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WordWolf

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  1. I'm unplugged from a lot of the information overload items you mentioned there, partly for exactly that reason. They take up all your time, and do it on their terms. Technology can be a tool, but for many people it's a crutch. I've been a fan of William Shakespeare for quite some time. I've been a fan of reading a good book for quite some time. One thing I find interesting about books older than around WWII is that they're written for a FAR more selective audience. Many writers would have been shocked to think of interested laymen reading their books. I once saw someone criticize a book (now in public domain due to age) where the writer quoted Latin and didn't translate it. The critic claimed he did it to be pretentious. No, I've read a few books that were contemporary to it, and they do the same thing. It was expected your reading audience was familiar with Latin and didn't need a translation;. The idea of universal literacy appeals greatly to me, and offers the chance for everyone to educate themselves. Now, with e-books available for free for many classics/public domain books, reading them can be done for free. That having been said, the offer won't be taken up by a large swath of the population. That's a shame. For that matter, many of them are cheap to own in print form because they're public domain.
  2. Still naming this role.... Rowan Schlosberg David Mitchell Colin Firth Rupert Graves Will Kemp Mathew Baynton Kenneth Branagh Laurie Davidson Tim Curry Rafe Spall Patrick Stewart (sorta) Gary Hailes Scott Ainslie Joseph Fiennes Robert Reed
  3. Me neither- but I know it had Cruz and Cruise.
  4. Movie based on a novel with a sequel. There's a few. Let's try "COCOON." If so, Raquel Welch was replaced by her daughter, Tawnee Welch.
  5. "Spiderman- Into the Spider-Verse" was the animated movie, right?
  6. "Hey, you guys!" - Spiderman appeared in the "Spidey Super Stories" segment of "the Electric Company." I had a classmate who swore up and down that Spiderman was mute because we had to read the word balloons. Never explained the 60s cartoon, which WAS being aired in our coverage area at the same time. Same one insisted that "colonel" was pronounced exactly as it's written. (BTW, in Spanish it's "coronel" and at least has the right letters in it. It's pronounced "coronel" as well as written that way, too.)
  7. So, there was a movie called "Thirteen Days" and it was about JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Live and learn.
  8. Captain America had a 70s show- that's why he had a motorcycle. He also didn't have enough movies. A contemporary show to his, however, was of a character that had cartoons, multiple movies, and at least one animated film release. That would be "SPIDERMAN".
  9. Still naming this role.... Rowan Schlosberg David Mitchell Colin Firth Rupert Graves Will Kemp Mathew Baynton Kenneth Branagh Laurie Davidson Tim Curry (Yes, Laurie Davidson is a guy, as are all the others.AFAIK, no female's played him, although I'd have to check to be 100% sure.)
  10. NONE have appeared in the TV series? Then I'm swapping out my next guess, and going with "SUPERMAN." (BTW, I find that DVD's options for subtitles and alternate audio tracks are quite useful for me. Additional material like deleted scenes are also appreciated.)
  11. No. Wrong era. And not as well-known as the "character" we're looking for.
  12. So, a lot of movies in the franchise (or franchises.) They were all theatrical releases (not TV or direct-to-video.) Most of them had the same title character. That limits the scope considerably, and James Bond is out for not having his name appear in the titles. I have a few guesses, I will run them one at a time. Is this "Friday the 13th" and Jason Voorhees? (BTW, his old run of movies here aren't Fri 13, but " Jason the Killer." )
  13. I suspect Mrs Wolf will get it just from "David Mitchell." He's a British comedian who doesn't usually act. I'm fairly confident you saw Rowan Schlosberg play this very role in 2020, even if you have no idea who that actor is.
  14. *studies the first 2 quotes* The latter might refer to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and/or Mutually Assured Destruction. With 2 good brothers mentioned, this might be a reference to.... "JFK".
  15. That last one sounds familiar, but I can't place it.
  16. Ok, next one. Rowan Schlosberg David Mitchell Colin Firth Rupert Graves Will Kemp Mathew Baynton
  17. I can't shake the feeling that I knew the answer but can't remember it right now.
  18. Rowan Atkinson Hot Shots Part Deux Charlie Sheen
  19. skyrider? Lifted Up did NOT use the word "openly" in his post. On this page, that word only appears (so far) in your response (and will appear in this post when I post it.) He did say "MOST" of the corps, and you can object to that and discuss percentages, but SOME of the corps were NOT taught this and some WERE, so "all" and "none" would not be correct to use.
  20. Actually, under a "covenantal" framework, they could be part of one or more covenants but excluded from one or more. So, "dispensationalism" could suggest it applied for a certain time, and " covenantal" could suggest it applied to a specific group of people.
  21. Wow. Shaun Toub played Yinsen. I kinda thought he'd played Erskine as well. I actually have a lot of trouble recognizing "STANLEY TUCCI" for sure in his roles. I keep picturing "Muerte"/"Morty" when I picture him. But when I pictured Johnny now ("That's the same spot he did Johnny. He must love that spot"), I thought it was him.
  22. In contemporary US society (and others?), there's double standards about men and women. One is that women can't rape. Another is that men can't be raped, especially by a woman, and if he was, it wasn't a crime even if it was non-consensual, or that a guy can't refuse to consent. or some similar nonsense. It's in the same barrel of drivel as saying that a woman who is sexually active with a lot of men is to be scorned but a man who is sexually active with a lot of women is to be congratulated. In twi, people on the inside were taught to be callous and not care about others. That came from modelling behavior after vpw, who viewed people as THINGS and was probably a sociopath. So, copying the predatory behavior of a psychopath made for unhealthy, exploitative practices in twi. I don't know if this is news to anyone anymore.
  23. I suspect everyone else, no matter their positions which vary widely- thinks this is obvious in a way you're missing. I'll try to make it a clear question. What are these "10 commandments that was given by God to all christians" of which you speak? You've jumped to the ASSUMPTION that everyone is on board with you on this, and you might be entirely out on your own here. So, please speak directly to the question. BTW, it's a completely legit question, and I'm asking it to discuss the answer, so please don't suppose I didn't want an answer, and please don't toss down a glib answer that ducks the question.
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