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Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Jones

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Phoenix Jones is the leader of a ten-member "real-life superhero" group called the Rain City Superhero Movement, which operates in Seattle and Lynnwood, Washington. At night, he enters a secret room of an unnamed comic book store and dons a costume which consists of a bulletproof vest and stab plating, as well as an arsenal consisting of a stun baton and oleoresin capsicum/tear gas personal defense spray.

He says the best way to prevent getting mistaken for a criminal by the police is to wear a supersuit.

Uhhh... appears to be 100% genuine, for example this CNN report.

myp · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:06

In the UK alone:

The Statesman
Knight Warrior
Dark Spartan and the Black Void

There are quite a few more. :facepalm:

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:11

Tesco Value Batman.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Obviously, the best way to not be mistaken for a criminal is to look like a nutter! Cop: "there's a gang member fighting with a psychiatric patient. Which do I shoot? Both of them!"

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:14

It is making me thing of only fools and horses.. The batman episode

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:17

When I was down in kernow, on the local news there was a ninja from Yeovil who wandered about the town wearing black pajamas, in the shadows with a foam rubber sword. I think he had problems, though, as he walked as if he was carrying an small box containing a bird. The bit with his wife was also quite funny. Only, everybody now knows his name, knows the sword itsn't real, and probably where he lives. Stupid ninja.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22363

I'm sure we have done this before, but that was probably in Bits and Bobs

I just love the fact that there is a rift in the group, with a splinter group setup. That is how evil organisations start...

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

And where were they during the riots?

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

LewieP wrote:

And where were they during the riots?

Looting, obvs

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6584

Now taking bets:

Former Special Forces martial arts expert making the city a safer place : 1000/1
Well-meaning comic book fan reporting parking violations : 10/1
Deluded fantasist considered by police to be a danger to himself : 1/200

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 13:13

MaliA wrote:

When I was down in kernow, on the local news there was a ninja from Yeovil who wandered about the town wearing black pajamas, in the shadows with a foam rubber sword. I think he had problems, though, as he walked as if he was carrying an small box containing a bird. The bit with his wife was also quite funny. Only, everybody now knows his name, knows the sword itsn't real, and probably where he lives. Stupid ninja.

Found it

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38597

Ah, the mean streets of Yeovil.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 14:12

DavPaz wrote:

Ah, the mean streets of Yeovil.

Anagram of Yo Evil.

Malc74 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 18:40

MaliA wrote:

...there was a ninja from Yeovil...

Now, you don't hear that shit every day.

devilman · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 19:10

MaliA wrote:

When I was down in kernow, on the local news there was a ninja from Yeovil who wandered about the town wearing black pajamas, in the shadows with a foam rubber sword. I think he had problems, though, as he walked as if he was carrying an small box containing a bird. The bit with his wife was also quite funny. Only, everybody now knows his name, knows the sword itsn't real, and probably where he lives. Stupid ninja.

Found it

I do wonder about the 'past six years' thing. It'd be easy enough to say that you'd be doing it for years and then if someone pulls you up on it, you'd just say that you were that good that nobody has seen you yet.

Also, Kernow is just a made-up place. Like Gotham City.

Alarm · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 19:17

There was a documentary on C4 a month or two ago about "real life superheroes". It did seem like a couple of the people there decided to "give it a go" after seeing the producer's advert.

"Are you a real-life superhero? Would you like to be on TV? Contact us on..."

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

Alarm wrote:

There was a documentary on C4 a month or two ago about "real life superheroes". It did seem like a couple of the people there decided to "give it a go" after seeing the producer's advert.

"Are you a real-life superhero? Would you like to be on TV? Contact us on..."

HBO aired a documentary on the same subject about a month or so as well.

Definitely worth a watch if you can track down a copy.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14512

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Jones

No idea if this prompted it or not , but he makes a 'guest' appearance on this Nerdist podcast I was listening to today : http://www.nerdist.com/2011/08/nerdist- ... -cranston/

YOG · **Posted:** Tue Sep 06, 2011 22:21

Quote:

I think he had problems, though, as he walked as if he was carrying an small box containing a bird.

Charging up a hadouken, innit?

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