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[MonkeyHead]

I don't think most pro wrestling fans actually believe it's real. That hasn't been the case for almost 30 years now. It is just an entertaining performance, not unlike classical theater.

Yes, I just compared pro wrestling to classical theater.

With less elbow drops.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I don't think most pro wrestling fans actually believe it's real. That hasn't been the case for almost 30 years now. It is just an entertaining performance, not unlike classical theater.

Yes, I just compared pro wrestling to classical theater.

With less elbow drops.

Less violence in general. Unless it's Shakespeare, in which case murder and debauchery are in every other line.

[Nadaka]

I think I may have seen a performance of a Shakespeare play in a wrestling ring at some point, but i may be blocking that memory for some reason.

[Frumple]

Aannnndddd now I'm thinking of a homoerotic Romeo and Juliet done inside a wrestling ring with the entire (all male) cast being the wrestlers. There would be elbow drops and junk _(heeheehee).

Considering they used to do the whole all-male casts anyway, it's not as much of a stretch _{(ahahahahahahahahahaha)} as it might be.

Really though, a lot of classical theatre was pretty damn violent. Shakespeare didn't even remotely have a monopoly on that.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Yes, but I think he holds the record. Hamlet only has two living named characters at the end, one of whom only has a couple of lines in the entire play.

[Moghjubar]

Speaking of things that aren't real... apparently a lot of debate on the internet:
http://consciouslifenews.com/paid-internet-shill-shadowy-groups-manipulate-internet-opinion-debate/1147073/

We saw one on the election megathread promoting Mitt awhile back, so shouldn't come as a surprise.  Now I just need to figure out how to get paid to be a super-liberal shill...

[Frumple]

Yes, but I think he holds the record. Hamlet only has two living named characters at the end, one of whom only has a couple of lines in the entire play.

Naah, there's got to be a few that had total party wipes by the end of it. Comedies or parodies if nothing else. Mind you, I can't remember any because it's been a while since I've interacted with theater in any way (and wasn't exactly invested even then), but I'd be really surprised if they weren't out there. Lot of those old plays were pretty hardcore, honestly. The entertainment biz hasn't changed all that much over the centuries, in some ways.

[Pnx]

I think I may have seen a performance of a Shakespeare play in a wrestling ring at some point, but i may be blocking that memory for some reason.

It's part of the opening act of "As You Like It" the male lead wins a wrestling competition which leads to him seeing this girl that he experience love at first sight for. Which leads to a bunch of positively ridiculous antics.

[RedKing]

Shakespeare should have added sections in-between acts where major characters come up and monologue some smack about how the other person is totally going down next week at the Globe, in ye olde no-holds-barred matche of yon cages.

[Scelly9]

I think I may have seen a performance of a Shakespeare play in a wrestling ring at some point, but i may be blocking that memory for some reason.

It's part of the opening act of "As You Like It" the male lead wins a wrestling competition which leads to him seeing this girl that he experience love at first sight for. Which leads to a bunch of positively ridiculous antics.

Saw that one on a cool summers night in the park.

God, I need to go back there again.

[GreatJustice]

Yes, but I think he holds the record. Hamlet only has two living named characters at the end, one of whom only has a couple of lines in the entire play.

I dunno, in terms of actual deaths, Titus Andronicus might be able to give Hamlet a run for its money.

[Leafsnail]

We saw one on the election megathread promoting Mitt awhile back, so shouldn't come as a surprise.  Now I just need to figure out how to get paid to be a super-liberal shill...

Ugh, did I forget to send you the memo?

Some of these groups operate pretty openly, in particular the pro-Israel ones.

[penguinofhonor]

Are we sure this guy was paid to promote Mitt or is this just a way to dismiss people who disagree with you?

[Moghjubar]

Well, it was this dude: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=83703
His one post unfortunately has been removed so I cannot point to the obviousness of it, other than perhaps his name. See from http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=98262.msg3620592#msg3620592


Edit: wait... along these same lines, if wrestling is fake for entertainment, and classical theatre is fake for entertainment, and online discussions are all fake... does this mean that a majority of fans of the Wrestling Super Classical Theatre Extravaganza (the only way people would consume classical literature) would all be hired shills to further promote the characters and go 'omgz its realz' ?

[Leafsnail]

Man that was a really great time for the election thread.  There are still some fragments of what he said left in other people's quotes - he was mainly talking about all the polls being skewed iirc.