# Between a chunk of kryptonite and a hard place

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 30, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/between-a-chunk-of-kryptonite-and-a-hard-place/306106 "2005-05-30T16:36:36Z")\
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**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:** [June 2, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/between-a-chunk-of-kryptonite-and-a-hard-place/306106/41 "2005-06-02T15:45:06Z")

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> [@Mockingbird](#):
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> Wonder Woman hasn’t worn heels since her reboot in 1987.

Best.Pun.Ever.

Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: Makes Superman start singing show tunes a la Donny Osmond.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/between-a-chunk-of-kryptonite-and-a-hard-place/306106/42 "2005-06-02T15:51:41Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> Gooogle, and ye shall receive:  
> [Page Not Found | Total Bike](http://www.totalbike.com/wiki/Kryptonite)

The reference to “pink kryptonite” sounds like something from a bad fanfic (or somebody having fun at wiki’s expense):

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> Pink Kryptonite: From an alternate timeline in a 2003 Supergirl storyline, this variety of kryptonite apparently turned heterosexual Kryptonians into homosexuals. However, this version of kryptonite has not been used in mainstream comics continuity.

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/between-a-chunk-of-kryptonite-and-a-hard-place/306106/43 "2005-06-02T16:00:48Z")

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> [@Steve MB](#):
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> The reference to “pink kryptonite” sounds like something from a bad fanfic (or somebody having fun at wiki’s expense):

If I recall correctly, it was mentioned in a very throwaway fashion during Peter David’s run on Supergirl.

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