Heh. Very amusing, W. It reminds me of a similar experience when I was a kid and my parents took me to one of the local toy stores to see "The Incredible Hulk." This was, of course, when the Bill Bixby/Lou Ferrigno series was airing on TV, as well as the long-standing Marvel comic. So, I was half-expecting to see Lou Ferrigno signing autographs. When we get there, I see a guy in a large, hard plastic shell-type costume (similar to those creepy easter-bunny heads, only a full torso, arms and head). One of the things that still sticks in my mind about the whole experience was that the plastic shell was covered with green flocking. (Flocking is very fine fibers, glued to a surface, and usually has a velvety texture to the touch.) So here's this guy greeting kids, shaking hands and being a generally nice guy... (Every kid knows that the Hulk's supposed to be mad...) Then I made the comment, "Why are you fuzzy?" to which the Hulk responded "Musta been somethin' I ate, kid..."
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Date: 2005-07-18 17:06 (UTC)Nope, not the real Hulk, either.... :-)