Fox says that Mr. Rogers is an evil man. Just throwing that out there.

Wasnt that guy also a marine sniper in some conflict or another? (I wanna say WWII but am unsure)

>>10928694

Fox News thinks they are a real news station.

>>10928694
Yes but fox is...

>>10928705
Nope, he never served in the military

>>10928705
Vietnam.

He also has gang tats all up and own his arms, hence why he never takes off that sweater. He was a con, but somehow got cut a deal to be in a child's TV show. He took it.

>>10928705
Nah, that was just an urban legend. Rogers was a minister not a fighter.

>>10928694
Fox also canceled Futurama, unleashed Glen Beck upon humanity, and airs "The Cleavland Show". I'm disinclined to believe that they themselves are not 100% pure evil.

Mr. Roger's a bro.

I only wished that I was born earlier to enjoy waking up to his songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29lmR_357rA&feature=related

for those interested, this is the fox video

I was visiting just near where he lived when he was alive near Carnegie Melon and always regret having never gone to at least see his house. ;_;

>>10928774
Oh. Wow.

>>10928774
I'm mad.
So very mad.
So very very mad.

>>10928774

That's pretty retarded of Fox honestly.

You don't call a dead guy evil because he told kids that they were special. What the hell are you supposed to tell kids? They're all not special and that they ought to hang themselves?

USA, I am disappoint.

>>10928774
I have never even seen this guys show and this annoys me

>>10928726
Yeah, Mr. Rogers didn't have any tattoos.

Also, he was a member of a church that accepted members of the LGBT community with totally open arms. He would actually say to them, "God loves you just the way you are."

You know, it's funny. I've seen that clip multiple times, and yet it never fails to anger up the blood. About halfway through I start seeing red, listening to these self-important entitled assholes wax on about how they worked hard to get to where they were and how Mr. Rogers kills babies.

Yes, Fred Rogers was indeed awesome. But equally awesome? James Doohan. Pic related. He served in WW2 as an infantryman, until he was charged with hand-delivering a message to a general on the front line, and a jumpy sentry ON HIS OWN SIDE thought the Canadian man was a German spy, and shot him six times with a .30 cal machine gun. Four in the leg, one in the chest (deflected off of a piece of equipment) and one blowing off his middle finger. Discharged from the army because he couldn't officially operate a rifle properly, he joined the air force and flew spotter planes for the rest of the war, as well as testing early model jets and receiving a reprimand for pulling maneuvers in them that the designers said were impossible. After the war, he went back to school and became an engineer and a classically trained shakespearean actor. He did a number of radio-plays before landing a gig on The Outer Limits. His talent for impersonation caught the attention of his costar William Shatner, who reccomended him for a part in a low-budget sci-fi series that was just starting up. The writer, after hearing Doohan's scottish interpretation of the lines originally written for a welsh accent, rewrote the script and character to accommodate Doohan's talents and input, and Doohan became the Scotty of Star Trek legend. He was widely known as the only member of the original cast who didn't hold his fans in contempt, and truly enjoyed performing for them, doing impressions, telling stories, and even singing.

A nearly unkillable soldier, a great humanitarian, a truly NICE guy to be around, and an intellectual to the core. James Doohan was a man that everyone should attempt to emulate. A true inspiration, and a fine example of Awesome.

>>10928774

>>10928774
Fox news is never short of reasons for me to want everyone responsible for it dead.

Mr. Rogers was pretty much the definition of neutral good. He wasn't trying to build up feelings of self-entitlement, he was trying to build up self-esteem. Though that's always a thin line, his intent was in the right place and it came down to factors outside of him on which side of that line any kid would fall.

Most probably fell on the self-esteem side.

>>10928923

What bugs me isn't that it's produced. As is, it would make a fine comedy news-station. No, what bothers me is that people continue to take Fox News seriously and treat is as a respectable source of information.

It's hard to feel self-entitlement if you have the perception of everyone else being equally as special as you.

Rest in peace, old friend.

>>10928944
funnily enough in Europe a lot of people think its the right wing alternative to the daily show, then they are shocked and slightly worried when they find out its meant to be a serious news channel.

>>10928920

My favorite part about that clip, though? They brought in the fucking weatherguy to chime in about how Mr. Rogers rapes puppies.

>>10928928
I grew up on a healthy combo of Mr. rogers, seasame street (late 80's stuff), transformers, and countless Jim henson productions.

I credit these things with any and all success I've had in life.

Pic related, heavily.

>>10928928

Nah, man. Mr. Rogers was Lawful Good to the core.

>>10928978

You make big cookies?

>>10928967
Poe's law. A real conservative and a person pretending to be a conservative are functionally indistinguishable.

Take Colbert. There are right-wingers here who ACTUALLY THINK he AGREES with them, no matter how obvious he makes his mockery. Of course, conservatives aren't actually shining beacons of intelligence...

>>10928774
I raged.

remember watching mr. rogers as child

the memory of soft sing-song voice is still comforting

>>10929030
There's a reason they're conservatives, after all.

You don't get to be a proponent of staying in the past due to your towering intellect...

>>10929030
Hey, thanks for shoehorning us all into the same box there buddy. Obviously I am an idiot because I am a gun collector who opposes gun control supporting members of the parties.

Mister Rogers went onstage to accept the award — and there, in front of all the soap opera stars and talk show sinceratrons, in front of all the jutting man-tanned jaws and jutting saltwater bosoms, he made his small bow and said into the microphone, "All of us have special ones who have loved us into being. Would you just take, along with me, ten seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are. Ten seconds of silence."
And then he lifted his wrist, looked at the audience, looked at his watch, and said, 'I'll watch the time." There was, at first, a small whoop from the crowd, a giddy, strangled hiccup of laughter, as people realized that he wasn't kidding, that Mister Rogers was not some convenient eunuch, but rather a man, an authority figure who actually expected them to do what he asked. And so they did. One second, two seconds, seven seconds — and now the jaws clenched, and the bosoms heaved, and the mascara ran, and the tears fell upon the beglittered gathering like rain leaking down a crystal chandelier. And Mister Rogers finally looked up from his watch and said softly "May God be with you," to all his vanquished children.

