{"id":2081,"date":"2008-05-31T22:52:16","date_gmt":"2008-06-01T02:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2008-05-31T22:54:45","modified_gmt":"2008-06-01T02:54:45","slug":"doc-bruce-banner-belted-by-cheap-hookers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/doc-bruce-banner-belted-by-cheap-hookers","title":{"rendered":"Doc Bruce Banner, belted by cheap hookers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving the supermarket this evening, I noticed a display of toys for the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0800080\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hulk<\/a> movie. I was disappointed that they didn&#8217;t have a Tim Roth action figure, so I could dress him in a miniature leather coat like in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0110365\/\" target=\"_blank\">Little Odessa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, I noticed that they had the next best thing: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0018HUSLK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0018HUSLK\">Mega Clap Hulk<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0018HUSLK\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclap.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2082\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/doc-bruce-banner-belted-by-cheap-hookers\/megaclap\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclap.jpg?fit=244%2C380\" data-orig-size=\"244,380\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"megaclap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclap.jpg?fit=244%2C380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2082\" title=\"megaclap\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclap.jpg?resize=244%2C380\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclap.jpg?w=244 244w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclap.jpg?resize=192%2C300 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That text on the bottom left reads, &#8220;PRESS BUTTON FOR THE MEGA CLAP ATTACK!&#8221;, so maybe he goes whoring around behind Betty Ross&#8217; back in the new movie. Or maybe she becomes the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicvine.com\/harpy\/19374\/costumes\/&amp;c=9383\" target=\"_blank\">Harpy<\/a> and infects him with gamma-chlamydia. Or maybe Hulk gets a little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.immortalthor.net\/bio-bibeast.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bi-Beast-curious<\/a>, and catches a dose during a meth-fueled weekend. I could go on all night with these jokes, but they&#8217;re not going to get any funnier.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I&#8217;ve heard of funky side effects from STDs, but what is going on with those veins that are trying to escape from his crotch?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclapcrotch.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2083\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/doc-bruce-banner-belted-by-cheap-hookers\/megaclapcrotch\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclapcrotch.jpg?fit=270%2C191\" data-orig-size=\"270,191\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"megaclapcrotch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclapcrotch.jpg?fit=270%2C191\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2083\" title=\"megaclapcrotch\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclapcrotch.jpg?resize=270%2C191\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be fair, I&#8217;m sure if I had a &#8220;MEGA CLAP ATTACK!&#8221;, my expression wouldn&#8217;t be much different than this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclaphead.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2084\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/doc-bruce-banner-belted-by-cheap-hookers\/megaclaphead\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclaphead.jpg?fit=179%2C173\" data-orig-size=\"179,173\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"megaclaphead\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclaphead.jpg?fit=179%2C173\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2084\" title=\"megaclaphead\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/megaclaphead.jpg?resize=179%2C173\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving the supermarket this evening, I noticed a display of toys for the new Hulk movie. I was disappointed that they didn&#8217;t have a Tim Roth action figure, so I could dress him in a miniature leather coat like in Little Odessa. Luckily, I noticed that they had the next best thing: Mega Clap Hulk. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/doc-bruce-banner-belted-by-cheap-hookers\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Doc Bruce Banner, belted by cheap hookers&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26],"tags":[177,178],"class_list":["post-2081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-comics","tag-hulk","tag-tim-roth"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-xz","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":598,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/one-more-thing-2","url_meta":{"origin":2081,"position":0},"title":"One more thing","author":"Gil","date":"July 15, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"My buddy Tom posted his version of yesterday's events at the Con. 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