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I want to buy fake Kryptonite, not the real stuff.

RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
My husband was at our local pharmacy a few minutes ago. We live in Metropolis - Home of Superman. We have a Superman Museum and a bronze statue of Superman. Most of the stores sell Superman Souvenirs including small limestone rock (I've always called chat) that is painted. It is put in baggies and sold as Kryptonite. Someone came in while my husband was there and asked the sale person if they had Kryptonite. She said "not the real stuff." "Just the fake stuff."

Really. My husband swore that is what she said.
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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    Riverrunner wrote:
    My husband was at our local pharmacy a few minutes ago. We live in Metropolis - Home of Superman. We have a Superman Museum and a bronze statue of Superman. Most of the stores sell Superman Souvenirs including small limestone rock (I've always called chat) that is painted. It is put in baggies and sold as Kryptonite. Someone came in while my husband was there and asked the sale person if they had Kryptonite. She said "not the real stuff." "Just the fake stuff."

    Really. My husband swore that is what she said.
    Oh My God! I would have laughed my ass off.
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  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    I want Kryptonite!! it would make it easier to battle my neighbor...

    :D
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Well, imagine how embarrassing it would be to think you've bought the fake stuff only to have Superman come over to your house and die will rummaging through your desk or something. It's good the sales lady cleaned up any possible confusion.
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Superman was flying along one day along when he sees Wonder Woman spread eagle, right in the middle of nowhere. He thinks to himself "I'm as fast as a
    speeding bullet. I'll giver her a quick pop and nobody'll notice" So
    Superman flys down, shags her and flys back up. Wonder Woman says
    "What the fuck was that?" and the Invisible Man says, "I have no fucking idea... but my arse is killing me"
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    failedpersephone wrote:
    I want Kryptonite!! it would make it easier to battle my neighbor...

    :D


    Is your neighbor Superman? If not, it won't work.
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  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    dunkman wrote:
    Superman was flying along one day along when he sees Wonder Woman spread eagle, right in the middle of nowhere. He thinks to himself "I'm as fast as a
    speeding bullet. I'll giver her a quick pop and nobody'll notice" So
    Superman flys down, shags her and flys back up. Wonder Woman says
    "What the fuck was that?" and the Invisible Man says, "I have no fucking idea... but my arse is killing me"

    That's blasphemy in these here parts!
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  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Well, imagine how embarrassing it would be to think you've bought the fake stuff only to have Superman come over to your house and die will rummaging through your desk or something. It's good the sales lady cleaned up any possible confusion.


    Ha! Actually I think you need a prescription to get the real stuff. I think it is a controlled substance. :)
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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    Riverrunner wrote:
    My husband was at our local pharmacy a few minutes ago. We live in Metropolis - Home of Superman. We have a Superman Museum and a bronze statue of Superman. Most of the stores sell Superman Souvenirs including small limestone rock (I've always called chat) that is painted. It is put in baggies and sold as Kryptonite. Someone came in while my husband was there and asked the sale person if they had Kryptonite. She said "not the real stuff." "Just the fake stuff."

    Really. My husband swore that is what she said.
    Where is Metropolis?
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  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    acoustic guy wrote:
    Where is Metropolis?

    Southern Illinois - extreme Southern Illinois. Find Paducah, Ky on the map and then look across the river - there's Metropolis!

    By the way, my little town was named Metropolis back in 1848 or whenever Metropolis was founded. The founding father had high expectations. Now we have a whopping 7,000 residents and a casino. Oh yeah, the Bird Man of Alcatraz is buried here. AND, George Rogers Clark camped here. We have a statue of him too.
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  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Riverrunner wrote:
    Is your neighbor Superman? If not, it won't work.
    well he looks like Clark Kent, and he drives like he's nuts...he ran over our hedges so many times we dont HAVE hedges anymore...

    so...I figured...hey MAYBE it will work on his nutty ass.
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  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    failedpersephone wrote:
    well he looks like Clark Kent, and he drives like he's nuts...he ran over our hedges so many times we dont HAVE hedges anymore...

    so...I figured...hey MAYBE it will work on his nutty ass.

    O.K. it is worth a try I guess. I can send you some kryptonite and you can tell him that you wanted him to have these pretty little rocks you found.

    Of course, you could put them in a cake or something. At the very least he might break a tooth.
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  • MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6584229.stm
  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    Riverrunner wrote:
    My husband was at our local pharmacy a few minutes ago. We live in Metropolis - Home of Superman. We have a Superman Museum and a bronze statue of Superman. Most of the stores sell Superman Souvenirs including small limestone rock (I've always called chat) that is painted. It is put in baggies and sold as Kryptonite. Someone came in while my husband was there and asked the sale person if they had Kryptonite. She said "not the real stuff." "Just the fake stuff."

    Really. My husband swore that is what she said.

    Your husband should have inquired as to where he can find the "real stuff." I'm damn intrigued to know her answer.
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    Obviously a blue-haired just off the gambling boat. ;)

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  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    MrBrian wrote:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6584229.stm

    There's my answer. This woman apparently may know more than the rest of us think we do.
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  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    MrBrian wrote:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6584229.stm

    Well, I guess the customer knew what she was talking about after all. And here we have been making fun of her.


    As to the rest of the story, my husband did not here the clerk's response to the question. The woman was very loud and the clerk is a quiet, elderly lady. He just said that he saw the clerk usher her to the "fake Kryptonite."
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    dunkman wrote:
    Superman was flying along one day along when he sees Wonder Woman spread eagle, right in the middle of nowhere. He thinks to himself "I'm as fast as a
    speeding bullet. I'll giver her a quick pop and nobody'll notice" So
    Superman flys down, shags her and flys back up. Wonder Woman says
    "What the fuck was that?" and the Invisible Man says, "I have no fucking idea... but my arse is killing me"

    So superman didn't notice we was floating above Wonder Woman and not touching her at all...

    I find that hard to believe...

    Was this Superman's first time or something?
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