Commentary on Fred's acceptance speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29lmR_357rA&feature=related
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT

>>10929079

Just because you share some of the same opinions with conservatives doesn't mean you are one yourself. I'm against gun control too, and I'm a left-winger.

This just in: Putting people or issues into one of two mutually-exclusive boxes is retarded.

This mentality of "that's liberal." or "That's conservative." should only be used in the most demeaning intent, for it is in no way respectable to blindly follow a doctrine.

>>10929097
The fuck is with the purple prose?

>>10928768
I do too. Wish you were, I mean. I did grow up with the man on my TV, and I'm a better adult for it.

>>10929256
you think mr. rogers would have let subhuman trash like me in for dinner?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxO1o6y5ahI&feature=related

Where the heck did he get that traffic signal he has in his house anyway?

>>10929070
>>10929125

it's true, conservatives are simply people who want things to stay the same. Anyway, for fear of political derailment, back to one of the better people of the past century.

>>10929289
Of course he would

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q

Mr Rodgers is, simply put, amongst the most proactive and caring humanitarians of this age.

And right at the end, "Well it looks like you just got your self 20 million dollars"

That's right, he acquired more money in one speech that virtually anyone will in their entire LIFE, and what did he want to do with it?

>>10929289
I'd like to think he would. Being proud of people not tolerating you defeats the purpose of individuality.

>>10929289
Mr Rodgers would of let Glenn Beck in for dinner, along with the rest of the Fox News coverage team.

That's just how patient and kind he was.

>>10929370

And by the end, Beck would be thanking him on camera.

>>10929070
>>10929030

The fact that you're saying that indicates that you're both morons.

Jackasses who spew extremely stupid shit like that are in every group, and unfortunately they're an incredibly vocal minority and that results in the more reasonable ones getting ignored.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q&feature=related

This video is proof that you don't have to be gorgeous, a fast-talker, or a manipulative bastard in order to have 20 or more charisma.

Seriously, listen to that motherfucker. It's like every time he spoke he exhaled magic dust.

>>10929393

Anyone with the smallest tiniest evidence of being a human being couldn't do otherwise.

>>10929433

Mr. Rogers was beyond human.

Also, his defense of the funding was beautiful. Friggin' awesome

>>10929433
>tiniest evidence of being a human being

sharp words, anon

>>10929480

get out, furfag

>>10929490
what would Rogers do?

>>10929497

I'm not him, nor do I particularly give a shit.

>>10928774

Wow. Stupid stereotypical Americans, looking for scapegoats for their problems.

>>10929497

Mr. Rogers would welcome every troll with open arms. And that kindness will melt away the troll from their troll hearts.

>>10929528

Not if the troll is from Fox News.

>>10929497
we'd go tim hortons for double-doubles, eastern-orthodox-guy

As a britfag, I'm sad that I didn't get the chance to grow up under the influence of that guy. Even us ignorant foreigners recognise greatness when we see it.

>>10929528
BRB, rolling a pacifist cleric who leads people on the path to redemption instead of killing them.

Fred Rogers: Patriarch of /tg/, the polar opposite of the close mindedness of the emperor of mankind.

>>10929514
And that.... is why you fail.

Seriously, try being like him for one week. Behave the way he did. Speak the way he spoke. Really live the way he lived. See what happens.

>>10929636

Ted Rogers was truly living the life

>>10929623

You have no idea what you are talking about.

The emperor was a true bro.

If could see the religion built up around him after his death/chairstasis he would be ashamed.

>>10929623
I'd support this though the rest of /tg/ may not be so kind

>>10928724
Urban legend, never happened.

>>10928653
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM&feature=fvw
It's just... Something in my eye, I swear.

:|

>>10929671
We could make an impossibly huge, overpriced, mini-based game system with progressively more contradicting fluff based on Mr. Rogers. Then it can happen.

For what its worth, he's more a man than the emperor ever will be.

>>10928875

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsSdLD_YodQ

>>10929623
Mr. Rodgers would look on the battlefield, and go: "Why are you fighting?"


He'd go to the Tau and say: "Not everyone can be like you. And that's okay, because no one else can be you."

He'd go to the Tyranids and say: "Aren't you full? You'll hurt yourself if you keep eating like this."

He'd go to the Orks and say: "Now, why don't we use ALL THAT ENERGY and do something good and constructive with it, like cleaning the house and showing people we appretiate them." And then the WAAAAAAGH! would be over. Because if anyone could reason with an Ork, it'd be Mister Rodgers.

He'd even go up to the Imperium, and say: "It's okay to be afraid sometimes, but there is nothing to be afraid of that can't be made something else. You don't have to be afraid, so let's find out why."

And then the 40k universe would go from GRIMDARK to BRIGHTHAPPY

>>10930130
how would mr. rogers calm the fire burns inside anon's black and wretched heart?

>>10930130

I can see that happening

Good gentlemen, a thought occurs to me. Fred Rogers' life was dedicated to children. He spent every waking day improving the world for those to come, not by rallying for funding, or "protecting their morals," but by going out into the community and talking directly to them. When television came to the fore, he took it not as a way to profit, or to spread an agenda, but as a tool with which to improve the lives of those who watched it most: children. And he fought as hard as any man has ever fought to protect it, butting heads with even the president of the United States for the right to grant its benefits to those who needed them most.

We live in a new age, men. A time that is sorely lacking in beacons like Fred Rogers. We live in a world where a new font of information has become pervasive, and pulls our youth by the millions to its teat. Tell me, /tg/... what can you do today to improve the world for those who will come after we leave? What will you do to use this impossibly powerful tool, this glorious web of information, to make a child's life better?

You call yourselves masters of getting things done... so go. There is much work to do, and never ever enough time.

>>10930161
Don't ask a magician how he does it

just accept that he does it

>>10928774
Shit, I hope my insurance covers RAGE ANEURYSMS...

>>10929696

I'm not crying, its just been raining, on my face.

Why is he so charismatic?

WHY IS HE SO CHARISMATIC?!

It's like his words are butter.

Anyway, what's the big deal with him? I'm not an American, so I don't know who he is. Some sort of television person?

>>10930473
taught entire generations of children values and morals

all around awsome guy

>>10929623
>>10930130
>>10930174
>>10928653

>>10930485

Go on.

