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I Get Spam

Regular readers will know I occasionally dip into my spam filter and take a look at the comments that WordPress has prevented from posting on the site.

Most of them are generic “buy these pills” or “ladies want to meet you” type of things, but every now and then something makes me smile. Like so:

Every now and then I have thought about having a guest writer . . . but you’re clearly a bot so no, not going to extend the offer to you.

This was attempting to post on a Mash-Up . . . so a post which had nothing to do with a video. It’s almost like these bots don’t pay attention.

You’re right, completely off topic but it did make me smile – but was it your iPhone or your iPad?

Still, 83 views, eh? I hope your cousin’s happy.

Can’t Help But Smile

When I go to the cinema, I’m one of those that will tut and groan at people talking or, Cthulhu forbid, using their phones when the film is playing. You’ve paid money to watch the damn moving pictures, people, so pay attention! I’m even silent during viewings of Star Wars – sure, my eyes are wide and I’m tapping Mrs Earth-Prime on the arm in the excited way seven year olds have, but I’m not bloody talking.

All that said, I just couldn’t help but smile a couple of days ago when a clip of audience reaction to Avengers: Endgame was shared online again as a reminder of how things were just a year ago. There’s a couple of articles out there with a link to a Twitter video, but here’s the same one on YouTube:

The sheer, unadulterated joy of that audience watching Captain America wield Mjolnir against Thanos is something to behold . . . and I sort of wish the audience I saw the film with had the same reaction.

No New Comics (For Me)

Not a massive surprise to read a message from my local comic shop last night that until further notice, the shop will be closed. It’s housed in a large market space which is run by the city council and they’ve decided to close the whole market which means not only the comic shop but every other business in there will be shut for the foreseeable.

It’s disappointing but not a surprise, like I said. It’s all about containing the spread of the virus and keeping as many people safe as possible. Fingers crossed, we can get back to normal soon.

I’d normally take advantage of the lull in new comics to crack on with the proposed annotations for DAY OF JUDGMENT but, with perfect timing, Mrs Earth-Prime and I are looking to move house soon so are putting non-essential items (including my 32 comic boxes and their contents) into storage.

With no comics to annotate, things are going to have to wait.

Although I might have another short series I can annotate . . .

It’s Not Looking Good, Is It?

I try and keep this blog/website limited to comics and films and maybe a bit of related other stuff, but mostly it’s lighthearted (I hope) and none too serious. Hell, it’s about men and women with superpowers who fly around wearing skin tight clothing – let’s not be too serious, eh?

That said, you can’t ignore the fact that things are different than they were even a month ago – the COVID-19 outbreak is literally changing the way the world runs right now. And that’s kinda scary.

I have just begun a mandated period of working from home and we expect Mrs Earth-Prime to be doing the same shortly, all in an attempt to #FlattenTheCurve.

Gatherings among friends – I was meant to be going out and getting riotously drunk on Friday – and gigs have been cancelled; our local cinema that we usually visit two or three times a month has closed until further notice.

Life is currently different and more than a little worrying, partly because there’s no end in sight at the moment, but we will grin and bear it and do what we can, I guess.

I hope everyone who reads this is fine and keeping them and their loved ones safe.

Normal comic related posts will resume shortly.