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Marvel has just Disney-fied itself by suing the makers of City of Heroes because it allows players to create characters that look like trademarked Marvel heroes. Not only are they trying to cripple City of Heroes so that you’ll be forced to play in the new Marvel MMORPG (where I’m sure you won’t be able to be any trademarked characters), but they’re also setting themselves up for anyone who creates a unique character in CoH to sue any future Marvel creation that happens to look like something some kid in Boise made up one night!

Their next move will be to sue themselves for allowing people to see copyrighted characters. A spokesperson said, “If we allow this, then the public might start to imagine what the Incredible Hulk looks like without pants.” He was immediately sued by Marvel for using the term “Incredible Hulk” without permission and arrested by the FCC for having a dirty mind.

Marvel Comics: Winner of the 2004 Clueless Idiots Award (Cutting Off Your Nose to Spite Your Face Division)

Oh, man! I really, really wanted to write about the similarities between this election and the one in 1800 (seriously), but someone beat me to it.

I’m not saying that I suddenly agree with the Republicans and everything’s gonna be just peachy. Far from it. However, it would do everyone well to keep things in perspective when they are making their cases for or agin’ a particular policy. The sky might be falling, but we’ve been hit on the head before and survived with just a little dain bramage.

I really just linked to the article so I could quote this cool poem:

The election is over, let hard feelings pass
I’ll hug your elephant, and you can kiss my…

[ via On the Third Hand ]

Remember the scene in Star Trek II where the dying Khan says, “From hell’s heart, I stab at thee. For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee.” before he pushes the button to blow every thing up? I don’t know why that just popped into my head…

Ashcroft’s final act as Attorney General was to launch Ashcroft v. Oregon, whereby the Federal government — which is currently controlled by the party of “states rights uber alles” — hopes to overturn the state of Oregon’s right to determine for itself whether assisted suicide is legal.

[ via mac and seb ]