Yes, I posted it yesterday over at John’s Spoilers Statute of Limitations entry.

Thanks, Greg @#33, for passing it along.

As I stated over on Baen’s Bar where I found it, HvH’s an awesomely twisted, inspired mind.

It’s a combination of Scooby Doo, the ’60s cartoon Batman, and Josie & the Pussycats/The Archies.

JJB

Made me smile. :-)

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*snort*

*guffaw*

*continues laughing until in pain*

I wish the movie had been released closer to the last football season so I could make jokes about “Dr. Manhattan, as played by Visanthe Shianco of the Minnesota Vikings.”

Even then, nobody would really get it.

Nevermind.

Did no one notice the acronym on Veidt’s computers after he announces when his plan commenced?

S.Q.U.I.D.

This kind of thing happened to me with The Sixth Sense. (and despite the expiration of the spoiler limit, I will note if you haven’t seen The Sixth Sense, don’t read ahead)

Anyway, someone said to me “I couldn’t believe he was dead! Oh wait, you haven’t seen it yet. Sorry.” But for some reason I thought he was talking about the kid, not Bruce Willis, and went all through the film waiting for the big reveal about Joel Haley Osment’s character’s death. I completely ignored any clues dropped about the real twist, which made it even more effective, I think, than if I had seen the movie with no preconceptions at all.

1. Not read the book, don’t understand what it means (as in 9).
2. Not read the book, and think (correctly) it means “This film does not contain squid”. That’s not a spoiler! How could that be a spoiler?
3. Not read the book and think it means “this film is all about squid”. Again, not a spoiler, because it’s not true. Could be puzzling. Like sitting through the whole of “Blue Velvet” thinking “when is the horse going to come in?”
4. Read the book and realise what it means. Again, not a spoiler – it tells you that you actually don’t know how it’s going to end. If anything it’s an unspoiler.