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so tonight is the first night in a new era here in indianapolis.
the dawn of the age of superheroes.
after realizing the total lack of justice in the world,my friends and i have decided to become superheroes in order to balance this fracturing planet of ours.
tonight,with my partner in crime fighting “Mr. Silent”,we went around the city helping people and stopping fights,drunk drivers,and a group of young dumb kids hitting an old woman’s car.
we met the mayor of the bums here named ronald whom i will refer to now as Mayor McCheese..he said we have the bums support and that they have some weapons to protect themselves.we’re going to make shirts with pics of our superhero group and hand them out to the city’s homeless..they will state something along the lines of “our heroes”
for the most part,people accepted us right away,and many saluted us as we would walk by.we got a lot of support from the fair people of this city,and that is the kind of positive reinforcement i needed to help me fight crime all night.
the sad thing is this,while trying to stop a fight between two drunken latinos,the police pulled up..they watched them fighting,and us trying to break it up,and after about 2 minutes,they just left.
no help or anything.we were in front of the greyhound station at the time and people said things like “the police here don’t do anything,do they?”..to which we replied “of course not!which is why this city is in such dire need of us!”..there the cops were,getting paid to fight crime,and they just drove by,but us poor superheroes get nothing,yet we’re the ones making a difference..you know,i really dont care though,i dont need money to do this…fighting crime is the cherry on top of my sundae of justice,and i’ll eat those cherries until i get sick.
and then i’ll eat some more.
…that’s just the type of crime fighter i am.
i think the idea of superheroes are so ingrained in the collective unconscious of america,that people just accept the idea that people are doing it..and once they see that we’re doing something they’ve always wanted to do,they will follow suit.
we’ve already amassed a rather formable team under the name
The Justice Society of Justice (now offering twice as much justice as the competitors!).
Our roster so far is: team leader Captain Glory,Mr. Silent,myself (as both The Human Robot,Mr. Geisha and very rarely i break out the german kung fu stylings of Doktor Deutschland),The Apostolic Avenger,Absurdo,The Plunisher,The Hamburger Helper,our jewish rapper friend Dr.Dreidel and his sidekick the Kosher Kid,plus help from our newest comrade,the gynecological justice of The Green Discharge!
..we have affiliate super heroes around the midwest like Cap’n Whiskey in chicago, and Liquid Courage (m.i.a. last seen picking on huge jocks in a bar,downtown louisville)
..separate from the JSJ,but still equally worthy of praise are the michigan based crime fighting family of Captain Jackson,The Queen of Hearts and Crime Fighter Girl.(yeah,i know her name sucks,but come on..she’s only 15)
slowly but surely we as superheroes will help bring this fallen nation of corruption to it’s full glorious potential!
you know what im saying is true!..stand up,fight for justice,put on a mask and cape,and get mad at bad!we have nothing to lose but our identities.we have a world to win!
while doing our rounds,various security guards all over town gave us thumbs up and many citizens waved and wished us well in our non stop fight against tyranny…well,maybe not “nonstop”,because i need to recoup for tomorrow night’s patrol.
so it’s time for bed.
everything i’ve told you is true.this is not satire.
god speed.
and remember
if you’re not sure if you’re super yet,
and you see a crime…….please report it.
leave crime fighting to the professionals.

BY Simone Weichselbaum

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Spiderman has his web and Superman has X-ray vision, but New York‘s real life superheroes just have some sandwiches – and a whole lotta heart.

Costumed street watchers “Life,” “Dark Guardian” and a slew of other comic-bookish men and women patrol the city chatting up people of the night.

Even though cops argue superheroes belong in the movies and not on the streets, “Life” and his odd-looking crew hand out food to the homeless and assure the mentally ill they still matter in a town famous for its arrogance.

“I am selfish, it makes me feel good” said Chaim “Life” Lazaros, 24, a Columbia University film student who co-founded Superheroes Anonymous – a support network that started off as folks connecting on MySpace.

At midnight Thursday, a dozen of the New York contingent will celebrate the group’s second anniversary by taking a plane down to New Orleans.

Big Easy Mayor Ray Nagin will dub Oct. 13 “Day of the Superheroes,” inviting similar-minded caped crusaders from across the U.S. to promote peace and love, a mayoral spokeswoman said.

Still, New York cops weren’t too thrilled to hear about men in tights walking around looking for trouble.

An officer who recently went on patrol with “Life” in Morningside Heights watched as thankful homeless took snacks from the superhero but worried that the masked man couldn’t protect himself, or anyone, from real danger.

“A lot of people were laughing at him,” the officer said. “His only real weapon is a cell phone with 911 on speed dial.”

Batman didn’t need Gotham’s Finest for back up, and real life superheroes argue they have the right to watch the streets without ticking off cops, too.

“They should be happy we are out there,” said Chris “Dark Guardian” Pollak, 24, a Staten Island martial arts teacher by day.

“We expect people to report crime to the police and not put themselves in jeopardy,” NYPD spokesman Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne said.

“We are not doing their job. We are helping them do their job,” he said.

Fans agree: A homeless woman sleeping on a Riverside Drive bench early Tuesday woke up to a pile of snacks left by “Life” and his posse.

“They are going to be blessed,” she said.

