The Dark Knight, pulled over by Police. (For Celia!)

Vince524 · Mar 30, 2012

I'm Batman!!

Ok, I had to say that. So Batman got pulled over because he didn't have his tags on. But the cops didn't give him a ticket and didn't make him unmask either. I heard about this story and went looking for a link. I went through many before I found the one I chose because it becomes more than just a funny story about a man dressed up as a giant, flying rodent.

Batman is a businessman from Baltimore County who visits sick children in hospitals, handing out Batman paraphernalia to up-and-coming superheros who first need to beat cancer and other wretched diseases.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/multimedia/dynamic/01416/ALERT_--_BATMAN-_H_1416246k.jpg

Read the whole story. It's worth it. And we could all use a little story to remind us there are some hero's left in the world.

robeiae · Mar 30, 2012

Your first link is no good.

ETA: here's one: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...tman-this-guy/2012/03/28/gIQA8nPjgS_blog.html

Vince524 · Mar 30, 2012

Sorry, try it now.

Celia Cyanide · Mar 30, 2012

I think there is something missing from this thread title....that is...."For Celia."

Vince524 · Mar 30, 2012

Celia Cyanide said:
I think there is something missing from this thread title....that is...."For Celia."

Batman fan?

Opty · Mar 30, 2012

Well, her avatar looks to be Harley Quinn, so...

Mharvey · Mar 30, 2012

Haha

"You can send me Robin if you wish..."

Gotta hand it to the cops on this one, they had a good sense of humor about it.

muravyets · Mar 30, 2012

That's sweet, adorable, emotional, and I love that guy.

GeorgeK · Mar 31, 2012

(Cringes) Bats are not rodents...

Celia Cyanide · Mar 31, 2012

Vince524 said:
Batman fan?

Hey, Vince, do you ever listen to KISS?

Jcomp · Mar 31, 2012

This story wins the internet for the week.

Kaiser-Kun · Mar 31, 2012

The aftermath.

The aftermath's aftermath.

J.S.F. · Mar 31, 2012

Lenny rocks!

The dude does a service of his own free will and I am totally down with that. Seems like a nice guy with a great sense of humor and a really, really cool car.

Kudos to the cops who didn't ticket him. Reading the link made my day.

kaitie · Mar 31, 2012

This is just awesome. I love what he's doing, and I wish there were more people in the world like that.

thothguard51 · Mar 31, 2012

The guy is kind of a local hero at the hospitals and other kids events. He is having his own bat mobile made and the cost, $250,000. His son will sometimes accompany him as Robin...

He says he loses about 5 pounds a day in water weight from wearing the costume. Its hot, but the guy is a real life hero and does not go looking for the publicity...

AncientEagle · Mar 31, 2012

Some days it's hard to remember that there are good people.This is a great reminder.

JimmyB27 · Apr 1, 2012

"Batman told officers his real name was not Bruce Wayne but Lenny B. Robinson"
Isn't not revealing your secret identity the first thing they teach you in superhero school?

J.S.F. · Apr 1, 2012

JimmyB27 said:
"Batman told officers his real name was not Bruce Wayne but Lenny B. Robinson"
Isn't not revealing your secret identity the first thing they teach you in superhero school?

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Well, they did allow him to keep his mask on.

Always wondered about the 'secret identity' thing. John Stewart (one of the Green Lanterns) never wore a mask but Hal Jordan did. Wonder Woman doesn't keep her identity a secret yet Batman and Superman do. I guess privacy is a bigger issue with them....

muravyets · Apr 1, 2012

Superman was an undocumented alien, so I guess he would want to keep his identity a secret from the authorities.

And Batman was rich. I'm sure Bruce Wayne got bombarded with begging letters and frivolous lawsuits anyway. Can you imagine if it got out he was also the Caped Crusader?

Celia Cyanide · Apr 1, 2012

The secret identity thing is kind of passe. They don't really have them unless there is a reason for it. Bruce Wayne has one because he is a local celebrity in Gotham City. Superman has one because he wants to pretend he's human. If he were to fully embrace what he is, he would be a god. But he loves humanity, and he wants to belong. But most of them don't do the secret identity thing anymore.

thothguard51 · Apr 1, 2012

Ahhh, didn't the Hulk and Iron Man keep their identities a secret, or does that count as the old days? I think even the transformers sort of keep their identity a secret, unless you know what to look for...

Trying to think of what super hero does not keep their identity a secret and coming up with a blank...

Celia Cyanide · Apr 1, 2012

thothguard51 said:
Ahhh, didn't the Hulk and Iron Man keep their identities a secret, or does that count as the old days? I think even the transformers sort of keep their identity a secret, unless you know what to look for...

Trying to think of what super hero does not keep their identity a secret and coming up with a blank...

Most of the Teen Titans. And several of the X-Men.

Kaiser-Kun · Apr 1, 2012

The Fantastic Four have no secret identities.

J.S.F. said:
John Stewart (one of the Green Lanterns) never wore a mask but Hal Jordan did.

In the beginnings he refused to wear a mask.

Then again, recently I think he divided patrol duty with Jordan, and Stewart sticks mostly to Outer Space. Maybe there was no need for a mask in such duties, since most aliens would feel all humans look alike anyway.

AncientEagle · Apr 1, 2012

Sorry. I must have wandered into this forum by mistake.

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