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    st barbara reacted to clnicholsusa in Larger Than Life! Real people who could be pulp heroes.   
    Robert Baden-Powell would fit.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Ragitsu in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Don't do it ! You know that it will rot your brain !
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    st barbara reacted to Hugh Neilson in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    http://www.cosmicteams.com/quality/profiles/Blackhawks2.html
     
    Never say never - scroll down a bit!
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    st barbara reacted to pinecone in Has anyone read any good or interesting superhero fiction novels?   
    I gotta chime in with Devil's Cape...sorta "street level" but epic none the less. Also "Nobody gets the girl" about a person erased from the time line, who still manages to triumph...
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    st barbara reacted to Logan D. Hurricanes in Has anyone read any good or interesting superhero fiction novels?   
    Devil's Cape, by Rob Rogers
     
    https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Cape-Discoveries-Rob-Rogers/dp/0786949015/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1522941702&sr=8-4&keywords=devil's+cape
     
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    st barbara reacted to Psybolt in April Superdraft: Weird West   
    Cowboy:  Mattie Ross (True Grit)
     

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    st barbara got a reaction from Ragitsu in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Veterans can push for gun reform, school studants can push for gun reform, but we all know what will happen in the end.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Joe Walsh in What Have You Watched Recently?   
    Saw the new version of "Tomb Raider" last night. I quite liked it with the lead actress (Vikander) doing a good job as a young Lara Croft. It looks to me as if they are setting up for a sequel with hints being dropped about her family that look like obvious plot hooks.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Bazza in Superheroes & supervillains based on big cats.   
    I found a couple of more obscure characters "The Blue Leopard" (an enemy of "Tiger Man" from Atlas comic)s and" Cat Girl" an enemy (and sometimes ally) of Archie's :The Jaguar".
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    st barbara reacted to L0rd_Magg0t in Superheroes & supervillains based on big cats.   
    Alleykatkadabra from Capt. Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew
     

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    st barbara got a reaction from Doc Shadow in Wild Wild West (TV Series)   
    I have the box set of "Wild Wild West' (the T V series) and it is fun. As far as I am concerned the movie version was an absolute travesty, done by people with no taste or appreciation of the source material that they were bastardising !
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    st barbara reacted to Pattern Ghost in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    You can limit the damage done in these events effectively without getting rid of the 2nd Amendment. You don't do it by reinstating a ban on features that don't actually make a weapon dangerous. You don't even have to outright ban anything. Just move long guns that fire intermediate and up calibers, have X capacity and can be reloaded with either a detachable magazine or a stripper clip to the NFA list. Want one? No problem. Do the paperwork, go through the stricter background check, and pay for your tax stamp. If you want to get rid of said category of weapon, you ban its manufacture and import. Eventually, the supplies will dwindle as they have for fully automatic weapons. (It'll take a lot longer, but it'll eventually happen.)
     
    Handguns are a different matter. Banning the extended-capacity magazines (not what they come with, or a +2 or +3 extension, but the 30+ round magazines intended for SMGs or FA versions of the maker's pistols) should be sufficient. You can still have highly-effective mass shooters like VA Tech, but faster response by police will help to mitigate damage done by getting medical personnel in faster. This is the biggest killer in these shootings: Time. LE has to continue the push started post-Columbine to act faster in taking down an active shooter.
     
    There are workable solutions, and you don't even have to outright ban a category of weapons. It's well within Heller and McDonald to restrict access to categories of weapons.
     
    Funding for programs to support people before they reach the point of going out in a blaze of glory might also help some. I can remember the last five radio spots I've heard about gun safety, but not the last time I heard a suicide or mental health hotline advertised, for example.
     
