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According to USA Mega, a single ticket sold in Maryland matched all six Powerball numbers, making its possessor 731 million dollars richer. I bought my ticket in Illinois--so it wasn't me. Doggone it. The Mega Millions jackpot is still ridiculously huge at 970 million, so it's still possible to become the richest person in your town--assuming your town isn't a major metropolitan area. I'll play--but you already knew that. Maybe on Saturday I'll have some really good news to share. Maybe.

As opposed to an expensive Waffle House? Where the waffles are like twenty-five dollars with a nine dollar side of bacon, and instead of plain orange juice they offer a seven dollar mimosa?

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I'm ready to put down twenty bucks that she'll serve him with papers within a year.

That's me as well. I'll browse the crowdfunding sites and come upon a really neat project, and I say to myself, "If I had the money I would fund that thing a dozen times over. And show up for the premiere." That's at least one thing I'd do with All That Money--become a crowdfunding mogul. Especially when it comes to gaming minis and action figures.

Nonononono. From the Wikipedia entry-- In 1977, Jones made his debut in his iconic voiceover role as Darth Vader in the science fiction blockbuster film Star Wars: A New Hope, which he would later reprise for the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). Darth Vader was portrayed in costume by David Prowse in the film trilogy, with Jones dubbing Vader's dialogue in postproduction because Prowse's strong West Country accent was deemed unsuitable for the role by director George Lucas. At his own request, Jones was uncredited for the release of the first two Star Wars films,[28] though he would be credited for the third film and eventually also for the first film's 1997 "Special Edition" re-release. As he explained in a 2008 interview: "When Linda Blair did the girl in The Exorcist, they hired Mercedes McCambridge to do the voice of the devil coming out of her. And there was controversy as to whether Mercedes should get credit. I was one who thought no, she was just special effects. So when it came to Darth Vader, I said, no, I'm just special effects. But it became so identified that by the third one, I thought, OK I'll let them put my name on it." If he hated the role, why return to it at the end of Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith? And again for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? Granted, his involvement may have been not much more than a morning's worth of studio sessions and a really nice lunch, but why even bother with that if he hated it? I agree that James Earl Jones has a long, full career that goes well beyond being the voice of Darth Vader. May he have continued success in the years to come. And may his birthday have included lots of good times, good friends and cake. Especially cake.

I'd love a 4th Edition Universe movie myself, especially if there were a place for Crusader and Starburst. Perhaps they could get a streaming series out of it.

It's been quite a while since the jackpots have gotten that high, on account of ticket sales and subsequent rollovers being depressed by COVID-19. And once again, I find myself identifying with Charlie Bucket in this exchange for Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory-- MRS. BUCKET: I wonder who the lucky ones will be. CHARLIE: Well in case you're wondering if it'll be me, it won't be. Just in case you're wondering, you can count me out. MRS. BUCKET: Charlie . . . there are a hundred billion people in this world, and only five of them will find Golden Tickets. Even if you had a sackful of money you probably wouldn't find one. And after this contest is over, you'll be no different from the billions of others who didn't find one. CHARLIE: But I am different. I want it more than any of them. MRS. BUCKET: Charlie, you'll get your chance. One day things will change. CHARLIE: When? When will they change? MRS. BUCKET: Probably when you least expect it. See you later. I admit--I want both jackpots. Not enough to blow my entire paycheck on tickets, but I want them. And while there are those who say having all that money isn't all it's cracked up to be--there's this dialogue from the movie to consider-- WILLY WONKA: But Charlie, don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted. CHARLIE BUCKET: What happened? WILLY WONKA: He lived happily ever after. Good Luck to all who play--and Good Luck to those who don't as well.

I'll take the Fireball XL5, myself. That's the ship I qualified on when I was six years old.

For low-end transactions, I was thinking debit and gift cards. Debit cards can be purchased and funded at the same store, then you can add funds whenever needed. Thing is, most debit cards have a low upper limit as to funding (the one I use has a $2000 limit) so it's not like you can put all the cash from a really big score into it at once. Gift cards are even more low-end--usually the highest one you can get is $500, but for mundane purchases they are as anonymous as cash, and easier to carry. Hope that helps.

