From buddy  Sat Sep 23 21:23:47 1995
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 21:23:43
Subject: oracle


The Usenet Oracle has pondered your question deeply.
Your question was:

> Oh mighty and wise Oracle, to whom all is known, and little is
> forgotten, help me with this:
>
> Why is it that on the old Superman shows, Superman would be face to
> face with a bad guy, and the bad guy would start shooting at him,
> Superman would just stand there with his chest out and a smile , as
> to say "Ha Ha!!! You stupid fool you can't win I'm Superman.  It's my
> show, didn't you see the beginning?  It's not called big, stupid,
> ugly guy with a gun."  But the bad guy just shoots til he runs out of
> bullets, then he looks at the gun, and shakes it.   Then what's he do?
> He throws it at Superman!!  AND SUPERMAN DUCKS!!!!!!!!!   WHY????????b.

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} Actually, he ducks under the bullets, too.  It's just too
} fast for the movie camera to pick up.  If you watch some
} of those old flicks closely, you can sometimes see an old
} grandma in the background behind Superman, dropping stone
} dead with big holes in her.
}
} You owe the Oracle a screenplay for "Big, Stupid, Ugly Guy
} With a Gun".
}
} On second thought, don't bother.  I just checked the movie
} listings, and it looks like it's already been done.