>>10930485
Even better, he taught ACTUAL values and morals rather than Moral Majority values.

>>10930493
read the thread, watch the videos

you get the idea real quick

>>10930473
He was the lead for a show that made a goal of teaching actual kindness and tolerance. This guy could make Hastur, Vecna, and ALL OF THE NINE HELLS neutral good after a short conversation. This brings back memories.

>>10930516

Did he just tell children they were special, or... what more did he do?

I've always been a bit cautious about the "special" word. It could lead to a lot of egoism, and disregard of others.

>>10930473
For decades, he hosted a show intended for public children. He didn't have cartoons, slapstick, or insipid drama. He had stories, songs, and puppets. He touched the hearts of children everywhere, teaching them kindness and self-worth.

He didn't coddle children at all. He taught them to treat others as special. He talked about anger and sadness, and he taught children to feel those things and still do what was right. He played pretend with us in a way that always was relevant to the real world. His neighborhood was a beacon of hope in a sea of darkness.

>>10930537
A goldfish, on set, died. Now, most shows would take it out and replace it, kids are dumb, right?

Mister Rodgers walked over, and said: "Oh look, one of our friends has passed on. I'm sad, but this is how life goes on."

And he did an entire show about death. About how things die, people, animals, plants - and said: "But it's okay. Everyone dies, but we'll all have something after. And that's what makes life so interesting - that there's something after it. So don't be afraid of it. It's okay. It's okay to be sad and miss them, but it's okay."

...

That man is pure 100% Good. He lived the philosophy of Christianity, as a minister should. But, more than that, he didn't ram it down our throats. No, he lived a good example of a human being - the religion became secondary, territary, to anything he taught. If he were a muslim, jew, aethiest, agnostic, buddist, taoist, or whatever, it'd be believable, because he lived a /good life/ as a /good man/.

Any story about Mister Rodgers doing anything other than being a nice guy are lies - propoganda, and downright RAAAAAAGE worthy.

>>10930537
Disregard for others is the last thing you could possibly interpret from Mr. Rogers.

>>10930601

>>10930636
Everyone is special, and worth love, respect, and care. You can get mad at them, but don't let that mad control you. You can love them, and be friends with them, because no matter who they are, they are just like you - special. THe world is better because they are in it, just like it's special because you are in it.

>>10930537

YOU are not special; that is the path of snowflakeism. PEOPLE are special. They're all different. But they're all people, and therefore deserving of respect. To learn to tolerate the differences of others is the charge of humanity, and the mark of a civil society.

Thus ends the First Lesson of Sage Rogers.

>>10930628
Richard Dawkins would have a damn hard time finding fault with Mr Rogers.

>>10930628
>>10930636
>>10930664

Sounds like a real bro then, sad we didn't get something like that when we were children.

I was just concerned over someone, that some parrents ocassionaly do, says that YOU are special, and nobody is quite as special as you.

But if you teach them everyone is special, and to accept others for what they are... that's a good message.

>>10930601
>>10930628

>>10930676

That's probably because Richard Dawkins himself is a rather chill person. He's just trying to show people that they can show acceptance, they can have morals and be good people without religion.

I'd imagine Dawkins and Rogers getting along well.

>>10930628

>>10930682
Dude, his church let in gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders... whatever. He let them in, because: "Christ did not turn away any person, why should I?"

Seriously, that man could get Chaos, the Empire, Tau, Eldaar, Orks, 'Nids, Necrons, and whatever else together into one spot and in 8 minutes, they'd be at peace.

>>10930745

That reminds me a little of my own protestant church here in Sweden. While I'm not a religious person, I think they did teach me a bit of acceptance and being better in life, when I did confirmation.

Our priest was a woman(and pretty hot too if I don't remember wrong), and our youth-leader was a lesbian woman. Our other youth leaders, two guys in the early 20s, talked to us about sex and growing up a lot. Cool guys.

>>10930628

>>10928774

AAAAAAAAAAAASRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

TIME TO FIREBOMB FOX!

>>10930628
>"But it's okay. Everyone dies, but we'll all have something after. And that's what makes life so interesting - that there's something after it. So don't be afraid of it. It's okay.
>It's okay to be sad and miss them, but it's okay."

I'm not crying! I'm not crying!

>>10930824
Mister Rogers would not be cool with firebombing.

>>10930831
But it's okay to cry. Because if we refuse to acknowledge our tears and pain, we build it up. And building it up with nowhere to go, leads to a poison in the heart and body.

It's okay to cry. Know when to cry.

>>10928653

this man is a level 20 cleric irl.

>>10930858
WEEPING LIKE A BITCH
;_;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjD3LtozAQk#t=25m50s

:)

>>10930865
STR: 10
Dex: 10
Con: 12
Int: 18
Wis: 30
Cha: INFINITE

>>10930858

Alright I'll cry! Wahhhhhhhhhhhh! ;_;

>>10930831
afterlife for me will not be table piled high with feast, nor immaculate blanket of snow to sleep on

wretches like me are punished in hereafter. dropped in sea of molten silver for centuries uncountable

>>10930945
Please, don't drag your game of pretend into this thread.

>>10930858
Many people don't know that Master Asia is Fred's wayward son. Fred patently awaits the return of his child. Before he left, Fred taught him everything he knew of humanity and martial arts.

>>10930945
its okay to cry

I...I... I can't decide if I should rage at Fox, or cry that Mr. Rogers is gone and that I miss him.

>>10930962
sorry, anon

will you be my friend?

>>10930945
...that actually sounds really cool. Not the being tortured forever, the molten silver part.

Damnit, I'm watching this interview with him, 8 parts, all 30 minutes long.

Why am I spending my time on this, but he's such a pleassure to listen to ;_;

>>10931014
Because everyone needs a dose of Rodgers every once in a while?

>>10931014
Most soothing voice ever.

The fight raged on for a century,
many lives were claimed, but eventually.
The champion stood, the rest saw their better:
Mr. Rogers in a bloodstained sweater.