I can believe that. Just like I can believe that Paul McCartney was in a group before Wings. Bet you didn't know that, did you?

I'm not sure if it's something I did or something changed with the Forum, but I find I can't post videos like everyone else. I paste the URL for the video into the field and it comes out with the video title, just as if I'd posted it as a link. Can you help me, please?

Perhaps a shorter, over-the-shoulder cape would work. You know, like the Musketeers or the original Captain Marvel wear. Hope that helps.

Nonononono. Traveller's Marc Miller is spelled with a "C" in the firs name as shown. Comics' Mark Millar is spelled with an "A" in the second name as shown. Marc Miller On Wikipedia Mark Millar On Wikipedia Hope that helps.

Bang

Would that he were fictional.

Yeah? Well, this doesn't strike me as the way to get everything.

At least 2020 itself found a boyfriend-- The Devil 2020 - Match.com Commercial - No more hiding! - YouTube

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The only disappointment I had to this year was that I had made plans to go to GEN CON back in January, so I'd make sure to get all the events I wanted. As everyone here knows, of course, that didn't happen. Here's a New Year's wish that GEN CON 2021 will happen.

Then My Worst Nightmare Has Come True. . .

By all rights, the way this should have ended is that Darkseid watches Santa escape, then tosses the lump of coal into a pile with al the other lumps--which by now is the size of a small mountain.

Tjack, I like that first line in your rant--I may steal it and modify it for my own purposes. That said--I actually think Stark publicly revealing himself to the world as Iron Man helped his company's stock rather than hurt it. Remember after he got back from Afghanistan how he announced Stark International would no longer build weapons--that would have depressed the share value, sending it perhaps not into a death spiral, but a steady decline. Announcing himself as the first publicly active superhero since Captain America would have, I think, sent the share value through the proverbial roof--and that was before the licensing and merchandising deals. We saw it in Iron Man 2--he wasn't just a superhero, he was a rock star superhero. ("That's someone like Elvis Presley, or The Beatles, or Jimi Hendrix--" "I know what a rock star is." "Of course. Sorry, Steve.") And I would imagine saving New York City along with the Avengers sent the stock valuation rising even higher--which would probably make it harder for him to buy back his stock if he ever decided to take the company back private. As for endangering his friends and employees--that's a problem for any superhero, whether their identity is known or not. Friends, family, bystanders, sidekicks--they're all targets when the arch-enemy comes to call. Yes, Tony Stark has his flaws. (Although I will point out that his PTSD was aggravated by Wanda's mental influence.) But if I remember right--that was the point. When Stan Lee created the Marvel Universe as we know it today--in partnership with Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Bill Everett and a host of others--he wanted to create characters he could relate to, who had flaws, idiosyncrasies, responsibilities beyond fighting the forces of evil. I've heard it said that "Superman is who we want to be--Spider-Man is who we are." I disagree with that. To my mind, Superman is who we want to be--Clark Kent is who we are. Spider-Man is who we want to be--Peter Parker is who we are. Only more so. The thing that Stan did that was so groundbreaking was that the hero could escape his problems by changing into his superhero identity and bring down the bad guy--but when he went back to his regular life, the problems were still there, and he still had to deal with them. Most superheroes before then weren't quite so flawed--Superman may have had Kryptonite, and Clark may not have been able to get a date with Lois, but at the end of the day, he was still Superman. Batman shortly after he partnered up with Robin dropped most of the brooding pulp-magazine qualities he had at the beginning--crimefighting was still a challenge, but most of all, it was fun. Stan changed all that. Yes, Tony Stark has flaws, and we curse him for it--especially if they are the same flaws we share. But we also cheer when he overcomes them and saves the day--because we figure if he can do it, we can do it, too. I don't know as that addresses all your concerns. Those are just some thoughts on the subject--take them as you will.