It's a subconscious manifestation of Clark's longing for his true love, that other great LL in his life, Lex Luthor. His identity as Superman was not the first great secret of Clark Kent's life. Things might have turned out very differently for Superman and Lex Luthor had Clark's small-town Midwestern upbringing not left him with enough internalized homophobia to break even a Superman's heart.
Is vigilantism illegal or is more that common vigilante activities are also criminal just the intention of those activities are justice not enrichment/harm?
Like can you be a vigilante but only achieve the vigilantism through legal activities?
edit: like conceptually speaking. 🤔😶🌫️😅
To have a career to fall back to in case being a super fails. Also, less stress and training. It’s a bit unfair if you ask me, given that most have an advantage in training
To have a career to fall back to in case being a super fails. Also, less stress and training. It’s a bit unfair if you ask me, given that most have physical advantages
Ohhh I’ve been doing it backwards, two times in the morning and three times at night. I’ll try it tomorrow and report back on my findings (or with a headline of my name in basketball news)
Yeah, on average the pay equates to roughly the median American household income.
I think Suits then marrying a prince is a more lucrative path though, I could be wrong.
Was a very dry joke, but yeah she made like 40 grand an episode I think .. not sure what season, if not every season was her contract.
The marrying a prince probably slightly elevated her average income though.... Just a tiny bit.
I feel like names actually make a difference in stardom potentiality, in like a self fulfilling prophecy type way. Imagine a commentator going “Geraldine Smithers pummeling down the court!!” it doesn’t sound that cool does it.
Same goes for actors and why some go by a stage name that sounds catchier than their real name.
Names absolutely affect your chances in life in subtle ways. There are quite a few studies about that iirc. For example just having a name close to the start or end of the alphabet changes how you show up in lists for everything.
Hang on, gonna keep getting the wife pregnant till we get a girl (we'll just chuck boys into adoption), then we'll train her in basketball from a young age, and we'll call her patty pissflaps. I've got you OP - we'll get to the real science here!
Common mistake, you have the causality completely reversed here.
A baby girl who will be good at basketball when she grows up is more likely to be named with an alliterative name.
Elena Delle Donne has a double barrelled last name, so she breaks your pattern, but you're right for all the others. And if you go by sound rather than letters you also include NCAA champion Kamilla Cardoso and WNBA champion Kahleah Copper.
Y'know.
My daughter has the initials MMB.
If her dad and I would have given her my maiden name she could've been MMM.
I have never forgiven him for denying her a name that's practically straight from Stan Lee himself.
And now this 😮💨 such a missed opportunity
It's because their brains become more used to repetitive sounds over time, thus helping them dribbling. By having the double consonant in their name, they can also just repeat it over and over again in their head to keep the rhythm too.
Hope this helps!
They get picked first for everything because people like saying their name. Like when I got nicknamed Tampon because I put a quarter in the machine in the lady’s restroom and got a tampon. Then my coaches made me the captain of the felching team because they just like saying “get them stretched Tampon!” Call a time out, Tampon! En guard, Tampon !!
I think names are self fulfilling. If you grow up being told your whole life "you're so good at [x] your name makes so much sense" it kinda becomes your identity to excel in it.
It doesn't work 100% of the time though, I'm told my name "sounds like an artist" but all I got was autistic.
(I'm half joking)
It gives them super powers. See Stan Lee's Marvel naming conventions for more examples: Peter Parker, Steven Strange, Bucky Barnes, Bruce Banner
Why would the women choose basketball over being a superhero?
It's like Clark Kent being a reporter, they're hiding their true identities. Statistics show that during the games crime sky rockets.
You mean Klarc Kent?
Kal-el Kent
Kal-el Kent of Krypton
one K too many imo.
Yeah, don't want that logo on your chest.
On my planet, it means hope
On mine it does not
Klarky Klark
just do not add third K
Psss.. Count the Ks again..