This is the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny.
Good guys, bad guys, and explosions as far as the eye can see.
And only one will survive, I wonder who it will be.
This is the Ultimate Showdown...
(the ultimate showdown)
This is the Ultimate Showdown...
(the ultimate showdown)
This is the Ultimate Showdown...
(the ultimate showdown)

of Ultimate Destiny

his speech to get the grant awarded to PBS is one of the most eloquent speeches i've heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q&feature=related

>>10931014
Because Mister Rodgers is a good man. And he doesn't talk down to you. He's like a grandfather - he knows a lot more for you, and he has a lot of grandkids, but, well, he's going to love you just as much as the others.

It's okay. He'll be a good friend, and never make fun of you. He might frown, and tell you that something is wrong - but he'll also tell you why.

He's a good man.

>>10930881
The story in that interview made me tear up from hapiness.
I'm not even joking.

Many a millennium will have passed before scientists will discover that Fred Roger's death released an immense amount of energy, that they could not tap for some reason. The energy pulses contained the following code, repeated over and over.

"Every person is special and capable of good, there will be a time when the people will be in such dire straights that they will forget that. This is for the time that people need to learn again that nothing is more powerful than good."

The meaning of this message will remain a mystery long after the collapse of civilization. However, this power will be rediscovered under a new name.

Spiral power.

>>10929407

I've tried to quit smoking for a solid year, after four years of hacking and coughing and spending what I can only guess is over seventy-thousand dollars total on cigarettes. I've tried patches, gums, and meditation. I've tried acupuncture and quitting with a friend. I've tried cold turkey and easing off.

Failure, every time.

But for the first time since my most recent and currently ongoing attempt, I feel absolutely inspired to quit and to quit for good. This is my second day without a cigarette, the point at which I usually fail due to the inescapable craving, and I don't even want one anymore.

Thank you.

>>10931099

We believe in you Anon, that you can do it!

And so does Fred Rogers!

>>10931081
Spiral power was used to destroy the Anti-Spiral right?
Then it cannot be the power of Mr Rodgers.

If it was then the two parties in that conflict would understand each other and their own foibles.
Then, after talking about it they would join together in understanding and live on in peace.

>>10931099
The third day is supposed to be the hardest.

Mister rogers. Friend to children, loving teacher, antichrist.

>>10931133

wat

>>10931133
0/10

can't troll the Fred

>>10931099
good luck, anon

>>10931099
I believe in you, fellow addict-fag. It's hard, but you can do it. We believe in you. Just look at it as another day. Just another day. You can beat this.

Mr. Rogers one time was invited to some big-wig's house for dinner. I can't remember if he was the mayor or a producer or what. But while Rogers has been in the limo he had been talking with the driver and when he got to the building he asked the man if the driver could join them because it was hot outside and they would be quite some time. The guy wasn't happy about it but agreed to let the driver join, too, and ended up having a good time. After the party was done Mr. Rogers was being driven home and the driver said his family would never believe what a great time he had just had, so Rogers asked if he'd like to hang out with his family for awhile. The driver brought him home and had a party and Rogers sang and played the piano and everyone had a great time.

That just goes to show what an open and likable person he was, and if that wasn't enough once he made a friend that person was a friend for LIFE, and Mr. Rogers would periodically send them cards and such and remind them that he was thinking of them and grateful for the good times he shared with those he called his neighbors.

Mister Rogers would eliminate all of the GRIMDARK from 40K just by BEING THERE. He wouldn't even have to talk to them.

>>10930174
Two things, one. Manly tear. Two, I try to make people's lives better. I'm not always good and I slip up, I have moments of anger, but I try.

>>10931200
This, okay, this I'll agree to. GRIMDARK came about because there was no Mister Rodgers, and others of his ilk.

You know, it's ironic that we're here chatting about Fred in one of the last places on the internet he would have actually visited. And that if he had lived long anout to actually post here openly even the trolls wouldn't phase him and he'd want to get to know them, too.

*sniff*

>>10931050

Diplomacy roll right here in motion.

The congressman that Rogers speaks to seems at first to begin somewhat sceptical and joking, but turns genuinely interested and friendly.

>>10931222
That settles it, my next Shadowrun game will have Mister Rodgers. His voice will pierce the darkness.

>>10931217
It's better to try and fail, and try some more, than never do. It's okay to fail, beacuse no one is perfect. But you just get right up and keep going.

>>10931232
It's why Charisma should never be a dump stat.

This entire thread is tear fodder.

Mister rogers would be at the center of his own Mini-Astronomicon, an area of both the Warp and real space that Daemons and other foul creatures of the Warp could not enter. Untouchable to the Foul Gods.

>>10928774
>>10928774
>>10928774
>>10928774

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH

>>10931271
but he would be kind to them all the same

I can't help but picturea dozen stereotypical fatguys all bawling into their neckbeards.

>>10931283

You might be onto something there.

A truly great man, I miss him.

>>10931196
I honestly don't deserve to be in the same room as someone like that. It hurt me to even read this post.

>>10931280
Yeah, he would. And he'd end up having his own demons, redeemed, charged with a mission of: "Spread Good".

And then in this 'Anti-Warp', anyone could go. He'd welcome you, and you'd want to do proud. The Emprah would have nothing on this guy.

>>10930174

We here at /tg/ are a bastion of that thing that Fred Rogers defended to his death: imagination. To invent, and to innovate, and to BELIEVE. Sure, we're a pack of assholes; none of us could hope to live up to the example which that man provided. But when one comes to us with the genuine desire to learn and to grow, we embrace him. We do what we can to enlighten him. And we take those things he deems broken and inadequate, and we give them wings. We do this not for profit, or for prestige, but for the love of it. And when the Creator asks us what we have done worth noting, we pray that we can point to these endeavors and 10,000 more like them, and be found not lacking.

>>10931224

This is something we should all learn. That imperturbability. The unflappable willingness to power through the bullshit, and to engage the other, and to genuinely CARE about them, wrong or no. This lesson is doubly valid in the midst of our ugliest season, summer. Were we all to have a fraction of the patience and tolerance that this man exhibited, the world would be a far better place.

>>10931324
Sure you do. He was just a person, and wouldn't want to be idolized. He just did the right thing. And he'd hate, really hate, that someone thought he was 'more important' than him. Because that's just not what he taught.

"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and won't you be mine?"

>>10931324
Except that he would want to be in the room with YOU. Unless you felt that uncomfortable around him, in which case, he would understand.

