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5. If Raph sticks his sai into any machine, it lets out sparks and breaks down.
We've seen it countless times, in both the old toon and the new one. It doesn't matter what it is - a generator, a vehicle, a computer... The sai seem to be the ultimate machine enemy. Instructions - just jab with the sai anywhere on the machine and it will stop working. Guaranteed. Bonus - lots of sparks.
4. The turtles are sweating.
And not only that, it seems to be mostly (if not always) Don. They aren't supposed to do that, are they?
3. No matter how compicated it is, Don can always fix\make it.
Don appears to have some super-mind-powers that we're unaware of. He's not just your regular geek who can write a mIRC script or, god forbid, a whole website platform. Besides his excellent skills in programming, he's also a brilliant ingeneer, a mechanic, a scientist and a pilot. And that is with close to no financial resources... I keep wondering where he gets all the parts and tools needed ;) He knows everything about computers, TV, electricity, hellicopters, robots, submarines, rockets, alien technology he never saw, future technology that isn't even invented in his time and so on, and so on. And on top of that, he had time to become a ninja. Go figure.
2. Wearing a hat and clothes or some stupid mask will let you walk unrecognized in the streets despite the fact that you're a mutant turtle.
Come on, they are short, they looks fat because of the shells, they are all green, they have 3 fingers and 2 toes. Clothes can't hide that. Any normal person would instantly notice that they aren't human. But yet they walk in the streets and even talk to people. Sometimes even without masks on their green faces. Not that a rubber mask would make them more human, but a turtle face smiling at you on the street is simply ridiculous.
1. The turtles are telepathic and are always where the action is.
You name it - anywhere in New York and even all around Europe (in the old toon), in the future, the past or in space - whereever a villain plots his plans, the turtles are there. Yes, they do read minds. Yes, it's scary.
That's my top 5, I'm looking forward to seeing yours :) This thread is meant simply for fun, so please, let it be like that instead of trying to explain things in a realistic way. Let's just laugh a bit :D
These are not delusions, sugar. These are FACTS. :D
iris sure knows how to have fun... :embarass:
*to iris* Don't hit me in front of everyone please. :sweatdro:
Dragnskull
10-03-2006, 08:18 PM
the tmnt actually have 3 toes ;) the extended heel is actually a toe :)
Masked Ninja
10-03-2006, 08:28 PM
I don't mind the sweating, because they couldn't pull off those crazy ninja moves and be cold-blooded at the same time. That's some mutagen!
How about "Swords can easily slice through staves and wooden weapon hafts - except when they can't." Sometimes they'll play it realistic (the blade nicks or maybe gets stuck a little into the wood) and sometimes that thing will snap like it's made of straw.
Correlary of the sai delusion - "While the sai is causing the machine to spark alarmingly and short out, Raph never suffers electrical shock if he happens to be holding the sai at the time."
"Bad guys are always horrible shots. The Turtles can often stand still and have an entire strategic discussion, while lasers and bullets harmlessly pepper the ground around them. Meanwhile, when the TMNT or their allies get their hands on a gun, they often have enough skill to hit whatever they're aiming at, first shot."
Which is why the children's cartoon niche can get slightly annoying, even when the maturity factor gets pushed as far as they'll let it for Saturday morning TV.
"Bad guys are always horrible shots. The Turtles can often stand still and have an entire strategic discussion, while lasers and bullets harmlessly pepper the ground around them.
You might want to rething your first statement there. Ever considered how hard it is to get shots so close without hitting the target? That's impeccable marksmanship! Besides, the bad guys knew better than to let harm come to the stars of the show. They knew that the tv execs would never go for The Bebop & Rocksteady Hour or The Iron Fist of Shredder. Us fans might have loved 'em, but we don't get to greenlight the spin-offs. :ohwell:
ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael
10-03-2006, 10:04 PM
I'm sorry, reading those just makes me laugh. It's too funny.
Here's a delusion.
Leonardo can seem to slice and mask or clothing off someone without even leaving a slight scratch. That just kind wierds me out. Especially in Prodigal Son when he cut Karai's helmet completley off despit only salshing the front of it.
Buslady
10-03-2006, 10:25 PM
I don't mind the sweating, because they couldn't pull off those crazy ninja moves and be cold-blooded at the same time. That's some mutagen!
Not to mention pull those moves off with bodies made of bone which shouldn't even be as flexible as it is. hehe...
Correlary of the sai delusion - "While the sai is causing the machine to spark alarmingly and short out, Raph never suffers electrical shock if he happens to be holding the sai at the time."
Answer for Raph: Leather insulation.
Turtles actually have 5 fingers, 4 toes..why the TMNT have only 2 toes (and a supposed opposite heel/toe which makes no sense to me) and two fingers and opposable digit, I'll never know.
DrSpengler
10-03-2006, 11:04 PM
Over-analysis AHOY!
1: The turtles aren't covered in poop all the time. Not including the new toon, where they lived in a pretty sterile environment, in other fictions they *really* live in the sewer, they jetski in pools of human excrement, wade in it, slosh around in it. By all logic they should smell incredibly bad and gross the hell out of everyone they meet.
2: Michelangelo somehow gets new comic books every wednesday. I know, he probably goes to the shop "in disguise", which you already mentioned just shouldn't work.
3: THEY HAVE NO GENITALS.
4: Michelangelo can break just about any structure, including metal, with his nunchakus. It was mostly a problem in the old toon, but he knocked apart a few mousers in the new show with his wooden sticks on a chain.
5: Michelangelo talks like a surfer. Raphael talks like he's from Brooklyn. Don and Leo are dialect-free. They were all raised by a guy with a Japanese accent. What happened, here?
Tora_Chan
10-04-2006, 09:24 AM
Over-analysis AHOY!
2: Michelangelo somehow gets new comic books every wednesday. I know, he probably goes to the shop "in disguise", which you already mentioned just shouldn't work.
5: Michelangelo talks like a surfer. Raphael talks like he's from Brooklyn. Don and Leo are dialect-free. They were all raised by a guy with a Japanese accent. What happened, here?
Too much TV?
For the other one, it's also strange that Mikey even has money to buy comics. Where do the TMNT get all the money for pizza from?
Spawn Guy
10-04-2006, 10:54 AM
1: Splinter took the TMNT in when they were simply normal baby turtles and he was a normal every day sewer rat, apparently with the intention of cleaning them as opposed to eating them.
2: Mike seems the most lazy of the guys when it comes to training, yet has enough skill to wield a pair of weapons that could crack his skull open if he wasn't careful.
3: No matter how many Foot Solders, aliens, demons, robots or whatever kind of minions there are, the TMNT can use their weapons as handles and sweep the floor with them.
4: Splinter learned every single ninja style, how to teach them, the history of the man who owned him, and the name of the man who killed that man before being showered in an alien chemical that mutated him into an intelligent humanoid creature who could walk, talk, and raise four mutant turtles. And just for the hell of it...
