I want to see what he he'd do against this.

A novel is like any other work of art. The reader must get something important out of the act of reading it. Sometimes that thing is pleasure. Sometimes it's pain. The only time a novel fails is when a reader walks away from it without gaining anything.

What? You think Professor X could ever kill Magneto?

For a while in basic, I had a bunk mate whose name was Graham Lamar. I was often confused.

Is that beetle wearing little green mittens? How cute.

At last, an idea for my Halloween costume! I can't wait to see the kids' expression when they see me dressed as the "I have no fucking clue" beast coming at them with a big bowl of candy. Thanks, Cyriaque!

My problem is that once Klaus appeared as a character in the flesh, he lost any sense of menace at all. I'm not sure how much of that is just how the character was written and how much was just how weinie the actor was.

On the one hand, I really like Vampire Diaries. It's a fun little show, although — like most fun little shows — it has lost most of the charm it had in the beginning.

We all eventually reach a point in our lives where all we can realistically expect is more pain.

If by "cute" you mean "nightmare food."

The chime when Herman wakes up was funny, although only Macheads are likely to get it.

Ben Hur.

The Fly.

The Maltese Falcon — the one with Bogart.

It's a shame Fringe was cancelled after only four seasons.

Well, it might be Dickensian if they're making the steam by boiling orphans.

Remember when you were a kid and your mom would put the hood of your coat up around your head and then tie the strings of the hood together? That sound. Also, the sound of rough cardboard being rubbed together. They make my teeth hurt.

No. No, I'm afraid it really couldn't. Be any worse.

Show illogic #237: If Vincent were a medical doctor and went to enlist in the military, it would be all but impossible for him to do anything but be a doctor in the military. They simply wouldn't allow him to be an infantryman; his medical training would be too valuable.

Yes. Unfortunately, their success has created something of a logical paradox. People think, "Oh, I don't need to get my kids vaccinated because those diseases aren't around anymore" without considering that they aren't around anymore because people have been getting their kids vaccinated.