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Originally posted: http://www.minnesotacity.org/?q=node/157
Superhero Geist visited the LaCanne Park Celebration of Flood Recovery event. He is one of between one hundred and fifty and two hundred ‘real life superheroes’ who operate in the United Sates, distributing general merriment in a variety of situations. They range in age from 15 to 50, create heroic identities and wear costumes. Almost all have two traits—a love of comics and a desire to improve their communities (from City Pages, 2008). Sunday’s Superhero Geist had words of encouragement for the crowd as he mingled with attendees. He effectively communicated his upbeat attitude.

I got a message tonight from a young lady who wanted me to give her some advice, as her fiance wanted to become a real life superhero..  Unfortunately, she only accepts messages from friends and only allows people to be her friend if they know her last name.  MySpace is funny sometimes.
None the less, I wanted to respond and, maybe this creates an interesting opportunity to share this response with others.  So whereever Ahna is, I hope she gets a chance to read this blog.
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Hello Ahna,
First, don’t panic.  For many men, this is an evolution of their desire to help the world. So, the good news is, your fiance has a good and giving heart.
The second thing is … well … maybe it would be better if my wife just told you how she feels and lives with me.
Hi, I’m CP’s wife… I have to admit, I take it all with a grain of salt.  I love my husband and I want him to be happy and this helps him achieve that.  Mind you, he doesn’t dress up in tights, lurk inalleys and go fight crime. No one should be doing that in real life.  He is more about social awareness, creating programs for community awareness (like a neighborhood watch type thing) and using the costume to gain awareness to his pro social message.  When it comes to the whole “Real Lifer’s” who go out every night looking for trouble I sort of ignore it all.  CP does volunteer with the local police force so he seems to have found a great way to do it all.  For me, as long as he is safe and always comes home to his family.  I support him. 😉 Wishing you the best.
Prime again.
So there you go.  Have your fiance contact me if you’d like.  If you are worried about his safety, well then he does need to talk to me.  RLSHers are not about lurking in dark alleys and taking down drug dealers.  They should be the eyes and ears for law enforcement.  They are not law enforcement officials. Best they/he/we always remember that..  We are about (well, the good ones anyway) finding ways to wake up the world and sending out a message that the heart of a hero lies in everyone.
I hope that helps.  Good luck and write back if you’d liek to hear more.
Best,
Prime
 

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.  ~Anatole France
A “Change Expert” (yes, people actually have titles like these in the business world) told me once, “People only have so much change they can handle at one time.  Some people have more, some less.  Eventually, everyone kind of pauses and says, yea, that’s enough for now.”
I never really thought much about it as changes – big changes – seemed a part of my life.  In fact, if I was not going through some sort of deep, life changing event, I was waiting for the next to occur.
Well, the next has occurred.  Citizen Prime has moved to Utah.

See, I talk so much about living a life full of heroic essence and finding the joy in life, yet I found myself slowly pulled into a life of struggle and obsessive goals and objectives; ignoring, for a time, the best route to my message for myself and my family. And as I live each day for my wife and son, as well as myself, I find their happiness is critical.  And they’re happiness – and mine, I discover each day – resides best in Utah.
Does this somehow affect the existence of Citizen Prime?  Yes and no.  I am always growing, I hope.  And, at the same time, I hold firm to the values that I feel make this country and this world great.  In fact, I’m rather proud of the fact that I am constantly searching for ways to make Citizen Prime relevant in our culture and send a message that people can become the hero in their own story and lead fulfilling, exciting lives.
Yet, along the way, there have been so many ruts to fall into.  It’s almost as if (and maybe it is) I am being tested. Not that I am in the same ballpark as he, but a story comes to mind of Buddha as he was tempted by a series of worldly traps.  He passed by each one successfully only to become more enlightened.  In my own small way, I hope I am on a path that carries the same message.  To evolve is to grow.  I saw another quote that reminded me of this.
It is not necessary to change.  Survival is not mandatory. ~W. Edwards Deming
So why Utah?  Well, both my wife and I are from Utah.  We have a great deal of family and many friends in Utah. And whether I’m Citizen Prime or not, my family always comes first – although I need reminding of that sometimes.  As for Prime and The League of Citizen Heroes, there is much to do to establish a presence here in Utah.  It’s a great time to apply some of the lessons I’ve learned over the last three years.  I’m looking forward to the challenge of starting anew.
And we’re coming out swinging.  A few people might remember the BlogTalkRadio show I hosted called, Are You Primed?.  Well, we’re producing new episodes and they’ll be as informative and interesting as ever. I’ll be producing a weekly vlog, as well, sharing thoughts and lessons on how to live a heroic life.  I got this idea as people were contacting me wanting to do more with there lives.  People have always had challenges with perception and reality when it comes to what I do and what I stand for, so I thought I would discuss how I reconcile that desire to do good and keep my feet firmly planted in reality – a lofty goal indeed and I don’t always succeed!
In my life, for example, in the last year, my wife and I had a baby, we got robbed, we moved states, I changed jobs, we lost three dear canine companions, I lost the Prime Armor in an airport (briefly), had an honorary patrol with both The Black Monday Society and Geist, and continued to build both The League of Citizen heroes, my “alter ego” career and, most importantly, keep my family safe, happy and whole.  And that’s nothing compared to what other people have had to endure; people who have contacted me and shared their stories of good and bad.  And you know what’s most amazing about those people.  They don’t give up or give in.  Those people still keep on looking to do Good and find Good in the world.  I know, from all this, that people can handle much change.
As to that Change Expert’s advice.  She may be right, but I know our limits are so far beyond what we think they are. It’s about staying in the groove, and moving forward.
Until next time, stay strong and stay heroes.
This blog is also available at www.Prime.Vox.com with additional content.

