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Superpowers in your family

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:57 pm
by Alice
Not real superpowers. Just stuff. Like....

My father's superpower is the ability to know how a TV show or movie will end. He's been wrong, maybe twice that I know of. When he shares what he knows, it knocks your socks off. He either knows the ending to within a pinpoint, or he can tell you one of three ways it will end. (I think he tries not to say anything so he doesn't spoil the ending for others.)

According to my brothers, I have "Cat Radar," the ability to spot cats anywhere. So that's mine.

Any "superpowers" that you people have in your families?

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:25 pm
by Hephzibah
Mine would be a cat radar too XD My dad's is the ability to A) Spot planes (a plane radar) and B) Drive the car while watching the planes XD

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:59 pm
by the_lizardqueen
Off the bat, I'd say my dad has the superhuman ability to maintain a train of thought for unusual lengths of time. Often we'll all be talking about something, we'll move onto another topic and an hour later he'll add something to the original topic, making us all think that he's completely random when really, he has a freakishly long attention span and he thinks waaay too much.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:07 pm
by Syaoran
I am going to think about this.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:30 pm
by shooraijin
Do they use their powers for good or for awesome?

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:36 pm
by JoyfulSongs
That superpower possessed by every female: the ability to squeeze every bit of possible meaning out of the most meaningless words.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:13 pm
by Alice
How dare you say that about me, Joyful Songs? : P

Hm, good or awesome. Um, good? Maybe?

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:34 pm
by JoyfulSongs
Hmmm.... Now what did she really mean there? *goes off rambling*

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:46 pm
by shadowblade
Hmm, well my dad has a really cool power. If he falls asleep on the couch or something, if someone turns off the tv, he instantly wakes up, whether he's facing the tv or not. It won't even matter if he's in a deep sleep or even if the tv's on mute. He always knows. Lol.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:48 pm
by Alice
LOL.

Yeah, my mom does that with the TV. She can also fall asleep at any movie known to man, including the Star Wars movies she desperately wanted to stay awake for.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:05 pm
by Rachel
Does a sense of humor count? 'Cause if so, I've got superpowers out the wazoo.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:06 pm
by HisaishiFan
My daughter's super power is burping. Really loud. (Especially for a five-year-old). At least, that's what she told me her super power is.

My husband's is sleeping with his eyes open. Really. It's creepy.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:43 pm
by Fsiphskilm
My mom

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:12 pm
by Ashley
My brother can eat 20 dollars worth of food at Taco Bell, and not only will he NOT gain an ounce of weight, he'll also be hungry. I eat a salad and gain 5 pounds. :shady:

My mom has the ability to cry at ANYTHING. And I do mean anything. I think she cried in just about every Disney movie ever made. :eyeroll:

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:41 am
by Danyasaur
my brother has the ability of fore knowledge of all that is video games.

my mom has the ability to sniff out every shop in town that has anything even REMOTELY to do with home decorating.

my dad has the ability to learn ANYTHING he wants to just by reading a book about it.

myself? . . . *shrug* I can down a full glass of water in under 4 seconds u.u

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:53 am
by Mave
My mother has the uncanny ability to worry over just about anything. She also had the tendency of blowing things out of proportion.

My father has amazing parking skills. Not only can he park his car in the smallest spots ever, there was an incident when he managed to squeeze the car into an empty parking lot that was blocked by some doubleparked car....by reverse driving.

My brother has the ability of escaping any household chore. Guess who ends up with it. :lol:

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:40 am
by LorentzForce
My father than fix anything given the tools. _Anything_. Once had to replace his truck's engine, did it himself after hiring a working garage.

My mother can see behind her.

My sister can... uh... nothing really.

As for myself, well, that's for you to find out ;)

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:49 am
by Madeline
My mom ruins books/movies/anything with a plot all the time because she is excellent at solving mysteries, and feels that it's necessary to tell us what's going to happen next right at the peak of the suspense...o_O

Dad can go for a week without sleeping and still function- sort of. He's the resident zombie. XD

Superchibi, my sister, can con anyone in the world for 25 cents with her amazing cuteness. One time during the California Wildfire, we were evacuated for a week at the church and there was a skittles machine. I kid you not, she got a quarter out of EVERY SINGLE PERSON in that entire church. Chibi ate so many skittles that she got sick and gave the rest to me...

