Should Batman kill the Joker?

Blog@ asks if Batman should kill the Joker because the Joker is crazy, keeps killing people, and cannot be contained.

The answer, of course, is "No," and not just because "Batman doesn't kill."

No, Batman shouldn't kill the Joker because we can be pretty certain that he would quickly come back to life somehow, and we shouldn't be willing to take the risk of finding out what happens when an already-crazy person is thrown into a Lazarus Pit.

The New Five Dollar Bill

Apparently, we will be getting a new five dollar bill. A picture of the back is above. The most obvious change (the big, honkin', purple 5 on an American Greenback) raises the question:

Have America's financial crises been instigated by:

A. George W. Bush's failure to promote a strong dollar policy;




B. The Joker's spraying the U.S. Mint with Joker Venom, which turns the currency Purple and Green, and plasters a little smile onto President Lincoln's dead lips:



C. Lex Luthor, whose identical trademark colors signify that he is in the process of staging a coup and re-taking the White House through control of the currency.