WordWolf

This was a song that wasn't released by any of the usual artists..... "Folks, I'd like to sing a song about the American Dream. About me, about you, the way our American hearts beat. Down in the bottom of our chests, about the special feeling We get in the cockles of our hearts, maybe below the cockles. Maybe in the sub-cockle area, maybe in the liver. Maybe in the kidneys, maybe even in the colon, we don't know. I'm just a regular Joe with a regular job. I'm your average white suburbanite slob. I like football and porno and books about war. I've got an average house with a nice hardwood floor. My wife and my job, my kids and my car My feet on my table and a Cuban cigar. But sometimes that just ain't enough To keep a man like me interested (Oh no) No way (Uh-uh) No, I've gotta go out and have fun At someone else's expense." "I drive really slow in the ultra-fast lane While people behind me are going insane." "I use public toilets and p1$$ on the seat I walk around in the summertime saying "How about this heat?"" "Sometimes I park in handicapped spaces While handicapped people make handicapped faces." "You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac, El Dorado convertible. Hot pink with whaleskin hub caps and all leather cow interior, And big brown baby seal eyes for headlights, yeah. And I'm gonna drive around in that baby at 115 mph.. Getting one mile per gallon, sucking down Quarter-Pounder Cheeseburgers from McDonald's in the old fashioned Non-biodegradable Styrofoam containers. And when I'm done sucking down those grease-ball burgers, I'm gonna wipe my mouth with the American flag. And then I'm gonna toss the Styrofoam container right out the side. And there ain't a godd***ed thing anybody can do about it You know why? Because we got the bombs, that's why. Two words, nuclear .... weapons, okay? Russia, Germany, Romania They can have all the democracy they want. They can have a big democracy cake walk Right through the middle of Tienanmen Square. And it won't make a lick of difference Because we've got the bombs, okay? John Wayne's not dead. He's frozen and as soon as we find the cure for cancer, We're gonna thaw out The Duke and he's gonna be pretty p1$$ed off. You know why? Have you ever taken a cold shower? Well multiple that by 15 million times. That's how ....ed off the Duke's gonna be. I'm gonna get the Duke and John Cassavetes (Hey) And Lee Marvin (Hey) And Sam Peckinpah (Hey) And a case of whiskey and drive down to Texas..." I'm beginning to suspect you guys may not have heard this song.....

"Don't you want to know our names?" "Can't imagine how it would matter." "What do you use Hair Cream for?" "To lock in moisture." "Who wants a beard?" "Well, beatniks for one, folk singers, and motorbike riders. Y'know. All those hip, jazzy, super cool, neat, keen, and groovy cats. It's in the fridge, daddy-o! Are you hip to the jive? Can you dig what I'm layin' down? I knew that you could. Slide me some skin, soul brother!" "Why is everything here completely pointless?"

Madonna Dick Tracy Dustin Hoffman

Then again, they may regret losing contact with you if and when THEY leave. So, you might leave the door open for them in case that happens. Or not, depending. It's not your job, after all. Just another decision to make. And yes, twi will be juvenile, petty, loud, threatening, passive-aggressive, and so on, once they know you're on the way out. Either they want you back to exploit you some more, or they want you beaten and broken as an example to the others as to what happens to those who leave.

"Don't you want to know our names?" "Can't imagine how it would matter." "What do you use Hair Cream for?" "To lock in moisture."

For once, someone named a movie where I know exactly 1 member of the cast, AND did NOT use that actor in their link! So, I can go Bob(cat) Goldwaithe Police Academy 2 Howard Hesseman

Jeff Goldblum The Fly Geena Davis

If you can't think of the name, perhaps you can think of the type of guy this describes.

This was a song that wasn't released by any of the usual artists..... "I'm just a regular Joe with a regular job. I'm your average white suburbanite slob. I like football and porno and books about war. I've got an average house with a nice hardwood floor. My wife and my job, my kids and my car My feet on my table and a Cuban cigar. But sometimes that just ain't enough To keep a man like me interested (Oh no) No way (Uh-uh) No, I've gotta go out and have fun At someone else's expense." "I drive really slow in the ultra-fast lane While people behind me are going insane." "Sometimes I park in handicapped spaces While handicapped people make handicapped faces."

Who can beat who in a fight keeps fluctuating. Some I know based on who DID beat who, like in "Brotherhood of the Fist." Connor Hawke beat Bamboo Monkey who took down Nightwing, all in single combat, so that's a quick list of 3 ranked among each other. Lady Shiva and Connor Hawke were almost a tie, with Shiva eventually winning. Batman, however, has beaten Lady Shiva on at least 1 occasion (during "Death in the Family") in single combat. So, Batman over Lady Shiva over Connor Hawke, based solely on past performance. I think something happened later that said Shiva lost her edge, so to speak, and no longer was at her peak. Cassandra Cain's skill level has been all over the map. The Joker should not even make "honorable mention." In single combat, everybody in the top tiers should smack him around. The Joker keeps up by CHEATING. Scarecrow, at least, has a fighting style- his "violent dancing" seems to borrow from Capoeira and Tae Kwon Do, but not Savate because he spins and does not kick by chambering the leg (Savate's signature kicks.) In short, it depends on the writers. IMHO, Chuck Dixon was the most knowledgeable at writing this, and he got too fed up with DC to work there anymore. I don't know how knowledgeable Tomasi and Nicieza are at this, but they were probably the others who could write these scenes competently.

Ok, finished all the DC stuff last week. (We're saving the Marvel stuff for mid-season, so "Agent Carter" and "Agents of SHIELD", please sssshhhh. )

If it's not an uncle, perhaps it's an aunt. "Ant-Man"?

Is this movie "2010", the sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey?"

