Friday, January 26, 2007

In Space, the Neighbors Can't Hear You Scream

bbwhitestacheheadIn "Iron Man" #142 (January 1981) the Armored Alcoholic slips on an experimental new suit "designed for outer space action!"

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Of course, we're talking about professional skankhound Tony Stark here, so "outer space action" has an entirely different meaning. In fact, Stark has many other euphamisms for "outer space action"! These include...
  • "Repairing the Hubble"
  • "One giant leap for my manhood"
  • "Doin' it Dalek-style"
  • "Jettisoning the booster rocket"
  • "Going supernova" (wait a minute--! That's actually one of the Human Torch's euphamisms. My apologies.)
  • Crashing the moon rover"
  • "Opening the pod bay doors"
  • "Checking for Tribbles"
  • "Penetrating the wormhole"
  • "Clearing the launchpad"
  • "Tang" (just "Tang")
  • "Shootin' Greedo"
  • "Testing the effects of radiation on bean plants on behalf of a sixth grade science class" (yeah, I don't get that one either)
  • Aaaand, of course...
  • "The Big Bang"

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Uh-oh! Looks like somebody prematurely shot their space-wad, huh? That's okay. I'm sure she won't mind if you just cuddle for a whle.

6 comments:

Tony Stark Iron Man said...

I regret nothing. Alien Babes are hot well not Brood Queens . Not even I've been that drunk.

Steven said...

Looks like somebody prematurely shot their space-wad, huh?

So much for "Iron Man" being a mark of stamina.

Jon the Intergalactic Gladiator said...

What about "Launching photon torpedoes?"

Oh wait, that would be for a different body function.

Marc Burkhardt said...

Materializing the TARDIS?

Chance said...

In these uncertain political times, iron man needs an updated set of euphemisms:

"Laying down the law"
"Planting a spy in the enemy camp"
"Performing the Superheroic Registration Act"

and, of course, once his side loses and he finds himself a friendless outcast, it'll be back to:

"Polishing the helmet"

Nepharia said...

Hey...

Don't knock Ironman...he's hot. Had a fling with him one Winter -- was enough to melt all the snow within 4 feet of the cabin. There was no ice fishing that year...just too dangerous.