Entomo
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Posts : 2700
Agent of Balance.
Posted 14/05/2008 07:54:52 PM
***Name Edited Out***,
YOU are taking MySpace too seriously, NOT me.
I’m busy with my Superheroic activity (which is everything but a “delusion” – actually, I’m currently going out, in the streets, doing the “dirty job”).
1- Me and Tothian are friends as much as me and Zetaman used to be friends. I DO NOT delete people because Tothian told me to do so… I do whatever I choose to do, above laws, conventions, perspectives. It’s about instinct and… BALANCE. I do whatever I want, baby.
Tothian is just a collegue – I know his dark spots and good aspects. I can say the same for Zeta, less or more.
So much for the history.
It was Zetaman to delete me from his friends list, and I added him again… because I consider him as being one of the best collegues out of there. End of the story.
2- The HERO LINKS fiasco happened because I didn’t like the management of that MySpace profile page. A female troll attacked Master Legend, and HERO LINKS was going to be “used” as well.
STILL, it’s just a MySpace profile page. Who cares.
3- FEMALE anatomy is the only thing I know beyond Superheroics. I could make a bad joke on you, EASILY, but I’m way too “gentleman” to do so. Rejoice.
I failed to recognize you because I mentioned my three collegues… you’re just an host, and NOT a Real Life Superhero yet (I didn’t say “Superheroine” for a reason, take care).
People usually hate you. I cannot blame them, my kitty.
I INJECT JUSTICE.
—————– Originale Messaggio—————-
Da: Apocalypse Meow
Data: 14 mag 2008, 17.05
I delete you for reasons known to me, very real reasons. You are a sell-out,Entomo. You delete other people too, whenever you get the idea that you should. You delete people from Hero Links. So that’s the pot calling the kettle black, is it not? You take myspace too seriously, you do everything a certain person tells you to because you fear losing the superficial relationships you believe that you have formed.
Why would I accept you as a friend when you are not even capable of recognizing me as a host of the Alternates Radio Show? I am the host, Entomo. ‘Zeta, Zero, and Null’, as you call them, are my friends and co-hosts. I guess I am missing a certain part of the male anatomy, and that is the reason you fail to recognize me.
You’re a tool, Entomo. Get bent.
Apocalypse Meow
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“I inject justice.”
Nyx
moderator
Posts : 1069
Mess. You. Up.
Posted 14/05/2008 09:05:55 PM
God dammit, I didn’t want to know her name too. Ugh.
Tremble in the face of the Wall Creeper!
Tothian
admin
Posts : 7940
The Sword Saint
Posted 14/05/2008 09:32:18 PM
Don’t let it get to you, Entomo. I still think you’re cool and badass.
Stay motivated. You’re going to save the world.
Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2700
Agent of Balance.
Posted 15/05/2008 03:18:43 AM
Quote :
Tothian wrote : Don’t let it get to you, Entomo. I still think you’re cool and badass.
Stay motivated. You’re going to save the world.
Tothian,
Apocalypse B*tch is an irrilevant detail.
My mission is holy.
“I inject justice.”
master legend
moderator
Posts : 564
i destoy evil
Posted 15/05/2008 04:17:57 AM
only the true will be left standing here and you are a true monument my great friend Entomo.
master legend
Black Arrow
Posts : 1350
Challenge Everything.
Posted 15/05/2008 08:00:39 AM
Quote :
Nyx wrote : God dammit, I didn’t want to know her name too. Ugh.
Ditto.
Trust no one.
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2700
Agent of Balance.
Posted 15/05/2008 11:08:08 AM
Quote :
master legend wrote : only the true will be left standing here and you are a true monument my great friend Entomo.
We were born to save the world, my friend, plain and simple.
Nyx and Arrow, kick Apocalypse’s fat a** and let’s move forward all together.
“I inject justice.”
Dreizehn
Posts : 1069
13
Posted 15/05/2008 01:18:55 PM
Quote :
Nyx wrote : God dammit, I didn’t want to know her name too. Ugh.
yeah… same
Unlucky are you, who have found 13…
Tothian
admin
Posts : 7940
The Sword Saint
Posted 15/05/2008 02:45:52 PM
I edited her name out.
Do not post stuff that shows people’s secret identities.
Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2700
Agent of Balance.
Posted 15/05/2008 07:06:43 PM
Tothian,
She’s not “one of us”. She’s nothing.
“I inject justice.”
Tothian
admin
Posts : 7940
The Sword Saint
Posted 15/05/2008 07:07:36 PM
Entomo,
I know she’s not one of us. But think of it as like an unwritten rule that heroes and villains do not expose each other’s real names. And if they do, they’re wrong.
Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2700
Agent of Balance.
Posted 15/05/2008 07:55:25 PM
You were right on her. Nostrum too.
Zetaman is just a puppet in her hands.
Sad.
“I inject justice.”
Anax
moderator
Posts : 2073
Carpe Noctem
Posted 15/05/2008 11:50:33 PM
… and then she farted.
A life lived in fear is a life not worth living.
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2700
Agent of Balance.
Posted 16/05/2008 06:19:49 AM
Quote :
Anax wrote : … and then she farted.
What an horror movie.
“I inject justice.”
Hero-Gear.net
moderator
Posts : 2159
We have what it takes to be a
HERO!!
Posted 16/05/2008 08:22:36 AM
See, I could’ve given her whole name, but I didn’t. I’m just cool that way and now no one else has to share that.
LOL
Jack
Jack
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Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2700
Agent of Balance.
Posted 16/05/2008 05:24:04 PM
Quote :
Hero-Gear.net wrote : See, I could’ve given her whole name, but I didn’t. I’m just cool that way and now no one else has to share that.
LOL
Jack
Well said, Jack. Well said.
“I inject justice.”
knight owl
moderator
Posts : 1238
Ad Finem Fidelis
Posted 16/05/2008 10:07:00 PM
are tothian, master legend, and i the only ones on the HN who actually called into the alternates show last night?
(OvO) Aspire to Inspire before you Expire…
Tothian
admin
Posts : 7940
The Sword Saint
Posted 16/05/2008 10:44:22 PM
Probably.
Heh. Good times.
Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2700
Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 08:49:45 AM
Quote :
knight owl wrote : are tothian, master legend, and i the only ones on the HN who actually called into the alternates show last night?
REALLY? What a disappointment.
Tothian… Tothian… Tothian… you talk tough.
Apocalypse Meow attacked me because I’m Tothian’s friend. She’s an enemy. If ‘HEROES NETWORK’ will keep supporting her, I’d forced to stop my affiliation with this place and Tothian himself.
I’m not joking.
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“I inject justice.”
Antithesis
Posts : 542
“An action is morally right
if the consequences of that action
are more favorable than
unfavorable to everyone except the
agent.”
Posted 17/05/2008 11:31:07 AM
I don’t see anyone supporting her.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quote :
Tothian wrote : I’m Fucking Nostrum.
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2702
Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 11:49:40 AM
Quote :
Antithesis wrote : I don’t see anyone supporting her.
Tothian, Master Legend and Knight Owl at her stupid radio show. How do you call that?
I totally revised my top friend list. No more factions anymore. No more collegues who ignore me and/or don’t leave comments on my MySpace profile page. FUCK THEM. No more “Entomo Mr. Community”. I’m done with it.
I’m going to save the world… by myself.
I INJECT JUSTICE.
“I inject justice.”
Antithesis
Posts : 543
“An action is morally right
if the consequences of that action
are more favorable than
unfavorable to everyone except the
agent.”
Posted 17/05/2008 11:52:38 AM
Then go inject justice. Who was i who always said “deeds not words?”
Oh yeah, that was you.
You want to get serious? JUST DO IT. You want to make a change? JUST MAKE IT.
We all know that if you really want to, you can do it.
So go ahead and stop being Mr.Community.
Go save the world.
Go inject justice.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quote :
Tothian wrote : I’m Fucking Nostrum.
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2703
Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 11:57:01 AM
Antithesis, my friend,
I’ve always been serious. “DEEDS, NOT WORDS”, forever. I just thought networking activity would have expanded the movement, thus giving people a choice… giving world an hope. I was partially wrong.
It’s just a silly MySpace profile page, I pretty much know that.
I’ve been patrolling in the streets, FOR REAL. That’s what really matters to me.
I’m now realizing there are a lot of opportunistic people among Superheroes… my so-called “collegues”.
No more “Mr. Community”. Time to do it by myself.
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“I inject justice.”
Antithesis
Posts : 545
“An action is morally right
if the consequences of that action
are more favorable than
unfavorable to everyone except the
agent.”
Posted 17/05/2008 12:42:08 AM
I’ve never doubted that you were serious or real. All I’m saying is that if you want to make a change, just make it. I don’t like it when (and I’m guilty of this myself) people post about how they’re going to make a difference and start getting more serious and then nothing happens. Keep up the deeds-not-words and you’ll be an inspiration to all of us.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quote :
Tothian wrote : I’m Fucking Nostrum.
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2706
Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 01:56:17 PM
You have a point, actually.
“I inject justice.”
Tothian
admin
Posts : 7944
The Sword Saint
Posted 17/05/2008 04:17:45 PM
Entomo,
I called up with Master Legend to try to establish peace within the community. I think it helped a little.
I’m still on your side. Always.
Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2706
Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 04:52:14 PM
Quote :
Tothian wrote : Entomo,
I called up with Master Legend to try to establish peace within the community.
Tothian:
THAT people hate you. They hate you. They hate Master Legend too.
They believe to be the “good guys”. We’re supposed to be the “bad” ones.
FUCK THEM. There’s no alternative way.
I’m done.
“I inject justice.”
Tothian
admin
Posts : 7945
The Sword Saint
Posted 17/05/2008 06:45:53 PM
Entomo,
What do you mean by being done? I thought by being done you weren’t going to deal with that stuff anymore?
There are things that we all should know-
– In the heart of a hero, there is no room for hatred for people who do wrong. Only hatred for the wrong people do. Show forgiveness where it is asked for, when honestly asked for.
– There is no time for internet flame wars. Only time to save the world.
– None of us can save the world alone. We can only do it together, united. That’s one of the many reasons I formed the Heroes Network.
– I hate having to take sides with people. I am open to being friends with anyone. But I won’t give up being who I am or doing what I do just to satisy anyone.
– I know exactly who hates me, even the people who think I don’t know. And… I don’t care. Hatred is their flaw. Loyalty is my strength.
– If someone’s actions are truly unjust, and in the wrong, then it would be appropriate to stand against them.
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Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Nostrum
Posts : 870
“So act that your principle of
action might safely be made a law
for the whole world.”
Posted 17/05/2008 07:27:04 PM
Entomo –
Here’s an idea: If you are going to do this alone, then leave this community. If you want to get something done, then stop bitching about it and stop wasting time on the internet.
Until I see you take these steps, you are just blowing smoke up our asses.
“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.”
– John Stuart Mill
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2718
Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 07:48:00 PM
Quote :
Nostrum wrote : Entomo –
Here’s an idea: If you are going to do this alone, then leave this community. If you want to get something done, then stop bitching about it and stop wasting time on the internet.
