Rands In Repose: Spandex

Spandex

I’ve had a bizarre fascination with spandex since I was a pre-teen. The only root cause I can think of is there was a time in my memory when there was “no spandex”. For some twisted reason, it bugged me when I read comic books and knew there was no way these heroes could show off their rippling herodom because all the clothing material I knew hung on you like a sack.

Yes, you are reading that right. The lack of a spandex-like material made Superman less believable.

In related news: SPANDEX HGUAHGUHAHHGLAHUHGAUHGLB

In unrelated news: I’m going to track how Google ranks Rands in Repose relative to the word spandex over time. As of 10am PST, 3/29/03, this article has not been noticed by Google.

[5/1/03 Update]: Doesn’t look like Google has crawled the site… yet.

[5/9/03 Update]: Still no significant change in the Google Spandex query. Great article about the dense and incestuous linking that occurs within weblogs that defies Google’s ranking mechanism.

[5/16/03]: Wired tackles Search Results Clogged by Blogs…

# April 29, 2003

14 Comments (Comments are closed)

Stonewall Jackson wrote:

imagine AVRIL LAVIGNE in SPANDEX

OMG

Seriously, what sort of discussion did you expect??

ON April 29, 2003 9:04 AM

rands wrote:

I WAS SERIOUSLY NOT EXPECTING MUCH. I AM NOW PRESSING THE BACK ARROW AND STARING AT ANGELINA JOLIE AGAIN.

ON April 29, 2003 9:08 AM

buh wrote:

MMMM... BOOOBIES...

(I'd say more, but that would get in the way of looking at uhm... what was I saying?)

ON April 29, 2003 11:02 AM

spiral of gayness wrote:

ugh, going to die.

that thing is killing me

ON April 29, 2003 12:09 PM

John Ashcroft wrote:

OMG LADY JUSTICE IN SPANDEX!

QUICK COVER HER UP!

ON April 29, 2003 1:58 PM

Darien Zaxxon wrote:

bless this right that is spandex so that well muscled heros may go about their day a half layer from nekkid.

~Darien, what if superheros wore wool? itchy itchy wool

ON April 29, 2003 2:35 PM

Eliza wrote:

SCRIBBLING FURIOUSLY IN SMALL, INCRIMINATING NOTEBOOK (SURFING EBAY WITH THE OTHER HAND)

GOOGLE RESULTS ON "SPANDEX TOP HAT" INCONCLUSIVE

ON April 29, 2003 3:21 PM

Stonewall Jackson wrote:

I've got a major wool fetish as it happens

ON April 29, 2003 3:28 PM

eli sarver wrote:

This ranges from OMG THE BRAIN HAS NO BLOOD (Angelina, et. al.) to I'M BLIND AND I WILL ALSO NEED THERAPY (No fat chicks)

ON April 29, 2003 5:50 PM

Darien Zaxxon wrote:

only one good thing can come of wool... taking it off... superhero hentai for all!

...alright back to that pic of angelina *back*

~Darien, Once saw a spandex top hat but i doubt we could make a fetish mag just for rands.

ON April 29, 2003 6:03 PM

yojauta wrote:

You're really trying your best to establish yourself as heterosexual, aren't you?

WELL SOME OF US SURE KNOW BETTER

ON April 29, 2003 9:36 PM

Stonewall Jackson wrote:

what ru his fing wife????

ON April 30, 2003 3:54 AM

shrike wrote:

The thing that always bothered me about superhero's is WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY WEARING BRIGHTLY COLOURED SKINTIGHT CLOTHING? WHAT IS THIS, MADI-GRAS?

ON April 30, 2003 5:41 AM

eli sarver wrote:

I saw that poster (err standup, whatever) at the theater on Wednesday.

Greater than lifesize HURR!

I'd watch her read the phone book, so long as she was wearing spandex and wriggled around a little.

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