I believe that if the whole world had seen at least one episode of his show then it would be a much more understanding place.

>>10931324
Can we have a thread that isn't about you, please?

The Spess mareens would reform and become a massive peace corps dressed in power armour with a sweater over it. Chaos would apologize to the Emperor and the Imperium. Ultramarines would tell all space marine chapters that each and every one of them is unique and special, and that Rogers is now their spiritual liege. Tyranids would learn to farm. Orks would lead massive WAAAAAAAGHS to help rebuild planets from all the war. The Inquisition would be abolished.

Every time someone brings up mister rogers /tg/ suddenly gets 200% nicer.

I swear, People in OTHER THREADS are being more civil now.

>>10931390
This thread is the Eye of Relative Niceness.

I'm a huge dork so what I think is awesome most people think is lame.

Case in point, on my holiday, I found a boardgame in a quaint little shop. It's a boardgame combined with a drinking game and comes with 2 little shot glasses like in my picture. It's cowboy themed and the idea is that you're 2 gunslingers. I just think that's awesome if only for the shotglasses that come with it, which I thought were plastic at first.

>>10931390
His image is like a Mass Calm Person spell.
This is to be expected.

>>10931390
Because Mr. Rodgers might be watching from beyond. And he'd look sad. No one wants to make him sad, because, well, that'd just be /sad/. Reality would get upset. And reality doesn't want to be upset. Oh, nothing bad would happen, but you'd just feel so /small/....

>Tyranids would learn to farm

This is one aspect of Tyranids that has always bothered me. Do they not understand that they could sustain themselves by learning about crop rotation?

Mr. Rogers was actually a chaos champion of Tzneetch.

you know, i feel inspired. i'm gonna go out into the world and try to make it better. i'm gonna treat people better. and most of all, i'm gonna be more understanding of people's opinions

>>10931431

:)

I fucking loved the plays Mr. Rogers wrote for his show. The buildup, the executions, the music. Damn. The man was a master.

"Ohhhhh there's... never-never-never-never-never-never-never-never-never-never-never-never ever any trouble here in Bubble Land, Bubble Land, Bubble Land:"

>>10931431

Have good day, Guy.

>>10931431
Rodgers smiles upon you.

>>10928694
>>10928714
It was the morning show.

Unlike their pundits they don'thave a disclaimer and somehow are even more biased than the ones with a bias disclaimer.

It was an attack on the "Everyone is speshul" thing and they took it back to the least harmful of the people who used the message because they are bad at finding the cutoff point.

Fox news should die.

I just noticed something.

Look at the point on that ear. Looks downright Elven. High charisma fits. As does his imperturbability.

Fred Rogers was an Elf. He was the one fae creature willing to show us humans just how wrong we are.

this thread hurts

if I've ever done anything to personally offend any of you, I want to apologize here and now

>>10931001

Both, my friend, both.

>>10931481
It's because people seem to confuse Nice with Weak.

You know what Mister Rodgers would have done? He'd have smiled, and said: "I'm sorry you feel that way. I think maybe my message was misunderstood somewhere. Why do you think what I say is evil?"

And then he'd roll his diplomacy+charisma, and BAM, he'd not roll under 75.

Ever.

>>10931349

Rogers was incapable of hate. Anger, sure, but hate - no.

>>10931515
Don't cheapen how awesome Mister Rogers is.

>>10931517
You're personally offending every sane being on /tg/ by posting ar all. Stop posting, leave.

>>10931517
We're cool. Brofist?

>>10931544
done

>>10931515
Oh no, he didn't want to show us how wrong we were. Just that, it's okay to feel, and to laugh, and cry, and learn, and be happy, mad, sad, and glad. It wasn't about Elves being better than us. No, I think you might have misunderstood.

It's about:

"It's okay to be who you are. I'll love you no matter who you are. Let's be neighbors."

>>10931533
Well, okay, I think you were right. I think he'd be very angry. Maybe the only thing he'd 'Hate' would be someone who hurt children. Maybe?

>>10931481
Also "Evil" was only used as an attention grabber.

But yeah I hate those three morons on the morning show.

Relevant.

http://images.4channel.org/f/src/forthefatguys.swf

I love you guys.

I believe that this thread deserves archival.
Just because it stared with anger towards Fox news and then turned into a whole lot of understanding between everyone.

I believe that this is what Rodgers would have wanted.
So, should this be archived?

>>10931604
Not really. Good thread though it was, it wasn't really relevant. Besides, this is pretty much how every Mr. Rogers thread turns out, it's nothing new.

>>10931604
Or, as 40k would put it:

"Nice for the Nice Throne! Sweaters for the Sweater man! Good for the Good Throne! Kindness for the Kind man!"

Mr. Rogers had outlets for what little anger he ever had and taught others as such. All too often I find myself forgetting his lessons and for that I am ashamed.

"What do you do with the mad that you feel
When you feel so mad you could bite?
When the whole wide world seems oh, so wrong...
And nothing you do seems very right?

What do you do? Do you punch a bag?
Do you pound some clay or some dough?
Do you round up friends for a game of tag?
Or see how fast you go?

It's great to be able to stop
When you've planned a thing that's wrong,
And be able to do something else instead
And think this song:

I can stop when I want to
Can stop when I wish.
I can stop, stop, stop any time.
And what a good feeling to feel like this
And know that the feeling is really mine.
Know that there's something deep inside
That helps us become what we can.
For a girl can be someday a woman
And a boy can be someday a man."

>>10931622
Fair enough then.

>>10931522

Y'know what hurts me the most? My son's generation, and the one after that, will get next to no exposure to Fred Rogers. If any. When today is the time that self-worth is at an all-time low. When today is the time that intolerance is the watchword. When today is truly the renaissance of valuing things over people, of self-centered temporary gain at the cost of permanent loss to those around you.

We, at the very least, were exposed to the purest of motives. Those that come after us may not have that.

I raged like fuck about the FoxNews video, but then I realised I don't live in the USA.

Feels good man.

>>10931642
Truth.

>This thread

>>10931642
Yes they will. But it won't be easy. See, you'll have to live that life. Show them it's okay to be a man. A man is not afraid of crying, but knows when to cry. He can get mad, but doesn't lose control. He lives a good life, and is kind to people. And he's meek and humble, but by no means is he weak - for when he stands and fights for what is right, nothing will stop it - not even the beuracracy of the government.

i hate to be the first faggot to call for this,
but archive nao.

