Batkid saves Gotham

[YankeeFan]

This thing is so universally beloved, the only thing left is for Slate to write that it sucked.

And, **** to star a thread on the Slate article...

 

[H.L. Mencken]

If I was on Twitter, LTL, I would steal that and tweet the **** out of it. Because it is gold.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

If I was on Twitter, LTL, I would steal that and tweet the **** out of it. Because it is gold.

Done.

 

[Rhody31]

I read somewhere that the SF Chronicle received so many requests for the mock front page, they're gonna print it tomorrow.

 

[playthrough]

Make-A-Wish outdid itself so well that eventually they'll have a tone-deaf parent ask why their kid can't get an entire city shut down.

 

[DanOregon]

Seattle did something similar a few years back. Actually made me like Seattle for a few weeks.



Sadly, Erik Martin has since passed on.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

This thing is so universally beloved, the only thing left is for Slate to write that it sucked.

That, and Starman ranting about how the president shouldn't be wasting his time on videos for sick kids.

 

[Batman]

Rather liked this dig at Los Angeles from one of the Gotham City Chronicle stories:

Murderers, burglars, muggers and homework copiers seem to have moved to other, superhero-free cities. Like Los Angeles.

 

[MileHigh]

Nice video by the Chronicle.

http://vimeo.com/79541124

 

[DanOregon]

New Cheer "We've Got Batkid" to replace "Beat L.A."

 

[HanSenSE]

The letterhead on the indictment is awesome. The fact there's a PDF of the indictment is awesome.

I saw Brenda Starr and Lois Lane had bylines in the Chronicle, too. Who is Perry White?

Bring back the "restoring faith in humanity thread."

Just don't call him Chief.

Photos by Peter Parker, too. No love for Jimmy Olson?

 

[Baron Scicluna]

The letterhead on the indictment is awesome. The fact there's a PDF of the indictment is awesome.

I saw Brenda Starr and Lois Lane had bylines in the Chronicle, too. Who is Perry White?

Bring back the "restoring faith in humanity thread."

Just don't call him Chief.

Photos by Peter Parker, too. No love for Jimmy Olson?

He's on furlough.

The rest of the Gotham City Chronicle writers were laid off, which is why they needed to use the staffers from their sister paper, the Daily Chronicle. Planet.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Make-A-Wish outdid itself so well that eventually they'll have a tone-deaf parent ask why their kid can't get an entire city shut down.

I think you just found the hook for the inevitable Slate article about why yesterday sucked.

 

[DanOregon]

I figure some SF alternative paper will track down the public cost of the Batkid day in fuel, loss of productivity, and the shame of the City of SF for using a Lambo for the Batmobile instead of a more eco-sensetive Prius. What better way to be a "superhero" and not just save a person, but save the planet at the same time than an electric Batmobile?

 

[I Should Coco]

Saw this on AP last night and made sure to jam the story and a couple pics in our paper. Great stuff.

Readers of the Podunk Press will survive if they get this story instead of yet another writeup of political namecalling.

 

[YankeeFan]

 

[MileHigh]

I figure some SF alternative paper will track down the public cost of the Batkid day in fuel, loss of productivity, and the shame of the City of SF for using a Lambo for the Batmobile instead of a more eco-sensetive Prius. What better way to be a "superhero" and not just save a person, but save the planet at the same time than an electric Batmobile?

City Supervisor Eric Mar said on Instagram: "Waiting for Miles the Batkid and wondering how many 1000s of SF kids living off SNAP/FoodStamps could have been fed from the $$."

 

[DanOregon]

The supervisor is appropriately named.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

I figure some SF alternative paper will track down the public cost of the Batkid day in fuel, loss of productivity, and the shame of the City of SF for using a Lambo for the Batmobile instead of a more eco-sensetive Prius. What better way to be a "superhero" and not just save a person, but save the planet at the same time than an electric Batmobile?

City Supervisor Eric Mar said on Instagram: "Waiting for Miles the Batkid and wondering how many 1000s of SF kids living off SNAP/FoodStamps could have been fed from the $$."

Yup. And how many food stamps kids will a new basketball arena feed?

 

[deskslave]

Is it wrong that I look at that Mercury-News front and can't stop myself thinking "there's no such thing as an at bat in cricket"?