Happy Tree Friends - Page 7 - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

jekylljuice · 04-26-2008, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassini90125

If it makes you feel any better, so do I. Occasionally I come into this thread looking for the link, click it, and watch. I think I watch it mostly for the sheer absurdity of it all, and in truth it's better than a number of shows on CN these days. Academy-award material it ain't, but sometimes I don't want to bother with high art or stirring dialogue, or even a plot; some days I just want to indulge in something mindless.

That's good to hear. The other day, my housemates and I were having something of a House marathon, and there are bits of that show which I find to be gruesome and difficult to watch (basically, whenever they have close-up glimpses of the surgical procedures, that's me squirming in my seat). The violence in Happy Tree Friends can be pretty graphic and extreme, but it's still of an instrinsically very cartoonish nature. I suppose that, in its own highly distorted way, it's actually very sweet and innocent after all.

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Originally Posted by Cassini90125

Same here, but it beats the hell out of shows like Mighty Mouse and Tom & Jerry. Why cats always seen to get the short end of the stick in these and other old cartoon I'll never understand. I like cats and frankly a lot of those shows annoyed the crap out of me.

I love cats, and I've never understood that particular trend either. I probably wouldn't mind them always being allocated the villainous roles if such cartoons didn't always protray them as being so mind-numbingly stupid to boot. Oh well, thank god for the likes of Garfield, Heathcliff and Top Cat.

Cassini90125 · 09-17-2008, 08:27 AM

I don't go there; I just watch the cartoon. HTF is great when you're in the right mood.

An eyeball can't do that...

Note - Posts #63 - #68 moved here from Imaginary Party thread.

jekylljuice · 09-17-2008, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassini90125

I don't go there; I just watch the cartoon. HTF is great when you're in the right mood.

An eyeball can't do that...

You wouldn't be talking about Toothy the beaver's little misadventure with a woodpecker and a lollipop, now would you?

Cassini90125 · 09-17-2008, 08:37 AM

Yep. First episode I saw. The memory lingers, much like my post-episode pharmacy bill.

jekylljuice · 09-17-2008, 08:40 AM

My first episode too. Personally I think it's a pretty good place for HTF newbies to start, since it's about as bad as any of their misadventures get. If you can handle that particular eye-popping (quite literally, in this case) grotesquery, you know you can handle any of them.

Cassini90125 · 09-17-2008, 08:44 AM

I must admit to laughing rather loudly at the one where one of them got his tongue stuck in an anthill.

We've got a HTF thread around here somewhere as I recall.

jekylljuice · 09-17-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassini90125

I must admit to laughing rather loudly at the one where one of them got his toungue stuck in an anthill.

We've got a HTF thread around here somewhere as I recall.

That would be Sniffles the anteater - usually the victim of tongue-related accidents. I feel sorry for him, since those ants he sometimes goes after can be really sadistic, and their actions go waaaaay beyond merely defending themselves.

Yeah, it's in Other Entertainment, though most of the people on NF really don't seem to like it. Originally, as I recall, I was amongst the detractors. Then, one day, something just...happened, and I suddenly started liking it. I always knew I had a morbid side, deep down, and I'm glad it found its outlet eventually. Besides, Disco Bear (star of my current avatar) is way too awesome to be ignored. I love that bear so much!

Cassini90125 · 09-17-2008, 09:06 AM

Same here. Just kind of grows on you, in some strange manner.

Moved our last 6 posts here from Imaginary Party; may as well have them in their proper location.

jekylljuice · 09-17-2008, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassini90125

Same here. Just kind of grows on you, in some strange manner.

Moved our last 6 posts here from Imaginary Party; may as well have them in their proper location.

Awesome. I guess they were just a bit too coherent and sophisticated to reside in the Spam section, huh?

Cassini90125 · 09-17-2008, 11:10 AM

Sense happens.

About 20 minutes after my last post here my accountant dropped by to pick up some paperwork. I mentioned that we were discussing HTF online; he'd never heard of the show so I described it as a short web cartoon where small cuddly animals suffer horribly and die in amusing ways. That pretty much summarizes it. He looked at me like I'd lost my mind.

Thirty bucks says he goes online tonight to check it out.

09-17-2008, 08:27 AM	#62
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,658	I don't go there; I just watch the cartoon. HTF is great when you're in the right mood. An eyeball can't do that... Note - Posts #63 - #68 moved here from Imaginary Party thread. __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER. Last edited by Cassini90125; 09-17-2008 at 09:04 AM. Reason: See note above.

09-17-2008, 08:37 AM	#64
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,658	Yep. First episode I saw. The memory lingers, much like my post-episode pharmacy bill. __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER. Last edited by Cassini90125; 09-17-2008 at 08:38 AM.

09-17-2008, 08:40 AM	#65
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	My first episode too. Personally I think it's a pretty good place for HTF newbies to start, since it's about as bad as any of their misadventures get. If you can handle that particular eye-popping (quite literally, in this case) grotesquery, you know you can handle any of them. __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend. Last edited by jekylljuice; 09-17-2008 at 08:41 AM.

09-17-2008, 08:44 AM	#66
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,658	I must admit to laughing rather loudly at the one where one of them got his tongue stuck in an anthill. We've got a HTF thread around here somewhere as I recall. __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER. Last edited by Cassini90125; 09-17-2008 at 08:45 AM. Reason: Like SecuROM, spelling errors must be destroyed.

09-17-2008, 11:10 AM	#70
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,658	Sense happens. About 20 minutes after my last post here my accountant dropped by to pick up some paperwork. I mentioned that we were discussing HTF online; he'd never heard of the show so I described it as a short web cartoon where small cuddly animals suffer horribly and die in amusing ways. That pretty much summarizes it. He looked at me like I'd lost my mind. Thirty bucks says he goes online tonight to check it out. __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER.

09-17-2008, 09:06 AM	#68
Cassini90125 The Postmaster Love gives you courage that's stronger than anything! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saturn Posts: 6,658	Same here. Just kind of grows on you, in some strange manner. Moved our last 6 posts here from Imaginary Party; may as well have them in their proper location. __________________ "Frankie! That weird kid is using a flower pot for a cup!" Sailor Moon. Best Anime EVER.