At 06:25 AM 5/2/2002 -0700, George wrote:
> > While I consider Batman hard-boiled (and noir),
one
> > of MY defining
> > characteristics
> > of hard-boiled is that you could drop this guy
into
> > a bucket-of-blood
> > roadhouse and
> > he'd be at home. He wouldn't have to be a
drunk,
> > or even drink, but he
> > would know
> > how to act and what not to say.
>
>You think this is true of Batman? Where would he
have
>learned this--from Alfred?
Bruce Wayne would be out of place in a dive. Batman--the
character, not the costume--would not.
Ray
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