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Category: Humor
Posted on: October 9, 2007 7:30 AM, by PZ Myers

I was sent this by Pekka Pekuri on Facebook, and all I can say is…niiiice.

Where is Superman when we need him?

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Is this from the Superman anti-Klan episodes?

Posted by: Jon Eccles | October 9, 2007 8:31 AM

He's probably out to eliminate the competition.

Posted by: Ian Gould | October 9, 2007 8:39 AM

Off topic, such as there is a topic to this post, but...

Man jailed for trying to pass $1M bill

Guess who made the fake bills? None other than Ray Comfort, of "the banana disproves evolution and proves God" fame and life-partner of Kirk Cameron.

Posted by: jpf | October 9, 2007 8:55 AM

Oh, and Superman is a Methodist.

Posted by: jpf | October 9, 2007 9:01 AM

Oh, and Superman is a Methodist.

Posted by: jpf | October 9, 2007 9:01 AM

That explains the picture. I was raised Methodist. A lot of them are just Agnostics who like to get together on Sundays.

Posted by: Cappy | October 9, 2007 9:12 AM

Superman is Jesus. I think that explains why throws away the cross.

Posted by: Branko Collin | October 9, 2007 9:55 AM

And not far away people say: "Oh look! There is a cross in the sky. I can see it. It's a sign, it's a sign!".

I think Superman is counter-productive here.

Posted by: Don Quijote | October 9, 2007 10:21 AM

The Superman radio show is famous for taking on the KKK.
They had a mole inside the KKK, and weekly they would use
their funny passwords and rites on the radio to mock them.

Members left in droves because they couldn't take the ridicule.

Posted by: Steve_C | October 9, 2007 10:28 AM

Where is Superman when we need him?

Shouldn't that be worded as "Superman, Superman, why hast thou forsaken us"?

Posted by: David Marjanović | October 9, 2007 11:23 AM

#10

The mole inside the KKK was Stetson Kennedy, who just celebrated his 91st birthday.

Posted by: blf | October 9, 2007 11:42 AM

#11

Ignoring the context, that image rocks!

Posted by: Bronze Dog | October 9, 2007 12:19 PM

#12

There was a chapter about Stetson Kennedy in Freakonomics. Good reading, that.

Posted by: Alexandria Eschate | October 9, 2007 12:31 PM

#13

@David Marjanović: (#9)

Shouldn't that be worded as "Superman, Superman, why hast thou forsaken us"?

you mean: kal-el, kal-el, lamah shabaqtani?

i also feel the need to point out the massive religious subtext to the superman mythology. -el as in "elohim." last son of krypton, saviour of mankind, etc.

Posted by: arachnophilia | October 9, 2007 2:19 PM

#14

Q: Where is Superman when we need him?

A: Where he's always been. Where god is.

Posted by: another | October 9, 2007 3:13 PM

#15

A: Where he's always been. Where god is.

why, that's just so correct:

both exist only in our imaginations.

Posted by: Ichthyic | October 9, 2007 3:43 PM

#16

I've been using that as my message board icon for about a year and a half now. Love it.

Posted by: HumanisticJones | October 9, 2007 4:24 PM

#17

Do we call the image a Comic Book Mine?

Hehe.

Posted by: Steve_C | October 9, 2007 4:39 PM

#18

blf

The mole inside the KKK was Stetson Kennedy...

Alexandria Eschate

There was a chapter about Stetson Kennedy in Freakonomics...

The latest edition of Freakonomics withdraws the claim about Stetson Kennedy.
p290:

Spilling The Klan's Secrets: This section has been substantially revised since the original version of Freakonomics was published, owing to the authors' discovery that Stetson Kennedy -- in both his memoir, The Klan Unmasked, and in interviews with the authors -- had misrepresented his role in personally infiltrating and attacking the Klan...

Posted by: David Ratnasabapathy | October 9, 2007 4:53 PM

#19

I just read the "Manliest Names" article at cracked.com (who knew they were funny?), and Stetson Kennedy deserves to be up on that list toot sweet.

Posted by: garth | October 9, 2007 5:10 PM

#20

Superman has always been my personal lord and savior.... He can kick the crap out of Jesus, Mohammad, And Buddha...

Posted by: Troy | October 10, 2007 12:04 AM

#21

Here is a suggested video for your next pirates post. Pirates singing Stairway to Heaven.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnnsL0ValJc&mode=related&search=

Posted by: bernarda | October 10, 2007 4:49 AM

#22