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What superhero powers would you like to have?
SO many to choose from! Hmmm....flying would be pretty dang cool...what it must be like to cruise through river canyons and rugged mountains. Of course with FAA regulations, hijacking risks and flight plan logs...it might be less glamorous than one might think.
As a kid I was always pretty obsessed with the idea of x-ray vision...
Or even better, what if you could see straight into peoples heads! That could have its great moments.
I think all super powers would have their downsides though...
David, are you ever going to answer any of these questions?
Or even better, what if you could see straight into peoples heads! That could have its great moments.
I think all super powers would have their downsides though...
David, are you ever going to answer any of these questions?
I've been answering... ...did I miss one?
I would definitely choose being invisible.
...did I miss one?I would definitely choose being invisible.
QUOTE(nikon geekette @ September 30 2005, 10:31 AM)
Or even better, what if you could see straight into peoples heads!
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QUOTE(davidjay @ September 30 2005, 09:41 AM)
I would definitely choose being invisible.
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Amber is right...lots of downsides. I imagine a floating camera and Treo would freak people out at the weddings you shoot...probably bad for business.
QUOTE(davidjay @ September 30 2005, 09:41 AM)
I've been answering... ...did I miss one?
I would definitely choose being invisible.
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...did I miss one?I would definitely choose being invisible.
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Nope. I'm obviously blind
Hmmm... 
it would be a toss-up between body-duplication (so I could be two places at once) or....
like Mystique in X-Men.... u know, morph into whatever shape or person....
that would be soooooooooo cool to "live in someone elses shoes" for a day...or whenever I wanted really....
it would be a toss-up between body-duplication (so I could be two places at once) or....
like Mystique in X-Men.... u know, morph into whatever shape or person....
that would be soooooooooo cool to "live in someone elses shoes" for a day...or whenever I wanted really....
QUOTE(davidjay @ September 30 2005, 01:43 PM)
this might be nice for a pretty girl like you but I would never want this!
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....reminds me of that movie... anyone seen it? "What Women Want" with Mel Gibson... pretty funny
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QUOTE(davidjay @ September 30 2005, 01:15 PM)
What superhero powers would you like to have?
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To be able to take photos like David Jay... or Gino ... or the next person who posts awesome shots.
MeatVision!!!....ok, blame that on the fact that I sometimes get hooked on my kid's cartoons like "The Fairly Odd Parents."
Hmmm....this is really a hard one. Maybe have the power to make people see the positive aspect of things?
"Aww...my dog just died."
"But I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico! YAY!!!"
Break it down.....
Hmmm....this is really a hard one. Maybe have the power to make people see the positive aspect of things?
"Aww...my dog just died."
"But I saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico! YAY!!!"
Break it down.....
QUOTE(liana @ September 30 2005, 10:04 AM)
....reminds me of that movie... anyone seen it? "What Women Want" with Mel Gibson... pretty funny ....
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Great movie...but I would never wish to be able to hear what women are thinking. That's just too dangerous!
I would want to be a healer
QUOTE(fpalitang @ September 30 2005, 10:27 AM)
Great movie...but I would never wish to be able to hear what women are thinking. That's just too dangerous!
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Probably safe if the other way around though. If I'm any indication, I can tell you...men don't think much.
Kevin
Spiderman for sure, spidey sense, webbing, strength and a cool costume... I'd fit right in at a wedding.
ha... I'd want the power to make every woman love me... (wait... no, that'd be scary...) ok... then if not that, I'd have to choose being able to speak any language... (does that count???)
The entire x-ray vision thing is appealing.
Along with some super sonic ears.
My kids would never get away with anything.
LOL..
Along with some super sonic ears.
My kids would never get away with anything.
LOL..
There is only one superhero I aspire to be like...she is my wife. 
QUOTE(Tim Halberg @ September 30 2005, 12:44 PM)
ha... I'd want the power to make every woman love me... (wait... no, that'd be scary...) ok... then if not that, I'd have to choose being able to speak any language... (does that count???)
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TIM ALL WOMEN LOVE YOU ALREADY!
Ya stud!
I think I'd be happy if I could just open a new CD or DVD without having to shred the packaging to thousands of tiny pieces (or break a nail). 
Wait, would that really be a super-hero power???
Wait, would that really be a super-hero power???
I think that qualifies as Fairy Power.. LMAO
Okay, another fairy power then...
you know all of those kids' toys that have like 1.27 million little twisty wires to keep them firmly in the packaging? (C'mon, Frank, I'm sure YOU know about this...and other parents...you KNOW what I'm talking about!) I'd like a superhero power that allows me to pull the child's toy from the box and have all of the superfluous restraint materials just fall away suddenly. Do you know how much pressure that would relieve? I mean...your kid is standing there like "what's the dang deal dad? I want to play with this action figure NOW! Why are you having so much trouble with the packaging?"
Okay, for those of you who can't relate...I'll put it into more relative terms...
