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modernboy
08/05/09

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I love that store. Used to live just a few blocks from it. You have to recite an oath of justice when you buy things.
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Lassus
08/03/09

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I have actually have a can of that antimatter for when R.O.A.C.H. or the Daleks attack.

No, wait. The antimatter is for the Daleks. For R.O.A.C.H. I think I have some coat hangers and a can of Aquanet. That should be sufficient.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
08/03/09

@Lassus: Are you kidding? We love Aquanet. It used to destroy the ozone layer, but now we just use it to achieve scary hairdos.

Also, the a-hole "heroes" we fight probably have asthma. One squirt of that stuff and they'll be wheezing all over the costumes their mom made.
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Boas_MC
08/04/09

@Lassus: I have a can of the antimatter too! As Braak says, this a great store, and I had the pleasure of living just around the corner from it for some years. The secret door to the writing room is pretty awesome, but so are the mesh-metal stairs you can mount while wearing a cape. Once at the top you can turn on a fan below the stairs that'll blow your cape superhero-style.

The Pirate Store at 826 Valencia in San Francisco is pretty darn fun, too.
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FrankenPC
08/04/09

@Lassus: I keep buying cans of antimatter, but every time I try to use it, it just blows up in my face.
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Boas_MC
08/04/09

@FrankenPC: Like the can says, don't use a wet spoon!
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ManchuCandidate
08/03/09

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Captain Yesterday, Clobberella and Superking approve!!
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phoenix
08/03/09

@ManchuCandidate: This is EXACTLY what came to mind when I read this. :D Bring on that cream!
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braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
08/03/09

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Man, these guys are great. The best part is the secret door behind one of the sets of shelves, that leads to a library and writing room where kids can learn how to write.

A writing room, I should point out, that has close to A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF BOOKS, donated by ME, and for the which I was never thanked, but only looked at as though I were some kind of jerk for saddling them with excess inventory.

Still, though, it's a cute store, and a great idea, and I approve of their mission.
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