5: ...he can speak English. And Japanese. When he's lived in an American sewer for most of his life.
DrSpengler
10-04-2006, 11:21 AM
Too much TV?
For the other one, it's also strange that Mikey even has money to buy comics. Where do the TMNT get all the money for pizza from?
It sorta reminds me of this one episode of the Tick, where the Tick and Arthur go visit the Sewer Urchin in his sewer lair. They walk in and there's this big chauldren full of money. Sewer Urchin says "You'd be surprised at what people throw away".
Either than or they just take the money from the thugs they beat up. That's what *I'd* do, anyhow.
Spawn Guy
10-04-2006, 12:46 PM
I have this sudden urge to look up Tick episodes on YouTube. Thanks Doc!
Sewer Bull
10-04-2006, 01:57 PM
It sorta reminds me of this one episode of the Tick, where the Tick and Arthur go visit the Sewer Urchin in his sewer lair. They walk in and there's this big chauldren full of money. Sewer Urchin says "You'd be surprised at what people throw away".
Ha! I remember that episode. One of the best Tick eps ever.
OK - here's my list.
5. Don = teh uber technician. Onyx has already explained why, so I won't repeat after him.
4. Foot Clan. This organization is obnoxious. Either robots or human beings - they suck at fighting seriously... And they're always coming one by one to their opponents. Poor Shredder... having such moronic subordinates. But did he ever train them, at least ONCE? I highly doubt that.
3. A van and a blimp with their logo wandering around NYC - even at times they allegedly posed a serious threat to the community.
2. Pizza. And no, I'm not talking about the money for it. I mean the sole pizza as a dish. I mean... why do they even eat it? Why has Splinter allowed that? He's their goddamn Sensei, after all. Eating sushi all day long should be way healthier and cheaper.
1. Crappy trenchcoats and fedoras that don't cover anything at all. Well put by onyx.
iris sure knows how to have fun... :embarass:
*to iris* Don't hit me in front of everyone please. :sweatdro:
Well where would you like me to hit you then? :ttwisted:
DrSpengler
10-04-2006, 03:42 PM
One thing that irritates me about the new show, and to an extent, the old show, as well:
There is practically NO traffic in New York City. Have any of you ever *been* there? It's gridlocked day and night! Yet the TMNT are always prowling the streets which are completely empty.
Anarky
10-04-2006, 03:53 PM
What always bothered me
How do the TMNT pee?
They do not have a dong
neither short nor long.
And they never wear clothes
no matter how hard the wind blows.
So face it, dude
They are nude!
So my question is this
How do the TMNT pi**?
...yes, I was feeling poetic.
How is it possible to spot delusions about a group of turtles mutated by an alien substance into large humanoids, who not only are able to learn martial arts skills, but travel through time, fight aliens, and have their fingers on the pulse of pop culture? It almost seems fruitless.
It sorta reminds me of this one episode of the Tick, where the Tick and Arthur go visit the Sewer Urchin in his sewer lair. They walk in and there's this big chauldren full of money. Sewer Urchin says "You'd be surprised at what people throw away".
Speaking of delusions and The Tick, I like how in certain episodes he's able to do almost anything like surf and pilot a biplane.
Like Tick would say, "Mysteries abound."
Sewer Bull
10-04-2006, 05:08 PM
How is it possible to spot delusions about a group of turtles mutated by an alien substance into large humanoids, who not only are able to learn martial arts skills, but travel through time, fight aliens, and have their fingers on the pulse of pop culture? It almost seems fruitless.
Damn you spoilsport you.
Raph's Girl
10-04-2006, 07:42 PM
Money: The turtles secretly have jobs. In the new movie they earn money thru Michelangelo playing a clown at kiddie parties. There was also an ep where they got jobs very easily. Don had a job in a junk shop, Raph was a clown at kiddie parties, and Mike had a cooking show.....they did this WITHOUT discguises. WTF?
In the latest ep of TMNT Fast Forward Cody gives Leonardo a credit card thing "Here's money! You might need this!" And Leonardo looks at it and goes "Money???".... He looked like he was thinking "WTH am I supposed to do with this now???" :lol:
Sewers: They're actually cleaner than one might think. In Paris they even give tours of their sewer system. Seriously... I watched a thing on the learning channel the other day on the history of sewers!
Fact: Turtles eat rodents.
Fact: Turtles DO live in sewers (at least in Australia where they found an Aligator Snapping Turtle in the sewer, took him to the Sydney reptile park and named him Leonardo)
Sweating: The mutation changed their metabolism so that they can sweat...duh... :P
Fact: It's been scientifically proven that pizza is healthy for you and is known to prevent certain cancers.
Splinter: He knows Japanese cuz he was born in Japan. He wasn't a normal rat to begin with since he followed the movements of his sensei in his cage....he learned alot and apperantly learned it for years even tho rats only live for 2 - 3 years. In the original story Oroku Saki was a BOY of like 12 when his brother was killed by Yoshi and an adult when he became Shredder. Splinter must have been at least 10 or more. Again...not normal for a rat.
In the current toon Splinter was apperantly a wild rat, not domesticated, and already an adult (probably around 8 months) when he entered the lives of Yoshi and Teng Shen. Again... not normal! No wild rat would be friendly to a human! Wild Rats are mean even if you raise them up from kittens (that's what baby rats are called).
Masked Ninja
10-04-2006, 07:46 PM
*puts on spoilsport armor*
The accent thing makes me wonder a bit, too. The only thing that would make sense is if Raph hangs out in Brooklyn a lot when he's having Alone Time... and I can see Mikey doing the surfer thing because he thought it was "cool."
But seeing as they learned English from a rat with a Japanese accent, that should be how they learned it.
Other language questions: how did they learn English? My Mask fanfic is dumb, yes, but at least it covered that... The only way Splinter could believeably have a Japanese accent in the first place was if he had the capabilty to learn a language pre-mutation, just not have the capability of actually speaking it. However, he did learn martial arts, so I suppose we just have to accept that he was a Very Special Rat.
Which in turn begs the question: what would have happened to him had Yoshi not died and Splinter had not been mutated? They'd have a cool little act there... like underground ratfights. Put a stray cat in the ring with Splinter and win a fortune when he kicks its butt. Or something.
Sorry. Just thinking out loud (or whatever)...
DrSpengler
10-04-2006, 07:51 PM
A cat? Try a pitbull or a jaguar. Splinter was one ferocious little rat.
He roughed the Shredder up pretty good in the first movie, leaving Oroku Saki with a life-long vendetta against a small mammal. ;)
Raph's Girl
10-04-2006, 07:59 PM
*puts on spoilsport armor*
The accent thing makes me wonder a bit, too. The only thing that would make sense is if Raph hangs out in Brooklyn a lot when he's having Alone Time... and I can see Mikey doing the surfer thing because he thought it was "cool."