>>10931689

>>10931604

>>10931596
>>10931596
>>10931596
fist bumped with tears in my neckbeard

>>10931708
oh

Glorious.

>>10930628
...I just cried for the first time since my grandfather passed away.

>>10931708
And I agree. Don't dwell on what was - just keep him alive now. Honor the man and what he stood for.

I just got back from vacation, and was in a great mood. I clicked /tg/ out of habit, fully expecting to see a thread full of people fighting or something, and this is the first topic I see.

You guys are fantastic.

Children's television had degenerated so sharply since the late 90's that it numbs my mind when I recall what was...

Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street (70's-early 90's version) were PARAGONS of early learning and imagination.

Square One, The Electric Company, ZOOM were equal parts entertainment and learning for the older kids and were GENUINELY entertaining shows.

And then Sesame Street went all to fuck with kiddified shit like Elmo and so on, and we lost all those early shows and swapped them for BooBah and Teletubbies?! REALLY?!

How the mighty have fallen...

Fox News: more popular than any of its competitors.

Ahhh, Amurrica.

>>10931767
Reading Rainbow. Sesame Street, Magic School Bus, Carmen Sandiago (Geography? Fun?!), Bill Nye...

Mr. Rogers was a man, and nothing else. When you try and raise him to this superhuman figure who didn't feel hate or anger, you cheapen his legacy. As he himself said in that PBS speech, he tried to teach us that emotions are both expressable and mangeable. It's not that he couldn't feel these feelings - he just knew how to control them, how to set them aside and focus on helping his fellow man.

Rogers was an ordinary man who took it upon himself to teach and protect children. He was not unique in his abilities, but in his devotion and dedication.

>>10931789

I loved Bill Nye as a child. I now study mechanical engineering and I attribute it all to him.

>>10931783
No television news that isn't frontline is worth watching, at least fox is funny, and half the audience is people getting trolled.

>>10931818
I'm not too good at science, because, well, I never went to highschool (straight to college). But, you know, almost everything I've learned from science I can point back to him. I don't remember a lot of it, but I know he was a safe man, and he taught to me like I was smart. And, well, he treated science like something special, and magical, and worth doing.

It's why I write sci-fi.

The thing I REALLY loved about Mister Rogers is that he wasn't some cartoon animal or some brightly colored costumed buffoon. Despite his slow, deliberate speech, he always presented himself with dignity and authority as much as love and caring.

He had a dick, so he fucked whores

enjoy your saint

>>10931920
Sex is a beautiful and special thing, you know, especially when it's done with someone you care for very much.

>>10931596

Could I have some sauce please....

I was playing in d20 Modern campaign that ran somewhat like Warehouse 13; artifacts imbued with power, retrieve them for a secret organization, that kind of stuff. One of the artifacts we encountered was Mr. Rogers' Sweater. Anyone who failed a will save (DC 25) would be compelled to trust absolutely the person wearing it. This was fairly early, so most of us blew the save completely, and ended up doing dirty work for the guy who had it. Good times were had by all.

>>10931920
So did Jesus.

>>10931870

You were probably a generation after me. It was Mr. Wizard that taught me that science not only did neat things, but that its fundamentals were /simple/. If you were simply observant, the truths of the universe would show themselves to you, in time.

>>10931872

His speech was slow because he was patient, and because anything worth saying was worth getting right.

>>10931390
imagine a board entitled /fr/
/fred rogers/

Damn it
Anything Mr Rogers related gets me all teary eyed

Jesus fucking Christ /tg/, it was just a man and a TV Show. I realize he told you some nice things when you were little, but that's no cause for worshiping the guy.

>>10932105
so much anger

>>10932031
Internet would implode. Look at how this one thread tamed 4chan for a while.

>>10931984
Mr. Wizard - never made sense, and I was too young to appretiate it. Plus, it came on at 5am in the morning. Screw that. But, he always did neat things. I never understood it, but ooo, it was neat.

...I wish I could go back in time and appretiate it again.

>>10931984

When I was really little, like 5 or so, Mr. Wizard was still airing.

Holy balls that was an awesome show.

>>10932105
we do nothing but honor his memory, and discuss his teachings.

>>10932105

Its alright to be mad and its okay to be sad.
But its bad to hate, so cheer up for your own sake.

>>10932135
Hate and sake don't rhyme.

>>10928774

...I want to be angry at those people. But Mr. Rogers taught me to know better.

>>10932121
>>10932126

Yeah, I smell youngfags. Get what you can off the interwebs. Bill Nye, strange as it sounds, was theoretical. He'd talk about the why. Mr. Wizard showed the what. He was the crotchety old engineer that could take bailing wire, a small gasoline engine, and a fan belt, and turn it into a Faraday suit and a Gauss gun, simply to prove and demonstrate the underlying mechanics.

Mr. Rogers could go into Silent Hill and everything would be great!

If there was EVER a thread worth archiving for the future, it's this one. Mr. Rogers is not just /tg/ related, he's EVERYTHING related.

>this thread

Would ever agree that the inner white knight of /tg/ was mostly spawned by Mr. Rogers?

>>10932364
No, that's spawned by the lack of sexual interaction with other human beings.

>>10932277
To those wishing to archive this thread, there's no need.
http://4chanarchive.org/brchive/dspl_thread.php5?thread_id=2723403&x=Mr.Rogers+Deity
Read this, anons, for it is awesome.

True Fact: Mr. Rodger's car was stolen. When the people who did it found out, they returned it, along with a note saying they were sorry.

>>10932364

Your assumption is incorrect, dear Anon. There has always been a white knight inside each and every one of us. Mr. Rogers just reminded us of how wonderful it is to let it out to play.

>>10932228
I'm 26 years old now. That's not youngfag.

Mr. Rodgers and his Cult of Peace appear and the chaos gods notice this development of self-love and peace and kindness. What happens?

>>10932539

The chaos gods try to corrupt Mr. Rogers, but discover that he is more powerful than the God Emperor himself, and end up becoming purified THEMSELVES.

