Captain America

Originaly posted on helium under the topic Reactions To Captain America's Death and on Associated Content.



Lets get one thing straight right off the bat. Captain America isn't dead. Steve Rogers is dead.

Captain America cannot die. Not as long as America still stands.

Captain America has long stood as a symbol of America, fighting for truth, justice, and the American way. He has always fought to defend the oppressed and to defend the freedom afforded to all Americans. While not always popular in the eyes of some, this has lead to Cap siding against the United States government on several occasions, the last of which lead to his arrest and ultimately his assassination following the recent Civil War.

The legend of Captain America started in the early 40’s. A young illustrator named Steve Rogers, upset by the rise of the Third Reich, attempted to enlist in the army, but due to his small size and frail nature, he was rejected. He was then offered a change to take part in a top-secret project called Operation: Rebirth. As part of the project he was injected with the Super Soldier serum and bombarded with Vita-rays, which would activate and stabilize the serum. The project was a success, turning the weak, frail Steve Rogers into Captain America.

Cap, carrying a bulletproof shield and wearing a uniform designed by Rogers himself, went off to war, fighting against the Nazis and serving as a symbol of patriotism. Eventually he would be given the indestructible shield that the hero still uses to this day and developed a fighting style that allowed him to throw it for ranged attacks, allowing him to fight with out a gun.

Near the end of World War 2, both Cap and his sidekick Bucky were believed to have been killed after an explosion over the northern Atlantic Ocean. No bodies were found for either, but the legend of Captain America lived on.

A short time after Cap disappeared, William Nasland, who fought along side Rogers as Spirit Of ’76, was given the identity of Captain America, as well as a new shield since the original had been lost with Rogers. Nasland continued as Cap until an android named Adam II attempted to kill a young congressional candidate named John F Kennedy. Nasland, along with his team the All Winner squad, saved JFK, but Adam II killed Nasland before the squad could arrive.

As Nasland was dieing, Jeffery Mace, a member of the all Winner squad codenamed Patriot. He grabbed a spare Cap costume and went off to fight Adam II the squad won, and Mace continued to serve as Captain America until 1950, when he retired.
In 1953, a man calling himself Steve Rogers found papers containing the Super Soldier serum. He gave it to the US government on the condition that they use it on him in order to serve as Captain America during the Korean War. He even had his name legally changed and had plastic surgery to alter his appearance and vocal cords so that he looked and sounded like the original Rogers.

Unfortunately the war ended before he was ready, so he took a job teaching American History in a small privet school, where he met Jack Monroe, who shared his fascination with Captain America. When a new Red Skull took the UN hostage, they injected themselves with the Super Soldier serum and fought him as Captain America and Bucky, respectively. They continued to serve in those roles for almost a year, battling communists and a few remaining Nazis, but since they did not have exposure to the Vita-rays to stabilize the serum, it slowly drove them insane. They were captured by the FBI and placed in suspended animation. Monroe would eventually be released and serve for a time as the original Captain America’s partner, Nomad (a name cap used for a time as well.) Rogers would be released, brainwashed Doctor Faustus, and become the Grand Dictator, the leader of a Neo-Nazi group. The original Captain and Daredevil would eventually defeat him. He was killed when he activated a self-destruct device in his costume, killing himself.

The original Steve Rogers was found frozen in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. He was thawed out and joined the Avengers, serving as the team’s leader for much of its history. Following the death of the Grand Dictator and the Watergate scandal, Rogers abandoned the role of Captain America and became the first Nomad. He eventually returned to the role, but would resign again when the US military ordered him to resume his duty as a government operative. He became the captain, even going so far as handing his shield to John Walker, who had been chosen as his replacement.
Walker was much more violent then Rogers, going so far as to kill an enemy group called the watchdogs after they murdered his mother. The two responsible for the murders were tied to explosives that he detonated, leaving them both horribly scared and in comas. Roger eventually defeated Walker, and they joined forces against the original Red Skull. He was defeated and Walker was deemed unworthy of the title of Captain America. Walker would return to action as U.S. Agent and served as a member of the West Coast Avengers, as well as other teams before fighting alongside Ironman during the Civil War and becoming an official liaison to Canada afterwards, stopping several villains and heroes who were crossing the border to avoid the Superhuman Registration Act.

Rogers once again resume duty as Captain America and continued to fight along \side the Avengers until they disbanded following the mental breakdown of the Scarlet Witch, which resulted in the deaths of several members. He would eventually help form a new team of Avengers following a jailbreak from the Raft, a super villian prison.