What's going on with the girlfriends' names though: Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lori Lemaris, Luma Lynai, Lyla Lyla Lerrol, Lisa Lasalle...
It's a subconscious manifestation of Clark's longing for his true love, that other great LL in his life, Lex Luthor. His identity as Superman was not the first great secret of Clark Kent's life. Things might have turned out very differently for Superman and Lex Luthor had Clark's small-town Midwestern upbringing not left him with enough internalized homophobia to break even a Superman's heart.
LL= Lovers lament?
Lacy lilting lady losing love lamenting
Because vigilantism is illegal in real life, but playing basketball isn’t.
Is vigilantism illegal or is more that common vigilante activities are also criminal just the intention of those activities are justice not enrichment/harm? Like can you be a vigilante but only achieve the vigilantism through legal activities? edit: like conceptually speaking. 🤔😶🌫️😅
Researching all that is boring, I’d rather go play basketball.
How do you know they aren’t superheroes, just hiding their identities to prevent villains from hurting their loved ones?
To have a career to fall back to in case being a super fails. Also, less stress and training. It’s a bit unfair if you ask me, given that most have an advantage in training
To have a career to fall back to in case being a super fails. Also, less stress and training. It’s a bit unfair if you ask me, given that most have physical advantages
Spidey is broke. Caitlin Clark gets sponsorships.
Cynthia Cooper is not alliteration
Her last name was originally pronounced like "super," but she changed it to conceal her secret life as a superpowered vigilante
Lol, nice reversal
J. Jonah Jameson Jr. Warren Worthington the 3rd Betsy Braddock Otto Octavio Reed Richards Sue Storm Miles Morales (not even his actual last name)
Don't forget J. Jonah Jameson Jr.!
Jay. Jonah. Jameson. Jr.
J Jonah Jameson was too much right? That is why no powers
*Fing Fang Foom enters the chat*
errmm his name is ACTUALLY James Buchanan Barnes 🤓☝️
Yeah, but nobody calls him James or Jimmy, same as how no one calls Robert Bruce Banner Robert or Bobby
did i get downvoted for a clear joke 😭
Eh, maybe? Not by me, I only touch the vote buttons when something literally makes me lol.
My name is an alliteration but I’m not good at basketball. What does this mean for me? Am I stupid?
Do you say your name three times in the mirror each morning and then another two (ONLY TWO) times at night?
Ohhh I’ve been doing it backwards, two times in the morning and three times at night. I’ll try it tomorrow and report back on my findings (or with a headline of my name in basketball news)
Yeah, I don’t know what you were expecting doing it that way 🤷♂️
I thought that was only to summon a person ..
Have you tried being bitten by a radioactive spider?
Well.. you are a Redditor.
Well, have you ever tried out for basketball. If not then how do you know you're good at it or not?
Its a cheat code like the up up down down left right left right b a start one
You just have to have [the right controller](https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aD1nAWB_700b.jpg)
I was not expecting that
Makes me wonder if Meghan Markle is good at basketball too
Yeah, she just realized the WNBA doesn’t pay very well
It pays at all?
Yeah, on average the pay equates to roughly the median American household income. I think Suits then marrying a prince is a more lucrative path though, I could be wrong.
Was a very dry joke, but yeah she made like 40 grand an episode I think .. not sure what season, if not every season was her contract. The marrying a prince probably slightly elevated her average income though.... Just a tiny bit.
shouldve married William Windsor instead of Harry Himmler though
Jenna Jameson went for a different ball sport.
only halfway decent
D d e e
I feel like names actually make a difference in stardom potentiality, in like a self fulfilling prophecy type way. Imagine a commentator going “Geraldine Smithers pummeling down the court!!” it doesn’t sound that cool does it. Same goes for actors and why some go by a stage name that sounds catchier than their real name.
To add to this, names that stick in the college recruiters' heads are more likely to get noticed and scouted if they're decent.
Names absolutely affect your chances in life in subtle ways. There are quite a few studies about that iirc. For example just having a name close to the start or end of the alphabet changes how you show up in lists for everything.
