City of the Bat, Cat, and Fish

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I had a thought about that Batman Begins ad I posted three weeks ago. Perhaps they did these ads for cities with something similarly named to (movie)Gotham. In this case, the Narrows being the common point - Perth's Narrows being where the current freeway bridge is (also one of the first ferry services in the colony), Gotham's being the point where the League of Shadows started up their new toy, and some bridge-jumping took place. Wonder how many other citys have their Narrows or Crime Alley or...

Or that stray thought was one thought too many.


Talking of things Bat, a discussion with Rachel of this scans_daily post (not dial-up friendly - believe me, I know, argh!) led to talk of Alfred quitting and what'd happen if Bruce were ever left to his own devices:

"Once, after Alfred quit (Knightfall?), Bruce just bought a lot of pizza. :lol:
It's dangerous for him to cook--he probably would burn down the mansion. :lol:"
"Just the mansion?"
"The Batcave, and all of Gotham probably."
"Danke, thought so. :D"

Alfred: Sir? What's wrong? It's 5 AM here.
Bruce: Alfred....everything's gone! The Batcave, the mansion, Gotham...
Alfred: Did a villain decimate the city?!
Bruce: No...I left the oven on and forgot about it. It ignited a few things and burned down the mansion...got the Batcave...those poor bats!
Alfred: Master Bruce! Think! Tell me the rest.
Bruce: And when I got back...a lot of Gotham had burned to the ground...
Alfred: Where were you during all this?!
Bruce: Selina...well...
Alfred: Say no more!

"Led him on a wild chase away from the city?" :angel:
"They were busy. :lol:"
"Yes, with the wild chasing :lol:"
"True. :lol: And praying that the JLA didn't suddenly need him. :lol:"

Later...
Commissioner Gordon: Where were you?!
Batman: Well...I'm the one who started the fires...
Gordon: What?! Why?
Batman: Accident. Involving a gas oven, curtains, a mansion, explosive equipment...
Gordon: Bruce! You should NEVER go near an oven!
Batman: I know--Alfred told me.... Wait! You KNOW?!
Gordon: Of course I know! I've known for years, you just thought I didn't know!
Batman: *Gets out a sheet of paper, and writes down Gordon on the very long list of people who figured it out.*
Gordon: *looks over his shoulder.* Not good at keeping a secret, are ya?
(posted with permissionencouragement)



I've done a bit of work on one of the photos from last Saturday's entry, the colours are quite a bit closer to life than what they were:

(ok, as close as I could get - not really happy with Kitty's face or Lockheed's shadow).


Now, some fun with translations - we did this a couple of times in the lounges; tis funny, and tis borrowed from ozreison this time round:

The Babel Journal

1. Take the first sentence of your last post.
2. Go to Babelfish and translate it from English to Portuguese.
3. Translate that result from Portuguese to French.
4. Translate that from French to Dutch.
5. Translate the Dutch into English.
6. Post the first and last translations into your journal and amaze and confuse your friends!

First line:
Not just one quiz, but a whole mess of quizzes! (yes, it's "mess of quizzes", just like ninjas)
Translated:
Not only quiz, but a mess entirely of quizzes! (yes, is it "mess of quizzes", only eats ninjas)

:lol: Any ninjas out there had better watch out! :D