Until I see you take these steps, you are just blowing smoke up our asses.
Nostrum,
Since either Zetaman and Tothian turned out to be major disappointments, and their “factions” aren’t far from them, I must confess that you could be right.
And I generally hate to admit that Nostrum is right.
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“I inject justice.”
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2718
Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 07:51:09 PM
Tothian, your words sound FAKE. Stop preaching like a priest.
I haven’t much time to waste on this flaming shit BUT… Apocalypse Meow offended me, mainly because I was a friend of yours. STILL, you joined the bitch’s show in the name of vanity and “popularity”.
Game over, Tothian.
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“I inject justice.”
Antithesis
Posts : 547
“An action is morally right
if the consequences of that action
are more favorable than
unfavorable to everyone except the
agent.”
Posted 17/05/2008 07:51:28 PM
Quote :
Entomo wrote : I must confess that you could be right. And I generally hate to admit that Nostrum is right.
That’s the thing about Nostrum. He’s almost always right, but in general what he’s right about is something we don’t want to beliebe is true.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quote :
Tothian wrote : I’m Fucking Nostrum.
Tothian
admin
Posts : 7953
The Sword Saint
Posted 17/05/2008 08:01:11 PM
Entomo,
Well to be honest, I did not know the full situation. I didn’t pay too much attention to it.
Why do you even care about this? None of this crap is even important. You are making mountains out of mole-hills.
I didn’t even talk to Apoclypse Meow on that show. And I don’t think me going on that show had anything to do with me being popular or not.
Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Tothian
admin
Posts : 7953
The Sword Saint
Posted 17/05/2008 08:04:05 PM
And I never speak lies. If I don’t feel like saying the truth, I’ll say nothing at all.
Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Entomo
moderator
Posts : 2718
Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 08:10:43 PM
If we’re supposed to be a squad of some sort, then we must act as TRUE teammates. I’m a natural born leader and pretty much know the rules of the game. If the enemy hits one of my soldiers, I backfire and kick his ass.
That’s my way.
Tothian, I don’t “hate” you, nor I “hate” Zetaman. I still consider you as being friends of mine.
I’m accustomed to disappointment when coming to people.
My whole point is: the RLSH community has turned its back on me. That’s how I feel. There’s no more respect.
BUT…
… I don’t need the community to be a Real Life Superhero. I just need myself.
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“I inject justice.”
Tothian
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Posted 17/05/2008 08:19:44 PM
Entomo,
I apologize if I did anything to offend or disappoint you. I had no idea it meant that much to you.
But still, we can’t go around not doing things just to worry about what others will think.
This community has not turned it’s back on you. I’m still your friend and colleague, and I would take a bullet for you anytime. Just don’t let stupid, unimportant little things bother you. They don’t matter.
Where-as we don’t need a community to operate and be RLSH’s, we need them for other things. And it’s good to know we’re not alone in doing this – that there’s others out there like us – who we can look forward to teaming up with.
Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Entomo
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Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 08:30:19 PM
I forgot to remind everyone that:
1- I fucked up Ration Reality to defend Zetaman.
2- I fucked up Jerk X to defend Master Legend.
3- I fucked up Beach Shadow to defend Master Legend.
4- I fucked up Phoenix to defend Earth Agent Superman.
5- I fucked up the ENTIRE WORLD to defend Tothian.
6- I fucked up the trolls to defend my collegues.
… and when Superhero set a new MySpace profile page, he hasn’t even cared to send me a request or leave a fucking comment to show world he knows “who’s the real deal out of there”. For instance. Wow.
NO more Mr. Community. No more.
“I inject justice.”
Phoenix
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“Born of the ashes…”
Posted 17/05/2008 08:39:52 PM
You fucked up what? You better mean a city in Arizona…
Phoenix
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“my name is Tothian, and I destroy punchlines”
Tothian
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Posted 17/05/2008 08:40:58 PM
Entomo,
I’m thankful for the times you’ve defended me. And I’ve defended you also.
Don’t worry about un-important stuff. You keep saying you’re not worried about all this, and just want to save the world, but you’re complaining about it.
Send Superhero a friend request, he’ll accept you, then comment each other.
I’m going out on patrol right now. If you want to sit here on the forum and complain, so be it. I say go out and patrol. You’ll feel better.
Tothian
President, Heroes Network
Entomo
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Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 08:54:49 PM
Tothian,
It’s not just Superhero. Everyone acted strange in recent time. But I don’t care anymore.
Let’s see what happens. Another glorious episode of the ALTERNATES radio show featuring Tothian, Zetaman, Jerk X, Phoenix, Nostrum, Master Legend, Agent Null, Nyx, Phantom Zero and Deizehn? Great. Go for it, collegues. Real Life Supervanity.
“I inject justice.”
Entomo
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Agent of Balance.
Posted 17/05/2008 08:59:32 PM
Apocalypse Trash. It’s not just a silly wordplay on the bitch’s name. It depicts the present time of the movement.
My best wishes for your rejuvenated ALL-AMERICAN GUYS community, “collegues”.
See you in the streets. Where vanity has no place and only the strongest can survive… and PROTECT citizens.
I inject justice.
“I inject justice.”
knight owl
