# SF Turns Into Gotham City For 5-yo **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-turns-into-gotham-city-for-5-yo/674006 "2013-11-15T19:21:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-turns-into-gotham-city-for-5-yo/674006/1 "2013-11-15T19:21:07Z")
Little kid tells the Make-A-Wish foundation that he wants to be a superhero so they turn him into “Batkid”. People respond with great enthusiasm - something like 12,000 folks volunteering to help out and make it a fun occasion. New helicopters are hovering outside my building right now, he just saved a woman who was tied to the cable car tracks and there is much more to come. [http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2013/11/15/follow-batkids-adventure/](http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2013/11/15/follow-batkids-adventure/) Enjoy 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-turns-into-gotham-city-for-5-yo/674006/2 "2013-11-15T21:54:18Z")
Did they really need to gun down his parents to complete the experience? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-turns-into-gotham-city-for-5-yo/674006/3 "2013-11-15T22:26:03Z")
This is very cool. I’m surprised it took so long to show up here. Go BATKID! ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-turns-into-gotham-city-for-5-yo/674006/4 "2013-11-15T22:52:28Z")
For all the endless depressing crap we read and hear about every day, it only takes one of these to make me think humanity has a future. Just look, up in the sky… ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-turns-into-gotham-city-for-5-yo/674006/5 "2013-11-16T00:23:55Z")
Ended with a key to the city (Gotham, of course) and a declaration that November 15th is Batkid Day. And if you’ll excuse me, my allergies seem to be acting up… ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-turns-into-gotham-city-for-5-yo/674006/6 "2013-11-16T01:25:02Z")
We’ve been following the adventures of Batkid all day! What a hero! ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-turns-into-gotham-city-for-5-yo/674006/7 "2013-11-16T01:50:51Z")
Yay for Batkid! And yay for all the people who came out to give him an unforgettable day!