by Larry Brody
…or maybe they’re what you think but not what I thought.

See the picture above? No surprise there. That’s Stan Lee & Jack Kirby’s – and Larry Brody’s too – Silver Surfer.
But…

The second pic is a “silver surfer.” Defined by the BBC as an “American…aged over 65…using the internet.”
Yikes!
Not the superhero I wanted to be, but know what? I’ll settle.
[scrippet]FADE IN:
INT. BRODY HOUSE – DAY
LB is hunched at his desk, peering at his two 27″ monitors. He raises his right hand, palm up.
LB
To me, my board!
Immediately, his shiny silver USB mouse pulls itself loose from the pile of notes, papers, pens, and a cool marble drink coaster on one side of the desk and flies upward, slapping itself into his hand. LB doesn’t even bother to look.
LB
(grimly)
Let there be a reckoning!
And, as he clicks on the next exciting URL, we
CUT TO:
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Thanks to John August for creating Scrippets.
Thanks to Stan & Jack for creating a great character, providing me with the chance to do this.
Why define it as an American? British people over 65 never use the internet?
It’s a British article. You know how they love talking about…us.