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Power to make yourself invisible 23 63.89%
Free gasoline for the rest of your life 8 22.22%
One time only choice to swap lives with any other person 2 5.56%
Married men only: Turn your wife into a compulsive sports fan who "can't miss the game" 0 0%
Ladies only: Larry Nagel, sex slave 2 5.56%
Option to permanently ban any member you wish from The Alley 1 2.78%
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Old June-18th-2004, 04:23 PM   #1
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If I had to pick, I would choose...

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Old June-18th-2004, 04:44 PM   #2
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Which one would you pick?
Power to make yourself invisible

I am reasonably certain I would abuse this power if I had it. I know things would start small, petty things like moving chairs on people and the like. Then I'd probably graduate to much worse, untying shoelaces while people sit, walking into the ladies room (what do they do in there - in pairs), whispering things in Dubya's ear to make him think it was the voice of a higher power -etc so on the whole not a good idea.

Free gasoline for the rest of your life

With my luck, as soon as I got this an effective and truly useable electric car will be developed and I'd still have to take the gasoline.

One time only choice to swap lives with any other person

And they would turn out to be just as big a mixture of doubts, neuroses and bonbast as I am already

Married men only: Turn your wife into a compulsive sports fan who "can't miss the game"

And? What? She'd be stuck on ESPN or Fox Footy all night and I'd never get any

Ladies only: Larry Nagel, sex slave

THIS IS PORNOGRAPHIC- Mone I demand all menal images of this be BANNED

Option to permanently ban any member you wish from The Alley

Ah real power at last! Piss me off and you're gone buster. I have this feeling after about two weeks there would be no one left and i'd be typing






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Old June-18th-2004, 04:49 PM   #3
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Old June-18th-2004, 05:08 PM   #4
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I'd give anything to know who voted for free gasoline over invisibility.
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Old June-18th-2004, 05:13 PM   #5
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Invisibility. I think it would be cool to tap people on the shoulder constantly, having them turn around to nothing.
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Old June-18th-2004, 05:16 PM   #6
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Old June-18th-2004, 05:19 PM   #7
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I'd give anything to know who voted for free gasoline over invisibility.
My money would be on a resident of Detroit.
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Old June-18th-2004, 05:28 PM   #8
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My money would be on a resident of Detroit.
You are probably correct.

After all, the resident of Detroit is too vain to ever opt for invisibility.

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Old June-18th-2004, 06:42 PM   #9
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To make yourself invisible would be awesome; I've dwelled on that far too much. Although being able to stop time would be even better!!

Being invisible means that you'd have to do it naked, right??

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Old June-18th-2004, 07:44 PM   #10
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I just hope that you weren't the one who chose yourself, Larry.

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Old June-18th-2004, 08:58 PM   #11
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I opted for the invisibility ..

lord knows I already have enough gas ..

somehow, the combination of the two should enable moi to really provide some uncomfortable moments in overly long meetings , elevators,.. and during Nagels bouts of sexual slavery
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Old June-19th-2004, 01:49 AM   #12
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I'll fess up. I want free gas rather than invisibility. As things are, I feel pretty invisible.
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Old June-19th-2004, 05:24 AM   #13
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After all, the resident of Detroit is too vain to ever opt for invisibility.
Ouchie,
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Old June-19th-2004, 05:34 AM   #14
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I'd swap lives with an infant version of me or Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi or Jayne Mansfield.
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Old June-19th-2004, 10:08 AM   #15
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I picked the free gas, too. I love travelling by car, and I still have yet to see the majority of the United States and Canada, and I've never been to Mexico.

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Old June-19th-2004, 07:45 PM   #16
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Since I'm DQ'd from Larry Nagel sex slave, I'll be practical and vote for the free gas!
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Old June-19th-2004, 10:04 PM   #17
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Invisibility. I think it would be cool to tap people on the shoulder constantly, having them turn around to nothing.

oh yeah!! groover that's the best one yet. in NYC on the subway which already has the nuts, everyone would be turning into each other and world war IV begins.

no longer the gropers but a big fist in the mouth. ladies would take cover or crawl under the seats. wait a minute..................crappola on the floor.

unwanted gum, pee, puke and so on.

have to think again. invisibility would be great to go into the white house to see how the president sits or stands in the public restroom. or his private toilet. my bid would have to be that he sits.

going into a ball park, standing in back of the catcher and throw beer at the umpire for calling every strike a ball.
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Old June-20th-2004, 01:39 AM   #18
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I'm another one who voted for free gas. Anyone see today's news regarding China's obsession with autos, being fueled by Detroit automakers? Fuel consumption is headed only one way ... UPWARD! Gas ain't gonna get any cheaper anytime soon, folks.