So that new 70-200 IS lens shows up and, after you kiss the UPS driver, imagine your frustration and angst if Canon used so much packaging materials that it would take over 20 minutes just to get that lens out of the box before you can plop it on your camera to play with it????
you know all of those kids' toys that have like 1.27 million little twisty wires to keep them firmly in the packaging? (C'mon, Frank, I'm sure YOU know about this...and other parents...you KNOW what I'm talking about!) I'd like a superhero power that allows me to pull the child's toy from the box and have all of the superfluous restraint materials just fall away suddenly. Do you know how much pressure that would relieve? I mean...your kid is standing there like "what's the dang deal dad? I want to play with this action figure NOW! Why are you having so much trouble with the packaging?"
Okay, for those of you who can't relate...I'll put it into more relative terms...
So that new 70-200 IS lens shows up and, after you kiss the UPS driver, imagine your frustration and angst if Canon used so much packaging materials that it would take over 20 minutes just to get that lens out of the box before you can plop it on your camera to play with it????
QUOTE(bluesky93 @ September 30 2005, 01:39 PM)
Okay, another fairy power then...
you know all of those kids' toys that have like 1.27 million little twisty wires to keep them firmly in the packaging? (C'mon, Frank, I'm sure YOU know about this...and other parents...you KNOW what I'm talking about!) I'd like a superhero power that allows me to pull the child's toy from the box and have all of the superfluous restraint materials just fall away suddenly. Do you know how much pressure that would relieve? I mean...your kid is standing there like "what's the dang deal dad? I want to play with this action figure NOW! Why are you having so much trouble with the packaging?"
Okay, for those of you who can't relate...I'll put it into more relative terms...
So that new 70-200 IS lens shows up and, after you kiss the UPS driver, imagine your frustration and angst if Canon used so much packaging materials that it would take over 20 minutes just to get that lens out of the box before you can plop it on your camera to play with it????
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you know all of those kids' toys that have like 1.27 million little twisty wires to keep them firmly in the packaging? (C'mon, Frank, I'm sure YOU know about this...and other parents...you KNOW what I'm talking about!) I'd like a superhero power that allows me to pull the child's toy from the box and have all of the superfluous restraint materials just fall away suddenly. Do you know how much pressure that would relieve? I mean...your kid is standing there like "what's the dang deal dad? I want to play with this action figure NOW! Why are you having so much trouble with the packaging?"
Okay, for those of you who can't relate...I'll put it into more relative terms...
So that new 70-200 IS lens shows up and, after you kiss the UPS driver, imagine your frustration and angst if Canon used so much packaging materials that it would take over 20 minutes just to get that lens out of the box before you can plop it on your camera to play with it????
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OH YES BROTHER!!!!!!! I cant relate to the Toys..
I wish they made the toys inside as well as the meterial they pack it in.
They shoudl print directions on the outside of the box just to open it!
I wish I knew that feeling of getting the new lens though..
Loved your analogy with the toys.. lol
HaHa I can totally relate Dan. The strange thing is because of my pack rat photo sense that I might need these super long twist ties for something in the future I have to save all of them. Of course they usually end up someplace I can't remember where but... Hey I was thinking about you because new products usually come out right after I buy them too. At least we didn't get our Mark II's yet.
Oh and Linda, that is fairy funny.
I dread opening new cds or dvds too. The worst is the last piecs of sticky tape that runs along the side. Don't you love it when you peel it off and the sticky stuff stays on the cd cover? There has got to be a better way...
Oh and Linda, that is fairy funny.
I dread opening new cds or dvds too. The worst is the last piecs of sticky tape that runs along the side. Don't you love it when you peel it off and the sticky stuff stays on the cd cover? There has got to be a better way...
QUOTE(Frank DiMeo @ September 30 2005, 11:57 AM)
I dread opening new cds or dvds too. The worst is the last piecs of sticky tape that runs along the side. Don't you love it when you peel it off and the sticky stuff stays on the cd cover? There has got to be a better way...
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There's a trick to that. You take the CD cover off by unhinging it on the side opposite the sticky strip (be careful not to break the plastic), then you hold on to the cover in one hand and the case in the other hand (still joined by the sticky strip), and peel the strip off one side just like pulling tape off of something. Make sense? Maybe I should make a flash movie and post it.
But anyway, you can take it all off in one piece that way! Kevin
QUOTE(bluesky93 @ September 30 2005, 12:19 PM)
I think I'd be happy if I could just open a new CD or DVD without having to shred the packaging to thousands of tiny pieces (or break a nail). Wait, would that really be a super-hero power???
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Those darn things are a pain in the butt aren't they!!
Seriously! Thank God for iTunes or I'd never be able to listen to music!
QUOTE(Brady @ September 30 2005, 11:37 AM)
Spiderman for sure, spidey sense, webbing, strength and a cool costume... I'd fit right in at a wedding.
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Spidey powers are cool. But the costume...didn't he wear tights of some sort. It's just like Superman...I like the powers, but not the costume.
Doesn't with power come responsiblity? ummm....
I would like to know every single language in the world!
~Alisha
I would like to know every single language in the world!
~Alisha
I'm going to say that I would not choose any power for myself because I am so moody! I would definately use if for bad things when I was mad and then regret it.
I woulc choose to be a sidekick so I could be a helper and just wear a cool outfit. No bright colored underwear, though. Somthing like the Avengers.
