tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post1209041334168234136..comments2023-09-22T02:24:42.144-07:00Comments on a light inside: Top Ten Tuesday: Fictional Characters Who Defied Bad PoliticiansJenna St.Hilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528611770211261141noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-34208221608799668012012-11-10T12:25:18.220-08:002012-11-10T12:25:18.220-08:00LOL. I knew just what you meant--didn't even n...LOL. I knew just what you meant--didn't even notice you'd said it wrong!Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-1684726844742017672012-11-10T04:52:51.696-08:002012-11-10T04:52:51.696-08:00I meant, graphic novel before a movie.I meant, graphic novel before a movie.Travis Prinzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499855451918413702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-13438747405174028732012-11-09T17:32:02.179-08:002012-11-09T17:32:02.179-08:00Haha, it was not a particularly sane day. I've...Haha, it was not a particularly sane day. I've never heard so many perfectly normal people discuss being tempted to write fictional characters into the write-in blanks on the ballots. Myself included. ;)<br /><br />I've never read V--never read a graphic novel, as a matter of fact, but perhaps those things need to change.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-27577408933163125832012-11-09T17:01:27.250-08:002012-11-09T17:01:27.250-08:00It's way too obvious, but V for Vendetta was a...It's way too obvious, but V for Vendetta was a graphic novel before a book, and V is a great character!<br /><br />Sorry I missed this post on election day. Would have kept me a little saner than I was.Travis Prinzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499855451918413702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-67811649845031382322012-11-09T17:01:16.398-08:002012-11-09T17:01:16.398-08:00It's way too obvious, but V for Vendetta was a...It's way too obvious, but V for Vendetta was a graphic novel before a book, and V is a great character!<br /><br />Sorry I missed this post on election day. Would have kept me a little saner than I was.Travis Prinzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499855451918413702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-76787151022000103992012-11-07T10:25:20.296-08:002012-11-07T10:25:20.296-08:00:P OK, I mentioned K&P because I figured if I ...:P OK, I mentioned K&P because I figured if I didn't, someone else would make sure they got called forward. But really, have you read Mockingjay? What Peeta did was pretty impressive.<br /><br />Anyway, I shot this list off in a flaming hurry while staring at my bookshelves. But I CAN'T BELIEVE I forgot Jean Valjean. Apparently I was staring at the wrong bookshelf.<br /><br />I've yet to make acquaintance with the rest of the other gentlemen you mention. Except for Snape, of course. But then, this list could've been drawn entirely from Harry Potter.<br /><br />Christopher Columbus... ahahahahahahahah. If fictionalized accounts of history are allowed, especially ones that everyone vaguely believes, we could go on for a very, very long time.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-30663587608817971402012-11-07T10:14:51.068-08:002012-11-07T10:14:51.068-08:00He really doesn't... that's almost the onl...He really doesn't... that's almost the only one, till the last chapter or two. But I can't help but love him. :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-44047515660502679112012-11-07T04:12:09.969-08:002012-11-07T04:12:09.969-08:00I was relieved and pleased to see that you hadn...I was relieved and pleased to see that you hadn't stooped to including Katniss and Peeta--and then there they were, like the 11th Commandment. Oh well! :P <br /><br />I honestly don't think they deserve a place on a top 10. Top 500, maybe, but not top 10. Not when we need to add Snape to the list, or Sidney Carton, or Rev. Kumalo, or Rorshach, or the Doctor, or Sam Vimes, or Jefferson Smith, or the Continental op, or Jean Valjean-- <br /><br />Hm, standing up to bad politicians seems to be kinda fashionable in literature, come to think about it. <br /><br />Oh, what about Christopher Columbus? His round-world defiance of the flat-world church authorities was pure fiction, entirely made up by Washington Irving. Does that count? ;)Mr Pondhttp://mrpond47.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-66598029222271117092012-11-07T03:37:07.823-08:002012-11-07T03:37:07.823-08:00I'm so glad you mentioned Mark, it's reall...I'm so glad you mentioned Mark, it's really his best moment, and the poor guy doesn't have a lot of good moments!Mashahttp://www.cyganeria-masha.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-87067635894103528872012-11-06T16:01:15.567-08:002012-11-06T16:01:15.567-08:00Fred and George! I can't believe I didn't ...Fred and George! I can't believe I didn't even think of them... that's seriously one of the most satisfying scenes in the whole series. :D And yes, Snape is absolutely deserving of mention, too. "One of them was a Slytherin, and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew."Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-33620896852643062272012-11-06T15:59:57.956-08:002012-11-06T15:59:57.956-08:00Gah, curiosity! Well, I can read Travis' brill...Gah, curiosity! Well, I can read Travis' brilliance tomorrow, too. So there! ;)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-72588626199906408082012-11-06T15:41:59.421-08:002012-11-06T15:41:59.421-08:00Fred and George Weasley, who stood up to Dolores U...Fred and George Weasley, who stood up to Dolores Umbridge, retrieved their brooms, and with an insult, flew out from Hogwarts in a blaze of glory.<br /><br />Severus Snape who bravely lived a double life that brought him torment and suspicion, who helped defeat Voldemort and his plans for tyranny.<br /><br />--ArabellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-56484593323049844642012-11-06T15:38:44.387-08:002012-11-06T15:38:44.387-08:00But I've already seen one election related Har...But I've already seen one election related Harry Potter comment! :)Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501327753737422337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-86937963023934693282012-11-06T15:05:09.262-08:002012-11-06T15:05:09.262-08:00HAHA. Dang it, George, don't tempt me! I'm...HAHA. Dang it, George, don't tempt me! I'm doing this for my own sanity. I can read your brilliance tomorrow. :P<br /><br />All right, I already see that I forgot Percy Jackson, who stood up to the gods several times. The fussy, unpredictable Greek gods, no less. That definitely requires some spine.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-64409607007838403152012-11-06T15:00:48.363-08:002012-11-06T15:00:48.363-08:00But I've been posting brilliant stuff on Faceb...But I've been posting brilliant stuff on Facebook all day!! ;)Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501327753737422337noreply@blogger.com