The 40kverse becomes a happy place soon afterwards.

>>10932539
Nothing special.
Just another beautiful day in the neighborhood.

>>10932539
Khorne learns that it is okay to be angry, but you have to use your words.

We must have a drawfa- uh, I mean artist friend draw a picture of Mr. Rogers at a piano, with some smiling happy Orks dancing alongside him as he plays.

>>10932571
>Bring forth the heretic of legend.
Mr. Rogers is brought out before the Emperor.
>Hello, neighbor.
Tense silence.
>Are you sick? Let me sing you a song.
Song is sang.
>Do you feel any better?
Tense silence.
>Release the sweatered one. Declare peace.

Wars are over, folks. Time to go home.

>>10932616

Suddenly millions of unemployed guardsmen, crime sky-rockets.

Being European, I never knew Fred Rogers - he just wasn't a figure in my TV days of old. But from the sound of it, it's a sad thing I didn't. Fred Rogers sounds like a real bro, and an extremely humbling example of the virtues I try - and usually fail, but I do try - to live my life for.

I feel I should try and find some recordings of his old program...

>>10931555
man it's gonna be really ironic if this is the thread that finally makes SoS act on his suicide fantasies

>>10932399
>not suptg

>>10932697
So?

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

A beautiful day for a neighbor

Would you be mine?

Could you be mine?

>>10932265

This demands writefaggotry of the highest order.

>>10932781
Hey friend, call them writefriends.

>>10932648
Mr. Rogers advises the God Emperor that by engaging the now out of work Guardsmen as Big Brothers and Big Sisters, he'll do the orphaned children of war a world of good.

Battlebarges and all other military spacecraft (except for a small number, because sometimes you do have to defend yourself, even Mr. Rogers admitted that) are converted into rehabilitation/roaming community centers. Orphans are given a Guardsman that becomes something close to a parental figure. Many are adopted by those guardsmen, and live rich, fulfilling lives.

GOOD END.

Watched that clip. I'm mad, and want to kill everything.

>>10932228

>youngfags
>show went off the air 20 years ago
> ...

>HOW DO I REMEMBER THIS SHIT

>>10932788

Oh god....you're right.

I'm sorry writefriends.

And to all the drawfriends out there as well.

I love you guys.

>>10931663
Hey, um, what's the context of this image?

Is there a story to go with it? I'm genuinely interested.

>>10932610
Can this please be done?

>>10932790
Those would be the safest kids in creation.
>Child molester detected, Commisar.
Release the Big Brother Horde, Techpriest.

>>10932796
It's ok to be mad friend, being mad is normal. But you should never turn that anger on others, thats not ok.

>Mr. Rogers
>Silent Hill
>Rated E for everyone

For some reason when I think of Mr Rogers in a DnD setting he isn't a cleric, but a Paladin, a paladin without a sword.

>>10932831
That guy, Ice Cube, was a hardcore rapper. Now he's an actor in D-grade family films.

Mr. Rogers: Best Paladin Ever

>>10932865
Awww, that's nice.

>>10932862
A paladin with a piano. A paladin with a smile.
A paladin to make the most evil of monsters good.
A paladin who, when he awoke each day, would put on a sweater and tie his sneakers, and set forth to make new friends.

>>10932862
>>10932871
Paladin: vow of non-violence.
>Hug Evil
>Gently Chide Undead

I'm okay with this.

>>10932862
>>10932871

No sword, just a shield. Hurting others is wrong, but protecting those you care about is wonderful.

>>10932901
The grandest of shields, glowing with the light of the sun and radiating pure, unconditional love.

You are now imagining Fred Rogers, Bob Ross, and Carl Sagan all sitting in a room having a nice time.

So Fred Rogers can talk the Chaos Gods into being true gods of Hope, Love, Bravery, etc., correct?

This combined with turning the Emperor around on policy....

The Four Pillars of the Chaos Gods guided by the God Emperor leads to an age of peace, understanding, and acceptance of multiple races and cultures. The Tau realize they've got the Greater Good concept all twisted around. The Eldar realize they need to be more upfront with the younger races. The Orks decide to play some football instead of going to war. The Dark Eldar repent, and wander the galaxy offering their aid wherever they can, their bond with the purified Slaanesh growing ever stronger and into something healthy and beautiful. The Tyranids come to understand that their current life cycles are unsustainable, and they work to change their methods, their instincts, into something that can be nurtured and renewed.

>>10932923
I am now smiling.

>>10932693
Other way around, bro. If anyone or anything could cure SoS and get him to make peace with himself and the world around him, it's Mister Rogers. I'd say there's a good chance that after watching some of his old shows, SoS cleans up and moves on with his life as a slightly more well adjusted member of society than he used to be. Nobody can resist the desire to better oneself that that man instills.

>>10932691
Please do. Looking back, I can trace almost every positive influence of my younger years to his show. He's the reason the phrase 'it's the neighborly thing to do' has such a huge impact on me.

>>10932923

BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF FEELS GOOD MAN.

>>10932923
Oh god.

The image in my head, it's so warm.

I can just imagine them, the sun shining through the window, the smell of fresh coffee drifting through the air. The calming sound of their conversation wafting through the room.

>>10929407
God damn it! Why am I getting misty eyed when he does his whole "You've made this day a special day just by just you being you..." bit.

I'm an adult man. It shouldn't be this easy for me to get this emotional!

And then he does it again with his Mad song, mainly the last line "And a boy can be some day a man"

>>10932920
Forgot a few entries:
>Aura of Awesome
>Aura of Goodness
>Remove Hurt
>Detect Evil (variant rule; can be used to discern best method of helping 'evil' become Good)

hay guise wuts goin on

>>10932865
From Niggas With Attitude to TBS family sitcoms.

If Mr. Rogers had been alive for Katrina, he would have gone and personally helped out.

If he were alive for the earthquakes in China, he would be digging people out.

He would, today, be cleaning tar balls off of beaches and washing down oiled up critters.

Just came in to say:

I forgive you, Steve Doocy.

>You imagine how different your life would be if Mr. Rogers was your dad

>>10932977
New Ability: Detect Crisis
At any time, Mr. Rogers can sense trouble and can help resolve the issue

>>10933008
Is that some Shining Time Station?

