Do You Want to be Cool?

August 6th, 2008

Filed under: Comics

Ad from Action Comics #617
Ad from the pages of Action Comics #617 (September 1988)

There’s a sad irony involved when you have to learn to be cool from an ad found in the back of a comic book.

(Plus it seems the first step of being cool is becoming Canadian.)

10 Responses to “ Do You Want to be Cool? ”

  1. george salire
    August 7th, 2008 at 1:30 am

    Awesome. I’ll be using the term ‘choker’ from now on.

    I knew I learned all the wrong things. I don’t need to learn to love myself and have self-esteem…I just need to be COOL!

  2. Jillian
    August 7th, 2008 at 7:37 am

    And learn to gladly pay you Tuesday for a burger today!

  3. David Oakes
    August 7th, 2008 at 8:57 am

    Hey, if it was good enough for Superman…

  4. gorjus
    August 7th, 2008 at 9:17 am

    In today’s money that’s nearly $10. So . . . “hey, send me ten bucks, and I’ll make you cool!” Riiiiiiiiiiiiight.

  5. Sarah
    August 7th, 2008 at 11:37 am

    Y’know, “whimp” does make more etymological sense than “wimp.”

  6. Sarah
    August 7th, 2008 at 11:39 am

    Just checked the address. I had no Idea Kitchener was such a bastion of cool. I think I know someone who went to engineering school there, but he prides himself on being geeky rather than cool. Which makes him cool.

  7. Sleestak
    August 7th, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    “Move to Canada. It snows nearly year round”!?!

    I wasted $5 bucks on a stupid joke? I could have gotten a set of 20 “Would You Believe?” cards for $1.95!

  8. Sable Hope
    August 24th, 2008 at 4:58 am

    Scott, I’m curious- why did you pick Edmonton when the label says Kitchener? Alberta is a bloody long way from Ontario. Completely different province. :P
    But you’re right, you picked the better hockey team. [But you missed out on seeing the faux oil derrick that shoots off fireworks.]

    Also to be cool and canadian you need both Beer and an Evil Sentient Beaver. As is seen… here. :D
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqOI7KejIng

  9. Scott
    August 24th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
    Official Comment

    Sable,

    I picked the best (at least to a hockey fan like me) rendition of Oh Canada I could find on a quick YouTube search.

  10. Sable Hope
    August 26th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

    Scott, lol, yeah that is a really good one. Edmontonians are rather rabid hockey fans. [I rememeber at least one near-riot from when they got into the semifinals]
    I can never remember the rules, but I’ll always cheer for my home team ^__–

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