# What Thor was doing during Civil War

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 30, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481 "2016-08-30T14:39:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/1 "2016-08-30T14:39:46Z")

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Official video from Marvel, starring Chris Hemsworth, shown at Comic-Con. It’s hilarious:

"Mjolnir over here, taking a nap."

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**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/2 "2016-08-30T17:05:34Z")

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That was very good. He really does play Thor well.

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/3 "2016-08-30T17:17:27Z")

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> [@Lochdale](#):
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> That was very good. He really does play Thor well.

He’s playing Kevin from Ghostbusters.

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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/4 "2016-08-31T00:11:26Z")

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I liked the drawing of a big Mjolnir holding a wee Thor.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/5 "2016-08-31T00:42:16Z")

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Eh… coulda been funnier.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/6 "2016-08-31T02:57:11Z")

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Yeah, he’s obsessing over the hammer a bit too much.

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**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/7 "2016-08-31T04:04:09Z")

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A very similar vibe to What We Do In The Shadows; Taika Waititi is a New Zealand treasure.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/8 "2016-08-31T14:27:32Z")

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I’m guessing he’d fight for the [del]Norse[/del] North.

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**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/9 "2016-08-31T15:39:41Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> I’m guessing he’d fight for the [del]Norse[/del] North.

I occasionally check out Tumblr. Before the last Avengers movie came out, several posters over there said “No Civil War Spoilers!”

Causing quite a few “The South Lost!” responses…

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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/10 "2016-09-05T01:04:19Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> I’m guessing he’d fight for the [del]Norse[/del] North.

[del]Winter[/del] Ragnarok is coming

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**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481/11 "2016-09-05T09:12:52Z")

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> [@TBG](#):
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> [del]Winter[/del] Ragnarok is coming

[del]Winter[/del] [del]Ragnarok[/del] Fimbulwinter is coming