>>10933051

I always wished he was when I was little. :|

>>10933008
You remember who the voice of Mr. Conductor was?
It was George Carlin.
George Carlin was Mr. Conductor.
George Carlin.
Look it up.

It's something this age misses, a figure like Mr Rogers who doesn't use his power to corrupt or control. The power Mr Rogers had was words, he held such a presence behind his words, like a rush of fresh wind across a valley, like the first light of the sun after a stormy night, like some...I can't put it into words, it's just a force that hits you with each word he speaks. Mr Rogers was a man, but unlike any man i've ever listened to before.

>>10933113

I know.

Evidently it was the one portion of his career that he didn't spend the entirety of being a seething misanthrope. I was shocked when I found out it was the same guy.

He was the best Mr. Conductor.

>>10933051
I love my father, and wouldn't want to exchange him for anyone in the world, even Mr.Rogers.

Everyone has their part in the world, and my father had no more or less importance in my life than Mr.Rogers did.

I love Mr.Rogers.
I love my father.

There's no need for one to replace the other, as that would be cruel to my father, to everything he did to raise me, to all the mistakes he made, and all the joys he gave me.

Mr. Rogers can never be replaced.

>>10933244
word

Somebody post their favorite clip or something for people who didn't follow the show, I'm kinda curious

>>10933286
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuWRj1db-wE

only thing i found

>>10932745

It just doesn't feel right to read a Mr. Rogers thread while constantly getting interrupted by porn ads.

non-american would like to know more about this wonderful person.
>>10931555
Don't give up on yourself.
There is nothing that is bad enough to warrant not being forgiven and forgiving yourself.

>>10933364
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5943

>>10933359

Mr. Rogers would have respected their sexual freedom by taking everyone in this thread off the internet and into a park somewhere where quiet conversation could be had.

I love you, /tg/.

>>10933286
Found an episode on learning

Pt 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w93i9j9D188&feature=related
Pt 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0H9cjNwHFY&feature=related

Pt 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAuAy6raMq0&feature=related

>>10933397
He'd give sweaters to porn starlets on general principles.
>Young lady, you look cold. Take this sweater.

He'd be the sense of modesty they don't have.

>>10933391
Thank you. :)
I'm in awe. What a great man that was.
A great example to us all.

I love you, /tg/.

>Almost straight out of a Capra film, his 5-6 minute testimony on how TV had the potential to give kids hope and create more productive citizens was so simple but passionate that even the most gruff politicians were charmed. While the budget should have been cut, the funding instead jumped from $9 to $22 million.

what the fuck is his charisma at? inifinity??

>>10933478

Both WIS and CHA at 20.

>>10933491
Try 45

>>10933478
See >>10929407
It's a recording of that -very- same testimony.

The guy he's talking to starts off by mocking him "If I read this, will it make you 'happy'?" and ends up being charmed Fred. "Well it looks like you just got your self 20 million dollars"

You can actually watch the change in the guy's attitude towards Fred.

Fred Phelps protested his funeral.

Mr. Rogers must have been doing something right.

>>10929407
I really don't want to mention it, but I keep on hearing pogrom instead of program.

>>10933648

Mr. Rogers would have forgiven him.

>>10933648
no way

really?

>>10933666

Yeah, unfortunately.

>>10933664

Yeah, awesomely.

>>10933648
That man is a monster. But if Mr. Rogers can forgive him, I can try to do it too.

>>10933720

That's the point where I really have to ask WWFRD? And it's hard to follow through with what he would do.

Trying though, for the Rogers.

This thread made me feel worlds better after a very long stretch of despair. Thank you, Mr. Rogers, and thank you, /tg/.

being european i never saw any of mr rogers growing up, had only vaugely heard of him recently. Until this thread i did not know what an amazing guy he was.

I may be wrong. But i feel that he and people like Carl Sagan are similar. He just reminds me of him, his kindness and knowledge. He's like a social or life Sagan

You know, I can't find any of his stuff. There are a few odd DVDs here and there, but for the most part it seems as though his show wasn't really commercialized. I wonder if he wanted it that way, or it's some sort of horrible oversight.

>>10933906
This might be a start. http://pbskids.org/rogers/
The videos has some selections. Hope it helps.

I seem to remember /b/ having a thread about Mr. Rogers. Think it was around his death or a bit after. Anyway, one anon dissed Mr. Rogers and the rest of the /b/ros descended on him with a wrath and fury to make the gods shudder. Then they had a great nostalgia thread about Mr. Rogers and many tears were shed.

Moral of the story: even /b/ros get teary eyed from Mr. Rogers. Any foreignfriends should take that into account when looking up the guys.

>>10934096

It is comforting to know that deep inside we all have hearts.

There was a prestige class in 3.5 that was a kind of cleric that used words to convince people to do the right thing, I think it was Emissary of Barachiel or something like that. If you were gonna make Mr. Roger's in D&D, it would probably be something like that.

>>10934125
To be fair, that's largely demonstrated whenever /b/ mobilizes en masse, in some abstract or another. The last one I can think of is the guy who posted pictures of him abusing his cat and received the wrath of the internet.

http://pbskids.org/rogers/videos/index1.html

Some of Rogers' videos, including a bunch of the "how things are made" clips he does. I always loved those. Possible artificer levels?

Fred Rogers descends into the Underdark.

Fred Rogers returns with over half the drow, duergar, illithid, and umber hulk populations in tow. All sweater-clad.

>>10934403
Not really artificer levels, but he has lots of artificer friends, for sure.

Been here for a few years now guys, but I've never said this before... Thanks for being here for me, good times and bad. All of you, SoS included.

ITT: we oldfa-... oldfriends forget about Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Greenjeans.

Mr Rodgers is a minor god in DnD 3.5.

http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Mr._Rogers_(3.5e_Deity)

>>10935160
I grew up in canada. We had Mr. Dressup. He was also awesome, and good friends with Mr Rogers. They both got their start here, something we can feel genuinely glad about.

Gentlemen... as gamers, we are a neighborhood. So the next time you have a rules conflict, settle on a fair resolution. If you see some guy with minis that need some work, offer him some kind advice. Someone's going on about this badass moment his character had... indulge him a little. We should all do our best to remember to be nicer to our neighbors.