@Death_By_SnuSnu: Shattered, I'm afraid. They were trying to break the gnome mold, see?

@token_liberal: Just wait until his pal Mertrucignome gets punctured and Gnomeo goes all medieval on Tybalticon.

@marigi: I exagerate, of course. But 3-inches for true.

@marigi: I concur. When touring Luxor, I was studying wall paintings and noticed a six-inch wasp. Within a hour, I was attacked by one of things.

@Belabras: Actually, in Batman TAS, Bazne was a very urbane (ahem) and cultured assassin for hire who completely dominated Rupert Thorn (Gotham crime boss). However, Bane is not subtle, by any stretch of the imagination, and introducing this character, who has been badly butchered in previous films, is, I maintain, a…

@Belabras: Ummm, nah.

@darthvolta: Thanks.

@neoblackdragon: If Raimi's version were to hold water, Parker would have shot webbing out his ass and swung around the city dangling from a dingle.

@Mike De Lucia: Heartclick for that. I read it as, "Monte Python vs. Gatorade," and got mildly interested.

I must try any game recommended by an author who can use the word "Leporidaesian".

Looked to me like the space kitties were just learning to maneuver in microgravity. I think those cats would have learned to get around pretty quickly, once they got over total feline freakout induced by the asshats in uniform.

@ginnymcqueen: I suffered some of his Hamlet. Meh.

@A Silly Lady Novelist: I agree. Plus, the idea of Thranduil mugging and gaping for two hours is truly cringeworthy.

Hanny van Arkle ... discoverer of the Great Green Arkleseizure.

@Charlie Jane Anders: Thanks, Charlie. Not really how I pictured it, but nothing ever is, is it?

@Eddard: Yeah, they wear suits with "logarithmic power enhancement" laser fingers and small nuke generators that can be externally set to suicide the wearer. Lovely stuff.

@Vexxarr: Condolences. Have you recovered the family jewels intact?

@Vexxarr: You betcha! Monomaniacs can be difficult to deal with under the best circumstances, but genius monomaniac control freaks would be just a bitch.

@NerD:blogOtaku: Bravo, and I am in complete agreement.

@Vexxarr: In Nivenspeak, "pok" is the sound you make when you smack your lips. Phsthepok (fiss th-smak) was the Protector in the eponymous book. Niven also has a love of polysyllabic names, which I share. From Ringworld, there are Harrolloprillilan and Kwawareesenjajok, for example (and while I may have botched the…