tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post3650625000475685083..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Shopping with the Shield 4: The Shield gets the shaft!Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-20326465562291198242012-08-24T15:16:02.149-05:002012-08-24T15:16:02.149-05:00Well, I thought of that, Ronald, but I dunno, 6000...Well, I thought of that, Ronald, but I dunno, 6000 degrees doesn't sound like bluster or hyperbole to me. I'd have said "thousands of degrees" or maybe "really HOT." Bryan Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-88772280932435337202012-08-23T22:46:01.352-05:002012-08-23T22:46:01.352-05:00Or maybe the gangsters were just ignorant about th...Or maybe the gangsters were just ignorant about the subtleties of flame temperature. Very few people become gangsters because they're SMART.ronaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-90492301660130218422012-08-23T16:12:01.649-05:002012-08-23T16:12:01.649-05:00Oh my goodness...that last scan, gets to show of t...Oh my goodness...that last scan, gets to show of the Shields mighty mighty thighs to their best advantage. Oh, and he rescues some people, apparently.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-30957267818859722852012-08-23T13:53:24.332-05:002012-08-23T13:53:24.332-05:00"how'd he get knocked unconscious so they..."how'd he get knocked unconscious so they could tie him up and stuff?"<br /><br />They gassed him, I believe.<br /><br />Yeah, I passed over the 6000 degrees thing, because (1) I have already discuss comics' liberal use of heat degrees in my Human Flame posts; (2) there could very well be a Racketeer Scale of temperature of which we are not aware.<br /><br />As for "Murdering Hounds" I <b>immediately</b> thought: GARAGE BAND!!!Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-43339508999925927702012-08-23T12:57:27.602-05:002012-08-23T12:57:27.602-05:00As a side note, it's now my personal goal to u...As a side note, it's now my personal goal to use the phrase "murdering hounds" in conversation at least once a week. Bryan Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-77523362666476772432012-08-23T10:03:16.337-05:002012-08-23T10:03:16.337-05:00So these gangster -- excuse me, "racketeers&q...So these gangster -- excuse me, "racketeers" -- have a blowtorch that will burn at 6000 degrees? That's very impressive, since it's literally the heat of the surface of the sun (well, in Celsius). They must have dropped out of mad scientist school to take up the protection racket. Bryan Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-57745514420072468722012-08-23T08:57:02.737-05:002012-08-23T08:57:02.737-05:00Wait, how'd he get knocked unconscious so they...Wait, how'd he get knocked unconscious so they could tie him up and stuff? You're not covering up a Hal Jordanesque mishap on the Shield's part, are you? ;-)<br /><br />With all the non-gangster weapons they have, maybe those guys were house-sitting for the Vulture or Dr. Wang or the Strangler or some other future Shield archenemy.<br /><br />Yes, I said "Dr. Wang."ronaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-55679648156881322232012-08-23T08:56:48.959-05:002012-08-23T08:56:48.959-05:00The Shield... NOT bound like a gazelle?!
Um...not...The Shield... NOT bound like a gazelle?!<br /><br />Um...not an option. Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-50888400256467022552012-08-23T02:50:25.741-05:002012-08-23T02:50:25.741-05:00A fairly clever trap indeed! But do I see that th...A fairly clever trap indeed! But do I see that the rope is tied to his ankle, rather than just being pinned down by his foot? Seems like he could foil the trap by, I don't know, NOT BOUNDING ACROSS THE ROOM LIKE A GAZELLE. Just use the power of sit-ups to grab the damn rope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com