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For being such an all around fine fellow, let us imagine Magua is granted the priviledge of returning to Earth each Halloween and lifting a scalp.
Magua has the power to roam anywhere in the world of television and movies. He can take the scalp of any one character from television and/or movies.
Please identify by character (as opposed to actor) whose hair Magua will raise this Halloween. The reasons for Magua's choice are also solicited.
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James N.
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Posted - October 17 2008 : 7:51:48 PM
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| DW, Magua being the short-sighted, narrow-minded, obsessive-compulsive, and extremely focused sort of fellow he was, I rather imagine he'd first go for Chingy as a mere matter of expediency; a sort of first-things-first affair. Other literal "axes to grind" could wait for subsequent years! |
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Great question DW  Took a while to come up with an answer but finally got one. A few days ago I watched "Hannibal Rising" about the young Hannibel Lecter and what shaped him into the cannibalistic killer that he is today. Well I found plenty of "victims" for Magua to scalp. Real bad guys to the core but since you said only one victim then I will go with the leader "Grutas" who is pure evil through and through. What he decides to do is just unthinkable and I would be happy  to see Magua lift his scalp and give him a slow, painful death one he truly deserves (save young Hannibal the trouble)
'Course there is also Hannibal the cannibal himself |
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Posted - October 27 2008 : 2:41:13 PM
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Ooh ooh ooh! I know! If characters from "reality" shows count, I pick Heidi Montag and Spence Pratt from "The Hills." I don't even watch the show (and wouldn't if you paid me to) but their insipid grinning faces are everywhere. I think Magua would take one look at them and think, "They must go NOW!"  |
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Dark Woods
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Posted - October 29 2008 : 7:17:32 PM
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Originally posted by RedFraggle
Ooh ooh ooh! I know! If characters from "reality" shows count, I pick Heidi Montag and Spence Pratt from "The Hills." I don't even watch the show (and wouldn't if you paid me to) but their insipid grinning faces are everywhere. I think Magua would take one look at them and think, "They must go NOW!"
Of course part of the challenge of this question is narrowing down the choice to one character (so many scalps, so little time....)
Irishgirl prioritized two possible victims for Magua (Grutus first, Hannibal Lector second) Pure evil being the priority over young evil.
So I did a search on flickr photo sharing for your two favorites. 374 photos of Heidi Montag versus 3 for Spence Pratt. So I say he would vote with his scalping knife for "Miss Popular". |
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Dark Woods
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Posted - October 29 2008 : 7:19:46 PM
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Originally posted by James N.
DW, Magua being the short-sighted, narrow-minded, obsessive-compulsive, and extremely focused sort of fellow he was, I rather imagine he'd first go for Chingy as a mere matter of expediency; a sort of first-things-first affair. Other literal "axes to grind" could wait for subsequent years!
A very practical choice. You make an excellent point that subsequent years await Magua! |
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Dark Woods
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Posted - October 29 2008 : 7:22:40 PM
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Originally posted by Irishgirl
Great question DW Took a while to come up with an answer but finally got one. A few days ago I watched "Hannibal Rising" about the young Hannibel Lecter and what shaped him into the cannibalistic killer that he is today. Well I found plenty of "victims" for Magua to scalp. Real bad guys to the core but since you said only one victim then I will go with the leader "Grutas" who is pure evilthrough and through. What he decides to do is just unthinkable and I would be happy to see Magua lift his scalp and give him a slow, painful death one he truly deserves (save young Hannibal the trouble)
'Course there is also Hannibal the cannibal himself
Excellent reasoning Irishgirl! |
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Posted - October 30 2008 : 1:04:51 PM
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Originally posted by Dark Woods
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Originally posted by RedFraggle
Ooh ooh ooh! I know! If characters from "reality" shows count, I pick Heidi Montag and Spence Pratt from "The Hills." I don't even watch the show (and wouldn't if you paid me to) but their insipid grinning faces are everywhere. I think Magua would take one look at them and think, "They must go NOW!"
Of course part of the challenge of this question is narrowing down the choice to one character (so many scalps, so little time....)
Irishgirl prioritized two possible victims for Magua (Grutus first, Hannibal Lector second) Pure evil being the priority over young evil.
So I did a search on flickr photo sharing for your two favorites. 374 photos of Heidi Montag versus 3 for Spence Pratt. So I say he would vote with his scalping knife for "Miss Popular".
I APOLOGIZE TO RED FRAGGLE FOR GOING THROUGH A PROCESS OF NARROWING DOWN HER "TWO-FER" TO A SINGLE CHOICE. FROM YOUR POSTS ON THE "HALLOWEEN" THREAD, I NOW UNDERSTAND YOU BEING ENTITLED TO TWO CHOICES. SO BOTH HEIDI AND SPENCE ARE IN THE RUNNING.
CONGRATULATIONS, RED FRAGGLE!
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Posted - October 31 2008 : 10:31:54 PM
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Spencer + Heidi could be classed as one entity, yet no-one calls them Speidi?
If reality TV is a viable option then I choose Kim Kardashian, aka the epitome of vacuous and gratuitous celebrity. Failing that, honestly I cannot think of any fictional characters who he could justify to scalp except Hawkeye, who to him must have seemed like was on the Let's Rain On Magua's Parade offensive. |
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Posted - November 01 2008 : 2:11:55 PM
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Originally posted by Dark Woods
CONGRATULATIONS, RED FRAGGLE!
Thanks, DW! 
