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arbre_rieur (arbre_rieur) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-05-30 22:06:00

Entry tags:

char: jimmy olsen, char: lois lane, char: perry white, char: superman/clark kent, creator: bob oksner, creator: gerry conway, creator: todd klein, publisher: dc comics, title: superman family

Lois gets snubbed at the awards

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	seriousfic 2009-05-31 12:34 am UTC (link)
	The bodies were never found. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	perletwo 2009-05-31 12:42 am UTC (link)
	If anybody on Earth could make that happen, it would be Lois. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	galateus 2009-06-01 12:08 pm UTC (link)
	Melba's her alibi. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Butchery of the English Language 101 interrobamf 2009-05-31 12:46 am UTC (link)
	That is not what "sour grapes" MEANS. "Sour grapes" is you saying your goal isn't worth it after you've tried to attain it. It's not "whining about not winning". (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Butchery of the English Language 101 icon_uk 2009-05-31 06:10 am UTC (link)
	The meaning has shifted, as words tend to do, sour grapes does more commonly mean "losing gracelessly". (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Butchery of the English Language 101

starwolf_oakley
2009-05-31 02:56 pm UTC (link)

According to Wikipedia, the "sour grapes" may have been improperly translated, and the fox really meant "unripe grapes."

Study of older versions of the fable suggest that "unripe" might be a more literal translation, the idea being that the fox would come back later to try in earnest. The word "unripe" may have been replaced with "sour" by the fable's Victorian translators since the word "unripe", in Victorian society, might have been interpreted as an innuendo suggesting an as-yet unripe woman.

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	Re: Butchery of the English Language 101 fungo_squiggly 2009-05-31 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, the Victorians. Closet perverts every one of them. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Butchery of the English Language 101 unknownscribler 2009-06-01 02:54 am UTC (link)
	That sounds far more like Pyrrhic Victory to me (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Butchery of the English Language 101 runespoor7 2009-06-01 04:28 am UTC (link)
	Pyrrhic victory is a victory that comes at a cost; sour grapes simply means that, being unable to recah your goal, you dismiss it as unworthy. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	volksjager 2009-05-31 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Please tell there is a post-crisis Bambi Bonanza . Where is Superboi prime when you need his timestream punches ??????????? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	04nbod 2009-05-31 10:57 am UTC (link)
	I think her equivalent is Cat Grant these days (Reply to this) (Parent)

	goodfellow_puck 2009-05-31 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not jealous of her! Just of her getting what she wants by looks. Except that piece she wrote that was better than mine." What? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	janegray 2009-05-31 09:29 am UTC (link)
	Motto. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	brandiweed.livejournal.com 2009-05-31 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Adolph Nurduck?! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	arbre_rieur 2009-05-31 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I wondered about that too... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	khaosworks 2009-05-31 03:45 am UTC (link)
	Huh. I never noticed it before, but "The Daily Whisper" was also the name of the tabloid trash mag in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. I always thought they made the name up for the TV show. (Reply to this)

	icon_uk 2009-05-31 06:11 am UTC (link)
	I have to say, the name "Bambi Bonanza" is worthy of Ian Fleming! I'm hoping the story ends up with Lois realising Bambi is actually faking the whole "ditzy blonde" thing and actually IS as hardnosed a journalist as she is. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fungo_squiggly 2009-05-31 09:48 am UTC (link)
	It looks like Lois already suspects as much. She calls it Bambi's "dumb blond routine." "Routine" as in performance or act, is how I took it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sistermagpie 2009-05-31 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	Or that she didn't write the article at all. Because I don't think acting like an idiot around your colleagues would be very helpful professionally. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	janegray 2009-06-01 05:04 am UTC (link)
	I think it depends on time and place. If you work in a very sexist place where the men in charge actively oppose female workers, acting like a ditz could convince them that you aren't a "threat", and they might leave you alone to do your job in peace. It's disgusting as hell, but sadly not unheard-of. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	espanolbot 2009-05-31 07:43 am UTC (link)
	Bambi: Haha, if you were an actual competent reporter like I am, you'd see that this is all a presence! I'm not even a real blonde! Lois: As your publisher probably knows. Bambi: Oh, that's it! they fight (Reply to this)

	lonewolf23k 2009-05-31 11:05 am UTC (link)
	Dammit, now I want to know the rest of the story... What's the deal with Bambi? Is she reallt competant, yet pretends to be a dumb blond to get in good graces with her clearly chauvanistic pr*ck boss, or is she being ghost-written by someone else? Darnit, don't leave us hanging! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fungo_squiggly 2009-05-31 11:15 am UTC (link)
	Her story was ghostwritten by Superman in order to "teach Lois a lesson." ... Well, maybe not. But if this was a Silver Age story that is most definitely how it would be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nevermore999 2009-05-31 12:56 pm UTC (link)
	Looks more Bronze Age to me. Lois is focused on reporting instead of getting Superman to marry her. And she appears to have two brain cells. Plus, the art. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fungo_squiggly 2009-05-31 01:03 pm UTC (link)
	Well yeah. Also note that asshole-of-assholes Steve Lombard is present. I didn't say this was a Silver Age story. I said that was what would have happened if this was a Silver Age story.:) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	arbre_rieur 2009-05-31 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	Some company was Bambi information in order to drive its competitors out of business. Lois did some digging, found it out, and exposed the whole thing, hence the story's title. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arbre_rieur 2009-05-31 04:06 pm UTC (link)
	feeding Bambi information, that should be. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lonewolf23k 2009-06-01 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	Really? Gee, feels almost anti-climactic. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	nevermore999 2009-05-31 12:57 pm UTC (link)
	I'm curious to see what the rest of this story is about. (Reply to this)

	queenrikki 2009-05-31 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	Anyone know the issue number for this? I really want to know what happens in the rest of the story (sidenote: I really don't like her hair. I can take the flip or the bangs but not together). (Reply to this) (Thread)

	arbre_rieur 2009-05-31 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	Superman Family 207. Agreed about the hair, though the artist almost makes it work in certain panels. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	queenrikki 2009-05-31 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you muchly. Superman Family 207. Agreed about the hair, though the artist almost makes it work in certain panels. I think that's quite a testament to the artists. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	benicio127 2009-06-02 09:20 am UTC (link)
	SQUEE! Reason #476 why I love Lois... Thanks for posting this! (Reply to this)