Polite Dissent

14 Responses to “ It’s Like Looking In A Mirror ”

1. Charlene
   November 12th, 2009 at 12:55 am
   

   Water allergy aside, how does avoiding an allergen for 48 to 72 hours help anything?

2. Beaton
   November 12th, 2009 at 1:06 am
   

   Never mind that — how do you swim cross-country?

3. Mike Blake
   November 12th, 2009 at 3:55 am
   

   I thought Aquaman had to return to the water every sixty minutes back in those days.

4. Anu
   November 12th, 2009 at 4:51 am
   

   Charlene, it must be a temporary allergy caused by some poison or radiation or something like that :-)

5. arkonbey
   November 12th, 2009 at 9:21 am
   

   I was going to say something but, Beaton’s observation has trumped all.

6. Ben
   November 12th, 2009 at 9:41 am
   

   Erm… you put a swimming pool on a truck? I think someone in Britain did it.

7. Metz77
   November 12th, 2009 at 9:59 am
   

   Charlene: I think the context is probably that Aquaman would only be allergic to water for two or three days.

8. Chuk
   November 12th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
   

   Is it like looking in a head mirror?

9. Napkin
   November 12th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
   

   If Aquaman is really allergic to water, what about all the inherent water vapor in the air?

   Perhaps I’m missing something in context, but shouldn’t Aquaman should be convulsing on the floor in hives?

10. Your Obedient Serpent
    November 13th, 2009 at 12:28 am
    

    Mike: I’m pretty sure the every-sixty-minutes thing was a Silver Age addition, when every character had to have their Kryptonite Factor as a cheap route to provide “suspense” or an obstacle to overcome. The art in this looks Golden Age, or early Silver at the latest.

11. animus
    November 13th, 2009 at 3:55 am
    

    Beaton: Does this answer your question?

12. Mike Blake
    November 13th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
    

    YOS, Aha. It’s the Earth-Two Aquaman!

13. rob
    November 20th, 2009 at 1:51 am
    

    I have a friend who is allergic to water.

    Of course really he is probably allergic to something that is extremely common in water, but whenever he takes a shower or goes swimming his body breaks out in these red splotches. He says they itch a little but it’s nothing he can’t deal with. They go away after about an hour when he dries off.

14. EL
    November 20th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
    

    @ beaton: He found that elusive NW passage. . .
    _____________

    Excuse me, aren’t we mostly water? Help! I’m allergic to the fluid that makes up most of my body!

Leave a Reply