Well...perhaps they watched alot of tv?? They had to have done something other than practice all those years.
Sides....I have a Southern accent....but I grew up in Germany. So anything is possible. Yes I lived in Texas for like 3 years (Ages 5-7) but I grew up mostly in Germany (Ages 1-4, and 7-13). Neither of my parents have a southern accent (heck my dad's from NY). Just me...
Buslady
10-05-2006, 03:20 AM
Over-analysis AHOY!
1: The turtles aren't covered in poop all the time. Not including the new toon, where they lived in a pretty sterile environment, in other fictions they *really* live in the sewer, they jetski in pools of human excrement, wade in it, slosh around in it. By all logic they should smell incredibly bad and gross the hell out of everyone they meet.
there are different areas of a sewer. some carry poo, some are only stormdrains...some are simply an underground river...i would assume they lived away from the toilet tunnels....some of the system junctions even have to be flushed
3: THEY HAVE NO GENITALS.
Turtle wangs are hidden in tail, you wouldnt see any bits anyways. and if they did draw tails..they are male..they would be about as long and big as the tail drawing I did awhile back (see signature hehe)...turtles are ...shall we say, not lacking in the tail.
5: Michelangelo talks like a surfer. Raphael talks like he's from Brooklyn. Don and Leo are dialect-free. They were all raised by a guy with a Japanese accent. What happened, here?
this always cracked me up
old toon mike sounds like a stoner than a surfer
Sewer Bull
10-05-2006, 03:46 AM
In the latest ep of TMNT Fast Forward Cody gives Leonardo a credit card thing "Here's money! You might need this!" And Leonardo looks at it and goes "Money???".... He looked like he was thinking "WTH am I supposed to do with this now???" :lol:
Or maybe he was shocked with its form.
Fact: It's been scientifically proven that pizza is healthy for you and is known to prevent certain cancers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza#Health_Concerns - nothing about the cancers or being healthy here.
Katie
10-05-2006, 06:07 AM
hehehe funny thread :P
My 2 cents on the accents is TV. I know alot of mexican kids around here who are first generation immigrants who speak with a similar accent to me and their parents do not speak english. my accent is muttled being from Alabama but learning how to speak properly. Somehow this affects people's ability to nail down where i'm from. (we wont even speak of my attrocious accent when I am speaking Spanish :dead: )
and pizza...everyday...they'd be dead of a heart attack around age 30. all that sodium and cheese and we won't even get into any meats on it. Just imaginge how they'd be if they did not work out every day :roll: :lol:
Sewer Bull
10-05-2006, 06:27 AM
and pizza...everyday...they'd be dead of a heart attack around age 30. all that sodium and cheese and we won't even get into any meats on it. Just imaginge how they'd be if they did not work out every day :roll: :lol:
Plus, Splinter (human or rat - whatever) was raised in Japanese culture, so I presume it'd be more logical of him if he enforced them to eat more Eastern food.
Raph's Girl
10-05-2006, 06:34 AM
and pizza...everyday...they'd be dead of a heart attack around age 30. all that sodium and cheese and we won't even get into any meats on it. Just imaginge how they'd be if they did not work out every day :roll: :lol:
But pizza everyday is still good.... tomatoes prevent certain cancers, I keep on hearing that you need to have cheese at least 3 times a day for dairy intake (seriously), bread is for fiber, they can have veggies on em if they want, ect.... all the basic food groups at one time.
From Wikipedia:
In general, cheese supplies a great deal of calcium, protein, and phosphorus. A 30 gram (one ounce) serving of cheddar cheese contains about seven grams of protein and 200 milligrams of calcium. Nutritionally, cheese is essentially concentrated milk: it takes about 200 grams (seven ounces) of milk to provide that much protein, and 150 grams to equal the calcium.
Some studies claim to show that cheeses including Cheddar, Mozzarella, Swiss and American can help to prevent tooth decay.[22] Several mechanisms for this protection have been proposed:
* The calcium, protein, and phosphorus in cheese may act to protect tooth enamel.
* Cheese increases saliva flow, washing away acids and sugars.
* Cheese may have an antibacterial effect in the mouth.
Ah...the power of cheese! :evilgrin:
At least in the current series they don't eat pizza all the time. We've only seen them eat it a couple times... or hear em mention it.
Radical Rat
10-05-2006, 07:12 AM
Cool thread!
I always wondered how Mikey spun his nunchakus on his fingers using the chain? (in the 1st movie)
And how does Raph spin his sai when his palm is flat? (in the new toons)
Damn you spoilsport you.
Aw... Hey, I said, "almost." :P
I always wondered how Mikey spun his nunchakus on his fingers using the chain? (in the 1st movie)
And how does Raph spin his sai when his palm is flat? (in the new toons)
Hmm... Lesse... The first was a simple sight gag, the second I think is actually possible if you initiate the right wrist movement.
Spawn Guy
10-05-2006, 10:01 AM
People are taking this seriously? The delusions, not just the "It could work" people? Good lord, it's a gold mine down here!
People are taking this seriously? The delusions, not just the "It could work" people? Good lord, it's a gold mine down here!
It's a proven scientific fact that TMNT is scientifically factual. I'd tell you how, but I don't want to short out your brain. 8)
Spawn Guy
10-05-2006, 12:03 PM
Gold! Solid gold!
Buslady
10-05-2006, 12:21 PM
But pizza everyday is still good.... tomatoes prevent certain cancers, I keep on hearing that you need to have cheese at least 3 times a day for dairy intake (seriously), bread is for fiber, they can have veggies on em if they want, ect.... all the basic food groups at one time.
From Wikipedia:
In general, cheese supplies a great deal of calcium, protein, and phosphorus. A 30 gram (one ounce) serving of cheddar cheese contains about seven grams of protein and 200 milligrams of calcium. Nutritionally, cheese is essentially concentrated milk: it takes about 200 grams (seven ounces) of milk to provide that much protein, and 150 grams to equal the calcium.
Some studies claim to show that cheeses including Cheddar, Mozzarella, Swiss and American can help to prevent tooth decay.[22] Several mechanisms for this protection have been proposed:
* The calcium, protein, and phosphorus in cheese may act to protect tooth enamel.
* Cheese increases saliva flow, washing away acids and sugars.
* Cheese may have an antibacterial effect in the mouth.
Ah...the power of cheese! :evilgrin:
At least in the current series they don't eat pizza all the time. We've only seen them eat it a couple times... or hear em mention it.
other than the goodness of the pizza...believe me i love pizza..good ny style...the sodium content is super high, it'd give ya hypertenstion like i got already
The accent thing makes me wonder a bit, too. The only thing that would make sense is if Raph hangs out in Brooklyn a lot when he's having Alone Time... and I can see Mikey doing the surfer thing because he thought it was "cool."
But seeing as they learned English from a rat with a Japanese accent, that should be how they learned it.