In the early 80s, lcm would get mad and yell on tape, and actually apologize briefly for getting mad. In the early 90s, after lcm was convinced his every utterance was now endorsed by God Almighty, he got mad and yelled a lot more, all the time, and categorized it as "spiritual anger", as if adding the word "spiritual" in front made it so and excused his behavior. That's when some children were learning to curse from lcm's tirades. vpw knew to keep his cursing in check when a microphone was on. He cursed quite a bit in private, and certainly screamed in private, but when the public was watching, he transformed himself into a veritable angel of light. [edit: unfortunate typo]

"The Adventures of Superboy" was "the adventures of Superman when he was a boy." "Smallville" was the last and ran 10 seasons. "Superboy" (or other variations) ran 4 seasons, and its cancellation paved the way for "Lois and Clark." The cartoon was classic Silver Age comic book fare-written by some of the same writers. After Crisis on Infinite Earths, "the adventures of Superman when he was a boy" was out of continuity, so the cartoon and the first live-action show were both out of continuity. "Smallville" contradicted the continuity- until later retcons changed Superman's history from "Man of Steel" (went into action as an adult and moved to Metropolis shortly thereafter) to "Birthright" (a lot of stuff happened in Smallville.) Now his history resembled the "Smallville" show. And "Lois and Clark" matched "Man of Steel" so it couldn't take place after "Smallville." Frankly, I don't know why so many versions were made. The cartoons were for small children, and the idea of a show about "Lois and Clark" (but not Superman-focused) had a lot of potential.

That's it. I was worried my grammar was too tortured to make for a legible clue.

This is about a few related shows. One was a cartoon- and the other 2 were live-action shows. All were based on the same character, and the live shows did well. One lasted 10 seasons, the other lasted 4 and was ended when executive wrangling prevented the show from continuing. (Actually-that might have been intentional- the Powers-That-Be were then free to develop a new show which contradicted the current show (and lasted 4 seasons...ending years before the last adaptation was begun.) None of the shows I'm referencing could mesh with the others-they would contradict with each other. So, name either live-action show. (Or any live-action show if you're confused but figured out the answer.)

This was a song that wasn't released by any of the usual artists..... "I drive really slow in the ultra-fast lane While people behind me are going insane." "Sometimes I park in handicapped spaces While handicapped people make handicapped faces."

That "re-reading" thing began-at least visibly- with lcm. lcm said that "research" meant "to search again" and that it meant, in practice, to REREAD the collaterals. The corps were taught that, too. I was OUT and a minister who was OUT (ex-corps) verbally discouraged me from doing independent research and recommended just reviewing the collaterals. So, that lesson stuck with him, for sure. I think part of that was lcm's own ineptness at actual RESEARCH that led him to discourage others from doing it as well. Then came vpw's death, the fog years, and the line in the sand. After vpw's death, when POP was read, lcm spent the next few years, according to him, in a metaphorical "FOG". When he stopped, he drew a line in the sand, and demanded personal allegiance to himself. When someone asked if lcm really meant he wanted to be followed blindly, lcm told him directly that he was already doing that (in lcm's mind, at least.) The guy responded by telling lcm to kiss something, and that was when he left twi. When the fog years began, some of the top people walked off, along with some rank-and-file. When lcm demanded his oath of allegiance (late 1988 for the top, early 1989 for the rank-and-file), 80% of everyone left- including, apparently, the entire Research Department (all or almost all.) The very next ROA had an event on "Word in Culture" which was entirely focused on getting all the writers in the room to submit articles to twi's magazine. The magazine's, henceforth, started using a TON of photos and images with their articles- all to take up page-space and make it look like the writing hadn't thinned out greatly. ("gmir", the column with actual research, was never seen again after the "line in the sand", AFAIK.) Since then, it's been a lot of rehashing of the collaterals. And, apparently, that hasn't changed as the DECADES have passed. It's been over 25 years, and there's still no Research Dept. Then again, that would need people who could think for themselves, and rfr is completely disinterested in that...

Cartoon, so-called "supernatural" stuff was mundane.... "Scooby Doo?"

Ok, that explains why I started by saying it was a 3-parter. For some reason, I read too fast when I went back to look for the casts, and figured I MEANT to add a 4th but didn't. Yeah, that last one was correct from the original description. I should have included cast for "A Knight's Tale" at the end, Alan Tudyk and so on since Ledger was mentioned already. (Played the hero in this one and villain in "Dark Knight." :) ) As far as I'm concerned, either of you can take it for the round.

"On The Dark Side", John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band? Band got its name almost by accident. They had a band and needed a name. They relaxed after a recording session and started naming things around the room. "How about The Chairs?" "How about The Tables?" "How about Beaver Brown?" One band member found a can of paint, called "beaver brown."

Yes, THIS! twi's been big fans of using one spouse against the other, and making the "faithful" spouse feel bad if the other was less-than-perfect or less-than-perfectly-loyal. Got an alcoholic spouse? You're failing to walk the walk! Got a spouse that wants out? You're failing to magically believe enough!

That's it. Despite my inability to count at times, I figured the cast of the last one would trigger some memories and hint at the others, even if their own casts didn't signal anyone.

In order to open Rosie's eyes, you'd need to surprise her with something. vpw, Donna and Rosie were/are all fully aware of how they're conning people and exploiting them. lcm was the one who was fooled-which is one big reason why he got caught. The others all know to cover their tracks and not let anyone "pay any attention to the man behind the curtain." If you want to tell individuals, go ahead. The organization would be a waste of time. The organization will try to make you feel bad. The organization will try to make you feel outside God's protection and outside God's will in seeking to free yourself from their tentacles. Have you considered actively recording any incident? Most people will not want video evidence of them acting like twi'ers act in these situations- because the evidence could go viral in hours. It might make them act less manipulatively.