Crumbly-Building Man Fails to Save Costume Shop
FairCityNews.com | Mar 22, 2012 | Comments 0
Springfield, MO – The former “Costume Shop” near downtown Springfield at Main Avenue and W. Nichols Street collapsed despite the efforts of superhero Crumbly-Building Man, who was eating lunch close-by at Pappy’s Place.
“He comes in every week for the lunch special. But today was different. During lunch he kept mentioning that his ‘crumbly-building senses’ were tingling. I thought he grabbed the hot sauce by mistake and was having a heat stroke….I never really thought he was a real superhero, until now,” said regular Pappy’s diner Kevin Halsted.
According to sources, Crumbly-Building Man jumped up out of his seat, exited Pappy’s then attempted to hold up the old Costume Shop building. “He moved fast, real fast. Like a speeding train, or a bullet. He saved an old lady by moving her out of the way before he grabbed onto the 100-year-old structure, trying to hold it in place,” said Norm Yallow a nearby resident.
For years, Crumbly-Building Man had purchased his leotards at the Costume Shop and some wonder if his powers were invalidated by the source of his questionable super-hero powers. “Nobody asks if they want to be a superhero,” said Crumbly-Building Man, “they are made. With great costumes comes great responsibility. Ever since I first purchased my magical tights at the Costume Shop, I could save any building that was structurally in distress. I suppose I met my personal Kryptonite today.”
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