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It's a paraphrasing of the line from Marvel's The Avengers-- BARTON: "This is just like Budapest!" NATASHA: "You and I remember Budapest very differently!"

It would not surprise me to learn that The Joker has trained himself in a number of fighting techniques, because of how experienced Batman is as a fighter. Of course, he's nowhere in Batman's league as a fighter, so he makes up for it by cheating. "CHEATING?! It's 'changing the conditions of the test!' Aren't you a Star Trek fan, Batsy?" Generally, people who have underestimated The Joker have come to regret it--especially after the poison works its way through their body and the smile starts to spread across their face.

Well, The Joker is supposed to have some substantial fighting skills. In his first appearance he went hand-to-hand with Batman and managed to push him off a bridge into a river. As Batman swam up onto shore he remarked that he finally met someone who could give him a good fight. His appearances in the Diniverse Animated Series have always culminated in some really good fight scenes, especially when he breaks out the razor-edged Joker cards that he throws like shurikens. Now I'm not doubting your fighting skills, but I am saying it would take a trained and experienced fighter to take on The Joker hand-to-hand--especially since I doubt he would fight at all fairly.

Finally--some actual boxing on Boxing Day.

I'll pick up the gauntlet. From left to right-- Crimson Colossus--The red suit Gerald Krugman wears draws upon cosmic energy to allow him to increase his height up to and including 500 feet tall, with strength proportionate to his size. How Krugman came to possess the suit, and who originally created it has yet to be revealed. Slenderman--The heroic version of that entity, he has come to track down and destroy the evil version that resides in our reality. The heroic version is much more human than our evil version, but just as capable of appearing or disappearing wherever he wants to go. Dynamic Man--Speedster with the strength of twenty men, Harold Harmon is one of the most experienced of heroes, having served the cause of justice for most of his life. He has had four junior partners during the course of his long and storied career, one of whom went on to be the heroic Star Wing--and another, unfortunately, became the villainous Rage-Maker. Solarman--Attempting to recreate the process that created the World War II super-soldier Höllenfeuer (Hellfire), DARPA scientist Andrew Cale managed to endow himself with powers beyond the original. Capable of supersonic flight, generating blasts of tremendous heat, and making himself an immaterial being, Solarman uses his newfound powers to oppose and defeat the enemies of the United States and help those who need it most, wherever they may be.

Potter Found Guilty On Two Counts Of Manslaughter

Marjorie Taylor Greene Own Stock In Three Major Vaccine Producers So is this her "owning the libs" by profiting off their "fear?" Or is this just plain hypocrisy? I think we all know the answer to that one, eh?

The eternal struggle--Clowns Vs. Gorillas! Which one will get the girl???

RIP Sally Ann Howes

Well, the Burton/Keaton version of Batman was the only one to take down The Joker permanently. It may not have been intentional, but I doubt he'll lose any sleep over it.

"Everything the sun touches is my domain."

Think this would have worked on your kids or grandkids? Would it have worked on you as a little kid?

While I do not wish to cause discord in your household, the fact of the matter is that while Alberto Santos-Dumont invented the dirigible and built one of the first successful monoplanes--the Demoiselle--his flights in the 14bis took place in 1906, three years after the Wrights flew at Kitty Hawk. There were witnesses on that day. There was the photograph, one of the most famous ever taken. And while the Wright Flyer itself was destroyed by high winds on that day, the Wrights were able to build other aircraft that surpassed anything else being built, including those by Santos-Dumont. The Wright Brothers were first. They were the fathers of modern aviation. And the date of birth was December 17, 1903. Então lá.* *That's Portuguese for "So There."

For those who are fans of aviation history--like me--this day could be considered a holiday, even if nobody gets off work. It was on this day in 1903 that Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the first successful heavier-than-air flying machine. Yes, there were other inventors who attached an engine with propellor to a pair of wings, but it was the Wrights who developed the "wing-warping" system that would allow a plane to be controlled in the air, rather than limited to just straight-line flight. The telegram they sent to their father summed up the accomplishment perfectly--even if they did get Orville's name wrong. ""Success four flights Thursday morning all against twenty-one mile per hour wind started from level with engine power alone average speed through air thirty-one miles longest 57 seconds inform press home Christmas. Orevelle Wright" It may not have changed the world right away, but it did change the world forever. This was the day. December 17, 1903.

Happy Beethoven's Birthday, Everyone.

At that price you're not paying for the glasses. You're paying for the designer's name--as in, "Like my new sunglasses? They're Gucci." I would think that a $17.55 pair of sunglasses--or even a pair less expensive than that--would protect your eyes just as well as a $755 pair.

Something to inspire your mad militarist characters--

Given the tremendous amount of grief and aggravation Calvin gives his parents throughout the year, I think the joking from Dad is entirely justified. I'm surprised Mom doesn't join in as well.

Brief Article At Sports Illustrated Saw this and thought I'd pass it along. Garrett and Stanton may not be as well-known to us as Vin Diesel or Felecia Day, but it's good to see role-playing being popular among those who have considered antagonistic to the hobby.

I've always thought of Earl Hickey of My Name Is Earl, as being Chaotic Good. He starts out as being Chaotic Neutral, committing petty crimes so he can get by and do whatever he wants--until, as depicted in the first episode, he wins a big lottery prize and gets hit by a car within about a minute. Wanting to change his life, he makes a list of all the things he's done and resolves to make up for them, which leads to a lot of hilarious situations. (They don't call it "situation comedy" for nothing, you know.) While he stays within the law most of the time, he did on occasion go around it to accomplish a list item. His Chaotic Good is the one defined on the T-shirt slogan--"Good Intentions, Questionable Methods."

I remember the first time The Flash appeared on an episode of Supergirl, and thinking "They (Grant Gustin and Melissa Benoist) should do a Hallmark Christmas movie together." Only I thought it should have Gustin who plays the big-city guy who comes to the small town and meets Benoist's character. Someone wanna get started on the script? If we hurry we can have this ready for 2022.

Everything's better with GORILLAS!* *(Well, almost everything.)