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Posted 17/05/2008 09:18:10 PM
entomo, this is the internet. some of us have lives outside of it. sounds like you do too. don’t take it as an insult. be a friendly as possible. a person simply cannot make everyone love them. use these sites for what they were designed for: social networking.
no more. & no less, colleague.
i may have called their show, but that does not at all make you and i (or tothian or master legend, for that matter) any less of a friend to you. if you have a minor quarrel regarding a friend request with some other person, that doesn’t automatically make those people OUR enemy.
and to continue to bash people for something as inconsequential to actual hero-ing as myspace comments or top 10 friends, that will only serve to drive more animosity between you and others who your share a mutual respect.
think about it, friend. surely you can see this internet bickering nonsense is below you.
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Posted 18/05/2008 00:13:18 AM
Quote :
Entomo wrote : Tothian,
It’s not just Superhero. Everyone acted strange in recent time. But I don’t care anymore.
Let’s see what happens. Another glorious episode of the ALTERNATES radio show featuring Tothian, Zetaman, Jerk X, Phoenix, Nostrum, Master Legend, Agent Null, Nyx, Phantom Zero and Deizehn? Great. Go for it, collegues. [g]Real Life Supervanity.
…?
first off… I don’t like being thrown into things without being notified..
secondly… what the fuck is “The Alternates”???
Fortunately it seems, I have been blessed with having a life.. and doing patrols… so I have no clue as to what is going on at all…
… gonna go back to doin mah damn thang.
ya’ll sit around the campfire, roast your s’mores… and make yourselves feel better.
But the truth is, if you have a problem, don’t mope around the internet… go out and fucking do something… jesus i hate the bitching.
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Unlucky are you, who have found 13…
Phoenix
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Posted 18/05/2008 00:18:15 AM
Yeah, because that post isn’t bitching at all (rolls eyes).
We love getting on each other’s cases. And getting on each other’s cases for getting on each other’s cases.
And yeah, I know I just did the same, but that’s a point made in of itself.
Phoenix
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“my name is Tothian, and I destroy punchlines”
Dreizehn
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Posted 18/05/2008 00:50:13 AM
hahahaha….
Unlucky are you, who have found 13…
Nyx
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Posted 18/05/2008 01:18:09 AM
Quote :
Entomo wrote : Tothian,
It’s not just Superhero. Everyone acted strange in recent time. But I don’t care anymore.
Let’s see what happens. Another glorious episode of the ALTERNATES radio show featuring Tothian, Zetaman, Jerk X, Phoenix, Nostrum, Master Legend, Agent Null, Nyx, Phantom Zero and Deizehn? Great. Go for it, collegues. Real Life Supervanity.
Uh….the what, now? First off, I don’t even want to be on the same PHONELINE as Joshua, so the chances of me ever calling in on the Alternates radio show are slim to none.
Secondly, well it just looks like you’re batshit insane at the moment. Seriously bug boy, I respect you; and I hope that you realize that before you’ve severed your ties to too many people.
Tremble in the face of the Wall Creeper!
Entomo
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Posted 18/05/2008 04:18:49 AM
Quote :
Dreizehn wrote :
Fortunately it seems, I have been blessed with having a life..
ya’ll sit around the campfire, roast your s’mores… and make yourselves feel better.
But the truth is, if you have a problem, don’t mope around the internet… go out and fucking do something… jesus i hate the bitching.
So you got a life. Oh well. Good for you. I bet even Joshua X claims to get a life. Granted.
I’m not talking about INTERNET. Who the hell cares about Internet and its fictional world. I have a very interesting life — either as civilian and as Superhero. VERY INTERESTING, to say the least. I can’t explain the details.
I’m just stating a truth related to this movement. And stop acting as Nostrum’s little sister, Dreizehn. Stereotyped.
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“I inject justice.”
Entomo
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Agent of Balance.
Posted 18/05/2008 04:20:17 AM
Quote :
Nyx wrote :
Seriously bug boy, I respect you; and I hope that you realize that before you’ve severed your ties to too many people.
So are you saying I’m wrong on Tothian, Zetaman and their little games? Wow, you’re very smart, Nyx. Are you a detective?
“I inject justice.”
Entomo
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Agent of Balance.
Posted 18/05/2008 04:28:10 AM
… and we’re not talking about INTERNET, but a radio show. If you have the balls, call Apocalypse Meow and kick her in the ass.
I bet you can’t do that. Game over.
“I inject justice.”
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Posted 18/05/2008 04:26:39 AM
This has got to be the most retarded, pointless thread I’ve ever seen.
Now because I love how I just spent hours patrolling while people were sitting online talking crap about me, I demand to know one thing or I’m locking and deleting this thread.
WTF did I do to betray Entomo? I went on a radio show, to try to fix a dispute with people?
Tothian
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Entomo
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Agent of Balance.
Posted 18/05/2008 04:30:26 AM
Quote :
Tothian wrote : This has got to be the most retarded, pointless thread I’ve ever seen.
Now because I love how I just spent hours patrolling while people were sitting online talking crap about me, I demand to know one thing or I’m locking and deleting this thread.
WTF did I do to betray Entomo? I went on a radio show, to try to fix a dispute with people?
Don’t delete the thread. This is freedom. If HEROES NETWORK is truly based on freedom, then let everyone read my MEANINGFUL points.
“I inject justice.”
Entomo
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Posted 18/05/2008 04:31:40 AM