I actually picked both Heidi and Spence because I thought they were kind of a two-for-one deal, seeing as they're always joined at the hip.  And I have seen them called Speidi! Scary! |
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Posted - November 01 2008 : 4:09:07 PM
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Good pick lily She deserves a visit from Manly Magua for her Godawful dancing on DWTS
Thanks DW |
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Posted - November 02 2008 : 2:27:35 PM
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| Except for Lily's comment re Hawkeye or my own, I think this has strayed quite a bit - notice that the question reads "The reasons for MAGUA'S CHOICE ( emphasis intended ) are also solicited." NOT "Who would YOU like to see him scalp?"; but who would HE likely seek revenge ( or whatever ) on. Fully as I'm sure they are deserving targets, I earnestly hope poor Magua has been spared vapid "reality TV" in The Happy Hunting Ground! |
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Posted - November 02 2008 : 5:47:25 PM
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Irishgirl re Kim Kardashian: oh dear God, could they sink any lower than to play Baby Got Back?! I think they must did it to humor her, because the only things about her that have rhythm are the implanted parts!
Mags' reason for wanting to eliminate Kim K? Because she, along with Speidi and the Hiltons and all their ilk, are the epitome of how shallow and idle has become the world. In Mags' day there was something to fight for; a way of life and system of beliefs that he still believed in, despite deviating from. I think it would make him livid to see what his country had become. He took action, fought battles, learnt and survived in languages other than his own, worked damn hard and made something of himself. Kim K and her ilk were born with a silver spoon in their mouth and the closest they come to a hard day's work is perhaps to walk up a flight of stairs if the elevator is broken. These people make a mockery of all the blood sweat and tears shed by people, fictional or not, such as Magua. |
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Posted - November 04 2008 : 4:32:37 PM
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There is no right or wrong answer to this question. I find the various opinions fascinating!
My thought would be that Magua would begin his annual scalping quest with a character close to him, with whom he had a personal score to settle. Chingachgook meets that criterion.
The other suggestions are excellent as well. Who knows, Manly Magua may well be visiting them on future Halloweens!
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Posted - November 05 2008 : 2:13:12 PM
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| On this first post-election day, I think Lily's apt observations could as well be applied to our incipient Leader! Hail to the Chief! ( With apologies to - and a NEW target for - Magua! ) |
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Posted - November 06 2008 : 11:26:24 AM
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Originally posted by James N.
On this first post-election day, I think Lily's apt observations could as well be applied to our incipient Leader! Hail to the Chief! ( With apologies to - and a NEW target for - Magua! )
I must disagree with the sentiments of James N.
I do not want this thread to contain anything that might be construed as a threat against an actual person. |
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Posted - November 06 2008 : 11:32:38 AM
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| Good...then we all agree that Kim Kardashian is not a real person! |
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Posted - November 06 2008 : 5:14:15 PM
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Clever comment regarding Kim...
On a more serious note, it would probably be best to include only fictional characters, not reality show contestants. |
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Posted - November 06 2008 : 7:42:02 PM
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Good...then we all agree that Kim Kardashian is not a real person!
Well technically this could be true when taken into consideration the proportion of fake assets to real ones. Nose job, cheek implants (rumored), ribs removed (rumored), liposuction, breast and butt implants, hair extensions, fake tan, nail extensions. Pretty much constitutes a fake person IMO. Unfortunately it doesn't make her fictional.
OK then, Kim K gets spared of a scalping. Too bad. Hawkeye it is then! |
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Posted - November 08 2008 : 08:18:55 AM
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Originally posted by Dark Woods
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Originally posted by James N.
On this first post-election day, I think Lily's apt observations could as well be applied to our incipient Leader! Hail to the Chief! ( With apologies to - and a NEW target for - Magua! )
I must disagree with the sentiments of James N.
I do not want this thread to contain anything that might be construed as a threat against an actual person.
I think we're OK here, DW. All in fun. |
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Posted - November 10 2008 : 8:21:00 PM
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Rich,
Thanks for your observations.
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Posted - November 10 2008 : 8:26:04 PM
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Thanks to wikipedia, I remembered a character that I think could be an attractive target for Magua. Quoting from wikipedia:
"Cruella de Vil is a fictional character and the primary villain in Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Disney's 1961 animated film adaptation One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and Disney's live-action film adaptations 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians. In all her incarnations, Cruella kidnaps dalmatian puppies for their fur. In the live-action version of 101 Dalmatians, it is revealed that the reason Cruella chooses to skin puppies is that when shorthair dogs grow older their fur becomes very coarse, which doesn't sell as well in the fur fashion industry as the fine, soft fur of puppies." For more information, here is the link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruella_de_Vil
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Posted - November 10 2008 : 11:22:54 PM
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There's a Wikipedia article on Cruella de Vil? Who knew? 
And, okay, if we're avoiding reality show characters, how about that other Magua from the 1970's BBC version of LOTM? "Our" Magua would probaly think he was crimping his style, what with the polka dot war paint and all. Besides, there can be only one! |
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Posted - November 12 2008 : 7:12:14 PM
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Originally posted by RedFraggle
There's a Wikipedia article on Cruella de Vil? Who knew?
And, okay, if we're avoiding reality show characters, how about that other Magua from the 1970's BBC version of LOTM? "Our" Magua would probaly think he was crimping his style, what with the polka dot war paint and all. Besides, there can be only one!
I think that our Magua could beat their Magua.
While reality show persons are off topic, I saw on the internet that Kim Kardashian is making a movie. Maqua would certainly be empowered to raise the hair of whatever character Kim K is playing. |
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