# Batman, of course, has "the Bat Pole..." **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 19, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471 "2008-11-19T17:08:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/61 "2008-11-19T22:56:20Z")
> [@Peak Banana](#): > > [Obligatory link.](http://crosshatch.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/funnycomic_auntmay.jpg) Spiderman is just one big metaphor for male puberty. You wake up one morning, suddenly you have new muscles, hair growing where it didn’t before, the ability to shoot sticky white goo around the room, man it’s obvious. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/62 "2008-11-19T23:07:04Z")
Mr. Furious has his red hot rage. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/63 "2008-11-19T23:10:20Z")
Roland of Gilead and Eddie Dean both have guns so big they have to tie it to their leg. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/64 "2008-11-19T23:39:43Z")
> [@Great\_Dave](#): > > Mr. Furious has his red hot rage. And the Blue Rajah is known to give a good forking. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/65 "2008-11-19T23:50:01Z")
Wonder Woman must think she’s made outta gold and enjoy anal, because she’s got her Golden Lasso. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/66 "2008-11-19T23:58:05Z")
Hourman…invented Viagra. (Inside joke) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/67 "2008-11-20T01:05:09Z")
Captain Caveman has his stalagmite. Or is it a stalagtite? Iceman has his icycle. Doctor Octopus has his giant squid. Professor Xavier has his little bald guy. The Juggernaut has his ass-tronaut. The Tick has his Spoon! ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/68 "2008-11-20T01:53:16Z")
Dr. Detroit has his girls Frodo has his Bag End Arthur Dent has his Babel Fish Mickey Mouse has his Minnie The Colonel has his chicken Beastmaster has his gerbils Luke Skywalker has his saber Capiain Nemo has his sea men. Captain Ahab has his white whale. Gandalf has his staff The Mule has his nose Harry Potter has his wand Kaiser Wilhelm has the funny spike on his hat Odo has whatever he wants Flesh Gordon has his penis ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/69 "2008-11-20T04:03:21Z")
Captain Marvel had, appropriately, another Captain Marvel (this one raises weird questions about his sister, Captain Marvel) Lee Adama has his Viper, While Bill has his Battlestar. Ash (housewares) has his Boomstick. Gandalf has his staff. ---
**Author:** ![wunderkammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@wunderkammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wunderkammer)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/70 "2008-11-20T04:48:02Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Doctor Manhattan has Big Blue. > The Comedian’s is Mr. Happy. I’m not sure what Rorschach has. What do you say it looks like? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/71 "2008-11-20T10:15:24Z")
Rorschach’s is never the same twice (but it’s almost always perfectly symmetrical) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/72 "2008-11-20T11:10:35Z")
[Annihilus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilus) has his Cosmic Control Rod. Daredevil has his baton. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/73 "2008-11-20T13:22:14Z")
> [@wunderkammer](#): > > I’m not sure what Rorschach has. What do you say it looks like? > [@MrDibble](#): > > Rorschach’s is never the same twice (but it’s almost always perfectly symmetrical) I know this much: Dollar Bill got his caught in a revolving door. ---
**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/74 "2008-11-20T13:25:50Z")
Etrigan has his Demon. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/75 "2008-11-20T14:41:08Z")
Darth Vader has his force Han Solo has his millenium falcon. Chewbacca has his ewock. Yoda his thing does have, yes indeed ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/76 "2008-11-20T14:45:04Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Doctor Strange has his Dread Dormammu. AFAIAC, this wins the internet. ---
**Author:** ![in\_hiding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c5a1d2/32.png) [@in\_hiding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/in_hiding)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/77 "2008-11-20T16:00:02Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Magneto has his Monopole. _snort_ Cthulhu has a deep one. Gordon Freeman has his Crowbar. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/78 "2008-11-20T16:44:51Z")
With Underdog, it’s not so much what, but where, it’s ah…under dog. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/79 "2008-11-20T17:02:07Z")
Doc Savage isn’t into cutesy nicknames. He calls it what it is: 18 inches of bronze bar stock. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471/80 "2008-11-20T17:28:43Z")
The Multiple Man has his Multi-Tool. The Atom has a hadron. Bizarro have paper. Paper beat rock. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-of-course-has-the-bat-pole/473471.md?page=5)