Other language questions: how did they learn English? My Mask fanfic is dumb, yes, but at least it covered that... The only way Splinter could believeably have a Japanese accent in the first place was if he had the capabilty to learn a language pre-mutation, just not have the capability of actually speaking it. However, he did learn martial arts, so I suppose we just have to accept that he was a Very Special Rat.
I find it pretty believable that different people within a household could have different accents. Maybe not as distinctly as in the old toon, but still. And most kids who grow up in the 'States don't usually have an accent after around age 5, even if their parents do, so I don't see why they'd have a Japanese accent. That might usually have something to do with going to school though.
I used to talk much like Raphie when I was young, unlike anyone else in my house. Not so much the Brooklyn sound, but the lil' street thug sound that my friends had. Just like I outgrew it, I could see Raph easily growing into it. Well, I didn't so much outgrow it as have it bullied out of me by my brothers. I could definitely see THAT working the opposite way with Raph too.
I also picked up Valley Girl out of basically nowhere. Just to amuse myself. Natch.
Heh... what if Raph picked up the Brooklyn accent, and Mikey picked up the surf talk to make fun of Raph's new accent? :lol:
Heh... what if Raph picked up the Brooklyn accent, and Mikey picked up the surf talk to make fun of Raph's new accent? :lol:
:teek: You got skillz, girl! That's comic gold right there. How can you be so smart and so funny at the same time? O_o
Sage Ninja
10-05-2006, 04:35 PM
Over-analysis AHOY!
1: The turtles aren't covered in poop all the time. Not including the new toon, where they lived in a pretty sterile environment, in other fictions they *really* live in the sewer, they jetski in pools of human excrement, wade in it, slosh around in it. By all logic they should smell incredibly bad and gross the hell out of everyone they meet.
I don't think they actually live in the area of the sewer that is full of peole sh*t and pee.
Michelangelo somehow gets new comic books every wednesday. I know, he probably goes to the shop "in disguise", which you already mentioned just shouldn't work.
Or he could just order them through a magazine and have them delivered to April's apratment, where he he just picks them up.
HAVE NO GENITALS.
neither do other super hero's or other scantly clad male cartoon characters. Look at the Thunder cats like Liono, Panthro, and Tigera. no gentitals!!!
Michelangelo can break just about any structure, including metal, with his nunchakus. It was mostly a problem in the old toon, but he knocked apart a few mousers in the new show with his wooden sticks on a chain.
old toon or New toon both Michaelangelo's know how to weild the nunchuka. And I figure do to his ninja training, he knows how to weild them in just such a way as to delver blows with enough forse to do these type of things.
5: Michelangelo talks like a surfer. Raphael talks like he's from Brooklyn. Don and Leo are dialect-free. They were all raised by a guy with a Japanese accent. What happened, here?
In the classic toon Michaelangelo is the only turtle that speaks differntly. Raphael doen't have a brooklin accent. And to why he speaks like a suffer, well maybe he just likes to or maybe he just speaks like that because he acts like one and watches suffer movies. Teenagers tend to talk like the people they hang with.
In the new toon, Mikey is dialect free, along with Don and Leo (although I swear Leo has a slight accent sometimes) Raphael probably talks like that because makes him sound tough. And I have a feeling that the boys all speak some japanes dur to Splinter.
Raph's Girl
10-05-2006, 05:28 PM
In the new toon, Mikey is dialect free, along with Don and Leo (although I swear Leo has a slight accent sometimes)
Leo has an accent cuz Michael Sinterniklaas (his VA) is Dutch. :P
Masked Ninja
10-05-2006, 05:34 PM
You do have a point - just as I could see Mikey adopting a surfer twang (which he has very little of in the new show; it's most apparent in the first few episodes) so he'd sound cool, it's not a stretch of the imagination for Raph to start using a Brooklyn accent because it makes him sound tough. Especially since he seems to like this "tough guy" persona he projects.
Though I have yet to detect an accent in Leo - he says some things a little "funny," but individuals can have quirks like that, even considering that his VA isn't necessarily American. It must be very slight.
I think that TV probably did train them to speak more "American" sounding English, but when they learned it from Splinter, they were probably unaware of the concept of an "accent" and mimicked him until they were exposed to outside English-speakers. And that might be cute... little Japanese-accented kid-Turtles. Or maybe Splinter taught them Japanese first and they learned English later? Either way, it would have been the same way for kids of foreign-born people - it's the other kids at school/other people outside the home that they end up matching accents with. And there's a certain age after which killing an accent is really hard to do. Considering the Turtles' limited exposure to the outside world before they were teenagers, it has to be TV.
Heehee, the time I'm putting into thinking about this (let alone typing it out) is mildly hilarious. I think it's just because it's fun to put brainpower into something a little more enjoyable than schoolwork. :P
Yeah I know MN, that's why boards like this are fun. Being serious about serious things all the time leads to ulcers.
You're right, Sage, I keep forgetting that Raph doesn't have that kind of an accent in the old toon! Man, it's been too long.
Gobo and Spawn Guy, I can't tell if you're making fun of me, but when you do it that way I don't care. lol
Spawn Guy
10-05-2006, 08:59 PM
Hey, no worries.
Sage Ninja, I wouldn't take the first three of the good doctors posts too seriously.
neither do other super hero's or other scantly clad male cartoon characters. Look at the Thunder cats like Liono, Panthro, and Tigera. no gentitals!!!
Damn, that is so emasculating. :lol: But hey, I could argue the point that they may be wearing codpieces, which hide genitalia so you don't get that creepy male ballerina look, but I won't. ;)
Buslady
10-06-2006, 10:56 AM
If the their plastron goes up their butt, and they IMPLY they use the toilet ...HOW do they use the pot when they #1 have a plastron that goes up their butt and #2...have no tails?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/Leosbutt.jpg
I honestly don't see what would be SOOOOO bad about not drawing tails...Donnie suddenly grew a HUGE one when he was temporarily mutated into GameraDon....
Spawn Guy
10-06-2006, 12:44 PM
With difficulty.
Sewer Bull
10-06-2006, 01:05 PM
If the their plastron goes up their butt, and they IMPLY they use the toilet ...HOW do they use the pot when they #1 have a plastron that goes up their butt and #2...have no tails?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/buslady/Leosbutt.jpg
My word, what an indecorous close up.
Anarky
10-06-2006, 01:40 PM
ZOMG thar b pr0n lol ill tell mom shell sue foxkids no more tnmt rofl and ur scianeefik approch is teh suXX'rz!!!!111
Sewer Bull
10-06-2006, 02:18 PM
*hits Anarky with a frying pan*
stfu teh ppl liek tiz fred
Buslady
10-06-2006, 05:03 PM
ZOMG thar b pr0n lol ill tell mom shell sue foxkids no more tnmt rofl and ur scianeefik approch is teh suXX'rz!!!!111
:roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:
*bonks on the head*
goofball
Spawn Guy
10-06-2006, 06:01 PM
ZOMG thar b pr0n lol ill tell mom shell sue foxkids no more tnmt rofl and ur scianeefik approch is teh suXX'rz!!!!111
I think he's haveing a stroke...
