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But how many people have actually consumed the EU? How many of the buts in the seats for I, II, III, and VII can be attributed to the EU? I was aware of the EU but have consumed almost none of it. At most, I skimmed a couple of the comics when in a comic shop. I looked over the shoulder of folks playing the card game.…

Um, you have heard of a little place called Disneyland, haven’t you? Plus Donald, Mickey, and Goofy were in newspaper comic strips back when those were big (1940's and 50's). The whole gang have been in comics, on lunchboxes, as stuffed animals, and in every imaginable buyable/wearable/viewable mode you can imagine.…

I always figured the whole issue about Chewy’s medal was Han’s medal was a sort of “unit award” for the Millenium Falcon. Han got his in the big ceremony because he was the ship’s captain. Chewy got his later because he was crew. Though I’m neither Navy nor Air Force, so I can’t speak to how “group effort” medals are…

Well, this was the early 60’s and a smallish town. I’m sure most folks knew the uncle was into shady things. No one really wanted to make a stink.

Yeah, it’s amazing where you can find organized crime. My maternal grandfather was a minister. He got a new church in Missouri when my mother was in high school. My mom’s best friend in the new school was the son of a butcher and the nephew of a mafia don. When another man opened a butcher shop around the corner from…

True story*:

So, I once started an international incident between the U.S. and Russian armies. I was deployed to Bosnia. I was driving a Humvee to a small town so our commander could meet with some folks. The only road into town was guarded by the Russians. The Russians parked a BMP in the middle of this very small road. I was…

Also, that “No disintegrations” line could have been Vader chastising the bounty hunters (and a famous Mandalorian merc) for wanton destruction. So, even there Vader could be given a pass for war crimes laid at the feet of the Empire.

I’ve always viewed this trope of “but he has this pistol on his belt” in light of Lone Wolf and Cub. Many of the early LW&C’s relied on the master swordsman either a) being way better at sword play or b) being devilishly clever and thinking his way past things that can’t be solved by a).

Well, this dichotomy is true unless you have a) money, b) time, and c) willingness to learn a martial art. Not to mention living in Western Europe.

The “magic bullet” (or single bullet theory) is the idea that the wounds on President Kennedy and Governor Connally don’t line up for a staight shot from the Book Depository window. Supposedly the bullet had to curve in mid flight to exit Kennedy and strike Connally, with another odd squiggle in there to then pass…

Pull what off? I choose to believe they all died at the hands/whatever of the Darkness. It is the ultimate truth of Supernatural that Dean and Sum f* up the universe in an attempt to save the other. This is how the show went out, as far as I’m concerned.

Jack Reacher is another example of the “wandering stragner” or “man with no name”. Evidently, Tom Cruise was just good enough they’re making a sequel to the 2012 movie. I figure done right, Mad Max could be the equivalent of Clint Eastwood’s “man with no name” from the “A Fist Full of Dollars” movies.

Yes, except they’ve already shown how one “metahuman” doesn’t have the particle accelerator to blame. I forget who, but there was that whole “hey, he’s from there.” “yeah, but he was out of town for the big boom, so how did he get powers?”

I would disagree with your take on why Natasha Romanov considers herself a monster. You seem to make the interpretation of that conversation:

Yes, but he gave Vir such an awesome gift!

Witness Emperor Joker, where the Joker gets 1% of Mr. Mxyzptlk's power and rewrites history.

No kidding! Is this disappearing airplane "THE EVENT"? No? How about how everyone died then came back to life then died again? No? How about that time they almost started a nuclear war by launching a satellite out of a nuke silo? No? How about all those thousands of other painfully twisted plot points? No?

I for one welcome our new octopine overlords and would like to point out my skill set will be useful in pacifying the populace.