Just what we need, another frickin’ super hero. This one’s “Fusion Man,” and check out the slideshow. I guess he has an okay act, if you’re impressed by a macho hunk soaring majestically over the Alps in a rocket suit, nothing below him but miles of blue sky. But I worry that all the good super personas have been taken, leaving nothing for guys like me.
I need something just a little safer, so I’m trademarking my own super character, “Airport Moving Sidewalk Man!” Picture the scene:
“Someone PLEASE help me! Ruffians have grabbed my duty-free Chivas Regal!”
“Fear not, gentle lady! “Airport Moving Sidewalk Man” is on their trail!”
“But they’re running, and you’re barely moving on that sidewalk! You’re an imbecile!”
“No need to thank me, ma’am, just doing what’s right…”
Related post: I’m Toothache Man! You know the drill!
Former professional Swiss military pilot Yves Rossy, also known as “Fusionman,” soars in the sky like a rocketeer in the southern Swiss Alps near Bex May 14, 2008. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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- Posted by Your last chance to become a super hero?Look!
Up in the sky!
Junior! Fetch me my twelve gague.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksI want one!
No, you idiot; the wing.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksThe only way to land that kind of job full time is to land every time.
- Posted by Shawn Hendricks[thought bubble]
- Posted by Shawn HendricksIf they’d just give me skates like I asked, I would be able to fly someplace warm. Instead, I have to land in a snow bank. It just ain’t fair.
[thought bubble]
- Posted by Shawn HendricksDo you speak German? I am from Switzerland. Why wouldn’t I be thinking in German? Of course if I did, almost none of you could understand what was inside the thought bubble. Why would I be thinking in English? You people are silly.
Will you PLEASE stop it with the “I’m on the top of the world” lyrics?
- Posted by Shawn HendricksI’d tie a string to my chest, give the handle on the other end to some random kid in the park and tell him or her, “Wait for the wind to pick up and run really fast,” and then walk downwind until the string was tight and the kid was running before taking off. Classic.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksWith only one person aboard there is no waiting for the bathroom! Wait. I think I’m missing something here.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksDick Van Dyke is still around?
- Posted by Shawn HendricksSuicide bomber, meet suicide missile.
- Posted by Shawn HendricksWhere’s the rest of the rocket? Never-mind!
- Posted by keith anderson