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Interesting guess. I could envision Loki giving the second discourse. But, no. "I knew a man once who said, "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back."" "I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death?" "You must know. He was your father." "You loved my father, I know. But so did I. That makes us brothers, doesn't it? Smile for me now, brother." "My decision disappoints you?" "You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues: Wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance. As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, father. Ambition. That can be a virtue when it drives us to excel. Resourcefulness, courage, perhaps not on the battlefield, but... there are many forms of courage. Devotion, to my family and to you. But none of my virtues were on your list. Even then it was as if you didn't want me for your son." "Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?" "Spaniard! Spaniard! Spaniard! …" "At my signal, unleash hell." George

Human, We used to have a thread called The Nostalgia Thread. It was sort of a "mash up" thread about old TV shows, etc. It was common for players who knew the answer to give other clues which showed they knew the answer, without actually giving it away. (Eventually, someone would give the answer, and the game would move on.) Raf does this in most of these threads. For example, he knows the answer to my "Movie Mash Up" challenge, but has refrained from answering, instead giving clues of his own. It's his way. George

Once I realized what the song was, I got the clue. I had just thought that Raf was being surly. George

You seem to be searching for something... George

A quick check with Google indicates that you are correct. Your turn. George

"I knew a man once who said, "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back."" "I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death?" "You must know. He was your father." "You loved my father, I know. But so did I. That makes us brothers, doesn't it? Smile for me now, brother." "My decision disappoints you?" "You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues: Wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance. As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, father. Ambition. That can be a virtue when it drives us to excel. Resourcefulness, courage, perhaps not on the battlefield, but... there are many forms of courage. Devotion, to my family and to you. But none of my virtues were on your list. Even then it was as if you didn't want me for your son." George

To paraphrase Bruce Banner, "Here's a secret. I'm ALWAYS hungry." (This was not a clue to the film.) George

This was the movie debut of Levar Burton and Brian Dennehy. There were also early roles for Tom Berenger and Richard Gere. The recent film "Gloria Bell" reminded me a lot of this film, though "Gloria Bell" was not nearly so dark in tone. Berenger said his role gave him nightmares. The star of this film is known more for her light comedic roles, though she also appeared in the Godfather films. The film was made and released about two years after its source novel. George

I know this song. I can even hear that phrase. I just can't remember the context. George

In a collection of essays called "All in Color for a Dime," published about 40 years ago, one of the essays was about the Marvel Family. Of course, back in the day, Freddy Freeman became Captain Marvel, Jr., not by saying, "Shazam" but by saying, "Captain Marvel." The author pointed out that Junior was the only super-hero who lost his powers if he said his name. Now, apparently, that can be said of Shazam. George

A slight diversion, but it doesn't deserve its own thread: an old friend of mine pointed out that in neither "Shazam" nor "Captain Marvel" is the name "Captain Marvel" actually said. In fact, it only appears in the credits of the latter movie. George

I didn't actually remember those lines. But telling someone just to run was a clue, and the army quote also seemed to fit. Back soon. George

Forrest Gump? George

No. This is Burton's first theatrical release, not including TV miniseries. George

This was the movie debut of Levar Burton and Brian Dennehy. There were also early roles for Tom Berenger and Richard Gere. The recent film "Gloria Bell" reminded me a lot of this film, though "Gloria Bell" was not nearly so dark in tone. George

This has been sitting a while. WW is up, if he wants it. George

So, Raf is up. George

So, Gotham comes to an end. I thought the final episode was pretty good. I wish Gordon kept the moustache, though, and added glasses. George

Halloween? George

Independence Day? George

Nice poetry. No idea about the title or performer. George

That still could be late 90s. My car stereo was set to the oldies station, back then. (Now the "oldies" stations play 90s music!) George

No argument! George

Hanson??? If the new song is from the "same era" (late 1990s, early 2000s) I will almost certainly not get it. I could name a couple of groups from that time, because my stepkids were listening, but I doubt I could name a single title. George

Well, the title begins with a vowel (or maybe an H). I'd guess "Instant," but I'd still have no idea who performed the song. George