Sitting online? Yesterday I did a patrol. Don’t forget “our” hours are different, I live in Europe.
“I inject justice.”
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action might safely be made a law
for the whole world.”
Posted 18/05/2008 04:39:34 AM
Super vanity?
This coming from the guy who does more Google vanity searches than anyone else in the community?
“OMG colleagues! Look what this article says about me! Look what this web site says about me! Look what these people on this message board are saying about me!”
Don’t you dare accuse me of being associated with that group, and don’t you dare accuse me of vanity.
“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.”
– John Stuart Mill
Entomo
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Posted 18/05/2008 04:45:35 AM
Quote :
Nostrum wrote : Super vanity?
This coming from the guy who does more Google vanity searches than anyone else in the community?
GOOGLE is there. What’s wrong with it? I know I’m the real deal… there’s nothing wrong in reading what they say about me in the spare time. It’s not vanity at all.
I seriously hope you’re not going to band together with people like Apocalypse Meow. Let’s see.
“I inject justice.”
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if the consequences of that action
are more favorable than
unfavorable to everyone except the
agent.”
Posted 18/05/2008 11:10:48 AM
THIS is why I said “if you’re going to make a change, just DO IT.” Because if you sit around preaching, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS!!! I don’t know what other bug crawled up your ass, Entomo, but all you’re doing is casting blame on peoplr who’ve done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG.
WTF is all this about? You’re angry because we won’t go stick up for you against Apocalypse Meow on Zetaman’s show? Go fight your own battles.
You know why nobody is doing that? Because nobody cares about her. We all got over her a LONG time ago. You’re letting your anger get the best of you and it’s apparently driving you insane. Nobody’s banding together with Apoc Meow, we’re just not giving her the satisfaction of caring a shred about her.
And I have to agree with Nostrum, You’ve definitely had your share of supervain moments, but if you’re implying that you’re going to make a change now, then I repeat:
JUST FUCKING DO IT!
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Quote :
Tothian wrote : I’m Fucking Nostrum.
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Posted 18/05/2008 12:19:59 AM
I agree. If you’re done with all the crap, be done with it. If you don’t see the merits of the online community, there’s the door…
Phoenix
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“my name is Tothian, and I destroy punchlines”
Entomo
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Agent of Balance.
Posted 18/05/2008 12:22:33 AM
Antithesis,
Look at the headlines, my friend. This will be my year. And I’d be an “individual” Real with no need to associate my Superheroic name to any RLSH “faction”.
One thing is sure: no fucking vanity-searching radio shows, at least not those led by FatZeta and his lesbo companion.
And they will turn their back on Tothian, Master Legend and Superhero as soon as they can. I will laugh in the shadows.
“I inject justice.”
Entomo
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Agent of Balance.
Posted 18/05/2008 12:25:48 AM
Quote :
Phoenix wrote : I agree. If you’re done with all the crap, be done with it. If you don’t see the merits of the online community, there’s the door…
I’m ready to open the door, Phoenix.
Good luck with your newly-found teammates: ZetaNoPersonality, the Fat-ass Lesbo, Null, Jerk X and Phantom 0. Good luck. You’ll need that.
“I inject justice.”
master legend
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Posted 18/05/2008 01:06:25 PM
Entomo , pleasr listen to the show . i got on it to defend all the real life super heroes and to put jerk x in his place. you will be proud of me i think if you heard the show. believe me it was no social call , it was a phone fight in my case and i think i put them all in there place. listen to the show because i will never be on it again. also i would never betray you, you are one of my greatest super hero friends. don’t let there venom infect you , that is what that batch of rejects want.
master legend
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Posted 18/05/2008 01:34:58 PM
Quote :
master legend wrote : Entomo , pleasr listen to the show . i got on it to defend all the real life super heroes and to put jerk x in his place. you will be proud of me i think if you heard the show. believe me it was no social call , it was a phone fight in my case and i think i put them all in there place. listen to the show because i will never be on it again. also i would never betray you, you are one of my greatest super hero friends. don’t let there venom infect you , that is what that batch of rejects want.
What can I say? Good for you if you showed some serious balls there.
Next time… call her and kick her fat ass by my name.
I can’t do that, I live in Italy.
I feel sorry for ZeroNoPersonality, but he must like to play the woman in their sexual intercourses. (horrid).
“I inject justice.”
master legend
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Posted 18/05/2008 01:36:40 PM
also so everyone else knows . i was alerted they were talking trash about Tothian and myself , a few others i heard . so that is when we called in to say our peace . after all many people here it and i didn’t want a one sided story fooling many once again.just as you Entomo , i get sick of the way things have been going on here. at this time i am recovering from a surgery but will soon be back out in the city streets or where ever. i will still be here for those who are my friends .
master legend
Entomo
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Agent of Balance.
Posted 18/05/2008 01:40:12 PM
In the while that you’re recovering, just kick her fat ass. Show her what a true man can accomplish. (well, she’s not into men anyway).
“I inject justice.”
 

