Duh na nuh na duh na nuh na duh na nuh na duh na nuh na BATMAAANN!
We’d been enjoying the live music but finally decided to pack it in and head home. As we left our seats on the sunny patio and walked past the band, they changed tunes.
I didn’t catch on at first but then I heard MF laughing. I heard a few people laughing. I’d forgotten that he was wearing his new Batman t-shirt. MF loves superheroes. And, apparently, so did the band. They picked on the Batman theme song as we walked away, big grins.
Last night MF quizzed me on the superheroes’ real names. I pretty much knew them all. Superman is Clark Kent is Kal-El. Batman is Bruce Wayne. Darth Vader is Anikin Skywalker. I stumped him with Ironman, though. Ironman is Tony Stark!
No, I’m not a diehard comic book fan… puhlease! I only know about Ironman because when I watched last week’s episode of The Hills online, the ads were for some “Be Tony Stark for a weekend” contest out in L.A..
See, watching MTV has fringe benefits. I won coolness points with my man, AND with some kid who was running around the office last week on bring-your-kid-to-work day. The little boy of a coworker was fiddling with some action figure.
“Whatcha playin’ with?” I asked him.
“It’s a superhero!”
“Which superhero is that?”
“It’s Tony Stark”
“Oh, isn’t he Ironman?!”
“Yeah! Ironman!”
“How many of those superhero outfits does Ironman have?!”
… and the silliness continued until he left my desk to go play.
Oh, I have not seen the last of Tony Stark. Per MF, we’re gonna see Ironman this weekend. And we “hafta get there early so we can sit really close to the screen!” He’s giddy like a ‘lil boy over this movie.
So MF, how many of those superhero outfits does Ironman have?!
5 responses so far ↓
Lemmonex // April 30, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I took a course on superheroes in college and often surprise people with my knowledge. It is good to have a few tricks up your sleeve.
geekhiker // April 30, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Bravo to you on your proper labeling of the toy as an “action figure”.
cripkitty // April 30, 2008 at 3:03 pm
these cool schools that offer comic book classes, makes me regret going to UM for undergrad…
meanwhile, god bless Ironman…hehehe…I’m doin’ a 5K this weekend Charlotte…on crutches! I’m scared…
Wisconsin // May 1, 2008 at 9:56 am
Ooo Ooo i saw the ‘Be Tony Stark’ promos too! the contest looks awesome, did you see that you can win a private helicopter tour of LA? I’m not a diehard comic book fan either but the movie looks really good.. and im still holding out hope ill win the contest! i just entered on the MTV website, it was super easy…
God backwards with a little bit of U in it // May 1, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I have underooz for all the best superheroes…. err I mean I used to have them… yeah used to, that’s it.
Ironman? I’m jealous! Let me know how it is!
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