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Mazzie Daius
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Gilgamesh, Zeus, Jupiter, Odin, .... Beowulf, Ozimandius? ... Icarus ... Odysseus, Abraham, Jesus, Buddha ...
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They didn't recognize resurrected Jesus
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ideologyhunter
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Spider Man!
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Will the real Mcoy please stand up!
WAB
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"Dammit Jim, I'm a god, not a scientist...I mean not a philoso...I mean I'm a GaaahdDAMMMMMMMd DOCtor, dammit, not a confounded deity or some damm squint in a labcoat staring into a Gaaaaaaaahdammmm microscope trying to watch molecules 'spontaneously assembling!!!!!!1!!!!!! '
DrZoidberg
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On that note. Why didn't anybody recognise Clarke Kent as Superman? That's the big mystery
bilby
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Duh. Clark Kent wears glasses. Superman doesn't wear glasses. If Superman is Clark Kent, how come he doesn't keep bumping into things, and squinting? If he's not wearing his glasses, he's going to be doing that all the time.
(Loosely paraphrased from Mystery Men (1999))
DBT
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Bob.
steve_bank
Diabetic retinopathy and poor eyesight. Typos ...
I read that the original idea for Superman came from an immigrant. Superman as an immigrant, immigrants being as capable and making contributions like every one else.
Myths usualy represent something. Especially before literacy and written communication of any consequence painting pictures with myths makes sense. Aesop's Fables. The Tortoise And The Hare.
John Wayne and Rambo became verbs. To John Wayne or Rambo a situation. In my generation making a comparison to John Wayne would be clearly understood. Reckless blunt force persona from his cowboy roles.
Myths usualy represent something. Especially before literacy and written communication of any consequence painting pictures with myths makes sense. Aesop's Fables. The Tortoise And The Hare.
John Wayne and Rambo became verbs. To John Wayne or Rambo a situation. In my generation making a comparison to John Wayne would be clearly understood. Reckless blunt force persona from his cowboy roles.
ideologyhunter
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Look where we've gone since.
Don't Lohan that blow -- I want some!
He charliesheened himself all the way into a trailer park.
Who'd she have to lewinsky to get that promotion?
DBT
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Slick Willy and the blue dress - "I did not have sex with that woman"
steve_bank
Diabetic retinopathy and poor eyesight. Typos ...
Sorry, my universal translator implant is unable to translate your post. Wow, I just used a Star Trek metaphor.
My point is people naturally deveoped metaphors to communicate ideas. gods being one.