Spastic is now Over-Run

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by An Army of Bees, Jan 16, 2011.

  1. MagnusPrimal

    MagnusPrimal Well-Known Member

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    Well said. It really does go back to the cultural setting, and as you stated, it's not offensive to the culture in the US. And tying the Kiss Players in is also a good example, as I just found some of the fiction/ideas/pictures associated with those repellent, but instead of going on a crusade against them, I skipped them. No harm, no foul.

    And Draven, if my posts were any of the ones you thought were anti-British, I apologize. I have nothing against the UK. You guys produce one of my favorite shows (Doctor Who)! I could never be mad at the country that gave us the Doctor.
     
  2. 03Mach1

    03Mach1 Logic has been replaced with blind ignorance.

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    In stores that are located in a country where this isn't offensive.*


    *Not that I advocate that practice since it technically is defacing store property. However, I am taking the sticker off of my personal set.
     
  3. kjeevahh

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    D - Yes, have you read the posts in here?

    Still ashamed to see others on this board talking in such a way.
     
  4. kjeevahh

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    Just to be sure you got this.. It's not tf vs the man, you're hurting your own

     
  5. Draven

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    So are you.
     
  6. Sage o' G-fruit

    Sage o' G-fruit Critics gonna critique

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    Have you considered the possibility that they might be joking?

    I have threatened to track down and destroy every copy of Final Fantasy X because of how bad it is, but I won't actually do it. I'm joking. I think Gamestop employees would have a small problem if I went into their store and went crazy with a sledgehammer in their used PS2 games section.
     
  7. The Bucket Kitten

    The Bucket Kitten Meow... TFW2005 Supporter

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    I said I was going to remove the stickers from the Spastic's I see, but I was joking when I said that. The only one I'm removing is the one I will own.
     
  8. soundwaveCA

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    Alright guys knock it off and get this thread back on track.
     
  9. Rigas

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    Oh boy . . . what will the fandom do when this goes away?
     
  10. Feralstorm

    Feralstorm Good Morning, Weather Hackers! TFW2005 Supporter

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    This thread is giving me a Over-Run colon.

    (...so I'll go before I leave a Drag-strip)
     
  11. KA

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    when fans bicker...hasbro name-changes another toy :(  :(  :( 
     
  12. Noideaforaname

    Noideaforaname Pico, let's go up to Zuma

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    Over-Run, eh? I like it. It still implies reckless hyperactivity, but now fits the alt mode nicely and doesn't accidentally offend whole nations.

    Removing the sticker would be a fun challenge, though the whole box is just going to be trashed anyway. And I'll just call him Drag Strip.
     
  13. Scourge_151

    Scourge_151 Never gargle the rum. TFW2005 Supporter

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    Not a bad name, at least it is an actual relevant automotive term that makes sense on a racing car. I know he's Dragstrip's colours but when would you ever see an Formula car on a drag track?

    As for the rest of it I really don't care.
     
  14. McBradders

    McBradders James Franco Club! Veteran

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    Threads like this make me ashamed to be a fan of pretty much anything.

    Y'all are making us all look like dumbshits. Actually its only one or two of you, but still, my point stands.
     
  15. SportingBot

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    Thanks for the idea. I'll buy a bunch of Spastics. Remove the stickers in the privacy of my home then return them to the store.
     
  16. spyderbytez

    spyderbytez ALTERNATOR FANATIC TFW2005 Supporter

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