Nemesises
My previous nemesis left me in the lurch. They turned out to be no match for my powers of sleuth.
They handed over a letter of resignation last night, and today I watched as the removal vans came and picked up the equipment from their lab.
There was no revelation that they were my brother, my father, my sister or me from an alternate universe (or just me in a Fight Club style twist)… there was no duel to the death, no falling from waterfalls entwined in each other’s destiny.
If they were supposed to be an equal but opposite me, a worthy opponent, then I’m left wondering if I too am so feeble. You see, my ego is wrapped up in the idea that my nemesis reflects my ability…
And so a position has become available… do you think you can fill it? You don’t have to be evil, indeed, I’m thinking of giving that side a whirl for now. I have the right credentials and a laboratory that can only be described as ‘dubious’.
You should also understand that I consider this a life-long post, that is one that you may die by holding (mwah, mwah, mwah… sorry… no resignation letters, no crying about ‘the pressure of it all’ like the last one.
Leave your name, and your intentions for saving/dominating the world below.
Now, is that a real phone number?
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Well, I can tell you haven’t called/texted it.
What an interesting way to publish that; I just noticed what it was. Keep us posted as the years go on — I’d love to know all the interesting calls that result from this one.
I have too many nemeses myself. I have all the fictional ones (Santa Claus and all the alternate versions of me I invented for my comics) plus there’s Teri Hatcher and Billy Ray Cyrus, and I’m thinking of taking on Justin Bieber even though I’m still not sure who he is. And of course my current arch nemesis: the church sign down the street. They always have some bitchy Christian thing written on there that’s usually not even that clever. Failed attempts at humor are my equivalent of sacrilege. Plus with my comics and music and trying to start a business I just don’t have the time for all this arching!
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“I’m thinking of taking on Justin Bieber even though I’m still not sure who he is.”
I just laughed so hard. Planning to work with kids, you learn about the stuff they’re into…other than the few cartoons I still watch, heh.
My nemesis skills would be monologuing/ranting as a villain or gloating as a hero. Mind games, tactical strategy, and an endless supply of hapless minions(villain) or gadgets(hero) to do my bidding.
If you’ve got your own minions your a first class villain. (They aren’t the children you work with though, are they?).
Who is this Justin Bieber and why does he keep infiltrating my consciousness?
Maaaaaybe…or some coworkers.
You picked Billy Ray Cyrus as a nemesis? That guy came top of his class… not only is he capable of making music that will drive any ordinary person insane, he’s also started his own breeding programme, producing the next generation of annoying.
Sir, you are exempt from nemesis status, as far as I am concerned, and have elevated yourself to ‘ally’ status.
My superpowers include sleeping, dextrous thumbs, and the ability to blow air through my lips and create a musical sound. I can also shoot lightning out of my ears, but only when no one is looking.
Whistling is annoying.
.-= Ben´s last blog ..Consulate of Portugal =-.
In American films and TV shows, fake phone numbers have “555″; what do other countries do? Is there a specific number sequence?
I’ve got a nemesis/doppelganger. She’s just like how Olivia Lufkin describes in Mint:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feAfA5hbRM4
I am tripping out on myself
I am tripping out on myself
I have to watch my thoughts
Before they come to life
Before they come to life
I have to get you out of my head
I have to swallow my tongue
I have to find where I went
Before she comes to life
Before she comes to life
They’re coming to get me
She’s coming right towards me
They’re coming to take me away
She’s getting closer
I can’t hide my secrets
They’re listening to me
They’re always listening to me
They’re coming to get me, coming to get me, coming to get me
She’s coming to get me, coming to get me
They’re coming, she’s coming
They’re coming, coming
She’s coming, they’re coming
.-= sitting pugs´s last blog ..Off Topic: 50 nifty United States Part 2 =-.
The UK has 496, although it’s not a guarantee in all areas: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/ioi/numbers/num_drama
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… and you’ll find more info at the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_telephone_number
(along with examples of when fictitious numbers *weren’t* used)
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it’s Realy ^^
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Not sure I’d want to be an evil nemesis, and I’m not good enough to be a goody-two-shoes (too boring, anyway), but I *do* have an evil laugh that’s quite scary… so I’m told
.-= Astragali´s last blog ..Paper or Plastic? for 20100412 =-.
I want to hear this evil laugh!
The first words one of my former film professors ever said to me were, “Now that is an evil laugh.”