During this time, the original Bucky returned with amnesia as a KGB agent called the Winter Soldier. After killing Jack Monroe, cap helped Winter Soldier regain his memories.

When the Superhuman Registration Act was implemented, Rogers refused to enforce it and sided against the government, believing that the act violated the civil rights of superheroes. He lead the Secret Avengers against the pro-registration forces, even going so far as joining forces with Punisher and the Kingpin in the hopes of winning the Civil War. During a final battle against Tony Stark, whose armor had been damaged, several civilians arrived to support Stark. Realizing that his actions could endanger the very people he had sworn to protect, Rogers removed his mask and surrendered. He was indicted on several criminal charges and was to be tried in federal court, but before his trial could start, Red Skull struck, hiring Crossbones as a sniper to shoot Rogers in the back. In the confusion, Sharon Carter, Rogers’ long time lover who had been hypnotized by Doctor Faustus, shot him three more times in the stomach. Rogers died at a nearby hospital a short time later. A body was laid to rest in Arlington, but Tony Stark, as well as a few other heroes, escorted his body to a location near where they had found him years ago.

Following Rogers' assassination Frank Castle, the Punisher, who had picked up Rogers’ discarded mask, began wearing a uniform similar to Rogers’, but never took the name of Captain America. Realizing that the world needed Captain America and that he wasn’t the man for the job, he gave the mask to Winter Shoulder, who had stolen Rogers’ shield and recently began fighting as the newest Captain America.

As you can see, Captain America had died several times through the years, but there is always someone willing to carry the shield. As Rogers himself realized during his time as Nomad the identity could be a symbol of American ideals and not its government. Because of this, regardless of who is serving as president, Captain America will always have a purpose.



While I have tried to write this as if someone in the Marvel Universe wrote it, this last part is real world. I don’t remember at Marvel said it, but as soon as news of Cap’s death was announced he said that Steve Rogers was dead, ensuring that someone would eventually take up the shield. In addition long time comic fans know that Rogers will be back some how. The long held rule that only Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben stayed dead has been broken, with only Ben remaining dead. Captain America can be compared to Superman, Steve Rogers to Hal Jordan. None of them can stay dead for very long, and with a Captain America movie due out sometime in 2009, it is only a matter of time before Steve Rogers returns.

Lessons Learned While Taking Apart A Laptop Screen

1.) If you don't know what you're doing, don't try it.
2.) Even if you d know what you are doing, don't do it.
3.) See those square things at the bottom of the outer frame on an HP Pavilion ZE 4500 (and ZE 5200 since they are basically the same system)? Those are screw covers. make sure to take them out, it will save you time and frustration (while at the same time keep you from using new words for young ears to learn)
4.) If you ignore the previous lesson, look on the bright side. The crack you made int he outer frame means that if you ever have to take it apart again in the future, you most likely won't have to worry about taking that screw out ever again.
5.) Make sure you know how to put it back together.
6.) Make sure you know how to put it back together.
7.) Make sure you know how to put it back together.
8.) Make sure you know how to put it back together.
9.) Make sure you know how to put it back together.
10.) Did I mention make sure you know how to put it back together.
11.) Make sure you know how to put it back together right, thereby saving you the hassle of having to take it back apart, most likely all the way, when you realize you messed up when you first started putting it back together.
12.) Remember to unplug it BEFORE you start.
13.) If you see something and aren't sure what it does, probably shouldn't touch it.
14.) Make sure the wires are where they should be and not pinched in, for example, the hinge.
15.) Even if you put it back together right, it probably won't look exactly the same as before you took it apart.
16.) Spare parts=you f%$*#d up somewhere.
17.) Keep an eye on the clock. Time flies when you're taking apart something that was mostly likely made forged in the fires of hell for the sole purpose of frustrating you.
18.) The Internet doesn't know squat.
19.) Laptops were not made to be put together easily.
20.) When the vast majority of the sites you find say replace the screen, you can't fix it, the are probably right.
21.) If you think you know what you're doing, don't let the previous lesson stop you not really a lesson, more a comment, because we all know that as soon as you soon as you saw "there is no fix, replace it" you were already looking for your tools.
22.) Lost parts means you f%$*#d up, and are now screwed.
23.) In order to take apart the screen for a laptop, you will need a Flathead screw driver that is smaller then any that are made, a Philips screw driver, a needle nose pliers, a masters degree in theoretical physics, a team of scientists working around the clock to fix the problem, several thousand Kirby Dots, a Mother Box, at least one Cosmic Cube, a fully charged Power Ring, and a cold beverage of some sort.
24.) Make sure you know how to put it back together.
25.) If the Internet says it's not fixable, it's probably right.

