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Re: OT (but not really): Ironman

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From: David L. Jones
Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 23:50
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"D from BC" <myrealaddress@comic.com> wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 3 May 2008 22:04:53 +1000, "David L. Jones"
> <altzone@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I just saw Ironman at the movies - awesome stuff.
>>Oodles of leading edge technology gadgets in it, some plausible, others 
>>not
>>so plausible.
>>Definitely a must-see movie for any electronics and techno gadget buff.
>>Gotta love any movie with soldering iron action.
>>Deserves all the rave reviews it's been getting.
>>
>>Dave.
>>
>
> Superman is just some guy flying around in his underwear. It's too
> fantastic.
>
> Ironman is a technological achiever working with cool sh*t.
> (I'm sure many are in electronics just for the cool factor.)
>
> Some appeal of Ironman is that it's about a man and his machines.
> Like boys playing with dump trucks in the sand box.
>
> Question is: Is this a date movie?
>
> I think not..

It's a great "date test" movie.
If the girl likes it then you know you could be on a winner. Just to make 
sure it wasn't a Robert Downey Jr thing, follow it up with some video games, 
bear chugging, football, and all-night internet sessions. If she is still 
around after that, marry her.

Dave. 
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