{"id":603,"date":"2011-07-13T20:27:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T02:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mceachernfamily.com\/blog\/?p=603"},"modified":"2011-07-13T20:27:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T02:27:27","slug":"why-do-superheros-wear-their-underwear-on-the-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mceachernfamily.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/why-do-superheros-wear-their-underwear-on-the-outside.html","title":{"rendered":"Why do Superheros Wear Their Underwear on the Outside?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight when I came home for work Alex asked me “Hey Dad, why do Superheros wear their underwear on the outside?” And you know what, I had absolutely no idea what to say.<\/p>\n

“Well, it’s because, um, well you see, um…..I don’t know.”<\/p>\n

I turned to the great Google tonight and apparently I’m not the only one out there asking the question as it’s the top suggestion.<\/p>\n

\"Google<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, none of the links lead anywhere worthwhile.<\/p>\n

I mean, think about this, your a superhero designing your costume. You have super strength, x-ray vision, unbreakable bones or what have you and the best you can come up with for your superhero costume is tights, underwear on the outside, and maybe a cape thrown in there for good measure. What purpose do the underwear serve? What fashion statement are they trying to make?<\/p>\n

I don’t have any nifty theories of my own but quite possibly Mel Brooks summed it up the best,<\/p>\n

We may look like pansies, but don’t get us wrong or else we’ll put out your lights. <\/em>
\n We’re men, we’re men in tights (TIGHT tights), <\/em>
\n Always on guard defending the people’s rights. <\/em>
\n When you’re in a fix just call for the men in tights!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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