600th Post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH!!!!!!!!

Post number 600!!!!!!

No quite as eventful as the last hundred, but still a productive hundred. I made my first steps into professional writing, and have had some moderate success. Haven't made much money from it yet, but everything I've written has been rather well accepted, which is the first step towards making money from writing.

So lets see what happens in the next hundred posts :)

NASA Says The Planet Is Cooling

Apparently some new satellites that NASA sent up in 2003 are sending back data that not only is the planet not getting warmer, it's actually cooling down!

gee, I never knew that.

I'm not going to make any comments about the post, and let Kim DuToit do it for me, since his blog is where I found out about it (here is the link to the post.)

Ok, so I lied. I feel a bit better now that NASA is backing up what me and all other people who don't believe in the boogeyman that is Global Warming have been saying for years; it isn't real.

I've recently gotten into Top Chef, and I blame you Rea. Ok, I blame Cat, Jess, and Anthony Bourdain as well, but you were the one who said "Lets Watch Top Chef" while we were flipping through the channels after Ghost Hunters. So I'm blaming you :p

The reason I'm mentioning it is because I just finished watching this week's episode, and I have to vent about it a bit. The challenge was that they went to Second City theater. During the show, the cast (for lack of a better term) asked the audience for different things, including colors, moods, and foods. At the end they came out and revealed that the chefs had to make dishes based on what was mentioned during the show. Two of the chefs, Dale and Richard, seemed to really enjoy the theme, and every time I have seen them cook they seem to be coming up with new things as they go. As someone who uses a "Junk Yard" style of cooking, making it up as you go, I can appreciate that. Others didn't do as well. In the end, Dale (who had immunity) Richard, and Spike were still around (Spike always seems to be wearing a Tilby, and as a fan of that particular piece of head wear, I can't help but cheer for him.)

The part I had problems with were the people up for elimination. First was the team of Jennifer and Stephanie. Their theme was Orange Turned On Asparagus. The other team was Antonia and Lisa, who's theme was Magenta Drunk Polish Sausage. According to the judges the Asparagus dish had too much cheese and the bread they used either should have been left out or at least not toasted. They like d the other dish, but there was a problem. Their dish was grilled sword fish over Chorizo something purple (didn't catch what it was. and it's not Magenta, but close, and I'm sure the judges were fine with that) and a Tequila sauce. The judges liked it, but commented on not doing much with the drunk part of their theme and not using Polish Sausage. They started debating over which would be eliminated, the weaker dish, to the one that didn't follow the theme. Of the two, which team do you think had a person eliminated?

I'll give you a bit to decide.

Got your answer? Bet it's wrong.

Jennifer got eliminated.

That is why I feel the need to vent. Jennifer and Stephanie at least tried, and thought they had a good dish, and they apologized when they went in for the elimination, saying they would try harder next time (if there was one). Antonia and Lisa didn't even follow the rules. Lisa even said that she didn't like Polish Sausage and would never serve it (again, when she was in for elimination.)

Did they have the better dish in what is essentially a cooking contest? Yes. but since they had to follow a specific theme, the basically didn't make the dish that the customer (in this case the judges) wanted. As a chef you have to make stuff you might not like some times. I have done that plenty of times in the deli and the bakery. I might not like it, but I still followed the same rules I have followed since I started, make it the product you would buy, in sizes you would give yourself. Even if I don't like something, I still follow that as best i can.

If someone had ordered that dish at a restaurant, either A.) they would send it back, B.) they would complain, or C.) they wouldn't order it again, and maybe wouldn't even go to the restaurant again.

Antonia or Lisa should have been eliminated. I'm not saying this because I can't stand Lisa, but because it's true. I just can't wait till she is gone.

I meant to post about this a couple of weeks ago but I forgot. Kind of glad I did. Some of the kids from the Fiend formed a band and the last few Saturdays I've had off they have asked me to run sound and record for them. They're pretty good, especially considering that at this point they have only been Playing together for about a month and a half. Their website can be found here (The official 6:40 In Dublin Website) Check them out. Personally Tim Is Endless, a new one they recorded today, is my favorite so far, although he punk version of Young and Free is fun too

Please Recycle

How To Take Over The World:
Please Recycle

Subtitles are at the end.

