You wouldn't like him when he's angry

Maybe it's just because I hang out in some of the nerdier regions of cyberspace, but I've seen this in several places recently, and it begs for a mention here:

INCREDIBLE HULK PROVOCATIONS
or "Ways to make David Banner angry"

A few of my personal favorites include

• 17. Receiving a lethal injection, and then having the person say, "Oh. I just gave you a lethal injection. Sorry, David."
  


• 19. Being pushed down a mountainside by a Bigfoot impersonator.
  


• 29. Having two mean football players snap wet towels at him and shove him into the steam room which they have turned on to full blast.
  


• 44. Kicking over a beehive and then being surprised when the bees are mad at him.
  


• 78. Being thrown under a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade float by a mean guy in a gorilla suit who gives David a few kicks for good measure.
  


• 95. Falling out of a plane without a parachute, then being given a parachute
  (which causes the person who pushed him to be told "That guy has nine lives",
  to which the mean person responds by pulling out a rifle and saying "Yeah, but I
  got ten rounds"), and then having the straps to his parachute shot off when he is
  still 30 feet above an empty house so that he falls through the roof and hurts
  himself

No wonder he's so pissed off.

I've never really been a fan of the Hulk, and I know I'm not alone on that. I think the above list does a great job of explaining why. To be fair, though, I'm not the only person in America who actually did kinda enjoy the movie, even if it could have used a little more rampaging, a little less family drama, and a lot less Gamma-powered poodles.

But after reading that list, I sort of feel bad for the big guy. Maybe the second attempt at a movie will be a little better for him. He could use a lucky break, but I won't be holding my breath till he gets it.

Meanwhile, in other comics-related news, the recently assassinated Captain America has returned after just ten months. Even for a comic book death, that was quick. Well, technically he's not actually back from the dead (yet), but has been replaced by his former sidekick James "Bucky" Barnes. Bucky should know a thing or two about death, since he was killed by the Nazis way back in 1945, and remained dead until he got better in 2006.

Strangely enough, in the world of comics, coming back from the dead is far less miraculous than someone who dies and stays that way for a whole 61 years. It's just a matter of time before Uncle Ben (dead since 1962!) turns up and doubles Spider-Man's reasons to be a complete freaking idiot.