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oh cool attacking sovereign foreign nations

Pretty much the best Elseworlds/DC "What If" unless we count Kingdom Come.

There's Batgirl who was non-verbal and is now semi-verbal, Batman was paralyzed himself for a good while and was replaced by Azrael, who one could argue had some sort of schizophrenia as a result of his brainwashing from his order.

Are you comfortable and accepting Superman lasering villains when he could singlehandedly end food shortages worldwide and give free unlimited energy to the world by just turning a large turbine for years?

It's comic books, there's only so much real world logic one can throw in there before they run into the wall of "Someone would have shot the Joker in the head by now, c'mon.".

Also, Gotham is a shithole from root to stem. The good folks are the exception, not the rule.

The party that holds the senate, house, and presidency being blamed for the government not functioning makes sense.

Guillotines don't work in space, that's why billionaires are so obsessed with going there.

that awkward moment when you recognize the characters. bunch of em from Otokojuku, which is also famous for inspiring Heihachi of Tekken fame

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakigake!!_Otokojuku

I mean two of those are pretty clearly regulation issues. Maybe if the city’s Regulatory Agencies weren’t so strapped for cash they’d be more able to address pollution and water safety issues.

See point 5.

It’s amazing have Bruce Wayne doesn’t use his philanthropy to build one, almost like he likes them being crazy so he has someone to beat up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Enterprises#Wayne_Foundation

He could literally call up a couple folks he knows who have absurd, godly super powers to shut all of that down, or pick up the entire chunk of landmass those problems are stuck in and hurl them into the sun.

May as well ask why Mr. Fantastic doesn't cure cancer, or other super geniuses don't ensure no one ever goes hungry again. We both know the answer: Because the comic would end. Thinking about this shit too hard causes it all to fall apart. The ol' Superman was a transitional energy source idea. Beyond that, if we're applying the lens of "Just tax him properly" we can't also apply the lens of "Just call Superman to eye laser the joker dummy." Gotta pick a lane here.

Meanwhile, setting up huge social programs to raise the quality of life for every Gotham resident which would decentivize crime and the wacky crime lords wearing funny outfits and other gimmicks would suddenly find the city less profitable and harder to hire thugs.

Wayne has. Foundations in both parents names. Hires ex-cons on the regular. Wacky super criminals aren't typically interested in profitability, Joker isn't looking to make millions and retire. He's criminally insane.

Here is a short list of shit going on in Gotham at any given time, not including the wide array of psychopaths and supervillains doing shit at any given time:

1. The insane asylum with the portal to hell (Depending on if you consider Living Hell canon or not.)
2. The Lazarus pit in the city spewing chemicals into the water supply.
3. All the other chemicals likely in the water supply from a wide array of sources, including regular pollution and goofy shit.
4. The remnants of the evil warlock who was sealed under the city for centuries.
5. The massive mafia presence and general corruption.
6. The Illuminati that uses zombie soldiers.

That is not shit proper taxation is going to resolve. You can't protected bike lane away the zombie controlling Illuminati.

I'm referring to this meme, which makes fun of japanophiles.

baby steps I suppose, and better than JMAGA

color: 😐

Japanese color: 😲

Verne Troyer, Wee man, and Peter Dinklage spring to mind for actors with dwarfism while on the very tall side there was mostly dudes who did pro wrestling or basketball first but I don't think they had serious careers in acting like Shaq, Andre, Big Show, and Great Kali. Richard Kiel is the only notable extremely tall guy (7 foot 1 inch) who had a real acting career. He played Jaws and the tall guy in Happy Gilmore.

Realistically, 8 feet tall is probably going to die pretty young. Andre the Giant had medical problems all his life. iirc the tallest man ever died in his 40s.

Verne Troyer (2 ft 8) made it to 49, Andre made it to 46. Both had their fair share of problems. The list ain't too super great on either end with regard to longevity, though you are correct that it's worse on the taller side. The biggest flame burns quickest or something like that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_verified_shortest_people

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_people

I thought the tariffs were supposed to get the national debt down

Easier to make wood sticks then metal pokie things I suppose.

If you want to read other stuff about typography, give Printing Types, Their History, Forms & Use a looksee

that just sounds like she was looking for a sugar daddy parent at that point