superpowers
 

If you were given one superhuman power, what would it be? One thing only....and what would you do with it?

Xray vision! I brought it up here, but noone seemed to agree.

Either that or the ability to stop time for everyone/everything but myself, first I'd get 8 hours of sleep in a second of real time, then I'd start raising hell.

I dont want superhero powers....I want JEDI powers! Hoowah yessiree.... *to Tony Blair* You will increase taxes for the wealthy *Tony repeats in a dazed voice* "I will increase taxes for the wealthy"

Uhh, would you be wearing tights, beause otherwise you are the boringest(sp?) Jedi ever. ;-)

Flight would be cool. Can I keep my Jedi Powers, though, or would I have to turn those in to get flight?

I'd choose being able to sense what other people are thinking about.

I bet that'd be interesting for the first half hour then you'd begin to realise just how much mundane shit fills all of our heads

True, but at least he'd be forwarned when his wife was going to hit him with the dreaded "Whatcha thinking?":)

Yes, because everyone knows people don't pay enough in taxes in the UK. Only idiots want to punish the industrious, hard working and responsible people who have earned their wealth and who give jobs to others (the poor live off the wealthy, not the other way around), so they can reward the lazy, inept, and irresponsible. But then again only an idiot would accuse Israel of being monsters, claim they stole land, or compare them to Nazis.



Oh yea, and out of all super heros, I'd probably be the Flash, or PlasticMan. The Flash because I could run across the ocean to see my wife anytime and Plasticman because I could do all sorts of perverted things to her when I got there. (What can I say I miss her a lot in all sorts of ways)

yo. cut that shit out, man. for chrissakes, this thread is about superpowers, not goddamn taxes and politics. don;t you get tired of standing on that soap box? why can;t you just be yourself? fuckin a.

Youre just some dude that lives in arkansas or someshit. I think you;re funny when you aren't drowning me in your politics. I am hereby revoking your right to talk about anything serious in this thread. you must fuck around. come up with something funny, or I'll tell sycamore that you secretly admire him.

teleportation. instant teleportation. to anywhere i could imagine well enough to see in my mind. including six inches to the left, just inside the girls locker room at the local college, and the inside of that tasty bank vault. i could dodge bullets, explore deep space one leap at a time, the possibilities are endless.

Yeah Radar, it is getting old...I admit I try and skip over your posts when I see your name.

You seem like a bright guy but I'm not here to listen to your rants.

There are a few thousand political/bitter boards out there..you should find or start one.

What's this a posse forming?
Tried to tell you guys about making up rules. You might as well wave a red flag at all the nonconformists in this joint.:haha:

Actually RADAR I dont think we pay enough taxes in the UK. Certainly the wealthy dont. They used to years ago....but that was changed whilst the tories were inpower. Now our wealthy elite pay only a fraction of what their mainland european couterparts pay.....

Anyway.....If I could have any superpowers I think I'd go for flight....ooooo yes...swooping about ...yah I can just imagine it....*goes off into fantasy world where she can swoop gaily about the skies*

The wealthy don`t pay taxes, it`s far cheaper to buy your way out of them.

The ability to see anything, anywhere from any time

aw, goddammit.

look. radar can restrain himself. dana and jag, if you don;t stop it, i'm going to ..........do nothing, but i'll be all pissed off.

go start a taxes and politics thread to argue on.

fucking serious talkin......matters of state bullshit.....policy and gloom.......crap crap crappishness.

I know you're right bruce, but i am still compelled to rail at them for it. maybe my superpower should have been:


I'm supercompromise man!

I can form a consensus in a single bound! Able to leap tall debates faster than a speeding bullet. and so on and so forth

you need to get used to the concept of a good old fashioned threadjack :P

What!? There are nonconformists on this board???? I'm Telling! (flounces off in her taffeta dress and shiny black, patent leather Mary Janes) "MAAaaaaa!"

PS As for superhuman powers, I know this sounds all touchy feely, soft-hearted girl-like, but I'd like to have the power to heal people and make them feel better.

*mutters an apology and rolls another joint*

I'd like to telecommunicate with people...

That's called schizophrenia. ;)

Apology for what? Radar started it. Say, can I have a toke?;)

*passes joint to marichiko* sure can

I do have to admit it.They have a longer growing season out here in Oregon.

Sighhhhh.

Flight.

I love dreams about flying... does everyone have those? In my dreams it take effort, like swimming. Jim says it's like a magic caropet ride in his dreams, just with different objects.

*Inhaling deeply* Wow! That cyberweed of yours packs a kick! I think I'll go find a bakery to eat!;)

mmmmmmm..... pastries.........

I didn't want to come up with something that was already mentioned. . . first came to mind is teleportation, and then something along the same line as marichiko's idea, but I think I'm going to have to stick with that one.

I want to be able to alter people's moods. Make grumpy people become insanely happy for no good reason; to be able to put someone in their place; make someone feel insecure all of a sudden when they're getting uppity - calm someone down who's panicking about something they don't need to... oh, the fun I could have....

Whoohoo, I could be the happy drug!

:D

for me...

perpetual perfect health.

Can "all Spider-man's powers" count as a superpower? Because I want that. The movie one, so I can have organic webshooters, only because I'm not smart enough to invent something like that. Although I'm gonna just admit here and now that I would use those powers for far more nefarious purposes than good old Peter Parker.

