Jenn was watching Luke Cage

[conuly]

Some random person on the show: WHO WANTS TO SHOOT A BULLETPROOF MAN? (or words to that effect, idk)
Me: Wait, they know he's bulletproof?
Jenn: Yes.
Me: This will end badly. They shoot him in here, the ricochet will kill somebody.
Luke Cage: If you shoot me here, the ricochet will kill somebody.
Me: HEY!

It's always nice to call it.

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Comments

[wpadmirer]

That Chicago artist article is interesting!

[bibliofile]

Yes! I'm from Chicago, and I'd never heard of him.

[lusentoj]

hmm, so gladiators were just the same as sumo wrestlers...

[archersangel]

It's always nice to call it.

i've done that a few times.

[calimac]

This happened at the first showing of Return of the Jedi, back in 1983:

LUKE (onscreen): The Force is strong in my family. My father has it, I have it, and my sister has it. Yes. It's you, Leia.

V. (sitting next to me in the audience): Somehow, I've always known.

LEIA (onscreen): Somehow, I've always known.

[conuly]

Nice one.

[bibliofile]

In my house, we get points for stuff like this. (No one keeps track of points. They simply accumulate.)

Speaking of Obscenities

[dewline]

DT-45's calls for deportation without trial definitely qualifies as such.

Re: Speaking of Obscenities

[conuly]

Yuuuuuup.

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I have not yet seen that episode, but I have remarked on the foolishness of people who keep shooting a bulletproof man. It's like they can't resist. They see all that black on him and just got to blow it off. >_

Re: Yes ...

[conuly]

Complete waste of bullets.

Re: Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Yeah, and some of those are expensive. I can just see some dumb gun nut blowing through a carton of fluted bullets or some other badass ammo. LOL

I've worked tech support.

[siderea]

It's like they can't resist.

"But...wait. Are you sure he's bulletproof? I mean, bulletproof? Surely not. I mean, maybe you really just missed. Or didn't shoot him in the right way. Or didn't use the right bullets. Or, just, try again, and maybe it will work this time."

"Try holding down the ctrl and shift keys while you shoot him. Have you rebooted you gun?"

Re: I've worked tech support.

[conuly]

Maybe he'll duck if we throw the gun....

Re: I've worked tech support.

[ysabetwordsmith]

>>"But...wait. Are you sure he's bulletproof? I mean, bulletproof? Surely not. I mean, maybe you really just missed. Or didn't shoot him in the right way. Or didn't use the right bullets. Or, just, try again, and maybe it will work this time."<<

Yeah, I can see that.

>> "Try holding down the ctrl and shift keys while you shoot him. Have you rebooted you gun?" <<

Ctrl alt shift. LOL I have supervillains who think just like this!

Can you imagine what it was like before anyone knew about kryptonite for Superman?

They're throwing everything they can at him, and all of a sudden, one thing gets through.

"Holy shit, it worked! What the fuck did you just throw at him?!"

"I dunno, man, some green rock I grabbed off the ground."

"Well, hurry up and find some more!"

Re: I've worked tech support.

[conuly]

"Holy shit, it worked! What the fuck did you just throw at him?!"

"I dunno, man, some green rock I grabbed off the ground."

"Well, hurry up and find some more!"

ROFL!

Re: Yes ...

[jesuswasbatman]

There is a very long tradition of this in Doctor Who, but the bulletproof types are usually villains.