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It is all very well fortifying yourself at the top of the Empire State Building, but what is Doc Savage going to say when you start trying to rearrange his lounge room ?

"Saint Barbara" has three costumes that she wears depending on the weather. Common to all of them are her thick soled aerobic workout style boots. her anti-flash goggles or sunglasses and her "utility belt" of pouches for small items (money, I D card, a notebook and pen etc). The three costumes are 1 A royal blue gymnast style leotard with multi coloured representations of skyrocket bursts all over it, 2. A two piece aerobic workout suit coloured as per costume 1 (for summer), 3 A pair of tracksuit pants and a sloppy joe style loose top (colours as per the other two costumes, for winter).

I'd forgotten "Angle Man" I must admit. Would they have him with the "Angler" device, and how would it work on film ?

That is one problem with "Wonder Woman", her "rogues gallery" is a bit thin. Perhaps they could use a version of The Duke Of Deception" ? (A character that goes back a long way, and isn't even in my "D C Comics Encyclopedia".)

Interesting. I didn't find her acting stilted and her having a slight accent to her english was a plus for me. I always imagined that Wonder Woman SHOULD have a bit of an accent.

Also famous for translating "The Karma Sutra" into english.

Not being a citizen of the U S A the answer is no. In Australia I did when I was working (retired now). So, I assume that you are saying that the taxpayers (which in the U S seems to mean the middle class, not the wealthy) will , as usual, do the paying. Why am I not surprised ?

So the lawyers are getting lawyers ? Who pays for all this, the lawyers who hire the lawyers or the people who hired the lawyers who hired the lawyers ?

Young wipper snapper ! I remember the Kennedy assassination. I particularly remember how shocked I was at the time wondering how the U S A, of all places. could assassinate its president in the 1960's. Only tinpot republics in Central America and Africa did things like that !

I was very disappointed to hear that Trump has rolled back the minor changes that president Obama had made in relation to Cuba. I thought that they were good moves; with Russia no longer supporting Cuba as much it looked like the perfect time for the U S to step in and re establish. Sadly not to be now.

I have seen "Wonder Woman" and "Baywatch" in the last couple of weeks. "Wonder Woman" was great and I hope that it makes oodles of money. "Baywatch" just okay,

How about Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck. German commander in southern africa (I think it was) in World War 1. Led much larger British and South African forces a merry dance throughout the war with only a small contingent of native troops. There was even an attempt tp resupply him late in the war (1918 ) by zepplin , which unfortunately didn't reach him before the end of the war.

Isn't he the quarterback the 49ers drafted this draft ?

So which member of this forum is going to infiltrate a major party to stand for president at the next election ?

I have to agree with "Sociotard" re "Dune". Overrated, derivative (the personal shields that mean people use blades was lifted straight from a novel by Charles Harness) and inferior to the book with which it tied for the Hugo Award ("And Call Me Conrad"- Roger Zelazny).

Listening to Sean Spicer(on cnn) trying to tell the media that when Trump says "wiretapping" (in quotes) he doesn't REALLY mean wiretapping. Yeah right. The USA has gone down the rabbit hole; wasn't it Tweedledum who said something like "When I say something it means whatever I want it to mean, nothing more" or something like that ?

"The Dead Of The Night" the second book in John Marsden's series that has Australia invaded and the resistence of a small group of young people in a country town.

As an Australian it is nice to know that the "blame the previous administration" tactic is not confined to my country. Over here if an incoming administration DOESN'T blame their predecessor it is considered unusual !

Apropos of Doc Savage Pastiches I have recently (as in last week) read the collected "Thunder Jim Wade" stories by Henry Kuttner. Kuttner was a good writer and, although it isn't his best work , the stories were still a lot of fun. I particularly loved the "Thunderbug" , the hero"s tank/aircraft/submarine.

Obviously the U S should have elected Luthor instead of Trump.

I assume it is the same Matthew White who wrote "Atrocitology" ? If so, in that book he rates the Lushan revolt at number 13 with a death toll of 13 million. The First World War comes in at number 11 (tying with the conquest of the Americas) at 15 million.

Hmm interesting question. Most of the classic pulp heroes I either like or haven't read enough of to form an opinion so i'll opt for Richard Seaton. As "good" a character as you are likely to meet but I found him annoying and far less interesting than his great opponent Blackie Duqesne.

I just got (but, of course haven't read yet) "Pulp Heroes : Khan Dynasty" by Wayne Reinagel. Looks like a "Doc Savage" pastiche. It also looks like it is book 2 of a series. Damn, i'll have to order book one mow !

He may not be able to "think without speaking" , but he seems to have no trouble speaking without thinking.

Yeah. You would think that he could at least get The Red Army Choir (or what is left of it !) .