By Agent Null
So, as I have already written about, I went out on my first patrol with Zetaman earlier. While we were doing our thing, we were talking (what? You think we did everything in a gallows silence?), and we discussed ideas, plans for the future, and so on.
But it all came back to the same topic: How do we better present ourselves in a way that demonstrates to the public that we are not just doing this as some sort of childish live-action role playing or for the “lulz”? How can we as members of the RLS subculture prove that we can be more than just silly brats in costume acting out wish-fulfillment fantasy?
Well…I have come to find what I believe to be the answer. It was right in front of my face the whole time, as luck would have it:
Look, very few are going to like what I’m going to have to say here, as it flies into the face of what we know as convention. But then all truths begin as blasphemies. And as I am not a stranger to being strung up for the sin of telling the truth (and not making it funny) with regards to this subculture, I’ve no problems outlining the ways in which this subculture needs to change.
First of all, we need to get away from the comic book mindset that helped create us. As loathe as I am to point this out, comic books are not real. The situations, societies, and attitudes that shape the world of superhero fiction simply does not apply in the real world. Here, in the world where we live, there are very few true heroes just as there are a scarce amount of truly evil villains. In this world, black and white are simply colours; they are not moral absolutes. Calling ourselves ANYTHING other than “Real Life Superheroes” would be a huge step in the right direction.
Second of all, we need to be more transparent. Think about it: you decide to become a costumed crusader. Now, during the course of making this decision, you decide to set up a webpage and forum in an effort to reach out to other like-minded individuals. And then, you make the forum private, with membership upon approval. Sooo…doesn’t that defeat your purpose? If you TRULY want to help the public, you would not set up a place for discussion that they cannot read and discourse with you. To even entertain the notion suggests something to hide. And most likely, they will believe that you are hiding that face that you really haven’t done anything of note, nor will you ever. Judging from what I’ve read on those forums, I also believe this to be the case. Also, if you are the type who is sensitive to any flames you may receive from the public you are trying to reach out to (and you will), perhaps this is not the line of work for you after all.
Third, we need to be more exclusive. Look, one of the biggest issues within this subculture stems primarily from an appalling lack of standards. Are we really that desperate for validation that we should accept anybody who comes along with a MySpace profile and a few good (if mainly false) tales of derring-do? I should truly hope not. I hate to go back to this, but in one discussion I had, I pointed out that our subculture would even accept John Wayne Gacy if his icon pic was of him in his clown costume and he claimed to “destroy evil”. I still believe this to be the case. On this same topic, if one of us is shown to be less than they claim to be and it can be proven beyond all doubt, then they should be cast out from the subculture altogether if they will not explain or justify themselves. No other society would allow people of this nature to remain with them. Why should we?
Fourth, we need to be honest about ourselves. This goes toward transparency, but it still bears mention nevertheless. Look, I do not believe a majority of those within this group are as active in fighting crime as they would have us believe, if they are at all. If one fights crime in the manner in which these people claim to, and they have not been killed or arrested for vigilantism then fantastic. More power to them. But prove it. Show some documentation, whether it be a police report or a newspaper article or a link to a news broadcast. If one cannot, they should either be silent about it, or they should not be surprised when such claims fall under heavy investigation and scrutiny. The basic rule should apply: proof or it didn’t happen.
Fifth, while I understand the affectation towards maintaining a secret identity while on the job, the fact remains- YOU ARE NOT YOUR CODENAME. At the end of my day for example, I’m not Agent Null. I am me. Agent Null is nothing more than a symbol I gave myself. Anyone can be Agent Null.
Sixth, I know goes back to point #4. But here it is: If you actually are fighting crime, busting drug dealers and muggers and the like, and this can be proven; once again I say that’s fantastic…But you have changed NOTHING. Zip, Zilch, Zero. How is that, you ask? It, like so many other answers I present here, is quite simple. You change nothing because not once have you managed to combat the REASONS crimes occur. In fact, I have a crisp clean sheet of paper with President Lincoln’s mugshot printed on it that says you never once gave that any real thought. You know something guys? The internet is a fantastic place, full of magic, wonder and knowledge. Perhaps if you devoted even a half hour of the time you would normally use to talk about which non-existant spells to use while fighting demons that aren’t there or which piece of armour would look cooler on your MySpace profile to looking at the real sociological motivations behind crime, you would be so much more effective at PREVENTING crime from happening in the first place. Now, I am not so naive as to assume that we can prevent future crimes from occuring merely by dint of our efforts in tackling real issues (for once). But you know, in the end, that is a more noble end than simply beating up criminals.
Seventh, we need to be active in the cities we live in. By this, I do not simply mean we need to be constantly patrolling the streets in search of ciminals to thwart. Far from it. Instead, we need to show EVERYONE from the rich to the poor, the old to the young, that we care about them and want to be able to succeed on their own. We need to be present in soup kitchens or other charities. We need to be seen handing out necessary survival items to those who lack them. We need to be the first to lead drives to aid those who have suffered losses. If we have first aid and cpr training, we need to teach others to do the same thing. If we are martial artists, we need to teach others to protect themselves. We need to not selfishly hoard our abilities to sate our own ego. We need to demonstrate and teach those abilities to those who wish to learn them.
And finally, we need to be proactive in the above methods. Sitting here and debating these topics will get us nowhere. What I have stated here is nothing less than the whole truth of the matter. The more we sit here and debate the points to death, the less we are out there, doing what needs doing.
And the less we are out there, the closer we creep to carving our epitath as a punchline in pop culture history.
Toodles!
-AN