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Margaret Thatcher.

( Would you take her on in a confined space with only a machine gun for self-protection ?...........I know I would't )

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I'd like to have been Dick Dastardly. I'd get rid of Parker and get into Lady Penelope's :o

Rolls Royce you dirty minded people :D

Ok the six wheeled Rolls Royce we get but just need to point out a couple of things here

1) Dick Dastardly and his side kick Muttley (who is the avatar for Chuchok up here in Chiang Mai) is in the Cartoon series Wacky Races

2) Lady Penelope and her chauffeur Parker are in the Puppet series Thunderbirds

I think you are confusing Lady Penelope with Penelope Pitstop in Wacky races

However neither of these shows are super heroes so sorry I cannot allow them.

Please choose a proper super hero or create so super powers for yourself

kindest regards

CB

Blimey CB. What's with all the Dictatorship.

If in my mind Dick Dastardly is a superhero. Then that is EXACTLY what he is. And if he jumped into another cartoon to give Lady Penelope a good seeing to, then that is EXACTLY what he did. He's my superhero, not YOURS. So he does what i want him to. Capiche (he's also a bit of a Goodfellows Dick Dastardly as well) :D

But if i HAVE to conform. From Rob's list, i can only be "Bo" a sidekick from Doc Savage. Is that allowed. Jeez :D

That's an easy one. Quicksilver is my avatar :o

Strength level: Quicksilver possesses superhuman strength primarily in his lower body as part of his body's adaptations for running. With his upper body he can lift (press) approximately 1000 pounds. He can leg press approximately one ton under optimal conditions.

Known superhuman powers: Quicksilver is a mutant who possesses the superhuman capacity to think and move at great speeds. His entire body is adapted towards the rigors of high-speed running. His cardiovascular and respiratory systems are many times more efficient than those of a normal human being. He metabolizes an estimated 95% of the caloric energy content of foodstuffs (normal human use is about 25%). The chemical processes of Quicksilver's musculature are so highly enhanced that his body does not generate fatigue poisons, the normal by-products of locomotion, which force the body to rest. Rather, his body constantly expels waste products during his accelerated respiration through exhalation. His joints are smoother and lubricated more efficiently than those of a normal human being. His tendons have the tensile strength of spring steel. His bones contain unknown materials significantly more durable than calcium to withstand the dynamic shocks of his feet touching the ground at speeds of over 100 miles per hour. Quicksilver's practical reaction time is about five times faster than a normal human's and the speed at which his brain processes information is heightened to a level commensurate with his bodily speed, enabling him to perceive his surroundings while traveling at high velocities. Quicksilver's lachrymose is more viscous than normal, thus preventing rapid evaporation and replenishment of surface fluids on his eyeballs under the influence of high wind velocity to occlude his vision.

Quicksilver has been timed at speeds of up to 175 miles per hour, approximately three times faster than the fastest land animal, the cheetah. He has sufficient energy reserves to enable him to run at this average speed for about four hours, whereupon he must reduce his speed, replenish his body's store of energy, or do both.

Quicksilver has used his powers of acceleration for various feats. He has plucked an arrow out of the air from a standing start, after the arrow left the bow and traveled a distance of about 20 feet. He has dodged machine gun fire, but presumably he was able to see the path of the bullets change as his assailant was attempting to track him with a burst. He has created cyclone-like gusts of wind, which are able to knock a man off his feet, by racing around in a ten-foot diameter circle. With a 500-foot approach to gain momentum, Quicksilver can run approximately 300 feet up the side of a surface with a 90-degree inclination (such as a building) before gravity overtakes him. With a 100-foot approach to gain momentum, he can run across a body of water for approximately 1000 feet before beginning to sink.

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I'd like to have been Dick Dastardly. I'd get rid of Parker and get into Lady Penelope's :o

Rolls Royce you dirty minded people :D

Ok the six wheeled Rolls Royce we get but just need to point out a couple of things here

1) Dick Dastardly and his side kick Muttley (who is the avatar for Chuchok up here in Chiang Mai) is in the Cartoon series Wacky Races

2) Lady Penelope and her chauffeur Parker are in the Puppet series Thunderbirds

I think you are confusing Lady Penelope with Penelope Pitstop in Wacky races

However neither of these shows are super heroes so sorry I cannot allow them.

Please choose a proper super hero or create so super powers for yourself

kindest regards

CB

Blimey CB. What's with all the Dictatorship.

If in my mind Dick Dastardly is a superhero. Then that is EXACTLY what he is. And if he jumped into another cartoon to give Lady Penelope a good seeing to, then that is EXACTLY what he did. He's my superhero, not YOURS. So he does what i want him to. Capiche (he's also a bit of a Goodfellows Dick Dastardly as well) :D

But if i HAVE to conform. From Rob's list, i can only be "Bo" a sidekick from Doc Savage. Is that allowed. Jeez :D

Ok ok - no dictatorship intended just was trying in put in some boundaries here.

If you would like to pick Dick Dastardly and fantacise about him and Lady P doing the rumpy pumpy in the back of a 6 wheel roller then so be it. Who am I to criticise.

Mind you that sounds like a winning script for South Park. She asks him to tie her up again, they do the beast with two backs and he shouts out "THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!!" on the vinegar stroke.

CB

Mind you that sounds like a winning script for South Park. She asks him to tie her up again, they do the beast with two backs and he shouts out "THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!!" on the vinegar stroke.

There you go CB. Now your'e getting the hang of it :o:D

I avoided super heroship by leaving Australia....

Pipe and slipper man, lawn bowls man, bridge club man....

