Friday, January 23, 2009

A Super Hero Aside

I was having a discussion about super heroes with a friend yesterday. I decided if I was to be a superhero, my name would be The Lexicon. My mission would be to smash bad grammar; come to the aid of a sentence in need; and to provide a new perspective to those who are suffering from mindless platitudes with my arsenal of quotations and literary examples. My weapon of choice would, of course, be a dictionary/thesaurus. Also, I'd like to have a cape.

If you were a Super Hero, who would you be?

6 comments:

  1. Perhaps I could be the mighty Miss Manners and my mission would be to ensure people everywhere say please and thank-you and of course excuse me! My weapon of choice would be a long wooden ruler that I would use to rap their knuckles when they didn't comply, and I too would wear a cape.

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  2. This sounds fantastic. There are countless knuckles waiting to be rapped!

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  3. I would be Custervice (That's customer service shortened). My mission would be to tell customers that they are not ALWAYS right and to respect the waitresses, cashiers and deli workers who are underpaid to make your day. And each time I capture a villain (mainly the elderly and the wealthy), i'd make them work an 8 hour shift at Santa Barbara Market. Then they'll understand what it's like to work hard. I would probably wear a name tag and a short apron as my costume accessorized with lots of flare.

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  4. i think your chosen superpower was most perfectly suited.
    i have yet to discover my power, i do know my colors would be purple and gold!

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  5. Mallory I believe you would be the Cat Worshipper and Chip Taster extraordinaire. In your suit of purple and gold you would visit homes and convenience stores around the globe, making sure that every cat received it's due praise, and every chip was expertly tasted.

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