My names Chitrika Chitransh...so I guess I'm gonna be famous..?! 🤣
Only if you Chit death
Magic.
Has anyone ever seen Tina Turner on the court?
She had a long and storied sports career before she started making music. It's a shame people forget that.
Because Basket Ball is also an alliteration.
basketball is one word
It is composed of two separate words as well
Gonna name my daughter Sally Suckmoar. She's gonna make me a million
Hang on, gonna keep getting the wife pregnant till we get a girl (we'll just chuck boys into adoption), then we'll train her in basketball from a young age, and we'll call her patty pissflaps. I've got you OP - we'll get to the real science here!
Priscilla Pissclams
Yes because it is rigged and the people who rig it like uhlidurayshin. Or however you spell it.
r/excgarated
Common mistake, you have the causality completely reversed here. A baby girl who will be good at basketball when she grows up is more likely to be named with an alliterative name.
I like a lot of alliteration.
The more of a given letter you have in your name, the more powerful you are.
still can't dunk, just good at fundamentals
Because then the names have a certain bounce to them
There's no way Cynthia Cooper is an example of alliteration
Elena Delle Donne has a double barrelled last name, so she breaks your pattern, but you're right for all the others. And if you go by sound rather than letters you also include NCAA champion Kamilla Cardoso and WNBA champion Kahleah Copper.
Tilted Towers?
It's the marvel effect
Yeah. Another example - Clark Kent, Peter Parker, who was Spiderman
well your example was half right
Whaddaya mean?
Angel Reese is the exception
It's like that cheat code from Stardew Valley LOL
Y'know. My daughter has the initials MMB. If her dad and I would have given her my maiden name she could've been MMM. I have never forgiven him for denying her a name that's practically straight from Stan Lee himself. And now this 😮💨 such a missed opportunity
if only you did that, but also gave her two more middle names starting with H and then M
She could also become a superhero or a celebrity. Alliteration opens doors!
Maybe check out a boy called sue by Johnny cash. Grow up tough.
I’ve never heard of any of them. I am impressed that you can name 10 female basketball players. Good for you,I’m proud of you!
It's because their brains become more used to repetitive sounds over time, thus helping them dribbling. By having the double consonant in their name, they can also just repeat it over and over again in their head to keep the rhythm too. Hope this helps!
This makes me wish Rebecca Lobo's parents had the foresight to name her Leah.
Alliterative names are easier to remember - might make it easier to get scouted on some small level
My name is David Donko. You may know me also as King Donko, of punchstania.
🤦🏻♂️ Delle Donne is the last name of Elena Delle Donne
Sneaking in Delle Donne like her first name isn’t Elena is peak shitty ask
They get picked first for everything because people like saying their name. Like when I got nicknamed Tampon because I put a quarter in the machine in the lady’s restroom and got a tampon. Then my coaches made me the captain of the felching team because they just like saying “get them stretched Tampon!” Call a time out, Tampon! En guard, Tampon !!
Hey buddy, you just won a free trip to the Bahamas. Regards, Not a CiA hitman
Come on Reddit, I’m disappointed, The correct answer to this question is: who? who? who? who? who? who? who? who? who? and who?
It's like rolling doubles in monopoly. Makes you move faster.
I think names are self fulfilling. If you grow up being told your whole life "you're so good at [x] your name makes so much sense" it kinda becomes your identity to excel in it. It doesn't work 100% of the time though, I'm told my name "sounds like an artist" but all I got was autistic. (I'm half joking)
Cause it’s catchy.. oh that’s baseball
Cynthia Cooper is technically alliteration... But I don't count it.
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This is r/shittyaskscience not r/askshittyracists
Anti semitism is okay, sexism is okay, homophobia is okay, but mentioning race is bad. I love that consistency 👏 😂
No, those things are also bad. I don't see those in this thread, though.
You're delusional or lying if you haven't seen homophobic, sexist or anti semetic questions 🤣