I think I would still be fascinated by people's tought processes, even with all the inevitable "gotta remember to pick up a quart of milk on the way home from work." I could be wrong though.

jinx, umm, you know know what traditional dream interpretation says about flying dreams, don't you? :blush:

no. god, i hope i'm not gay!

edit" oops ... ithought that said "jim"

I still hope i'm not gay.

No I don't SD, are you gonna enlighten me?
And how about teeth falling out? What's your take on that dream?

Surprisingly enough, I once heard teeth falling out had to do with money, but I can't remember if it meant you would get a lot or lose a lot.

I thought teeth falling out was fear of new responsibility

Y'know, this *is* the internet.

Anyhow. First link, "Dreammoods.com", says this:

Teeth dreams are creepy. I had one once where I looked in the mirror and my teeth were yellow, tiny, pointy things.

Telekinesis, without a doubt.

The amound of havok I could cause with the ability to lift a mere ten pounds is staggering.

Window latches, locks, bra straps...

Freud said flying dreams mean you want to have sex.

But then, this is Freud we're talking about.

NO! NO! NO! They mean you want to eat more pizza!:D

What was that book called?

No, steve's right.

the ability to go 3 hours without checking the cellar?

that would be a hell of a superpower.

-sm

I would like the ability to not need anything.

I can and would still want stuff but not actually need anything.

All kind of possibilities.

Traditionally flying dreams are associated with a shamanic calling, but other contextual information of the dream is necessary to really make that distinction.

According to my favorite dream interpretation book, Dreaming with the Wheel by Sun Bear, Wabun Wind & Shawnodese the meaning of flying is:

KEYWORDS: Rapid; goal oriented; transcendent; spiritual; etheric; formlessness.
DESCRIPTION: Flying is moving rapidly. In dreams, this can be in your own body, in some other sort of body, or just as energy rapidly moving. In dreams of yourself flying as a bird or flying with a bird, it is important to note the kind of bird, then either see the entry for that bird or study the habits of that bird to better understand the dream.
COMMON MEANING: literally having an out-of-body experience.
TRICKSTER MEANING: See Flies (keywords are Common, persistent, annoying, tenacious)
TRANSCENDENT MEANING: travelling in your etheric or spiritual body; a pleasant dream in which you feel free and without limits.
HUICHOL TEACHING: travelling to spirit places

Teacher Sun Bear does not have anything to say about "teeth".

(N.B. Sun Bear was a Native American Shaman of the Ojibwe people who went against tradition and accepted students of all tribes, races, and ethnicities. He caught a lot of heat from traditionalists in many tribes, but his vision was that all peoples should be able to share in the ancient wisdom of his people, so that the knowledge may live within all men.)

TK, definitely. I'm lazy, and being able to move things without having to get up would be convenient as hell.


Sidhe

I would be invisible. But, if I were invisible, then how would I keep from running into things. I mean..really, are superpowers all they are cracked up to be? If I were invisible..I'd have to be naked..because my clothes would be visible, thus making me very NOT invisible. My first thought is...How could I use it to get money! My human nature would suddenly render what could be a super hero trait, into a villainous, base, self-advantageous bane. I have to admit though, being invisible could be nice, because I could walk up to my boss' desk and annoy him as much as he annoys me! :D

i always wonder about the food in your stomach. and if you were invisible, and you pooped.....how would you know you had wiped properly? would your poop be invisible? you could even get invisible e coli from having invisible poop on your fingers!

it always comes back to poop, doesn;t it?

my problem is the idea that you can't see any part of yourself...so if I were invisible, how would I know if I was going to hit the stairs right with my feet? How would I know if I was going to shake someone's hand or jab them in the stomach? For that matter, how would I pick my nose without poking myself in the eye?

If you were invisible, light would pass straight through your eye, not being focused or captured, leaving you blind.

unless you weren't actually invisible but wrapped in a 360 degree X 360 degree (x and y planes) field that transmitted a pure image at all angles of the opposite side of your exterior surfaces. I don;t think that technology is available yet, but if you had some more chisels and enough time, i'm sure you could put together a reasonable facsimile of it, HM.

Forget about all those "superpowers", every one of them has some kind of weird side effect or weakness. I don't even want to consider the ethical questions or any responsibilities involved. Gimme that "Neuro-lizer" gizmo from "Men In Black", and then we can talk about having some real fun.

So that's why those invisible men all wear sunglasses.;)

I haven't read through the whole thread but would anyone else like to be able to see themselves from the outside so you can see what you look and sound like, what impression you are giving and how people truly respond to you, so you can change what you don't like and have a greater sense of self-awareness. I think this is what holds a lot of people back and creates lots of confidence issues.

Just read that back and fuck it I wanna be magic and make my every wish come true.

Really knowing what others think of you would totally suck ass.

Just think of the psychological meltdown that would occur if radar ever figures that out ...

Magic, like in storybooks, yeah, that would be cool.

(Magick I already gots).

Lol. But with a name like radar you'd think he'd have scanned all our perceptions already.

Originally posted by lumberjim Pfffffffffffffffft. Dr. Pepper through the nose! :)