back to index Post #7 Super post Here is something that has come up on several occasions, which I assume demonstrates the depth of my daily conversations. How does Superman fly. Sure, a lot of people are willing to just chalk it up to ‘super powers’ but that doesn’t explain the mechanics behind it. This started because I was basically wondering how he controls his flight. He often sticks his hands out in front of him, but they obviously do not propel him as he often carries things. Perhaps his hands act as stabilizers when they are free, but little else. The propulsion must come, then, from his hind quarters, perhaps his legs. I would like to point out that Superman often hovers and moves his legs around which, if they were keeping him in the air, would disturb his position. I think from this we can conclude that it is not his legs which actually keep him in the air. What’s left? Unfortunately, his butt. I conclude that Superman propels himself through the air with his butt. Perhaps using his butt like a jet engine he releases controlled bursts, focusing his sphincter to increase speed etc, using the rest of his body for pitch and attitude control. This theory does work quite well, it takes into account the fact that Superman is free to use his limbs while flying and gives him the ability to increase speed at will. Does Superman have unlimited fart power? Well, he can blow really hard with his mouth, so I am assuming he has enough control over his body to take in air through his nose or mouth and divert it to the appropriate areas for use as needed. You may be crass enough to think that this would then lead to a super stink, but being Superman he may be able to control the smell, thus leaving the world smelling minty fresh as he flies past, or even the chemical that is released, like something that repairs the ozone layer. He is Superman, so I figure that is possible. There are a lot of refuting theories, because people don’t like to think about Superman farting his way across the globe, but every other theory I have heard has been a real stretch. add comment to post #7 permalink Tim Moerman:Actually, that's one of his powers--his farts are minty fresh. It doesn't come up in the comics a lot because it's hard to draw. (They tried in the 1950's, by drawing it as a little pale green cloud with mint leaves floating around it, but Dr. Frederick Wertham thought it looked like chlorine gas andreefer so they backed off and went with heat vision instead.) Post #6 Why do I find this so funny? I just love characters dancing. add comment to post #6 permalink Post #5 Actual conversation Are you going to have a bachelor party? No, I don’t think so. We don’t know how to get any strippers. Oh, you know those little ads in the telephone boxes, you can just use those. Aren’t they for, like, prostitutes? You don’t HAVE to have sex with them. Well…if we’re going to spend the money… And then she got angry at me. Who’s right here? add comment to post #5 permalink Post #4 Fucking pleated pants I don’t know why, but they somehow offend me to the very core. Not because of the way they look, for I have risen above mere aesthetics, no, I think about their creation and it bothers me. That and I had to buy a pair because they were the only pair that fit my fat ass and I hate being forced to do anything. For what purpose do the pleats serve? To make my midsection look more balloony as I sit down? Do the vents offer smoother air flow, expandability? No, nothing. Some guy just sat down one day and said ‘You know, some folds on the front, that would take more material. Maybe I could charge more.’ You see, regular pants, they have no secrets, they are honest, open. They are real. add comment to post #4 permalink Fernando Henchoz-Pleat:What are you on about? Pleats DO make your mid-section look more balloony. During R&D testing, I whittled several pleat-test dummies and dressed them in my new new design of trousers and using the state of the art laser and infa-red sensors scientefically PROVED that my new design made their mid-sections look FIFTEEN PER CENT more balloony, so put THAT in your pipe and smoke it! Peter:This simply proves what I have suspected all along, that science is in no way interested in doing anything for the betterment of mankind, but simply acts upon the forces of the universe because it can. This kids, is the definition of pure evil, right there, in your pants. Post #3 Initial D I see Tokyo Drift all over the internet, so what do I do? I watch the live action version of initial D. The one with Chinese actors speaking in Chinese but all the while doing everything in Japan. With subtitles. It’s a little surreal, but well worth it. This isn’t claiming to be an action story, in fact the main character gets into the first race because his dad tells him if he loses he can’t use the car on Sunday and his girl has told him she bought a bikini. That’s motivation I understand. That’s a well thought through plot. I don’t think there is anything surprising in the story, but it’s based on an anime (and manga, but I only saw the show) so nothing was going to be a surprise anyway. I think the most important point was that the car looked exactly like it did in the anime and for fans of Initial D, that may be the most important part. add comment to post #3 permalink Peter:Thanks to Hwan pointing out that a kick ass clip on the net was from the movie Grandma's boy I was able to watch it. It is basically pointless, which isn't such a bad thing for a comedy. Most take the story so seriously they lose out on surreal moments. All the lines are delivered fairly straight which adds some appeal to me. I did enjoy that every time the main character tells a story where he comes he has to follow up with 'and that felt nice.' While I doubt I would pay full price for this film, I think it worth a 99 cent rental. And it does have that clip in it. 