“’ello, Reginald Butterfield ‘ere, and welcome to another episode of ‘ow To Take Over The World, a show that is sure to be ignored by the Emmy nomination committee, simply because we are on the BBC.”

“We had originally planned to air this episode a while ago, but being the evil cruel ‘earted bastards that we are, we decided to wait a bit and air it on Earth Day. After all, the subject of this episode fits perfectly with the tree-‘ugger’s ‘oliday, and we figured we, like so many companies do this time of year, would exploit the wide spread environmental awareness that always seems to manifest among the general populous this time of year.”

“Since our last episode aired, we have received a vast amount of e-mail about it. Surprisingly enough, we have yet to receive any mail through the post office, but we don’t really care. The postal system is ‘orribly obsolete in this digital day and age. Even the royal family agrees, preferring what they say is the fastest method they know of, carrier pigeons. We are expecting a letter from them in about three weeks.”

“As I said, we received a large amount of mail about our last episode. Let’s read some, shall we?”

“All right. Our first letter is from a chap named Steve S Stevenson. Sounds rather redundant. Anyways, Steve S. Stevenson writes ‘ow dare you destroy the only copy of your last episode. Now we will never know ‘ow to take over the world through economic means. I ‘ate you and ‘ope you die.’”

“Well Steve S. Stevenson, I am glad you like the show, we’ll send you a shirt or something. Next question. From anonymous. ‘Why did you replace “Fun With Fungus with this stupid show. It sucks, and Reginald is an idiot.’”

“Well anonymous, glad to hear you like the show as well. I was told we could send you the keys to a brand new Jaguar, but since you didn’t leave your name or address, we can’t. Looks like I get to keep it.”

“Time for one more. This one is from some bloke named Bob. No last name, that’s odd. Lets see. Bob says “Are you interested in natural male en…I’m sorry. Seems the producers of this show printed some junk mail by accident. We’ll ‘ave to fire them or ‘ave them executed or something. Maybe film it for a future episode.”

“On today’s show we are going to talk about recycling. In today’s eco-friendly namby-pamby tree ‘ugging world, all would be global dictators need to consider the three R’s; Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. After all, what is the point of ruling the planet if it is a polluted toxic waste dump.”

“Before we get to the show, I would like to introduce our guests. First, we ‘ave 11 time Grammy award winning musician Bob Dylan. Thank you for being on the show Bob.”

“Mno pmroblm mamn.*”

“…I ‘ave no idea what you just said. Our next guest is the Prince Of Darkness and Great Britain’s own Ozzy Osbourne, Ozzy, thank you for being on the show.”

“Wohs eht no em gniva’ rof sknaht. **”

“…Was that even English? Regardless welcome to the show. Were the Dove chocolates to you liking Mr. Osbourne?”

“Etalocohc dias uoy. Tiaw ho…Gniod saw ]peeb[ eht I thaw wonk t’ndid I. Emit eht ta hgi’ ylbidercni saw I. Pu ]peeb[ eht thus.***”

“…Still have no idea what you are saying. So I’m going to as Bob the first question. Mr. Dylan, Can you give us some advice on how we can recycle?”

“Myes I Camn. Thme easmiest wamy tmo stamrt remcyclming ims tmo sepmaramte evmery thming inmto difmferemnt bimns. Thmat wilml makme imt easmier fmor tmhem tmo promcess imt amt tmhe remcyclming cemnter.*^”

“That was absolutely no help at all. Mr. Osbourne, do you have any advice?”

“Ti fo erac doog ekat stel os. Elihw a su tsal ot sa’ ti. Eva’ ew tenalp ylno eht si siht, rebmemer. Elcycer ot sseinapmoc egaruocne ot slairetam delcycer morf edam smeti yub dna. Retnec gnilcycer eht ot meht gnikat erofeb slairertam elbalcycer lla esnir ouy erus ekam. Sey.^”

“All right, that is enough! I can’t understand a bloody thing the two of you are babbling on about! And why the ‘ell are the two of you ‘ear anyways? I could understand if Bono or one of those other tree-‘ugging musicians were ‘ere, but I ‘ave never ‘eard either of you say a single word regarding the environment. Not only do you ‘ave no reason to be ‘ere, what is wrong with your voices? No one has ever been able to understand what Bob is saying, but hat about you Ozzy? Why is it that even after a stroke, it is easier to understand you when you are singing then when you are talking?”

