Was The Joker based on "The Man Who Laughs" a silent film from the 20's?
 

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It's Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs, a silent picture from the 20's.

Looks eerily similar to The Joker, a character who wouldn't be created till 1940...16 years later.

Jesus, Cubed. Way to be 76 years late with this question.

I don't think even the Slowpoke meme is sufficient here...

Next thread Cubed will be asking our opinions on the recent JFK assassination

Cubed be like, who would win in a fight of Cain vs. Abel?

It has been confirmed numerous times that he is the influence on his appearance, but there are several others for his personality.

"Bob Kane: Bill Finger and I created the Joker. Bill was the writer. Jerry Robinson came to me with a playing card of the Joker. That's the way I sum it up. [The Joker] looks like Conrad Veidt — you know, the actor in The Man Who Laughs, [the 1928 movie based on the novel] by Victor Hugo. [...] Bill Finger had a book with a photograph of Conrad Veidt and showed it to me and said, 'Here's the Joker'. Jerry Robinson had absolutely nothing to do with it, but he'll always say he created it till he dies. He brought in a playing card, which we used for a couple of issues for him [the Joker] to use as his playing card" - May 17, 1994, Entertainment Weekly Interview

Yes, Cubed.

Also, Richard Nixon was indeed a criminal. And George H.W. Bush did raise taxes. And Bill Clinton did live a protein stain on Monica's dress.

Spoiler alert.

Does anyone else use the wheel?
I've been hearing a bunch about it online, apparently the kids are really into it.

Wheels... fire... animal pelt tunics...

Kids these days.

I read in the newspaper that God will say, "Let there be light!"
Can anyone give me any details? I'm really interested to see what this 'light' thing will be like.

You can't read the newspaper if there's no light.

PARADOX!!!!

...braille?

I didn't think of that.

SkelMan939, I am so sorry. I did not mean to overlook your condition. Sorry.

Guess I'll see you around?

... Dammit.

lol I'm not blind.
If I were blind, how would I have an avatar?

It was a joke; I was hoping you'd see the humor in it.

Damn, again, sorry.

I got the joke, I just didn't want other people reading to suddenly think I was blind. :lol:

Eye don't think they will. Sorry, I don't think they will.

Huh, I never knew Skeletonman was blind

Can't you see that he's very sensitive about his condition!?

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DAMN IT. Man, I cannot get this right...

This is how rumors get started.

Through satire and bad puns!?

That would be an affirmative, red leader.

Cubed be like

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Cubed is so old, he was the one that called the cops when Moses parted the Red Sea

I am required by law to offer you your choice of a high-five or fist-bump in response to posting an Archer quote.

I swear, I'm stealing that one. :tlol:

I dunno, everyone's making fun, but I didn't know this.

But you DID at least know that JFK was assassinated in Dallas, right?

Spoiler alert: James Franco doesn't save him.

I didn't know about this till yesterday. What's next, we learn The Penguin was based on a real life person too?

*waits for someone to say yes*

Man, what's next, people are going to say Batman was based on Zorro?

Scarlet Pimpernel, not Zorro.

I don't know how you did that, but you are absolutely my favorite person now. Absolutely. I laughed loud enough to get a dirty look from my manager.

If I'm fired for interrupting his conference call with hearty boisterous laughter, I blame you.

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Let Me Google That For You is one of the best sites to have been coded.

Bookmarking for future use.

Ah, Taylor Swift... have totally cast her for one of my characters.

Because Google is a thing and this is a silly place to ask about it.

Hey, at least we got to make historical and other, less tasteful, jokes.

You're so normal though. I mean, you're geeky enough to hang here obviously. But by Drome standards... you might actually qualify as sane!

Nooow I get it.

Yeah, CyberCubed, you dummy!

Got him.