Yup. In addition to the blackmail risk, which is indeed a big deal in intelligence circles, there's also the fact that during much of the affair, he was a general and she was a reserve officer. Adultery, especially among senior officers, is a criminal offense in the military justice system. Which means that, when…

Or, as Paul Hogan so memorably put it, "Tha's not a shark; THIS's a shark."

Well and good, but when the day comes, I kinda like the idea that the people at my nursing home will call me "Grandpa Hulk."

I expect there are plenty of them. My ex and her friend were trying to be funny, but ... well, a lot of sexist (not to mention racist) habits of thought start out as somebody's attempt to be funny.

Fascinating; thanks.

I didn't know there was a first season. Seriously?

For long-time comics fans, Ant-Man is either a wife-beater (Pym) or a thief (Lang). Neither is very appealing.

In one of their most (and only) offensively sexist habits, an ex-girlfriend and her roommate — both bulk consumers of less scientific kinds of SF — used to refer to what Schmidt is talking about as "boys' science fiction."

Since we're nitpicking, you'll need to offer some citations before I believe that "the original term was 'hard core.'" I've been reading discussions of "hard" sf versus other kinds since the 70s, and don't recall ever seeing "core" used that way. Not saying it didn't happen, just saying that I'd like to know when…

The Flash? Feh. For my money, it won't be a real Justice League movie without the Elongated Man. And maybe G'nort.

"Oh, that's from my bracelet. I lost it when John was saving me from the banth that time." —Dejah Thoris

Actually, yes, there's "The City on the Edge of Forever," fifth from the top. (And, as somebody else said, these are only the first eight shirts.)

Is this a coded reference to the presidential candidates and their economic proposals?

Great choices, but I'm holding out for Madeleine Albright. Seriously.

So that Nixon mask I bought in '73 is finally legit?

Fascinating bit of trivia, there: Dreiser's American Tragedy was banned by the Nazis because it "deals with low love affairs." First, doesn't that eliminate something like half of all literature? And second ... well, I guess they were bothered by the love affairs more than the murder? Oh, right: they were the…

No, no. She got her nickname because she always wakes up cross. Thank you, I'll be here through Sunday.

Yeah, but only a few of them, right? And yet, after the war, everybody will claim to have been part of the Ant Resistance.

Wait. The secret empire is based in Waco, Texas? I can't wait to tell my family in Waco about this.

I don't really get this. You seem to be saying "Look, I just discovered all these books with sex in them," at the same time you're saying "I admit, there were a lot of them in the old days too, but I didn't read them." Not really sure this is worth a post.