Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-142.51.108.254-20150922190330/@comment-25186410-20151116081913

Mastershake2525 wrote: 24.138.135.165 wrote: Western Gen wrote: I wasn't trying to shut it down, just for Caboose, because he's the most unrealistic character out of all the characters in this show. Most of the other character at least act realistic enough where you could explain their behavior, even if some can get a bit far-fetched. Of course you'd never know what they have for sure, but at the very least, you could find a condition for them that seems likely or plausible. But Caboose is literally a walking joke in human form. I don't believe it's physically possible to explain exactly what it is that Caboose has. I mean, if you guys really want to know that badly, go ahead and keep trying. But due to how RT wrote Caboose, you're never going to find a satisfactory answer, only one that's "close enough, maybe" or something along those lines. Mental conditions on their own are problems with normal humans - something Caboose isn't. He wasn't written with any conditions in mind, only to be funny. These conditions do not apply to him because he is outside the realm of human understanding. He's THAT unrealistic.

Also, I don't know enough about this stuff to give you any specifics, but I believe a lot of characters suffer from lack-of-screentime-itis. Tragic. That explanation was a lot better worded than the first one (sorry different computer). I personally am happy with a close enough maybe case with him, because he is so out there, we actually came to a conclusion that is (for the most part) satisfactory, albeit full of holes! Caboose was a bit ambitious for this page I will admit.

haha so true on the lack of screentime, but for those that did get enough for a general sketch you can let your imagination run wild.

Junior has just one incurable disorder who's translation does not exist in our language, in his native tongue it is called: blargh.

Anyone want to try Grif? Grif really seems to simply be lazy and slothful:                                                                                                                      Many lazy people are not intrinsically lazy, but are lazy because they have not found what they want to do, or because, for one reason or another, they are not doing it. To make matters worse, the job that pays their bills may have become so abstract and specialized that they can no longer fully grasp its purpose or product, and, by extension, their part in bettering other peoples' lives. A builder can look upon the houses that he has built, and a doctor can take pride and satisfaction in the restored health and   gratitude  of his patients, but an assistant deputy financial controller in a large corporation cannot be at all certain of the effect of his labour—and so why bother?

Other factors that can lead to laziness are fear and hopelessness. Some people fear success, or do not have sufficient self-esteem to feel comfortable with success, and laziness is one way in which they can sabotage themself. Shakespeare conveys this idea much more eloquently and succinctly in Antony and Cleopatra: 'Fortune knows we scorn her most when most she offers blows.' Conversely, some people fear failure, and laziness is preferable to failure because it is at one remove. "It's not that I failed," they tell themselves, "it's that I never tried."

Jeez. That's a bit sad. I can see why Grif would be lazy because of low self esteem (Sarge always picking on him).