Angle Grinder Man
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| - | It was a fateful day in England when an otherwise ordinary man found himself oppressed under the heel of a parking | + | It was a fateful day in England when an otherwise ordinary man found himself oppressed under the heel of a parking boot. The clamp rendered his vehicle immobile until he paid the clampers to remove it. Believing that it was undeserved, he was inspired to fight for his rights instead of handing money over to bureaucratic wrongdoers. "There's no school you can go to to learn how to be a superhero", so he had to figure it out himself. He rented an angle-grinder (known as a "circular saw" to Americans), removed the boot with his own two hands, and drove off into history. |
Though he maintains a secret identity, his phone number has been made public. He has not, however, been known to be active recently. | Though he maintains a secret identity, his phone number has been made public. He has not, however, been known to be active recently. | ||
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As reported by [http://hemi.nyu.edu/journal/1_1/superbarrio_speech.pdf the BBC] <br> | As reported by [http://hemi.nyu.edu/journal/1_1/superbarrio_speech.pdf the BBC] <br> | ||
As reported by [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/07/international/europe/07LOND.html?scp=1&sq=Angle-Grinder%20Man&st=cse the New York Times] <br> | As reported by [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/07/international/europe/07LOND.html?scp=1&sq=Angle-Grinder%20Man&st=cse the New York Times] <br> | ||
| - | As reviewed in [http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car_news/at_last_a_real_superhero_car_news Car and Driver] | + | As reviewed in [http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car_news/at_last_a_real_superhero_car_news Car and Driver] <br> |
See Angle-Grinder Man in action at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBz4NtXRh48 YouTube] | See Angle-Grinder Man in action at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBz4NtXRh48 YouTube] | ||
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Current revision as of 23:23, 1 September 2009
Angle-Grinder Man is one of the most selfless superheroes ever.
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Story
It was a fateful day in England when an otherwise ordinary man found himself oppressed under the heel of a parking boot. The clamp rendered his vehicle immobile until he paid the clampers to remove it. Believing that it was undeserved, he was inspired to fight for his rights instead of handing money over to bureaucratic wrongdoers. "There's no school you can go to to learn how to be a superhero", so he had to figure it out himself. He rented an angle-grinder (known as a "circular saw" to Americans), removed the boot with his own two hands, and drove off into history.
Though he maintains a secret identity, his phone number has been made public. He has not, however, been known to be active recently.
Mission
My obsession with Wheel-clamping is actually a rebellion against a much deeper malaise. Namely, the arrogant contempt that politicians hold for the people who put them into power, and whom they claim to represent. Wheel-clamping, Speed Cameras, Congestion Charging, proposed I.D. cards, omnipresent C.C.T.V. Cameras, new toll-roads, and the M.M.R. vaccine fiasco are all good examples of inept administrators attempting to make their lives easier and solve their own mismanagement problems by persecuting the people that they have failed.
Weapons
- Gas-powered, air-cooled, two-stroke, Husqvarna K-650 angle grinder
References
His Official MySpace
As reported by the BBC
As reported by the New York Times
As reviewed in Car and Driver
See Angle-Grinder Man in action at YouTube
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