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    isabelwhatx

    [181]Aug 21, 2008
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    Nah, he's cute. He can be a bit loud, though. My two year old cousin is here now, lmao. He's stealing my chips
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    SalKing2

    [182]Aug 21, 2008
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    Good luck with them! Why don't you entrance him with cookies?
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    isabelwhatx

    [183]Aug 21, 2008
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    Because I've eaten them all already...
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    SalKing2

    [184]Aug 21, 2008
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    isabelwhatx wrote:
    Because I've eaten them all already...

    I'm eating brownies and a cooki right now!

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    Jackson5050

    [185]Aug 21, 2008
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    Guys, guess what happened...

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    isabelwhatx

    [186]Aug 21, 2008
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    LMAO! Nice picture. As my mom would say, "epic prevail" AHAHAHA. That's her version of epic win. Sadly, I can't think of any other comparisons. Most of the other characters are too comical.
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    Axrendale

    [187]Aug 21, 2008
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    I am back! Sorry for the long absence. But why has my history thread been derailed?

    Way back at the begining of this thread, there were some joking suggestions that Iroh paralleled Genghis Khan. It's an interesting fact that according to legend, Genghis Khan had glowing yellow eyes, similar to those of the members of the Fire Nation Royal Family.

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    isabelwhatx

    [188]Aug 21, 2008
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    Axrendale wrote:

    I am back! Sorry for the long absence. But why has my history thread been derailed?

    Way back at the begining of this thread, there were some joking suggestions that Iroh paralleled Genghis Khan. It's an interesting fact that according to legend, Genghis Khan had glowing yellow eyes, similar to those of the members of the Fire Nation Royal Family.

    It's true, everyone in the FN family has golden eyes. I've always found that weird. I guess now it has significance (or at least we think it does).
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    rgc19

    [190]Aug 21, 2008
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    If you had to compare each distinct sovereignty in the ATLA world to a civilization/country from history, what do you think it would look like? This is an open-ended questin, I'm just looking for opinions.
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    Death_Bro

    [191]Aug 21, 2008
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    CoolioVonJulio wrote:
    isabella and ferdinand? that one doesnt really make sense. isabella and ferdinand were part of two different kingdoms and the marriage of the two unified them into one. as far as i can remember aang was no king and katara no queen. and there werent any turbaned moors in avatar


    Rabid Kataang fan? No one ever said I meant katara and aang. On Byzantium, I'll retort tomorrow
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    Axrendale

    [192]Aug 23, 2008
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    If we're still going with the Ba Sing Se/Constantinople comparison, I found something.

    After the Crusaders took Constantinople, they reportedly found a prostitute, and placed her on the throne as the "Emperess of Byzantium". Similarly, in the Avatar comic "Going Home Again", after she conquered Ba Sing Se, Azula placed Joo Dee on the throne as a puppet ruler. I know Joo Dee is a tour guide rather than a prostitute, but still...

    DrAvatar is going to kill me if he ever reads this.

    Edited on 08/23/2008 12:38pm
    Edited 2 total times.
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    Death_Bro

    [193]Aug 23, 2008
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    Axrendale wrote:

    If we're still going with the Ba Sing Se/Constantinople comparison, I found something.

    After the Crusaders took Constantinople, they reportedly found a prostitute, and placed her on the throne as the "Emperess of Byzantium". Similarly, in the Avatar comic "Going Home Again", after she has conquered Ba Sing Se, Azula placed Joo Dee on the throne as a puppet ruler. I know Joo Dee is a tour guide arther than a prostitute, but still...

    DrAvatar is going to kill me if he ever reads this.

    tour guide, prostitute, same thing really

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    isabelwhatx

    [194]Aug 23, 2008
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    Axrendale wrote:

    If we're still going with the Ba Sing Se/Constantinople comparison, I found something.

    After the Crusaders took Constantinople, they reportedly found a prostitute, and placed her on the throne as the "Emperess of Byzantium". Similarly, in the Avatar comic "Going Home Again", after she conquered Ba Sing Se, Azula placed Joo Dee on the throne as a puppet ruler. I know Joo Dee is a tour guide arther than a prostitute, but still...