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My name is Jormugandr, and it is my intention to participate in the wholesale destruction of gods and men when Ragnarok rolls around.
Sadly, I already have a nemesis. But I would like to offer up one Mr. D. Thor as a potential candidate for your nemesis. I’m certain he can deal with two of them.
My supervillain name is Metro Mortem, and I have a superhuman ability to come up with palindromes all the time without even thinking about it.
Like, seriously. I will read signs and labels backwards before I read them forwards, and by the time I have realized what I am doing, I’m halfway done turning the words from the label into a phrase that reads the same backward and forward. My latest one was “Deli xenon exiled.”
.-= Erika Hammerschmidt´s last blog ..Abby and Norma #682 =-.
I’ve always sort of wanted a nemesis, but so far the only superpowers i appear to have are sticking my foot behind my head and spontaneously developing allergies to pollen and fruit.
It is real….I called it – it rang!
I would volunteer to be a nemesis, but I am too busy just avoiding myself in my day to day life.
Like two weeks ago, at work, I avoided using powertools, wore safety glasses all day, got home and promptly showered. Then I went out, some metal dust materialised in my eye and I’ve been unable to see properly since then.
I don’t think I should be a nemesis, if I am so evil to myself, imagine what I would be capable of if I focussed on my enemy? There would be wailing and gnashing of teeth and uncomfortable sounding things like that.
.-= Ben´s last blog ..Consulate of Portugal =-.
Gnashing of teeth! I like the sound of that (not really). Did you rub your eyes in the shower or out of the shower?
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Nah, I was just sitting innocently in a food court, with my girlfriend, when my eye started to hurt lots.
I’m too dangerous to myself, I would be a major hazard to my nemesis.
.-= Ben´s last blog ..Consulate of Portugal =-.
How does one sit not innocently in a food court? Eyes flit about? Sweat beads cascade down the temples? Fidgeting of fingers?
.-= sitting pugs´s last blog ..Adjacent Topic: Campfire Tales 11 =-.
You are clearly not applying for the position of evil nemesis if you can’t figure how to not sit innocently in a food court.
.-= Ben´s last blog ..Consulate of Portugal =-.
Everyone I see sitting in a food court either looks pissed or really hungry.
.-= sitting pugs´s last blog ..Adjacent Topic: Campfire Tales 11 =-.
Well, he is /technically/ guilty of sitting.
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Sometimes in the films tv shows they do give out real telephone numbers, these tend to go to answer machines, with the characters giving a message.
I must say that this is one of the most interesting posts I’ve come across in awhile. Good luck with your search for the next great nemesis!
.-= Andrea´s last blog ..Shia LaBeouf Bites the Hand That Feeds Him =-.
Do you know what “nemesis” means? A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Personified in this case by an ‘orrible c*nt… me.
You’ll be sorry you asked for one.
Whistling is annoying.
that’s what makes it evil.
I would love to have my own nemesis. Evil powers gained from fire and volcano. Also can powerlift without hands ! XD
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Do you think you can fill it? You don’t have to be evil, indeed, I’m thinking of giving that side a whirl
I think it’s greedy to try to have more than one nemesis at a time. It’s like a man with several wives or a Tiger Woods with several mistresses. You can fight the good fight for only so long and then at a moment of weakness you will fall like a sack of horse crap off the top of the Empire State Building and the results won’t be pretty my friend.
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What is every one up to? Been quiet here lately.
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i’m a college student now, it’s pretty boring.
That sux that you are bored.
What are you studying? Or, being that there is such a delay here, what did you study?
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Wouldn’t it be simpler to consult the…
Advanced
Nemesism
Guide for
Solitary
Troglodytes
…evidently your new nemesis proved to be more than capable. :I
My superpowers include sleeping, dextrous thumbs, and the ability to blow air through my lips and create a musical sound. I can also shoot lightning out of my ears, but only when no one is looking.
My superpowers include building chairs and ladders in bottles, weaving the chair seat in the bottle. 3-D collage and digital collage are also my talents.
.-= Eric Edelman´s last blog ..Nymphaea Lotus Water Lilly =-.
This is really innovative and a new idea, I like this concept of protest and the way it is carried out in so light and cool manner. its really wonderful.
My superpowers are linked with chatting and surfing in social networks, drinking and watching movies
That’s not an easy things to do, you must have great abilities 
*spinifex rolls through*