Musicians stood onstage noodling on their instruments with the languid air of outfielders warming up in the sun.

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Whatever you think of the rubber-faced funnyman, hard-boiled sax-noodling anti-hero is unlikely to be the first image that comes to mind.

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The personal computing industry has been turned on its head, and everyone is still noodling around with strategies on how to adapt.

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He had been noodling about creating an LA tech map for quite some time so it was perfect timing to make it happen.

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Over the course of the year, and recognizing that the pitcher was a serious impediment to portability, Carter started noodling a portable design.

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When those panned out, Kinsella began noodling the idea of selling his shop in Utah and opening a new one with Quintos overseas.

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Microsoft was even noodling around with making a bigger push in the space at the time until Apple came along and completely redefined the category.

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After noodling on all of this for a moment or two I came to the conclusion that the current stretch of bull victories was likely one for the record books.

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If viewers were wanting a corrective to the jumpsuit antics of The Avengers, or the noodling high-school angst of The Amazing Spider-Man, then rest assured that Batman delivers in spades.

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