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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (2 children)

At least make sure no non management workers are in trouble. You don't have to put the fires out.

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 75 points 1 month ago

It's Superman. Surely with his x-ray vision he could see that there was no one left.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago

That's why he listens.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The militarily would ~~send~~ asks nicely Superman to deal with the "domestic terrorism" that is threatening the 'murikan way of life & save the innocent glorious cars.

Also Sexxy Lexxy would have produced way better cars.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Superman of the comics (from about the mid-80s onward) would tell the military, politely, to go find a location to fornicate with themselves.

Also the animated Superman. He took would tell them to go fuck themselves. Neither one would actually curse.

That being said, both incarnations would put the fire out, if only to prevent environmental damage.

Possibly by dropping a large block of ice on the building.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Superman in the '30s would be lighting the fires.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Idk, it kinda looks like the cyber truck to me:

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is the kind of shit that gets me out of bed in the morning

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[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

imo it would be funnier if he started taking pictures (since he's supposed to be a journalist, right?)

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 31 points 1 month ago

That's Jimmy Olsen's whole purpose. Even Clark gets to "not my job" this situation.

[–] leonprimrose@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the words of Captain America:

"Let's not get carried away. I've known good vampires. People who never asked for this curse, who don't inflict their pain and hunger on others. But I've never known a good Nazi."

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

There are lots of good nazis, aka dead nazis.

[–] neuro_88@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago

Good job Superman.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

What about if the fire spread to surrounding buildings?

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

It’s a good thing dealerships are usually completely separate from other buildings, and by quite a way!

[–] techclothes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Well, he is superman, so I'm sure it'll be fine.

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[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

"Hey, I saw someone doing something illegal to a capitalist!"

No you fucking didn't.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I knew Superman was a domestic terrorist.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’m not an expert but it might be tricky to argue that an actual bonafide genuine alien could be a domestic terrorist…

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Superman is as American as apples.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago

That is a sentence I cannot disagree with.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Only because the path to citizenship for earth humans can be as long as 28 years in the united states. How long do you think it takes for a kryptonian?

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[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I mean, there was that time he tore down the homes of a bunch of low income people.

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[–] xye@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

I can feel Reddit giving me a warning for upvoting this

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago
[–] Itzdan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Man of fire?

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I got a good chuckle out of it lol. Though there are some incongruencies. Phone booths are an anachronism that really don't exist currently alongside tesla. Especially not the bright red BT phone booths. Those definitely would not be the variety seen in Metropolis. But those are only small little nitpicks that don't distract from the larger message which I agree with.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Metropolis was at least partially based on Joseph Shuster's home town of Toronto, and there's a bright red BT-style phone booth in Eglinton Square on Victoria Park Ave.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Definitely a fun fact🙂

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Eldritch has joined the rank of "Meme Destroyer"

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[–] dick_fineman@discuss.online 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well fuck you then, he hopped into a Doctor-Who-themed strip-club before changing his clothes. Superman likes the strange. Get over it.

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago

it's a cosplayer's prop

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[–] mr2meows@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

epic drinkin game: take a shot every time you see this image

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