 PM 813 Views
If posting doesn't become significantly more active by monday evening, I will institute a time limit - 18/08/2012 08:45:35 PM 1416 Views
What are we tracking as the current vote count anyway? - 19/08/2012 03:44:28 AM 1473 Views
Re: What are we tracking as the current vote count anyway? - 19/08/2012 11:17:48 AM 1338 Views
I unvoted from Yunalesca a while back. - 19/08/2012 05:09:30 PM 1479 Views
I can't believe you missed that in the first post. - 19/08/2012 11:45:42 AM 1423 Views
I usually ride in on an email link *NM* - 19/08/2012 04:00:25 PM 822 Views
eh, i'll vote where my mouth is. Vote: Fanatic-Templar *NM* - 19/08/2012 10:49:35 PM 803 Views
Well, I gues that's SOMETHING - 20/08/2012 10:51:36 AM 1503 Views
Then I'll join the vote against Beetnemesis. - 20/08/2012 05:00:16 PM 1442 Views
I think you should reconsider - 21/08/2012 05:18:30 AM 1442 Views
Re: I think you should reconsider - 21/08/2012 05:40:52 AM 1429 Views
Well, there isn't much of a case against anyone, this is Day 1 after all. - 21/08/2012 06:47:18 AM 1463 Views
By the way, that was well put - 21/08/2012 09:24:50 PM 1542 Views
Re: Well, I gues that's SOMETHING - 20/08/2012 05:21:21 PM 1494 Views
What was the argument against FT, again? - 20/08/2012 04:07:26 PM 1369 Views
I wanted to lynch Yunalesca for inactivity, and this was unkind. *NM* - 20/08/2012 05:01:18 PM 817 Views
That wasn't the case in its entire... - 20/08/2012 05:22:26 PM 1419 Views
Obviously you are a demon *NM* - 21/08/2012 05:14:12 AM 875 Views
That goes without saying. But we're supposed to lynch mafia, not demons. *NM* - 21/08/2012 06:25:31 AM 817 Views
I have returned! - 22/08/2012 01:35:32 AM 1321 Views
Roleclaim: Fantasio, (Spirou's best friend) - 22/08/2012 05:32:16 PM 1472 Views
Re: Roleclaim: Fantasio, (Spirou's best friend) - 22/08/2012 06:17:04 PM 1458 Views
You are a modern day Atticus Finch *NM* - 22/08/2012 08:21:28 PM 845 Views
So true *NM* - 22/08/2012 10:37:23 PM 809 Views
Unvote - 22/08/2012 11:16:02 PM 1477 Views
See, I've got a slight problem with that - 23/08/2012 07:52:11 AM 1484 Views
Hm I have no such sentence... - 23/08/2012 12:36:58 PM 1473 Views
I don't either but I can somewhat confirm that, also Beet lied, clearly and totally - 23/08/2012 05:18:41 PM 1496 Views
This is all true... *NM* - 23/08/2012 06:13:55 PM 879 Views
Good characters being good is far more reasonable than the opposite. - 24/08/2012 04:23:16 AM 1474 Views
6/7 or 5/7 games with named characters it was a horrible gauge - 24/08/2012 05:20:23 AM 1598 Views
I still say those previous games are irrelevant. Here's why: - 24/08/2012 05:32:55 AM 1486 Views
I can't agree here Dan - 24/08/2012 05:51:53 AM 1628 Views
(it's nothing personal) - 24/08/2012 03:29:00 PM 1447 Views
Quickly going over those you provided... - 24/08/2012 07:33:01 AM 1409 Views
my anime game - 25/08/2012 02:21:57 PM 1488 Views
What? - 23/08/2012 03:43:24 PM 1477 Views
And that's pretty unbelievable too - 23/08/2012 07:07:35 PM 1372 Views
This whole answer sounds to me... - 23/08/2012 07:17:34 PM 1345 Views
So, you think I am an evil version of Fantasio? *NM* - 24/08/2012 12:31:14 AM 843 Views
I have NEVER claimed "secret intel," and I haven't claimed a role, either - 24/08/2012 12:30:08 AM 1495 Views
How curious. - 23/08/2012 04:35:48 PM 1450 Views
Okay. - 23/08/2012 06:13:37 PM 1412 Views
Re: Okay. - 24/08/2012 04:23:18 AM 1419 Views
I'm as certain as I can be, given the circumstances. - 23/08/2012 07:14:33 PM 1451 Views
Vote: beetnemesis *NM* - 23/08/2012 08:10:38 PM 826 Views
Vote: beetnemesis - 23/08/2012 08:30:33 PM 1524 Views
Hah, that Helen of Troy thing was pretty awesome. - 24/08/2012 01:00:50 AM 1462 Views
I don't trust Artsapat at all... - 24/08/2012 03:00:02 AM 1518 Views
o...k, i have food poisoning and come back to this? - 24/08/2012 12:58:49 AM 1358 Views
Because I character claimed as Fantasio, which means I am evil Fantasio - 24/08/2012 01:03:06 AM 1605 Views
Interesting way of putting it... - 24/08/2012 03:02:39 AM 1445 Views
Re: Interesting way of putting it... - 24/08/2012 05:45:59 AM 1589 Views
Re: Interesting way of putting it... - 24/08/2012 06:03:02 AM 1401 Views
Re: Interesting way of putting it... - 24/08/2012 07:07:29 AM 1474 Views
Re: Interesting way of putting it... - 24/08/2012 07:38:22 AM 1488 Views
Re: Interesting way of putting it... - 24/08/2012 08:14:39 AM 1523 Views
Oh yeah he should be dead shouldn't he? *NM* - 24/08/2012 11:31:59 AM 908 Views
Probably post-hammer so... - 24/08/2012 05:58:04 AM 1709 Views
No problem with that. *NM* - 24/08/2012 01:02:56 PM 859 Views
Wait so what exactly do you want us to do? - 24/08/2012 09:19:12 PM 1568 Views
Any reasonable compact account - 24/08/2012 10:39:31 PM 1429 Views
...Well memory really isn't my thing... *NM* - 25/08/2012 03:51:10 AM 854 Views
My memory is awful, besides you write well - 25/08/2012 04:12:02 AM 1437 Views
Hmm trying to flatter me into doing the work eh? *NM* - 25/08/2012 07:05:08 PM 776 Views
If it works *NM* - 25/08/2012 07:48:12 PM 839 Views
...It might. - 25/08/2012 09:27:59 PM 1552 Views
Augh! I got nothing... - 26/08/2012 02:43:37 AM 1461 Views
What about your first game or your first Mod? - 27/08/2012 01:32:47 AM 1427 Views
I only remember the basis of my first game... - 27/08/2012 01:50:48 AM 1418 Views
That'll do Now who to guilt trip? *NM* - 27/08/2012 02:29:16 AM 803 Views
I totally remember that. Napoleon, right? You guys kept accidentally posting as one another. *NM* - 25/08/2012 12:31:05 AM 787 Views
Haha yeah that's him... - 25/08/2012 03:50:38 AM 1463 Views
I do... That was annoying. *NM* - 25/08/2012 08:49:45 AM 762 Views
Sorry. *NM* - 25/08/2012 07:06:07 PM 835 Views
Just kidding - 26/08/2012 10:15:19 AM 1365 Views
Re: Just kidding - 26/08/2012 01:44:46 PM 1543 Views
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