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Let's face it, wearing a cape makes everything better. Whether it's running in the back yard, diving onto a hotel bed, plunging the toilet or fighting off your roommate—the task at hand is much much more enjoyable with a cape. The cape makes you and everyone around you believe that you are special, swifter, more graceful, worthy, important and down right awesome. So if you're just doing your job or going on your morning jog, don't forget the cape.
Nominated by Ivana B. Awesome
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Filename: cape_yard.jpgSource: goldberg on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldberg/618691407/ 
Filename: cape_hotel.jpgSource: Éole on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eole/3215868087/ 
Filename: capes_plunger.jpgSource: lintmachine on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lintmachine/3147042516/ 
Filename: cape_fight.jpgSource: purplemattfish on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/purplemattfish/3621250358/ 
Filename: cape_luchadore.jpgSource: Jeff the Trojan on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trojanguy/2553352107/ 
Filename: cape_runner.jpgSource: Dana Lookadoo on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danalookadoo/3303163186/ 
Filename: cape_painting.jpgSource: Richard I the Lionheart (1157-1199) King of England, 1841 (oil on canvas) by Blondel Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrogers/3299576822/ 
Filename: capes_kids.jpgSource: methyl_lives on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/methyl_lives/3484129235/
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Capes was voted MORE AWESOME than:
 The Lone Ranger  Marilyn Manson  Daft Punk  Nostradamus  Tim and Eric Awesome Show  Wienermobile  Shreddin Capes was voted LESS AWESOME than:  Dante Bucci  Burj Dubai  The Godfather  Emperor Norton  Silly Putty  Afro Samurai  The Lost City of Atlantis  Jackalopes  Walking on the Moon  Les Claypool  Manticores
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    EMPEROR NORTON
3rd Place August 09 In 1859, Joshua Abraham Norton proclaimed himself Emperor of these United States and Protector of Mexico. What else was he going to do after he lost his fortune in Peruvian rice? Living in San Francisco he was a well know eccentric. He would roam the streets in full uniform decked out with gold epaulets. He had a beaver hat decorated with a peacock feather. He used a cane to inspect the appearance of police officers and cable car conditions. He printed his own money and it was actually accepted in establishments he frequented. He requested a bridge or a tunnel be built across San Fransisco Bay and ordered the take down of the US Congress. Upon his death 30,000 San Franciscans poured into the streets to pay homage.
Nominated by Awesomealot
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Filename: EmperorNorton.jpgSource: Public Domain Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:His-Imperial-Majesty-Emperor-Norton-I-portrait-crop.jpg 
Filename: EmperorNorton_1.jpgSource: Public Domain: Author H.W. Bradley or William Rulofson Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Joshua_A._Norton_I.jpg 
Filename: EmperorNorton_note.jpgSource: Public Domain Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nort10d.jpg
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 Chewbacca  The Couch Dress  Moustache Balaclava  Shaved Ball Cap  Giant Nintendo Controller  Jesus Christ  Sasquatch  Venus Fly Traps  General Lee 01  Crop Circles  Mock Apple Pie  El Chupacabra  BigDog Robot  Freerunning  Mister Rogers doing The Wave  Wingsuit Base Jumping  Bob Ross  Aurora Borealis  Beer Maids  Hedgehogs  Rollerman  Paul Bunyan  Space Invader Invasion  Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator  Johnny Cash  Death Star  Extent of the Universe The Lone Ranger  Billy Mays Burj Dubai The Godfather Daft Punk  Danny Way Jumps the Great Wall Silly Putty Afro Samurai The Lost City of Atlantis Jackalopes Capes Tim and Eric Awesome Show  Los Pikadientes De Caborca Wienermobile  Holy Hand Grenade Manticores Shreddin Emperor Norton was voted LESS AWESOME than:  Theo Jansen's Art  Nikola Tesla  President Obama  Flying Spaghetti Monster  Badass Mountain Men  Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton  Captain James T. Kirk  Banksy  Teddy Roosevelt  MST3K  Mark Twain Mark Twain The Lost City of Atlantis  Jesus Riding A Dinosaur Walking on the Moon Les Claypool
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I learned from "The Incredibles" and "Watchmen" that capes are not Awesome, and can in fact, become a massive liability in the fighting of crime.
But I learned from 300 that it's not really g** to wear only a leather speedo and a cape, so I'm torn about capes.
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I don't think that this particular G a y needs to be screened.
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I'm picturing capes like when I was a little kid and felt empowered when I put one on. Those memories are whats making me vote for capes.
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ok, but if you're cape gets caught in a revolving door and you get gunned down by your arch rival, don't come crying to me.
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Dude if you aren't awesome enough to wear a cape something bad will happen to you for sure and you will deserve it. Batman, Superman, Zorro... They never had trouble wearing the awesome mantle. Capes are awesome!
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since when is an archcapitalist turned self proclaimed dictator awesome?
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since always.
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well at least in Emp nort's case. I personally think its awesominity lies in the fact that people let him do it. I mean bein crazy would suck. but think how freakin awesome it'd be if you were wacky snacko and everyone just played along.
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I think playing along with crazy homeless dudes that approach you with grand declarations is always the best policy. Just look at the photos of him and that outfit, if that dude came up on me and told me he was the emperor of America, I'd have been like, "uh, OK! Sure you are, that's great!" and then started probing the guy on whatever other intresting s*** I might hear coming out of his mouth. Norton stands out for his city wide acceptance and celebrity, like the most entertaing bum in history.
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Make the Nortster the emperor of Atlantis and I'm in. For now its the deluded vs. the deluged, and I'm up for a dive . . .
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