WordWolf

I don't think it's an example of that- I think it's en example of something else. I don't think twi is alone in trying to recapture "the glory years", especially as they're remembered but not as they actually were.

Actually, you've done none of it of note the entire time you've been here. You've spent dozens of hours saying you had no time to do ANY of that here. You spent dozens of hours with vague promises that, if we did things your way, we'd see results- but we've pointed out repeatedly that you haven't given anyone ANY reason to think your methods yield anything useful. After that, you started over, and stayed vague. A few moments here and there, you did make a few minor claims- like about David and Bathsheba- and those points were completely refuted. In fact, on that one, I not only refuted you, but at the time, posted a prediction that you'd make the exact same refuted claim 6 months later. Six months later TO THE DAY, you reposted the same refuted claim. What you HAVE demonstrated is a facility to rewrite history in your own mind. You were completely refuted, and months later, you'd claim you refuted anything anyone else said. So, it should surprise nobody that you remember being clear, direct and specific when you actually were vague and coy virtually any time you were asked something. So, you may have done an abundance of that IN YOUR OWN MIND, but out here where the rest of us can see it and respond, no you did not. Then again, in your own mind, you can be always right, the better in any exchange, and so on. Out here, you risk getting refuted (again.)

My Cousin Vinny Joe Pesci Home Alone 2- Lost in New York

"It's close to midnight, and something evil's lurking in the dark."

No, it is not. We are fine, but we were rushing to get the holiday prep done in time. We're fine, but taking it a little slow because it's the middle of Summer and we have a heat-wave this week. I'm glad some people headed for the coast because that means they're not going to be home cranking up their A/C and stressing the power grid alongside us.

"It's close to midnight"

Run Fatboy Run Hank Azaria Mystery Men

I don't have experience with this specific O/S. However, my general policy is to keep the computer's original O/S updated, and save the change of O/S for when I change PC's, and get the next version of Windows installed on a machine where it's supposed to work with everything that's installed, and with the hardware of that PC. And if we find out we can't use the old PC with its older Windows, that's a good time to install Ubuntu on it. We need one PC running Windows here, but the rest can manage with Linux. Most of their use would be a handful of programs, all of which Linux has a version. So, I'd keep my Windows 10 updated as long as possible if I were you.

Is this a version of "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU?"

I'm probably going to catch up with "the Flash" (no pun intended) in January, with a long marathon of Flash episodes. The main question will be if the Mrs will catch up with me. (We used to watch "Arrow" and "Gotham" for a few years, but "LoT" and "Flash" for their entire runs until the covid interruption. )

Since I had an older brother, I'm not sure what the first comic I ever read was- but I was VERY young when I read it, as in 3 1/2 or 4. He wasn't a JLA fan, so the first JLA comic I everread was JLA vol 1 #123. https://markperigard.com/2015/08/08/crisis-in-infinite-weirdness-when-the-jla-the-jsa-battled-their-creators/ https://brevoorthistoryofcomics.tumblr.com/post/153743268239/i-was-super-excited-when-my-subscription-copy-of Yes, the very first JLA comic I read, when very young, introduced the JLA, the JSA, Earth-1, Earth-2, and Earth=Prime. I was able to follow it, but with so little space to give the JLA'ers, their powers seemed a little vague. BTW, in the 2nd link, you see a fight between the JSA and some instant flower-attacker at a botanical garden. Wonder Woman and Johnny Thunder were attacked by a seed-pod that launched pit-sized seeds, Robin and WIldcat were attacked by strangling roots, and Hourman and Dr Mid-nite were Venus Fly=trapped. Wonder Woman's standard bullets-and-bracelets routine blocked the pits, but Johnny was clocked in the jaw and in too much pain to pronounce his magic word. Robin used a portable micro-torch (IIRC) to burn off the roots, while Wildcat karate-chopped them. (When did the heavyweight prizefighting boxer learn to throw karate-chops?) But Dr Mid-Nite's blackout bomb was probably most useful, since the plant couldn't recharge with sunlight, so Hourman could overpower the jaws, and the others were able to win against their threats. (IIRC, it was all 1 plant.) With that as my introduction, I really think new readers can learn to pick up and follow the stories, provided there's a decent recap for what's necessary (like explaining the JLA is on Earth-1, the JSA is in Earth-2, and we're on Earth-Prime where both are just comic books.)

"Well, if you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand."

"PROUD MARY", Aretha Franklin (and others.)

That all sounds interesting, but I'd have to be more interested to want to sit down to watch it. I might have been interested if they included the old MLJ superheroes somewhere, but the only one they included was the Black Hood, and instead of a detective/hero, they made him a serial killer or something. I'm interested enough to read your description, but that's it.

Electric Light Orchestra, "TURN TO STONE." FREE POST!