“Kaes I yaw eht tuoba evitisnes yrev m’I. Ecin t’nsaw that!^*”

“Yemah mamn. Thmat wmas uncmalled fmor.^**”

“AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! Both of you OUT! Get out of my studio NOW!”

“Im’m oumt omf hemre. I stimll gmet paimd thomugh rigmht?^***”

“Sihs refter na I tespu wo’ wohs ot dne eht ta ecaf ynworf a edulcni ebyam dna. Detaert saw I yaw eht etaicerppa ton did I taht gniyas rettal truc rehtar a dnes lliw I daetsin. Llew saedur eb dluow taht tub, wohs eht no em gniva’ rof uoy knaht a dnes or ton detpmet tsomls ma I. Edur wo’.^*^”

“Sigh. Finally. If I had to sit through another minute of those two babbling incoherently I would ‘ave called in Samuel L Jackson. Now on to our next guest…is this correct? It is? Ok. Our next guest is A. Gorilla.”

“Thank you for having me on the show.”

“Thank you for coming on the show, and for speaking English.”

“Hahaha. No problem. It the language I’ve been speaking since I was born.”

“Ms. Gorilla. Do you mind if I call you by you’re first name?”

“No. Go ahead.”

“All right, what is it? Ann perhaps? Abigail?”

“Arthur.”

“…Your first name is Arthur?”

“Yes.”

“…You are aware that Arthur is a boy’s name, right?”

“Yes.”

“So just to make sure I understand this, you a female with a male’s name.”

“Yes.”

“Were you’re parents ‘ippies by any chance?”

“They were. Why?”

“No reason. It explains a lot really. They must ‘ave been 'aving a conversation with Miss Mary Jane when they decided it was a good idea to name their daughter Arthur. I’m guessing that also explains why they changed their last name to Gorilla.”

“No, our family name has always been Gorilla. For at least one hundred years.”

“And that just verifies what I just said. Obviously they were investing in some Wacky Tobacky when they decided not only to give you a boy’s name, but also one that starts with an A. Please tell me you don’t ‘ave any siblings who’s lives have been affected by the drug addled brains of the people that spawned you.”

“Actually I have a brother.”

“And what, prey tell, is his name? Heather? Sara?”

“Beatrice.”

“Oh that makes perfect sense now doesn’t it! Lets give our son a girl’s name! And since we gave one child a name starting with AA, lets pick one starting with B for the next one!”

“Actually that is how they decided to name him Beatrice.”

“…Just so I ‘ave this clear, you’re parents, who’s parenting skill are obviously questionable, named their daughter Arthur and their son Beatrice?”

”Yes, but that was before Bea had his operation.”

“So your brother named Beatrice is now your sister named Beatrice?”

“No.”

“What do you mean no! What other option is there?”

“After the operation, Bea changed his name.”

“I suppose that makes sense. Don’t see too many Beatrice’s running around. Changed it to something a little more modern did she? Brandy perhaps. Or maybe Betty. Possibly Bobbie?”

“Bernard.”

“…He…sorry, I mean she, changer her name t Bernard?”

“Yes”

“So your brother, who was named Beatrice, is now your sister named Bernard?”

“That’s right.”

“…Yours ‘as go to be one of the most messed up families I ‘ave ever seen! ‘ow did either of you not get the tar beaten out of you during school?”

“I don’t really see what this has to do with recycling.”

“I am truly sorry. It’s just that the sheer amount of stupidity shown by your parents distracted me from the subject at ‘and. You are a respected authority on conservation after all, so can you give out viewers any advice on recycling?”

“Yes. They should recycle more.”

“…That’s it? Recycle more? That’s the best you could come up with?”

“Well Bob and Ozzy gave the advice I was going to give.”

“You understood them? No one understands Bob Dylan, and ‘ow did you understand Ozzy Osbourne? I’m British and I couldn’t understand ‘im!”

“What does being British have to do with understanding what he said?”

“Because the air in Great Britain effects our genetics, rendering us incapable of pronouncing the letter H. As a result it can be rather ‘ard to understand what we are saying, so we become good at understanding incomprehensible speech, but I don’t think ‘e was even speaking English!”

“Well that’s all I have prepared.”

“Could you at least give us some recycling advice that would benefit people trying to take over the world? After all, that is the point of this show.”