    DrAvatar is going to kill me if he ever reads this.

    Lol, I was just thinking that. That's an interesting comparison. I guess fake rulers are more popular than anyone would like.
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    CoolioVonJulio

    [195]Aug 23, 2008
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    GRRRR!!! stand back or ill bite, and infect you with the crazy kataang fever :p

    btw who did you mean?

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    CoolioVonJulio

    [196]Aug 23, 2008
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    Axrendale wrote:

    If we're still going with the Ba Sing Se/Constantinople comparison, I found something.

    After the Crusaders took Constantinople, they reportedly found a prostitute, and placed her on the throne as the "Emperess of Byzantium". Similarly, in the Avatar comic "Going Home Again", after she conquered Ba Sing Se, Azula placed Joo Dee on the throne as a puppet ruler. I know Joo Dee is a tour guide rather than a prostitute, but still...

    DrAvatar is going to kill me if he ever reads this.

    where do you read avatar comics?
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    Axrendale

    [197]Aug 23, 2008
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    CoolioVonJulio wrote:
    Axrendale wrote:

    If we're still going with the Ba Sing Se/Constantinople comparison, I found something.

    After the Crusaders took Constantinople, they reportedly found a prostitute, and placed her on the throne as the "Emperess of Byzantium". Similarly, in the Avatar comic "Going Home Again", after she conquered Ba Sing Se, Azula placed Joo Dee on the throne as a puppet ruler. I know Joo Dee is a tour guide rather than a prostitute, but still...

    DrAvatar is going to kill me if he ever reads this.
    where do you read avatar comics?

    Mostly in various Nickelodeon magazines. There's also two series that come with the season 2 and season 3 DVDs. There's also a number of books, none of which are very good. Except for one that has Kataang in it Do you have any historical comparisons for us?

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    CoolioVonJulio

    [198]Aug 25, 2008
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    Axrendale wrote:
    CoolioVonJulio wrote:
    Axrendale wrote:

    If we're still going with the Ba Sing Se/Constantinople comparison, I found something.

    After the Crusaders took Constantinople, they reportedly found a prostitute, and placed her on the throne as the "Emperess of Byzantium". Similarly, in the Avatar comic "Going Home Again", after she conquered Ba Sing Se, Azula placed Joo Dee on the throne as a puppet ruler. I know Joo Dee is a tour guide rather than a prostitute, but still...

    DrAvatar is going to kill me if he ever reads this.
    where do you read avatar comics?

    Mostly in various Nickelodeon magazines. There's also two series that come with the season 2 and season 3 DVDs. There's also a number of books, none of which are very good. Except for one that has Kataang in it Do you have any historical comparisons for us?


    any place you can read them online?

    and no i exhausted myself with comparisons with the constantinople/ba sing se and the ww2 onesa
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    libraman_92

    [199]Aug 25, 2008
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    CoolioVonJulio wrote:
    Axrendale wrote:
    CoolioVonJulio wrote:
    Axrendale wrote:

    If we're still going with the Ba Sing Se/Constantinople comparison, I found something.

    After the Crusaders took Constantinople, they reportedly found a prostitute, and placed her on the throne as the "Emperess of Byzantium". Similarly, in the Avatar comic "Going Home Again", after she conquered Ba Sing Se, Azula placed Joo Dee on the throne as a puppet ruler. I know Joo Dee is a tour guide rather than a prostitute, but still...

    DrAvatar is going to kill me if he ever reads this.
    where do you read avatar comics?

    Mostly in various Nickelodeon magazines. There's also two series that come with the season 2 and season 3 DVDs. There's also a number of books, none of which are very good. Except for one that has Kataang in it Do you have any historical comparisons for us?


    any place you can read them online?

    and no i exhausted myself with comparisons with the constantinople/ba sing se and the ww2 onesa


    yes.

    www.nick.com/shows/nick_mag/nicktoon_comics/index.jhtml

    that takes you right there.
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    Axrendale

    [200]Aug 26, 2008
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    I'm drawing a blank at the moment. Anyone got anything?
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