The Secret Lair

In a planning meeting for our demisemicentepisode one of the minions suggested that we ”pull out all the stops”, at which point Dr. Pindar, our Director of Etymological Accuracy and General Nitpicking, pointed out that The Secret Lair does not have a pipe organ installed. This, quite naturally, led to several hours of rational discourse on whether, given the lack of pipe organs, we ought to leave some of the stops in or simply not bother with the stops at all. The discussion concluded, as is often the case, with a face-stabbing. Further planning meetings were deemed unnecessary.

Our special guest is Jay “The Kingfish” Lynn from the Metamediocrity audio comic book. Speaking of special and mediocre, our special sauce is Thousand Island Dressing blended with mayonnaise. Jay joins us at the International House of Johnson for a discussion about superheroes and approximately three inches of latex.

Promo: Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell.

Chief Medical Officer’s Progress Report #1. In which the Bad Doctor is extremely disappointed with what passes for a pandemic these days.

Discussion: What is a superhero?

• Are transforming robots from the planet Cybertron superheroes?
• What about androids built right here on Earth?
• Does a superhero have to possess meta-human abilities?
• Can you break Overlord Miller’s brain by suggesting that Batman isn’t actually a superhero?
• Are figures of legend and myth (e.g., King Arthur, Hercules) superheroes?

Musical Interlude: “White Wedding” by The Harvey Girls.

Welcome to the Ministry of Crackpot Schemes and Unfortunate Synergies

• Jay applies the Polly Pocket Principle to superheroes to create the next must-have “action figure” for young boys.
• But would it work?

On the other side of the coin…

• Let’s talk about anti-heroes (or anti-superheroes).
• Are Saw and Jason Vorhees superheroes after a fashion? Are they heroes at all?
• What do horror movies, Grimm’s Faerie Tales and urban legends have to do with superheroes, if anything?
• Are we really just talking about various forms of morality tales?
• You know, I think it’s entirely possible that we’ve begun to digress, just a little. That never happens!

The Secret Library: There’s a rumor going ’round that the Overlords will be discussing Christopher Moore’s Lamb on an upcoming (perhaps even the next) episode, so the MoCSaUS (boy, that’s awfully close to “mucous”, isn’t it?) has suggested that our next book be The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

Lairkeeping

• Our theme song is still “Skullcrusher Mountain” by Jonathan Coulton, because it’s podsafe and has the words “secret lair” in it. Come on, you knew that, right? Speaking of podsafe, did you know that Overlord Miller’s podsafeword is “Terra”?
• Join our forums and stir up some trouble. Go ahead; I triple-dog dare you.
• Phenylketonurics rejoice! Our contact form contains no phenylalanine.
• If you prefer e-mail, you may leave feedback. At The Secret Lair. Dot com.

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• @The_Kingfish I like how you used that word, "unscathed". It means the conditioning worked. in reply to The_Kingfish #
• @Nycteris Yes! Yes! I feel the hatred within you! Give in to your…wait a minute, what kind of crime did you have in mind? in reply to Nycteris #
• While we're up here we should erase all evidence of Armstrong & Co., just to give the conspiracy theorists more ammunition. #
• Our next episode features @The_Kingfish as our "guest" and a kickass discussion of what makes a superhero. Look for it later this week. #
• @thebeardedgoose You may be compelled to do so, through one means or another. in reply to thebeardedgoose #
• @radioisopod Though not entirely in the realm of political correctness, we would be very interested in data re: Baby Ninjas vs. Baby Sharks. in reply to radioisopod #
• Hell. It is a bad thing when the beam changes color from red to a sickly green? Where's the manual for this thing? #

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• RT @Cmaaarrr: Generating audio for @thesecretlair … tremble and quake as appropriate. #
• Said to a coworker: "So, if you need to handle more volume, you fire up more shoggoths." I love my job. #
• @The_Kingfish All road trips undertaken in the name of The Secret Lair must be executed at high speed and with vehicle-mounted weapons. #
• @The_Kingfish Ohio is vorpal skunk country. Trust us when we say you do not want to deal with the aftermath of hitting a vorpal skunk. in reply to The_Kingfish #
• Re: impending arrival of @The_Kingfish. Are we equipped to handle another goatee? Someone check the tolerances and get back to me. #

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