Super Powers

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The other day my kids were discussing which super powers they'd like to have, things like "Seeing through walls," or "Healing wounds with the mind." Then they asked me which one I'd choose. "That's easy," I said, "I'd like the power to get clothes clean and smelling fresh, while still leaving colors as bright as new."

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  1. Margaret4:54 PM

    The two superpowers I still lack but want are:

    1) The ability to alleviate pain with a mere thought.

    2) The power of Electric Boogaloo. This would be where I clap my hands and everyone within fifty yards of me begins to breakdance. I'm afraid that I would be too easily tempted into using this power for pure evil, but I have wanted it for a long time now.

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  2. Margaret4:55 PM

    >>Clap<<

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  3. Anonymous3:52 PM

    LOL LOL LOL

    The other day my kids were discussing which super powers they'd like to have, things like "Seeing through walls," or "Healing wounds with the mind." Then they asked me which one I'd choose. "That's easy," I said, "I'd like the power to get clothes clean and smelling fresh, while still leaving colors as bright as new."

    I have three of the little joys.....

    how about the invisible power....

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  4. Anonymous7:07 PM

    I'd like to have the power to read the Wall Street Journal a few days before it's printed. I'd simply buy whatever other powers I wanted with my trading profits.

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