Michael Hopcroft

Q: Anybody seen where Orpheus went?
 
A: I'm afraid the only person on Earth who has a hope of understanding anything you just said lives in an island fortress off the coast of Long Island with his robot legions and death rays.

Q: Wow! What a party, but I'm still goin' strong! So what we gonna do tonight, Twilight Sparkle?
 
A: Your virtuosity is impressive, even more so because you're using hooves to play the cello.

Q: Anybody seen where Orpheus went?
 
A: I'm afraid the only person on Earth who has a hope of understanding anything you just said lives in an island fortress off the coast of Long Island with his robot legions and death rays.

Anvils, and the coyotes that attempt to use them as weapons. Not necessarily in that order.

The same reason terrorists destroy anything -- symbolism. The WTC was a symbol of American capitalism and economic power, which al-Qaeda believed to be the primary motivation for the policies they considered wrong (such as supporting a Saudi regime they despised, or sending American troops to a country they believed should be off-limits to all non-Muslims so the Americans could stage Desert Storm).
 
They also chose the Pentagon as a political target for similar reasons -- it symbolizes American military power.
 
We will probably never know what they intended United Airlines Flight 93 (the one forced down by its own passengers and crew) to strike -- at the time the White House or Capitol were suspected, and I'm sure Osama Bin Laden would have relished the death or serious injury of President Bush. But there were several other targets available.
 
Although the American reaction was furious, with consequences we all know, it did enable al-Qaeda to use the belief that America was the enemy of all Islam to aid them in recruiting.

Why We Love Jackie Chan (and why his Hong Kong work is so much better than his Western work)
 

Every so often UNIT has to go in and try to deal with that nasty Cybermen infestation.

Mentally scan every large room he enters looking for a chandelier -- just in case....
 
NT: Subtle signs people might not like the Super Bowl ad you just finished,

Every so often UNIT has to go in and try to deal with that nasty Cybermen infestation.

Mentally scan every large room he enters looking for a chandelier -- just in case....
 
NT: Subtle signs people might not like the Super Bowl ad you just finished,

The President rubbed his eyes tiredly.  "These aliens make no sense at all!  Even though they speak perfect English, communicating with them is like chewing tinfoil attached to a car battery!  Who can we possibly make the new Earth ambassador to their planet?  I mean, the Queegla are completely delusional, and their logic is as twisted and loopy as..."
 
"...Foxbat's Master Plan?" the Secretary of State asked.
 
"Yeah.  They're as loony as Foxbat."  The President's eyes met those of his Secretary of State, and both of them began to smile.  "Bill, I think we found our new ambassador to Queegla."

Q: We need someone to distract Doc Destroyer while we sneak into his base and destroy his latest Doomsday Weapon! Now who does he find so annoying that he'll be p[reoccupied with him for all the time we need?

--- And everybody else walked out to avoid the impending destruction. Including the bartender, waitresses, and kitchen staff.
 
Which frustrated them completely, as all they wanted was to have some beers and wings, and watch the Ducks.

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--- And everybody else walked out to avoid the impending destruction. Including the bartender, waitresses, and kitchen staff.
 
Which frustrated them completely, as all they wanted was to have some beers and wings, and watch the Ducks.

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Demons - Imagine Dragons
 
Just discovered this song today. It hits a nerve.

Thoughts about torches in dungeon settings:
 

For my family Christmas gathering I made a chocolate cream/peanut butter cream pie. I sort of stumbled on it, as I did not originally intend to do what I did, but everyone liked it. So here's how to make one yourself.
 
You'll need a large box of chocolate pudding/pie-filling mix (you can substitute any other flavor if you want to be bold), 2.5 cups of milk, a cup of whipping cream, a 10 oz. bag of peanut butter chips, and a graham cracker pie crust (get the large one, or make it from crumbs yourself if you know how).
 
Head the whipping cream in the microwave until it is very hot. Put the peanut butter chips in a bowl, add the cream, and stir. The hot cream will melt the chips and stirring it properly will add body to the concoction. Pour it into the pie crust and stick it into the fridge for a couple of hours to set.
 
After that, make the pie filling as per the directions. Pour it on top of the peanut butter layer and put it back in the fridge to set. I let it sit in the fridge two days. The result is a sweet, creamy, cool pie with two distinct layers. You can top it with whipped cream if you choose, or eat it as is.
 
I imagine you could make it even richer by getting a bag of chocolate chips and repeating what you did with the peanut butter (with more whipping cream), but you'd need to use the right kind of chips to keep the chocolate layer from being bitter (or add sugar).

The Atlas Shrugged movie trilogy, rigged so that's all their TVs can play.

D'awwww

"Dear Santa,
 
Please send me students who truly understand the value of reproducible results.
 
I've been ever so good this year and haven't detonated a single one of them. Well, there was that one little accident, but that can't be held against me.
 
Yours,
 
Cancer."

"We don't have a furnace, do we?"
 
"Of course not. We have electric heat."
 
"Then why is my closet stuffed with coal?"

You'll never have to worry about getting sick ever again!

She invites you up to her place to look at her student paintings.
 
They're horrible.

In space, velcro isn't nearly as stick as it is at 1G.
 
NT: Subtle signs that perhaps you shouldn't have shared this particular cat video on Facebook.