*hits Anarky with a frying pan*
Well...that solves that...
stfu teh ppl liek tiz fred
Dear God! It's contagious!
triplexxx
10-06-2006, 06:22 PM
and pizza...everyday...they'd be dead of a heart attack around age 30. all that sodium and cheese and we won't even get into any meats on it. Just imaginge how they'd be if they did not work out every day :roll: :lol:
BUT, they do work out every day, HENCE that food energy converted into muscle, HENCE their muscular forms. They aren't lean, but not fat either; they're "bulky", and yet agile at the same time! Considering the type of workouts they do, I wouldn't think being healthfood-nut is really necessary for them, none of them are.
If the their plastron goes up their butt, and they IMPLY they use the toilet ...HOW do they use the pot when they #1 have a plastron that goes up their butt and #2...have no tails?
Restroom humor/references are things they tend to avoid pretty much all the time in each TMNT universe (except maybe on 1 or 2 occasions tops), at least the ones I've gotten into, WHICH I believe is one thing that makes them so successful.
I always wondered how Mikey spun his nunchakus on his fingers using the chain? (in the 1st movie)
Is that what Michaelangelo did? I think I know, but in case I don't, which scene was this in?
Warhorse
10-06-2006, 08:45 PM
Is that what Michaelangelo did? I think I know, but in case I don't, which scene was this in?
This scene was in the first TMNT motion picture movie back in 1990. This was when Raph was thrown through April's sky light, and then the foot invaded her apartment, and there was this one foot that started to twirl a nunchukus. Mikey was hilarious, goes "AHH, a fellow chucker, ehe!" And then the two have a small rivarlry on who was the better master. In the end, this was when Mikey begins to twirl the weapon on the tip of his finger, telling the befundled foot "Keep practicing!" Great movie! I know it nearly by heart!:evilgrin:
Buslady
10-07-2006, 01:46 AM
Restroom humor/references are things they tend to avoid pretty much all the time in each TMNT universe (except maybe on 1 or 2 occasions tops), at least the ones I've gotten into, WHICH I believe is one thing that makes them so successful.
Raph is seen going in to shower. Mikey has been known to hop over Raph to steal the bathroom...so they do go and it's implied they use it.
I can see Mikey doing a whole Wakko-esque "Potty Emergency" scene
Is that what Michaelangelo did? I think I know, but in case I don't, which scene was this in?
TMNT1: Mikey vs. Foot nunchaku scene...he baffles them by spinning his chuck by the rope. cant do that IRL....
The spinning raph does with his sai in the cartoon, you can't really do and it's not really a proper use of the weapon...
Sewer Bull
10-07-2006, 03:38 AM
BUT, they do work out every day, HENCE that food energy converted into muscle, HENCE their muscular forms. They aren't lean, but not fat either; they're "bulky", and yet agile at the same time! Considering the type of workouts they do, I wouldn't think being healthfood-nut is really necessary for them, none of them are.
For them - maybe not.
But what about their Sensei, huh?
Dear God! It's contagious!
...
*hits himself with a frying pan and faints*
triplexxx
10-07-2006, 04:13 AM
For them - maybe not.
But what about their Sensei, huh?
Well, Splinter surely is; he's very lean and not into junk food like his sons are.
*hits himself with a frying pan and faints*
Eh... *pokes rob-san* You alright?
They didn't cover this situation in Animal Science 420. :goofygri:
Sage Ninja
10-07-2006, 12:09 PM
Damn, that is so emasculating. :lol: But hey, I could argue the point that they may be wearing codpieces, which hide genitalia so you don't get that creepy male ballerina look, but I won't. ;)
actually a codpiece is supposed to enhance the size of a man's genitals, not hade them :). They where very popular in Europe with men and it was kind of their version of false advertisement :lol:
as far as the turtles not haveing tails go, maybe they just keep them tucked under the underside of their shells so their not...hanging out :| in all universes (old and New). Maybe its a saftey measure. Since they are warriors and a long hanging tail dangling between their legs would probably make them vulnerable, Splinter probably made them tuck them away so their not in the way or pose as temptation for an enemy to attack it. I'm sure that would suck ;)
Raph's Girl
10-07-2006, 04:30 PM
as far as the turtles not haveing tails go, maybe they just keep them tucked under the underside of their shells so their not...hanging out :| in all universes (old and New).
Yea....altho in the comics their tails show all the time... :P
Restroom humor/references are things they tend to avoid pretty much all the time in each TMNT universe (except maybe on 1 or 2 occasions tops), at least the ones I've gotten into, WHICH I believe is one thing that makes them so successful.
Raph has a shower scene, Leonardo warning Don to keep the flame away from Mikey cuz he'd had a bean burrito earlier, Raph going to the bathroom for privacy so he could read, Mikey dancing about cuz he has to go, Kid sees turtles in his bathroom (they stole some panty hose...).....
actually a codpiece is supposed to enhance the size of a man's genitals, not hade them :). They where very popular in Europe with men and it was kind of their version of false advertisement :lol:
Oh, I know. :lol: I meant that they hid the actual genitals, so you couldn't literally see what's down there, unlike leotards which are so tight you can basically distinguish what religion each guy is.
triplexxx
10-07-2006, 07:37 PM
Raph has a shower scene, Leonardo warning Don to keep the flame away from Mikey cuz he'd had a bean burrito earlier, Raph going to the bathroom for privacy so he could read, Mikey dancing about cuz he has to go, Kid sees turtles in his bathroom (they stole some panty hose...).....
Well, actually, they did a better job at this in the old show than the new show; and even in the new show, they never actually bring it to a level which qualifies as "gross" (except in "Ancient One"). That's really what I meant.
Raph's Girl
10-07-2006, 10:57 PM
unlike leotards which are so tight you can basically distinguish what religion each guy is.
From the looks of the Torbin Zixx figure....I'd say he's definatly not Jewish.... :evilgrin:
Im surprised that it got passed the sensors.... I mean come on... an eternally excited action figure??? :o
Buslady
10-08-2006, 09:54 AM
From the looks of the Torbin Zixx figure....I'd say he's definatly not Jewish.... :evilgrin:
Im surprised that it got passed the sensors.... I mean come on... an eternally excited action figure??? :o
I thought the SAME thing :P
Ecto Jedi
10-08-2006, 12:54 PM
Turtle genitals? Well haven't we reached the pinnacle of intelligent conversation... :lol:
Yeah, the thread wasn't meant to discuss that. Too bad people didn't stick to the initial topic...
Sewer Bull
10-08-2006, 01:37 PM
You cannot stop the seasonal TMNT sex craze, my friend.
