“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men” - Willy Wonka
 
Good Morning and welcome to this week’s edition of INSPIRATIONAL TIDBITS.  Think of this as your mid-week visit to the Chiropractor - when this is over, you’ll feel much better.  Actually, it’s just a way to take a quick break from the week’s work and have a little fun (see quote above).  Most of you are familiar with the series of Batman movies that have been done in the last 20 years or so, but some of you will also remember the original Batman TV show that was popular in the ‘60’s (and is probably still on reruns somewhere).  Batman had some hilarious quotes in that show, and we’d like to share a few with you today.
 
"No time to tarry, lest we forget, lives are at stake."
 
"I’ll be back in three minutes and twenty seconds."
 
"At the risk of sounding conceited, young lady, we're not just anyone."
 
"It's staring us right in our masks."
 
"Catwoman, I find you to be odious and abhorrent."
 
"Out of the mouths of Boy Wonders oft-times come gems."
 
"Don't interrupt! I'm trying to fathom the subconscious of a deadly criminal!"
 
And when all else fails:
 
"Of course, we could always borrow a hairpin from Batgirl..."
 
The BRAINSQUEEZERS today are all about Superheroes, too.  If you’re not a Superhero fan, just temporarily transform into your alter-ego of Guessman or Guessgirl.
 
1.  Which of these is NOT in the Marvel comics Fantastic Four?  ( The Thing; Human Torch; Daredevil; Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic ) DAREDEVIL
 
2.  Since 1989, a number of Batman movies have been made – how many different actors have starred as Batman?  ( three; four; five ) FOUR (Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney & Bale)
 
3.  Which of these is NOT in the DC comics Justice League of America? ( Hulk; Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman ) HULK
 
4.  Which of these is NOT an actual DC comics superhero?  ( The Thinker;  Elongated Man; Mr. Miracle ) THE THINKER
 
5.  There is a comic book superhero called ( Ferretman; Ferretgirl; there’s both; there’s neither ) NEITHER (I made them up)
 
TIEBREAKER:  How many superheroes were in the first “charter” group of the Justice League of America? SEVEN
 
OBSCURE EXTRA BONUS QUESTION: Name them. SUPERMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, FLASH, GREEN LANTERN, AQUAMAN, MARTIAN MANHUNTER
 
YET ANOTHER OBSCURE EXTRA BONUS QUESTION:  In one of those Batman movies of the ‘90’s, which actor played The Riddler? JIM CARREY
 
She’s first on the Tidbits address list, #1 in our hearts, and now – the Tidbits winner.  Yes, it’s BRANDY – she got all 5 right to beat out a gang of a half a dozen or so who “only” got 4. 

Apparently, there are a lot of comic book nerds here – should I be surprised?  Tiebreaker answers went from 3 to 14, and although nobody got ALL of the Justice League of America members right, Teddy & Roberto each got 6 out of 7.  In a surprise for me, way more than half of you got the last question right.  And FYI, here are some would-be Justice League members I never knew existed – Wasp, Giant Man, Spy Lady, Wonder Twins, and lastly – ObamaMan.  Enough already – congrats to Brandy & we’ll see you next week.
 
       MJB