Just because Branham is a cipher NOW doesn't mean he wasn't a big deal ONCE. He seems to have had his 15 minutes of fame. We've discussed him before, also. https://www.greasespotcafe.com/ipb/topic/15152-did-they-really-believe-it/page/2/#comment-360752 https://www.greasespotcafe.com/ipb/topic/8171-wierwille-jonestown-totalitarian-cults/page/3/#comment-200157 https://www.greasespotcafe.com/ipb/topic/7914-sit-rightly-divided/page/5/#comment-192854 https://www.greasespotcafe.com/ipb/topic/5186-biblical-universalism/page/14/#comment-134550 https://www.greasespotcafe.com/ipb/topic/5089-did-vpw-plagiarize-jcing/#comment-52991 https://www.greasespotcafe.com/ipb/topic/371-web-page-with-all-the-facts/#comment-52466 Some of those are threads where he was discussed for a bit, not just in a single post.

In the movie, Jefferson proposes the dove, a symbol of peace, Adams proposes the eagle, and Franklin mentions its reputation as a symbol of European empires. He suggests the turkey as a native bird, a food source for the Indians, and brave enough to attack British soldiers. One source I read claimed that Franklin never seriously proposed the turkey. Someone sketched an eagle but did such a poor job of it, it looked more like a turkey than an eagle, so Franklin, in jest, pretended the person had suggested the turkey and sketched one intentionally. That sounds like Franklin's humor, but I'm not certain it happened that way, nor the other way, for that matter. BTW, the movie had a chart with the names of the 13 colonies, and as votes were cast on something, the colony's name was slid over to one side or the other, making the vote obvious. There was no such sign for real in Independence Hall, but dramatic license suggested something to help the viewers keep track of complex votes. As for the committee to write the Declaration of Independence, sketches of them tend to look JUST like the actors for those roles from this movie. In the Schoolhouse Rock song "Fireworks", their names are correctly given, and they look like the art is based directly on the actors. John Adams and Abigail were in scenes that showed them in different places, but as if they could communicate with each other directly, while one was holding a letter from the other. Oh, and "What would be its purpose?" was about the proposal to write up The Declaration of Independence. This movie, although long, IMHO, is quite good. I recommend it, even if you have to watch it in 2 installments or something.

That's it.

According to this movie, saltpeter is made "by treating sodium nitrate with potassium chloride, of course." However, that's not what those chemicals would have been called, nor was that how saltpeter would have been made. -A fist-fight breaks out between 2 characters after a series of insults was exchanged. The one that sparked the first punch was "LAWYER!" Both men were actually lawyers in that exchange. -The big chart that appears so conspicuously was added to help the audience keep track of what was going on. -The theatrical release of this movie left out at least one scene, allegedly at the request of the sitting president who thought it was aimed at him. If that's true, the request wasn't made at the time the film was being prepared for general release. (The current versions include the scene.) -It wasn't frivolous to ask for pins. Since electroplating hadn't been invented, pins at the time wore out a lot, and were used in great numbers. -This movie's depiction of "the committee of five" has influenced how the public has viewed them, down to how they have been depicted to students. -None of the wives shown in the movie were present in the events depicted, but one was shown to be elsewhere, so I think that shouldn't count. -At the time, critics VIncent Canby and Roger Ebert panned this movie. "Oh, Mr. Dickinson, I'm surprised at you. You should know that rebellion is always legal in the first person, such as "our rebellion." It is only in the third person - "their rebellion" - that it is illegal. " "Answer straight: what would be its purpose?" "Yes, well..." "To place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent." One of the disagreements in this movie was the choice between a turkey, a dove, and an eagle.

Next song. "The city streets are empty now- the lights don't shine no more."

I had it confused with a different song that mentioned "rocking pneumonia." This one is "ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN."

That's him. He's done a lot of stuff.

According to this movie, saltpeter is made "by treating sodium nitrate with potassium chloride, of course." However, that's not what those chemicals would have been called, nor was that how saltpeter would have been made. -A fist-fight breaks out between 2 characters after a series of insults was exchanged. The one that sparked the first punch was "LAWYER!" Both men were actually lawyers in that exchange. -The big chart that appears so conspicuously was added to help the audience keep track of what was going on. -The theatrical release of this movie left out at least one scene, allegedly at the request of the sitting president who thought it was aimed at him. If that's true, the request wasn't made at the time the film was being prepared for general release. (The current versions include the scene.) -It wasn't frivolous to ask for pins. Since electroplating hadn't been invented, pins at the time wore out a lot, and were used in great numbers. -This movie's depiction of "the committee of five" has influenced how the public has viewed them, down to how they have been depicted to students. -None of the wives shown in the movie were present in the events depicted, but one was shown to be elsewhere, so I think that shouldn't count. -At the time, critics VIncent Canby and Roger Ebert panned this movie. "Oh, Mr. Dickinson, I'm surprised at you. You should know that rebellion is always legal in the first person, such as "our rebellion." It is only in the third person - "their rebellion" - that it is illegal. " "Answer straight: what would be its purpose?" "Yes, well..." "To place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent."

Next song. "Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear, and he shows them pearly white."

*clap clap* This is The Beatles with "Eight Days A Week."