"...I can climb walls..."
July 6, 2012 10:49 AM Subscribe
It's a really complicated costume. Perhaps his spider-sense warns him when he's about to skip a stitch.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 11:05 AM on July 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 11:05 AM on July 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
He didn't sew anything. He wove the whole thing. He was able to invent the web shooters and the chemical that goes in them because he has special "spider knowledge" or something. Spiders weave webs so why shouldn't that mean that he can weave his costume?
posted by VTX at 11:21 AM on July 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by VTX at 11:21 AM on July 6, 2012 [1 favorite]
Superpowers did not include "tight editing."
posted by bicyclefish at 11:39 AM on July 6, 2012 [19 favorites]
posted by bicyclefish at 11:39 AM on July 6, 2012 [19 favorites]
I'm not sure how 'less impressive' it is. I'd put my ability to sew that costume and my ability to climb a wall at about the same level. And I think, given training, my wall crawling could eventually improve.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 11:47 AM on July 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by MCMikeNamara at 11:47 AM on July 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
Superman leads Doctor Bendorion while Wonder Woman busily stitches. (via)
posted by twoleftfeet at 11:49 AM on July 6, 2012
posted by twoleftfeet at 11:49 AM on July 6, 2012
orb spider, funnel spider, costume spider
posted by SharkParty at 12:16 PM on July 6, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by SharkParty at 12:16 PM on July 6, 2012 [3 favorites]
I always figured his Aunt May made him learn how to use a sewing machine and mend clothing. She grew up in the Great Depression, after all, so it'd make sense that she'd want to pass on those practical frugal skills.
* In the original comics, for at least a few more years before the sliding timescale puts paid to that.
posted by bettafish at 12:47 PM on July 6, 2012
* In the original comics, for at least a few more years before the sliding timescale puts paid to that.
posted by bettafish at 12:47 PM on July 6, 2012
Is the joke 'Men sure are awful at things that only women should do'?
posted by shakespeherian at 1:05 PM on July 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by shakespeherian at 1:05 PM on July 6, 2012 [2 favorites]
Spiders weave webs so why shouldn't that mean that he can weave his costume?
With his butt-cheeks presumably.
posted by bonehead at 1:06 PM on July 6, 2012
With his butt-cheeks presumably.
posted by bonehead at 1:06 PM on July 6, 2012
Is the joke 'Men sure are awful at things that only women should do'?
What? No. The joke is "sewing is hella hard."
A few Spidey writers -- Stan Lee himself, Peter David -- have brought up the sewing thing in the past.
One of the big things that sold Peter Parker on just blithely accepting alien symbiotic goo that spread all over his body as an acceptable lifestyle/clothing choice was that it was self-repairing. There was no end of "Gosh, it just transforms into my street clothes! Golly, no more late nights stitching up holes!" when it first appeared, with an appalling lack of "Hey, what the blistering fuck is crawling all over my body?"
posted by Shepherd at 1:10 PM on July 6, 2012 [8 favorites]
What? No. The joke is "sewing is hella hard."
A few Spidey writers -- Stan Lee himself, Peter David -- have brought up the sewing thing in the past.
One of the big things that sold Peter Parker on just blithely accepting alien symbiotic goo that spread all over his body as an acceptable lifestyle/clothing choice was that it was self-repairing. There was no end of "Gosh, it just transforms into my street clothes! Golly, no more late nights stitching up holes!" when it first appeared, with an appalling lack of "Hey, what the blistering fuck is crawling all over my body?"
posted by Shepherd at 1:10 PM on July 6, 2012 [8 favorites]
Is the joke 'Men sure are awful at things that only women should do'?
No, not really at all. I think it completely avoids that route entirely.
In fact, despite the many, many times throughout the years, Spider-man has been shown sewing (which I'm sure is what inspired this video), I can't think of any times when it has been played for that angle. More in the "being a superhero sucks in ways you don't consider" angle (like this) because it's not like he can take his suit into a tailor or ask Aunt May to put some patches in.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 1:15 PM on July 6, 2012
No, not really at all. I think it completely avoids that route entirely.
In fact, despite the many, many times throughout the years, Spider-man has been shown sewing (which I'm sure is what inspired this video), I can't think of any times when it has been played for that angle. More in the "being a superhero sucks in ways you don't consider" angle (like this) because it's not like he can take his suit into a tailor or ask Aunt May to put some patches in.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 1:15 PM on July 6, 2012
The Avengers parody includes blackface!
Indeed. I closed that tab as soon as I saw that.
posted by King Bee at 1:29 PM on July 6, 2012
Indeed. I closed that tab as soon as I saw that.
posted by King Bee at 1:29 PM on July 6, 2012
Is the joke 'Men sure are awful at things that only women should do'?
No, not even close.
posted by facetious at 1:48 PM on July 6, 2012
No, not even close.
posted by facetious at 1:48 PM on July 6, 2012
Tinker, Parker, Soldier, Spy.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 8:05 PM on July 6, 2012
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 8:05 PM on July 6, 2012
I was thinking more like
Tinker, Tailor, Spider, Guy.
posted by tilde at 8:23 AM on July 9, 2012 [2 favorites]
Tinker, Tailor, Spider, Guy.
posted by tilde at 8:23 AM on July 9, 2012 [2 favorites]
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