Spawn Guy
10-08-2006, 05:13 PM
You will be assimilated.
Yeah, the thread wasn't meant to discuss that. Too bad people didn't stick to the initial topic...
Off topic, you say? What's more delusional than the TMNT having male genitalia?
The defense rests.
Ecto Jedi
10-09-2006, 12:34 AM
Off topic, you say? What's more delusional than the TMNT having male genitalia?
The defense rests.
Well balls, he's got a point.
Still, there's something undeniably disconcerting about discussing the Ninja Turtles' genitalia and debating on how exactly they use the washroom. Is it just me?
Masked Ninja
10-09-2006, 04:15 AM
There's a reason I dropped out of the discussion. :dead:
Sewer Bull
10-09-2006, 08:23 AM
Let's just assume that the mutation has neutered them. Period.
... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Off topic, you say? What's more delusional than the TMNT having male genitalia?
I don't see many Top 5's, and that's what the thread was made for. Whatever... keep on with the turtle genitals, I won't bother you.
I don't see many Top 5's, and that's what the thread was made for. Whatever... keep on with the turtle genitals, I won't bother you.
Oh, lighten up, Francis. :roll:
Oh, lighten up, Francis. :roll:
Why should I?
Sewer Bull
10-09-2006, 09:42 AM
Awww, come on chum, don't sweat it.
It's understandable that people find it easier to discuss the chelonian reproductive organs rather than to explain the unlimited yet suspicious tech potential of Donatello.
I'm not 'sweating it', I just think it's stupid. It's my opinion, take it or leave it.
Good grief.
You know, it's not like you're the only one who started a topic and have it go off on some unexpected tangent. I'm sure tons of us had that happen to us.
By the way, just so you know, we weren't even talking about turtle genitalia as a whole, but rather taking someone's Top 5 item and running with it, therefore pretty much staying on topic. Even after the fact that another member explained the anatomy of actual turtles, it got to talking about codpieces on the Thundercats and some action figure.
Now, the topic has strayed from its initial intention and into about how tragic its direction is leading, which was kind of started by you, who created the thread in the first place.
Believe me, it could have ended up worse. Alot of us know how, too.
So, I say again: Lighten up, man, c'mon.
Sewer Bull
10-09-2006, 11:19 AM
Believe me, it could have ended up worse. Alot of us know how, too.
"Turtles & April."
My all-time fave thread.
KROW, don't talk to me like I see a forum for the first time, please ;) I very well know how threads drift away from the initial topic, trust me, I know. It bugs me because there is a lot more to say on topic and it could have made a nice and fun thread, these were my intentions. Don't get me wrong, I don't blame anyone in particular for it and I'm not sad or angry or whatever you think I am when you're telling me to lighten up. Ecto Jedi made a comment about the turtle genitals discussion and I saw an opportunity to share my opinion on this kind of discussion. That's all, I said that I won't bother you anymore, but you decided that my so-called anger is more important to discuss than turtle genitals :lol:
I know you're an old timer here and I'm relatively new, but that doesn't mean that I'm not used to other forums. In fact, there are quite a few communities where I post and I've been there for a long time. I know how it happens ;) I was just sharing my opinion, like you all do, that's all.
Sewer Bull
10-09-2006, 12:41 PM
That's all, I said that I won't bother you anymore, but you decided that my so-called anger is more important to discuss than turtle genitals :lol:
I believe some people here would feel great relief if this conversation switched from the turtle genitals to your anger management techniques, onyx-boy.
So... what do you do to stay calm and peaceful?
So... what do you do to stay calm and peaceful?
I don't. You know that.
Buslady
10-09-2006, 01:56 PM
OMG all I pointed out was the delusion of how the show does hint they use the potty but their plastrons going up the butt. Plastrons do not go up the butt...
and how I felt that it was pointless not giving them tails, turtles have tails and that's a factoid. They look silly without them.
Buslady
10-09-2006, 01:59 PM
Off topic, you say? What's more delusional than the TMNT having male genitalia?
The defense rests.
You know, those bits are what makes them boys. Without them, they're "ITs"...neither boy or girl so they aren't sons or brothers.
They say they are sons, brothers, boys, male mutants, so it's not delusional that they have those bits; those bits are out of sight though.
comet_an_me
10-09-2006, 03:21 PM
my top 5 are:
1. how does donatello get all the money for his inventions/reserch?
2. its always a full moon when there out side.
3. aprils shop all ways gets broken into/blown up
4. micky always wants to run away from danger (which seems to be the better idea) but his brothers dont listen and run into it.
5. in the second lair the tmnt seemed to have a bout 12 tvs always on the same channel, wtf?
Ecto Jedi
10-09-2006, 08:13 PM
You know, those bits are what makes them boys. Without them, they're "ITs"...neither boy or girl so they aren't sons or brothers.
They say they are sons, brothers, boys, male mutants, so it's not delusional that they have those bits; those bits are out of sight though.
You know, it is a cartoon. ;)
KROW, don't talk to me like I see a forum for the first time, please ;) I very well know how threads drift away from the initial topic, trust me, I know. It bugs me because there is a lot more to say on topic and it could have made a nice and fun thread, these were my intentions. Don't get me wrong, I don't blame anyone in particular for it and I'm not sad or angry or whatever you think I am when you're telling me to lighten up. Ecto Jedi made a comment about the turtle genitals discussion and I saw an opportunity to share my opinion on this kind of discussion. That's all, I said that I won't bother you anymore, but you decided that my so-called anger is more important to discuss than turtle genitals :lol:
I know you're an old timer here and I'm relatively new, but that doesn't mean that I'm not used to other forums. In fact, there are quite a few communities where I post and I've been there for a long time. I know how it happens ;) I was just sharing my opinion, like you all do, that's all.
Well, I didn't assume you were angry. Mainly, I just thought you were taking it a bit too seriously. But, since you've explained you're not, then there's nothing wrong. :thumbsup: :D
You know, those bits are what makes them boys. Without them, they're "ITs"...neither boy or girl so they aren't sons or brothers.
They say they are sons, brothers, boys, male mutants, so it's not delusional that they have those bits; those bits are out of sight though.
I think it's delusional for characters like the TMNT to even have the word "genitals" synonymous with them, seeing as how they weren't initially created for procreation, but for superheroics. They have tails in the comics, but they're referred to as tails, not penises.
Plastrons do not go up the butt...
and how I felt that it was pointless not giving them tails, turtles have tails and that's a factoid. They look silly without them.
But... Who can say that humanoid mutant turtles are supposed to have tails? My pet humanoid mutant turtle doesn't. :goof:
Warhorse
10-09-2006, 09:55 PM
my top 5 are:
1. how does donatello get all the money for his inventions/reserch? (From collecting the royalties from the TMNT franchise.)
2. its always a full moon when there out side. (Most weird things happen during a full mooon, why should the TMNT world be any different?)