I think I have smart mouth/hothead super powers. It took me most of my life and many bruises before I realized that it wasn't very bright of me to respond to teasing with a punch in the face or a kick to the...well, you know. Older kids liked to pick on me after school because I was feisty and had a terrible temper. I fought as hard as I could to get revenge and sometimes I ended up hurt worse than they did. One time I got in a fight and was nearly strangled by a sixth grader. I don't think he really wanted to kill me, luckily. Even though it was a scary experience, I didn't learn a thing. Now, I realize the error of using violence on impulse. I regret some of the things I did because, well...let's just say they weren't very nice. ^.^;

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:21 am
by Mr. SmartyPants
shooraijin wrote:Do they use their powers for good or for awesome?


XDDD i don't remember where that reference was from!

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:26 am
by Sakura15
Mr. SmartyPants wrote:XDDD i don't remember where that reference was from!


Isnt it from Strong bad??

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:02 am
by Artist4Jesus89
I think mine is (not all the time though) telling that somone is behind me or somewhere near me and i am loud.
My grandma's is knowing when i get into her penut butter crackers and she is very courageous.
And my sisters is scareing people and getting boyfriends!

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:11 am
by Mr. SmartyPants
Sakura15 wrote:Isnt it from Strong bad??


i believe so! sankyuu!

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:45 pm
by SpikeSpiegel306
My dad definitely has immortality for a super power. I dont know how, but the man can survive anything he manages to get himself into...car wrecks, fights, crazy University students, rabid math problems...you name it.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:15 pm
by IZ&Trigun4life
Hmm let me see I have the power to figure out endings of movies before they end...(most of them time when i'm really into it) and when I was younger, I had lighter radar....for some odd reason I of all peopel would be the one to always findone of my mom's lighters in some unusual or unsafe place. But of course I would bring them to her immediately...after the 3rd or 4th tiem she started getting freaked out. I can also mimic just about any sound my cats have made and have the power to call my one female cat, Tiffany, and send her running from just about any hiding place..to me ^^

Oh and my mom's is basically popping out of anywhere and scaring the crap out of me.

and My uncle has fart powers. What i mean liek that..he can fart on the couch and the smell will stay in the pillows for weeks.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:57 pm
by aule1701
i can get anime like two weeks before its out thats gotta be a super power oh and i can stay up for 72+ hours
my mom has the power of anoying me

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:15 pm
by Syaoran
I have the abillity to know whats wrong with any thing and then fix them.....I also have the abillity to know if some one is behind me.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:40 pm
by Ssjjvash
My dad has the unique ability to make friends with every single person he comes in contact with. And he's always been able to make us kids stop crying within seconds by making us laugh! Plus he can spot slug-bugs like nobody's business!!

My mom, like almost every mom, has eyes in the back of her head and her super power would be whipping kids into shape when they get outta' line on her time.

KazuValis can give you a smart-crack on command. At least, he used to be able to do that.
Gungrave knows how to have a good time with his friends! It's hysteria at midnight when the three of us get together.

My super power is prolly my memory. I remember stuff from when I was three. Animals are drawn to me too. Well, mostly their snot. My pets think I'm their kleenex.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:11 pm
by Madeline
My super power is prolly my memory. I remember stuff from when I was three. Animals are drawn to me too. Well, mostly their snot. My pets think I'm their kleenex.


Thank you for sharing that. It gave me a good laugh! :lol:

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:45 pm
by c-girl
My power is to freak people out. >^^< My brother's power is to sleep in WAY LATE. My mom's power is to know things and secrets without anyone saying it. My dad's power is to surprise.... Lol! >^.^<

PostPosted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:51 pm
by Fireproof
I can predict which episodes of syndicated shows will air, and tell if a TV is on within about 50 yards. I can also actively spell out each word in a sentence at rapid, and comb my hair with my feet.
EDIT: Also, if I'm lying on my back and laughing, I can keep laughing for as long as I want.