The Wonder Woman

My favourite tool in the house has to be the tv remote control. It is also my only piece of gym equipment where I do my finger aerobics. I don't do any other form of physical exercise other than switching channels while slouching on the sofa.

So the other day I was busy scanning the six or seven channels back and forth (which miraculously did not hypnotise me to sleep) when I chance upon the re-run of a classic series,Wonder Woman. This is one of the very few shows on tv that had an impact on my life as a kid, where I learn from very young that women do look good in bikinis and industrial rubber boots.

The thing about watching these super heros as a kid is that you tend to believe everything they do without questioning. Like she goes from an ordinary civilian walking down the street with absolutely nothing to do, and then two seconds later with a ballerina spin, she becomes the Wonder babe in skin tight underwear, pointed steel bras and a tiara on her head. In the past, I would really enjoy watching Wonder Woman net those villians, bend the rifle with one hand or shield bullets with her power hand-guard ... nowadays I just look out for the costume change.

Wonder Woman and friends belong to the same club for Super Heroes called the Hall of Justice. Members include Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern and few others. Not sure why Spiderman was not invited to join this club then, I guess the rest probably thought it's quite freaky to have webs coming out of your hand, would scare the children you know .. The thing I notice about these Super Heroes, including the recent Incredibles, is that they like to wear their underwear on the outside. The leotard (their uniform) is expected to help in the aerodynamics, that I can understand, especially when flying faster than the plane. The cape is for aesthetic purposes only, like a peacock exhibiting its hairy ass.

But the underwear on the outside?? To me its another piece of inconvenience clothing. Other than blocking any unexpected bulge for the male superheroes, I don't see any need for it. And when it comes to peeing, it's going to be more challenging than stopping the speeding bullet. But then again, they are superheroes, they have everything super, super-power, super-brain, super-eyesight, super-hearing, super-coffee and super-bladder.. so it may not be much of a problem somehow.