3. aprils shop all ways gets broken into/blown up (Because the girl has some seriously bad karma!)
4. micky always wants to run away from danger (which seems to be the better idea) but his brothers dont listen and run into it. (Because Mikey is obviously the smarter one of the group, and cherish's his life)
5. in the second lair the tmnt seemed to have a bout 12 tvs always on the same channel, wtf? Well, maybe they didn't have the money for surround sound, so this was their best bet!)
shuriken
10-09-2006, 10:55 PM
Here are mine.
1-in the old toon they never had their weapons with them and when they needed them they suddenly appeared.
2-The Henchmen(Foot, Triceratons, thugs,Purple Dragons) can't fight.Foot ninja would at least be able to touch them, Imean who the hell trains them anyway?
3-why don't they just mutate some other 16 year old turtles and have themselves some girlfriends...oh wait there's no more ooze right? sucks for them.
4-everything is breakable with a ninja weapon.
5-short guys with mittens and a curved back and with beanies on their green heads are perfectly normal in New York.
my theory on the whole genital thing is that the plastron is retractable sort of like a door, so whenever they have to sh*t or p*ss they just let it retract and let it out. I think the whole Plastorn in that area is used to protect their genitals from attack so that works for me.
comet_an_me
10-10-2006, 02:25 AM
i was at my grandparents one night and they were whatchin a doc on martial arts cant remember when it was a gud couple of years ago.... but any way the insructor was given a lesson and one of his pupils kicked him in his genitals but the instructor just stood there not bent over in pain or anyfink.
then when the instructor was in the interview he said that he can suck the genitals in to his body...yes this is real...then reporter the kicked him as hard as he can but didnt caurse any pain...not even a flinch... then the instructor said that the reporter could "feel" for them and he did and said that there was nufink there!!!!!!!!:o :o :o
And, I thought turtle genitalia was off-topic...
Sewer Bull
10-10-2006, 02:43 AM
i was at my grandparents one night and they were whatchin a doc on martial arts cant remember when it was a gud couple of years ago.... but any way the insructor was given a lesson and one of his pupils kicked him in his genitals but the instructor just stood there not bent over in pain or anyfink.
then when the instructor was in the interview he said that he can suck the genitals in to his body...yes this is real...then reporter the kicked him as hard as he can but didnt caurse any pain...not even a flinch... then the instructor said that the reporter could "feel" for them and he did and said that there was nufink there!!!!!!!!:o :o :o
Wow... So many retarded comments coming to my head right now...
Will I sound gay if I say that... I wish to see... his junk... being sucked... into his body... and disappearing there...
That must be just gruesome. :|
Buslady
10-10-2006, 08:55 AM
humans are the most exposed of all the animals. not even the other apes or primates are that exposed
i dunno about nuts but the wang might be able to be sucked in...'course im notta guy, i dunno hahaa sounds freaking WEIRD though
Ecto Jedi
10-10-2006, 02:35 PM
i dunno about nuts but the wang might be able to be sucked in...
I'm pretty sure it can't.
comet_an_me
10-10-2006, 02:54 PM
well what i saw was very convincing not saying its true but why would they show it on a documentry. when the reporter "felt" for what wasnt there he said that he had nufick there....nufink at all
Sewer Bull
10-10-2006, 03:23 PM
well what i saw was very convincing not saying its true but why would they show it on a documentry. when the reporter "felt" for what wasnt there he said that he had nufick there....nufink at all
Maybe it was a mockumentary.
Sage Ninja
10-10-2006, 03:30 PM
Leo has an accent cuz Michael Sinterniklaas (his VA) is Dutch.
American born or actually born out of the country? If he was born out of the country then I really have to give props to Michael Sinternikilaas for being able to sound as Amercian sounding as he does.
You do have a point - just as I could see Mikey adopting a surfer twang (which he has very little of in the new show; it's most apparent in the first few episodes) so he'd sound cool, it's not a stretch of the imagination for Raph to start using a Brooklyn accent because it makes him sound tough. Especially since he seems to like this "tough guy" persona he projects.
Yeah I noticed that in new toon Mikey, that he had a bit of a suffer twang going on. I'm stoked that he got rid of it, because It just alittle bit dated now that we are in the 21'st century. If you'll notice New toon Raphal's accent was more prominent in the first few episodes, now its more tones down.
And I recently watched some old toon episdes and old toon Raphael does have a bit of a New Yorky way of speaking if you listen close enough. Just watch Pizza by the Shred and yoy'll see what I'm talking about.
Though I have yet to detect an accent in Leo - he says some things a little "funny," but individuals can have quirks like that, even considering that his VA isn't necessarily American. It must be very slight.
its most prominent when he says his brothers full names, espcially when he says "Michaelangelo" or when he yells. Just listen carefully. I know I'm not imagining it.
I think that TV probably did train them to speak more "American" sounding English, but when they learned it from Splinter, they were probably unaware of the concept of an "accent" and mimicked him until they were exposed to outside English-speakers. And that might be cute... little Japanese-accented kid-Turtles. Or maybe Splinter taught them Japanese first and they learned English later? Either way, it would have been the same way for kids of foreign-born people - it's the other kids at school/other people outside the home that they end up matching accents with. And there's a certain age after which killing an accent is really hard to do. Considering the Turtles' limited exposure to the outside world before they were teenagers, it has to be TV.
You I've always wondered how the turtles speak so...normal. I wouyld think that being isolated as they are that their would be some quirks to their speech. Or words that they made up to express them selves. "What the Shell" seems to be the only variation to their speech.
Buslady
10-10-2006, 06:52 PM
my theory on the whole genital thing is that the plastron is retractable sort of like a door, so whenever they have to sh*t or p*ss they just let it retract and let it out. I think the whole Plastorn in that area is used to protect their genitals from attack so that works for me.
with all due respect, that's the funniest thing I ever heard.:lol::lol::lol::lol:
Leonardo Mystic
10-10-2006, 08:47 PM
Though I have yet to detect an accent in Leo - he says some things a little "funny," but individuals can have quirks like that, even considering that his VA isn't necessarily American. It must be very slight.its most prominent when he says his brothers full names, espcially when he says "Michaelangelo" or when he yells. Just listen carefully. I know I'm not imagining it.
Leo does have a slight accent, and you can detect it when he pronounces or says certain things, and especially when his voice changes pitch. I think the accent fits his character, and adds to his charm. :twink: When you hear Mike, his VA, in person, his normal voice is very close to how he speaks for Leo. *laughs* He was trying to pronounce how the right way to say anime at the con I went to last month to see him again, and it was just too cute.
The line where Leo says to Raph "How do you search an entire city?" in that slightly high pitch in the episode "Lone Raph and Cub" is exactly how Mike sounds in real life.
