CBD>From: Christopher Bradley Devlin <cd1i+@andrew.cmu.edu>

CBD>>but it's nothing compared to the (ahem) unique helmet
CBD>>design seen in the new Animated Series: it has a huge opening for his
CBD>>mouth, topped by the world's tiniest eyeslits above the enormous mouth
CBD>>opening. Batman's helmet probably cuts you down to about 12 degrees of
CBD>>unrestricted vision. With a helmet like this, he might just be better
CBD>>off with the leather cap/mask thingy.

CBD>C'mon, Batman doesn't need to SEE.  He's Batman.

CBD>Did you notice he only takes the bike out in the snow or rain?

So let's see what we have on the Batdude so far: He has a weird helmet.
He drags his knee in corners (thanks, Cookson, but how does he do it?
Hidden Bat-pucks?), and he only takes the bike out in the snow or rain.
Also, he lets Robin ride! I think I could have used a Bat-mom. Would
have made getting my license a lot easier!

There's a trend here: Stylish helmet, Stylish knee-dragging, rides only
in Stylish cartoon precipitation. Hmm . . . Could it be that we're
dealing with a veritable airborne mammalian poseur? Dare I say it, a
BAT-SQUID?? (huh? Bat-Squid?) It all adds up now . . .

Let's make the B-man an honorary DoD DuDe. All he needs is a DoD
sticker.

Actually, anyone have an address for Batman's current artists, both
comic book and animated series? We'll write and ask if Batman would like
to become an honorary Denizen! Yeah!

Special To The KoTL: Is there a precedent for inducting an imaginary
member with an imaginary motorcycle? Having seen the computers in the
Bat-Cave, I think we can safely assume that he also has imaginary
Internet access.

Ryan Cousinetc.|1982 Yamaha Vision XZ550 -Black Pig of Inverness|Live to Ride
KotRB          |1958 AJS 500 C/S -King Rat                      |to Work to
DoD# 0863      |I'd be a squid if I could afford the bike...    |Flame to
ryan.cousineau@compdyn.questor.org  |   Vancouver, BC, Canada   |Live . . .


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