Dance of the Title Fairy: Accepting Applications

[PJ.]

"Joke's on you."

I like to imagine that's what my dad was thinking when he went to buy cigarettes 20 years ago.

[Gamma Emerald]

The best joke is one that's is the truth, revealing the actuality that the thing in question is all a joke itself
I hope that came out right

[McMenno]

zoraster's title should be crossed out now

[Aristophanes]

zoraster's title should be crossed out now

Oh my god yes!!!

[Gamma Emerald]

why

[Aristophanes]

He can't access Zoraster with any reliability atm!

Continuing the Mob Boss mafia theme of hit title, he can b crossed off the hit list of Administrators XD

[McMenno]

no it's because he doesn't have the title "Consigliere" anymore

[Venmar]

Everything in life is a joke

If you haven't figured that out yet, the joke's on you.

im 12 and this is deep

[vonflare]

"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."

[Venmar]

yeah but im 13 lol

[Aristophanes]

no it's because he doesn't have the title "Consigliere" anymore

Wait WTF when did that happen!?

[Mathdino]

Nom Aristophanes: Mr. Brightside

He's very cheerful in my experience, and is always looking on the bright side of things. Add to that the musical reference since he seems to prefer titles with puns or references, I figure it's a slam dunk for him.

what does the reference to the killers song do?
wikipedia says that lyrically the song depicts the jealousy and paranoia of a man who suspects his significant other is cheating on him
despite the name "Mr. Brightside" it seems like the exact opposite of the kind of point you're trying to make

[...]I feel like that ability to write a spin on things is part of Aristophanes's charm; he can support something that would otherwise superficially be negative, and make it clear he is supporting it because he sees it as a positive thing.

That makes the song reference a perfect fit for his character--the song might officially have a negative connotation with it, but Aristophanes is the type of guy who can put a positive spin on it such that it is a

good

thing, matching the upbeat nature of the song's tune rather than the literal nature of the song's given meaning.

So I

nth

the Aristophanes title.

Re-nominate "Mr. Brightside" for Aristophanes.

I actually believe Mr Brightside is:
- A better (more recognisable) song reference (and a better song)
- A more communicative reference
- A more appropriate, funny and relevant description

Plus I agree with the people who proposed Mr Brightside in the first place. It speaks directly to the fact that, whenever confronted with the vitriol that is EVERYWHERE on this site, Ari either:
- Counters by pointing out bright sides of situations
- Counters by trying really really hard to find the inkling of a bright side
- or if the vitriol is especially harsh/dickish/uncalled for, counters with a passive aggressive yet completely polite takedown that basically conjures the image of Ari smiling through gritted teeth.

So yeah. I know Mr Blue Sky hasn't lived too long, but Mr Brightside was the right call.

[PJ.]

Absolutely not. I was fervently against it last time and even more fervently against it this time considering all the stuff from the Relationships thread and I think it's kind of fucked to bring it back up in lieu of that.

Also, you're wrong about the reference being better (neither are references, really, it's just the title of the song), and definitely wrong about being a better song.

[Papa Zito]

Panzer feels very strongly about this.

[vonflare]

I like his current title but I also like the proposed title so I am indifferent

[Alchemist21]

Absolutely not. I was fervently against it last time and even more fervently against it this time considering all the stuff from the Relationships thread and I think it's kind of fucked to bring it back up in lieu of that.

Also, you're wrong about the reference being better (neither are references, really, it's just the title of the song), and definitely wrong about being a better song.

I agree with Panzer. The Mr. Brightside nom seems kind of like a slap in the face to Ari, all things considered. And even if we take out the deeper context of the song lyrics, the two titles are so similar in name as to not be worth replacing one with the other.

[animorpherv1]

Mr. Blue Sky is he better title because it isn't demeaning by accident.

[hiplop]

mr blue sky is a bad title

mr brightside is muchb better

[hiplop]

no one has listened to mr blue sky in 30 years

[vonflare]

how about mr green sky bc his name is green and green also means good and ari is good like the color green

[hiplop]

but green can mean money and that could mean greed and it could be accidentally demeaning

[vonflare]

but money is good just like the color green and aristophanes

[Shaziro]

Panzer is right.

[vonflare]

wait

if 3 rights make a left

and panzer is right

then there are 3 panzers in a left

and if left 4 dead

then there are 4 deads in a left

red dead redemption 2 is coming out

so there's 2 redemptions in a red dead

dead is half of red dead (approx, difference is negligible in this calculation)

so the dead:redemption ratio is 1:1

so that's 4 redemptions in each left, and 3 panzers in each left

so thats 4 redemptions in 3 panzers, making each panzer contain 1.33 redemptions!

according to this the cost of a redemption can vary by bank however the example they give is 2% of your initial investment, which we can safely assume to be close to the standard.

1.33*2=2.66%

Therefore panzer is equivalent to 2.66% of your investment.

quick maffs

[Mathdino]

I'm like 90% sure Ari would be okay with this one