Fellow Val fans, here is a question:
If you could be a superhero for a month, which superhero would
you choose?
Should I pick Batman? This question was posted in
another yahoo group I am in. I have been thinking about an
answer all day and I can't make up my mind. There are too many
cool choices. It's like picking a flavor at Baskin Robbins. I usually
just get two scoops. The group is looking for cool answers if you
want to check it out. Here's the link:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Question_of_the_Day/

Here is an entertaining answer someone gave this morning:
If I could be a superhero for a month............I'd be......................
Spiderman - Plus side - What a swinger (but then again, so was
Tarzan). Cute girlfriend.
Minus side - Mask would be a bit claustrophic. The
whole sticky web thing would be a problem when dealing with
toilet paper in the potty.

The Hulk - Plus side - When he gets angry, every one pays
attention. Super size and strength.
Minus side - Wardrobe would cost a fortune. Green
isn't my color. Cost for anger-management counseling would be
exorbitant.

Wonder Woman - Plus side - Use that golden lariat to make
everyone tell the truth, including politicians and car salesmen.
She's one super-chick.
Minus side - Too much time spent at salon getting
hair to do that Marlo Thomas-That Girl flip. A rope and fancy
bracelets as the sum total of your weapons? Wardrobe - Give the
woman some pants.

BatMan - Plus side - Cool car. A belt full of Fancy gadgets.
Colorful criminal foes. You're a millionaire living in a mansion
with one incredible basement. Who wouldn't want Alfred for a
butler? You get to wear a cape.
Minus side - Wacked out dependent relatives (cooky
aunt and pipsqueak nephew). Pointy ears on mask and cowl
are far from hip. Annoying bat signal let's everyone know when
you're on call.

Superman - Plus side - Can fly so fast you can turn back time
(Oooh, I mentioned a Cher song). Super strength just because
the planet orbits a yellow sun. X-ray vision makes voyeurism very
interesting. Freezing or flaming breath (makes lighting the
charcoal at a BBQ one easy job.) Kryptonite is about as common
as a new job in this economy. Cape looks mighty cool fluttering
behind as you fly.
Minus side - Lycra tights can be unflattering. The
boots are just silly. Have to save annoying Jimmy Olsen every 15
minutes. Have to have inner debate about whether to save
annoying Jimmy Olsen every 14 minutes. Eyeglasses make for
one lousy disguise as Clark Kent.


Okay, it's fairly obvious I'd pick Superman if I could be a super
hero for a month.
But would I want that burden?
I don't think so. The responsibility would be so great. Where
would you begin to help fight crime? On a global scale? At the
neighborhood level? How would you ever decide which dilemma
needed immediate attention? I would feel such a burden to try to
fix everything I was capable of fixing, from every cat stuck up in a
tree to tracking down all the bad guys, and they know who they
are.

Even with super human powers, you couldn't fix a loved one's
health problems. You couldn't heal someone.
The burden of choosing and the guilt over what you didn't stop
would be tremendous.

So in retrospect, I think I would pass on this option.

But I think I will run out and get me a cape.

Here's the link again:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Question_of_the_Day/