Sure, I'd love to be invisible, but gas (at least until we're transported by other means) is a more practical gift.

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Old June-20th-2004, 09:04 AM   #19
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I've always kind of wanted to have the powers of Green Lantern--if only to find out what the hell they actually are.

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Old June-21st-2004, 12:41 PM   #20
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I'm with the majority, although if I were a female, the Nagel thing would be tempting.

The best thing about being invisible would be that my underwear wouldn't ride up on me.
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Old June-21st-2004, 12:55 PM   #21
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The best thing about being invisible would be that my underwear wouldn't ride up on me.
Um, no, that would mean no one could see it riding up on you. Unless you used your powers to wander free and unfettered.
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Old June-21st-2004, 12:58 PM   #22
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Um, no, that would mean no one could see it riding up on you. Unless you used your powers to wander free and unfettered.
Give me the power!
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Old June-21st-2004, 02:33 PM   #23
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Those who chose to be "invisible" ( I didn't): is it a voyeur trip ?
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Old June-21st-2004, 02:36 PM   #24
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Those who chose to be "invisible" ( I didn't): is it a voyeur trip ?
That, and SO much more.
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Old June-21st-2004, 02:37 PM   #25
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That, and SO much more.
Like what..
please explain...
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Old June-21st-2004, 03:06 PM   #26
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Like....

Stopping crime, like some sort of superhero. One could lurk where drug deals go down, discover where the stash is (enjoy a bit before turning them in heehee) and rid a neighborhood of some nasties.

Attend any event for free, stand/sit as close as one wishes.

Rob from the rich (keep a little) and give some to more deserving people in dire need.

Watch Catherine Zeta-Jones take a shower.
Oh wait, you've already mentioned voyeurism (which I admit would take up almost all of the invisible time).
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Old June-21st-2004, 03:14 PM   #27
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One really cool thing you could do if you were invisible is pounce on the situation if you ever hear someone say something like, "God, give me a sign." It probably wouldn't come up very often, but eventually you know it will. And when it does, you can do something to f**k that person up for the rest of his/her life. That would be great.

Passing up an opportunity to practice altruism in favor of a cheap kick,
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Old June-21st-2004, 10:02 PM   #28
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I picked the free gas, too. I love travelling by car, and I still have yet to see the majority of the United States and Canada, and I've never been to Mexico.
Me, too.



Amazing, isn't it?
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Old June-21st-2004, 10:10 PM   #29
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I've always kind of wanted to have the powers of Green Lantern--if only to find out what the hell they actually are.

The Green Lantern Power Ring has rightly been called the most powerful weapon in the universe, yet it is far more than a simple weapon. Created by the now defunct Guardians of the Universe it was powered by their unique mental energies channelled via a large central power battery located on the planet Oa.

The Ring has the ability to shape a form of emerald energy to form physical constructs such as force bubbles, giant sized fists, body armour, etc. These forms are limited via the imagination and the will power of the user. The ring can also provide life support to wear in hostile environments and any other persons the wielder chooses. The rings can propel the Lantern through space at many time the speed of light and have been observed opening up space warps in the past.

Another function of the ring was its function as a database, language translator and communications device for the Green Lantern Corps. While primarily a scientific device the rings abilities are truly limited only by the mind of the wielder they have in the past been observed to produce effects that boarder on the verge of magic, these cases are normally dismissed by most observers. However now the last remaining ring is in the hands of Kyle Rayner, he tends to use the ring in a limited fashion producing complex forms to complete simple tasks. He lacks the tuition of a true member of the Green Lantern Corps and perhaps because of this he is pushing the abilities of the ring to new lengths and into new areas.

All the original power rings wielded by the GLC had to be charged from miniature power batteries once every 24 hours, the Guardians also placed an impurity into the energy supply so that the rings energies would not effect anything yellow. The reason for this was to stop the Lanterns becoming all powerful. The sole existing ring belongs to Kyle Rayner and does not possess the yellow impurity also his battery is formed from a fragment if the original main battery and is the rings sole power source. Recently it was revealed that the last surviving Guardian is able to create more rings (he offered one to Hal Jordan who turned him down realising that you can never turn back) so perhaps the Green Lantern Corps is not gone forever.


That's from some website. Okay, so the folks at DC Comics were really tired when they thought up that one.
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Old June-22nd-2004, 11:34 AM   #30
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Stone and Larry........LMAO!
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