Richard Willis replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"In the summer of 1980, I took my mother for our third visit to our family in England. The Empire Strikes Back had only recently been released there. It was the middle of the day, so there were no lines. I had arrived just as it was scheduled to be…"
3 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to Emerkeith Davyjack's discussion Emerkeith Davyjack's Celebrity Deaths
"So wait... did Michael Crichton make that up for the story? Or is it something scientists in the real world know.. and if so, how?
I just posed this question to GoogleAI:
“movement based vision animals”
It answered:
No animal relies exclusively on…"
7 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"I just confirmed this as still true:
The airport code for Ontario, California is ONT. It stands for Ontario International Airport, which is located in San Bernardino County, roughly 38 miles east of downtown Los Angeles
Supposedly, there have been…"
8 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"When you’re not going to or from the bathroom, always keep your seatbelt buckled. Just regular turbulence can bounce people off the ceiling."
8 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Why did Ryanair-Air Malta plane window blow out mid-air and could it happen again?
Passenger Ljubisa Karović was nearly sucked out of his seat when Boeing 737-800’s window blew out on flight from Greece
Correction: He was sucked out of his seat
©…"
8 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Marvel Epic Collections
"What's the saying? Great minds think alike."
9 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"As guidance for anyone considering airline tickets, of the two prominent U.S. cities called Portland (Oregon and Maine), I had to go to Wikipedia to pin it down to Oregon. "
9 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"The second cover depicts the Navy Cross. It and its Army and Air Force equivalents are the hghest medals short of the Medal of Honor."
9 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Astro City #31 and 52 week 31."
22 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to Emerkeith Davyjack's discussion Emerkeith Davyjack's Celebrity Deaths
"I was never inspired to be a firefighter either, but my Dad fought fires during The Blitz in London. In 1940 he was 36 and was drafted into the national fire service,"
23 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to Emerkeith Davyjack's discussion Emerkeith Davyjack's Celebrity Deaths
"It wasn't his fault, but in the first Jurassic Park movie Sam Neill's character states that the T-Rex's eyesight depended upon seeing movement. How would he know that from a fossil? I had read the book just before seeing the movie and knew that this…"
23 hours ago
Richard Willis replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Marvel Epic Collections
"The 7th volume of Spider-Girl is the one I’ve preordered. The 8th volume will complete her story. The reason I like Spider-Girl is my rejection of Marvel’s dumping of Mary Jane’s baby. This is her alternate timeline story.
When they schedule Amazing…"
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Richard Willis replied to Commander Benson's discussion My Turn in the Barrel
"Sounds like things are pretty good.
In case it isn’t clear to everyone, people are in their seventh decade after they turn 60. I’m  78, so I’m in my eighth decade and only a couple of years from my ninth! Ouch."
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Richard Willis replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Batman #17. For  kids and people without much money, the stamps were cheaper and could be turned into a bond."
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Richard Willis replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
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Richard Willis replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Action #31 and Superman #31"
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