“Actually I do. Remember to melt down any robots that are destroyed fighting secret agents. It might cost a bit more in man power, but the savings in production cost will more then make up for it, you will be reducing the amount of discarded robot parts in the land fills, and you will be helping the planet because less pollutants will be used to gather the materials that go into the creation of robots, which will protect the planet.”

“…I think that is actually the first bit of good advice given by an expert on this show. Thank your for being ‘ere Ms. Gorilla.”

“It was my pleasure Reginald.”

“That’s all the time we ‘ave tonight, but before I go, remember the words of someone who may or may not be famous. “May the doves of peace fill the air as we all o our part to protect the earth. Good night.”



* No Problem man.
>** Thanks For 'aving me on the show.
*** Shut the [beep] up. I was incredibly ‘igh at the time. I didn’t know what the [beep] I was doing…Oh wait. You said chocolate.
*^ Yes I an. The easiest way to start recycling is to separate everything into different bins. That will make it easier for them to process it at the recycling center.
^ Yes. Make sure you rinse all recyclable materials before taking them to the recycling center. And buy items made from recycled materials to encourage companies to recycle. Remember, this is the only planet we ‘ave. It ‘as to last us a while, so lets take good care of it.
^* That wasn’t nice. I’m very sensitive about the way I speak.
^** Yeah man. That was uncalled for.
^*** I’m out of here. I still get paid though right?
^*^ 'ow rude. I am almost tempted not to send a thank you for ‘aving me on the show, but that would be rude as well. Instead I will send a rather curt letter saying that I did not appreciate the way I was treated. And maybe include a frowny face at the end to show ‘ow upset I am after this.

Which Transformer Are You?

If you take this test, be warned. This test is tree hugger friendly. One of the questions asks what an Inconvenient Truth is. If you answer Al Gore's lies, you move towards the Decepticon side. Because only a Decepticon would deny the existence and threat that global warming poses for our planet.

You are 70% Optimus Prime!

Optimus Prime Optimus Prime is the heroic leader of the Autobots. He is the personification of courage, strength, and integrity. His personal motto is that “Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.” Like Optimus Prime, you are good by nature. But beware because mischievous thoughts sometimes tempt you. You are inspiring, confident, and a natural leader. The Autobots have chosen well. In addition, you enjoy being one step ahead of your friends as far as trends and technology.

I AM
70%
OPTIMUS PRIMETake the Transformers Quiz

I found this a while ago, but never got around to posting it. I jsut thought it was really funny. (From the not From Concentrate archives)

Did you realize the Skittles, at least the Chocolate Mix Skittles, are Gluten Free?

Neither did I.

Not that I really carried, it's just been a while since I posted any truly useless information on here.

On a completely unrelated side note, the Chocolate ones are good, but I still prefere the original fruit or the tropical ones. Fruit flavors are always better.

YAY!

The logo for Politic Hour is done!

Thanks to JH's bro-in-law, there is now an official logo for Politic Hour, up till now we have been using the logo for No Budget Entertainment but now that it is done, we can reveal the logo for the show. It kind of gets squished on the site due to the fact that it shrinks it down to a certain size, but I'll try to post the full sized version later, or at least a link to it. In case you are wondering what it says on the outside of the circle, it is the same thing it says at the top of the site.

And in case anyone is wondering, the second episode is recorded. Just waiting on Brian to finish the theme song, and now that he has his studio set up, hopefully it won't be long.

And all this time we all thought he had a double bladed light saber because it would look cool (found on from Bricks To Bothans)

For the first time in a long time, a cartoon had me on the edge of my seat.

Just finished watching the new episode of Spectacular Spider-Man (great show BTW, with a cool title sequence and a lot of nods to the classic comics, like the half mask that shows up when his spider sense goes off as Perter, or the squiggily lines that show up when he is in costume.) And at the very end I was sitting there waiting for them to do it. All the other stuff they have used from the past kind of indicated that they would, but I wasn't sure. Then at the end of the show, Peter met his date for the Fall Formal, Mary Jane Watson.

The last few weeks they have been talking about her and Peter figured she would be ugly or something, just like he did in the comics. So as he was walking to the door, I was sitting there excitedly saying "say it". And when he opened the door, she did!!!!!!!

Not only that, but they also gave her a dress similar to the one she wore when she first showed up int he comics!!! Defiantly a nerd moment for me :)

And in case you are wondering how the scene looked, or what she said, here is a scan of her first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #42 (before that she had been shown, but only from the back or her face was blocked by something. Think Wilson from Home Improvement)