Episode 228 - Thinkin’ Shorts

== Episode Description ==
In which it still sucks to be a Rasputin; John Romita Jr. has a solid, if muscular, grasp of anatomy; Jay and Miles are better exes than Forge and anyone; and Cannonball’s many younger siblings have almost prepared him for running X-Force.
== X-Plained ==
* Peters Parker
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* Comic book release schedules vs. J&MXPtXM
* -302
* Trevor F**king Fitzroy, possibly the worst Upstart
* Comics Code Authority closeting versus real-life closeting
* 21st Century Torture Devices
* Risky mood fonts
* Robert’s Rules of Upstart Order (this week)
* Gamesmaster vs. the Isolationist
* Shinobi Shaw: Good At Sex
* Russian tragedy (more, again)
* Charles Xavier and his poor decisions
* Shi’ar tech support
* Pants and villainy
* Racist jerks vs. rhetorical questions
* TIME PARADOX
* Weirdly specific contingencies
* Piotr Rasputin and his justified fury
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* Meaningless (but fun!) timestamps
* The Friends of Humanity (who are not our friends)
* Rusty and Skids’ latest arrest
* Disappointed Dad Sam Guthrie
* Action vs. public perception
* Vinz Clortho
* Domino’s continuing quest to figure out what exactly an X-Force is
* The dramatic return of… well, you know
* Spacesuit logistics
* Numerical universe designations
* Plastic Warlock
== Listener Questions ==
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