Radioactive Wasps! PANIC!

[JoeyDonuts]

HOLY ******

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090612/ap_on_re_us/us_radioactive_wasps

Today, the nests, which could number in the thousands, are "fairly highly contaminated" with radioactive isotopes, such as cesium and cobalt, but don't pose a significant threat to workers digging them up.

Yeah, that's what they're saying now. We'll see who's laughing it off when these little bastards start blasting Godzilla rays out of their thoraxes.

[arthwollipot]

As for the wasps themselves, they're largely long gone — the insects don't reuse their nests when they colonize each spring.Which makes me wonder - where did they go?

I bet they're being collected on some volcanic island by a mad scientist who plans on using them in his evil plan for world domination.

[JoeyDonuts]

I bet their newfound radioactivity grants them the power to assemble into a gigantic Decepticon-like super wasp.

There's only one man who can save us from our impending doom at the hands of these hymenopteran terrors...

http://www.badmovies.org/tvshows/ultraman/ultraman2.jpg

[arthwollipot]

Go, Power Rangers, Go!

[JoeyDonuts]

Oh no. The guy in the picture above would clean house on the Power Rangers (even if I'm pretty sure he was the inspiration for them in the first place)

[foxholeatheist]

Is that Ultraman? It almost looks like Prince of Space too.

[Tony Inchpractice]

Is it Jet Jaguar? From Godzilla vs Megalon? And possibly some other films...

<I'm pretending like I don't still watch Godzilla movies>

[JoeyDonuts]

Yeah, that is Ultraman.

My homeboy and cribbage partner.

[Ashles]

Yeah, that is Ultraman.

So what's the "Man" hierarchy?

From the names I would assume:

Ultraman > Megaman > Hyperman > Superman

Surely "Mega" is better than "Hyper" which is in turn better than mere "Super" and "Ultra" beats them all?

I'm not talking about relative powers posessed, but just who is "best" from their names.

It's important.

[casebro]

So if I get bit by a radioactive wasp, I'll become Wasp Man?

It worked for Spiderman.

[casebro]

So just exactly how many rems is "fairly highly contaminated"?

Apparently not enough to cause any grief. Sounds like non-news. The title might as well be "Harmless non-problem found. Film at Eleven". Again.

[Denver]

So what's the "Man" hierarchy?

From the names I would assume:

Ultraman > Megaman > Hyperman > Superman

Surely "Mega" is better than "Hyper" which is in turn better than mere "Super" and "Ultra" beats them all?
,,.

I think there should be a Meta in there someplace too.

[Segnosaur]

I for one welcome our new Wasp overlords.

[Myriad]

So if I get bit by a radioactive wasp, I'll become Wasp Man?


Most definitely.

The trick is getting the wasp to bite.

Respectfully,
Myriad

[hodgy]

So if I get bit by a radioactive wasp, I'll become Wasp Man?

It worked for Spiderman.

I reckon so - and you would develop the superpower of having an insatiable appetite for other people's jam. You would probably get a great big stripy arse and look like Stingo off Fifi and the Flowertots.

[dudalb]

Calling Jan Van Dyne, Calling Jan Van Dyne....

[Denver]

I reckon so - and you would develop the superpower of having an insatiable appetite for other people's jam. You would probably get a great big stripy arse and look like Stingo off Fifi and the Flowertots.

Or something from the Bugaloos (http://www.saturdaymorning.pop-cult.com/bugaloos.html).

[casebro]

Excuse me while I go buzz off.

"Casebro's buzzing off! Casebro's buzzing off! "

[Liamo]

So what's the "Man" hierarchy?

From the names I would assume:

Ultraman > Megaman > Hyperman > Superman

Surely "Mega" is better than "Hyper" which is in turn better than mere "Super" and "Ultra" beats them all?

I'm not talking about relative powers posessed, but just who is "best" from their names.

It's important.
But where would Super Inframan (or is that oxymoron man) sit?

[Beerina]

"Welcome to my evil Lair."

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll38/Gnurl/Dr_Evils_Henchmen.jpg


Did you acquire the sharks with laser beams?
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll38/Gnurl/n24555852181_837917_7467.jpg


No, but we got a lot damned closer this time: Radioactive wasps!
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll38/Gnurl/austin5lm0.jpg



Mmmmm...Ok.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll38/Gnurl/thatcouldworkdr_evil.jpg

[Robster, FCD]

Brilliant, Beerina! :D

[arthwollipot]

This was not an idea that occurred to me while I was explaining my plans for world domination to my supervillain minions...

http://forums.randi.org/picture.php?albumid=42&pictureid=1205

[Checkmite]

Which makes me wonder - where did they go?

They all died. The entire colony dies every winter, except for one queen, who finds a safe spot in the ground or in a tree or something and goes into stasis essentially until the spring.

Unlike, say, honey bees whose entire colony survives the whole winter because they are awesome.