Sage Ninja
10-24-2006, 03:48 PM
When you are a voice actor and you are from out of the country, do they have to alter their speech so that they sound more American? that sounds incrediably hard to do ecpecially if you are not a native speaker of the language. I'm trying to learn a foreign language and it kills trying to get the accent right and the propper pronouciation down.
1-in the old toon they never had their weapons with them and when they needed them they suddenly appeared.
they always carried their weapons on them, it was only occassonally that their weapons dissapeared on them for no reason. What I don't get is why the turtles in both old and new carry their waepons on them at all times, even when they are sleeping. What is it some ninja requirment to be able to sleep with a sword strapped to your back?
why don't they just mutate some other 16 year old turtles and have themselves some girlfriends...oh wait there's no more ooze right? sucks for them.
because they are attracted to human females not mutated turtle females.And for that reason I guess the turtles have resigned them selves to being virgins all their life. I doubt that the turtles would find alien or mutant females attractive since they are more human by nature than turtle. Unless of course we are talking about Mirage Michaelangelo who will take a girl so along as she is female and willing, regardless of what specious she is :roll:
4-everything is breakable with a ninja weapon.
They know how to weild them :|
5-short guys with mittens and a curved back and with beanies on their green heads are perfectly normal in New York.
No one can tell they are not human when they dress in street clothes for the same reason why no can tell the that Super man is Clark Kent except that he's not wearing glasses and his hair isn't slick back any more. For the same reason why people can't tell that Serena/Usagi Sailor Moon even though the only thing that is diffrent is that her uniform shrunk and she is wearing a tiara. Its a cartoon thing, that so long as the main character is wearing something different from what he normally wears, he is unreconisable.
my delusions are:
1) how come the turtles can pull things out of their belt as if it where a poket. they can also put fairly bulky things into their belt and it stays they with out slipping. How do they do that?
2) How did the new toon turtles learn how to read and write and drive and all the other stuff they do? Both Splinter and the turtles where ordinary animals before mutation and wouldn't know how to read or write unless some one showed them. So did they learn?
How did the new toon turtles learn how to read and write and drive and all the other stuff they do?
Sesame Street and videogames. :D
Masked Ninja
10-24-2006, 06:59 PM
I hear ya on the weapon thing. How does Don's bo stay on him when all it's doing is being between his shell and his belt? Those things are smooth, and they slide easily. And how the heck does he just shove it back there without having to pull the belt out for it or anything?
I notice these issues the most when trying to draw TMNT. The long, straight nature of Leo and Don's weapons make it hard to arrange them on their backs and make it work. Leo's swords are going to be tangent to the curve of his shell, and that would have to get in the way if he does it in crisscrossed scabbards. The both-on-one-side of the comics would still be bulky, but cover less space.
Which is why I kinda like this art piece, "April" aside:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/5568054/
Don and Leo have these heavy-duty-looking straps that look like they could really hold those weapons in place.
Another thing, which applies mainly to animated versions: The Turtles' shells and sitting/lying down. Sometimes they cheat the shell to make them lying down in a more human-like position. Though most of the time they avoid the problem (new toon at least) by having them come to rest on their side or stomach.
Case in point: Raph in "Cousin Sid." It's like his shell is magically going through the couch to make him look more natural lying down. I think if I were the layout artist, I would have just propped him up with pillows or something for support. Nitpicky I s'pose, but I noticed it. :P
ZariusTwo
10-24-2006, 09:59 PM
Sesame Street and videogames. :D
He meant the Turtles, not FF's writers.
Dragnskull
10-26-2006, 05:06 AM
Cool thread!
I always wondered how Mikey spun his nunchakus on his fingers using the chain? (in the 1st movie)
And how does Raph spin his sai when his palm is flat? (in the new toons)
actually i was wondering the mikey thing once while i watched the show, so i put it into frame-by-frame slow-motion, and i noticed actually hes holding it, but his finger is in the way of the stick...hes not spinning it on the chain :)
as for raph, it is possible if u practice alot, but i dont think to the extent raph does it, perhaps just 1-2 spins
How did the new toon turtles learn how to read and write and drive and all the other stuff they do?Sesame Street and videogames. :DHe meant the Turtles, not FF's writers.
:o I can't believe you said that... You should know better. Sage Ninja is a lady! *gives Lady Sage a kiss on the hand* Spare him, Milady. He did not intend to offend thy honour. :P Pronoun error aside, your comment was some good comedy. :lol:
ZariusTwo
10-26-2006, 01:24 PM
:o I can't believe you said that... You should know better. Sage Ninja is a lady! *gives Lady Sage a kiss on the hand* Spare him, Milady. He did not intend to offend thy honour. :P Pronoun error aside, your comment was some good comedy. :lol:
Do you know how many members I have mistaken for girls? It's NO less ackward
Do you know how many members I have mistaken for girls? It's NO less ackward
I hear dat... I recall when I just started here that I was shocked at the concept of a dude voluntarily naming himself "Grunger Kitty". :lol:
Mr._Mutant_Man
10-28-2006, 12:59 PM
I've got one for this thread from the first episode. April squeezing through the sewer drain in the beginning. April wasn't fat or anything, but she must have been really really skinny to fit through one of those. She should have gotten stuck or something.
I've got one for this thread from the first episode. April squeezing through the sewer drain in the beginning. April wasn't fat or anything, but she must have been really really skinny to fit through one of those. She should have gotten stuck or something.
Counter-point: She was very voluptuous in the old cartoon.
Mr._Mutant_Man
10-28-2006, 03:31 PM
Counter-point: She was very voluptuous in the old cartoon.
Yeah, so she should have been stuck Winnie the Pooh style when she tried to squeeze through that drain.
Yeah, so she should have been stuck Winnie the Pooh style when she tried to squeeze through that drain.
Not the exact portion of the body I was thinking of, but close enough. :lol:
How much closer can you get with that? :lol:
About 3 feet, if ya know what I mean. ;)
Baby got back, yo. O_o
She bustin' out too, dawg.
Woof, G.
Fo' r33lz...
We all get bored from time to time. :) Represent, foo'.
About 3 feet, if ya know what I mean. ;)
2 to da shay.
Mr._Mutant_Man
10-29-2006, 06:00 PM
That would have made for some first encounter with the turtles. The thugs would probably be trying to pull her out from the sidewalk while the turtles try to pull her through by the legs.
CJStyles
11-05-2006, 04:35 PM
The delusions I have the simplest answer for you...... There are Ninjas damn it!.... enough said
Anarky
11-05-2006, 07:57 PM
The delusions I have the simplest answer for you...... There are Ninjas damn it!.... enough said
Huh? I don't get it. Of course there are ninjas. I mean, where else would they be in the TMNTVerse if not in NYC or Japan? And how's that a delusion? I mean, ninjas are a vital part of the TMNT, hence the N in TMNT.
Sewer Bull
11-06-2006, 01:43 AM
I think he meant that everything is possible with ninjas.
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