I don't think people really grasp just how incredibly brutal the fighting was over there. They don't really understand the war mentality of the Japanese at the time, nor the difficulty of constantly having to land, get a toehold, sweep the island, rather, rinse, repeat all while dealing with a civilian population…

Yeah, pretty common. I had relatives who fought in that theater as well, they refused to discuss Tinian, Truk, Iwo …

I don't think I understand the point of a parade outside of the military context.

I went swimming, read, knitted, and then nearly burned by face off when my gas grill went up in flames. Grease fires are the worst.

I have a double hammock much like that. It's actually my least favorite hammock of the multiple hammocks I own.

"Superstructure"? That's post Age of Sail talk. Try "Careful not to expose yer spanker."

Jesus, seeing as I have a thing guys a bit on the husky side, you cannot imagine the mental images this just gave me.

Pretty much. Consider that during that period, Kevin Feige pretty much came in and put the concept of the MCU together. The fact that the movie didn't get shit-canned entirely is pretty incredible in and of itself. The fact that they're making good use of the character even more so.

I think Gunn gets a lot of latitude due entirely to the sheer weirdness of GOTG. Ant-Man, for all of its inherent quirks, is still a conventionally set super hero movie.

And you didn't make the first round of cuts? What did you do? Piss on his Thanksgiving turkey?

Oh, I know who he is. He's the asshole who made Scott Fucking Pilgrim, a movie for which I have an irrational hatred despite never seeing nor being familiar with the source material. Fuck Scott Fucking Pilgrim and Michael Fucking Cera and his fucking punchable face.

Not particularly. I have a ton of landscaping to do as I just fired my shitty lawn guy. So I get to go buy new power tools, which always pleases me. Other than that, watch some movies, drink some booze, float in the pool, sleep late …

Good for you. If I don't make the first round of cuts, I don't show up for pity invites. Even if there's an open bar.

I'm pretty sure the 80's tasted like shitty Lite beer and Marlboro Reds.

Whining and mailing legumes.

Very good point. It's a good thing I live in a state that doesn't allow that sort of thing to go on.

When did backlighting everything to make it look like a cheesy night club become a thing?

So would I, but then again, I live in extremely LGBTQ friendly neighborhood, so a Rainbow Flag Community Patrol might actually make these people flip their shit even more.

Or the Transformers franchise.

I would offer that the best reality show is actually another History Channel show, Forged in Fire.