    Now, someone has to present some actual "common sense" solutions to the issue instead of screaming for an assault weapon ban that didn't work the first time, and didn't work in a stricter mode in San Bernardino, to be reinstated. Because the "shoulder thing that goes up" isn't what does the damage. Stupidly over-specific features lists can easily be engineered around.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Sundog in 2018 World Cup   
    So Australia only has to beat France, Denmark and Peru. So nice of them to give us an easy group.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Ragitsu in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Dear me "Hermit" saying that Trump is "am uncultured swine: is very insulting. Any swine. cultured or otherwise, should feel highly insulted to have Trump included in their ranks !
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    st barbara got a reaction from Cygnia in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Dear me "Hermit" saying that Trump is "am uncultured swine: is very insulting. Any swine. cultured or otherwise, should feel highly insulted to have Trump included in their ranks !
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    st barbara got a reaction from Ragitsu in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Trump is still bragging about his I Q . Hasn't anybody told him that REALLY smart people don't have to brag about their I Q, and that I Q tests only measure potential ?   
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    st barbara got a reaction from Bazza in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    Yes , but that was because she gave old Apollo the bums rush when he tried to put the hard word on her and, being a vindictive so and so (like most of the Greek gods) he cursed her so that she wouldn't be believed.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Bazza in 2018 World Cup   
    So Australia only has to beat France, Denmark and Peru. So nice of them to give us an easy group.
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    st barbara got a reaction from assault in 2018 World Cup   
    So Australia only has to beat France, Denmark and Peru. So nice of them to give us an easy group.
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    st barbara got a reaction from assault in Justice League Film   
    Well I enjoyed it. Loved the portrayal of Aquaman. It hasn't done as well as many people hoped at the box office (so far). Perhaps they should ditch Snyder and let Weedon have control of the next film from the start.
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    st barbara got a reaction from assault in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    I saw the movie last night and generally enjoyed it.Yes Wonder Woman was moping a bit, but she was also the fierce warrior princess at times too. I especially liked the new, kick ass Aquaman and the young naive Flash (although I agree he might not be to everyone's taste). After the very serious tone of "Batman vs Superman" it was good to see a bit of humour in a D C movie. I don't give a damn what "Rotten Tomatoes" or anyone else says, I enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the sequel that is hinted at in the post credit sequence. I hope it does well at the box office.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Kharis2000 in What "Pulp" have you read lately ?   
    Duh ! Rereading "Kharis 2000";s post I find myself face palming. You HAVE seen the t v series !  Still, a good recommendation for anyone who HASN'T seen them.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Hyper-Man in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    I saw the movie last night and generally enjoyed it.Yes Wonder Woman was moping a bit, but she was also the fierce warrior princess at times too. I especially liked the new, kick ass Aquaman and the young naive Flash (although I agree he might not be to everyone's taste). After the very serious tone of "Batman vs Superman" it was good to see a bit of humour in a D C movie. I don't give a damn what "Rotten Tomatoes" or anyone else says, I enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the sequel that is hinted at in the post credit sequence. I hope it does well at the box office.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Christopher R Taylor in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    I saw the movie last night and generally enjoyed it.Yes Wonder Woman was moping a bit, but she was also the fierce warrior princess at times too. I especially liked the new, kick ass Aquaman and the young naive Flash (although I agree he might not be to everyone's taste). After the very serious tone of "Batman vs Superman" it was good to see a bit of humour in a D C movie. I don't give a damn what "Rotten Tomatoes" or anyone else says, I enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the sequel that is hinted at in the post credit sequence. I hope it does well at the box office.
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    st barbara got a reaction from Hermit in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    I saw the movie last night and generally enjoyed it.Yes Wonder Woman was moping a bit, but she was also the fierce warrior princess at times too. I especially liked the new, kick ass Aquaman and the young naive Flash (although I agree he might not be to everyone's taste). After the very serious tone of "Batman vs Superman" it was good to see a bit of humour in a D C movie. I don't give a damn what "Rotten Tomatoes" or anyone else says, I enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the sequel that is hinted at in the post credit sequence. I hope it does well at the box office.
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