Bones is short for "sawbones", an ancient naval term for doctor (as most of their treatment for battle injuries was amputation).

Ah, so the omission proves the truth. Thank you, sensei.

But does he use a reverse blade sword? Can't tell from the images.

How about this suggestion: women are (in so-called "polite society") routinely deferred to in many, mostly instignificant, activities such as access to limited seating, door-opening, assistance in ascending or descending obstacles, and so forth. While these things are mostly achaeisms, they are none-the-less a…

"Britney Spears' nearly five year conservatorship is lasting so long because she has a personality disorder that prevents her from making consistently sound decisions. "

Speaking of Star Wars TV, is there any word on when the next (last?) season of Clone Wars will be released. I have been itching to see Snips get bisected by good old Ani.

Great movie. A reporter, upon learning that The Thing From Another Planet is, in fact, more like a vegetable than an animal (in that it can asexually reproduce and regrow limbs and such), remarks "An intelligent carrot! The mind boggles!"

Did you catch that it was a reference to the original The Thing with James Arness as the Intelligent Carrot from Outer Space (the mind boggles!)?

Hey, it's only in the 80s here (I'm in Savannah), and after the afternoon rain, it becomes downright coolish (upper 70s).

If you are left coast, then I can't help you. On the right coast, I would recommend Coligny Beach on Hilton Head Island, SC for the Atlantic and Bradenton Beach or St. Pete Beach on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

May they miss in their pegging and put a stake right through the heart of the misbegotten abortion of an idea. Rocketeer was wonderful and fun and just fine thank you. Rebooting a movie that was wonderful and fun and just fine thank you will result in a "dark and gritty" or "modernized" version.

I haven't read DC comics in a long while, but last time I did, there was a character in Legion of Superheroes (set in the 39th century or something) who was a descendant of Lois Lane and Superman, which explained why she was only "sorta" super.

Ultron.

This is the Flashman method. Harry Flashman, hero of the eponymous comedy/adventure series by George McDonald Frasier, swore that the only way to learn a new language (as he frequently did) was to find a willing partner and climb into bed for a few days.

Obviously. Plus, Storm generates at least 1.21 jiggawatts every time the Feral Kid grins inappropriately.

Must be. A whole new Road to Warrior on, I guess.

Neato set and production design, but you know, Max was a cop before the Road Wars, and is a pretty old guy in Thunderdome. Those mutants look to be adults, so exactly when and how did they get born, grow up into their beauteous selves, and develop all that obviously tribal culture?

Re: Eddie Izzard and the Mockingbird Lane reboot:

Nice turn of the expression with "beyond the pall" to mean "beyond the funeral [death]".

This one, with the worling ejector seat, pop out machine guns, bullet shield trunk plate, revolving license plates ... amazing toy.