Lois Lane: Clark...? Clark, are you all right?
Clark: Oh... as a matter of fact. Lois... I'm not! I've got a splitting headache, a bad stomach, trick knee... Pick any of the above! In a word, I can't have dinner with you — So please, go home! I'll explain tomorrow!
Clark: Oh... as a matter of fact. Lois... I'm not! I've got a splitting headache, a bad stomach, trick knee... Pick any of the above! In a word, I can't have dinner with you — So please, go home! I'll explain tomorrow!
— Superman using his three most common excuses at once, Krypton No More
Instead, I invented wild ruses to sneak away for work. Richard was so patient with me. But I once left him stranded in an amusement park maze, after having sealed most of the exits. It took an hour before he finally found a way out.
The smoke and dust raised by the rocket will hide me from the onlookers... so I can switch clothes without ducking into a phone booth or something!
To avoid detection while changing identities, mild-mannered Calvin leaps into his locker! There he makes the stupendous transformation into... Stupendous Mannn! Da ta da tum tum da ta da tum tum! (Thinking) Gosh, it's dark in here. Where's that darn handle? (Pounds on the locker door, speaking) I can't get out! Hmm... This is a real job for Stupendous Man! (Pounds on the door again) Heck, this may even be a job for the custodian.
— Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
