Discussion » If You Were A Superhero! What Would Your Powers Be?

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Posted by Victor Menendez, 09:36, 9th January 2003:
 
eh?
Posted by ilovebeerme, 10:26, 9th January 2003:
 
The ability to stop time for all but me. Then I'd steal everyones shoes and swap them round. Heh heh.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 10:33, 9th January 2003:
 
Or just tie their laces together Muahahhahahaha!
Posted by Rosie, 10:43, 9th January 2003:
 
I would really like to be Superted for the day. I can't really remember what his powers were, but he was all tough and hard but at the same time a little cutie.....
Posted by chandler, 11:02, 9th January 2003:
 
The ability to kill a yak from 200 yards...using mind bullets.
Posted by November Eclectica, 13:06, 9th January 2003:
 
The abilty to read people's mind and influence them with my thoughts. :P
Posted by Grim..., 13:28, 9th January 2003:
 
I'd rather be a super-villan.

My ability would be to make people think they had heard an ice cream van.

Big army is running toward me, then all veer off looking for their 99's...
Posted by chris, 14:31, 9th January 2003:
 
That's telkenisis chay ;)
Posted by jeff, 15:45, 9th January 2003:
 
but he only wants to kill yaks.. so we'll call it teleyakekenisis... sounds gross... god you're gross chay..
Posted by Grim..., 15:56, 9th January 2003:
 
It's not telekenisis anyway - that's moving things with the power of your mind.

If the bullets were mind bullets, then it would be telepathy.
Posted by chandler, 17:19, 9th January 2003:
 
Not according to Tenacious D! chris got the reference I think ;)
Posted by chandler, 17:19, 9th January 2003:
 
oh and thank's jeff ;)
Posted by nibbler, 17:50, 9th January 2003:
 
If you allowed to have the power of being able to read other superhero's minds and steal their powers then that's the one I would have (kind of like getting three wishes and asking for another three wishes on your third wish).

If that's not allowed then I would would have to be GIGANTO-MAN, able to kill all the weak superhero's by standing on them.

Like Tenacious D, GIGANTO-MAN rocks!
Posted by cal, 19:14, 9th January 2003:
 
being able to fly would be cool. either that or stopping time
Posted by chandler, 22:43, 9th January 2003:
 
"I wouldn't cook it but I'd order it from ZANZIBAAAAAR!!!!!!"

wonderful stuff
Posted by la, 23:37, 9th January 2003:
 
definitely astro boy.
he has guns that come out of his butt!!

and he has cool hair.
Posted by reitsma, 23:43, 9th January 2003:
 
my super power would be to have a sense of taste that is ten times more accurate than a scientific chemical analysis.

so i can go to expensive restaurants, and know exactly what they used in their recipies, and how much of it.

...i would go for x-ray vision, but i would never get anything done if i had that.

or the ability to turn weapons into peanuts. that would be fun, peaceful AND yummy.

*pictures himself stopping bullets in mid air just like in the matrix, but seeing them turn into peanuts before they fall to the ground*
Posted by cal, 00:02, 10th January 2003:
 
fall on the floor? surely you'd want to eat them before they'd been on the floor?
Posted by la, 00:04, 10th January 2003:
 
oh, whoops - didn't read the question properly.
um, ok well if I had to BE a superhero I would be astro boy, but I don't know about his super powers... although I do like the flying part.
Posted by Redmaiden, 00:07, 10th January 2003:
 
Stop time so I could go round nicking money and then I wouldn't need a job yay
Posted by Redmaiden, 00:07, 10th January 2003:
 
damm posted twice
I want special super hero deleting skills
Posted by reitsma, 00:43, 10th January 2003:
 
cal: they would still be in their shell!

but they would be the cool ones that are mysteriously salted, even though they are still in their shell - that's how wonderous my magical powers are.
Posted by jeff, 08:45, 10th January 2003:
 
if your super powers were truly great they'd be de-shelled, salted and in a nice little bag to keep them clean :)
Posted by Victor Menendez, 09:32, 10th January 2003:
 
You might regret that super-sense of taste in the charcoal grill at ten past midnight.
Posted by Redmaiden, 22:36, 10th January 2003:
 
u want your nuts shelled and salted?!
Posted by wobbie, 00:37, 11th January 2003:
 
ooo me me
Posted by plindoe, 11:40, 12th January 2003:
 
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my super powers!
Posted by Sul, 08:37, 13th January 2003:
 
Firstly, Cal, as you should know, anyone can fly, there is just a knack to it, the knack being to be able to throw yourself at the floor and miss.

Next, My superhero name would be SuperDan. I would have all the same powers that I currently have but also root at iamcal. Oh and the ability to cook.
Posted by cal, 08:51, 13th January 2003:
 
those are pretty insane powers.

and the flying - of course! how could i forget :)
Posted by Sul, 09:31, 13th January 2003:
 
Insane indeed. I would also like the ability to come up with a better dead Beegee joke than Maurice should've concerntrate less on dancing and more on staying alive.
Posted by arsepuppy, 10:06, 13th January 2003:
 
"For whom the bell tolls"?

Or the Celine Dion collaboration "Immortality"?

What about their first hit/Eleanor Rigby ripoff "New York (Artery) Mining Disaster"?

And "I've gotta get a messsage to you" was about a geezer on the way out....

This shit writes itself...
Posted by MonkeyArmada, 12:31, 13th January 2003:
 
What do you mean, if you were a super hero?