Up, up, and awaaaay!

Is this from the Superman anti-Klan episodes?

He's probably out to eliminate the competition.

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.

Oh, and Superman is a Methodist.

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.

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

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.

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.

Where is Superman when we need him?

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

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

Ignoring the context, that image rocks!

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

@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.

Q: Where is Superman when we need him?

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

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

why, that's just so correct:

both exist only in our imaginations.

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

Do we call the image a Comic Book Mine?

Hehe.

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...

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.

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

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=

"I know I'm not usually a praying man, but if you're out there, please help me Superman." -Homer J. Simpson

Where is Superman when we need him?

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