'High score. What does that mean? Did I break it.' Post #2 Bad week I wanted to start off with a couple of good posts, but last week pretty much blew my mind, but not in the good I gained super powers from radiation way, but more like my heroin was cut with bleach way. Last week my passport expired. This freaked me right out. I thought it was a huge problem. It is a problem, but not as bad as ‘Get on a plane’ problem. I had to go through a lot of paperwork to re-apply, and I basically can’t travel. I have no one to blame but myself. I somehow got it in my head that my visa and passport expired in the same year (next year) and I had a lot of time to renew. While going through the application process, which took pretty much a whole day at the Canadian consulate, which I am lucky that they have one in town, they asked me for my Canadian Citizen Certificate, since I wasn’t born in Canada. I didn’t know what they meant at first and said I didn’t think I had one. I was told I would have to return to Canada and apply in person, that it would take six months, at least. This meant going back to Canada, most likely losing my job, missing my own wedding and having to start all over again. Lucky I just wasn’t clear on what they needed, I obviously have my certificate, otherwise I would be telling you what the weather was like in Victoria and how much I enjoy sleeping in my parents house again. Then there was a lot of wedding planning, which I am useless at. No big surprise, but I am especially useless because I don’t know the why and wherefore of Japanese ceremonies and traditions. I keep asking ‘Why.’ Which apparently isn’t the question to ask. I will probably compile my experiences up to this point in a section on the site, calling it Peter’s guide to getting married in Japan so everyone knows what they’re in for if they decide to follow my chosen path. With those and a lot of minor things my brain was a mess, I got dates confused and received the following phone call: “Peter? Where are you now?” ”My house” (very hesitant voice) “Oh, because we’re starting the Judo competition now.” This was like a kick in the chest to me. I felt horrible because this wasn’t just a competition, it was a team one, and with one member short my team wasn’t going to have much of a chance. It honestly took a couple of days just to get out of the funk, and I was surprised to be happy to go back to work. A regular schedule, no matter how painful, goes a long way in keeping your life in order. I am trying to figure out the classifications for posts and ones like this seem to need the section 'Shitty day' add comment to post #2 permalink yikes:thats a bad day. :( Yukiko:I found my old e-mail memory in my computer and visited again here, and was like wow. Congrats! Hope you will be happy with someone special for you =) Post #1 The first entry I have set up the database, there is just nothing in it right now. But, I re-did the system a little so that should someone add a comment that post will be brought back to the frontpage. Hopefully this will keep the most popular or entertaining posts at the forefront of the page. I can’t guarantee that the quality of my posts will improve, nor the frequency, but if it’s more fun for people to read because the best content is on the front, then it should be more fun for me to run. I have also added a topic type to the posts, so the space to the right of the screen will have different ways to view posts. For example, in chronological order, only posts on video games etc. I have also added the left side link bar which will get updated almost instantly when I hit a good page. I did this because it is just easier for me to manage these constantly changing elements all on the front page rather than having things broken up into pieces. I am still working on it, but from now I will start adding content and updating the site. add comment to post #1 permalink Peter:If anyone has suggestions or things they would like to see, now would be the time. Sean:Yo, Sean from Eidos here. I had an actual free moment today and thought,"I wonder if he ever resolved his issue with that game. Enquiring minds wanna know. Maybe a link or something on your site to make a private comment to you or send an email. Anyways i'll be back.. Peter:To be honest I sent the customer support in the UK about 3 emails and recieved 2 automatic replies. After a few weeks I kind of just got onto the next game and left it. I do appreciate your effort, though. You gotta be the hardest working guy in your office. more recent posts    previous posts