Employment... might it have changed the story?

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:09 pm

the_abberration wrote:Well Lord Slug did offer Goku and Krillin a job that one time in the dub

And Freeza offered Goku a VERY high-paying job in the original manga, too. That lazy monkey.

penguintruth · Post by **penguintruth** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:12 pm

Dayspring wrote:
the_abberration wrote:Well Lord Slug did offer Goku and Krillin a job that one time in the dub
And Freeza offered Goku a VERY high-paying job in the original manga, too. That lazy monkey.

He should have asked Yamcha that.

Ugh, what a lame thing to reference.

Onikage725 · Post by **Onikage725** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:30 pm

King Cold offered Trunks one better. I dunno if that would have been a job, or an adoption into old money.

B · Post by B » Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:33 pm

penguintruth wrote:Ugh, what a lame thing to reference.

No, it's not. Don't you ever say that again.

penguintruth · Post by **penguintruth** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:45 pm

If you think about it, Bulma doesn't even really hold down a job, and she's probably the most normal character. She just sort of does what she wants, because (here comes another reference), screw the rules, she has money.

I mean, does she patent her inventions? Are there folks out there buying Dragon Radars in the stores?

Bussani · Post by **Bussani** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:52 pm

penguintruth wrote:If you think about it, Bulma doesn't even really hold down a job, and she's probably the most normal character. She just sort of does what she wants, because (here comes another reference), screw the rules, she has money.

I mean, does she patent her inventions? Are there folks out there buying Dragon Radars in the stores?

There's no reason to think that she doesn't do all the things Dr Brief did, like inventing new vehicles, robots, etc. Although I don't remember if anything ever confirms that she does. If nothing else, she'd be the owner of the company itself, whenever her father retired.

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:38 am

Herms wrote:Now there's a scary thought, Goku as God...

DAN DAN Kokoro hikarete 'ku...

Dr. Casey · Post by **Dr. Casey** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:00 am

penguintruth wrote:If you think about it, Bulma doesn't even really hold down a job, and she's probably the most normal character. She just sort of does what she wants, because (here comes another reference), screw the rules, she has money.

I mean, does she patent her inventions? Are there folks out there buying Dragon Radars in the stores?

Nah, I think Bulma just mooches off her parents' fortune. They could've become trillionaires from the capsules alone.

penguintruth · Post by **penguintruth** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:47 am

Dr. Casey wrote:
penguintruth wrote:If you think about it, Bulma doesn't even really hold down a job, and she's probably the most normal character. She just sort of does what she wants, because (here comes another reference), screw the rules, she has money.

I mean, does she patent her inventions? Are there folks out there buying Dragon Radars in the stores?
Nah, I think Bulma just mooches off her parents' fortune. They could've become trillionaires from the capsules alone.

I can't be the only fan who wishes they could just press a button on a little capsule, throw it, and get a friggin' house.

But then, those would be pretty dangerous, especially if you mistook them for medication!

CashmanX · Post by **CashmanX** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:19 am

penguintruth wrote:
Dr. Casey wrote:
penguintruth wrote:If you think about it, Bulma doesn't even really hold down a job, and she's probably the most normal character. She just sort of does what she wants, because (here comes another reference), screw the rules, she has money.

I mean, does she patent her inventions? Are there folks out there buying Dragon Radars in the stores?
Nah, I think Bulma just mooches off her parents' fortune. They could've become trillionaires from the capsules alone.
I can't be the only fan who wishes they could just press a button on a little capsule, throw it, and get a friggin' house.

But then, those would be pretty dangerous, especially if you mistook them for medication!

*Swallows capsule*

*urrp*

*Splat*

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:32 pm

penguintruth wrote:
Dr. Casey wrote:
penguintruth wrote:If you think about it, Bulma doesn't even really hold down a job, and she's probably the most normal character. She just sort of does what she wants, because (here comes another reference), screw the rules, she has money.

I mean, does she patent her inventions? Are there folks out there buying Dragon Radars in the stores?
Nah, I think Bulma just mooches off her parents' fortune. They could've become trillionaires from the capsules alone.
I can't be the only fan who wishes they could just press a button on a little capsule, throw it, and get a friggin' house.

But then, those would be pretty dangerous, especially if you mistook them for medication!

While I don't see someone mistaking one for medication, I can see people mixing them up with a click pen, or mixing up the kinds of capsules. IE: Click a capsule, put it on a desk, and expect your new laptop to show up. Tadaah! House in a house!

Godo · Post by **Godo** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:38 pm

Dayspring wrote:While I don't see someone mistaking one for medication, I can see people mixing them up with a click pen, or mixing up the kinds of capsules. IE: Click a capsule, put it on a desk, and expect your new laptop to show up. Tadaah! House in a house!

Well, unless you don't mix your case, there are markings on them, right?
Bulma knew that a certain capsule would give her a submarine (I think it was a submarine), but instead, her father's porn collection was in there.
This gives me an idea. People could hide stuff in them, like weapons.
Or hide them inside their bodies.
In any way, there would be a control at every airport. And body cavity searches!

Bussani · Post by **Bussani** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:53 pm

Godo wrote:This gives me an idea. People could hide stuff in them, like weapons.

Tao Pai Pai threw one out that poofed into a sword. So yeah.

MCDaveG · Post by **MCDaveG** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:58 pm

At the end of Z, Lunch is a cab driver

MCDaveG · Post by **MCDaveG** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:06 pm

penguintruth wrote:Let me put it this way.

The God in the DB world:

- Didn't create the world
- Didn't create civilizations
- Doesn't help
- Just watches

So, in what way is he God?

And to prove this, Dende becomes God, and he's equally, if not more useless than the last.

Watching things does not make a God. If that's the only qualification you need to be God, they might as well have made Mr. Popo God. Hell, Farmer with the Shotgun could be God!

Yeah, this is the case that each christian should deal with

penguintruth · Post by **penguintruth** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:11 pm

MCDaveG wrote: Yeah, this is the case that each christian should deal with

Let's not get into any theological arguments.

Ultimate_DB_Fan · Post by **Ultimate_DB_Fan** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:16 pm

The Z-fighters' purpose was never to hold down a job... Their job so to speak is to protect the freakin' planet. Period.
Vegeta's sole purpose was to always be better than Kakarotto. Goku only wanted to prove himself and fight strong opponents. The anime only filler episode which showcased Goku trying to get his drivers license should be enough proof of this.

penguintruth · Post by **penguintruth** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:33 pm

Ultimate_DB_Fan wrote:The Z-fighters' purpose was never to hold down a job... Their job so to speak is to protect the freakin' planet. Period.

Eh, not really. They don't even see themselves as protectors of the planet, it's just something they end up doing frequently. Goku is mostly in it for a good fight.

It's not like they go around patrolling the streets for crime, or anything.

Well, okay, Gohan does, but he's weird when he's in high school.

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:49 pm

MCDaveG wrote:At the end of Z, Lunch is a cab driver

She's on parole.

Ultimate_DB_Fan · Post by **Ultimate_DB_Fan** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:27 pm

Holding a job never seemed to be in the Z-Fighters' mindset. I mean, even though the movies aren't canon, you could still kinda use them as examples. In the majority of the Z movies, you sort of get a sense of what Goku and the rest do in their spare time before whatever evil shows up, and it certainly ain't working. It's either training, fishing or camping, mostly. Evil shows up, Goku can't sit still, as is evident in movie 8.