Reminds me, I used to collect illustrated kid's books when I was in art school and I've been wanting this book for a while. Stopped and picked it up on a whim. Anybody want THIS power????
I woulc choose to be a sidekick so I could be a helper and just wear a cool outfit. No bright colored underwear, though. Somthing like the Avengers.
Reminds me, I used to collect illustrated kid's books when I was in art school and I've been wanting this book for a while. Stopped and picked it up on a whim. Anybody want THIS power????
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I would want to be a healer
Wow Monica, that is a good one. Can I use yours?
If I couldn't have Monica's, I would like to be able to go back in time and change
things....both in my own life and in history.
QUOTE(davidjay @ September 30 2005, 09:15 AM)
What superhero powers would you like to have?
I'd like to know the bride's actual maximum photography budget within 15 seconds of her first calling.
But being able to fly like superman would be okay also.
QUOTE(davidlsmith @ October 3 2005, 08:42 AM)
Wow Monica, that is a good one. Can I use yours?
If I couldn't have Monica's, I would like to be able to go back in time and change
things....both in my own life and in history.
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If I couldn't have Monica's, I would like to be able to go back in time and change
things....both in my own life and in history.
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I once saw an episode of the twilight zone about this. There was a library with a book of each persons life. The new worker girl took her book and started whiting out certain things and replacing them with other events. But it changed everyone elses life too. I think her sister died in an accident so she tried to go and white that out and change it...it was a mess.
I like the mind reader...better yet...seeing into the future.
after carefully considering my options for a whole two minutes.
i say wisdom.
i say wisdom.
for sure..... flying! i just woke up (9:10am) from a dream of flying following some car down a country road about 100 feet up. i was thinking... 'man, im really doing this!' i even circled in for a landing.
however, the best superpower of all would be to have PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY. that way i would really know everything i ever read and if i could hook a printer up to my brain, i could print every photo i ever missed.
however, the best superpower of all would be to have PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY. that way i would really know everything i ever read and if i could hook a printer up to my brain, i could print every photo i ever missed.
Oo, oo! I want wisdom too! And I would also like to wish for the gift of 'ultimate prankery', where I can think of funny ways to play jokes on people that are just enough prank to be funny but not enough prank to make them mad.
My top two (for some reason my son asks me this question ALL the time)
1. To be able to fly
2. To be invisible
But, I'm greedy so I'd like to have both please
1. To be able to fly
2. To be invisible
But, I'm greedy so I'd like to have both please
Stopping time for 20 seconds.
wait, if I stopped time, how would I know when 20 seconds was up? I might end up stopping time for a thousand years and not know it and everyone would die when I started it up again and people would never see thier children grow up.......
oh my! the responsibility that comes with wearing these undies on the outside!
wait, if I stopped time, how would I know when 20 seconds was up? I might end up stopping time for a thousand years and not know it and everyone would die when I started it up again and people would never see thier children grow up.......
oh my! the responsibility that comes with wearing these undies on the outside!
i don't really believe in the detah penalty but i think i would still want the power to make producers of spam spontaneously combust. the world would love me for this. just imagine, instead of hitting the "report spam" button or developing a filter in your email program you could just send me a note and *poof* the problem is gone. after a few spammer combustions i think the world wide level of spam would go down
Laser eyes.
i'd like to be able to speak, understand, read and write every language. apparently i'm terrible at wooing women in english, and might have better luck with a foreign tongue...
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Hmmm...
it would be a toss-up between body-duplication (so I could be two places at once) or....
like Mystique in X-Men.... u know, morph into whatever shape or person....
that would be soooooooooo cool to "live in someone elses shoes" for a day...or whenever I wanted really....
it would be a toss-up between body-duplication (so I could be two places at once) or....
like Mystique in X-Men.... u know, morph into whatever shape or person....
that would be soooooooooo cool to "live in someone elses shoes" for a day...or whenever I wanted really....
Being a shape shifter would be so cool! you could realy mess with people
Power to heal.
k.c
You need to do a SimplePhotoMinute on this!
It's brilliant!
k.c.
k.c
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There's a trick to that. You take the CD cover off by unhinging it on the side opposite the sticky strip (be careful not to break the plastic), then you hold on to the cover in one hand and the case in the other hand (still joined by the sticky strip), and peel the strip off one side just like pulling tape off of something. Make sense? Maybe I should make a flash movie and post it. But anyway, you can take it all off in one piece that way!
Kevin
But anyway, you can take it all off in one piece that way! Kevin
You need to do a SimplePhotoMinute on this!
It's brilliant!
k.c.
Eternal life, for sure.
manipulate time...i would go back and fix mistakes ive made in the past
I'll go for the superhero power of stopping time. 24 hours just isn't enough!
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Being a shape shifter would be so cool! you could realy mess with people
Awwww yeah! Shape shifting would be so awesome.
I thought of X-Ray vision but certain people look better with clothes on.
Flying? Don't wanna get shot down by violating international airspace.
Stoping time with people you
hmmm i would have to either go with flying or reading, speaking, and understanding every language in the world.
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