Lay off you guys, poor CrowBoy, still hurting from his accident, tries to lighten things up a little and you're all taking the piss.

I reckon I'd be that big guy in the Fantastic Four. Not bad tempered enough to be the Hulk.

poor CrowBoy, still hurting from his accident

Could this be CB

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no CB cannot ride a bike! Jus kidding mate...

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I know who your real hero is.

Mr. Bojangles

( Nitty Gritty Dirt Band )

I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you in worn out shoes

With silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants, the old soft shoe

He jumped so high, he jumped so high,

Then he lightly touched down

I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was - down and out

He looked at me to be the eyes of age as he spoke right out

He talked of life, he talked of life, he laughed, slapped his leg a step

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bojangles, dance!

He said his name, Bojangles, then he danced a lick across the cell

He grabbed his pants a better stance, oh, he jumped up high,

Then he clicked his heels

He let go a laugh, he let go a laugh,

Shook back his clothes all around

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bojangles, dance!

He danced for throws at minstrel shows and county fairs

Through out the south

He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and him

Had traveled about

His dog up and died, he up and died, after twenty years he still grieves

He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks

For drink and tips

But most of the time I spend behind these county bars

'Cause I drinks a bit'

He shook his head and as he shook his head

I heard someone ask him `Please'

Please ..........

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bojangles, dance!

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles

Mr. Bojangles, dance!

I know who your real hero is.

Mr. Bojangles

( Nitty Gritty Dirt Band )

Although it is one of my favourite songs. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's version isn't my favourite. :o

i rather like Bob Williams version TBH.

also does a great version of cole porters song De-lovely

BTW, listening to BoJ loud, out in my backyard in the sunshine with a glass of wine... Hang on, I feel like spinning round and dancing! :D :D

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BTW, listening to BoJ loud, out in my backyard in the sunshine with a glass of wine... Hang on, I feel like spinning round and dancing! :D:o

I know's you drinks abit but has yer dog up an died, dog up an died :D

BTW, listening to BoJ loud, out in my backyard in the sunshine with a glass of wine... Hang on, I feel like spinning round and dancing! :D:o

I know's you drinks abit but has yer dog up an died, dog up an died :D

:D "I dance now at every chance in honky tonks

for my drinks and tips.

But most of the time I spend behind these county bars

you see son I, I drinks a bit."

you see son I, I drinks a bit."

Also never been known to stay on topic for more than one post.

I'll stick with Franklin Richards ...... but if I was of feminine persuasion, it would have to be.

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Slinky

Superman definitely.

The ability to fly saves you waiting at the airport, security checks, and you can sneak up on airplane windows and really mess with people so that others think they're crazy.

X-ray vision would save a lot of drunken romeos on their first night out in Pattaya the problem of discovering extra appendages on their "girlfriends".

This is a very important point. X-ray vision in Thailand could save a great deal of trouble.

I picked Maggie Thatcher because she was " well scary init ". However, after CD's wise words......Superman it is.

( Maggie could fly, but not sure if she could spot meat and two veg at twenty paces )

I know who your real hero is.

Mr. Bojangles

( Nitty Gritty Dirt Band )

Although it is one of my favourite songs. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's version isn't my favourite. :D

It is my favorite version because it is the only one I've ever heard. :o

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Nice late night song.

Who wrote it anyway?

The song was written by Jerry Jeff Walker in the late sixties (I think about '68) and was on the album "Mr Bojangles" - it was a bit of a one hit wonder. I learnt it when I started playing guitar at school - despite the lyrics it was deemed acceptable material unlike the Rolling Stones :o

Ralph McTell (streets of London fame) does a great version of it on 12 string acoustic. It is much more complicated to play unlike the original 3 chord version with simple rythym. I had Raph's version from a live in London album.

There have been many versions/covers of the song ranging from Dire to Excellent.

CB

Ok, I think i know what power i want now. BOOB power!

For use against men who talk to boobs rather than to your face. If a man stares for more than a few seconds the boobs expand and give them an almighty punch in the eyes. KO'd for a few minutes to possible hours depending on how lecherous the look was. Any salivating involved and your out for a day, any grimy paw action and your out for a week

Sweet!

But are't they the only reason men talk to women ?

You lot don't belch, fart know hardly any of the words to " Zulu warrior". Are pretty usless in a Pub quiz, unless " make-up" is the starter for ten !!!

No point without the boobs to be honest.

Ok ok........like all good trolls, I'll head off back to the cave.

Ok, I think i know what power i want now. BOOB power!

For use against men who talk to boobs rather than to your face.

That would make me very vulnerable then.

As I have mentioned before, I am below average height for a male, and frequently for me, the boobs in question were at eye-level (Simon Park Orchestra, if you want to keep it off topic) I'd be more concerned about getting a permanent stiff neck rather than the odd nipple in the eyes.

Spider-Man (eye-protectors :o )

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As I have mentioned before, I am below average height for a male

From the last photograph I saw of you I am thinking you are below average height for a male corgi let alone human :o

CB

But are't they the only reason men talk to women ?

You lot don't belch, fart know hardly any of the words to " Zulu warrior". Are pretty usless in a Pub quiz, unless " make-up" is the starter for ten !!!

No point without the boobs to be honest.

Ok ok........like all good trolls, I'll head off back to the cave.

Excuse me? I'm bluddy brilliant at pub quizzes (except for sports' questions, I'll admit, but we've got MiGgy for them!)! You wouldn't believe the amount of generally useless cr@p that swills around in my brain, just waiting for the next pub quiz or game of Trivial Pursuits! :o:D

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