# Can Superman get drunk? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2005, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569 "2005-05-12T15:53:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/21 "2005-05-12T19:58:24Z")
Or curdled milk. I hear that’s popular with aliens. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/22 "2005-05-12T20:10:17Z")
> [@Try As I Might...](#): > > Well, the evil Superman got pissed in Superman III. He flicked the bar nuts into the mirror and broke it. Apparently, he doesn’t like to shave when goes out for a bender either. Don’t forget, the Superman in _Superman III_ was the pre-_Crisis on Infinite Earths_ Superman. All the rules for him are different than the rules for Superman nowadays … including the fact that the pre-_Crisis_ Superman had facial hair that was so tough he could only shave it by using his heat vision and a temperature-resistant hand mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/23 "2005-05-12T21:01:58Z")
I dunno about Supes, but I bet Thor can get drunk… … on Thunderbird. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/24 "2005-05-12T21:17:27Z")
> [@Menocchio](#): > > I don’t really have a cite that says he can’t be drugged, but I’ve never seen it done. You’d think Lex Luthor would have figured it out by now if simple ether would knock out the man of steel. Everything is either laced with Kryptonite or some exotic alien or magic poison. He gets sick in _Superman IV_ after a brush with the evil-Sun-creature’s fingernails. Were those poisoned, or kyptonited? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/25 "2005-05-13T00:29:08Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Oh, good heavens. _Smallville_ is so far from canon that it’s not even funny. Lana has a magical Kryptonian butt-tattoo, fer chrissakes! Shit. Now I have to start watching this show. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/26 "2005-05-13T04:12:01Z")
> [@iamthewalrus(:3=](#): > > He gets sick in _Superman IV_ after a brush with the evil-Sun-creature’s fingernails. Were those poisoned, or kyptonited? Well, just being exposed to _Superman IV_ would be sufficent to cause illness. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/27 "2005-05-13T04:52:33Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Oh, good heavens. _Smallville_ is so far from canon that it’s not even funny. Lana has a magical Kryptonian butt-tattoo, fer chrissakes! :eek: :eek: :eek: I am not a regular viewer of this show. Now I have to start scouring every cubic inch of cyberspace to find a pic of this. ---
**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/28 "2005-05-13T05:28:39Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Superman’s flying around Gotham City, and sees Wonderwoman sunbathing stark naked on her roof. He zooms down, boinks her, and zooms off. > > Wonderwoman looks up and says, “what the hell’s the matter, Invisible Man?” You forgot the part where the Invisible Man says “Uh…I dunno, but my asshole sure hurts like hell” ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/29 "2005-05-13T05:58:25Z")
I managed to find a [pic](http://www.mediasharx.net/images/reviews/tv/smallville/s4/crusade2.jpg) (only mildly unworksafe) of this alleged butt-tattoo. Doesn’t qualify as being a decoration de la derrierre, IMO. Too high up. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/30 "2005-05-13T11:43:47Z")
> [@Spatial Rift 47](#): > > I managed to find a [pic](http://www.mediasharx.net/images/reviews/tv/smallville/s4/crusade2.jpg) (only mildly unworksafe) of this alleged butt-tattoo. Doesn’t qualify as being a decoration de la derrierre, IMO. Too high up. That’s not a butt tattoo. It’s not even one of those triangular lower-back tattoos that point down to the girl’s butt. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/31 "2005-05-13T13:26:35Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > That’s not a butt tattoo. It’s not even one of those triangular lower-back tattoos that point down to the girl’s butt. You obviously lack the imagination necessary to envision the rest of the tattoo. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/32 "2005-05-13T13:48:45Z")
> [@Spatial Rift 47](#): > > I managed to find a [pic](http://www.mediasharx.net/images/reviews/tv/smallville/s4/crusade2.jpg) (only mildly unworksafe) of this alleged butt-tattoo. Doesn’t qualify as being a decoration de la derrierre, IMO. Too high up. You better believe the show is not canon! I have never watched it but… since when did Lana Lang change from a red headed spitfire to a raven haired beauty! ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/33 "2005-05-13T19:16:29Z")
Since the first episode of Smallville, **Trouts**. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/34 "2005-05-13T19:23:15Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > Since the first episode of Smallville, **Trouts**. > > –Cliffy Actually, I think when there was a brief appearance of the Lana Lang character in the Lois and Clark episode “The Green, Green Glow of Home” and her hair was pretty dark IIRC. Not quite as raven-dark as Teri Hatcher’s, though. 😃 Must confirm that when the DVD set comes out in June. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/35 "2005-05-13T19:25:01Z")
Well, J’onn J’onzz used to have this problem with Chocos… ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/36 "2005-05-13T19:36:52Z")
… and, amusingly enough, Annette O’Toole played Lana in one of the Superman movies; now, she’s playing Martha Kent in _Smallville._… ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/37 "2005-05-13T20:01:22Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > … and, amusingly enough, Annette O’Toole played Lana in one of the Superman movies; now, she’s playing Martha Kent in _Smallville._… The third, though she wasn’t the first to play Lana Lang in that series. Diane Sherry played a teenage (and as I vaguely recall, blonde) Lana in the first film. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569/38 "2005-05-13T20:07:44Z")
Even more amusingly, the guy who played General Zod in _Superman II_ does the voice of Jor-El in _Smallville_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-superman-get-drunk/303569.md?page=1)