Pariah

The villains? The President of the United States and the United States Congress. The hero? Captain America, who tells them to quit their partisan bickering and get to the business of solving the nation's problems already. Yeah, it's a pipe dream, but I'd still love to see it.

The NSA knows that Cancer has already made detailed sketches of the ELE asteroid that nobody's supposed to know about.

Planes: "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" by The Royal Guardsmen Trains: "Orange Blossom Special" by Johnny Cash Automobiles: "Speedway at Nazareth" by Mark Knopfler

It's now Monday morning for some of you, so here's this week's topic. Since we did ships and boats last week.... New Topic: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (Do any and/or all of the three.)

Q - What did Dragon say to Fiona now, Donkey? A - Red is grey, and yellow, white.

Did bacon and chocolate really almost kill this thread?

Q - How did Hillary respond to the ransom demand when Bill was kidnapped? A - The sky is not normally that color, I'm afraid.

Creation of a new branch of hypermathematics that ultimately leads to the development of the Infinite Improbability Drive.

I like it.

He's still trying to sell you a Mother's Day gift in June. New Topic: School's out! How will your favorite school-aged superhero (or supervillain) be spending his/her summer vacation?

Q - Lobo, have you ever tried solving a problem by nonviolent means? Ever? A - It's one of the disadvantages of having X-ray vision.

Q: Can you trade me Park Place for this bag of M&Ms? A: He means well, but wherever he goes penguins follow. I'd make that trade most days.

Oh, and for John Fogerty/CCR: Proud Mary.

"Sloop John B" may be my favorite Beach Boys song.

1. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot, about a cargo ship that sank in high winds on Lake Superior 2. "So Far from the Clyde" by Mark Knopfler, about the death of a ship in an Indian wrecking yard 3. "Calypso" by John Denver, about Jacques Cousteau's famous research ship Bonus selection: "The Mayflower" by Jon and Vangelis, which is actually about two ships: the historic Mayflower that brought pilgrims to North America, and a futuristic ship of the same name that takes settlers out into the stars.

Today's New Topic: Three Songs about Boats/Ships

Henchmen as family men (or women) talking about setting up play dates for their preschoolers. Henchmen talking about who owes how much to whom based on the outcome of last night's big game/match/bout. Henchmen debating the respective pros and cons of Thunderbird, Mogen David, and/or Jagermeister. Henchmen discussing the fact that one of the French horn players was flat at last night's performance of Les Miserables. Henchmen taking the over/under on how many of their coworkers will be captured in tonight's heist.

Ooh, Route 66. I like!

Okay, here's my trio of actual "Road Trip" songs: "Back On the Road Again" by REO Speedwagon "Long Time" by Boston "Wolf Creek Pass" by CW McCall

"Red Barchetta" for the win!

Odd. On my posts, I can see "Edit" directly to the left of "Flag". Does your browser show that you're logged in as Xavier Onassiss?

If you click "Edit" it gives you an option in there. Good luck!